My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Qin Xiu bowed to Qi Yu again, then turned and left, tearing off a piece of his robe as he went to bandage the wound on his thigh to stop the bleeding.

Qi Yu glanced at it briefly, then looked away and looked at Li Qing, who was surrounded by a crowd at the foot of the mountain.

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Chapter Thirty-Five: Foreknowledge

"Your Li family is just like everyone else. How could I have had any expectations of you before? It seems my judgment was really bad. I was truly blind!"

Li Qing's expression was quite complicated. His relationship with Qi Yu wasn't good, to put it simply.

Qi Yu helped him out, but the number of times he saw him was less than a handful, including social engagements in public.

I've only met Qi Yu once in private!

Even so, he always regarded Qi Yu as a friend.

He even planned to make Qi Yu the Grand Tutor after he ascended the throne.

But plans can't keep up with changes. After Guan Yonghou's incident, his foundation was basically destroyed.

The newly appointed commander of the Chilin army also defected to Li Ming, which completely disqualified him from competing with Li Ming.

The victor is king, the loser is villain. After his brother ascends the throne, he might be given a cup of poisoned wine, or be placed under house arrest, or be exiled to a remote and harsh place. In any case, he will not have a good ending.

Being born into royalty is both a blessing and a curse.

He had no intention of reminiscing with Qi Yu, because Qi Yu was now an enemy, and he had no habit of reminiscing with his enemies.

Qi Yu has shown up, so he can be considered to have failed tonight.

This was to be expected, because given Qi Yu's relationship with Taoism, it was impossible for him not to come.

……

In the palace, Li Muchen stood on the edge of the Star-Picking Platform, looking in the direction of the Longevity Temple. Even from a great distance, he could see it clearly.

He smiled after Qi Yu appeared.

If he could kill Qi Yu, he would do so without hesitation, because Qi Yu was dangerous.

Qi Yu's presence will be a stumbling block.

“Ming’er, Qi Yu is here. You two are old acquaintances. Shall we go and see him together?” Li Muchen said.

Li Ming, standing behind him, immediately bowed his head respectfully upon hearing this.

Li Muchen turned around, grabbed Li Ming's shoulder, and then his figure suddenly disappeared.

The Li family also possessed a similar Taoist technique called "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch," though it wasn't as profound.

……

From the direction of the Lin family, Lin Ruohai and Sun Guyuan were by the study window, also looking in the direction of the Changsheng Temple.

Behind them, after the explosion, was Lin Ruoxi, who had returned looking travel-worn.

"It's starting!" Sun Guyuan said calmly.

Lin Ruohai nodded, his gaze toward the Star Gazing Tower turning cold.

“Ruoxi, if the leader doesn’t show up in the end, you should step in and save Qi Yu. If the leader does appear, you are responsible for holding Qi Yu back and preventing him from going to the rescue,” Sun Guyuan said.

Lin Ruoxi nodded, but didn't say anything.

Beside Lin Ruoxi, her mother looked worried.

After giving his instructions, Sun Guyuan looked at the streams of true energy surging in the darkness and sighed.

These fluctuations of true energy are all from Grandmasters. Tonight, in this capital city, at least thirty Grandmasters have gathered, and all of them are Grandmasters who have reached the Dao Integration stage.

They are all the top combatants from various righteous sects!

The Pavilion Master of Ziqi Pavilion, Nan Yutian; the Pavilion Master of Tianya Haige Pavilion, Lin Shaolong; the Valley Master of Luoxing Valley, Mu Xincheng; and the Abbess Shui Rou of Cihang Sword Sect, all came together.

The purpose was to intercept and kill the sect leader!

The fact that the sect leader broke through to the level of a Quasi-Saint was something that many people didn't see. They were all important figures at this level, and naturally knew how strong the Quasi-Saint realm was.

Therefore, they will never allow such a person to appear!

They had arranged to come together tonight.

In recent months, they have vaguely sensed that something is happening in the Temple of Longevity, and that a mysterious power is descending upon it.

Some ordinary people even saw auspicious beasts that had disappeared from the world near the Changsheng Temple.

Everything points to a fact they are unwilling to believe or face: the leader has succeeded.

He truly became the first near-saint in three hundred years.

Tonight, no one can stop them from assassinating the leader.

Whether Qi Yu exists or not will not make any difference.

