My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Now is the opportunity she's been waiting for!

After hesitating for a moment, Ouyang Ruoxue took a step and walked towards the Hall of Sages.

The Hall of Sages is a place to enshrine Taoist sages, and Qi Yu's bedroom is right next to the Hall of Sages.

Although Qi Yu was in seclusion recuperating from his injuries, he could still sense when someone approached.

Ouyang Ruoxue!

It's understandable that she killed herself. Originally, it was thought that Ouyang Ruoxue would work with Lin Yuchen to take over the academy.

But Ouyang Ruoxue neither helped him nor Lin Yuchen; she simply watched the show from the sidelines.

Qi Yu didn't expect Ouyang Ruoxue to help; neutrality was already the best outcome.

He is indeed very weak now, which is the best time to kill him.

Lin Ruoxi can't make a move for a while, and so can he.

At least this time, they weren't completely crushed by Lin Ruoxi, which is already a significant improvement.

creak!

The door was pushed open, and Ouyang Ruoxue appeared in the doorway.

Qi Yu sat cross-legged on the stone bed, closing his eyes and circulating his inner energy to heal his injuries, seemingly unaware of Ouyang Ruoxue's arrival.

With her skirt billowing, Ouyang Ruoxue strode confidently into Qi Yu's room, a slender longsword already in her hand.

Swish!

Ouyang Ruoxue's figure vanished suddenly, and the next moment she appeared in front of Qi Yu, her long sword already thrusting out.

However, Ouyang Ruoxue's longsword did not pierce Qi Yu's body; it stopped at his chest.

Qi Yu extended two fingers and gripped Ouyang Ruoxue's longsword tightly.

Qi Yu slowly opened his eyes, and in his dark pupils, he saw the reflection of Ouyang Ruoxue.

"You can't kill me like this!" Qi Yu's hoarse voice rang out.

Clang!

Ouyang Ruoxue's longsword was snapped in two by Qi Yu's fingers, and a burst of true energy erupted from Qi Yu's body, pushing Ouyang Ruoxue away.

Ouyang Ruoxue retreated two zhang before regaining her balance and stopping, and couldn't help but frown.

Qi Yu must have been seriously injured, and Lin Ruoxi was no longer able to fight. Logically, Qi Yu should be in a similar situation.

Qi Yu got out of bed and walked slowly to the dressing table, looking at her pale face in the mirror.

Time is running out!

"My days are numbered!" Qi Yu said calmly.

Ouyang Ruoxue frowned, somewhat not understanding Qi Yu's words.

What does "time is running out" mean?

Qi Yu went to the wardrobe and started to unbutton his clothes. Ouyang Ruoxue turned her head away as soon as Qi Yu unbuckled his belt.

Halfway there, she couldn't help but glance at it again, and once she did, she couldn't look away.

Qi Yu's body was covered with many dark red spots, which looked like the irregular patterns of broken porcelain.

What's happening here?

Logically speaking, after the Second Sage, one should live for at least two hundred years, but Qi Yu is only twenty-three years old.

Qi Yu took a piece of clothing from the wardrobe and put it on to cover the markings on her body. Then, she lifted her hands down her neck and pulled her long hair out from under the clothing.

"As you can see, my body can no longer support me to live!"

"The toxins of the datura flower, along with the defects in my own dantian, have tormented this body to the point of being torn to pieces!"

The dantian is the foundation of a martial artist. Even though Qi Yu used the heart aperture to replace the dantian, he could still continue to cultivate.

Ultimately, the heart orifice is not the dantian.

The dantian is the foundation, the root!

No matter how strong he is now or how high his level is, if his foundation is unstable, he will ultimately be all show and no substance.

No matter how tall a building is, if the foundation is not solid, it will eventually collapse.

Qi Yu no longer has a dantian (energy center), so he built the high-rise without laying a foundation, and now the building is starting to crumble.

After getting dressed, Qi Yu went to the dressing table again, took off her hair bun, and put the wooden hairpin that looked like a withered tree in the dressing table drawer.

After combing her hair, Qi Yu tied it up with a black hairband and then didn't style it much.

Ouyang Ruoxue had seen Qi Yu dressed like this before; he was dressed like this the first time she saw him from behind.

That's the kind of temperament Qi Yu gives off – unrestrained and unconventional!

But at this moment, Qi Yu no longer possessed that kind of aura.

"Let's go!"

While Ouyang Ruoxue was still wondering, Qi Yu had already walked out of the side hall.

Ouyang Ruoxue came to her senses, hesitated for a moment, and then followed.

