Chapter 73: The Heavenly Demon Cult Serial Murder Case: A Night of Murder Without a Culprit

The news of Bliss Palace Leader's death during her transfer spread like wildfire. All the elders of Bliss Palace were plunged into deep sorrow.

Hwanhee Palace Lord, Hamwol, was certainly not a good Palace Lord.

She was violent, treating the elders as if they were mere servants, and her first resort was always physical punishment rather than words.

On top of that, her greed was extraordinary. She would hoard all the handsome men or the occasional high-level martial artists who were brought in as prisoners, using them up for her pleasure.

Still, Hamwol was the master of Bliss Palace.

And the master of Bliss Palace was the master of the Maiden's Bliss Art.

In other words, Hamwol was a living secret manual, capable of passing on the complete art!

In truth, the elders would often call Hamwol Xi Shi Divine Maiden names behind her back, like "Hamwol Xi Shi Retarded Maiden"

Everyone wanted Hamwol dead.

But they wanted her dead after she passed on the Maiden's Blissful Art.

So, amidst their sorrow, the elders asked, "What about the secret manual?"

It's difficult to master martial arts solely from a secret manual.

But it's better than the martial arts disappearing altogether.

Or, they could all take this opportunity to study it together, from the elders and above, and add new annotations.

In the midst of their sorrow, such hopeful glances were exchanged among the elders.

But the secret manual had been burned.

If physics were highly developed in the Central Plains, they could have consoled themselves by saying that the secret manual had not disappeared, but had merely been transformed into heat and light, still existing in the world.

But the Central Plains were still primitive, so they could only lament.

Following the five stages of grief, the elders soon entered denial.

"No! There's no way this is happening!"

"Something must have gone wrong."

"No matter how stupid and bitchy Hamwol was, she wouldn't have carried the secret manual around with her, would she?"

"If she died carrying the secret manual of the palace lord's martial arts, the Bliss Palace's unique skills would disappear completely."

"No matter how thoughtless and selfish she was..."

But no matter how much they thought about it, Hamwol was that kind of bad bitch.

"That crazy bitch really messed things up!"

The elders overcame the denial stage with logical thinking.

And so, the next stage.

Next was anger.

"Why burn the secret manual? Just killing Hamwol would have been enough!"

"I thought that bitch was the only one in the world, but there's always someone worse!"

"I will not let this wicked villain go unpunished!"

The enraged elders swarmed Ximen Qing, who had barely unpacked in a corner of Bliss Palace.

"It's you! You're the cruel bitch who burned the Maiden's Blissful Art!"

What the hell? Who are these people?

Why are they suddenly popping up and cursing at me?

Ximen Qing briefly analyzed their temperament and preferences before coming up with the most infuriating answer.

It was a talent on par with artificial intelligence.

"That's right! It was me!" Qing shouted proudly.

While the elders were speechless, she followed up with another blow.

"By the way, who are you old hags? And seriously, get some wrinkle cream. Do you think makeup can really hide that? Well, I guess there's not much you can do about getting old."

Old! Hags! Wrinkles! Makeup! Gasp!

The Law Enforcement Elder clutched her chest.

It was a terrifying tongue that accurately pierced through the weak spot she had always been conscious of.

It was also a fatal blow at a time when her mind and body were already unstable and frustrated by the loss of the Maiden's Blissful Art.

The Law Enforcement Elder gasped for breath, then finally coughed up bright red blood.

The blood flow of a Transcendent Realm expert in the early stages was twisted, causing her to fall into Qi Deviation.

As her Internal Energy leaked out, the fine features of her youthful skin instantly shriveled into the form of an old woman.

The position of Law Enforcement Elder was usually held by the strongest among the active elders.

The same was true for Bliss Palace, so with the Palace Lord deceased, the Palace's greatest fighting power had been lost once again.

"Wow. She wasn't just an old hag, she was a granny."

Wow. Not only was she full of evil deeds, but she was also old.

Ximen Qing gave her impressions of the mysterious real-time aging scene.

Another elder was shocked by the "granny" comment.

"You, you bitch!"

