My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

The entire Wanliu Garden has been transformed into a city of ice and snow.

There are many powerful martial artists in the capital, and no matter what they are doing, they all look in the direction of Wanliu Garden.

This powerful and domineering true energy instilled a deep sense of dread in them.

The purity and quantity of this true energy are already very close to that of a grandmaster.

Who is breaking through to the Grandmaster level?

Everyone was astonished, and then they all rushed to Wanliu Garden to find out what was going on.

But this released true energy comes quickly and goes quickly.

Wanliuyuan also recovered from the freezing, and the ice began to melt.

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Chapter Ninety-Six: Opening the Netherworld

"Is this the mind's key?!"

Qi Yu had withdrawn his released true energy, and the surrounding chill had dissipated.

He was able to skillfully control his released true energy, and he could clearly sense wherever the true energy reached.

This feeling is somewhat like the echolocation of bats; although you can't see it, you can still sense it.

In Taoist cultivation, Qi Yu was able to feel his connection with the true energy. This true energy was no longer as raw and distant as before.

The true energy I possess now feels like my own arm; I can control it with the slightest thought.

The range of true energy release can also be visualized in the mind, as if one were witnessing it firsthand.

Qi Yu opened his eyes, and what he saw was blood red. After blinking, his vision cleared up a little.

"Husband, are you alright?" Su Yue asked worriedly as she squatted down beside him.

The moment Qi Yu saw Su Yue, his pupils contracted sharply, his mouth opened slightly, he shook his head, and then looked at Su Yue again.

When the familiar face came into view again, Qi Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

For a fleeting moment, he thought he saw a different face, stunning and beautiful, definitely the most beautiful face he had ever seen, but it felt unreal.

"Husband, what's wrong?" Su Yue asked in surprise.

Qi Yu shook his head and laughed, "It's nothing. I was just hallucinating. I suddenly saw that your appearance had changed, which startled me."

Su Yue was taken aback, then her eyes darted away, but Qi Yu didn't notice.

"My wife, it seems I've unlocked my mind and opened the Netherworld!" Qi Yu said excitedly, looking at Su Yue.

Now, his true energy is not being released externally; it is being stored solidly within his body.

The heart, bones, and even flesh and skin all have the flow of vital energy.

He couldn't feel better right now.

He could perceive every blade of grass and every tree around him with perfect clarity.

Su Yue looked at the dried blood on Qi Yu's body and felt a pang of heartache. She raised her hand and touched Qi Yu's cheek.

"Husband, please stop doing this! I was so worried!"

Opening the mind's orifice is dangerous; one wrong move and you could explode and die.

Qi Yu was on the verge of exploding, but at the last moment, the Azure Nether Technique saved him.

When the "Azure Nether Technique" opens up to the eighteenth meridian, true energy will gather in the limbs and bones, tempering the skin, flesh, muscles, bones, and meridians.

Although Qi Yu practiced it backwards, and the outflow of true qi did not achieve the best body tempering effect, it still subtly tempered Qi Yu's physique, making Qi Yu's body able to withstand the backflow of true qi.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as blood seeping from the pores.

"I'm sorry, my wife, I was too impulsive!" Qi Yu took Su Yue's hand and said softly.

Su Yue gently shook her head, then looked into Qi Yu's eyes and smiled, "Husband, congratulations! You have already reached the first rank!"

Qi Yu was taken aback, blinked, and looked somewhat bewildered, thinking he had misheard!

How did I become a first-class person?

Su Yue explained with a smile, "The mark of the first rank is to condense Qi and temper the body. You have already achieved that, and the true Qi in your body circulates on its own. Your bones, flesh, and meridians are being tempered and strengthened by the true Qi every moment."

"Even a grandmaster might not have the physical strength of you, my husband!"

Qi Yu scratched his head, still somewhat disbelieving, and asked, "Really? My wife, aren't you only an eighth-rank? How can you be so sure that a Grandmaster is inferior to me?"

Su Yue smiled and said, "The more books you read, the more you'll understand!"

This is what Qi Yu loves to say when he's bragging, and now Su Yue is using it to retaliate against him.

