I, who was turned into a woman by the Jade Maiden Master, want to rebel against the Heavenly Gang.

"Like the sun, like fire, the tide recedes, vast and boundless, the bells and drums jingle, the sounds of the bells echo ...

"The red moon dispels calamity, the Holy Mother relieves suffering;"

"I am imprisoned, but I will live a peaceful life."

The most striking word here is "natural disaster." What kind of disaster is it?

Also, the phrase “赤月消灾，聖聖解难兒疤邬零玖叁瘤（九）” should be a form of intertextuality, meaning “赤月聖聖消灾解难”.

Qin Rufeng suddenly remembered that her and her fellow disciples had come to Lanfeng Mountain to investigate the Xuantian Sect. The Xuantian Sect seemed to believe in a "Divine Mother"...

So, are the Divine Mother and the Holy Mother the same thing? What is the connection between the Crimson Moon and the Xuan Tian Sect?

According to the known intelligence, the remnants of the Xuantian Sect with cultivation levels above the Golden Core Realm have all fled to the Western Ring... and I should be in the Western Ring right now.

If the reason the Xuantian Sect appeared at Lanfeng Mountain was to secretly capture rogue cultivators, then I, Wu, have truly fallen into a trap.

"Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it now. The more I think about it, the more my head aches." Qin Rufeng couldn't help but sigh...

Returning to the analysis of the bamboo slips, at least the "Red Moon Holy Mother's Disaster Relief" can be used to deal with "the impending natural disaster".

If the cloaked woman is "Red Moon," she wouldn't be the Virgin Mary, but she could be a follower of the Virgin Mary of Red Moon. That would explain the red moon mark on her forehead, right?

If the Crimson Moon can avert disaster, what method would it be? A medicinal pill?

There is another obvious sign that a natural disaster is about to strike: the sounding of horns. Does this mean that one should take a elixir after hearing the horns?

"Natural disaster" is "urgent crisis", and the way to "dispel disaster with the red moon" is with elixirs?

This line of reasoning seems quite reasonable at the moment...

While pondering these matters, Qin Rufeng meditated to regulate her breathing. However, she felt unwell; her dantian was extremely swollen, as if she had absorbed a large amount of primordial yin.

But she was certain it wasn't yin energy; she was just feeling unwell. This was definitely not normal; it felt like something was eroding her body.

The next morning, the bell rang and the cell doors opened again. This was the second day the cell doors had been open...

Li Qingshi greeted Qin Rufeng immediately upon seeing her. Qin Rufeng, too lazy to refuse, returned the greeting with a bow. Li Qingshi stayed by her side, and Qin Rufeng didn't chase her away, instead telling her about what she had been thinking about the previous night.

Qing Shi shook her head and said, "This servant dares to say that the elixir may not be for dealing with natural disasters."

Qin Rufeng asked curiously, "Oh, then what do you think it is?"

Li Qingshi leaned close to Qin Rufeng and whispered, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

Qin Rufeng thought for a moment, "Indeed, my dantian feels a bit swollen."

"Just a swelling in your dantian?" Li Qingshi said with admiration. "As expected of you, Master, your cultivation is indeed solid. Forgive my boldness, but Master... must be a member of a sect?"

Qin Rufeng did not answer...

Li Qingshi immediately said, "Master, there's no need to say anything. This servant will not ask any further questions. This servant only sees that Master's cultivation is solid and profound, unlike that of ordinary people."

"Although I am only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, as a rogue cultivator, I inevitably travel around and meet quite a few people. Master's cultivation level may not be the highest among everyone here, but it is definitely the most solid."

"From the fact that Master easily killed that man in black, it can be seen that the cultivation technique Master practices is extremely superior. It is far beyond what we rogue cultivators can compare to."

"The magic weapons are even more powerful. That flying sword that can split into sixty-four parts... even if I don't know anything about them, I can tell that it is definitely a top-quality item."

Qin Rufeng was showered with praise. He remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was a little smug. This Azure Moon Hidden Dragon Sword was a gift from his master; of course, it was a top-grade item.

Li Qingshi continued, "Even with your solid cultivation, Master can vaguely feel your dantian swelling. But I am just a Qi Refining rogue cultivator... so it's not just my dantian that's swelling."

"I feel hot all over and unbearably thirsty. I feel like something is eroding my body, as if I'm about to lose my own identity."

"Last night, in a daze, I even scratched my own chest, and I'm a little out of it." As she spoke, Li Qingshi loosened her collar. Qin Rufeng could indeed see streaks of blood on her snow-white, high breasts.

