Qi Mengqiu was first shocked, then overjoyed!

"The Yin-Yang Chaotic Body, this is the Yin-Yang Chaotic Body that can prove the Great Dao..."

"Although Chen Ping'an's Pure Yang Holy Body was also a top-grade physique... it was still flawed."

"But the Yin-Yang Chaos Body doesn't have this problem! This kind of physique is innately flawless and possesses the power of Yin and Yang creation, which can greatly increase the speed of cultivation."

Qi Mengqiu looked at Chu Tianyao with a hint of fanaticism in her eyes.

"This Chen Ping'an actually turned misfortune into blessing. After my jade pendant absorbed his life essence, he was reborn as a Yin-Yang Chaos Body!"

"This kid is indeed destined for greatness, but unfortunately... this physique will soon be mine!"

Thinking of this, Qi Mengqiu revealed a gentle smile.

"Chen Ping'an, I just took your pulse... You're still a bit weak." As she spoke, Qi Mengqiu took out a jade pendant.

"This is a life-sustaining talisman, even more effective than the one I gave you last time... Wear it on your body, and your body will be fully healed in about seven days."

Chu Tianyao accepted the jade pendant with gratitude, and said in a trembling voice, "Mr. Qi, you have been so kind to me, I really don't know how to repay you!"

He had already cursed Qi Mengqiu's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind. "Damn it! That bastard Deng is trying to harm me again."

Qi Mengqiu smiled faintly, revealing the expression of a reclusive master.

"Remember, as heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement!"

Chu Tianyao nodded and bowed deeply to Qi Mengqiu, saying, "Mr. Qi, I have learned a great deal."

Qi Mengqiu waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to say more.

Then he turned and left...

Chu Tianyao stood up only after Qi Mengqiu had walked far away.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent. "I hate hypocritical bastards like you more than anything else in my life!"

"It won't be long before I kill you."

Chu Tianyao tossed the jade pendant into his storage bag, separating it from himself.

"Qi Mengqiu said that my body would be 'fully healed' in seven days... In other words... he judged that my life essence would be drained by this jade pendant within seven days."

"Heh... there are still seven days left." Chu Tianyao laughed. "Time... is more than enough!"

"At worst, I'll go to a brothel. But before that, I want to try other methods... After all, I really don't want to wash the dishes."

......

Qi Mengqiu returned to her secluded wooden house.

As the weather turns cooler and the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves, it brings endless desolation.

Looking at the autumn scenery before her, Qi Mengqiu was lost in memories...

Once upon a time, he was a prodigy admired by all.

He was once full of ambition, determined to seek immortality and enlightenment.

It should be understood that those who reach the Innate Realm are truly one in a thousand.

Only one in a thousand people at the Innate Realm might be a genius at the Qi Refining Realm.

It is no exaggeration to say that only one in a million ordinary people might become a Qi Refining cultivator.

This is truly one in a million!

Qi Mengqiu and her younger sister Qi Mengdie reached the ninth level of the Innate Realm before they were even twenty years old, and were selected in a sect selection.

He and his sister joined the Yan Yang Sect.

Three years later, Qi Mengqiu broke through his cultivation level and reached the first level of Qi Refining!

And so, he officially stepped into the threshold of cultivation...

At that time, Qi Mengqiu was full of pride and confidence.

However, this good fortune didn't last long, and Qi Mengqiu soon discovered...

He, a genius in the eyes of ordinary people, was utterly insignificant within the Flame Sun Sect...

Every one of my fellow students is a genius!

Moreover, even geniuses vary in quality...

Some fellow disciples advanced two minor realms in a single year!

Some fellow disciples broke through from the Qi Refining Realm to the Foundation Establishment Realm in just five years.

It took Qi Mengqiu a full seven years to advance from the first level of Qi Refining to the second level of Qi Refining.

Surprisingly, his younger sister, Qi Mengdie, displayed a completely different talent...

While Qi Mengqiu was still trying to break through to the third level of Qi Refining, Qi Mengdie had already quietly reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Qi Mengqiu was eliminated in the once-every-ten-year selection of cultivators.

The assessment elder of the Yan Yang Sect shook his head at Qi Mengqiu, "Your aptitude is too poor. You have no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime. Go back to the mortal realm and become a terrestrial immortal in the eyes of ordinary people. A hundred years of carefree life will not be a waste of your previous hard work."

Seven years of arduous cultivation, the continuous breakthroughs of his fellow disciples while his own cultivation stagnated, left Qi Mengqiu disheartened. Without saying much, he withdrew from the sect.

Qi Mengqiu left dejectedly, while his younger sister, Qi Mengdie, was accepted as an inner disciple...

Qi Mengqiu had given up cultivation, but by chance he obtained the inheritance of the demonic path.

To be precise, the inheritance is flawed.

Only a few broken jade pendants that absorb vital energy and some incantations...

However, this was enough to give Qi Mengqiu renewed hope.

He arrived in Bitter Sea Town and disguised himself as a schoolteacher.

Then, he would improve his cultivation by absorbing the life essence of young students!

And so, Qi Mengqiu stayed in Kuhai Town for more than ten years.

Successfully advanced to the third level of Qi Refining...

He dared not drain the students' life force, as this would attract the attention of other cultivators.

Therefore, Qi Mengqiu would grant his student twenty years of life.

He originally planned to stay in one small town for fifteen years, then move on to the next...

In this way, by the time the students died, Qi Mengqiu had already disappeared.

Qi Mengqiu believed that advancing one's cultivation level by one minor realm every ten years would give one the opportunity to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

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