My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

The leader has a way to help Qi Yu get rid of the paralyzing toxin, but he refuses to do so.

According to the leader, powerful martial artists do not actually rely on internal energy; internal energy is merely a means to enhance their abilities.

Qi Yu listened with a vague understanding, then remembered a word he had heard before.

Extraordinary abilities!

Confucianism has a special art called "words become law," which means that what one says can basically come true and be fulfilled.

However, the ability to make one's words lawful is something only a master Confucian scholar can use, and it requires immense talent to activate.

Taoism also has similar extraordinary techniques, one of which is called "One Mind, One Thousand Uses," which seems to be based on the ancient forbidden technique "Severing the Three Corpses." It allows one to focus on a thousand things at once and do many things simultaneously.

The leader did pass on the "One Mind, One Thousand Uses" technique to Qi Yu, who understood it but couldn't use it.

The leader explained that he was too weak to become a grandmaster and was ultimately just a mortal.

The coach's words left Qi Yu speechless, but there was nothing he could do about it.

On the first day, I went to the waterfall with the headmaster to bathe, which was a test of our willpower and physical strength.

The next day, the leader took Qi Yu to a volcano, and then the leader used a thin iron chain to hang Qi Yu on the lava to roast him.

Qi Yu's face was less than a meter away from the lava. His hair would catch fire as soon as it fell down, so he simply followed the leader's example and tied his hair up with a topknot.

Qi Yu's hair was fine, but he could feel his eyelashes and eyebrows twisting and curling due to the high temperature. His clothes were also gradually carbonizing, then becoming fine fragments that detached from his body and merged into the magma.

Soon Qi Yu was turned into a naked pig and hung on the lava to be roasted.

I thought it would be very uncomfortable and difficult to endure.

Qi Yu, however, felt surprisingly comfortable, as if he had been running around in the scorching summer sun and was unbearably hot, and then suddenly stepped into an air-conditioned room.

After thinking for a while, Qi Yu vaguely guessed the reason: fire bats and red fire rats both live near volcanoes, and the germs they carry are also accustomed to high temperatures.

Now that they are in the high temperature, it feels like they have come home.

Qi Yu could feel that what was flowing out of the pores on his skin was not sweat, but dark brown toxins.

Gradually, Qi Yu felt some strength returning, no longer feeling as weak and powerless as before.

The once empty dantian began to gather a strange true energy!

This wisp of true energy is not Azure Nether True Energy, because Azure Nether True Energy has been practiced incorrectly and will not remain in the dantian.

This wisp of lingering true energy was blood red, as vivid as blood, and radiated intense heat!

This wisp of true energy began to bend and swirl, then started to rotate automatically, drawing in the surrounding wandering true energy.

Gradually, a nebula-like vortex condensed in his dantian and began to slowly rotate.

Four colors of air currents are intertwined and merging within the cyclone!

The four types of air formed droplets of different colors, resembling four planets, which rotated around the vortex.

Qi Yu sensed the power of attributes within these four water droplets.

Azure True Qi, Righteous Qi, Talent Qi, and finally, this newly appeared blood-red killing intent!

This murderous aura doesn't seem to belong to me, because I can't control it!

How did that wisp of killing intent invade my body?

And it's difficult for something to stay for such a long time without dissipating.

After watching for a while, Qi Yu finally understood why the red killing intent hadn't dissipated.

Because it is absorbing the Azure Nether True Qi and using it to replenish itself.

As for why it doesn't devour talent and righteousness, Qi Yu could figure it out with a grain of salt.

Talent and righteousness have a suppressive effect on murderous intent and bloodlust.

Using murderous intent to devour talent and righteousness is like a normal person drinking pesticide – it's suicide!

Whether it's righteousness, talent, murderous intent, or one's own Azure Nether True Qi, they are all collectively called True Qi. They just manifest different characteristics, but are essentially the same.

I used to be unable to control my talent and righteousness, but now it seems I can!

Qi Yu could feel that his perception of his surroundings was increasing, and a very subtle feeling was gradually being imprinted in his mind.

In that instant, everything around him became crystal clear; he could perceive not only what was on the surface but also what was hidden.

He could clearly sense the ants hidden in the stones and clearly see the flow of true energy within the leader's body.

Nothing can hinder his perception of anything he desires; images are generated directly in his mind, regardless of his visual perception.

This kind of sensory perception is clearer and more distinct than visual perception.

Because when you look with your eyes, you can only see one side.

If you can perceive it, you can see the whole picture, and even its internal structure.

This feeling of having all illusions exposed is truly comforting.

The leader stood on a large rock protruding from the volcano, with a chain about the thickness of a little finger tied to a large rock next to him.

Qi Yu was tied to one end of the chain, and he was experiencing the process of becoming roasted meat.

