My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

After receiving the Ghost King's Seal, Lin Ruoxi stood up from the Ghost King's throne, dusted off non-existent dust, and looked at Qi Yu.

"Young Master Qi, considering how much you've helped me, I'll spare your life today. Go and say goodbye to Su Yue and your child. With your current condition, you probably won't live more than half a month, right?"

As Lin Ruoxi spoke, her figure disappeared, leaving only Qi Yu in the Ghost King's Palace.

The Ghost King's Seal is the core of Fengdu Ancient City, but Lin Ruoxi has already taken it away. Therefore, Fengdu Ancient City is nothing more than an empty city.

Qi Yu turned around, walked out of the Ghost King's Palace, and looked south.

It's a bit of a pity that we didn't get the Ghost King's Seal, but it was just a side effect.

His main objective this time was to kill the Ghost King and relieve the pressure on Su Yue's side.

Now that the Ghost King's main body has been taken away by the Nine-Tailed Fox, his clones should also be affected.

If Su Yue were at sea and fought the Beast God, her chances of winning would be fifty-fifty.

With the sudden appearance of the Ghost King's clone, Su Yue was facing three Quasi-Saints alone, which would be very difficult even for her, no matter how strong she was.

The Corpse God Yingyue, formed from the fusion of the Beast God, is also a Quasi-Saint, and can be released to fight independently.

The extraordinary technique of "Slaying the Three Corpses" was brought from another world by the Immortal Ancestor.

In Chinese mythology, the original form should be "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones".

Who exactly is this immortal ancestor? From the Qin Dynasty? Xu Fu?

(End of this chapter)

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Chapter 136 Teaching

Qi Yu left the ancient city of Fengdu and walked out of the forbidden area. No ghosts or monsters appeared along the way.

The Ghost King has been captured by the Nine-Tailed Fox, and Fengdu Ancient City is now just a ghost town.

With each battle he takes, his body gets one step closer to shattering.

With a sigh, Qi Yu walked towards the east.

I came here after only doing half of my housework, and now it's dark, I don't know if I'll be able to finish.

……

When Qi Yu returned to the courtyard, it was already late at night, but the courtyard was already lit up.

Qi Yu pushed open the door and went inside, where he saw a boy reading by lamplight.

"Why are you here?" Qi Yu asked in surprise.

This child is none other than Qi Ran!

Shouldn't he have gone to the Great Qing Dynasty with Zheng Wenhao and Liu Qian?

Zheng Wenhao is now the prime minister of the Great Qing Dynasty, holding a high position. Why would Qi Ran not follow him here?

Qi Ran put down her book, then pointed to the kitchen and said, "Uncle, I've been waiting for so long, I'm hungry. Make me something to eat first, and we can chat while we eat!"

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow. This kid is treating me like his own home!

But it seems that this really is his home!

With a helpless sigh, Qi Yu rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen.

"What do you want to eat?"

Qi Ran turned to a page in his book and casually replied, "Anything is fine, I'm not picky!"

A commotion erupted in the kitchen, and a delicious aroma of food wafted out. Qi Ran tidied up the books and table, making room for the food.

Soon, Qi Yu brought out two plates of fried rice and placed them in front of Qi Ran.

Qi Ran picked up the spoon and started eating.

Qi Yu glanced at it, smiled and shook his head, then started eating his own portion.

The house has been basically taken care of. I went to Fengdu Ancient City, so the house should be completely tidied up.

Qi Yu generally doesn't like to talk while eating, because in front of delicious food, saying even one more word is a loss; eating is the only thing that matters.

The meal was quickly finished, and Qi Ran cleared the plates and went into the kitchen. She quickly washed the dishes and came out.

"Speak, what do you want from me? Your mother couldn't have just sent you here to see me, could she?" Qi Yu asked.

Qi Ran sat down opposite Qi Yu and picked up the book she had just read to start reading.

"I want to learn your skills from you, Uncle!" Qi Ran said.

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise, "Learn skills? Don't you have a master?"

Qi Ran became Su Yun's disciple, but after Qi Ran separated into his own body, his personality changed drastically and he was no longer suitable to be taught by Su Yun. That's why Qi Lin brought him back.

He should be in Hanqiu City recently, with Zheng Wenhao.

"I want to save my master, so I must become stronger. As Dao Zun's uncle, you are one of the strongest people, so I want to learn from you!" Qi Ran said.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu frowned. Save Su Yun?

If you can't even do it yourself, what can you do?

