The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 73 - 65: Buying and Selling

Chapter 73: Chapter 65: Buying and Selling

"Beng Fist."

The strength of the Bull Demon erupts like a mountain collapsing!

Xu Qing stood atop the slippery big water tank, his footsteps shifted lightly, his fist tucked under his rib, the tiger’s mouth (part of the palm) turned outward, and suddenly he thrust out a punch.

The sandbag used for practicing the Eight Diagram Wandering Palm was instantly punched through, spilling out sand and covering the ground like snow.

Xu Qing reviewed the whole process of delivering power with his Beng Fist.

Actually, bursting a sandbag is not difficult for Xu Qing at all.

The difficulty lies in the fact that he had just concentrated his strength, making his fist as sharp as a spearhead, effortlessly piercing the sandbag without wasting any force elsewhere.

This punch perfectly combined my own strength with the explosive force from the Bright Strength.

Xu Qing reflected on the entire Beng Fist process, which is actually a combination of the Bull Demon Horn, Stepping, and Powering the Skin. The step he took was precisely the essence of the Eight Diagrams Body Technique. Starting from the spine, it sent a vibration, integrating all the body’s strength to form this punch of Beng Fist.

Why the Eight Diagrams Body Technique and the Bull Demon Strong Fist weren’t harmonious before was actually due to a conflict in the goals of power deployment.

The Eight Diagrams Body Technique specializes in evasion, maneuvering to the enemy’s side, targeting their shoulder or lower back to strike the vital points.

On the other hand, the Bull Demon Strong Fist emphasizes a frontal assault, using overwhelming force to conquer the opponent.

One is fierce and straightforward, while the other is soft and tricky.

The step taken for the Beng Fist takes the ingenious energy from the Eight Diagrams Body Technique, skillfully utilizing the synergy of my body’s bones and joints to fully display the violent and clear Bright Strength of the Bull Demon Strong Fist.

"Being able to execute the Beng Fist means that my Bright Strength is fairly refined. I’m no longer at the beginner stage, the power is great, the strength is fast and unified, lacking the previous dull feeling of accumulating power before releasing the Bright Strength."

Xu Qing previously felt a pause when releasing the Bright Strength. Against ordinary people, there was no difference, but against experts who could predict his power deployment by watching his shoulder movements, they could dodge in advance.

Now his Beng Fist and footsteps are combined, the power deployment also merged within the fist and the motion. As he approaches, his fist follows, directly shortening the process of power gathering.

"In fact, the Eight Diagrams Body Technique is like a mother, capable of birthing various fist techniques. I just need to adjust the method of deploying power in my footsteps according to the needs." Xu Qing quickly generalized and realized that the foundation of the Eight Diagram Wandering Palm is the Eight Diagrams Body Technique; the Wandering Palm itself is secondary.

As long as I deeply understand the martial arts principles of the Eight Diagram Wandering Palm, I can fully utilize it to express my intelligence.

The precondition is having a strong Divine Soul and personal insights about martial arts.

Actually, this can also be considered martial arts talent.

If Xu Qing hadn’t deeply studied "The Book of Changes," if he didn’t have a powerful Divine Soul, he would never have been able to derive "Beng Fist" from the Bull Demon Strong Fist and the Eight Diagrams Body Technique.

Xu Qing felt pleased, followed by an inexplicable sense of fatigue, and fell off the big water tank.

He lay in the snow, feeling the bone-chilling cold of the accumulated snow, and his heart was filled with indescribable joy.

This was as wonderfully delightful as solving a complex mathematics problem in his previous life.

Learning fists, understanding the principles of martial arts, is also like solving problems.

The sense of achievement after solving problems brings an indescribable joy.

But most people have difficulty experiencing this joy, and it’s related to talent.

The gap in intelligence is very real.

In this world, such talent gaps are often reflected in the strength of the Divine Soul.

It goes without saying, those martial arts experts certainly have strong Divine Souls.

"However, Divine Souls are usually hidden within the body and, based on my current experience, it’s hard to tell the strength of a person’s Divine Soul just by appearance. At most, you can observe someone’s eyes and judge if their Divine Soul is stronger than ordinary people. But this can be disguised."

"No need to worry about this, as martial artists have sharp senses. If there are wandering souls spying, one will feel something is amiss. Previously, when my Divine Soul roamed at night to observe Niu Peng at the Zhao residence, and recently when Su Lianqing spied on me, they were both discovered. It’s all the same principle."

Xu Qing’s current conclusion is that the Divine Soul contributes to the cultivation of martial arts, but likewise, the vigorous Martial Arts Qi Blood can also restrain the Divine Soul.

Dao Skill is full of mysteries, while martial arts focus on damage.

Actually, when you think about it, if Dao skills were terrifyingly lethal, the Lotus Sect and Luo Sect would have turned the heavens and earth upside down long ago, but that’s not the case.

After lying on the ground for a while, Xu Qing got up, changed clothes, and then started grilling meat in the yard.

Actually, using the dried branches of the Old Wutong Tree to grill meat yields the best results, but they are too scarce, so he could only add a little to the firewood.

His technique was extremely practiced, the sizzling aroma of the meat enhanced by spices wafted through the yard, utterly irresistible.

At this moment, Guo Li returned.

"Guo Second Brother, your timing is perfect. Must be hungry after the journey, let’s eat together."

"Thank you, Young Master." Guo Li took the grilled meat, not biting into it right away but waiting for Xu Qing to start eating before he gently took a bite and then said, "Young Master, the Chieftain Lin just asked me what official title the County Master got promoted to. I only mentioned last night’s banquet the County Master attended at the Lord’s residence."

Xu Qing: "You don’t know what position the County Master has been promoted to?"

"How could I not know? The Old Master is going to Yingtian to be the Imperial Censor; everyone in the County Government knows about it."

"Then why didn’t you say?"

"Young Master, you only asked me to convey a message, and besides, I guessed that Chieftain Lin finding out this news on his own would be more effective than me telling directly." Guo Li naively scratched his head.

Xu Qing smiled: "Guo Second Brother, you’re very smart."

Guo Li: "I was also afraid I did something wrong."

Xu Qing smiled: "Actually, it’s fine whether you said it or not, of course, not saying it is better. Guo Second Brother, realizing this on your own makes me even happier."

Guo Li immediately tensed up in his heart as he had thought he had been clever for once, but as it turned out, this was also a test from the Young Master.