Qi Yu smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

Qi Yu could vaguely sense that his wife had many secrets.

But since they are husband and wife, he is willing to trust her.

She didn't want to talk about it, nor did she ask or investigate.

He was clever and wise but used it on outsiders; in front of Su Yue, he would rather be a fool.

True intelligence can sometimes appear less intelligent, or even foolish.

Once you know what you want, nothing else matters.

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After taking a bath and changing into clean clothes, Qi Yu led Su Yue to the Changsheng Temple.

Now that the tempering is complete and the Mind Aperture has been opened, I should still come and inform the sect leader.

Qi Yu brought Su Yue along because he planned to settle her here first.

With a grandmaster presiding over it, the Temple of Longevity is undoubtedly the safest place.

Li Ming is ultimately unreliable!

Looking back now, I realize how incredibly foolish I was to have believed that Li Ming's people could protect Su Yue.

Wang Defa's case is the best proof of this.

Li Ming is extremely hypocritical and should never be trusted!

Leaving Su Yue at Wanliu Garden would be like sending a lamb to the slaughter.

In the capital, the only person he knew and could trust seemed to be the leader.

Since the leader and Su Chengying are old acquaintances, the leader should protect Su Yue.

The autumn hunt is the day after tomorrow. After the autumn hunt, the Chang family will be destroyed.

Since I would have things to do and wouldn't be able to protect Su Yue by her side, the Temple of Immortality would undoubtedly be the safest place.

Whether it's the Crown Prince trying to capture Su Yue to threaten him, or the aristocratic families trying to capture Su Yue to force him, they can no longer succeed.

No matter how crazy they are, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Changsheng Temple!

It was already public knowledge that Qi Yu was the head disciple of the sect, so all the disciples of the Changsheng Temple knew about Qi Yu.

When Qi Yu arrived at Changsheng Temple, a Taoist priest came to guide him.

Qi Yu actually knew this Taoist priest; he was the one who led the way when he went down the mountain last time.

"What's your name?" Qi Yu asked.

"Reporting to my master, my name is Qin Xiu!" the Taoist priest said respectfully with a smile.

Diligent repair?!

When Qi Yu heard his name, those two words came to mind.

Soon the three arrived at the Changsheng Temple, where Qiu led Qi Yu and Su Yue to a Taoist hall.

"Uncle-Master, the sect leader is waiting for you inside. As for Aunt-Master, please follow me!" Qin Xiu said.

Qi Yu released Su Yue's hand, watched her leave, and then entered the Dao Hall.

Inside the Taoist temple, the sect leader, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, was offering incense.

Before him were hundreds of memorial tablets, densely packed together.

This is actually an ancestral hall!

Qi Yu approached the head instructor from behind, then bowed deeply and greeted him: "Teacher!"

After the leader inserted the incense into the incense burner, he turned around and looked at Qi Yu.

"Have all the bones in your body been tempered?" the leader asked.

Qi Yu nodded and said, "All two hundred and six bones have been tempered and the Mind Aperture has been opened!"

"Didn't I say that opening the Mind's Aperture requires my notification and my presence before it can proceed?" The leader's voice turned stern, and the candles burning around them instantly went out.

Opening the mind's aperture is a very dangerous thing; one wrong move and you could explode and die.

That's why he repeatedly instructed us not to open up the mind's innermost thoughts without authorization.

But that brat Qi Yu just wouldn't listen!

Qi Yu lowered his head even further and remained silent.

The coach looked at Qi Yu with a hint of helplessness.

He has no disciples, neither his own nor his outer disciples.

Qi Yu was the only one, so he also placed high hopes on Qi Yu.

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Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Prelude to the Grand Show

"How did you feel after the match?" the coach asked.

Qi Yu was taken aback, and then realized that the leader was referring to the fight at Plum Blossom Manor outside the city the day before yesterday.

"I have a general feeling that martial artists are weak! The methods of Confucianism are quite interesting though." Qi Yu thought for a moment and then answered honestly.

As long as it is within the range of one's true energy, the true energy will be frozen. If the true energy invades the body, one can even control the life and death of the person with a single thought.