People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 85, Traditional Martial Arts (Seeking monthly votes!)

Qing Xiaozi glanced at Xu Qing, then leaned close to He Guanzi and whispered, "..."
"Senior Uncle, tell me the truth, is it because Junior Brother did what Second Senior Brother failed to do, and you were too embarrassed to do it yourself, so you wanted Junior Brother to fight Xiaoyaozi?"

"What do you mean?"

"Then why did you send your junior brother up there to embarrass himself? I think his aura is at most at the second-rate perfection level. Sending him to fight against the renowned Xiaoyaozi is just sending him up to get beaten up, isn't it?" Qing Xiaozi looked like he had seen through everything.

Looking at Qing Xiaozi's graying beard, He Guanzi finally resisted the urge to unleash a move called "Northern Sea Fish" on him.

"Don't worry, your junior brother is not as simple as he seems. Just tell Chisongzi what I said." He Guanzi stroked his beard and said.

Qing Xiaozi looked at He Guanzi suspiciously, then at Xu Qing.

"Going all in is a kind of wisdom. Treating patients is like practicing Taoism; you have to bet everything."

"Understand the applause!"

Qing Xiaozi's doubts deepened. He admitted that Xu Qing's medical skills might be among the best, but to expect such a thing to defeat Xiaoyaozi was nothing short of a pipe dream.

"Sect Master, are you really sure?" Qing Xiaozi asked.

“I’m sure,” He Guanzi said.

"Okay, I will convey it to my senior brother truthfully."

If even the teacher, He Guanzi, isn't afraid that Xu Qing's Dao heart will be shattered by Xiaoyaozi, what does he, as the senior brother and cousin, have to worry about?
Seeing Xu Qing talking non-stop, He Guanzi waved to him.

Xu Qing nodded to everyone, then got up and walked towards He Guanzi, and the other Tianzong disciples also got up and followed.

"Qingxiao, it's getting late, we should head back to the city," He Guanzi said.

"Respectfully seeing off our Sect Leader, Senior Uncle."

"Respectfully seeing off our Grandmaster Uncle and Junior Uncle."

After a brief meeting, Xu Qing, now officially the junior uncle of the Heavenly Sect, left the forest with He Guanzi.

As He Guanzi walked, he told Xu Qing about the decision he and Qing Xiaozi had just made.

Upon hearing that he would be facing off against Xiaoyaozi at Guanmiao Terrace next year, Xu Qing stood there dumbfounded, pointing at himself with his index finger and looking at He Guanzi with disbelief.

"Participate in the Covenant between Heaven and Man? Me? Against Xiaoyaozi?"

"Teacher, if I did something wrong and I'm going to correct it, you don't need to purge me, do you?"

He Guanzi looked at Xu Qing, who was standing there in a daze, and a faint smile flashed in his eyes.

"Don't worry, my good disciple, I believe in your potential."

He Guanzi patted Xu Qing on the shoulder. The reason he wanted Xu Qing to participate in the Covenant between Heaven and Man was not because he had nothing better to do.

He felt that Xu Qing's learning progress was still too slow, and he needed to put more pressure on Xu Qing. Secondly, he wanted to create a stage for Xu Qing to go global.

The ephemeral mushroom knows not the dawn and dusk, the cicada knows not the spring and autumn. Xu Qing's talent is the highest he has ever seen.

If Xu Qing were to confine himself to the small town of Xinzheng in South Korea, it would be a waste of his talent. Only by exploring a wider world can Xu Qing fully unleash his abilities.

The Heavenly Pact between the Heavenly Sect and the Human Sect will be witnessed by representatives from the Hundred Schools and the courts of the Seven Kingdoms, making it the perfect stage for Xu Qing.

Of course, he also had his own selfish motives. He had taken on such a good disciple, so if he didn't show him off, wouldn't it be a waste of his talent?

"Teacher, but I don't believe in myself."

Xu Qing wore a bitter face, on the verge of tears. What did they mean by letting him fight Xiaoyaozi? How was this any different from the eight-year-old girl fighting Tyson that he had seen in his previous life?
"Don't worry, your talent is the highest I have ever seen. You can definitely do it."

