The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 388 - 171: The Secret of the Martial Arts Grandmaster (Please Subscribe)_3

Even if their brotherhood was not to the extent of "loyalty as ministers to a ruler, affection as sons to a father" like Liu, Guan, and Zhang, it was still much stronger than the incense-burning brothers of Wagang Village.

"Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the root of all Qi; broadly cultivated for billions of calamities, proving my Divine Powers." Xu Qing and King Lin faced each other palm to palm, the power of the Golden Light Spell within their bodies flowing like liquid.

The frost on King Lin’s body quickly melted into liquid and then evaporated into steam.

After a short while, King Lin opened his eyes.

"Gongming, thank you."

"Who hurt Elder Brother?"

"The Luo Sect Master." King Lin gritted his teeth, having never suffered such a great loss in his lifetime.

Xu Qing nodded, understanding that if it was the Luo Sect Master, it made sense. Xu Qing had already experienced the formidable power of the possessed individuals from the Luo Sect Master, not to mention the terrifying presence of the Sect Master himself.

Xu Qing: "Elder Brother, let me heal your injuries first."

King Lin: "Although that scoundrel was repelled by my desperate counterattack, injuring his flesh, he also had the chance to kill me. He probably didn’t act because he wants to use my injury to tie you down. Gongming, you need to be prepared."

Although King Lin was rough around the edges, he was shrewd when it came to significant matters.

He would certainly not fail to guess the other party’s motives later.

If the goal was just to kill King Lin, the Luo Sect Master had many methods and wouldn’t need to risk his actual presence.

The Luo Sect Master’s action was specifically to injure without killing.

Yet, he had underestimated King Lin and ultimately had to leave wounded himself.

But the severity of their injuries was indeed vastly different.

Even if Xu Qing exerted all his efforts, he could not guarantee a full recovery for King Lin, nor could he ensure that King Lin could step into the threshold of the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm through the enlightenment gained from this battle.

The key question was, during the time Xu Qing spent healing King Lin, what did the other party want to do?

Or perhaps they wanted to use this to exhaust Xu Qing, to deal with him?

Xu Qing sensing the dark aura of the Qi Fortune Little Snake saw little change, but it was indeed denser.

"It seems it’s not mainly aimed at me personally."

"To injure Elder Brother without killing him and to stall me, this kind of trick is somewhat cunning, not typical of the Luo Sect Master’s style. Could it be the Heart Moon Fox scheming? What exactly do they want to do?" A sudden insight flashed in Xu Qing’s mind, vaguely connecting this incident with the upcoming Ancestor Worship Festival.

The fifteenth of the seventh month, also known as the Ghost Festival.

As the group is a cult, could there be some vile ritual to wreak havoc by opening the Ghost Gate?

And the location is in Jiangning Prefecture?

Xu Qing thoroughly analyzed, realizing that chaos in Jiangning Prefecture would naturally affect the court’s finances and the stability in the Southeast. The impact would be even greater if chaos erupted in Yingtian Prefecture, but Fang Elder was there, so even the Luo Sect Master wouldn’t dare make a move there.

If chaos broke out in Yingtian Prefecture, the court would undoubtedly commit full resources to aid, but if Jiangning Prefecture experienced turmoil, even if there was aid, it wouldn’t be as substantial as that for Yingtian Prefecture.

The reasons for this were naturally multifaceted.

A thought flashed through Xu Qing’s mind, recognizing another significant challenge ahead.

He knew well that the Great Yu Dynasty’s way was to remain unmoved like a mountain when allies were in distress. If Jiangning Prefecture really fell into chaos, he would have to rely on himself.

Moreover, the entity he might have to confront this time could be more than just "people", adding further difficulty.

If Xu Qing and the court were to drift apart during this event, that would naturally be what the Luo Sect wanted to see. Compared to having Xu Qing resent the Luo Sect, given their modus operandi, they would rather see obstructions in the court’s reforms and clear divisions between Xu Qing and the central mechanisms of the court.

They didn’t care whether they successfully rebelled or not; having someone rebel was satisfactory enough.

Not killing King Lin could also mean that King Lin was perhaps part of the rebel camp.

This is the downside of having a family and property, unlike being free alone, daring anything, fearing nothing, who to fight if one chooses, die if it comes to it.

There’s no reason in the world to shrink back from difficulties.

Resolute in thought, Xu Qing smiled at King Lin, "Elder Brother, regardless, let me first heal your injuries."

King Lin: "Won’t you make further arrangements?"

Xu Qing: "What can be arranged in such haste. Once your injury is healed, regardless of the outcome, let us brothers attack the Main Temple of the Luo Sect and smash their den to pieces, that will vent our anger."

King Lin almost couldn’t help but laugh out loud, this was the Xu Gongming he knew. But thinking of his injuries, he held back.

The world is full of injustices, solved only by fist and sword.

After this battle, his Martial Arts Realm had finally ascended to the Grandmaster’s level. If his injuries healed, within a year or so, the world would have another Martial Arts Grandmaster.

With Xu Gongming’s wisdom and his martial arts prowess, it was destined to accomplish a tremendous career, thus not wasting this life.

As Xu Qing spoke, he actually used his increasing Divine Soul connection with the Demon God pictogram, sending out a thought and informing Su Lianqing to investigate.

This also demonstrated the formidable aspect of his increasingly powerful Divine Soul.

Further ahead, it would be the real Possession Realm, capable of splitting the soul and cultivating avatars.

Xu Qing temporarily put aside other matters, unafraid of a stealth attack from the Luo Sect Master.

Best if they dared to come!

Xu Qing reined in his thoughts, focusing on examining King Lin, his expression unavoidably growing graver.

Seeing this, King Lin said, "Gongming, my internal organs were injured by that old fellow, but the most severe injury is in my spine. This small fracture here, if not properly healed, I won’t be able to continue my marrow training and can forget about becoming a true Martial Arts Grandmaster."

He was clearly very aware of his injuries.

He openly disclosed his condition, so Xu Qing could treat him without hesitation, with only success or failure as the outcomes.