The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 451 - 196: Divine Intercourse and Dual Cultivation (Seeking Subscriptions)_3

As soon as Xu Qing’s voice fell, many young men entered, appearing to be villagers from nearby villages, each with some martial arts skills, but in Xu Qing’s eyes, ordinary Bone Training martial artists were nothing more than trifling efforts, let alone these people.

It was clear that these young men were all led by Jin Yanzi.

Xu Qing twirled his teacup in hand, with a flick, droplets of tea flew out, hitting these young men as though they were struck by hidden weapons, causing them to cry out involuntarily.

"Water Drops Stone?" Jin Yanzi exclaimed in shock.

Xu Qing smiled lightly and said, "Little girl, when adults are discussing matters, it’s not your place to comment. This time your mother did not stop you, to let you understand the vast difference between heaven and earth, so that you won’t cause a major disaster in the future. You should step back."

As he spoke, he gently exhaled a breath.

This single breath transformed into a gust, blowing Jin Yanzi out of the door.

Such martial arts were akin to those of immortals.

Jin Yanzi’s face was filled with disbelief.

The other young men also hurriedly retreated. Looking back at Xu Qing, they felt this man was no different from the statue of the Heavenly Official hanging in the hall; he was not someone mere mortals could provoke. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Each scrambled to leave without hesitation.

Madam from Sea Sand Gang apologized, "Young Master, my daughter is unruly, thank you for disciplining her."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "It’s not her fault. If it were not for me, your family would still be living well."

Madam from Sea Sand Gang hurriedly said, "I wouldn’t dare."

Xu Qing said, "Since you have sought refuge with me, naturally I will protect you. Before coming here, I had already gathered some understanding of the Sea Sand Gang. However, I would still like to know more, so please enlighten me, madam."

Madam from Sea Sand Gang, knowing the lives of her family were in Xu Qing’s hands, and if they couldn’t get past this, there would truly be no place for them to stay, hurriedly shared the latest information she had gathered.

"Changbai Mountain, Green Wood Heavenly Demon Formation? The Old Demon Lord from Seven Kills Demon Palace?"

From Madam from Sea Sand Gang’s mouth, Xu Qing learned some intelligence that Su Lianqing had not managed to find out. This person was a Minister Elder from the Sea Sand Gang, surnamed Liang, who originated from Changbai Mountain as a ginseng harvester and possessed extremely formidable Daoist Skills.

Now, having received guidance from the Demon Lord of the Seven Kills Demon Palace, his Divine Skills greatly increased, earning him considerable prestige within the Sea Sand Gang.

Madam from Sea Sand Gang also revealed that this person had substantial connections within the central Court.

After learning this, Xu Qing took the matter a bit more seriously.

This Black Mountain Demon, known as the foremost demon over thousands of mountains and rivers, even had the reputation of being the number one expert in the world, and to this day no one has defeated it head-on.

Xu Qing heard from Households Commander Zuo that the Shangqing Palace on Lao Mountain had lost several senior experts at the hands of the Black Mountain Demon in the past.

Sects like the Quanzhen Dragon Gate and others had also suffered heavy losses to the Black Mountain Demon.

The Daoist Master of the last generation from Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path was even forced to turn to corpse dissolution after being wounded by the Old Demon Lord before the Temple Master of Chaotian Temple could master his craft...

"If it were the Black Mountain Demon, naturally I wouldn’t be a match, but to have learned just the rudiments and then attempt to act high and mighty before me, truly not enough." Xu Qing looked at the Qi Fortune Little Snake within him, noting the black energy appeared quite normal.

He had also heard that the Green Wood Heavenly Demon Formation had been broken through by the unkempt Daoist from Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path using the Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber, which gave him even more confidence.

This was called professional expertise.

In fact, the Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber from Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path had always had a restraining effect on the Divine Skills of the Seven Kills Demon Palace, but the current generation’s Black Mountain Demon had mastered an extremely formidable Divine Skill, inflicting serious injury on the Daoist Master of the previous generation from Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path.

However, since then, this generation’s Black Mountain Demon had not left the Seven Kills Demon Palace on Changbai Mountain for an entire 60-year cycle.

