Under One Person: Starting with the Dual Cultivation of Body and Soul

Seeing Li Chang'an respectfully offering incense to his mentor, Lu Jin felt a surge of satisfaction.

He crouched down, looked into Li Chang'an's eyes, and said:

"Your grandfather said you've mastered your skills quite well. Come on, show your great-grandfather what you've got!"

Immediately, the three of them walked out of the house and came to a small courtyard.

There was a weapon rack in the courtyard, on which various longswords were displayed.

Li Chang'an walked over, took down an eight-sided Han sword with its edge sharpened, came to the center of the arena, clasped his hands in a salute to Lu Jin, then made a sword incantation, swept the sword, and began to practice sword moves.

At the beginning, his steps were slow, and his sword strokes were slow, giving the impression of an old man or woman practicing Tai Chi in a park.

But gradually, his pace quickened, his iron sword moved faster and faster, and he even started running and leaping, the wind whistling through the courtyard.

The sword's momentum is continuous and its light is dazzling, but the sword moves are simple and unadorned, without any fancy moves, only basic actions such as chopping, thrusting, pointing, lifting, twisting, sweeping, and flicking.

Lu Jin commented, "The moves are simple, but the movements are very steady. The sword strikes are fluid and without any hesitation, which shows that the basic skills are solid. Can you really achieve this level of proficiency in just one month?"

Li Shaoyun laughed and said, "Uncle Lu, I'm not lying to you. At most, it's only been a month."

"Actually, I wanted to teach this kid some skills before, but he's been very unruly since he was a child and he can't learn anything."

"But a month ago, he was like a completely different person. He suddenly became enlightened and kept pestering me to teach him the tricks."

"So I taught him some stance training, hoping he would suffer a bit and temper his temper."

"Unexpectedly, he mastered Qi in just one afternoon, and he learned the sword technique very quickly and practiced it quite well."

"I've observed his performance over the past month and found that he practices standing meditation and swordsmanship every day without fail, which is definitely not a fleeting interest. That's why I dared to shamelessly invite you over to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin nodded and said, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. It's not uncommon for many people to be stuck at the Qi-attaining stage for days, months, or even a year and a half. This little guy actually took only an afternoon. That's impressive!"

Li Shaoyun laughed and said, "Uncle Lu, there's something even more amazing, look..."

As he spoke, he glanced around and saw a fly perched on the wall not far away. He reached out and caught it, then flicked it with his finger at Li Chang'an.

Li Chang'an, who was practicing his sword in the middle of the courtyard, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and twisted his body to slash the fly in two.

Lu Jin watched in surprise as the two pieces of a fly slowly fell to the ground:

"It's difficult for an ordinary person to hit a fly flying in the air with a fly swatter, but this little guy actually managed to locate the fly by sound and cut it in two with a single sword strike."

"This awareness of the surrounding environment, and the control over the weapon in hand..."

"It's really hard to believe that a novice who has only been practicing swordsmanship for a month could do this."

Li Shaoyun smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, I wonder if this lad meets your approval?"

Lu Jin nodded and said, "It's very pleasing to my eye. Just looking at this skill, I think it's no worse than the old Celestial Master's newly accepted disciple."

"Uncle Lu, that praise is a bit exaggerated. Chang'an does have some talent, but how can he compare to the Old Celestial Master's disciple?"

Li Shaoyun quickly replied with a humble expression, saying that he didn't know anything about the Celestial Master's last disciple, but how could he not know the Celestial Master himself?!

The old master, who hadn't taken on any disciples for many years, suddenly accepted a little boy as his last disciple, which speaks volumes about his talent.

Lu Jin frowned and said, "Shaoyun, I don't like hearing what you're saying. How can you be so self-deprecating? You're making it sound like that old bastard Zhang Zhiwei's disciple has three heads and six arms."

Li Shaoyun immediately fell silent.

In this world of martial arts, who doesn't know about the feud between Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin?!

Since neither of his seniors was someone he could criticize, he quickly changed the subject:

"Uncle Lu, since you also think Chang'an has good talent and is worthy of your attention, why don't you take him with you and see if you can pass on that technique?"

"You're willing to give up such a promising talent?" Lu Jin asked rhetorically.

"What do I have to be reluctant about? It was my father's last wish, and I was also worried that if I nurtured him, I would waste his talent!" Li Shaoyun said.

"Then let this old man give it a try!" Lu Jin said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I won't let anything go wrong with him."

"If neither you nor I can trust you, then there is no one in this world we can trust," Li Shaoyun said with a smile.

At this moment, Li Chang'an also finished practicing his sword moves.

He bowed to the two old men, then sheathed his sword and stood at attention.

"Chang'an, didn't you always say you wanted to learn some skills?"

Li Shaoyun said, "Your great-grandfather's skills are far superior to mine. Come, kowtow to your great-grandfather three times, and then you will learn from him. You will listen to your great-grandfather in everything."

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an didn't hesitate at all. He put down his sword and respectfully kowtowed to Lu Jin.

"Bang!"

He had only kowtowed once when Lu Jin pulled him up:

"Good grandson, one is enough. With the relationship between your great-grandfather and me, there's no need for these formalities. For the next period of time, your great-grandfather will stay here and teach you things. Be prepared to endure hardship."

Actually, Li Shaoyun's idea was to have Lu Jin bring Li Chang'an to the Lu family for instruction.

In this world, who doesn't know that the Lu family has a unique way of educating their children?

But Lu Jin had his own considerations.

The Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique is very special, requiring extremely high mental fortitude and aptitude from the practitioner; not just anyone can practice it.

If he takes the child away, teaches them for a while, and then finds they are not suitable and sends them back, wouldn't that hurt the child's self-esteem?

So he decided to teach here for a while.

If Li Chang'an is a promising student of the Reverse Life Triple Technique, he will bring him back to the Lu family and teach him everything he knows.

If not, then he was just a great-grandfather who taught the little guy some skills for a while, like a tutor who came to his home, and wouldn't hurt his self-esteem.

Li Shaoyun, being quite old, naturally understood Lu Jin's good intentions, and immediately clasped his hands and said:

"Uncle Lu, you're so kind, you..."

Lu Jin waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, when did you learn all this fancy politeness? How come you, a junior, are more old-fashioned than me, an elder? Go do your thing, let me have a private chat with this kid."

Li Shaoyun smiled sullenly, nodded, and after reminding Li Chang'an to listen to Lu Jin again, he turned and left.

Only Lu Jin and Li Chang'an, one old and one young, remained in the courtyard.

Lu Jin looked at Li Chang'an and smiled:

"Little Chang'an, do you know what your grandfather is going to teach you these days?"