The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 48 - 44 Prescription

Chapter 48: Chapter 44 Prescription

"Reaching the Night Wander Realm in Daoist Level endows the Divine Soul with yet another significant function."

In the past, when the Divine Soul left the body, it was besieged by various terrors from the mortal world, as if drowning at any moment. Now it’s different—Xu Qing’s Divine Soul has learned to swim in the sea of suffering.

"No wonder it’s called ’Night Wander.’"

"This feeling, it does indeed resemble swimming."

Because the Divine Soul is not tangible, but rather floating and drifting.

Xu Qing did not fly very high, nor did he dive into the ground.

Because the Divine Soul could feel terrifying presences both in the sky and underneath the earth. He obtained related information from the "Night Wander" evaluation in the bronze mirror.

It was about Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha.

These two things can greatly harm the Divine Soul.

Xu Qing couldn’t help but have a thought.

Because the Divine Soul has no form or substance, it stands to reason that after reaching the Night Wander Realm, it would be difficult for ordinary weapons to harm it at night, as if it were a ghost or deity.

If someone could use Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha as weapons, wouldn’t they be able to kill the Divine Soul?

He pondered while trying to pass through doors and windows.

"The consumption is much less than before."

He tried the courtyard wall as well.

"The consumption is not significant."

Xu Qing gradually tested the functions of the Divine Soul in the Night Wander Realm.

"With my current abilities, I wonder how many secrets I could peek into if I used it for spying." Xu Qing did not rush to leave the Li Mansion but wandered around everywhere.

The faint moonlight wrapped around the Divine Soul—if one didn’t look carefully, there was basically nothing to see.

Of course, he could also do without the moonlight.

In that case, similar to the physical body being in a state of sun exposure, it would be fine for a short time, but it would definitely be damaging if prolonged.

And he faintly felt that his ability to attract moonlight and form a protective shell had to do with the Old Wutong Tree, because when he cultivated "Crane Call," there was a similar flow of Yin Yang Qi with the Old Wutong Tree. Naturally, he acquired some of the Old Wutong Tree’s traits in absorbing and harnessing Moonlight.

Therefore, his ability to harness moonlight and form an external shell made him different from the typical Divine Soul Night Wander.

His current state was clearly more exquisite.

He tried the Divine Soul Night Wander, gradually adapting to the state.

After who knows how long.

Xu Qing carefully speculated.

"If my Divine Soul does not rest for one hour, I estimate I could travel fifty miles. In other words, if my Divine Soul is strong enough to endure, I could travel two hundred and fifty miles in five hours, almost reaching the farthest boundary of Qingshui County from here. But there’s a question: how far can the Divine Soul travel away from the physical body?"

Xu Qing knew that this was only his temporary theory.

In reality, there would definitely be various adverse influences constraining him.

However, he was not in a hurry. He could slowly explore the limits of his current Divine Soul Night Wander and incidentally probe into the secrets that existed in the county town.

For instance, the Zhao family.

Qingshui County is the seat of Jiangning Prefecture.

Thus, Zhao Xiong, becoming an arrest officer for the Government, also lived in the city.

However, the Government is in the north of the city, and the County Government is in the south.

Zhao Xiong now has to check in, almost crossing the majority of the city.

Tonight, Xu Qing definitely won’t run off to the Zhao family’s place.

He has to sort out the limits of Night Wander before he acts.

After all, the Zhao family didn’t have much time left.

Xu Qing was not in a hurry at all.

If he was going to act against the Zhao family, he would surely aim for extermination, not giving them a chance to fight back.

Xu Qing strolled through every nook and cranny of the Li Mansion.

Because it was a transcendent, nearly invisible perspective, Xu Qing had a sense of control over everything in the Li Mansion, as if every grass and every tree was at his command.

It was a sense akin to that of a deity.

"The Court has the Embroidered Guard and the Inner Factory to monitor the whole world. Thus, without stepping outside, the Emperor can still know everything under the heavens and manipulate power techniques accordingly. Ordinary people and scholars can hardly help but revere the Heavenly Power. After being Emperor for a long time, one might start to think of oneself as divine."

Xu Qing, through his own experiences of Night Wander, secretly pondered the Emperor’s psyche.

There’s no other way; if you want to get by in the Great Yu Dynasty, guessing the higher-ups’ intentions is essential.

"No wonder there’s a deity called the Night Patrol Deity. If I continue developing in this manner, I will eventually become the true Night Patrol Deity of Qingshui County. The one in the temple would only be a counterfeit." Xu Qing chuckled to himself.

