My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Qi Ran is strong-willed and resolute, but temperament does not equate to thought.

Qi Yu always felt that teaching a student how to be a person was more meaningful than teaching him any skills.

Having followed Zheng Wenhao for so long, Qi Ran gradually learned the ways of a pedantic scholar.

Qi Ran remained silent for a while, then walked into the kitchen with trembling legs.

Qi Yu put down the melon seeds and stood up.

Practicing the "Marrow Cleansing Treatise" to open the heart's aperture has an extremely high mortality rate because the heart is very fragile and can easily burst.

Qi Ran is still a child and his body is very fragile. If he wants to successfully open his mind, he will need some other methods.

Through my own research, I discovered that body-tempering techniques can effectively enhance the heart's resilience and prevent it from breaking when true qi impacts the heart orifice.

Of all the people Qi Yu knew, only Liu Xuan practiced physical training.

Liu Xuan has already returned to Qingxuan Valley after stepping down as the sect leader.

Ye Qingrou warned him to be careful of Guigu, but compared to Ye Qingrou, Qi Yu still trusted Qingxuan Valley, with whom he had spent a long time, more.

Although Ye Qingrou helped him, Qi Yu still couldn't fully trust her.

Especially the nine-tailed fox; its gaze towards him held a subtle, otherworldly affection.

Even if Ye Qingrou is right, Qingxuan Valley is going to take action against her.

With his current strength, who could be his opponent unless someone at the Saint Realm made a move?

Lin Ruoxi is here, and she's not afraid of a one-on-one match.

……

Qi Yu didn't eat the food Qi Ran made; it was just a pile of charred remains, so he headed straight for Qingxuan Valley.

Qingxuan Valley is located at the border between the Dayun Dynasty and the Dading Dynasty, not far from Jiangzhou City, only about two hundred kilometers away.

It's even closer to Tongyun City, only about fifty kilometers away.

For Qi Yu now, it's just a matter of a few breaths.

Qingxuan Valley is located in the mountains, a secluded paradise, somewhat like the Peach Blossom Spring.

Ordinary people cannot find the entrance; they can only enter by invitation or by someone leading the way.

Qi Yu knew the way, so he entered easily.

At the valley entrance, Liu Heguang, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, was waiting. Beside him was Liu Qing, Liu Xuan's younger brother.

Zhou Yan has already gone to travel the continent. A few days ago, Zhou Yan went to the academy and met Qi Yu there.

Qi Yu stepped forward and bowed to Liu Heguang.

"This junior pays respects to Valley Master Liu!"

Liu Heguang looked at Qi Yu without saying anything, so Qi Yu could only maintain the bowing posture.

After a long pause, Liu Heguang shook his head with a smile and said, "I thought you wouldn't dare to come to my Qingxuan Valley!"

Qi Yu raised his head, looked directly at Liu Heguang, and smiled, "Valley Master Liu is joking. I haven't done anything to harm Qingxuan Valley, so what is there to be afraid of?"

Qi Yu's words had a double meaning, and Liu Heguang understood the underlying meaning.

Moreover, he had to admit that even if all the people of Qingxuan Valley were gathered together, they would not be a match for Qi Yu.

If we had known Qi Yu's background from the beginning, and acted then, we would still have had a chance.

Just like those few in history!

But now, Qi Yu has grown powerful, just like the Confucian sage of yesteryear, and is no longer someone they can deal with.

(End of this chapter)

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Chapter 140 Inheritance and Continuation

In Qingxuan Valley, Qi Yu and Liu Heguang arrived at the main building of Qingxuan Valley.

Liu Heguang sat in the main seat and waited for the tea to be served before looking at Qi Yu.

"Tell me, you didn't come to Qingxuan Valley just to take a look, did you?"

After thinking for a moment, Qi Yu decided to state his purpose directly.

"I want your sect's Body Tempering Technique Scripture," Valley Master Liu, you can name your terms!

The Reincarnation Sutra is the body-strengthening exercise that Liu Xuan learned, and it is on the same level as the Marrow Cleansing Treatise.

After pondering for a while, Liu Heguang said, "The Reincarnation Scripture is the core cultivation method of my Qingxuan Valley, and it is the same as your Taoist Marrow Cleansing Treatise."

"If you want it, you can exchange it for your Taoist 'Treatise on Marrow Cleansing' and your extraordinary technique 'One Mind, One Thousand Uses'!"

Both "The Treatise on Marrow Cleansing" and "One Mind, One Thousand Uses" are fundamental Taoist practices and unique arts. If it's just "The Treatise on Marrow Cleansing," Qi Yu can agree.

Adding "using one mind for a thousand purposes" would undoubtedly be asking for too much.

After pondering for a while, Qi Yu raised his head and said, "Valley Master Liu, I cannot give you [One Mind, One Thousand Uses], but I can use [Shifting Positions] from Tianya Haige and [Turning Illusion into Reality] from Ziqige instead."

The concept of "using one mind for a thousand purposes" is the essence of Taoism. Qi Yu's exchange of the "Treatise on Marrow Cleansing" was already a significant concession.