This Old Demon had the body of a Sky Demon, with a lifespan even longer than that of a Martial Saint.

When rampaging across the world in the past, he incurred deep grudges with many Daoist lineages, and to this day he has not died or vanished, which shows his prowess.

He felt that the fact Elder Liang from the Sea Sand Gang received guidance from the Black Mountain Old Demon could be a sign of the Old Demon’s reemergence in the world.

Indeed, a nation on the brink of collapse will be plagued by devils.

Xu Qing would often mock with a comment and then inquire about other matters related to the Sea Sand Gang.

He was a man who paid too much attention to detail.

Because in the details, a lot of things can be reflected.

In fact, aside from the existence of the Seven Kills Demon Palace on Changbai Mountain, the mountain itself is a natural treasure trove, rich with many rare medicinal herbs. Furthermore, Liao Dong has other forests that hide many celestial materials and earthly treasures.

These are also the motivations driving many people to venture outside the border in search of treasures.

Especially since a few hundred years ago, the Jurchen people conquered the Central Plains, looting a great deal of wealth and hiding it outside the border.

Chongyang True Master even took the Imperial Examination during the Jurchen Dynasty.

This shows how formidable the Jurchen’s power was at the time.

For hundreds of years, there have been rumors that the treasures looted by the Jurchen from the Central Plains were hidden outside the border, particularly after they had sacked the capital city of the Han people’s Dynasty during that period, plundering the accumulations of the Han Dynasty, which even included relics and numerous precious Magic Artifacts and Holy Objects from previous Daoist lineages...

Some even say the Black Mountain Old Demon became the world’s number one demon by acquiring a portion of the treasure, and to repay the Jurchen people’s kindness, the Old Demon became the guardian deity of the Jurchen people outside the border...

Xu Qing had heard many such stories, but Madam Sea Sand clearly had more specific details.

She also mentioned something else: the Yi people from the east not only seized Fusang Island but are also aiming to conquer Gaoli Country.

Gaoli and the previous Goguryeo are incomparable; Gaoli possesses just a peninsula, while Goguryeo was once a formidable entity that occupied Liao Dong, contending for dominance over this land with the Central Plains Dynasty.

Once the Yi people conquer Gaoli, they would pose a direct threat to Liao Dong, and combined with the innate threat to East Mountain Province, both the northeast and the east of the Great Yu Dynasty would face immense border defense pressure.

As a tributary state of the Great Yu Dynasty, Gaoli’s fall to the Eastern Barbarians would naturally attract the Court’s attention.

The reintegration of the Sea Sand Gang is also due to the Court’s view that a disorganized Sea Sand Gang would struggle to hold back the Yi people, thus necessitating consolidation.

Xu Qing, who has collaborated with the East Sea Gang and established some power in East Mountain Province, should, in principle, have been kicked out of the Sea Sand Gang.

What he did was purely overstepping his bounds.

But Xu Qing didn’t see it that way; everything in the world is about competition. Not competing is leaving the battle to others, and in the end, it’s oneself who loses out.

He had swallowed both territories and had no intention of spitting them out.

Of course, some important figures within the Court also felt that Xu Qing was getting too much limelight and needed to be toned down.

To be honest, was Xu Qing really attracting too much attention?

All the things Xu Qing did were forced upon him by the Court.

Now it seems they’re scorning after using someone, which seems rather ungrateful.

Xu Qing, of course, wouldn’t accept this.

He also knew that with the Court now firmly on the path of Reform, naturally, there would be those wanting to pick the fruits of success. But as the sharpest knife of the Reform Faction, how could they pick those fruits without dealing with Xu Qing?

The Sea Sand Gang was just the beginning.

Moreover, Prince Yu’s stance also invisibly bolstered these people’s confidence.

No matter how much you stir, if you’ve offended the Crown Prince, the future sovereign, could there be a good ending awaiting you?

Xu Qing could now fully empathize with the Grand Secretary’s mindset; governing the nation with a swarm of pests was indeed challenging. In his view, eliminating these people was even more important than tackling the difficulties of Reform, and it solved the problems more effectively.