The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

Xu Qing set up the framework for the Martial Arts Academy, called for help, and the remaining tasks naturally involved patching up and filling in the gaps gradually.

Now when he works, he mainly handles the beginning and sets the direction, while others take care of the details. Frankly, it's about sharing benefits.

Attending to every detail can be exhausting and thankless unless one is extraordinarily talented.

To put it simply, while productivity must be enhanced, the importance of distributing benefits is no less than production.

Many major powers often collapse due to imbalanced distribution of benefits.

This is a profound subject.

It needs thorough consideration.

Time swiftly moved to March, the period agreed upon with the East Sea Princess over three years ago.

Xu Qing informed his wife and then proceeded to fulfill the agreement.

Although Xu Qing is quite aware of his role as a tool, he still tried to enter the East Sea Princess's dreams ahead of time to gauge the situation.

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Seeing Xu Qing in her dreams, the East Sea Princess felt rather shy.

Is it true that what one thinks of day by day appears in their dreams at night?

Moreover, how was she so confident that she was in a dream?

The agreed time is approaching.

In truth, the East Sea Princess was a bit reluctant to urge Xu Qing, worried that should he change his mind, it would be too humiliating for her, a princess of a lost country.

Currently, the Fang Immortal Dao, the East Sea Gang, and Xu Qing cooperate closely, and deteriorating relations at this time would be detrimental to everyone.

She actually holds Xu Qing in high regard, not because of his talents, but more because Xu Qing truly seems like a good person. Despite such a grand endeavor, he hasn't taken any concubines willingly except for those maids forced upon him.

Moreover, he has only one son.

This is inconceivable among the powerful.

As far as Xu Qing is concerned, one son is enough; after all, he is now a Heavenly Demon, striving to live in the hearts of people and thus won't die.

Unless it's the end of the world!

Yet having more children isn't without benefits, as it can alleviate many internal concerns and provide more reliable assistance.

On the other hand, in the long run, having many children might not be beneficial due to natural internal division.

However, thinking practically, any power, as it exists longer, will experience increasingly intense internal conflict.

For example, in his previous life under Da Qing, the struggle of nine sons for succession was merely superficial; the root cause was the power struggle among Man Qing elders, the Imperial Family, the Emperor, and Han scholar-officials, even permeating the entire Man Qing.

Within Xu Qing's sphere, many factions also exist.

With the presence of these factions, internal conflict is inevitable.

However, fewer troubles are always better.

Xu Qing planned to have a frank discussion with the East Sea Princess in her dreams first.

"Princess, although it's a dream now, it's also a lucid dream." Xu Qing didn't reveal the truth but explained generally.

Being from Fusang and a disciple of the Fang Immortal Dao, the East Sea Princess was not unfamiliar with these mystical matters.

She even felt some emotion internally, wondering if Xu Qing had become an Immortal?

To even communicate through dreams.

Moreover, even if Xu Qing wasn't an Immortal, he was Wenqu Star incarnate, a living Saint!

She couldn't help but feel pleased.

Because as long as Xu Qing acknowledged it, she would bear the Divine Spirit's bloodline.

This child would be nobler than any Heavenly Emperor in history!

Xu Qing's demands were the same as before but more specific; the East Sea Princess must ensure the child does not set foot in Central Earth once born.

Of course, being his child, Xu Qing would take responsibility to make him a Heavenly Emperor.

"But, how can you be sure it's a boy?" Though a bit disappointed, the East Sea Princess remained content. Regardless, restoring the country comes first.

Moreover, if Xu Qing didn't usurp, the Xu Family's legitimate son seemed no more noble than her child.

Unbeknownst to her, Xu Family's eldest legitimate son, Xu Xuanhu, was destined to be the fourth generation Black Mountain old demon, inheritor of the current world's top martial artist, and possibly the future world's top martial artist.

His fate was undeniably noble and formidable, stronger even than the newly-born royal grandchild.

The Black Mountain old demon was a being both Xu Qing and the old Emperor deeply feared.

The Battle of Changbai Mountain was undoubtedly Xu Qing's eternal nightmare.

Since arriving in this world, Xu Qing had never felt more despair.

Fortunately, having already faced such despair, Xu Qing's illusions about old demons had shattered, leaving nothing to fear.

Would anything be harder than before?

