My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

You really do have a grandson now!

Su Chengying looked at Qi Yu. If Qi Yu wasn't still very weak, he would have liked to go up and beat him up right now. He had raised his cabbage for more than ten years, and this pig had eaten it!

After a long pause, Su Chengying sighed and then asked, "Yu'er, are you feeling unwell?"

We have no choice but to accept the facts!

Qi Yu shook his head slightly and said, "I don't feel uncomfortable at all. My internal energy is still there, but I just can't gather it!"

Su Chengying raised an eyebrow, then walked over to Qi Yu and pinched Qi Yu's arm and shoulder.

Qi Yu's body was very strong, with flowing true qi beneath his skin and flesh.

Qi Yu returned to the state he had been in before he studied the "Marrow Cleansing Treatise," where he had practiced the "Azure Darkness Technique" backwards.

At that time, Qi Yu had a dantian, but his true qi could not gather in it, so having it was the same as not having it.

However, at that time, Qi Yu could use his true energy to transform into human form.

But Qi Yu is currently unable to use his true energy!

The difference is that Qi Yu's dantian is now completely gone, causing his true qi to be unable to circulate and resulting in a break.

Previously, although the dantian could not store true qi, it still served as a transit point for transporting true qi. Now, it is direct, and the true qi overflows from the broken area.

Su Chengying withdrew his hand, then frowned. The damage to his dantian was irreversible.

Ordinary martial artists will lose all their true energy after losing their dantian, and the same applies to grandmasters.

But Qi Yu's true energy did not dissipate, which is quite intriguing.

As he pondered, Su Chengying involuntarily thought of the "Azure Netherworld Technique," a cultivation method he had copied from the tomb of a sage.

Qi Yu practiced in reverse, so his true energy couldn't be gathered in his dantian.

He and Su Yun practiced in the correct order, gathering their true energy in their dantian, but there was a difference between the two.

Qi Yu's true energy was even purer and more domineering, and its aftereffects were long-lasting.

The true energy he and Su Yun were cultivating lacked the domineering power of Qi Yu's; it only brought about a decrease in temperature.

I always thought that Qi Yu had practiced it wrong, so is it possible that I practiced it wrong?

Actually, the correct way to cultivate the "Azure Nether Technique" is from left to right!

The more I thought about it, the more likely it seemed, because no matter how you looked at it, Qi Yu's true energy was much stronger.

Therefore, the "Azure Nether Technique" does not require gathering true qi in the dantian from the very beginning.

"Yu'er, how many meridians did you open when you cultivated the Azure Nether Technique?" Su Chengying asked.

The cultivation of the Azure Netherworld Technique involves opening the meridians, which consist of eighteen meridians in total.

Qi Yu scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "Nine! No matter how I cultivate, I'm always stuck at nine, unable to make any progress!"

He did indeed only open nine chakras in the "Azure Netherworld Technique," and then he was unable to open any more.

Su Chengying frowned. That's half gone!

After a while, Su Chengying looked at Qi Yu and said, "Yu'er, maybe the 'Azure Nether Technique' you are practicing is the correct one, and the one I am practicing is the opposite."

Qi Yu tilted his head and blinked. "Now you're right with me, but what you're practicing is the opposite?"

What about all the efforts I made before?

Qi Yu's eyes twitched. If the person in front of him wasn't his father-in-law, he would definitely teach him a lesson.

This is misleading and corrupting the youth!

Su Chengying felt a little uncomfortable under Qi Yu's gaze. He coughed, turned around, gave Qi Yu a side profile, and tilted his head up at a 45-degree angle.

"Your father-in-law is also practicing this technique for the first time. I understood it from right to left, so I was prejudiced and thought that it was correct."

"However, it is precisely because I saw it the wrong way that I have turned misfortune into blessing. If you practice correctly, you will not have such a great need for your dantian, so it is possible that you can recover."

Qi Yu's cultivation technique, "Azure Netherworld Technique," doesn't require much from the dantian, or even any at all.

This is why Qi Yu's true energy did not dissipate even though his dantian was destroyed.

The Azure Nether True Qi does not need to be stored in the dantian; it exists throughout the body, not just in the dantian.

The reason Qi Yu cannot use true qi now is simply because his dantian is damaged. When the true qi circulates in his body to the dantian, it breaks and overflows.

The dantian merely serves to transport and circulate vital energy.

Based on this, it can be inferred that as long as the problem of true qi circulation is solved, Qi Yu will be able to use true qi even without a dantian.

As for how far it will go, we don't know yet, but at least it's not a weakling.

