The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

Yingtian Prefecture, at the home of Elder Fang.

Feng Wu hurried over upon hearing the news and arrived in the courtyard. In her sight was a rattan chair, on which lay a cold corpse.

Her eyes were full of disbelief, her whole body trembling slightly as she lay down on Xu Qing's body.

There was no warmth, nor any sign of life.

Yet Xu Qing's face still looked lifelike, very much resembling the remains of Yu Yangzi that the couple had once seen.

Feng Wu covered her mouth, couldn't help retching, but no tears fell.

Her mind was blank and bewildered.

As if what was happening in front of her wasn't real.

An elder walked to her side.

Feng Wu turned aside, looking helplessly at Elder Fang, "He... he... is there... still hope?"

"I don't know." Elder Fang shook his head and continued, "Madam Xu, your husband's body must temporarily remain with me."

"For... what reason?"

"Because it's very dangerous." Elder Fang pointed at Xu Qing, black qi constantly emanating from his body.

Then under Elder Fang's palm, the black qi continuously dissipated, soon returning to normal.

"You are a cultivator, you should be able to see, this is terrifying Heavenly Demon Qi." Elder Fang slowly spoke.

"So what's his actual condition?"

Elder Fang shook his head: "I don't understand much about cultivation, but if you take him away, many people will suffer misfortune, including you."

"Old sir, my husband is your student, you must save him." Feng Wu pleaded.

Elder Fang sighed: "I can only temporarily seal him, as for what happens later, that's unknown."

"Thank you." Feng Wu did not insist, she knew that if Elder Fang didn't agree for her to take her husband, there was no way she could take him.

Moreover, who else besides Elder Fang could help her husband?

Feng Wu had heard from her husband that, in the current world, among the strong individuals he knew, only Elder Fang had a cultivation path similar to his.

Her husband often said that professional matters should be left to professionals.

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After sending Feng Wu off, Elder Fang needed to temporarily seal Xu Qing.

In his ears, he heard the dragon's roar, the tiger's roar, the call of the Divine Bird, and the hiss of the turtle and snake.

Ji Changxi and another had only seen Xu Qing's Divine Soul transform into flesh, but hadn't seen anything deeper.

Within Xu Qing's body had become a terrifying battlefield.

With the spirit of the four symbols, the Five Great Demons, and a massive amount of Heavenly Demon Qi.

There were even deeper forces that even he couldn't discern for the moment.

This was entirely a huge volcano, one slight misstep could destroy everything around it.

Ji Changxi had delivered him just in time.

Elder Fang gently patted Xu Qing's body.

Xu Qing's body, at this moment, was like a boiling cauldron, the oil temperature rapidly dropping.

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At Duke Wei Mansion, the four major families of South Zhili gathered together.

"What, Xu Qing is dead?" Duke Wei couldn't believe it, his expression complex.

Xu Qing's death, he didn't feel the delight he imagined, but rather a sense of the sky falling.

No one to stand in front for him, to bear the Emperor's pressure on the Jiangnan nobles!

The feeling of weight as heavy as Mount Tai returned once more.

The head of the Zhu Family's expression also changed, he still had many businesses with Xu Qing, what now?

Now the Xu Family was left with only orphans and widows.

The head of the Wang Family felt relieved instead.

He had no choice, his clan brother Wang Gong and Xu Qing had left things quite unseemly, now with Xu Qing's death, the Wang Family's pressure greatly reduced, even Wang Gong could seize the opportunity to overthrow Elder Liang, take control of the central authority, even usurp the results of the reform.

After all, the Liang family couldn't originally rank in South Zhili, it was only Elder Liang who climbed high enough, the other clan members weren't really influential figures.

The head of the Lu Family had neither joy nor sorrow.

He had already received news that the old Heavenly Master had been reincarnated.

Without the support of Dragon Tiger Mountain, the Lu Family had to keep a low profile.

The head of the Wang Family spoke: "Since Xu Gongming is no longer, we can set aside the matter of Qing Tian, but the policy of officials and nobles working together to bear the tax burden must be delayed, also the fire consumption to public use, leveling of taxes and fields, all of these cabinet five-year plan documents need to be reconsidered."

Xu Gongming was essentially the central authority's butcher knife placed in South Zhili, even if he went to the central authority, he remained a nightmare for the scholars and nobles of South Zhili.

The key was that with a big stick from Xu Gongming, they would always be given a sweet date.

Making everyone teetering on the brink of life and death, having no way to fight Xu Qing with their all.

Now, the dark clouds hanging over their heads had dispersed, only a fool would continue to be led by the Court's nose.

The head of the Zhu Family said: "I will take over the sand and cement trade along this section of the Canal in South Zhili, no one is allowed to compete with me."

"We know you love doing business, no one will compete with you for this." The head of the Wang Family said indifferently.

Although Duke Wei had always been the leader of the four major families of South Zhili, now Wang Gong was the Minister of Personnel, able to directly intervene in appointments of officials below the fourth rank, so the potential power of the Wang Family was quite astonishing.

He also had to temporarily lay low.

Duke Wei looked at the head of the Lu Family, "What does Brother Lu think?"

The head of the Lu Family: "Lord and Brother Wang can make the decision."

Duke Wei: "How does Brother Wang plan to deal with Jiangning Prefecture over there?"

The head of the Wang Family: "Temporarily do nothing."

He's not foolish, Xu Qing just died, and his body was still at Elder Fang's home, regardless of his issues with Xu Qing, it was impossible for him to make a move against the Xu Family now.

They still had to see how the old Emperor would react to Xu Qing's death.

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"What, Xu Qing is dead?" Prince Yu looked ecstatic, then realized it was inappropriate, covering his mouth, pausing and asking Teacher Dai, "Is the news accurate?"

Teacher Dai nodded, "Absolutely accurate, and Master Xiong Chan has returned directly to the Great Zen Temple."