Qin Rufeng frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Qingshi said, "I feel it's related to the incense burner hanging on the cloaked woman's chest."

Qin Rufeng: "Is it that red incense?"

“That doesn’t seem to be incense but some kind of dust,” Li Qingshi said. “After I inhaled some, my throat felt tight.”

Qin Rufeng had indeed overlooked this point, because she didn't experience the same obvious discomfort as Li Qingshi.

That cloaked woman… let’s call her a Crimson Moon Cultist for now. Not only did she have a crimson moon on her head, but she also emitted red smoke.

Those snow-white rabbit-shaped shoes were adorned with black, conical breastplates. A chain hung from each tip of the conical hat, from which hung openwork spherical incense burners. Red dust slowly drifted from the incense burners… What was that?

Li Qingshi continued, "I feel that the discomfort in my body is getting worse every moment, and my Dao heart is in chaos."

Qin Rufeng said, "If the red dust is the cause of the physical discomfort, then is the pill given by the Crimson Moon Cult an antidote?"

Li Qingshi thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. This servant will take a pill to test the medicine for my master."

"Hey, wait a minute." Qin Rufeng was about to stop her, but Li Qingshi had already swallowed the pill.

She seemed unconcerned, saying, "Master, don't worry. If anything changes in me, just kill me. If I don't have any medicine to resist natural disasters, I'll die anyway."

"For a lowly cultivator like me to be left here, there is no choice but to die or suffer a fate worse than death. There is absolutely no chance of survival except to beg for the master's protection. It is only right and proper to risk my life for the master in order to repay the master's kindness."

Qin Rufeng's silence can be considered tacit approval...

Since she's already eaten it, we might as well see how effective it is.

So Qin Rufeng asked, "How are you feeling?"

Li Qingshi frowned and said, "This... is not a pill, it hasn't been refined. It's just a herbal pill."

"Herbal pills?" Qin Rufeng was puzzled when a scream suddenly came from not far away.

Qin Rufeng immediately turned his head and saw several rogue cultivators retreating step by step with surprise on their faces. In front of them, a person was crawling on the ground, approaching step by step.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Rufeng broke out in a cold sweat. It was the female cultivator who had been impaled and executed by the Crimson Moon Cult!

How is she still alive? Not only is she alive, but the long thorn that pierced her chest and came out of her mouth is still inside her body!

Chapter 95 Bloodlust

The female cultivator's eyes were bloodshot, but her skin was deathly pale and bloodless.

Qin Rufeng noticed that her movements were very uncoordinated and realized that she was crawling on the ground because the long thorn she was wearing inside her body was causing her great pain.

Considering that she might have difficulty moving around, Qin Rufeng boldly moved closer to observe her more carefully.

Then, many bright red flowers bloomed on the female cultivator's body...

It looks a bit like the spider lily, with delicate stamens. The difference is that the numerous stamens in the center of the flower are much thicker.

At the end of the flower stamen is a cone that looks like a bean sprout.

Just then, the nun stopped. She trembled violently, opened her mouth and screamed for a moment before managing to squeeze out two words…

"help me……"

The female cultivator was in great pain, but the crimson flowers blooming on her body seemed to be extremely happy.

The bean sprout-like stamens swayed back and forth, then burst open with a "pop"!

Blood-red insects flew out from the broken flower stamens and cones!

The insect had an oval body and looked more like a winged tick than a bee.

At this point, this person is basically beyond saving.

Among the group of people in front, a man in a yellow Taoist robe stepped forward and said, "Fellow Taoists, please step aside. I am casting a spell and I do not want to harm you."

After saying that, he threw out several talismans like scattering paper money. The talismans turned into spiritual fire in the air and flew straight towards the female cultivator who was struggling on the ground.

With a burst of flames, the female cultivator was instantly engulfed in flames and rolled around on the ground.

The yellow-robed Taoist priest smiled smugly and said, "This fellow Taoist has already turned into a corpse and cannot be saved. Corpse ghosts fear fire, so just burn them."

However, before he could finish speaking, swarms of insects flew out from the burning female cultivator.

It was like stirring up a hornet's nest; all the insects on the female cultivator's body, or even inside her body, flew up in a swarm.

Qin Rufeng understood; the "red cloud" that had previously prevented people from escaping from the courtyard was probably this kind of insect swarm.

If this thing is allowed to reproduce and spread, the consequences will be unimaginable.

This insect actually grew from the flower's stamen...

