The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 98 - 73: Encounter Again (Subscribe Please)_2

Chapter 98: Chapter 73: Encounter Again (Subscribe Please)_2

"Who’s lurking in the shadows?" At that moment, a bellowing voice echoed from within, and a eunuch leaped out, directing a punch towards where Yaksha King was positioned.

The fist carried fierce Qi-Blood, instantly engulfing Yaksha King within the gale.

Boom!

In the void, a red mist burst forth from Yaksha King’s body, quickly dissipating without a trace.

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Xu Qing opened his eyes in the guest quarters of the Academic Officer Mansion, his forehead beading with cold sweat, "The restraint of Martial Arts on Dao Skill is indeed no fallacy. Fortunately, my own proficiency in Martial Arts isn’t shallow either."

A pure Daoist faced with a Martial Artist whose Qi-Blood was robust and masculine, would feel apprehension even if the Martial Artist’s realm was lower.

"To put it plainly, even the Yaksha King Visualization Method is just an illusion in the heart of men, far from turning the intangible into tangible."

"But what is that purple-tinged Qi? Qi Fortune?"

Xu Qing pondered deeply, feeling that it wasn’t the Qi Fortune of an individual, but more like the Dynasty Destiny.

He speculated that this had to do with Marquis Wuding’s status as a noble knighted by the Emperor.

Therefore, he was endowed with the blessing of the Dynasty Destiny.

According to the bronze mirror’s assessment, purple within the Qi Fortune is considered an extremely esteemed color.

The combination of the Dynasty Destiny with the Human Dao seems extremely restrictive towards Dao Skills.

This might be why so few court officials were assassinated by Dao Skill masters.

Indeed, physical eradication is always the most secure and effective method.

Xu Qing’s guess, based on the reality at hand, was likely not far off.

He took out the drawing of Yaksha King and stared at it to visualize Yaksha King anew; in a short while, a green-faced and fanged, red-haired Yaksha King emerged.

But the current Yaksha King appeared quite diminished compared to the one earlier at the Marquis Mansion before being suppressed.

Strictly speaking, even smaller than the Yaksha King Xu Qing had initially visualized.

"It seems that after Yaksha King encountered trouble outside, all I need to do is reconsolidate and visualize it again. Given that I currently harbor fewer wicked thoughts, the current Yaksha King is not as formidable as the one I originally visualized," Xu Qing noted while also examining his own Divine Soul, besides feeling a bit mentally fatigued, he sensed no other effects.

In fact, he felt an indescribable sense of relief.

"It seems the more powerful the visualized Yaksha King, the heavier the burden on the Divine Soul. My Divine Soul is not strong enough yet; otherwise, none of this would matter." He harbored another guess in his heart: Yaksha King was only one of the Five Great Demons; if all five were to be visualized, wouldn’t the requirements for the Divine Soul be much higher than they are now?

This thing is somewhat like the Seven Injuries Fist—if one’s innards are not strong enough and they forcibly continue to practice, they will instead harm themselves.

But, if the Divine Soul is powerful and can then control the Five Great Demons, wouldn’t they be able to concentrate their own wicked thoughts at any time, making the Divine Soul even more pure?

The path of cultivation, just like Yin Yang, should be observed from both aspects.

He then thought of the eunuch who scattered Yaksha King at the Marquis Wuding Mansion; a Yin Yang Person with such formidable Martial Arts. The last time he felt such a strong sense of oppression from a Martial Arts Master was from Heavenly King Lin Tian.

He wondered who among the two was more formidable.

Xu Qing felt that, logically speaking, the dead eunuch was probably more formidable.

Because generally, eunuchs who practice Martial Arts are rather significant antagonists.

Besides, worldly society says, "With no thoughts of women, one’s swordplay is naturally divine." Eunuchs naturally have an advantage in this regard.

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"What, Lady Chuyun is dead?" Marquis Wuding thundered in rage, smashing a priceless celadon teacup to pieces.

Well, after breaking it, he felt even more heartache.

This set of teaware was a treasure.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Marquis Wuding thought of Eunuch Zhao still standing nearby and curbed his anger, "Eunuch Zhao, you’ve seen something quite embarrassing today."

Eunuch Zhao: "I didn’t expect the enemy to have someone practicing the Dao Skill too, but just now I used my Martial Arts Qi Blood to break his Dao Skill, I’m afraid he must have suffered quite a backlash."

He said, his voice laced with a sinister laugh.

Marquis Wuding nodded in agreement: "Utterly ignorant fools, even without this title of marquis, I am still an Imperial Officer knighted by the court, and yet they are so recklessly ambitious as to think they can contend against me with mere Dao Skill."

As an Imperial Officer of the court, blessed and protected by the Dynasty Destiny, ordinary Dao Skill masters perform Dao Skills on him to no effect, at best creating some illusions.

Unless one cultivates their Divine Soul to the Exorcism level and further practices specialized Magic Artifacts, they pose no substantial threat to him.

However, in doing so, one loses the intangible and incorporeal characteristics of Dao Skills.

With formidable Martial Artists as bodyguards, he remains unafraid.

Eunuch Zhao: "Marquis, didn’t you engage Lady Chuyun to deal with that young man, how come she suddenly died. Could it be that the Daoist who tried to assault us earlier took action?"

Marquis Wuding: "I didn’t expect that Lady Chuyun’s Dao Skills were nowhere as formidable as she bragged, to be killed by someone using Dao Skill instead, alas, if these Lotus Sect rebels were useful, they wouldn’t be running away from the court’s forces."

Eunuch Zhao: "Well, it’s just as well that she’s dead; it can pass as a credit for the Marquis. Aren’t there rumors saying we collude with the sect rebels? It’s perfect to hand over her body to shut those mouths."

Marquis Wuding hesitated, mainly because he still had business dealings entangled with the Lotus Sect, and handing over Lady Chuyun’s body would undoubtedly provoke their resentment, damaging his own interests.

If it were to harm the interests of the court, he would not hesitate.

One only realizes the pain when the knife cuts their own flesh.

Seeing this, Eunuch Zhao inwardly cursed him a useless fool, sparing himself for big matters but forgetting righteousness for small gains. How could he have cooperated with such a mediocrity, now he too was deeply stuck in the mire.

Suddenly, Eunuch Zhao had the idea of betraying his ally.

Actually, Marquis Wuding himself had ascended from a minor collateral lineage, not having undergone strict education among the nobles, and it was precisely because he couldn’t blend with the traditional noble system that the Emperor trusted to use him to monitor South Zhili.

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