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

Li Chang'an nodded: "And things like speed, strength, and reaction time are also much greater."

"As for the rest, I will have to investigate them carefully before I can fully understand them."

"So, in that case, it's much stronger in every aspect..." Lu Jin murmured, a sudden thought flashing through her mind, and said:

"If you describe your Qi circulation path, and I follow your path to circulate Qi, will I be able to achieve your indestructible effect?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an was somewhat speechless and said:

"Grandpa, you still don't understand, or rather, you do understand, but you're not entirely satisfied."

Lu Jin shook his head and said, "Grandpa has nothing to be resentful about. He is very receptive to change things and doesn't take many things to heart."

It's just a matter of verbal acceptance...

Li Chang'an thought to himself, "If that's the case, then why is Grandfather still so fixated on Qi transformation, and even wants to gain more methods by pushing through more complex Qi circulation routes? Your idea is not very good."

"In my view, the practice of reversing the cycle of rebirth is not about how to better transform one's Qi."

"Even the so-called first, second, and third levels, and their respective effects, are just external appearances, not to mention the abilities of each level."

"As the saying goes, the Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things."

"In mathematics, odd numbers are yang, even numbers are yin. Three is the number of lesser yang, which is the beginning of all things, and nine is the number of greater yang, which is the end of all things."

"Therefore, the three stages of reversal of life are not necessarily only three stages. The so-called Qi transformation effect can be three stages or ten thousand stages. These are not the core key."

"The key is to enter a positive state better and longer, and then improve one's spiritual cultivation."

"When one's cultivation of life force is elevated, no matter how many layers or characteristics of Qi transformation there are, it will all come naturally."

"It's like our previous external training. The purpose of our external training was very clear: it wasn't to make ourselves able to withstand more blows."

"Instead, it is through external stimulation that we build a stronger body, which is the cultivation of life force. So, being beaten more is not the goal; personal improvement is the goal."

"And you just said that we should follow my Qi circulation path to break through the barriers and gain more power."

"This is tantamount to training one's body not to pursue physical strength, but to pursue being able to take more beatings."

"The first level means being able to withstand one hundred lashes, the second level two hundred lashes, and the third level three hundred lashes. But what happens to our bodies if we take too many lashes?"

"It won't get better; it will only get worse and more damaged."

Lu Jin was speechless in response to Li Chang'an's words.

Although he was unhappy that Li Chang'an compared Qi transformation to being whipped, it was the truth.

But then he felt that Li Chang'an's words sounded familiar, as if he had heard them somewhere before.

where?

Lu Jin pondered for a moment.

His eyes became somewhat unfocused.

Because he remembered hearing it somewhere before.

Right here, in almost the same spot.

But that was more than eighty years ago.

At that time, he was a boy about the same age as Li Chang'an.

Standing beside him was his master, nicknamed the Great Prosperity Immortal.

Opposite him, in the very spot where Li Chang'an is now standing, are Zhang Zhiwei in his youth and Zhang Jingqing, the Celestial Master at the time.

That day, it was the Celestial Master who invited them out.

The purpose was to provide an explanation for the incident during the day when Zhang Zhiwei slapped him and made him cry.

While explaining, Zhang Zhiwei casually commented on the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique, saying that the Golden Light Mantra and the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique were similar.

It is also said that the key to the Golden Light Mantra is cultivating one's life force, and as for the golden light, it is just a coincidence that occurred during cultivation, causing the body to start emitting light, and this light can be utilized.

Therefore, this golden light is just an insignificant addition; we don't need to pay attention to it. We should focus on tempering our life force.

As one's cultivation level improves, the golden light, as an added bonus, will also improve.

How similar are these words to what Li Chang'an is saying now?

However, Li Chang'an had to explain in much more detail.

Eighty years later, in the same place, I heard the same words.

The difference is that the young disciple is an old hand in the martial arts world.

The young Lu Jin of yesteryear is now old and frail.

Moreover, hearing it again after more than eighty years, my state of mind and feelings are different.

More than 80 years ago, all he could think about was how embarrassing it was to be beaten and cry during the day.

More than eighty years later, he was thinking about the future of his sect.

At this point, Lu Jin had completely accepted Li Chang'an's explanation.

Although comparing rebirth to physical training sounds harsh, upon closer reflection, it's not entirely unacceptable.

Isn't it obvious that problems arise from going against the natural order?

If there was no problem with reversing the birth order, how could Master have passed away after breaking through the third level?

But...

Although he had accepted it in his heart, he still couldn't quite accept it.

Because this was too cruel for the Trinity, or more precisely, for him, a remnant of the old era's Trinity.

The truth that young Zhang Zhiwei saw through at a glance.

Even young Li Chang'an could see the truth.

They've wasted generations of their lives, and they still haven't figured it out?!

How ironic!

Lu Jin sighed inwardly and looked at Li Chang'an:

"Chang'an, I understand what you mean. In our future cultivation, we will no longer pursue the transformation of Qi, but will instead focus all our energy on tempering our life force."

"Grandpa, we don't need to go to such extremes!"

Li Chang'an pinched a small gap between his index finger and thumb:

"I consider myself to have achieved some success in sexual techniques, and I am extremely efficient in cultivating my essence, energy, and spirit."

"Even so, it took a full five years to get to this point."

"For an average person, it would probably take several times, or even more, time to reach my current state."

"If that's the case, it would be too exhausting, and many people might give up halfway through."

"Moreover, even the Quanzhen Dragon Gate, which focuses on cultivating life force, will also cultivate some protective methods during their cultivation."

"So my suggestion is to change the focus of cultivation. Continue to take the Marrow Cleansing Pill and continue with the external training."

"But the purpose of eating them and practicing with them is no longer to reach the standard of Qi transformation, but to improve one's life cultivation."

After a pause, Li Chang'an continued:

"Grandpa, through these years of cultivation, I have gradually come to understand a principle: cultivation is a very subjective thing."

"The more you want to achieve a goal..."

"The more you are in a state that is contrary to this goal, the more likely you are to be in it."

"The stronger the goal."

"The stronger this state becomes."

"Therefore, the more you try to achieve Qi transformation, the more difficult it becomes."

"If we change the focus of our cultivation and stop deliberately pursuing it, and combine it with the experience left by our master, it might be easier and safer to transform Qi."