The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

This Ancestor's Great Book has only one original and one copied version.

The version in the Wenyuan Pavilion is the copied one.

Xu Qing's choice to study in the Wenyuan Pavilion was not simply to seek tranquility or to lessen the old emperor's suspicions, but for a deeper purpose.

That is, the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect.

Within Xu Qing's network of information, through tracing various clues, the whereabouts of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect were most likely within the Ancestor's Great Book at the Wenyuan Pavilion.

This is because the great book contains many rare books from previous dynasties, and some of these were brought back from overseas by the eunuch Sanbao and added to it.

Xu Qing's covetousness towards the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect has been longstanding.

This Cultivation Technique could also complete Xu Qing's Cultivation, enabling him to embark on the complete path of Primordial Spirit Cultivation.

Therefore, as soon as the old emperor brought it up, Xu Qing took advantage of the situation and made this request.

However, the old emperor was obsessed with Cultivation; he might also know of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect and might have already taken it. But Xu Qing had to try his luck.

Moreover, the original version of the Ancestor's Great Book was in the old emperor's sleeping quarters. If the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect were within the Ancestor's Great Book, it was doubtful the old emperor would have taken the copied version from the Wenyuan Pavilion.

Besides, methods of Cultivation cannot be casually employed.

The more profound a Cultivation Technique is, whether it can be cultivated depends greatly on destiny.

In Xu Qing's hands, the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect has great use; in the hands of someone with average talent, it might be no different than toilet paper.

Xu Qing approached the bookshelf containing the Ancestor's Great Book; the books and scrolls inside were all ancient and yellowed, covered in layers of dust, evidently the great book had been left idle for some time.

Xu Qing's gaze lingered on it, feeling a sense of historical depth and vicissitudes.

He patiently began to search and read through the books.

Days passed.

Xu Qing still did not find the whereabouts of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect.

But he was not in a hurry.

Even if he couldn't find the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect, to commit the entire Ancestor's Great Book to memory would still be a magnificent cultural feat.

"Zhang Borui's Record of Medical Practice and Saving Lives?" Eventually, Xu Qing found a book related to Real Person Yu Yang.

After a careful reading, he sighed.

It turned out to be just a simple medical record, not even comparable to the notes of Yu Yangzi.

Xu Qing felt disappointed.

He had searched for so long and found nothing.

Could it be that the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect had indeed been taken by the old emperor?

Could it be that he would have to directly request it from the old emperor?

Directly requesting it was Xu Qing's backup plan, but such an action might not succeed.

"Since I'm here, let's finish reading the Ancestor's Great Book."

This Ancestor's Great Book is indeed vast like an ocean of smoke. Even with Xu Qing's Divine Soul at the Possession Realm, it would still take a considerable amount of time to memorize the entire book.

While browsing and memorizing, Xu Qing came across the voyage diary of the eunuch Sanbao.

Many of the customs and landscapes within it matched the descriptions given by Gu Daoist about the Southern Ocean, but there were also subtle differences. In addition, the eunuch Sanbao also recorded an encounter with an extraordinary figure who had already grasped the Daoist Law of Nature. During his interaction with this figure, Sanbao learned the profound way of "Heavenly Human Transformation, the Growth of All Things," leading to Great Success in Martial Arts and the creation of a Martial Arts Treasure Book.

Xu Qing speculated that this Martial Arts Treasure Book was the same one cultivated by the Eunuch Ancestor in the Imperial Palace.

It is said that he was also a Martial Arts Grandmaster, only half a step away from becoming a Martial Saint.

There were even rumors outside that this Eunuch Ancestor might already be a Martial Saint, just kept secret by the Imperial Family.

However, the upheaval of breaking through to Martial Saint would be too great to hide from the public.

Xu Qing believed that the Eunuch Ancestor should be comparable to Xiong Chan before his breakthrough.

Xu Qing meticulously studied the sailing logs of the Three Treasures eunuch and discovered that this remarkable person had appeared during the Great Yu Emperor's conquest.

