My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Qi Yu nodded and said, "My current situation is very unstable. I'm really afraid of hurting her, so it's best not to see her for the time being."

Su Chengying fell silent for a long while before sighing and saying, "If that's really the case, I support your decision!"

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Chapter Thirty-One: Common Origin

In Jiangzhou City, the sky was overcast and a light rain began to fall.

Lin Ruoxi and her maid stood under the eaves to take shelter from the rain. Lin Ruoxi still looked frail and was being supported by her maid.

"Miss, I told you it wasn't a good day to go out!" the maid Ningxiang said resentfully.

Lin Ruoxi smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will stop soon. Let's just wait patiently now, there's no need to rush!"

The maid Ningxiang understood the implication in those words and then thought of Qi Yu.

They knew that Qi Yu had left. Logically speaking, after paying such a high price, Qi Yu managed to escape. It seemed like a huge loss!

The Blood God Cult is very powerful, and it is the absolute hegemon in the south. If their Xuanzong sect can cross the ocean, they can still fight them.

However, Xuanzong's strength on the continent is currently very weak, only slightly stronger than some dynasties.

It's unrealistic to fight the Blood God Cult to the death right now!

Most importantly, they believed that Qi Yu would come looking for them.

"By the way, Miss, Madam has sent a message asking you to return as soon as possible!"

Lin Ruoxi frowned slightly. Why didn't her mother tell her directly if she wanted her to go back? Why did she have to have Ningxiang relay the message?

"Did Mother say what it was about?"

She came to Jiangzhou City for the sake of Yunyu Academy, because Yunyu Academy is now the second largest academy after Qingyun Academy.

A person's reputation precedes them. Yunyu Academy was founded by Qi Yu, whose prestige is quite high on the continent.

Even though his reputation suffered because of his relationship with Su Yue, his talent is undeniable.

Therefore, the academy founded by Qi Yu was quite prestigious, attracting many students.

Yunyu Academy is undoubtedly a place that can turn stones into gold. If you can't get into Qingyun Academy, coming to Yunyu Academy is not bad either.

Yunyu Academy still inherited Qi Yu's original teaching philosophy of teaching all students without discrimination and began to enroll female students.

This is also why Lin Ruoxi has a good impression of this academy and is willing to come and teach here.

Unless something unusual happens, she is usually in Jiangzhou City. So what has happened that her mother is sending a message to her maid instead of speaking directly to her?

Without giving it much thought, Lin Ruoxi looked at the gray sky and sighed helplessly.

To be honest, she really didn't want to go back to the capital, because if she went, she would have to see Li Ming and Li Muchen.

Like Qi Yu, she didn't particularly like the father and son, and even harbored a vague sense of apprehension and disgust.

This father and son were truly masters of watching from the sidelines, observing the battle unfold before stepping in to reap the benefits.

During the attack on Qi Yu and the Taoist sect, Li Muchen only symbolically dispatched the Imperial Guards to hold off Su Yun for a short while, without suffering any major losses.

On the contrary, the Xuanzong sect lost the important pawn of the six great families and also lost control of Taoism.

Zhou Zhiyong, the Grand Elder of Tianya Haige, the leader of the righteous path, and Ziqi Pavilion, were both killed by Su Yue.

After many twists and turns, the strength of these women all declined, but the strength of the Li family continued to rise.

The Li family has truly taken the Taoist concept of 'wuwei' (non-action) to its extreme!

The reason the Li family is now disregarding their Xuanzong sect and daring to take action against Taoism is because they have become powerful enough to ignore Taoism and Xuanzong.

Originally, their Xuanzong and the Dayun Dynasty were allies, but now their Xuanzong has to find another ally, namely the Ziqi Pavilion.

The Li family of the Dayun Dynasty is in great danger, because they are now like tigers unleashed from their cages.

It was Mu Qing who called her back, not her grandfather and father, so it must be that one thing.

Sun Guyuan is very prestigious in the Endless Sea, and his real name is not Sun Guyuan, but Lin Yiyun.

The current head of Xuanzong's sect is his half-sister, who is also Lin Ruoxi's great-aunt.

The previous leader, who is also the master of Su Chengying and the current leader, also has the surname Lin, the Lin of Lin Ruoxi.

So strictly speaking, Sun Guyuan was indeed the junior brother of the sect leader.

However, Taoism is different. The position of the leader is clearly designated by the previous leader, and Taoist disciples cannot object to the decisions made by the leader.

The previous leader wanted to merge Xuanzong and the Endless Sea into Taoism, so he went to the Endless Sea and had Sun Guyuan and the current leader with the then leader.

However, it is impossible for Xuanzong to split off and rejoin, even if Taoism is the orthodox sect.

Moreover, after the incidents involving the previous leaders, the influence of Taoism has been steadily declining, and the disciples of Taoism are all quite indifferent.

The overall strength of Taoism is far inferior to that of their Xuanzong sect, and there is no reason for the stronger one to submit to the weaker one.