"Anyway, the words have already been spoken. You may not be afraid of losing face, but your teacher can't afford to lose face either."

"If we can't beat Xiaoyaozi, I won't be the only one who loses face; you'll lose face too."

"It's alright, I'll just expel you from the sect when the time comes."

He Guanzi and Xu Qing stared at each other, wide-eyed. Xu Qing hadn't expected that the old man He Guanzi would say something like that; clearly, there was no turning back now.

"Okay, I'll go then. Teacher, you should have a way to help me improve my strength to be about the same as Xiaoyaozi's within a year, right?"

"You've lived for so many years, you must have some miraculous medicines on hand. I don't expect you to gain a hundred years' worth of internal strength, but surely you should have some for several decades."

"If you don't have any pills, a few prescriptions will do. This disciple can refine them himself."

"At the very least, there are quick-learning techniques, or you could just give me the initiation directly. Although that would be harmful to my body, it's not out of the question."

"Old Deng! Explain to me what you mean by 'nothing,' and what you mean by 'I have to cultivate on my own'!?"

Looking at He Guanzi, who was spreading his hands to indicate that he had nothing, Xu Qing blushed completely.

They have nothing to offer, yet they want him to fight Xiaoyaozi a year later. Do they really think he's some kind of unparalleled genius?

"He who stands on tiptoe cannot stand firm; he who takes long strides cannot walk far. A nine-story tower begins with a mound of earth. Have you forgotten the hidden dangers in your own martial arts technique?"

"Stop thinking about shortcuts. If there were shortcuts to cultivation, would there be so many mediocre people in this world?"

"You know perfectly well where your internal energy came from. Tell me the truth, how much power can you actually unleash?"

He Guanzi looked at Xu Qing with a solemn expression. He did have some quick-learning techniques, but they were not suitable for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's internal energy was mostly obtained through taking drugs. If an ordinary person did the same, they would have long since suffered a qi deviation or died from their internal energy exploding. However, Xu Qing's cultivation method was able to perfectly refine this internal energy.

Xu Qing was in a precarious situation before, so there was nothing wrong with what he did. However, internal strength obtained through external forces is ultimately unstable.

The reason he suppressed Xu Qing and prevented him from cultivating was that he wanted Xu Qing to internalize his internal energy and make it completely his own.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing fell silent. He understood what He Guanzi meant, but the thought of fighting Xiaoyaozi a year from now still made him unable to hold back.

Seeing Xu Qing's sorrowful face, He Guanzi patted him on the shoulder.

"I won't really let you fight Xiaoyaozi with your bare hands. If you lose, I'll be the one who loses face."

"Starting tomorrow, in addition to teaching you the scriptures, I will also teach you Taoist martial arts. With your talent, I will at least not let you lose badly within a year."

"He wants to pass on his Taoist martial arts?" Xu Qing's worry immediately turned to joy.

“Master, you are right. Difficult things in the world must be done by starting with the easy ones; great things in the world must be done by starting with the small ones. Your disciple should be down-to-earth, lay a solid foundation, and then climb the great path.”

"What are you going to teach me, sir? I think Zhuang Zhou's Three Swords are very suitable for me. If all else fails, the Northern Sea Fish technique will also work."

Xu Qing looked at He Guanzi expectantly, calling him "mentor" repeatedly, showing none of her previous exasperated state.

Seeing Xu Qing's face change so quickly, He Guanzi sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

"You dare to dream? You'll know what I'm going to teach you tomorrow. Now get lost!" He Guanzi kicked Xu Qing in the butt.

Zhuang Zhou's Three Swords technique is extremely malevolent; if Xu Qing dares to learn it, he will surely suffer a backlash, and a real one at that. As for Bei Ming You Yu, Xu Qing's foundation is unstable, so he simply cannot cultivate it.

"okay."

Xu Qing didn't dwell on it. Since He Guanzi said it was traditional martial arts, it certainly wouldn't be some rudimentary technique.

He would naturally find out what it was tomorrow. Thinking of this, Xu Qing couldn't help but feel excited.

P.S.: There will be another chapter in a bit.

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