My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Qin Xiu will succeed as the head of the sect in three days!

Qin Xiu is currently the only Grandmaster in Taoism, and his abilities are undeniable. There is nothing wrong with Qin Xiu succeeding as the leader.

Qi Yu's announcement so quickly that Qin Xiu would succeed him as the sect leader was completely unexpected.

Even Qin Xiu himself was somewhat bewildered.

He was injured in the battle of the Li Huo Dynasty and has only recently recovered. Now he is to succeed as the leader?

This is so sudden!

"Uncle-Master, you..." Qin Xiu's mouth opened slightly, but he couldn't speak.

Qi Yu put down Qin Xiu's hand, then took the withered wooden hairpin from the top of his head and replaced Qin Xiu's jade hairpin with the wooden one, to everyone's astonishment.

"Qin Xiu, you should know best that I refused to become the leader from the very beginning!" Qi Yu said with a smile.

Qin Xiu was well aware of just how lazy and incompetent the person in front of him had been back then.

Even the previous head coach couldn't do anything about him.

"When my teacher was alive, he trusted you greatly, and you followed his last wishes, doing your best to assist me in managing Taoism!"

"Now that Taoism is on the right track, I also want to retire gracefully. I'm entrusting Taoism to you. Don't let me down!"

He has cleared all obstacles on the path of Taoism. In the northern continent, no one and no force can be a match for Taoism.

He has fulfilled his teacher's mission and transformed Taoism into a behemoth of a power.

He has fulfilled his responsibilities as head instructor and carried out his teacher's instructions.

The rest is left to Qin Xiu and Ji Ling to complete.

"Uncle-Master, I might not make it!" Qin Xiu touched the wooden hairpin on his head, looking terrified.

The reason why Taoism is so prosperous now is fundamentally due to Qi Yu's own strength.

Because Qi Yu is a sage, he alone can subdue everyone.

But he's just a grandmaster!

He cannot replace Qi Yu!

Qi Yu patted Qin Xiu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I've already made arrangements!"

"As for the knowledge about the Spirit Gathering Quasi-Saint, I have compiled it into a book and left it in the subspace. You can look it up yourself."

"It contains my and my teacher's understanding of the Second Sage. You can learn from it and develop your own path to becoming the Second Sage, or you can follow in my teacher's footsteps."

"Taoism is now in your hands!"

Qin Xiu was about to say something when Qi Yu turned around to face the group of Taoist disciples.

“My handing over the position of leader to Qin Xiu does not mean that I have withdrawn from Taoism. It’s just that I’m too lazy and don’t want to work anymore. My mind has retired.”

"So do not be alarmed, I am with you!"

"From now on, you must assist Qin Xiu in managing the academy and Taoism!"

The Taoist disciples looked at each other, then bowed their heads in greeting and responded in unison.

"I will obey the command of the Headmaster!"

As Qi Yu watched this scene, it was as if he were seeing himself two years ago.

At that time, the person standing next to him was his teacher, who said something similar to everyone.

I will live up to his kindness in teaching and his love.

The academy issued a statement that three days later, Qin Xiu, a third-generation disciple, would succeed him as the head of the sect.

Qi Yu was revered as the Daoist Master and presided over the academy.

Qi Yu once held the title of "Wen Zun" (Scholar of Literature), but Li Muchen stirred things up and put Qi Yu in a difficult position, so most people scoffed at the title and did not acknowledge it.

Now, no one objects to the title of "Dao Zun" anymore; in fact, they all think it is perfectly natural.

The hearts of most people on the mainland now lean towards Qi Yu. His strength is one thing, but more importantly, it's what Qi Yu did before.

The title of Daoist Master Qi Yu is well-deserved!

The Empress of the Great Qing Dynasty also issued a proclamation announcing that she would launch a western expedition to the east in a month!

The Grandmasters and most of the First-Rank cultivators in the Northern Continent were all slaughtered by Qi Yu.

It won't recover in a short time. If we don't send troops now, it will be too late once those dynasties and powers recover.

This time, the commander-in-chief of the Qinglong Army is Chen Rui.

Accompanying the army was Zheng Wenhao, the newly appointed prime minister of the Daqing Dynasty!

Zheng Wenhao was recruited by Qi Yu, but he did not enter the academy; instead, he chose to become an official in the imperial court.

Whether he relied on his own abilities or on Qi Yu's influence, no one knows.

Three days later, Qi Yu passed on the Taoist mission to Qin Xiu at the academy.

Ji Ling, as the emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, participated in this succession ceremony.