After all, the "Marrow Cleansing Treatise" is a technique that can change one's talent after birth, turning ordinary people into geniuses and geniuses into super geniuses.

Liu Heguang shook his head and said, "If you are unwilling, then forget it. To be honest, I am only interested in your Taoist 'Marrow Cleansing Treatise' and 'One Mind, One Thousand Uses'."

"We Ghost Valley had opportunities to obtain other extraordinary techniques and skills back then, but we simply disdained to."

Qi Yu lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then stood up and bowed to Liu Heguang.

"Then I apologize for disturbing you, I shall go first..."

Qi Yu was about to submit his resignation and leave Qingxuan Valley, but before he could finish speaking, two people walked in from outside the door.

Liu Qing and Zhen Qing!

Zhen Qing glanced at Qi Yu, smiled, and then bowed to Liu Heguang.

"Disciple greets Martial Uncle!"

Su Yue had previously said that Zhen Qing was her junior sister, and that wasn't just something she said to fool Qi Yu; Zhen Qing really was her junior sister.

Liu Heguang looked at Zhen Qing with a surprised expression and asked, "Why are you here?"

Zhen Qing took out a letter from her sleeve, walked up to Liu Heguang, and said, "Uncle-Master, this is a letter from the Sect Leader and the Holy Maiden to you!"

Liu Heguang raised an eyebrow. Su Chengying and Su Yue!

Su Yue was his disciple. When Su Yue came to Qingxuan Valley as a guest with Su Chengying, he saw Su Yue's talent at a glance. So he reasoned with her and appealed to her emotions, and won her over with a string of candied hawthorns and a box of chestnut pastries.

Su Chengying fought with himself several times because of this, but he lost every time, getting beaten black and blue and begging for mercy on his knees. He never dared to mention the matter again.

His regard and affection for Su Yue were genuine, and he taught her everything he knew without reservation.

He would generally agree to Su Yue's requests.

Now that Su Yue and Su Chengying have sent this letter, he doesn't even need to read it to know what's inside.

After receiving the letter, Liu Heguang simply placed it on the table without even bothering to cut it open.

Qi Yu and the pragmatic man bowed and then walked out of the main building.

He wasn't a guest at Qingxuan Valley. Since Liu Heguang had no intention of exchanging with him, Qi Yu naturally wouldn't stay any longer.

Although with his current strength he could easily snatch it, Qi Yu had no such intention.

He could destroy the Purple Qi Pavilion and the Heavenly Edge Sea Pavilion with a clear conscience and take away their strange techniques and inheritances because these people were all his enemies who had attacked him.

But Qingxuan Valley had been kind to him. When he was seriously injured, Qingxuan Valley had spared no effort in healing him.

So even though Ye Qingrou said to stay away from Guigu, because Guigu was a place that specialized in killing people from other worlds like them, Qi Yu still came.

Compared to Ye Qingrou, he trusted Liu Heguang, Liu Xuan, and Liu Qing more.

……

Liu Qing escorted Qi Yu to the valley entrance, and only then did Qi Yu notice that Lu Shou was not there, which surprised him.

"Where's Lu Shou? I haven't seen him."

"He's been in seclusion trying to break through to the first rank for almost half a month now!" Liu Qing said sourly.

In this era, grandmasters remain the mainstream.

Even though a near-saint has appeared, a grandmaster is still an insurmountable obstacle.

Many people spend their entire lives only to linger at the level of a grandmaster.

Grandmasters need talent, while near-saints need comprehension.

Seeing Liu Qing's sour and unwilling expression, Qi Yu smiled helplessly.

"Here, I hope this helps!"

Qi Yu took out a cultivation manual from his bosom, a simplified version of the "Marrow Cleansing Treatise." It could not open the mind's aperture, but it could temper the will and bones.

This was originally created by Qi Yu based on the "Marrow Cleansing Treatise," intended to be the foundational martial arts technique of the Taiyin Academy.

"What is this?" Liu Qing asked instinctively as she took it.

"I created this exercise based on the 'Treatise on Marrow Cleansing' and Taoist practices. You can take a look; it might be helpful to you!" Qi Yu said.

Liu Qing was speechless, only then realizing that the person in front of him was already at the final stage of a Grandmaster, a Spirit Gathering Quasi-Saint.

When Qi Yu first came to Qingxuan Valley, he was still a second-rank scholar who was not weak at all.

He didn't even know how to use true qi, and it was his senior brother who helped Qi Yu become familiar with it.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Qi Yu has grown to where he is today.

"After you've finished reading this technique, write down your thoughts and insights so I can make revisions!" Qi Yu said.

Liu Qing looked completely bewildered and asked, "What are insights and reflections?"

Qi Yu was speechless for a moment, then explained, "It's visualization. After you've read this technique, write down anything that needs improvement, or any problems you encounter during practice, and tell me!"

Liu Qing finally realized something was wrong and pointed at Qi Yu, shouting, "I treated you as a friend, but you treated me like a drug slave!"