Even if the clay and carved statues of deities receive worship and possess some Divine Skills, they cannot withstand the power of the secular world—if your temple is pushed over, you’re nothing but a lonesome ghost in a desolate grave.

The power of Xu Qing’s Night Wander is his own and cannot be taken away.

Moreover, his current abilities would be exceptional for playing the part of a ghost or a god if he were to display them.

For instance, secretly investigating someone’s secrets and then accurately revealing them face to face—a few more such examples, and people can’t help but believe.

"It seems that some Taoists and Monks play such tricks." Xu Qing heard from the Zhou Family that a Monk in the Golden Ray Monastery was very good at fortune-telling.

"Could it be that this Monk is also capable of soul travel during Night Wander." Xu Qing guessed to himself.

Previously, he vaguely saw some unusual phenomena above the Golden Ray Monastery and heard eerie fox laughter.

However, from Xu Qing’s point of view, the use of Divine Soul Daoist Skill in combat is quite limited.

With his current Night Wander Realm, he is still far from achieving the legendary Exorcism, and his direct interference in reality is minimal.

Even if the opponent possesses Divine Soul Night Wander skills, when a large army knocks at the door, no matter how many Spells or Divine Skills you have, they will simply lead your mortal body to enlightenment.

"But Cultivation in both Daoist Skill and Martial Arts complements each other, aiming to channel great strength into oneself. It has a potential that cannot be compared to the government or the Imperial Examination. However, to go far in Cultivation, there is a difference between having and lacking support from the authorities."

"Those within the authorities have a good environment for Cultivation. Many accomplished individuals often engage in governmental affairs. For those who Cultivate, wealth, companions, and favorable locations are essential."

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In the following period of time, Xu Qing continued to read and nourish his Divine Soul, and to practice Martial Arts to strengthen his body.

However, after reaching the Night Wander in terms of Divine Soul, the effects of reading and nurturing the soul were no longer evident. His progress was minuscule.

Moreover, the practice of Crane Call on the spinal dragon also slowed down a lot.

"It’s still because I don’t have the right supplements." Xu Qing knew well that the bottleneck in Martial Arts was mostly due to the lack of correct prescriptions.

Practicing Martial Arts is about seventy percent nourishment, thirty percent training.

If the nourishment is not right, no matter how hard you train, you cannot expect a qualitative leap.

The prescriptions needed for Martial Arts Training are even harder to find than the Cultivation Techniques themselves.

Because that is their lifeline.

Once you have the prescription, even if the techniques are passed down, it’s not a concern. If you want to improve, you have to ask for medicine. As long as you ask for medicine, you have to be at their service.

Moreover, some techniques damage the body when practiced, and without Secret Medicine, one cannot talk about progress. With age, it might even lead to chronic sickness.

Therefore, some famous martial masters often die suddenly.

This is because they only focused on external skills and not on life-cultivation.

Time came to August, close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was also the day the examination results were released.

Xu Qing got the list of successful candidates for this examination first hand.

This was because Mr. Feng sent the good news of his success along with the list as quickly as he could to the Li Mansion.

"Mr. Feng Xifeng ranks fifth in the Imperial Examination, earning the title Jieyuan, his name appeared on the imperial rolls in golden ink!"

The Top Scorer in the examination is called Jieyuan, and those ranking second to tenth are referred to as Jieyuan.

However, Feng Xifeng, ranking fifth, also earned the title of Five Classics Leader.

Meaning he is ranked first among the candidates in his main subject, the Spring and Autumn Period.

"He’s still not a Jieyuan," Xu Qing felt a bit sour.

If only there had been more time, he would have really liked to compete with Mr. Feng in the exam. The loser would have to fork over their daughter, family teachings, connections, and all.

As for losing himself, at worst, he’d just become a son-in-law.

Of course, being a son-in-law didn’t actually stand in the way of the Imperial Examination. Only those who become sons-in-law under official records are barred from the exams; for commoner sons-in-law, there is no such restriction.

In Xu Qing’s previous life, Zuo Zongtang was indeed a son-in-law who later also became a Scholar.

"Eh? Why is there another letter?" Xu Qing saw no signature on the letter, but the handwriting was clearly that of his female master, Feng Wu.

As he opened it, he couldn’t help but feel joy—it was the follow-up content for the Eight Diagram Wandering Palm and the corresponding Martial Arts training prescriptions.

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