"No, you can't! Elder Gyejae, pull yourself together!"

The Training Elder, who had been relatively close to her, hurriedly poured her Qi into Elder Gyejae's meridians.

Elder Gyejae barely managed to avoid Qi Deviation.

Ximen Qing clicked her tongue.

"Too bad. I could have taken out another one."

The Chief Elder yelled at Ximen Qing.

"You! Do you have any idea what you've done?!"

"Killed the leader of you old hags? Is it a crime to kill someone who deserves to die?"

Ximen Qing continued to provoke them.

But this time it didn't work.

"That doesn't matter!"

Hamwol's death was treated as such.

It didn't even matter.

This was why people should be kind to others.

"You dared to burn the Maiden's Blissful Art!"

Ah. Was it that?

Ximen Qing reflected for a moment.

Even after hearing "the dead one was asking for it" for her murders, she still hadn't understood the law of the strong.

"Are you serious? Is everyone in the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult really pushing this?"

"Then how is this group even functioning?"

A sudden sociological interest arose.

It was the majestic teachings of the university that had made Ximen Qing a self-made production worker.

So Ximen Qing immediately dropped her interest.

It was truly a useless choice from the past.

If she could beat up the Martial Artist Window and she could return to reality, she would major in big data instead.

Having finished her reflection, Ximen Qing aimed at her target again.

"What's wrong with burning an evil demonic art?"

The effect was outstanding.

"Look at her, spouting nonsense!"

"Evil demonic art, she says!"

The agitated women shrieked like pterodactyls taking flight.

Ximen Qing tilted her head nonchalantly.

"So it's not?"

"How, how can you say such a cruel thing! The Maiden's Blissful Art is an orthodox divine art! Even if we're treated as a leftist lath...! Ugh, ugh."

The Grand Elder staggered.

She was next in line now that the Bliss Palace Lord was gone.

Of course, Qing wasn't interested.

She did have other interests.

"What, it wasn't a demonic art? Oof."

Suddenly, a palm aimed at her cheek!

Ximen Qing instinctively grabbed the wrist.

"Let go, let go of me, kyaaaak!"

It was the Training Elder, who had lunged at her in a fit of rage.

Poisoned Black Slaying Qi surged from Ximen Qing's jet-black hand.

The resentment of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, which had been looked down upon, took the opportunity to launch a fierce invasion.

Tearing through all the blood vessels, black bruises spread up and down the elder's wrist at a visible speed.

Ximen Qing's strength was truly monstrous.

She simply held the wrist tightly and shook it gently as the elder tried to escape in shock and pain.

Ximen Qing frowned.

"Damn it. I used demonic arts. I tried so hard not to use them. I was so surprised, I ended up using them."

"Ugh, let go, let go of me...! Let go...!"

"This old hag is funny. Do I look like someone who lets go when told to? Your attitude sucks from the start. Even if you politely asked me to let go, I'd have to think about it, oof."

Ximen Qing also grabbed the other arm that came flying at her.

Both of the Training Elder's arms were caught.

The two women were forced to face each other.

Ximen Qing saw the number. Three hundred and twenty-four.

Why the hell is this place like this?

Ximen Qing tightened her grip.

It was a grip that could crush steel.

The elder's fragile wrists were crushed like tofu, oozing out between Ximen Qing's fingers.

"Kyaaaak!"

The Training Elder screamed and staggered.

The lower parts of her flailing arms were crushed and broken off.

Blood splattered everywhere from her swinging arms.

In the midst of it all, Ximen Qing shuddered.

What is it? What's this? What's happening?

Ximen Qing looked at her palms with a moved expression.

How could she express this?

The flesh was crushed and splattered, escaping and tickling her fingers, chattering.

Right here, in her hands.

The feeling of bones breaking and shattering because they couldn't endure was still vivid.

"Haa..." Ximen Qing let out a sigh of excitement.

Seeing that, the elders' faces turned pale.

"Crazy...! She's crazy...!"

Another terrifying murder had occurred.

The elders swallowed their groans.

However, they didn't piss themselves or puke, because, well, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was practically overflowing with batshit crazy people.

