The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

In the blink of an eye, winter passed and spring arrived, and two months went by. It was now the end of the first lunar month.

Xu Qing had celebrated his eighteenth birthday during this month's Shangyuan Festival. The bronze mirror's lifespan evaluation for him left only a year and a half.

During this period, he had obtained the Virtuous Aura, but no matter what, after reaching his current lifespan, he could no longer increase it.

He also received a letter from Xiong Chan, which mentioned a major event.

"We must ensure that the Black Mountain Old Demon falls before July 7th next year, before the Heavenly Demon rushes the Seven Fiends. Otherwise, the old demon will return to the Creator Realm of Seven Lightning Tribulations, becoming a nightmare for all the top experts in the world."

Xu Qing correlated the time and found that the day the bronze mirror evaluated his lifespan to end was precisely July 7th next year.

"I extended my lifespan using the Virtuous Aura before, which caused an effect, possibly the Black Mountain Old Demon coming to Dragon Tiger Mountain to find me, resulting in the delay of his true form's emergence? Is this the truth behind extending lifespan with the Virtuous Aura?" Xu Qing secretly speculated.

Was his destined calamity truly the Black Mountain Old Demon?

Was this all because of his connection with the legacy of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path?

Could the bronze mirror be a legacy artifact of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path?

Xu Qing had many speculations in his heart, but the day the Heavenly Demon rushed the Seven Fiends coincided with the day the bronze mirror judged his lifespan to end.

Xiong Chan's suggestion matched his previous idea to seek revenge on the Black Mountain Old Demon, now giving him more reason to kill the Black Mountain Old Demon.

Reaching the Martial Sage level, it was hard to die. But the existence of Black Mountain Old Demon was undoubtedly a nightmare for all top experts.

The Martial Sage was the pinnacle of the world, and the Black Mountain Old Demon's original Seven Lightning Tribulations Creator Realm was even the apex of the apex.

To defeat the peak existence of the Creator Realm, it would probably take Zhang Lata's resurrection or Chongyang True Master being alive to accomplish.

Once the Black Mountain Old Demon regained the Creator Realm, it would be an unstoppable nightmare for Xu Qing, seen by the other side as a scourge of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path.

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Chaotian Temple.

"Granduncle, you wouldn't want the legacy of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path to be severed, would you?" After stabilizing his Purple Mansion, Xu Qing finally came to pay respects to the Temple Master of Chaotian Temple.

He laid everything out, conveying many matters.

The Temple Master of Chaotian Temple sighed lightly: "I didn't expect the legacy of the Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber to be in your hands."

He felt somewhat gratified because he was the granduncle of Feng Wu's mother, and with Xu Qing holding the legacy of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path, it was akin to being passed within the family.

Then he couldn't help but lose his composure, saying: "You bastard, do you know how precious that Xuantian Ascending Dragon Pill is? And you used it to break through to Martial Arts Grandmaster."

He couldn't help but stab a foot at Xu Qing.

This was the Stabbing Foot Technique.

The old Taoist was vigorous despite his age, and one kick could pierce through a steel plate.

But landing on Xu Qing, it made him retreat half a step.

Xu Qing looked a bit embarrassed.

The old Taoist coughed, regaining his composure, and said: "With your qualifications, you only need to endure another two or three years to directly advance to Martial Arts Grandmaster, no need to be in such a hurry."

In his view, Xu Qing was still young. If he advanced to Martial Arts Grandmaster in two or three more years, and then spent ten years reaching the Half-step Martial Saint Realm, and then consumed the Xuantian Ascending Dragon Pill, he could directly advance to Martial Saint like Xiong Chan.

By that time, Xu Qing would be just over thirty.

Yet this bastard squandered a treasure.

Xu Qing said quietly: "If I kept the Xuantian Ascending Dragon Pill, could I protect it now?"

The fundamental reason was that Xu Qing couldn't wait for years.

But his current response was also a cause.

A man without guilt is guilty for holding a treasure.

Such a Divine Pill aiding in breaking through to Martial Saint would drive Martial Arts Grandmasters mad and even Martial Saints restless. If not consumed quickly, once the word was out, did Xu Qing think his life was too short?

Could he trust the Heavenly Master or believe that Xiong Chan wouldn't leak the secret?

Not to mention, if he held onto the Xuantian Ascending Dragon Pill now, it's likely Xiong Chan would directly seize it.

Friendship is one thing.

But never use a Divine Pill of this level to test friendship.

The Temple Master of Chaotian Temple sighed: "You are right. However, the core legacy of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path is the Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber. Only this Divine Skill can inflict fatal damage to the old demon. Back then, it was also my master, risking his soul shattering into pieces, who used a Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber to seriously injure the old demon, granting the world a hundred years of peace."

"But it was only serious injury, and Xiong Chan has mentioned that the old demon will restore his Creator Realm through next year's Heavenly Demon rushing the Seven Fiends. Once successful, we won't see peace." Xu Qing now wished all the top experts in the world would align with him to eliminate the Black Mountain Old Demon.

As a result, he naturally spoke of matters in a grave manner.

And he didn't distort the facts.

The Temple Master of Chaotian Temple shot him a look, "Only my master could use the Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber to severely injure him. Even if the old demon doesn't have the strength of Seven Lightning Tribulations now, you can't harm him with the saber's true form. Unless you lure him into the depths of the Imperial Palace."

Xu Qing's eyes lit up: "How about giving it a try?"

The Temple Master of Chaotian Temple's face darkened, "Don't you dare mention this in front of Your Majesty."

He knew the old Emperor, most afraid of dying.

What he truly meant was, if the Black Mountain Old Demon entered near the Emperor, he would naturally be suppressed by the True Dragon Destiny, retaining only his martial prowess.

But would the old Emperor cooperate?

Even if the old Emperor agreed, the Black Mountain Old Demon's Divine Skills could foresee the Heavenly Secret, and he wasn't foolish enough to bring his true form near the Emperor.

Xu Qing pondered, if he were to rebel now, could he achieve unity and become Emperor before July 7th next year?