Before his death, the previous leader returned to Taoism, passed on his position to the current leader, and then passed away peacefully.

The previous leader is dead, but his appearance in the Endless Sea has given the Endless Sea hope.

Due to its geography, the Endless Seas cause many deaths every year, so they turned their attention to the mainland.

Therefore, his great-grandmother set out a long-term plan.

One of the most important aspects is the issue of Taoism.

Taoism and Xuanzong share the same origin, and Taoism has a more complete lineage than Xuanzong.

If it weren't for the fact that most people who practice Taoism are essentially lazy and unambitious, Taoism might have unified the continent by now, just like Xuanzong unified the endless seas.

The selection of the leader of Taoism has always been very strict. Talent is secondary; the most important factor is one's character.

The reason his mother called him back this time must be because of Emperor Xuanzong.

My great-aunt, when she was young, fought against the beasts that came ashore and harmed the sea, and suffered hidden injuries. In recent years, her health has been deteriorating day by day, and she probably doesn't have much time left.

After her, the Pope should succeed her.

Now it's his mother calling him back, probably because of this matter.

Grandfather and father both left the devil here and didn't care much about Xuanzong's affairs.

Because they are men, they have a desire to conquer what they have not yet obtained, such as Taoism and this continent.

As for the Endless Sea, it was already theirs, and there was no need to waste energy on it. As long as no major problems arose, they would basically ignore it.

Men are generally always looking for something better while eating what they already have!

If the father and grandfather don't care, then these problems can only be handled by the women themselves.

This is what her mother does: she doesn't participate in the overall planning; she only takes responsibility for fixing the flaws in the plan when necessary.

Her mother devoted most of her life to the Lin family, being filial to her father-in-law and serving her husband, fulfilling the duties of a wife and daughter-in-law!

Fortunately, her efforts paid off, at least her grandfather was very satisfied with her.

She and Lin Ruohai always treated each other with respect and lived a simple and ordinary life.

But ever since she was old enough to understand, she felt something was strange, because her parents' mannerisms didn't seem like those of a married couple.

There was virtually no interaction that a husband and wife should have; she had never even seen her mother smile at her father.

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Chapter Thirty-Two: The Star-Gazing Tower

Qi Yu did not return to the south with Su Chengying, but instead went to the capital.

The leader is about to emerge from seclusion; Qi Yu had a vague feeling that he needed to go and see him.

Since he replaced his dantian with his heart aperture, his intuition has always been very accurate, and he believes it will be the same this time.

With Qi Yu was another woman, Su Yue's junior sister, Zhen Qing.

When she was poisoned, Zhen Qing could use silver needles to calm herself down and relieve some of the pain.

This was also arranged by Su Chengying. Zhen Qing was already close to becoming a second-rank official, and following Qi Yu would allow her to pass on messages to them.

After all, Qi Yu wasn't in very good condition, and he wasn't comfortable letting Qi Yu act alone.

To accommodate Zhen Qing's pace, Qi Yu had to slow down to match her travel speed.

It wasn't until evening that Qi Yu and Zhen Qing arrived in the capital.

This is already very slow. Otherwise, with Grandmaster Qi Yu's speed, he could have traveled thousands of kilometers to the capital in less than a morning.

Qi Yu suffered two attacks of poison on the way, and it was Zhen Qing who helped him by using silver needles to cut off his will and force him to just muddle through so that he could pull through.

After settling Zhen Qing at the inn, Qi Yu set off for Changsheng Temple.

The Changsheng Temple was affected by the aftermath of the battle between Su Yue and a group of grandmasters, and the entire mountain forest was destroyed. Now only the bare Changsheng Temple buildings remain.

Even a mountain peak to the east was flattened by Su Yue, and now it looks even more bizarre, with broken rocks everywhere.

The traces of the great battle were still visible. Qi Yu used the extraordinary technique "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" to directly arrive at the Changsheng Temple.

The Changsheng Temple has a very tall pavilion called the Star Gazing Pavilion, which is also the residence of the sect leader.

The Star-Gazing Tower is over thirty zhang tall, which is quite tall for the architectural standards of that era. In addition, the Changsheng Temple is built on the top of a large mountain, so the height of the Star-Gazing Tower exceeds that of the imperial palace.

This observatory has been built for over a hundred years and has been the site of three religious leaders.

Qi Yu stood in front of the Star Gazing Tower, doing nothing, his expression somewhat complicated.

The coach had high hopes for him, and images of the coach teaching him kept flashing through his mind.

He could use his true energy to probe the Star Gazing Tower, but he couldn't, so he raised his head and looked at the Star Gazing Tower.

The leader is inside, in seclusion. If he succeeds, he will become the first near-saint in three hundred years.

If they fail, they will most likely die.

He couldn't offer the leader any real help; all he could do was allow him to go into seclusion without any worries.

Now that I'm poisoned by datura flowers, there's basically no cure.