My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Su Chengying nodded and said, "Then be careful! I'll talk to Old Liu about it!"

Qi Yu nodded with a wry smile; Su Chengying was aware of it.

"After you leave, I will protect Taoism in your place!" Su Chengying said calmly.

Qi Yu looked up in astonishment and asked, "Father-in-law, what do you mean...?"

Su Chengying picked up a black chess piece and placed it on the center of the board.

"I've devoted most of my life to the Blood God Sect, and I think I've lived up to the old man's kindness in teaching and protecting me. In the time that's left, I want to repay my master and senior brother!"

The old man Su Chengying mentioned was his father-in-law, Xu Yangyu, a one-armed old man who lived in a small wooden house and was unable to stand up.

Taoism today may seem powerful, but it is like a candle in the wind, and it could be destroyed at any time, because its current strength is based on the fact that Qi Yu is still alive.

Qi Yu is very strong, so he can suppress all kinds of dissent.

But if he were gone, the remaining forces of all the powers that Qi Yu had wiped out would burn Taoism to ashes.

Why is Su Chengying able to say that Taoism can be protected after Qi Yu's passing?

Because he is strong enough, he has already reached the level of a near-saint!

During this time, he stayed away from worldly affairs, growing vegetables like an old farmer, and visiting his two grandsons whenever he had time. He lived a life of peace and tranquility, achieving a state of detachment from worldly affairs.

In Taoism, Su Chengying's state of mind has surpassed that of his senior brother, Li Xian.

Su Chengying found his own path and successfully ascended to the rank of Second Sage.

Cultivating oneself is easy, but cultivating one's mind is difficult; progress in one's state of mind depends on one's experiences.

Therefore, cultivating one's mind is the most arduous and slowest method, but at the same time, it is also the most solid and reliable.

Qi Yu looked at Su Chengying, who had a gentle expression and was playing chess with two different colors of pieces, and a feeling arose in his heart.

If a fight really broke out, he would be no match for Su Chengying, and even if Su Yue came, he still wouldn't be able to defeat her.

In terms of mindset, Su Chengying had surpassed all of them. In Su Chengying, Qi Yu saw the shadow of a sage.

They practiced internal energy cultivation, while Su Chengying cultivated his mental state.

Truly strong people possess inner strength, not external power.

Seeing Qi Yu staring at him without saying a word, Su Chengying put down the chess piece, looked up in confusion, met Qi Yu's gaze, and smiled slightly.

"What's up? Want to play a game of chess with me?"

Qi Yu shook his head directly and said, "I am no match for my father-in-law!"

Qi Yu wasn't flattering him; he was telling the truth. In terms of mindset, Su Chengying had already won, so whatever he did, he was essentially destined to be the winner.

Even though things didn't go as planned, and even though Su Chengying actually lost, he still won.

Su Chengying walked the most difficult path, which was also the strongest path.

Qi Yu could not achieve the same tranquility, detachment, and unity with heaven and earth as Su Chengying.

Because he has too many things to worry about!

The original purpose of "Slaying the Three Corpses" was to eliminate one's own desires and evil thoughts!

So in other words, "Slaying the Three Corpses" is also a kind of strange technique for cultivating one's state of mind.

However, relying on the mindset of severing corpses for cultivation is too rigid and simplistic.

Their mindsets, which relied on Su Chengying's own insights and cultivation, were completely incomparable.

"What's the story behind your creation of the Taiyin Academy?" Su Chengying asked while setting up the chess pieces.

Su Chengying had heard a little about Qi Yu's actions in the Li Huo Dynasty.

"I want to build a top-tier university on the mainland to promote the development of the mainland and benefit the people!" Qi Yu said earnestly.

This was his idea, and the Taiyin Academy existed for this purpose.

It has been almost ten thousand years since the Immortal Ancestor spread civilization in this world, but the continent is still in a backward state, having just emerged from slave society and entered feudal society.

Three thousand years ago, a man discovered this problem, so he founded the first academy on the continent.

That is, the predecessor of Qingyun Academy, Bailu Academy!

Before the Confucian sage, the mainland was still in a slave society.

If it weren't for the several changes that led to the disintegration of Bailu Academy, it's hard to say what it would be like now.

Or perhaps if everyone studied Confucianism and Legalism, the mainland would be peaceful and harmonious—who knows?

"Aren't you afraid of following in the footsteps of Bailu Academy?" Su Chengying asked casually.

The Bailu Academy was at its peak when the Confucian sage was still alive. He had seventy-eight disciples, including twelve who were considered near-sages, and even the weakest among them were all in harmony with the Dao.

Although Qi Yu is very strong now, he still cannot be compared with the Confucian sage. The academies founded by the sage have all declined. How can the academies founded by Qi Yu be said to be better than those founded by the sage?

"That's for the future. The academy hasn't even been established yet, so thinking about things a thousand years from now is unrealistic!"

After a pause, Qi Yu looked towards the horizon with a deep gaze and said calmly, "Moreover, things will inevitably turn around when they reach their extreme. Even the strongest things will eventually weaken. This is the law of nature."