In the presence of civil and military officials, Qin Xiu was crowned the new master of the academy.

Qi Yu also granted all Taoist authority to Qin Xiu and chose to go into seclusion.

Although he was said to be in seclusion, anyone with eyes could see that Qi Yu was in a very bad state.

Qi Yu passed on the essence of Taoism to Qin Xiu, including the Heavenly Sword and the Shrinking Earth Seal.

The Shrinking Earth Seal is originally a Taoist artifact, and Qi Yu has no right to take it away.

Moreover, he is not lacking in relics now; he has searched for some relics left behind by the sects and dynasties he destroyed.

Moreover, he didn't care much about these things, so it was fine to leave them to Qin Xiu.

The day after the succession ceremony, Qi Yu left the academy alone and headed to Jiangzhou City.

If he had to say, that little courtyard was his home.

Even though Su Yue is no longer there, and its mistress is no longer there, that cannot erase the past.

At this time, Jiangzhou City had become a ghost town.

Ji Ling didn't know how to handle it. After all, this was Qi Yu's hometown, and it seemed inappropriate for her to send troops to garrison here.

As for the Dayun Dynasty, it had already been destroyed. With the deaths of Li Muchen, Li Ming, and Li Qing, the throne immediately became vacant. After a selection process, the fourth prince, Li Yan, succeeded to the throne.

The Dayun Dynasty seems to have lost interest in reclaiming Qinghe County, so Qinghe County has now become a place similar to a forbidden zone.

This Qinghe County is practically becoming Qi Yu's private territory.

Upon returning to the familiar courtyard, Qi Yu's first task was to clean.

It's been a waste of time ever since Su Yue and I held the full-month celebration for our two children here.

Weeds have already grown in the yard. It's July now, and the grape trellis in the small yard is full of grapes, but because no one takes care of them, the grapes are green and red, clearly not fully ripe.

Qi Yu returned to the inner room, took out all the things, and carefully cleaned and tidied them up.

In the closet, Qi Yu also found clothes that Su Yue had made for him three years ago. Even though they had been washed until they were yellowed, Qi Yu still hadn't thrown them away.

The bedding was neatly folded and placed in the closet, clearly something Su Yue had done before leaving.

She seemed to know in advance that Qi Yu would be coming back, as none of Qi Yu's belongings were missing.

But here, Su Yue's things are missing.

Su Yue left completely, without taking anything with her or leaving anything behind.

Qi Yu couldn't even find a single hair on the bed.

While cleaning the inner bedroom, Qi Yu naturally noticed the bronze mirror on the dressing table.

Upon seeing the bronze mirror, Qi Yu couldn't help but think of the Haotian Mirror that his elder brother Qi Lin had given him.

The Haotian Mirror molecular mother mirror can be interconnected between the mother and daughter mirrors.

The secondary mirror is with him, but the primary mirror is with Su Yue.

Qi Yu put down the rag in his hand, wiped himself casually, then took off the bronze mirror and put on the Haotian Mirror instead.

Looking at his disheveled reflection in the mirror, Qi Yu smiled helplessly and gently tapped the surface of the Haotian Mirror with his finger, causing the mirror to ripple like water.

He could contact Su Yue, but he wouldn't.

He could vaguely guess what Su Yue was doing; he had basically finished everything he needed to do.

Su Yue also has her own responsibilities.

As for whether Su Yue will clash with Taoism in the future, or whether Taoism and the Demonic Sect will fight each other, that's no longer his concern.

After cleaning the inner room, Qi Yu placed the collected bedding and clothes on the grass in the yard.

Qi Yu was just about to wash the clothes, and had only drawn water from the well to pour into the basin when suddenly, he felt a strange palpitation spread throughout his chest, making it difficult to breathe.

Clang!

The wooden bucket fell, spilling water that soaked Qi Yu's hem, but Qi Yu didn't seem to care at all.

This inexplicable feeling of palpitation has returned. Every time I've experienced this palpitation before, something bad has always happened.

Now this heart palpitation is about to occur again, so what will happen this time?

Qi Yu frowned and pondered, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

Su Yue!

As a dying man, I don't think anyone would attack me at this time.

Then the problem must be with Su Yue!

Given Su Yue's strength, what danger could she possibly be in?

Qi Yu didn't have time to think much. He hurriedly went back to the inner room, picked up the Haotian Mirror on the dressing table, and poured his true energy into it to activate it.

The antique mirror began to ripple like water, as if it were being distorted.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths

More than ten breaths passed, but there was still no reply from the Mother Mirror.