My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Moreover, in the West, there is a demon king who is watching from the sidelines, eager to see the tigers fight.

Everyone is doing their own thing, and tonight is destined to be a day that changes the course of history on the mainland.

Meanwhile, in the far north, in the Arctic ice field where the temperature is minus twenty degrees Celsius all year round, a palace stands amidst the wind and snow.

The palace was covered in ice and snow, blending into the surrounding snowstorm, and could not be seen at all without careful observation.

Outside the palace, enormous demonic beasts walked through the wind and snow, their snow-white fur serving as natural camouflage.

No matter what kind of monster it is, all of them will detour around the palace once they get close.

The palace stood silently in the wind and snow, devoid of any life.

At this moment, in the palace hall, on the ice and snow throne, sat a woman in a white dress. Her phoenix eyes were long and narrow, and the light eyeshadow added to her allure.

On the thigh of the woman in the white dress was a snow-white fox with nine tails, which was squinting its eyes, enjoying the woman's caresses.

The woman in the white dress stroked the fox while looking at a crystal ball in front of her. The crystal ball was suspended in mid-air, and Qi Yu's image appeared inside it.

At this moment, Qi Yu was using his domain to freeze the entire Cihang Jingzhai.

The Cihang Jingzhai was mostly staffed by women, but Qi Yu showed no mercy when she got going.

All the disciples of Cihang Jingzhai of the first rank or above were turned into ice sculptures.

The woman in the white dress always wore a faint smile, her gaze fixed intently on Qi Yu.

"Girl, don't we need any help?" The nine-tailed fox lazily raised her head.

The woman in the white dress shook her head and smiled, "No need, let's just see what he's capable of!"

"In any case, he, like the Immortal Ancestor, comes from another world, so he shouldn't be that fragile!"

The Immortal Ancestor, ten thousand years ago, brought the method of Qi cultivation to the humankind of this world, teaching them to create civilization.

He is also known as the man closest to an immortal!

"Why did he come to our world? Is he like the Immortal Ancestor?" the nine-tailed fox asked.

The woman in the white dress rubbed the fox's head, and the fox closed its eyes in enjoyment, letting the woman in the white dress stroke it.

Before the Age of Saints, there were many strange beasts, and even quite a few true dragons and phoenixes.

However, with the rise of humankind, these strange beasts were basically all killed.

The one who slaughtered all these strange beasts was the man hailed as the closest to an immortal.

Even those that remained hid away, not daring to show themselves again.

Only after that man died did the strange beasts on the continent gradually emerge to cause trouble, trying to reclaim their former territory.

At such times, a sage will emerge to guide humanity through each calamity.

The first sage was a descendant of that man, who lived 9,800 years ago.

The woman in the white dress is a descendant of the first sage.

This palace is actually a mausoleum.

This palace, standing tall amidst the wind and snow, is the tomb of that man, and also the tomb of his descendants.

This is a family tomb!

Buried beneath here are the Immortal Ancestor, the First Sage, the Eighth Sage, the Twenty-First Sage, and the Thirty-Sixth Sage!

During the Age of Sages, thirty-seven sages were born, with the Confucian Sage being the last.

The thirty-sixth sage is Daozu, the founder of Taoism!

The Daoist patriarch is also buried beneath this palace!

The woman in the white dress is a descendant of the Immortal Ancestor and the Dao Ancestor; she is the guardian of this tomb.

"The autobiography left by the Immortal Ancestor mentions that he came from another world, a country called Qin. Perhaps Qi Yu also came from this Qin country."

"If conditions permit, I'd be very interested in his memories; his soul must be quite fascinating!"

The woman in the white dress looked at Qi Yu in the crystal ball, her smile widening.

She was brought to this far northern ice plain from birth to guard this palace.

It's a bit pitiful, but Qi Yu was the first human she encountered.

So Qi Yu survived and became the first outsider to ascend the palace in thousands of years.

"He's about to die! If you're going to do it, do it quickly! The Ghost King seems quite interested in him too, don't let that old ghost beat you to it," the nine-tailed fox warned.

The woman in the white dress picked up the nine-tailed fox, placed it aside, then stood up and grasped the floating crystal ball.

"So what if I die! It's just a body. As long as the soul lives on, I can have as many bodies as I want!"

"As for Chi Li, if he dares to try and take people from me, then the ancient city of Fengdu will be more than just sealed away!"

The nine-tailed fox lay on the armrest of the throne, licking its front paws with its little pink tongue, its expression haughty, no longer like a kitten as before.