"Where are we going?" Ouyang Ruoxue asked.

Qi Yu walked ahead, holding a seal in his hand, which was the Shrinking Earth Seal.

"Go kill someone!"

Ouyang Ruoxue frowned and shouted, "Murder? Then why did you call me along?"

Qi Yu chuckled and said, "I killed your fiancé, so I think you should have been there!"

Ouyang Ruoxue's face darkened, and she suppressed her anger, saying, "Are you deliberately humiliating me?"

Qi Yu shook his head and laughed, "I don't have such a perverse sense of humor. I'm taking you there so you can experience what a Quasi-Saint really is."

"You want me to back down and give up on assassinating you?" Ouyang Ruoxue asked in a deep voice.

"No! I want you to know that there's a situation regarding the Quasi-Saint realm. You should have already left before you can break through to the Quasi-Saint realm!" Qi Yu said.

Ouyang Ruoxue rolled her eyes. That's a lie.

Even ghosts wouldn't believe it if I lied to them!

She's going to kill Qi Yu, and Qi Yu will help her break through to the Quasi-Saint level?

"Of all the people I know, your talent is second only to Su Yue's, and even my older brother can't compare to you!"

"If it's you, you should be able to understand what a Quasi-Saint Gathering Spirit is!"

Ouyang Ruoxue is very talented. Apart from herself and Su Yue, the only one who can compare with Ouyang Ruoxue is Qi Ran.

Su Chengying is following the same path as the previous head coach. That path is good, but it takes too much time.

Qi Yu drew inspiration from the path taken by the previous leader, and then, during the six months spent in the far north ice plains, he finally paved the way to becoming a sub-sage.

Why did the Second Saint clearly define the method of advancement?

Because this requires a great deal of insight and the ability to forge one's own path.

What you learn by doing is not something everyone can do; you can only learn from others' experiences, not follow them blindly.

This is what makes being a near-saint so difficult!

"Why are you helping me? I'm going to kill you!" Ouyang Ruoxue asked.

Qi Yu thought for a moment and then laughed, "Maybe it's just a whim! Since we're all going to die anyway, dying at your hands, now that you've become a Quasi-Saint, doesn't seem so bad!"

Ouyang Ruoxue fell silent, lost in thought. She didn't speak again until they reached the outside of the academy.

How much longer do you have to live?

"If I don't use the power of the Quasi-Saint, I can probably live for another six months or so!" Qi Yu answered truthfully.

"Fine! I will break through to the Quasi-Saint level within six months, and then I will kill you!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu chuckled. If he could be killed by Ouyang Ruoxue, it would be a way to settle his grudge against her.

However, before he dies, he will first clear away the obstacles in the path of Taoism's development.

Eleven dynasties, thirty-seven sects!

He would personally kill all the martial artists of rank one and above, and leave the rest to the Great Qing Dynasty and the next leader.

If I could, I really would like to kill Lin Ruoxi too!

However, this woman is no simple character either. With the Corpse God around, she is practically impossible to kill.

The allied forces retreated to the Dayun Dynasty, focusing primarily on defense.

In the capital city, Lin Yuchen, along with a group of elders and sect leaders, had surrounded the residence of Marquis Guanyong.

The Li royal family has approved their plan.

Lin Ruoxi's defeat caught them off guard.

While Lin Ruoxi is unable to act, Qi Yu can wipe them all out.

Li Muchen, Li Ming, and Li Qing, father and sons, stood on the Star-Picking Platform, looking down at the bustling capital city.

This is the Li family's empire, which has existed for six hundred years.

It has taken sixteen generations of monarchs to develop to its present state.

"You two are my most outstanding children. If nothing unexpected happens, the throne should pass to Ming'er." Li Muchen said this while looking at the capital city.

Li Qing and Li Ming kept their heads down, but said nothing.

"Our Great Yun Dynasty has established Taoism as its state religion for over three hundred years, through seven generations of rulers, and has finally built the Great Yun Dynasty into a force to be reckoned with among all nations!"

"However, the Taoist principle of 'wuwei' has gradually become unsuitable for the Great Yun Dynasty over time."

"So I want to destroy Taoism. Although it sounds a bit like kicking someone after they've served their purpose, there's no other way. Taoism is too powerful, and I can't just watch them switch sides to another country!"

"However, I really didn't expect that Li Xian would be able to break through to the Quasi-Saint level and break this nearly thousand-year-old shackle."

Li Xian is the name of the previous head instructor, who is also Qi Yu's teacher.