My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

But his senior brother Li Xian was already dead, and Qi Yu never learned half of the truth.

This truth was unearthed by sages and saints such as the Immortal Ancestor, the Taoist Ancestor, and the Confucian Sage, who burned their lives to uncover it.

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Chapter 143 Close Friend

Only a very few people knew about Qi Yu's departure, including Lin Ruoxi.

In the endless sea, at the Changqing Temple on Xuan Island, Lin Ruoxi held a blood-red crystal ball in her hand. Inside the crystal ball, countless wronged souls wandered, like specks of light.

Lin Ruoxi placed the crystal ball next to the Ghost King's Seal, then winked at a young man beside her and stepped aside.

The young man was dressed in a black robe and had a pale face; he didn't look human.

In fact, he is not human.

This young man was none other than Song Yuntao.

Song Yuntao was originally supposed to be tortured to death by Su Yue, but after many twists and turns, he was resurrected by Lin Ruoxi using evil methods.

Song Yuntao walked to where Lin Ruoxi had been sitting, which was the center of the table, and placed his hand on the crystal ball and the Ghost King's Seal.

The crystal ball emitted a blinding red light, and at the same time, the Ghost King's Seal also emitted a black light, with streaks of black lightning flashing and mournful ghostly howls echoing incessantly.

Within Changqing Temple, ghostly figures flickered, demons danced wildly, and a hundred ghosts roamed the night.

Song Yuntao picked up the Ghost King Seal, then pressed it against his chest, imprinting the Ghost King Seal on his chest.

The Ghost King Seal emitted a faint red light, like a red-hot branding iron, directly imprinted on Song Yuntao's chest.

Su Yue frowned, enduring the burning sensation in her chest.

Looking back, the light of the Ghost King's Seal dissipated. Song Yuntao exhaled, his body swaying involuntarily, as if he would fall down at any moment.

A mark resembling a flame appeared between Song Yuntao's eyebrows, looking like a burning skull.

From this moment on, Song Yuntao succeeded the previous Ghost King and became the new master of Fengdu Ancient City.

Lin Ruoxi looked at the mark between Song Yuntao's eyebrows and nodded in satisfaction.

The weakest Ghost King is at the Saint Realm. Even if they do nothing, they can still become Saints. The Ghost King possesses a complete set of rules.

The difference between a Saint Realm expert and a Grandmaster is that a Saint Realm expert can enslave the rules, while a Grandmaster can only borrow the rules, but he himself is still within the rules.

The difference between a Saint Realm expert and a Grandmaster is vast and cannot be compensated for by sheer numbers.

The Grandmaster realm is divided into three stages: Condensing Essence, Merging with the Dao, and Gathering Spirit, before finally reaching the Saintly Realm.

Condensing the essence trains the blood and qi, harmonizing with the Dao tempers the spirit and will, and gathering spiritual energy adapts to changes in the rules.

The Holy Land controls the rules, and enslaves the rules.

Lin Ruoxi has already figured out the ins and outs of this, so she is 100% confident that she can become the first saint to reach the Saint Realm in more than three thousand years.

If Qi Yu's body had reached its limit, he should already be a sub-saint by now. From the last time she fought Qi Yu, Lin Ruoxi knew how terrifying he was.

In the capital, Qi Yu was no match for Qi Ji in their battle, but less than two months later, he was able to defeat her and the two Corpse Gods.

She didn't waste these two months; she worked hard to practice her skills, but Qi Yu still surpassed her.

This only proves that Qi Yu's talent is higher than hers. Even with the help of the Corpse God and her cultivation speed doubled, she is still no match for Qi Yu.

The stronger Qi Yu became, the more curious she became, because she knew about Qi Yu's problems and where he came from.

People from the same world as the Immortal Ancestor, and like the Immortal Ancestor, they are all exceptionally talented geniuses. Perhaps we can discover information about the other one from them.

Therefore, she would absolutely not let Qi Yu go.

Su Yue thought that since Qi Yu had gone back, she was helpless?

As long as Qi Yu remains connected to this world, he cannot truly return, and this is her opportunity.

Lin Ruoxi turned her head and looked at Song Yuntao, who was looking at her with surprise, and said, "Go back to Fengdu Ancient City, restore the ghost soldiers and ghost generals left by the previous Ghost King, and wait for my orders."

The Ghost King cannot leave the ancient city of Fengdu; this is a restriction imposed upon him.

Song Yuntao clenched his fist, his bones cracking. At that moment, he felt invincible.

Is this the power that Qi Yu has achieved?

With this power, can we take revenge on Qi Yu and his wife?

Even now, he still can't forget what happened two years ago.

He doesn't regret his choice back then. If he had to do it all over again, he would still go with Chang Lian.