This is the common will of all forces on the continent. In the face of this powerful will, Qi Yu is nothing but an insect, trying to stop the rolling wheels of power. It is no different from a mantis trying to pull a cart, and he is overestimating his own strength.

However, the reason why Emperor Xuanzong put so much effort into Qi Yu was because he valued Qi Yu's talent, and the possibility of him becoming a sub-sage was extremely high.

Qi Yu might even become a sage, and Emperor Xuanzong could not bear to see Qi Yu die.

So tonight, they have to do something to prevent Qi Yu from dying, otherwise all their efforts will be in vain.

Originally, they were not supposed to participate, since they shared the same origin as Taoism, after all.

However, Qi Yu's appearance forced them to take action.

Lin Ruoxi left the room, preparing to head to the Changsheng Temple.

But halfway there, her hand was grabbed, and the person who grabbed her was her mother.

Madam Lin looked worried and said softly, "Ruoxi, listen to your mother's advice, don't go. Qi Yu is dead, so be it. His death is good for everyone."

Lin Ruoxi blinked and asked in confusion, "Mother, what are you talking about? We've put so much effort into him, wouldn't it be a complete loss if he dies?"

“How could I not know all this? But you and he have a very deep karmic entanglement. Either he dies or you die. You may be able to control him for the time being, but you can’t control him for a lifetime. How will you deal with that?” Madam Lin said.

Lin Ruoxi lowered her head in thought. After a while, she raised her head, looked at her mother, and said, "Mother, if you want me not to save him, you have to give me a good reason."

After a moment of contemplation, Madam Lin said, "I see your future with Qi Yu; you will die at Qi Yu's hands."

Lin Ruoxi frowned and said, "Did you foresee something this time?"

Madam Lin nodded, but said nothing.

Madam Lin is not from the Endless Sea; she is from this region, and the faction she previously belonged to was quite famous.

That sect is called the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion!

Tianji Pavilion sells information; for a fee, you can find anything you want to know here.

Even the current number one assassin organization, First Tower, was previously just a part of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, responsible for assassinations.

However, the three grandmasters within the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion later fought amongst themselves, causing the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to split into three. Two grandmasters left to establish their own sects, and the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion soon perished.

So far, only the first floor remains.

Madam Lin was the daughter of the last head of the Tianji Pavilion, and she married Lin Ruoxi.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is most skilled in divination and prediction, which is very mysterious, but Madam Lin's predictions are always very accurate.

Now that she's saying this, maybe in the future, only one of them, Qi Yu, will survive.

If only one can survive, then the stronger one will definitely live and the weaker one will die.

Then there's no reason for me to lose to Qi Yu!

So she still had to go to the Temple of Longevity. She didn't care how Qi Yu died in the future; he still had value to her, so he couldn't die.

At the very least, we need to recoup the resources invested in him!

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Chapter Thirty-Six: The Master Emerges from Seclusion

Standing in front of the Changsheng Temple, Qi Yu frowned as he looked at the fluctuations of true energy emanating from the capital city.

The owners of these true energies are all grandmasters!

Moreover, their goal was very clear: the Star Gazing Tower.

They're here for the religious leader!

My hunch was right!

The first to appear were acquaintances, Li Muchen and Li Ming, who suddenly appeared beside him.

Li Muchen and Li Ming ignored the corpses on the ground and smiled at Qi Yu, as if they had met a long-lost friend.

"Qi Yu, we meet again!" Li Muchen said.

Qi Yu used to bow to Li Muchen, but now he doesn't want to anymore because it makes him feel disgusted.

Ignoring Li Muchen, Qi Yu turned his gaze to Li Ming.

Compared to Li Muchen, he had a clearer understanding of Li Ming because the two had worked together before.

At first, he did have a good impression of Li Ming because he gave him a thousand taels of gold.

He was very poor back then and could barely make ends meet by relying on Su Yue. He was truly a freeloader back then.

All his possessions combined probably wouldn't even amount to ten taels of silver.

It all seems to have started with meeting Li Ming, and it was he who dragged himself into this vortex.

If it weren't for him, I might still be living a peaceful and happy life with Su Yue in Jiangting Village, without being bothered by these things.

He just wanted to live a quiet and peaceful life with Su Yue, to have a place to settle down and spend his life with the person he loved.

It's that simple!

Compared to Qi Yu, Li Mingxiang was much calmer, still sporting his signature fake smile, utterly hypocritical.

"Brother Qi, it's been a long time!"