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

"bring it on!"

Li Chang'an tightened his stance, used the awareness of his intermediate state to see himself, and said in a deep voice.

"good!"

Lu Jin swung the iron ruler and slammed it down.

The moment he saw the iron ruler coming towards him.

A thought of evasion arose in Li Chang'an's mind, but it was immediately spotted by him and stopped.

But then, fear, pain, and a series of other thoughts followed.

Li Chang'an stopped thinking about it one by one.

next second.

With a sharp "snap," Li Chang'an's chest was struck solidly by an iron ruler.

He felt as if he had been burned by a red-hot iron, and a burning pain suddenly rose up where he had been hit.

The ointment he had applied earlier even amplified the pain, giving him the sensation of drinking hot water after eating spicy food.

At the same time, more ideas emerged.

These thoughts are not only external feedback, but also physical feedback.

Pain is actually a bodily feedback, which is also a kind of delusion. Li Chang'an can see it, but he can't stop it like he would a mental delusion.

So, the burning pain still seeped into his heart.

However, although he could not stop the physical pain, he could stop the psychological delusions such as fear and the urge to run away.

Therefore, to outsiders, it appeared that Li Chang'an remained unfazed and unmoved when Lu Jin struck him with his iron ruler, as if the blow hadn't hurt him at all.

"Good lad, that's quite impressive patience!"

Lu Jin was amazed. After applying this ointment, he would practice his body-strengthening exercises by dipping a belt in iodine solution and disinfecting it as he hit the target.

He still vividly remembers the excruciating pain he felt the first time he was beaten, even decades later.

Lu Lin also looked at Li Chang'an with an incredulous expression.

He said he wasn't in pain, but that doesn't mean he really wasn't in pain.

He's just gotten used to being beaten so much, and he's also proud, so he just keeps it up.

Why does it seem like Senior Brother Chang'an really doesn't have any reaction at all?

But in fact.

Li Chang'an was in excruciating pain.

He's just better at holding his nerve than Lu Lin.

Lu Lin can withstand physical pain, but he can't withstand emotional pain, which is why he's bad at facial management.

Li Chang'an was able to suppress not only the physical pain but also the emotional pain, which is why he maintained a very good facial expression.

"Try this!"

Lu Jin swung the iron ruler again, striking Li Chang'an's ribs with a "crack".

He used a clever technique with this foot, the force spreading out like ripples on the skin, enhancing the medicinal effect while also bringing the pain to its peak.

Lu Lin's eyelids twitched at the sight. If that attack had hit her, she would have lost her composure and been in excruciating pain.

But Li Chang remained calm and composed.

Doesn't he feel pain? Lu Lin was very puzzled.

Lu Jin also looked surprised, muttering to herself:

"I refuse to believe it!"

Several more iron rulers struck, making a loud cracking sound, and bloody welts appeared all over Li Chang'an's body.

In fact, Li Chang'an deeply felt the pain of each strike.

Because of his heightened perception, he felt the pain much more clearly than Lu Lin did.

And through each bout of pain, he also deconstructs the sensation of pain itself.

If emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are a kind of reaction of "sex" to the outside world.

So the series of sensations produced by pain is a kind of reaction of "fate" to the outside world.

These reactions are all delusions.

The difference is that one can consciously stop sexual fantasies, but one cannot stop fantasies about life.

Because when you are injured, sick, thirsty, or hungry... even if you don't respond, it still exists objectively and has an impact.

Subjective will has little influence on objectively existing feelings.

The objectively existing delusions about the body must be addressed objectively.

If this is not resolved, life and death are intertwined. If your physical desires affect your life, they will inevitably affect your sexuality.

For example, Zuo Ruotong, the advisor, was influenced by his delusions about the body.

If he had no injuries or illnesses, even if he couldn't reach the Heavenly Realm after three stages of Reversal of Life, given his personality, he would only mutter that it was time for cultivation and then embark on the path of seeking the Dao once again.

It can be said that cultivating one's life force and building a healthy body is one of the most important things in spiritual practice.

If one cultivates a healthy life, one will be immune to all diseases, and even in the sweltering heat of summer, an iron ruler could not move one's body. Naturally, one would not give rise to delusional thoughts.

One should not entertain delusional thoughts.

Wouldn't that make sex even purer?

Cultivating both body and mind is mutually beneficial.

Thinking of this, Li Chang'an further stopped his delusions. He stopped tensing his muscles and relaxed his body, allowing Lu Jin's iron ruler to strike the weakest and most vulnerable parts of his body.

This little bit of pain!

This is the time for spiritual practice!

During Lu Jin's repeated blows, the ointment on Li Chang'an's body was thoroughly spread, penetrating deep into his pores and beginning to repair and strengthen the damaged areas.

The whole process is like a blacksmith forging iron; each hammering removes impurities and makes the material stronger and tougher.

Lu Lin stared blankly at Li Chang'an, who remained calm and composed without uttering a sound, and thought that her senior brother was ridiculously strong.

That's what it means to not feel pain. I still have a long way to go and need to learn from my senior.

Li Chang'an was somewhat pleased by Lu Lin's genuinely admiring gaze.

But at that moment, he had no interest in paying attention.

His entire attention was focused on dealing with delusions.

"Clap clap clap..."

After finishing a set of iron ruler strikes, Li Chang'an was drenched in sweat, as if he had been pulled out of the water.

After the hammering and chaining are finished, the next step is the medicinal bath.

Two huge bathtubs, filled with rare medicinal herbs and exuding a rich medicinal fragrance, had been prepared in Lu Jin's room long ago.

Lu Lin and Li Chang'an, whose bodies were sore and weak from being beaten, were lifted by Lu Jin and put into a bathtub to soak in the medicinal bath, allowing their bodies to absorb the medicinal power.

The bathtub was filled with steam.

The warm medicinal liquid soaked into my tired body, gradually transforming the intense pain from the previous physical training into a tingling, comfortable sensation.

Li Chang'an leaned against the barrel wall, exhaling a long breath of turbid air carrying the fragrance of medicine, feeling every cell in his body cheering with joy.

"Brother Chang'an, you're really pushing yourself too hard! I was terrified watching Grandpa's actions just now," Lu Lin said, still shaken.

"Grandpa certainly knows what he's doing in this kind of thing,"

Li Chang'an said weakly.

Lu Jin, who was in charge of adding hot water, nodded. He carefully controlled the force he used, afraid of hurting his two precious children.

"Senior Brother Chang'an!"

Lu Lin hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help asking:

"When you were being hit just now...didn't you feel any pain at all?"

"It hurts! Who said it doesn't hurt? I'm in so much pain!"

"ah?!"

Lu Lin asked in surprise, "Then why did you remain completely calm and composed the whole time, without uttering a single scream?"

"Even if your face changes drastically, even if you scream loudly, it won't lessen the pain!" Li Chang'an said.

"This..." Lu Lin was speechless. The logic was indeed sound, but could anyone actually do that?

"How did you do that?"

"Maybe I'm better at managing my emotions."