There was even a guy who enjoyed cannibalism and necrophilia simultaneously. So, a girl who enjoyed crushing people was nothing new.

But when they were in a position to teach martial arts to that girl, they couldn't help but turn pale.

Ximen Qing, savoring the aftertaste, watched the elders stealthily trying to leave.

Come to think of it, who the hell were those old hags?

Why did they come swarming in and attack me?

It didn't really matter whether the old hags, whose names and identities she didn't know, left or stayed to get crushed.

But she had to hear the rest of what they had to say.

"So, what do you mean the Maiden's Blissful Art isn't a demonic art? One of you stay and explain."

Originally, the art of sex was a Daoist art of preserving health.

It was a Qi circulation method that involved exchanging Qi through sexual intercourse between two people (or more!), regardless of gender.

And you could enjoy some pleasure along the way.

Originally, it was meant to preserve health because it led to a happy ending for everyone.

Therefore, things like "absorbing Yin to supplement Yang" or "absorbing Yang to supplement Yin" weren't originally one-sided.

A man and a woman would cultivate together, with the man absorbing Yin to supplement Yang and the woman absorbing Yang to supplement Yin.

Therefore, sects that mainly practiced the art of sex without harming their partners lived well.

There was even a joke that the disciples of the "Heavenly Fragrance Brothel" ate elixirs instead of food thanks to their enormous income.

But in Bliss Palace, once a man entered, he never came out again.

Naturally, they couldn't help but become enemies of the martial arts world.

The Maiden's Blissful Art was a secret of the art of sex, which involved circulating and harmonizing various Qi within the body after intercourse to grow one's dantian.

The drawback of the stealing type of sex arts was clear.

You can't reach a high level by gathering miscellaneous Qi.

The Maiden's Blissful Art was a cultivation technique that allowed one to overcome this drawback.

That's why only the Palace Leader could learn it.

Through this, the Bliss Palace Leader could maintain a unique level of martial arts and rule the Palace.

So, the loss of the Maiden's Blissful Art was a truly great shock to the elders.

Anyway, that's why the Maiden's Blissful Art could be said to have inherited the orthodox teachings of Daoism...

The one remaining elder explained that and ran away.

Qing was satisfied with the explanation.

Oh, so it was okay to learn it.

Qing hesitated... and then invested her cultivation points.

She couldn't help but hesitate because the introduction felt like her brain was being eaten.

And then, the secrets were forcibly embedded into her mind.

As usual, the introduction began with the mindset of who I am and what I saw and created-

People enjoy the principle of mutual benefit through pleasure, so that love is called the joy of clouds and rain, flying and falling freely in the wide palace sky.

However, this celestial maiden was born with the misfortune of being a virgin and did not know pleasure, only giving the same sorrow to her husband, which she considered a regret for a thousand years.

Therefore, this celestial maiden created these two hundred and sixty-nine characters to enjoy a new world.

Those who practice this will also experience the true joy of a woman that they did not know in life...

Even amidst the terrible sensation of someone violently kneading her brain, Ximen Qing felt something strange.

Isn't this secret, something, something weird...?

Elder Gyre, who had stayed behind to explain because she was the weakest, hadn't mentioned the effects of the Girl's Delight Cultivation Technique.

She'd been too eager to get the hell out of there.

Besides, the question had been why it wasn't a demonic art, so there hadn't been any need to explain that part.

Why was it called the Maiden's Blissful Art Technique, anyway?

Because it was a bedroom art for women to learn. hence maiden, and it brought great pleasure, hence the Blissful Art.

It basically enhanced a woman's beauty with the essence of celestial maiden energy.

It also greatly increased flexibility, allowing for all sorts of bizarre Daoist positions.

It made you resistant to heat and cold, toughened your skin so it wouldn't get scratched, and prevented sunburn so you could get busy outdoors without any distractions.

But most importantly, it had one truly amazing ability.

It was a miraculous technique that dramatically increased the pleasure a woman felt.

Created by a virgin who poured all her frustration into it.

Powerful enough to cure even the most frigid of women.