He assisted the Emperor alongside Zhang Lata and Zhang Dian to accomplish great achievements.

However, this person's deeds were deliberately erased by the Emperor.

But the Three Treasures eunuch's sailing logs subtly mentioned that this person was responsible for compiling the history of Quanzhen Dao at the beginning of the country's establishment. Inadvertently, the family's heritage of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect was integrated and understood through the editing of Quanzhen Dao's historical records.

And the historical records he studied were none other than the Journey to the West.

This Journey to the West was naturally not the novel Xu Qing knew from his previous life, but the full title was True Person of Eternal Spring's Westward Journey, also commonly known as Journey to the West.

Xu Qing knew that if he wanted to find the original copy of that historical record, his only chance was to try his luck in the archival library of the Hanlin Academy's document storehouse.

Fortunately, Yan Shan's matter of going to the Six Department Inspectors had not yet been settled. After all, the issues at the Military Affairs Office were not yet finalized.

Right now, Yan Shan was still an editor at the Hanlin Academy.

After finding the clue, Xu Qing immediately went to look for Yan Shan.

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"Sitting Hall, do you mean that you want me to help you find the original copy of True Person of Eternal Spring's Westward Journey in the Hanlin Academy's documents?"

"Exactly, there should be notes left by a remarkable individual on it, and there might be profound cultivation secrets inside. Follow the clues I provided you and see if you can find this book. If you can, try to borrow it for me," Xu Qing instructed Yan Shan.

Just having the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect without the disposition of a Heavenly Human isn't enough. One would need the complete lineage of the Quanzhen Dao to cultivate anything noteworthy, so Xu Qing was not concerned about the leakage of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect.

In the end, it is the person that is powerful, not the cultivation technique.

Even if Xu Qing had not found the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect, he would be able to deduce its contents himself given a few years, but the issue was that he didn't have the time.

Thus, having the original material was the best option.

Yan Shan accepted the command, and the very next day, he went to the Hanlin Academy to find the Westward Journey for Xu Qing, and indeed he found it. He was also a person who knew how to deal with others, so he easily brought out this ancient historical document, deemed unimportant by others, from the Hanlin Academy.

"Sitting Hall, just as you said, there are indeed some cultivation notes," Yan Shan said joyfully.

He felt that he had once again accomplished something significant.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing naturally rejoiced, took over the document, and reviewed the content inside. Indeed, it contained the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect he had been longing for, but after finishing reading, a minor problem emerged.

"There is still one piece missing, Zhang Lata's Qi Refining Technique."

Zhang Lata was the founder of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path. His Taoist studies included both the teachings of Chang Chunzi and some of the essence of Yu Yangzi's knowledge, among which was the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect's Qi Refining Technique.

According to the notes of this remarkable person, Xu Qing was aware of the Qi Refining Technique's whereabouts.

Turns out it was on him all along.

"Crane Form Skill!"

"Fortunately, before I entered the capital, I obtained the complete content of the Crane Form Skill from the Gu Family of Yingtian Prefecture; otherwise, what I received from my uncle was somewhat incomplete. Now I would have to go through more trouble."

Xu Qing was even more surprised to find that the crucial Qi training content of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect he had always been looking for was already with him.

It could be said that he already had the foundations of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect's Qi training.

Zhang Lata, Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path, Jiangning Xu Family, Wenxiang Sect...

Xu Qing had to admit that the Xu Family's karma kept converging on him. Thinking of his own destined calamity, Xu Qing was both anxious and invigorated.

Perhaps these convergences of karmic ties were the key to breaking through his destined calamity.

Besides, for cultivators, tribulations are also a part of fate.

After Xu Qing forcibly memorized the content of True Person of Eternal Spring's Westward Journey, he returned to the Wenyuan Pavilion. The scholarly aura and the historical vicissitudes there helped Xu Qing comprehend the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect.

And it was also very safe and secluded.