My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

I've seen it in their eyes; they're someone I can't beat.

"You're handsome, so I can take a second look. If you don't want me to look, then forget it," Qi Yu said with a shrug.

The young man raised an eyebrow, then tossed his hair and said, "You have a good eye! Keep looking!"

Qi Yu looked at the young man, a slight smile playing on his lips. This guy seemed to be one of his own kind!

I feel like we should be able to get along!

Qi Yu smiled and said, "May I ask how you should address me, brother?"

Qi Yu did not bow, because it was not appropriate for this guy.

Based on our brief encounter, this guy seems to be a martial artist; the refined, scholarly approach doesn't apply to him.

Speak human language to human beings and ghost language to ghosts. You have to be bold and direct with this kind of warrior.

"I will never change my name or surname, my name is Lu Shou!" the young man said with a hearty laugh.

Qi Yu nodded, then asked, "You're so powerful, what rank of martial artist are you?"

"Third rank? In Qingxuan Valley, I'm the strongest among the third rank!" Lu Shou raised his head and said proudly.

Qingxuan Valley?

Qi Yu narrowed his eyes. So this place is called Qingxuan Valley!

"Cough cough, you're the strongest? Do you think I'm dead?" Liu Qing coughed and said.

Lu Shou raised an eyebrow and said, "How about we have a fight right now? Let's see who's the strongest at the third rank?"

Liu Qing was somewhat tempted, but after glancing at Qi Yu, she shook her head and said, "Forget it, we have guests today. We can compete anytime. Let's take good care of our guests first!"

Lu Shou nodded in agreement, saying, "That makes sense! Then we'll fight again later!"

"Speaking of which, who is he?" Lu Shou then remembered to ask Qi Yu's name.

Liu Qing glanced at Qi Yu and said, "Su Yue's husband, Qi Yu!"

Upon hearing the name 'Su Yue,' Lu Shou's expression immediately froze, and he stared at Qi Yu in astonishment.

That witch's husband? So weak?

She doesn't even want someone as perfect as her senior brother, but instead falls for this weakling?

"What's wrong?" Qi Yu asked, puzzled.

This guy seems to have a lot of emotional fluctuations when he hears Su Yue's name!

Could it be another one of Su Yue's defeated opponents?

But... that shouldn't be possible, right? My wife is only an eighth-rank official!

"Brother, do you have the courage to face the fist of a first-grade martial artist? If not, you shouldn't go to the Heaven-level training ground!" Lu Shou raised his hand, put it on Qi Yu's shoulder, and said seriously.

Qi Yu looked completely bewildered. "Brother, what do you mean?"

Lu Shou sighed, then made a regretful expression, patted Qi Yu on the shoulder, and turned to leave.

"Brother Qi, let's go! Next up is a second-rank battle. If you'd like to try it out, that's fine too," Liu Qing said with a smile.

"Forget it, I don't want to die!" Qi Yu said.

A third-rank martial artist shattered a 50-meter-diameter arena with a single strike; a second-rank one... just thinking about it is terrifying, would you even dare to go down and try?

Try it and you'll die!

Just take a look to get a general idea of ​​their combat strength so you can make targeted adjustments.

Following Liu Qing, Qi Yu had only walked for a short while when he felt a cold wind blowing, and his whole body shivered.

"Oh? This icy true energy? It's Senior Sister Mo, let's go!" Liu Qing's tone was somewhat excited.

Qi Yu glanced at Liu Qing. There seemed to be something off about the way he spoke about Senior Sister Mo!

Won't……

Shaking his head, Qi Yu followed Liu Qing through a grove of trees to a large training ground where two people were fighting. To Qi Yu's surprise, they were two girls.

Girls fighting...that's the best to watch!

Camera! Camera!

Yup!

There are no cameras here!

Qi Yu looked at the two women on the training ground. It was different from what he had imagined. Women fighting usually involved pulling hair, slapping each other, and tearing each other's clothes off.

They fought so elegantly, their two swords clashing, and then a long string of sparks flew out.

To Qi Yu's surprise, the training ground was frozen over, and the surrounding vegetation was covered with a layer of frost.

Then Qi Yu's gaze involuntarily fell on a woman who was quite good-looking, at least on par with Li Yulan.

The chilling aura she released was somewhat similar to her own Azure Nether True Qi.

However, he held back his Azure Nether True Qi, while this woman's cold energy froze everything it touched.

"Does being at the second rank mean being able to project one's true energy outwards?" Qi Yu asked.

Liu Qing's attention was focused on Senior Sister Mo, who was releasing a chilling aura. She simply nodded at Qi Yu's words and then spoke casually.

