The Taoist Sun was utterly astounded by the scene before him, almost thinking he was dreaming.

"Have you studied the Carefree Palm before?" Taoist Sun stopped and asked in a deep voice.

Xu Qing also stopped and shook his head, saying, "This is my first time learning it."

"Are you sure?"

Xu Qing: "Daoist, I really have no reason to deceive you. How about you teach me some other martial arts? This set of kung fu is very simple for me."

Taoist Sun: "..."

Following that, Taoist Sun tested Xu Qing with several other sets of kung fu, including a fist style he improvised himself. Xu Qing, as with learning the Carefree Palm, grasped it by just watching it once and mastered it immediately.

A routine kung fu set that would take an ordinary martial artist years, even ten years to practice, Xu Qing learned just by watching once. Moreover, the way he executed it was extremely refined and sophisticated, perfectly suiting Xu Qing's own physical state.

It can be said that this is no longer simply imitation; it's a demonstration that truly understands the principles of the fist.

This naturally alarmed the True Master Sun.

After testing himself, True Master Sun found that Taoist Sun was not lying. Xu Qing indeed was a prodigious talent in martial arts training, one in tens of thousands.

She was both surprised and delighted.

Xu Qing expected True Master Sun's reaction.

It's not that he didn't want to conceal his abilities, but given the current situation, the higher martial arts talent he displayed, the more True Master Sun would value him and wouldn't handle Xu Qing lightly.

This way, Xu Qing could undoubtedly avoid many troubles.

Throughout history, the rarest thing has always been talent.

Besides, Xu Qing is so talented.

"Xu Qing, I originally intended to cultivate you as a guard for our Sun family, but I didn't expect you to be so gifted." True Master Sun directly stated her previous plans.

Xu Qing: "In any case, I am grateful for the True Master's guidance."

True Master Sun: "You are a natural martial arts prodigy, and there isn't much I can teach you. Also, ever since True Master Li failed in the discussion, much of Chongyang Palace's martial arts were seized by the Court, including most of the essence of our sect's martial arts. Otherwise, if True Master Li could have personally taught you, perhaps our Quanzhen Sect might have produced a world champion."

Xu Qing: "I am content just to be under the True Master's protection, able to live without worry."

True Master Sun: "You are a divine steed a thousand miles away. Although I have little Taoist practice, I also do not want to delay a talent like you. Here's what we'll do, I'll write a letter to the Yuan family in Guanzhong. With this letter, you can access their martial arts, hoping it will be helpful to you."

Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, True Master."

True Master Sun: "Actually, I also have selfish motives in this matter because soon my niece will be marrying into the Yuan family, and you can go with the wedding team then. Before that, you must take the elixir and medicinal diet I prepared on time to nourish your body well."

She could see that the thing Xu Qing currently lacked the most was Qi-Blood. As for martial arts moves and techniques for bursting Qi-Blood, it was as if Xu Qing naturally knew them and didn't need her guidance at all.

To the contrary, Xu Qing could even guide her.

When testing Xu Qing's martial arts talent, True Master Sun could distinctly feel that Xu Qing's level was such that he could almost be her teacher.

If Xu Qing hadn't grown up in the Quanzhen Sect, True Master Sun would have thought he was a spy from another sect.

But then again, what sect would be so generous as to send such a promising disciple to another sect as a spy?

Such a thing could simply never happen.

So Xu Qing must have this inherent talent.

Truly, heavens bless the Quanzhen Sect.

After all, ever since True Master Li failed in the debate with the Living Buddha of Tibetan Buddhism, the Quanzhen Sect has been in decline from that point, and much of its martial arts were taken by the Court. In these years, no talent had emerged either.

The few True Masters in Chongyang Palace were indeed discouraged, even considering splitting the sect.

Among the present five True Masters in the Quanzhen sect's branch, Sun's branch inherently had the fewest talents.

Being of the female gender was the cause.

Furthermore, the Sun family's position in the Court was not high, making it difficult to provide much support to True Master Sun.

Even the Sun family's daughter had to marry into the Yuan family in Guanzhong as a concubine to fortify the family's status.

In this generation, the Yuan family head, Yuan Wangsun, was actually someone uninterested in martial arts, absorbed in antiques and paintings, a leisurely man of affluence. However, the Yuan family, a thousand-year aristocratic family, even after relocating to Guanzhong and losing its former glory, was not a typical noble family.

Initially, the Sun family marrying into such a family could barely be considered overreaching.

But Yuan Wangsun had a crippled legitimate son, who was also his only son.

His age was about the same as True Master Sun's niece.

Originally, had the niece been able to marry the Yuan family's young master, it would have been acceptable.

Unfortunately, this Yuan family young master had a very peculiar temperament; in recent years, regardless of who proposed marriage, he decisively rejected them, even going so far as to humiliate the matchmakers.

Although his family background stood out, he was after all a cripple, and with such a temper, the Sun family couldn't possibly forcefully send their daughter off.

Besides, for the Sun family's lady to marry the master wasn't without benefit.

If she could bear a son, he might even replace the Yuan family's young master and inherit the Yuan family's estate.

That would immensely benefit the Sun family.

Originally, True Master Sun planned for Xu Qing to accompany the Sun family lady as part of her dowry to the Yuan family.

But now, with Xu Qing's visible talent and value, making him the Sun family's lady's dowry is clearly impossible. Despite Xu Qing's current respectful attitude towards True Master Sun, she was well aware that martial arts masters have their share of pride.

Ordinary people with extraordinary tools often develop killing intent.

When Xu Qing's martial arts are fully developed, having him be an attendant to the Sun family lady would undeniably be an insult.

However, if through the Sun family lady's and True Master Sun's influence, Xu Qing could gain the opportunity to access the Yuan family's martial arts library, Xu Qing would undoubtedly owe a big debt to the Sun family, especially to the Sun family lady.

In the future, when the Sun family lady has a son, once the child grows up, Xu Qing, barring any mishaps, should be a master of the age, capable of safeguarding the child smoothly to become the Yuan family head.

This was True Master Sun's plan in mind.

...

...

Several months passed, with True Master Sun of Chongyang Palace supporting him, Xu Qing's Qi-Blood increased day by day.

For him, increasing Qi-Blood was the most critical.

As long as the Qi-Blood was sufficient, his abilities could manifest.

Moreover, to rapidly increase Qi-Blood and strengthen muscles and bones, Xu Qing used the method of Golden Needle acupuncture.

Thus, in just a few months, Xu Qing had transformed.

He now possessed some martial force. Though uncertain of what level it would be in this world, it certainly wouldn't be weak.

Next, he was to take True Master Sun's letter and join the Sun family's wedding escort.

And as Xu Qing descended the mountain with the letter, True Master Sun also gifted him the Unparalleled Sword of her master Clear Tranquility Sanren.

This was a treasured sword, keen enough to slice iron like mud, and a token of the lineage of Clear Tranquility Sanren of Chongyang Palace.

Armed with this, regional influential families like Sun, Cheng, and Lu, closely tied to the lineage of Clear Tranquility Sanren, would understand Xu Qing's status in True Master Sun's branch upon seeing the sword.

This could afford Xu Qing quite a few conveniences.

In these times, even as a hero, one must speak of background and origin.

Otherwise, do you think the officials wouldn't apprehend you?

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