"As long as the Taiyin Academy I create can bring benefits to the continent within a limited time, that will be enough!"

Su Chengying raised his eyelids, glanced at Qi Yu, smiled, and asked, "What about Qingyun Academy? Your relationship with the Confucian school isn't bad either, is it? You've been recruiting talents from all over the continent, how is Qingyun Academy supposed to stand up for itself?"

Yang Xun, the dean of Qingyun Academy, has already reached the peak of the Dao Integration stage and is currently accumulating strength to break through to the Quasi-Saint level.

Yang Xun had been stuck at the half-step Grandmaster level for most of his life due to his cultivation technique. Now, with a breakthrough in one move, his accumulated strength has been unleashed, and he is unstoppable.

Other Confucian scholars also made progress to varying degrees.

Even Tianya Haige can't compare to Qingyun Academy.

"I plan to merge Qingyun Academy into the Academy Palace!"

Su Chengying raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Would Yang Xun agree? After all, Qingyun Academy is the last bastion of Confucianism!"

Qi Yu turned his head to look at Su Chengying and said with a smile, "Confucianism is not suitable for the current mainland system. The changes in Confucianism over the past three thousand years are obvious to all."

"By sticking to old ways, Confucianism can only perish. Breaking old ideas and rebuilding from the ashes is the best approach!"

"If we remain stagnant, the mainland will only stagnate. I have already extended an olive branch to Qingyun Academy. If Qingyun Academy is unwilling, then there is nothing I can do."

"The Taiyin Academy that I founded is the most prestigious academy; it's not something you can just enter casually!"

Su Chengying smiled and shook his head, saying nothing more.

In fact, he was quite optimistic about the Taiyin Academy. He believed that the Taiyin Academy, founded by Qi Yu, would replace the Qingyun Academy and become the number one academy in the world.

Qingyun Academy has a profound foundation, but Taiyin Academy is even better.

Because Taiyin Academy has Taoism as its backing.

Most importantly, Qi Yu plundered most of the resources and strength of the sects he had wiped out.

Now all these accumulated resources have been gathered at the Taiyin Academy.

……

Qi Yu came out from the back mountain and returned to the pavilion. Su Yue was dozing next to the cradle. She only looked over when she heard Qi Yu's footsteps.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Qi Yu asked, puzzled.

As soon as he entered, Su Yue stared at him without saying a word. This strange atmosphere left Qi Yu somewhat bewildered.

Su Yue snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and smiled, "It's nothing!"

Qi Yu felt a little confused, then looked at himself and found nothing on him!

"Do you want to come back with me?" Qi Yu asked.

Qi Ran was still waiting for him to come back. Before she couldn't hold on any longer, she wanted to at least help him open his mind.

Su Yue turned her gaze away from Qi Yu, picked up Qi Ji from the cradle, and walked to the window.

Qi Yu picked up Qi Wen and walked to Su Yue's side, waiting for Su Yue's reply.

Su Yue didn't answer, but Qi Wen kept patting Qi Yu's cheeks with her little hands, then giggled.

Qi Wen loves to laugh, but Qi Ji loves to cry; they are two extremes.

“Ji’er carries Lin Ruoxi’s bloodline!” Su Yue suddenly said.

Qi Yu suddenly turned his head to look at Su Yue and hurriedly explained, "I have nothing to do with Lin Ruoxi! This has nothing to do with me!"

Su Yue turned her head and gave Qi Yu a helpless glare. What was supposed to be a serious matter had completely changed the atmosphere after she brought it up!

Besides, I have no suspicion that you and Lin Ruoxi are having an affair, so why are you so nervous?

It should be finished next month. I've been writing this book for six months and lost five pounds. It's been so tough!

(End of this chapter)

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Chapter 139 Popular Science

“Ji’er has Lin Ruoxi’s bloodline, which must have been forcibly integrated by Lin Ruoxi using some kind of magic,” Su Yue said, frowning.

Qi Ji has three bloodlines: Qi Yu's, Su Yue's, and Lin Ruoxi's. It seems unbelievable, but it really exists.

"That must have been what Lin Ruoxi did during the time she kidnapped Ji'er!" Qi Yu frowned as well; bloodline issues are not easy to deal with!

Can't they possibly draw all the blood out?

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Blood-Dissolving Curse!"

Su Yue tightened her grip on Qi Ji's arms slightly, feeling a pang of pain as she looked at the bewildered and adorable Qi Ji in her embrace.

Qi Yu frowned in thought. He seemed to have seen this in Taoist scriptures. This was a strange technique of the Demonic Sect!

Blood-dissolving curse!

Using one's own essence and blood as a foundation, a blood seed is refined and injected into other people's bodies. The blood seed will assimilate other bloodlines, and in the end, only one pure bloodline will remain in the body.

This kind of unusual technique is generally used for blood sacrifices with extremely high requirements, such as sword sacrifices!

Lin Ruoxi used a blood-dissolving curse on Qi Ji. Over time, Qi Ji will only have one bloodline, which is Lin Ruoxi's bloodline.

Your own child has inexplicably become someone else's child.