My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

"Young friend Qi Yu, are you really going to leave Taoism for a demonic cult demoness? Have you been bewitched by her beauty? Or are you actually a member of the demonic cult?" Zhou Zhiyong's voice rang out calmly.

Zhou Zhiyong's words undoubtedly reflect the sentiments of many.

"And do you know what you have to pay to leave Taoism?" Zhou Zhiyong continued.

You can't just join or leave a faction whenever you want.

These sects and factions all have an unwritten rule.

If you want to withdraw from a faction and have no connection with it whatsoever, you must disarm yourself and return all the benefits you received from that faction.

In addition, they would have to endure punishments such as being cut three times and pierced six times, or being subjected to fire and water.

This is also the tacit understanding of all major powers; without rules, there can be no order, so it has been used ever since.

Qi Yu ignored Zhou Zhiyong and the questions from the local believers at the foot of the mountain.

He doesn't care about other people's opinions when he does things.

He also knew what he would have to pay for leaving Taoism!

Although he never performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony, nor did he truly become a Taoist disciple.

But in the end, he became bound to Taoism!

A sigh came from the main hall, and the leader slowly walked out of the hall, then crossed the gate of the Changsheng Temple and came to Qi Yu.

"Are you really sure?" the leader sighed.

He knew Qi Yu's intention: he didn't want to implicate Taoism or himself.

But he knew Su Yue's identity from the beginning, so he had already anticipated this day.

The decision to pass the leadership to Qi Yu was made after careful consideration.

“Teacher, Taoism cultivates the mind, and everything is done according to the mind. This is what I hope for!” Qi Yu knelt on the ground and said softly.

The leader sighed again, flicked his robe, and turned his back.

"If that's what you want, then do it!"

Qi Yu straightened up and kowtowed again, three times in total, his forehead hitting the stone slab heavily each time.

Boom, boom, boom!

After kowtowing three times, Qi Yu straightened up again, raised his hand above his head, and pulled out the withered tree branch. Then, with his other hand, he took off his blue-gold Taoist topknot.

The hairpin and the withered wood hairpin were removed, and Qi Yu's long hair immediately fell down, hanging down behind her.

Finally, Qi Yu reached out, unfastened the purple jade pendant from his waist, and placed all three items on the stone slab in front of him.

Everyone understood what Qi Yu meant by doing this.

He then withdrew from Taoism and returned all the Taoist relics to the leader!

After Qi Yu put it down, he knelt down again.

"I will never forget the kindness of my teacher in imparting knowledge; it will always be etched in my heart!"

After Qi Yu finished speaking, he slowly stood up. But as he stood up, Qi Yu's fingers touched his heart and abdomen a few times, and a strange aura spread.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, and even the leader frowned. He hurriedly turned around, wanting to stop them, but it was too late.

As Qi Yu's final palm struck his abdomen, a burst of true energy erupted, causing frost to form on the ground beneath his feet and in the surrounding forests.

boom!

As his true energy dispersed, a golden beam of light suddenly shot out from Qi Yu's body, soaring straight into the sky. The sky, which had just been clear and sunny, began to darken.

Behind the golden pillar of light, a purple dragon phantom circled around Qi Yu's body, soaring straight into the sky.

Bang!

The golden pillar of light shattered, and the purple dragon disappeared into the clouds.

Qi Yu's aura was rapidly weakening, and his body, which had just stood up, swayed precariously, as if he would collapse at any moment.

puff!

Qi Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, and then the blood vessels all over his body began to bulge and burst, turning Qi Yu into a blood-soaked figure.

"My husband!!"

A voice filled with terror and endless panic rang out in the dim light. Su Yue swiftly caught the swaying Qi Yu, her beautiful face beneath the veil already streaked with tears.

Why did she do this? Wasn't it because she didn't want Qi Yu to be in a difficult position, to have to choose between her and the sect leader, and then to cripple her own cultivation and martial arts?

She can bear all the infamy and all the sins of the world.

The only requirement is that Qi Yu doesn't get hurt!

But Qi Yu still did it!

Qi Yu was weak, but still conscious. He smiled at Su Yue to indicate that he was alright, and then looked at the instructor.

"I will repay you, Master!"

"I know this is not enough to repay the kindness of the Master. I will remember the kindness of the Master forever."

The instructor lowered his raised hand, looked at Qi Yu with regret, and finally sighed helplessly, saying, "Why did you do this to yourself?"

Qi Yu destroyed his dantian, and all the righteous energy he had cultivated before dissipated.

Including the two alternative forms of true energy, righteousness and talent, Qi Yu is now truly an ordinary person.