It originates from wood and its element is fire. No wonder the fire talisman in the yellow robe didn't work on them.

Qin Rufeng then pondered for a moment, "Fellow Daoists, please step aside immediately."

The man in the yellow robe looked up at Qin Rufeng and said with a face full of doubt, "Little girl, don't be reckless. My fire talisman has the inheritance of a sect. It can't even burn these demonic insects, which shows that your cultivation is very high."

Qin Rufeng kept her eyes half-closed and ignored the person...

She condensed spiritual energy in her palm, forming an ice lotus. However, with a light wave of her hand, the ice lotus flew into the swarm of insects and instantly shattered into dust.

To avoid accidentally causing harm and creating enmity, Qin Rufeng did not let the Ice Lotus explode and scatter ice shards, but instead let the Ice Lotus shatter into powder in a gentler way.

Although no ice shards flew out, the freezing air spread instantly.

The flying insects all froze into ice crystals, shattering and disintegrating.

Water can overcome fire, and freezing air can easily kill insect swarms.

With the crisis averted, the yellow-robed Taoist stood frozen in place. The others quickly bowed and expressed their gratitude: "Thank you for your help, fellow Taoist."

Qin Rufeng calmly said, "It was nothing, please don't stand on ceremony."

The man in the yellow robe finally came to his senses and quickly praised, "Young friend, you have actually managed to condense water elemental energy into ice to this extent. This is truly unheard of. It has broadened my horizons considerably."

Qin Rufeng held back his laughter... thinking to himself that this person was too ignorant. If he saw his master's ice lotus, he would kneel down and kowtow.

Qin Rufeng felt that his treatment in this prison was completely different from that in the Mangshan Secret Realm.

In the hidden realm of Mangshan, everyone else treated her like a little Karami, but here she was regarded as a master.

She was even a little uncomfortable. Faced with the praise, she recalled her master Liu Bailian's unfathomable temperament and said expressionlessly, "Fellow Daoist flatters me, I really don't deserve it."

Qin Rufeng planned to leave before those people continued speaking, but she suddenly thought of something... so she asked, "Fellow Daoists, I have a question I would like to ask you."

Those people quickly said, "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

Qin Rufeng asked, "Have any of you taken any pills?"

Upon hearing this, the others looked embarrassed and did not reply.

Qin Rufeng didn't press further, but nodded slightly and said, "Take care, everyone." Then he turned and left, stepping on ice lotuses and walking through the air.

Although this wastes some spiritual energy, the posture is elegant and sophisticated enough.

It wasn't that Qin Rufeng was faking it... at least it wasn't entirely for show.

She knew that besides those few people, there were other eyes watching them. Appearing mysterious and inscrutable would at least minimize trouble in this atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.

At this moment, Li Qingshi came over and said, "Master, this servant thinks that those people have most likely taken pills."

Qin Rufeng actually thought the same thing, but she still wanted to hear Li Qingshi's analysis. So she asked, "How do you know?"

Li Qingshi said, "It is normal for people not to take this kind of pill of unknown origin."

"If they haven't taken it, they should just say so openly. Why look embarrassed?"

Qin Rufeng nodded slightly, "That makes some sense. But the main reason is that they don't know whether you or I have taken the pills."

"Whether or not they take the pills will make everyone here like enemies. Of course, they won't expose themselves easily."

Li Qingshi said, "Master is wise. If you refuse to take the elixir, please kill me. I will not resist and will gladly die."

"I know what I'm doing, so don't say such self-deprecating things." Qin Rufeng said this, but his face remained expressionless.

Li Qingshi: "Thank you, Master."

Qin Rufeng seemed to accept Li Qingshi, but she also said that she "knew what was going on in her heart."

In this situation, I can't let anyone figure out my background. Li Qingshi's insistence on becoming my slave is simply an attempt to curry favor with someone powerful.

This idea is actually understandable, and Qin Rufeng does need help.

Now it seems that Li Qingshi isn't too much of a burden; she's actually quite useful. Anyway, she's not needed in a fight, and there's no need to worry about others using her to blackmail them.

If we can save her, we will; if we can't, we will avenge her.

"Let's not talk about that now," Qin Rufeng said, changing the subject. "How are you feeling after taking the pill?"

Li Qingshi said, "I feel that the restlessness and thirst in my heart have been significantly relieved. The swelling and pain in my lower abdomen have also lessened."

Qin Rufeng wondered, does it actually work?

What would happen if I ignored this physical discomfort? Should I start taking elixirs too?