Xu Qing said to the East Sea Princess, "Just believe the words I say."

Thinking of Xu Qing's reputation, the East Sea Princess realized his words were indeed rock-solid.

These days, among the non-betraying powerful, Xu Gongming was the only one.

Even Xu Qing's rivals acknowledged this matter.

Brother Xiong Chan comprehended that Xu Qing's revival was a hint for him not to confront the old Emperor at Taihe Mountain, thus saving the Great Zen Temple.

Remembering this favor was why he came to support the Martial Arts Academy.

Naturally, Brother also took the chance to write a Diamond Sutra with the Martial Saint's blood.

Everyone knows it wards off demons!

Receiving it, had it not been for the Great Monk's sincere expression, Xu Qing would've suspected it as intentional.

Brother was a clever person; to please the old Emperor, a Great Monk, he wrote a bloody Tao Te Ching. Needless to say, the Zen Sect also shares Taoist philosophy!

Should things not work, accepting Laozi transforming Hu into Buddha might suffice.

Buddha was originally Tao!

After all, when it comes to resilience, the Buddhist's claim as second wouldn't see Confucianism daring to claim first!

After probing the East Sea Princess, even in dreams, all thoughts were apparent; no matter how naturally good an actress a woman is, or how beautiful, she couldn't hide in dreams.

The only variable is the fickleness of human hearts.

Yet Xu Qing only focuses on the now, as the future holds too many uncertainties to warrant excessive effort.

Whatever happens, soldiers counter threats and water garrison walls!

How few tribulations have crossed his life?

After having a frank exchange.

Xu Qing's Heavenly Demon Body arrived.

With the depth of his Purple Mansion Primordial Sect and Heavenly Demon Technique in the secrets of Yin Yang Transformation and Heavenly Person's Conception, he had extensive research.

Creating life was part of Yin Yang Transformation and Creation Theory.

Ultimately, the Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit was still a Primordial Spirit.

The Primordial Spirit naturally possessed the body's attributes, marking the difference between Earth Immortals and Ghost Immortals.

Ghost Immortals remain a Yin God, akin to a soul.

Primordial Spirit is the completeness of Yin and Yang, forming when gathered, dispersing into Qi, entirely at will.

The crux of creating life is that one moment.

For the sake of men's dignity, Xu Qing exerted himself tirelessly through the night.

Fortunately, the East Sea Princess practiced martial arts; otherwise, how could she bear it?

This was Xu Qing's deliberate effort restraint.

Else, with excessive vigor, a mishap might occur.

Thus fulfilling the teenage dream of watching Japanese action films from his previous life.

In fact, women are all alike; Xu Qing already cast off the allure.

As for his relationship with Feng Wu, it was different; they were long-suffering spouses, a community of interests, their relationship more tightly bound than those in fervent love.

Certainly, it wasn't pure love.

Xu Qing himself didn't know what pure love is.

In this life, he wouldn't allow himself to be consumed by love.

Hence he was destined not to understand!

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"The gentlest lowering of the head, like a water lotus, delicately shy in the cool breeze,

Saying goodbye, saying goodbye,

In the farewell lies a sweet, sorrowful tone—Sayonara!"

Signature—"Xu Sheng of Jiangning, Presented to the Princess Chuyun."

Xu Qing showed professional ethics, even as things faded like a spring dream, he considered the client's feelings. Besides, he took into account the cultural level of the East Sea Princess, specially copying a simple yet beautiful vernacular poem.

This allowed the East Sea Princess to easily appreciate the poem's delicate and complex emotions.

After all, it was a reflection of the East Sea Princess's heart.

Though she appears as a cold female samurai externally, inside she deeply yearns for affection, possessing a little woman's shyness.

Yet reality couldn't let her be; it forced her to present a strong woman's imagery.

Women like her, a friend of Xu Qing's previous life had encountered; they always bring an element of contrast, and clinginess.

Ultimately, Xu Qing couldn't afford this blessing.

The East Sea Princess held the letter, a smile on her lips, ready to write to her sister Feng Wu, asking whether Xu Qing had ever written her a love poem?

Was it like this?

Feng Wu replied quickly.

Her letter contained only one sentence,

"If life were but the first meeting."

Upon reading it, the East Sea Princess felt thunderstruck!