Moreover, Su Yun didn't need to be saved; he willingly allowed himself to be assimilated and devoured by the Corpse God.

Qi Yu originally wanted to say something harsh to let the child know that this was impossible.

But when he saw Qi Ran's approving look, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

His relationship with Su Yun is no longer just that of master and disciple!

Because of Qi Lin, Qi Ran lacks fatherly love. Even though Zheng Wenhao treats him very well, it still cannot fill the pain in Qi Ran's heart.

After Su Yun accepted Qi Ran as his disciple, he treated Qi Ran with sincerity and even personally protected him.

"Qi Ran, your uncle here is a disciple of Taoism. My extraordinary skills and secret techniques are basically all derived from Taoism. If you want to learn from me, do you know what that means?"

Qi Yu knew Confucian techniques and skills, but he primarily used Taoist techniques and skills.

It's not that Confucian techniques and unorthodox methods are ineffective; it's just that once one reaches the level of a near-sage, Confucian techniques and unorthodox methods become essentially dispensable.

If Qi Ran really wants to learn a skill, Qi Yu wants to teach him his best skill, the one he's most skilled at and can keep hidden away.

But these skills all belong to Taoism.

Even though he is the most senior and has the highest prestige in Taoism, there would be no problem if he privately taught Qi Ran's extraordinary techniques.

But deep down, Qi Yu still didn't want to do it.

Even Qi Ran is the same!

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished; he cannot lead the way in breaking these established rules.

Qi Ran fell silent. He understood what his uncle meant; he wanted him to join Taoism.

He had already thought of that!

“Alright! I’ll join Taoism!” Qi Ran raised his head, his gaze resolute.

Now, the only person who can teach him is his uncle.

Because he is strong enough!

If I could become as powerful as him, maybe I could save my master.

Qi Yu looked at Qi Ran, then smiled helplessly, and with a flick of his hand, tossed a book onto Qi Ran's desk.

"This is the true 'Marrow Cleansing Treatise'. How many bones it can temper depends on your talent!"

The book Qi Ran was reading was his own dissected popular version of "The Treatise on Marrow Cleansing," which Qi Yu used as bait to harvest fish from the mainland.

Ordinary people can at most improve their physical health by learning martial arts, but they cannot become martial artists.

For martial artists, learning this skill is basically useless; at most, it might improve their physical fitness.

Qi Ran's reading is useless!

Qi Ran is now at the eighth rank. At ten years old, he has already reached the eighth rank, which is already incredibly impressive.

"Get a good rest tonight, and I'll teach you how to temper your bones tomorrow!"

After saying that, Qi Yu stood up and went into the inner room.

His time is running out; he can teach as much as he can!

Qin Xiu is now the leader of the sect. We will inform him tomorrow and ask him to bring Qin Xiu into the Taoist sect.

In any case, Taoism urgently needs to expand and requires many people.

His original expansion plan has been largely implemented.

The Taoist temple on Mangshan Mountain is now operational, and in the past few days, many talented people have joined the temple.

The Li Huo Dynasty is currently undergoing restructuring, and Qi Yu plans to build an academy there. He has already come up with a name for it: Taiyin Academy.

The Taiyin Academy will recruit students from all over the continent and will become the most prestigious academy.

Taiyin Academy is independent of dynasties and powers, does not participate in any wars or factions, and has only one goal: to educate talents.

The Taiyin Academy is not under the jurisdiction of Taoism; it is independent of any force and can be considered neutral.

The first dean of Taiyin Academy was Mo Wen!

Mo Wen is now gathering members of the Mo family to begin construction on the ruins of Lincheng.

The development of Taoism was something he had promised his teacher. He had already built Taoism into a top-tier power and paved the way for its future development.

The Taiyin Academy was the power he himself established.

Knowing that he didn't have much time left, he was already preparing for the Taiyin Academy.

The Taiyin Academy will take his place and protect Su Yue and the child.

Taiyin Academy gathers all the martial arts and unorthodox techniques from the righteous path and sixteen dynasties. Its martial arts heritage is no less than that of Qingyun Academy and other academies.

If it weren't for the good relationship between Qi Yu and the Confucian school, and the fact that the Taiyin Academy needed the Confucian school's help and couldn't afford to offend them too much, Qi Yu would have wanted to include the Confucian school's unusual techniques and skills in the Taiyin Academy's library.

Qi Yu destroyed so many forces and dynasties, and the martial arts manuals and notes on strange techniques he collected were countless.