Upon hearing Su Chengying's words, Qi Yu involuntarily frowned, then lowered his head in deep thought.

He was no longer the clueless newbie he once was; after a little thought, he discovered the possibility.

Moreover, one is quite clear about one's own condition, such as the bones and the heart orifice, which seem to have the same function as the dantian.

Even more useful than the dantian!

The dantian exists solely to contain true qi.

The heart orifice can not only contain true qi, but also exercise the body at all times through the flow of blood.

The strengthening of his bones gave him considerable resilience, allowing him to withstand loads comparable to those from muscle strengthening.

"Father-in-law, is there anything that can repair damaged meridians?" Qi Yu asked.

If the dantian is gone, it's gone. So, as long as the broken meridians are reconnected after the dantian disappears, and a new dantian is formed with the heart orifice as the axis, that's enough.

Su Chengying's expression was somewhat strange, and then he said, "I originally had some, but I gave it away!"

Qi Yu was slightly taken aback, and then involuntarily thought of the blood-red seven-petaled flower in the package he had given to Qin Shuhuai.

"Could it be the flower that was given to Marquis Guanyong?" Qi Yu asked.

Su Chengying nodded and said nothing more.

This is just too much of a coincidence!

He knew Qin Shuhuai, and their relationship wasn't particularly good at first, but he had a very good impression of Qin Shuhuai because Qin Shuhuai was a righteous and good person.

Therefore, Su Chengying was able to accept Li Qiushui marrying Qin Shuhuai.

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Chapter 208 Artillery Vehicle

I've come up with a solution for the dantian, but putting it into practice will be difficult.

Putting aside the fact that there's no reason to take back what's been given away, even if you were to swallow your pride and ask for it back, it's still the capital city.

If you go to the capital now, you won't even know how you died.

Su Chengying had sworn a solemn oath that he would never set foot in the capital city again.

And it's highly likely that it's already been used.

Therefore, Qi Yu's problem was temporarily put on hold.

Qi Yu still needed to recover from his injuries and was not suited for long-distance travel for work, so he stayed at Qingxuan Valley for the time being.

Every day, Qi Yu would lie on the chalcedony bed for a while to suppress the true energy that kept being released from his body.

His true energy is currently in an unstable state, and it often freezes something.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and Qi Yu's injuries gradually stabilized.

Su Chengying and Xu Shuqin returned to the south first, while Su Yue stayed in Qingxuan Valley to accompany Qi Yu during his treatment.

Su Yun had returned to Tongyun City three days earlier, because Qi Ran was still there.

Qi Ran refused to go south with them because his home was there.

Su Yun had no choice but to stay in Tongyun City.

He's a Grandmaster now, so he's basically safe unless Li Muchen, who's at the Dao Integration level, makes a move.

At least escaping wouldn't be a problem, and even if he returned to the Blood God Cult, there wasn't much he could actually do.

Because he had no say in most of the affairs of the Blood God Cult.

From childhood to adulthood, Su Yue has always shown extraordinary talent, and under Su Yue's spotlight, Su Yun seems rather inconspicuous.

In reality, he is also very talented, at least a top-tier genius.

However, compared to Su Yue, she seemed somewhat lackluster.

Su Yun was genuinely fond of Qi Ran, and Qi Yu felt quite at ease entrusting Qi Ran to Su Yun.

Su Yun went to Tongyun City partly to teach Qi Ran, but more importantly, to protect him and his family.

Given his reputation, someone must have found out about his family background, and someone must have noticed Qi Ran and his sister-in-law Liu Qian.

Qi Yu always thinks about the worst possible outcome; he doesn't have any wishful thinking about "what if" or "maybe".

If they can't destroy themselves, they'll destroy their family members; that's a very real possibility.

With Su Yun around, I can feel a little more at ease.

……

On the tenth day of staying in Qingxuan Valley, Qi Yu's injuries began to be brought under control, mainly due to the sect leader's true energy.

In front of the Changsheng Temple, after he crippled his own martial arts, his inner energy surged back and he almost lost control. It was the sect leader who stepped in and helped him stabilize his inner energy.

For the past ten days or so, it was this very energy that helped me maintain control.

Three days ago, the leader announced his seclusion and handed over the specific affairs of Taoism to Qin Xiu.

This was both expected and unexpected.

Because Qin Xiu was only a third-generation disciple, his seniority was somewhat low.

Logically, it should have been managed by Sun Guyuan, but the headmaster didn't.

After hearing the news, Qi Yu remained silent for a long time.

The leader still decided to give it a try and strive for the title of Second Saint.