"At the third rank of martial artist, one can gather qi to form a blade; at the second rank, one can release true qi and kill people from a distance; at the first rank, one's true qi merges with one's flesh and blood, and one can split mountains and shatter rocks with every move."

This was the first time Qi Yu had heard a detailed explanation of the ranks of martial artists. Was the third-rank martial artist gathering qi to form a blade, which was the blade aura that Lu Shou had just released?

A second-grade true qi release, capable of killing an opponent without physical contact? That sounds incredibly powerful!

The final stage involves the true energy merging into the flesh and blood. I don't quite understand it, but it seems pretty powerful.

His own Azure Nether True Qi seemed to be able to be released outwards, and it could be gathered without dissipating.

Out of curiosity, Qi Yu raised his hand and tried to circulate his Azure Nether True Qi, gathering it at his fingertips.

A pale blue vortex, no bigger than a soybean, swirled around my fingertips.

This is the Azure Nether True Qi, but it doesn't seem to be very useful. At most, it can shatter fragile things like cups and bowls.

Qi Yu shook his head, preparing to withdraw his true energy.

But at this moment, an unexpected change occurred: the surrounding cold air converged towards the Azure Nether True Qi vortex at Qi Yu's fingertips.

The surrounding temperature was dropping rapidly, and all the vegetation was covered with a layer of frost, then frozen into ice sculptures.

Liu Qing had already sensed something was wrong and ran away early on.

Even though she ran very fast, she still got frostbite. Her right hand was bright red, as if it had been scalded with boiling water.

The people around the training ground were all looking over, their faces filled with astonishment.

The area within a kilometer radius was frozen solid. If they didn't possess true qi, and if those who came to watch were at least at the fifth rank, their fate would be the same as the surrounding vegetation—frozen into ice sculptures.

Even if they weren't frozen into ice sculptures, their internal energy was circulating very slowly, and their bodies were gradually being frozen.

If this continues, they will freeze to death here if they don't leave!

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Chapter Forty-Nine: Overcooked

"What's going on? Who's practicing martial arts?"

"What kind of true energy is this? It's so domineering! It can actually freeze my true energy? I'm a second-grade cultivator!"

"What are you still babbling about? Run! Are you out of your mind?"

……

An astonishingly cold aura erupted from Qingxuan Valley, causing the temperature to plummet and frost to form on many plants.

The exact point of explosion was the Earth-level training ground. At this moment, the area within a mile radius of the training ground had been transformed into an ice-sculpted forest.

Anyone who gets close to this ice sculpture forest will have their true energy frozen, making it difficult for them to circulate.

Even for those of the second rank, it's the same.

The Valley Master of Qingxuan Valley was playing chess with Su Chengying and discussing some matters when he suddenly heard his disciple's report. He rushed over and saw his beloved son, Liu Qing.

One arm looked like it had been scalded with boiling water; the skin was broken and clear fluid was oozing out.

Liu Heguang frowned, hurriedly walked over, and waved to the disciples around him as they bowed and greeted him.

"What happened? Didn't you take Qi Yu to watch the disciples' martial arts demonstration in the valley? How could this happen?" Liu Heguang asked.

Liu Qing shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I don't know either! It was so sudden, there wasn't even time to escape!"

"Where is Qi Yu? Where did he go?" Liu Heguang asked.

Liu Qing turned her head and looked at the frozen forest.

Liu He frowned and said, "You mean, Qi Yu is inside?"

Liu Qing nodded, but before he could say anything, Liu Heguang slapped him on the head, making him dizzy and disoriented.

"Qi Yu is just an ordinary person. You left him inside and then escaped?" Liu Heguang asked, frowning.

Even Liu Qing, a third-rank official, is frozen like this. Qi Yu, an ordinary person, would surely freeze to death!

Liu Heguang hurriedly stood up, ready to rush in to save people, but before he could move, Su Chengying pressed down on his shoulder.

"Calm down!" Su Chengying said calmly.

Liu Heguang frowned and said, "Your son-in-law is inside, and you can still be so calm?"

Su Chengying smiled and said, "It's alright, he won't die!"

"What happened?" Liu Heguang asked.

Su Chengying didn't speak, but stared at the frozen forest with her eyes slightly narrowed.

This is the pinnacle of the Azure Nether Technique!

When all eighteen meridians are open, the true energy will no longer gather in the dantian, but will disperse to the limbs and bones.

This is somewhat similar to a first-grade martial artist, because a first-grade martial artist's dantian is already saturated, and they can only continue to store true qi in their limbs and bones.

When the limbs and bones are saturated and reach their maximum capacity, one can control the true energy and compress it.