If he had known Qi Yu would be so fierce, he would rather not have taken Qi Yu as his disciple in the first place; otherwise, things would not have turned out this way.

Qi Yu was not a disciple of Taoism from the beginning; he was merely an outer disciple of his own sect.

Therefore, Qi Yu didn't need to leave Taoism at all, because he wasn't one in the first place.

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Chapter 199 Taking Action

Qi Yu struggled to stand up from Su Yue's embrace, then raised his hand and pulled Su Yue behind him, looking at the people and believers at the foot of the mountain.

"I am no longer Wen Zun, nor am I a successor of Taoism. I am simply Qi Yu. Anyone who tries to harm my family will face my wrath without mercy!"

Finally, Qi Yu looked at Zhou Zhiyong, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

Qi Yu had known for a long time that the Purple Qi Pavilion was secretly targeting him and Taoism.

Moreover, it's not just the Purple Qi Pavilion, but the same goes for the End of the World Pavilion.

The Crimson Fire Rat Plague that I contracted was caused by the Purple Qi Pavilion.

Zhou Zhiyong and the other masters snapped out of their shock and looked at Qi Yu with complicated expressions.

Qi Yu was indeed a remarkable figure, possessing the courage to destroy his own dantian.

This is tantamount to suicide.

With his dantian destroyed, there is no possibility of recovery from now on, meaning that Qi Yu will no longer be able to practice martial arts.

Qi Yu's self-destruction of his dantian signifies that no matter how talented he is, he can no longer reach the level of a sage; he is utterly ruined.

They should have breathed a sigh of relief, since they had achieved their goal.

It even exceeded expectations!

With Qi Yu crippled, his threat will cease to exist.

No matter how eloquent someone is, they are still ultimately a weakling.

But when they saw the calm and indifference in Qi Yu's eyes, they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

Zhou Zhiyong was the first to react, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Wen... young friend Qi Yu, do you mean you're going to protect this demonic sect witch to the very end?"

Just as Qi Yu was about to say something, a sudden itching and stinging sensation in his throat caused him to cough involuntarily.

Su Yue hurriedly helped Qi Yu up, and after Qi Yu calmed down a bit, Su Yue looked at Zhou Zhiyong with murderous intent in her eyes.

Qi Yu patted Su Yue's hand and said weakly, "In my eyes, she is not some demonic cultivator from the Blood God Cult. She is simply my wife. Anyone who tries to harm my wife, I will kill them first!"

Qi Yu's voice was weak and feeble, but his eyes were very firm and resolute.

Zhou Zhiyong narrowed his eyes slightly, then glanced at the instructor.

"Since you are no longer a Taoist disciple, I can kill you on the spot for protecting the demoness of the demonic sect. Young friend Qi Yu, you are very talented, don't ruin your life!"

As he spoke, Zhou Zhiyong released his true energy, and a terrifying pressure descended.

Qi Yu's face turned pale; he could no longer resist the oppressive force.

Once his dantian was destroyed, his true energy dissipated, and even the "Azure Nether Technique" ceased to function.

"You old bastard, you're asking for it!"

Su Yue saw Qi Yu's pale face and the purple true energy surging from his body, making the world seem to lose all color, with only this purple becoming the only color.

Everyone's facial expressions froze in that instant, and even the drifting leaves paused in mid-air.

Zhou Zhiyong and the other grandmasters were able to process what was going on in their minds, but their bodies were unable to move. They could only watch as Su Yue appeared before them like a ghost.

Su Yue held her slender longsword high, and with the addition of true energy, the blade transformed into a crystal-clear purple longsword.

The longsword slashed down fiercely, and terrifying true energy, carrying boundless power, swept towards the twelve grandmasters.

Bang!

With a loud bang, everything around us began to return to normal. The world had lost its color for a moment, as if it were a dream.

But the small hill that had been blasted flat and the fact that nearly half of the grandmaster had disappeared told them that what they had just witnessed was not a dream.

In front of Su Yue was a wide and narrow fan-shaped ravine. Wherever the ravine extended, whatever existed before it was all reduced to fragments by the sword energy.

With a single sword strike, Su Yue leveled a mountain peak!

Zhou Zhiyong and the other seven surviving grandmasters jumped out of the ravine in a disheveled state, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Su Yue.

This level of strength is already comparable to their sect leader, and is among the top even in the Dao Integration Grandmaster category.

Most importantly, Su Yue is only twenty-one years old!

Before Qi Yu, Su Yue was hailed as the strongest and most talented of the younger generation!