Therefore, no matter what, Qi Yu must die.

Song Yuntao left, and in Changqing Temple, Lin Ruoxi stood alone in the empty main hall.

"Aren't you going to save your friend?"

Lin Ruoxi suddenly spoke, but there was no one around, so it looked like she was talking to herself.

A chilling wind gradually swept through the once silent hall, extinguishing all the candles and igniting green flames.

In the empty hall in front of Lin Ruoxi, a phantom figure appeared. Its upper body was somewhat transparent, but it gradually disappeared from the waist down, and finally it didn't even have feet, just hovering in mid-air.

This is merely a Daoist spirit, the soul of Wang Defa.

Wang Defa was killed by Song Yuntao, and the reason was Qi Yu.

Because he knew Song Yuntao and Qi Yu's secret, Song Yuntao wanted to kill him.

So even now, his hatred for Song Yuntao has only increased.

On the contrary, he genuinely considered Qi Yu a good friend.

Lin Ruoxi told him everything Qi Yu had done after his death.

He told Wang Defa about the arrangements for his two younger brothers and his parents.

Lin Ruoxi could have lied, or said nothing at all, but she didn't.

Lin Ruoxi needs the friendship between Wang Defa and Qi Yu, which is why he went to great lengths to awaken Wang Defa's remnant soul.

If Qi Yu hadn't already cremated Wang Defa's body, Wang Defa would now be a corpse puppet, just like Song Yuntao.

The fact that Wang Defa became a vengeful spirit instead of a corpse puppet indicates that his strength was not as great as Song Yuntao's.

Wang Defa is still at the level of a third or fourth rank.

Because of the Ghost King's blessing, Song Yuntao has reached the level of a near-saint. As long as he doesn't die, Song Yuntao can become a saint within a hundred years.

"Qi Yu doesn't need me to save him, and if he knew my current situation, he certainly wouldn't want me to save him."

"Besides, I'm not arrogant enough to think I can save him!"

Wang Defa's remnant soul slowly spoke, these were his true feelings.

Qi Yu doesn't need his help, and he doesn't have the power to save Qi Yu. The only thing he can do is not cause Qi Yu any trouble.

He knew very well why Lin Ruoxi had woken him and Song Yuntao up, and he believed Song Yuntao knew very well as well as well.

Unlike Song Yuntao, he would not help Lin Ruoxi, even if it meant his soul was scattered.

Lin Ruoxi smiled as she stared at Wang Defa's spirit. Unlike Song Yuntao, Wang Defa's soul was both stubborn and strong.

She admired Wang Defa, but there were some things that Wang Defa could avoid doing simply because he didn't want to.

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Chapter 144 Dream

In the ancestral palace of the Ye clan in the far north, Ye Qingrou stepped down from the throne, stretched, walked out of the hall, looked south, and remained silent.

For generations, the Ye family has gone to their deaths, all for the sake of the truth.

That's why this world has such extraordinary beings from other worlds as the Immortal Ancestor, the Confucian Sage, and Qi Yu.

This secret is known only to those in the sacred realm.

The immortal ancestor of that time longed to return and end that chaotic world.

But he failed and died at the hands of a woman; he was unable to return.

Although they didn't go back, they still discovered the truth about this world.

Taoism exists precisely for this reason!

He left everything he saw and heard in the Taoist tradition, and it has been passed down ever since.

After several generations of exploration by the Ye family and the Taoist community, they finally glimpsed some of the truth.

This secret should still exist in Taoism to this day.

Su Chengying has grasped half of the secret; the other half should be in the hands of the previous leader, Li Xian.

However, Li Xian died, and this secret was not passed down, so she didn't know.

Now we are just waiting for another sage to appear on the mainland to complete the mission that the Immortal Ancestor, the Taoist Ancestor, and the Confucian Sage failed to accomplish.

It's unclear whether it's Lin Ruoxi, Su Yue, or both.

In the history of mainland China, there have never been two saints appearing at the same time. Basically, one would appear only when the other was about to die.

Even the founder of Taoism and the sage of Confucianism did not appear at the same time.

The Confucian sage appeared in the twilight of the Daoist patriarch's life.

So basically, when they went to seek the truth, they were all alone.

Would it be better if two or more sacred realms appeared at the same time in this era?

This is why Ye Qingrou was willing to help Qi Yu!

With Qi Yu's talent, as long as he doesn't die young, he can definitely catch up with the Immortal Ancestor and the Confucian Sage.

Moreover, Su Yue is very likely to become a Saint Realm expert. She specializes in swordsmanship, and her focus and refinement are terrifying.

As for Lin Ruoxi, she didn't really think highly of her.

Because Lin Ruoxi followed the path of achieving sainthood through severing her own corpse, just like the Dao Ancestor.