The leader was keeping a close eye on Qi Yu, and if there was any danger, he would step in and rescue Qi Yu.

Although a Grandmaster's physical strength is extraordinary, Qi Yu's body is even stronger than a Grandmaster's, but he is still made of flesh and blood. If he falls into lava, he will definitely die.

He had been watching Qi Yu's changes closely, and then at one moment, he felt as if he had been seen through.

In that instant, he felt himself become transparent, as if no secret could be hidden from him.

The head coach was slightly taken aback, then a relieved smile appeared on his aged face.

Qi Yu's talent was unparalleled in his life; even Su Yue might not be able to compare to Qi Yu.

He originally thought that he would need to take Qi Yu to various dangerous places to hone his skills.

But in just two days, Qi Yu has already touched the edge of becoming a grandmaster.

This talent is truly astonishing!

It's possible that Qi Yu might actually become the first person to become a sage since the era of all sages.

Qi Yu's toxins are gradually being eliminated from his body. Once he becomes a Grandmaster, the toxins will be completely eliminated.

In less than a month, Qi Yu will become a grandmaster.

At that time, I could confidently hand over Taoism to Qi Yu and go into seclusion.

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Chapter 154 Alliance of Nations

To the east of the Dayun Dynasty, there is a country called the Dayan Dynasty, which was once part of the Dacheng Dynasty and even the location of its capital.

After the Great Yan Dynasty occupied the city, it also established its capital on the site of the former capital of the Great Cheng Dynasty, and the capital city also used the name of the Great Cheng Dynasty, Jinling.

At this time, the focus of attention in Jinling City was on the important figures of the seven kingdoms.

They were all representing their respective countries, here to discuss the important matter of a joint campaign against Yun.

The power of the Dayun Dynasty is growing day by day, and they have already felt threatened. What's more, the Dayun Dynasty has now produced a scholar named Qi Yu.

It's said that Qi Yu is evenly matched with the Blood God Cult's Holy Maiden, and perhaps even inferior in some ways.

But it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Qi Yu is stronger.

The strength here does not refer to hard power, but rather to comprehensive strength!

Qi Yu's talent and integrity inspired all scholars. Many modern writers admire Qi Yu, and Confucianism has also subtly developed a desire to befriend him.

If Qi Yu hadn't been the successor of Taoism, the Confucianists probably would have come to snatch him away long ago.

Qi Yu's current prestige and influence are very strong, even more so than that of the Holy Maiden of the Blood God Cult.

No matter how strong a person's individual strength is, their power is ultimately limited, because they are just one person.

What's truly terrifying are those who possess both power and prestige!

Qi Yu is that kind of person now. Although his raw strength is not as good as the Holy Maiden of the Blood God Cult, he has surpassed her in terms of overall strength.

How can the surrounding countries feel at ease knowing that such a person is from the Great Yun Dynasty?

Recently, their monarchs have been unable to eat or drink and are filled with anxiety.

Because Qi Yu has already been confirmed as the next head coach!

He will take charge of Taoism, and at that time, Taoist believers will venerate Qi Yu, and his prestige will reach its peak.

Most scholars in the world also revered Qi Yu, and the only religion that could compete with Confucianism for popular faith was Taoism.

With Qi Yu becoming the leader, the faith of the Taoist people naturally fell to him. Coupled with the respect of scholars throughout the land, Qi Yu alone monopolized the faith of both Taoism and Confucianism.

His reputation will undoubtedly reach its peak!

Qi Yu might even become the next sage after the Confucian sage and the Taoist patriarch.

For someone like that, death would be the best outcome.

The problem is, the Great Cauldron Dynasty spent a huge sum of money and united the forces of both the righteous and the demonic paths, but still failed to kill Qi Yu. What else can they do?

If Qi Yu doesn't die, then the only option is to destroy the Great Yun Dynasty before Qi Yu becomes even stronger.

If possible, eradicating the Taoist tradition might be a good idea.

Although it may cause a backlash from Taoist believers, they are confident that they can suppress it.

The difference between whether Taoism survives or perishes lies in Qi Yu's choice.

If Qi Yu remains obstinate and insists on living and dying with the Dayun Dynasty, they will destroy the Taoist tradition after destroying the Dayun Dynasty.

Conversely, if Qi Yu has no intention of sharing the fate of the Dayun Dynasty, then they will follow public opinion and establish Taoism as the state religion, just like the Dayun Dynasty.

This is their general plan!

Since Qi Yu is temporarily untouchable, the only option left is to target the Great Yun Dynasty!

In the envoys' meeting hall of the Great Yan Dynasty, envoys from seven countries had gathered in one room, looking at a sand table topographical map of the fifteen northern countries.

The envoy sent by the Great Ding Dynasty was a young man with delicate features, but his eyes held a somewhat sinister look.