There is only one nine-tailed fox on this continent, and there has only been one since ancient times.

The other sacred beasts were all eliminated, most of them died, and even those that survived dared not approach the mainland again.

It survived because it had a powerful background; it was raised by the Immortal Ancestor and was also the Immortal Ancestor's first follower.

Don't be fooled by its docile demeanor towards the woman in the white dress, which makes it look like a pet. In reality, it has lived for nearly nine thousand years.

It has lived the longest on the entire continent!

However, most of the time, it sleeps in the tomb, accompanying the immortal ancestor.

The last time it awoke was three thousand years ago, when the guardian of this palace was a seven-year-old child.

Later, this child became a saint and founded Taoism, a branch of Taoism.

This time, I woke up five years ago!

It sensed that cracks had appeared in the coffin of the Immortal Ancestor.

The coffin of the Immortal Ancestor was made from the divine tree Fusang, which can preserve the body from decay for ten thousand years.

Five years ago, however, a crack appeared in the coffin of the Immortal Ancestor, which awakened the sleeping Nine-Tailed Fox.

After working day and night to deduce, it concluded that the reason why the coffin of the Immortal Ancestor cracked was because of Qi Yu!

Qi Yu and the Immortal Ancestor came from the same place!

In that instant, an idea came to it!

If Qi Yu's soul is used as a sacrifice, can it awaken the ancestral immortals?

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Chapter 131 Abdication

Two months have passed since the massive campaign to quell the rebellion began, and the monarchs of the various dynasties have mostly passed away.

Not only the monarchs of the dynasties, but also the generals of various dynasties, were basically all dead.

Who would believe there's nothing fishy going on here?

However, everyone tacitly refrained from pointing it out!

This is Qi Yu and Taoism retaliating!

After all, they were the ones who teamed up with Qi Yu to deal with him, so it's not surprising that they ended up like this.

The demonic beasts of the Li Huo Dynasty have been eradicated, but the water of the Yuehe River has flowed into the Li Huo Dynasty due to the canal that Qi Yu ordered to be dug.

In the Li Huo Dynasty, many more rivers have appeared.

These rivers converged and formed a large lake in the central depression of the Li Huo Dynasty, thus transforming the Li Huo Dynasty into a water kingdom.

The Li Huo Dynasty was no longer called the Li Huo Dynasty, but was incorporated into the territory of the Da Qing Dynasty.

The people of the Li Huo Dynasty, who were originally taken over by the Da Qing Dynasty, have now become subjects of the Da Qing Dynasty.

Ji Ling ordered the reorganization of the Li Huo Dynasty, which was divided into five prefectures and formally incorporated into the territory of the Da Qing Dynasty.

The Great Qing Dynasty emerged as the biggest winner, and the winds of change across the continent began to gravitate towards it.

Two months later, Qi Yu returned to the academy, while Ouyang Ruoxue had gone into seclusion.

After studying under Qi Yu for two months, she had already reached the threshold of becoming a near-sage.

The first thing Qi Yu did upon returning to the academy was to gather everyone in the Hall of Sages and announce something!

The number of Taoist disciples now exceeds one hundred, unlike before when there were fewer than sixty.

Even Qin Xiu has taken on two disciples.

These new disciples are all talents that Qi Yu has recruited.

These people are all top-notch; in other factions, they would definitely become core disciples.

Qi Yu survived the allied forces' encirclement and suppression; he was the winner, and now he calls the shots on this northern continent.

South of the Moon River is the territory of the Demonic Sect, but north of the Moon River is now Qi Yu's domain.

Qi Yu's reputation had reached its peak at this time, and he was hailed as a figure who could be compared with the Dao Ancestor.

At this moment, Qi Yu, who should have been enjoying great success, now looked haggard. Even though he still had a young face, everyone could feel the deathly aura emanating from him.

Qi Yu changed into a Taoist robe and wore a Taoist headdress. Looking at the many unfamiliar faces in the Hall of Sages, he felt gratified.

He has kept his promise to the teacher!

Taoism has risen to prominence!

"I have summoned you all here today to announce something!"

Under the watchful eyes of all the Taoist disciples, Qi Yu walked to Qin Xiu's side, then lifted Qin Xiu's hand and raised it high above his head.

"After me, Qin Xiu, a third-generation disciple, will succeed me as the sect leader!"

"The succession ceremony will be held in three days!"

All the Taoist disciples were astonished, and suddenly looked up at Qi Yu, thinking they had misheard.

What did the Master just say?