The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 135 - 85: Martial Arts Prodigy (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 135: Chapter 85: Martial Arts Prodigy (Please Subscribe)_2

Magistrate He smiled from the side: "Gongming is a scholar at heart, so having a photographic memory is not strange."

Households Commander Zuo shook his head, still with a hint of excitement: "Memory is of two types, one is muscle memory, and the other is the memory as we commonly understand it. Mr. Xu, the scholar, clearly possesses both. He is a once-in-a-million martial arts prodigy."

After he finished speaking, there was a sense of sighing admiration.

To find such a talented and fine individual to teach, truly is one of life’s great joys.

Regrettably, Xu Qing has the pathway of the Imperial Examination ahead of him, otherwise, I would definitely pull him to be inducted into the Laoshan Shangqing Palace Martial Arts Academy to focus on martial arts.

Just like the Great Zen Temple has the special Dharma Hall, meant to house disciples with astonishing talent in martial arts, allowing them to immerse themselves entirely in the way of Martial Arts. These disciples include those coming from outside as well.

It’s precisely because of the Great Zen Temple’s idea of gathering martial arts talents from all over, that rumors have emerged in the worldly society that "All martial arts under heaven originate from the Great Zen Temple."

At any time, talent is the fundamental force that propels the development of Martial Arts.

It is because the Great Zen Temple has these talents, through generations improving the temple’s Martial Arts, that they have made the various Absolute Skills of the Great Zen Temple the works of thorough refinement, worthy of being called "Unbreakable" martial arts prowess.

As a result, the martial arts of the Great Zen Temple have always been coveted. For a thousand years, countless experts have tried to infiltrate the temple to steal their martial arts.

Most of these individuals would be discovered.

However, the attitude of the Great Zen Temple was mostly to take these individuals in, allowing them to incorporate their life’s learning into the Great Zen Temple’s martial arts under the guise of studying Buddhist Law.

This has made the martial arts system of the Great Zen Temple increasingly perfect.

Households Commander Zuo suppressed the excitement and regret in his heart, and said: "Mr. Xu, Scholar, you have already learned this saber technique, next I will explain the essential aspects of the power exertion and technique within the Saber Technique..."

"That would be appreciated, my lord."

Households Commander Zuo now felt the excitement of personally sculpting a peerless jade.

He himself was a martial arts genius, so inside he felt a certain amount of mutual admiration.

Besides, Xu Qing’s identity as a scholar belonged to the group of people he was most willing to make connections with in usual times.

It must be said, he is an anomaly within the Inner Factory.

Logically speaking, such a secret service agency tends to be the mortal enemy of Civil Servants and Scholars, the talons of the Court spoken of in scholars’ discourse, yet Households Commander Zuo has always held the greatest respect for scholars and the loyal and righteous figures praised by them.

Well, if Households Commander Zuo was aware of the things Xu Qing had done, he certainly wouldn’t think this way.

But when one’s mind is full of a person’s merits, it’s simply impossible to see their flaws.

Even if seen, one would actively make excuses.

This isn’t wrong, as people’s instincts protect the beauty within their hearts, deliberately idealizing them.

After Households Commander Zuo explained the key points of the saber technique’s power exertion, he randomly picked key parts to query, and Xu Qing was able to respond effortlessly.

He then asked Xu Qing to demonstrate on the spot.

Except for some areas where Xu Qing temporarily couldn’t perfect the movements due to limitations in his physique and muscle development, in other aspects, he got the hang of it with just a little guidance.

"Previously my master said, a truly wise individual would understand anything at a glance, and rapidly excel in it. I thought my master was joking, but I didn’t expect someone like Mr. Xu to actually exist in this world," Households Commander Zuo looked at Xu Qing, filled with both envy and jealousy.

Xu Qing thought to himself: "If you had ’Absolute Focus’, and a strong enough Divine Soul, you could do it too."

However, the cheat itself could also be considered his own natural gift.

Right, Bronze Mirror?

You are mine, what’s yours is mine, you are a part of me.

You are me!

The logic is perfect, without a single flaw.

Xu Qing modestly said: "I have not yet grasped the deeper meaning within your Saber Technique, far from mastery."

Households Commander Zuo: "Since you have comprehended this much, you will inevitably grasp the deeper meaning in the future. I have a piece of advice for you."

"Please speak, my lord."

Households Commander Zuo said solemnly: "In the way of Martial Arts, a first-rate person looks at innate talent and physical potential, but a Martial Arts Grandmaster of the first order looks at moral character and breadth of mind. My master also admonished me that as a martial artist, one must be tolerant but cannot tolerate insult. Does Mr. Xu understand my meaning?"

Xu Qing pondered briefly and replied: "What you mean, my lord, is to have a broad mind. One should not easily make enemies; otherwise, even if it brings temporary satisfaction, it could lead to troubles and the possibility of capsizing. However, one must also have self-respect and cannot be humiliated. The so-called ’true valor is to stop fighting.’ Martial Arts are primarily for self-protection, not for harming others actively."

"You’ve thought through to this level; you’ve already surpassed nine-tenths of the martial artists in the world. But..." Suddenly, Households Commander Zuo drew his saber and struck at Xu Qing. Xu Qing, taken aback, instinctively dodged, but still got hit on the shoulder with the back of the saber.

He couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat; if it had been the blade, he would have lost his arm.

Magistrate He was not wrong; indeed, Households Commander Zuo is a first-rate expert of the era.

He still has quite a way to go to become a top-ranked expert, but Xu Qing believes that it won’t take too long.

All things considered, it hasn’t even been a year since he began learning Martial Arts.

With his current rate of progress, it’s already astoundingly unconventional.

Households Commander Zuo said: "Kung Fu, after all, is a skill for taking lives, a mixture of feints and reality. While the grand principles are to be comprehended, one must not be confined by them. Look at me on ordinary days, I am neither overbearing nor subservient, treating people kindly, but who would think that I could burst forth with lethal force out of the blue?"

Xu Qing nodded: "Worldly affairs if clearly understood constitute knowledge, adept handling of human relationships is like writing essays. The way of Martial Arts also lies hidden within the daily interactions."

"’Worldly affairs if clearly understood constitute knowledge, adept handling of human relationships is like writing essays’ — For this saying, a great compliment is in order."

Magistrate He’s eyes also brightened up, and he said: "Could Gongming’s learning be bestowed by the heavens? Otherwise, how could he always come up with such profound phrases?"