The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

He looked earnestly at Yan Shan and continued, "If Weizhong merely wishes to be a high-ranking official and accumulate wealth, I am willing to assist you."

Yan Shan knew that when the Master said this, it was definitely not a test. However, having chosen this path, he feared that he would be far from the core circle of the Master in the future, and the Master's words were not without reason.

For someone like him, the pursuit of wealth was no longer the primary goal.

His wife had married him when his family was down and out, and Yan Shan cherished this relationship deeply, so he did not intend to pursue other women.

Xu Qing's words indeed fulfilled his greater desire.

"I am willing to follow the Master and change this world."

Xu Qing smiled, "Changing the world is difficult, and we can't accomplish much alone, but we can take it slowly. I'm not saying we should be saints, but you and I are not the type to make the world serve only us. Since that's the case, why not follow our hearts and do what we want? I like to see this world become better, and I believe Weizhong does too."

"Indeed."

After this private conversation, Yan Shan was more motivated to work for the Master.

He was not just working for the Master, but also for his own legacy, and for the love of seeing the world become better, as the Master had said.

…

…

Xu Qing returned to the Feng Mansion.

His heart was particularly calm and composed now.

Transforming oneself is painful, but transforming the world is joyful.

"What makes a god?"

"The natural way of Heaven is why there are gods."

Various profound principles of the Five Great Demon Gods Visualization Method slowly surfaced in Xu Qing's mind.

In the Purple Mansion, around the Divine Soul, the Five Great Demons appeared one by one.

Especially the Destruction Ming King, who was truly the first among the Five Great Demons, and also the core of the Five Great Demons.

The intent of destruction is not merely to break, but to cleanse the filthy world and reshape a more beautiful one.

The evil thoughts, killing thoughts, fierce thoughts, battle thoughts, and apocalyptic anger of the Five Great Demons are all a form of cleansing the dirty world.

Just as thunder is destruction, it is also creation.

Various realizations flashed in Xu Qing's mind, and the Five Great Demon Gods Visualization Method naturally reached the Great Success stage.

At the same time, fine, dense, black scales appeared on Xu Qing's limbs and chest, a material manifestation of the Dao Skill Divine Power, forming something similar to the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor.

It could not only resist Dao Skill Divine Powers but also the assaults of Martial Arts Blood Qi and sheer physical force.

"Devil thoughts like a mirror, reflecting the world's morality and human heart." Xu Qing had this thought flash through his mind.

The Five Great Demon Gods Visualization Method is a divine power that bridges from demon to Dao, not simply an Evil Path divine power. The enlightened master of the Lotus Sect who created the Five Great Demon Gods Visualization Method possessed great wisdom.

At the same time, the Five Great Demon God statues in the Purple Mansion were like heavenly pillars, supporting the Purple Mansion, making it more stable, and the five demon thoughts, like the Five Elements, gave the Purple Mansion a tangible, solid feeling.

The Purple Mansion was created by the Yin Yang Dao, and to make it stable and solid requires understanding of the Five Elements.

Xu Qing's cultivation of the Purple Mansion Primordial Spirit became clearer.

"If my true heart is demonic, the Five Great Demons naturally become the aid in destroying the world; if my true heart hopes to improve this world and make it better, the Five Great Demons are tools for removing impurities." Xu Qing then noticed the bronze mirror, its evaluation of him as an Outer Heaven Demon becoming more scarlet and deeper. Just a glance gave a feeling of falling into an abyss.

This was an extremely contradictory feeling.

His actions and true heart were somewhat aligned with the Righteous Path, but why was the bronze mirror's evaluation of him becoming increasingly "demonic"?

Outer Heaven Demon?

Xu Qing had a puzzled query in his mind and then let go.

He was unclear about the bronze mirror's evaluation, but he was fully aware of his true heart at present.

Moreover, even though the bronze mirror predicted he would not live long, was he to accept fate?

Usually, even with the Qi Fortune small dragon's warnings, Xu Qing remained cautious, afraid that they would fail him one day.

Of course, he affirmed the bronze mirror's good aspects, while he firmly repaired the bad ones.

The key is adaptability.

Through comprehending the Five Great Demon Gods Visualization Method, Xu Qing's understanding of Daoist skills became increasingly profound.

Several days later, the imperial examination results were announced.

…

…

Although the results had long been determined, the moment the announcement came out, the capital was still in an uproar.

Winning all six first places, what kind of auspicious sign was this?

Since Emperor Chengzu killed the six-headed figure of the Grand Ancestor Dynasty, until now, officially recognized as six-headed, only Xu Gongming had achieved this honor throughout history.

"Three firsts exist in the world, but six firsts are unprecedented." Some exclaimed.

Xu Qing winning all six firsts was a grand event unparalleled throughout history.

But it was merely a significant achievement on his path of the Imperial Examination.

His essays, comparable to those of saints, astonished the Wenqu Star, further lending credibility to Xu Qing's winning of all six firsts. This was an affirmation by heaven itself; even if future generations nitpicked, they could not dispute this result.

Whether it was the Wenqu Star or the winning of all six firsts, news spread rapidly across the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

At this time, in the main hall of the West Garden Longevity Palace, Grand Eunuch Chen Zhong was reading aloud the top scorer's newly written royal memorial for Your Majesty:

Luoshui's mysterious turtle presents auspiciousness first, numbers of Yin nine, numbers of Yang nine, nine times nine is eighty-one, numbers communicate with Dao, Dao aligns with Yuanshi Tianzun, sincerity evokes response;

Danphoenix of Qishan presents luck twice, male calls six, female calls six, six times six is thirty-six calls, calls heard by heaven, heaven births Empyrean Monarch, everlasting longevity.

After listening, the ministers understood that only this memorial was more significant than Xu Qing's essays in the examination and imperial trials.

Being favored by the Emperor's heart, there's nothing more than this.

The only thing to do was quickly send Xu Qing, this plague god, out of the capital, otherwise, nobody could survive here.

Thus, the imperial decree appointing Xu Qing as a counselor to pacify the unrest in the Southwest was issued with extraordinary efficiency, citing it as a national affair, denying Xu Qing even the chance to attend the Jinglin Banquet.

In response, Xu Qing made no objections, immediately accepting the decree and setting off.

With high mountains and long roads,

Xu Qing rode the Fire Cloud Horse he had brought to the capital and embarked on his journey once again!