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

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a tall, thin old Taoist priest walking towards me with a smile.

Beside the old Taoist priest was a slightly shorter young Taoist priest.

The young Taoist priest wore a white Taoist robe and had long, silver-white hair, giving him an air of otherworldly refinement.

It was Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Lingyu.

Although Li Chang'an had spoken with Zhang Zhiwei before, this was the first time he had met him in person.

He didn't seem to have any extraordinary demeanor; he was just an ordinary old man.

If I really had to pick out one special feature...

That's incredibly tall, at least 1.9 meters with shoes on. In the centenarian category, he truly stands out from the crowd.

Among the old men present, only the great-grandfather stood with him and held his own.

Like Wang Ai, who only reached the mouth of the Old Celestial Master.

Lu Ci is 1.75 meters tall, taller than the old Celestial Master's shoulder.

As for Zhou Meng of Wudang, he only reached the belly.

"Old Lu, long time no see!"

The old celestial master greeted him with a smile, then his gaze fell on Li Chang'an:

"Is this the kid who consulted me a few years ago? You've been keeping it well hidden for years, only now are you finally willing to show it off."

"Many thanks to the old Celestial Master for his guidance back then," Li Chang'an said, clasping his hands.

The teachings given by the old Celestial Master back then set the direction for his spiritual practice, and their importance goes without saying.

The old master waved his hand and said, "It's not really advice, just a casual chat. As you get older, you just tend to be long-winded and love to chat. If you have time, feel free to come and chat with this old man more often, and show some care for the elderly living alone."

Lu Jin couldn't help but say from the side, "It's not that you're getting old and like to ramble; you've always been this ramble. As for this 'empty nester' thing, come on. You have ten direct disciples and a whole bunch of grand-disciples; isn't that enough for you to talk about?"

"Hey."

The old master looked at Lu Jin: "Old Lu, I was just teasing the kid, why are you so nervous? Are you afraid I'll kidnap your little disciple?"

"I'm not afraid at all." Lu Jin snorted coldly, thinking to himself, I'm afraid of your loose tongue, which is looser than a belt, and you'll spill my dirty secrets.

While the Celestial Master was talking to Lu Jin, Zhang Lingyu, who was following behind, was sizing up Li Chang'an. Because of what his master had said before they went down the mountain, he was paying extra attention to Li Chang'an.

Is this white-haired youth Master Lu's disciple? He certainly looks extraordinary, but his current state seems a bit off.

I could feel that there was always Qi flowing around him, not ordinary Qi, but the kind of Qi that had been transformed.

Enveloped in this Qi, he didn't feel like a living, breathing person, but rather a mass of energy, or a mass of energy enveloping flesh and blood.

Zhang Lingyu was secretly alarmed, guessing that this might be an anomaly caused by practicing the Three Ones Sect's techniques.

Because his master had told him that the cultivation method of the Sanyi Sect was called Reverse Rebirth Triple, and the purpose of cultivation was to cultivate oneself back to the primordial Qi.

But why didn't Lu Lin have this feeling? What made him special compared to Lu Lin? Zhang Lingyu pondered to himself.

Zhang Lingyu and Lu Lin knew each other, but both were aloof and introverted. When they met, they would just nod to each other and had no in-depth communication or sparring. Therefore, Zhang Lingyu had never seen what Lu Lin looked like after activating her reversal state.

If he had seen it before, he would recognize that Li Chang'an's current state is the Qi transformation state.

Zhang Lingyu didn't recognize him, but the Old Celestial Master did. He looked at Li Chang'an and said:

"Isn't it tiring to maintain this state all the time?"

"It's the perfect time for cultivation," Li Chang'an said.

Zhang Zhiwei was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Good, well said, it's time to cultivate."

After exchanging a few words, the group walked into the front yard and took their seats.

There weren't many rules about seating arrangements in the courtyard. Lu Jin didn't like to categorize people into different classes, so the seating arrangement was basically that the elders gathered in one group and the younger generation gathered in another.

Everyone sat together, drinking tea, shelling peanuts, and chatting about all sorts of interesting things related to spiritual practice. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

Not long after, the master of ceremonies announced loudly:

"The auspicious time has arrived!"

The entire room fell silent instantly.

Lu Jin stood up. He wasn't wearing a suit today, but rather a brand-new white robe from the Sanyi Sect.

He walked solemnly and slowly onto the stage.

A portrait of the Left Gatekeeper hangs on the platform.

An incense table was set up in front of the portrait.

The altar was adorned with sacrificial animals and fruits, the incense burner gleamed with bronze, and the candles burned brightly.

Lu Jin faced the portrait, holding incense sticks in both hands, his posture upright.

Lu Lin and Li Chang'an stood one step behind him, one on each side.

All the other extraordinary people in the courtyard stood up and focused their attention on the stage.

Lu Jin raised the incense stick high above his forehead and said loudly:

"Lu Jin, a disciple of the Sanyi Sect, now receives the master's blessing that the Sanyi lineage has a successor. In the name of the head of the Sanyi Sect, I accept Li Chang'an as my disciple and Lu Lin as my disciple, to pass on the Way of Reverse Life and inherit the Sanyi lineage. I hope that our ancestors will take note."

Originally, Lu Jin had not planned to have Lu Lin participate in the ceremony.

But when he was showing Li Chang'an the process yesterday, he noticed that Lu Lin had been watching him secretly, her eyes filled with longing.

A soft spot in his heart was touched.

Later, Lu Linglong also approached him, saying that although her older cousin didn't say it, he actually wanted to formally become an apprentice and formally enter the sect.

Lu Jin stood in the ancestral hall for a long time and finally decided to let Lu Lin participate in the ceremony as well, and formally accept him as his disciple.

So, in what he just said, he was referring to accepting disciples in the name of the head of the Sanyi sect.

The meaning is clear: he took Lu Lin in not from the Lu family's perspective, but from the perspective of the Sanyi Sect.

Whether this constitutes a violation or not is a matter of opinion.

The title of "Lu Jin's lifelong impeccable reputation" was given to him by others, and he never acknowledged it.

Call him impulsive or say his life was tainted, he accepted it all.

Lu Jin bowed three times and inserted incense into the burner.

The wisps of smoke rose straight up and lingered in front of the portrait.

Then, Li Chang'an and Lu Lin stepped forward, knelt on the prayer mat, and bowed three times respectfully to the image of the patriarch.

"Offer incense!"

Li Chang'an was the first to stand up, holding the incense sticks above his head with both hands, and then steadily inserting them into the incense burner in front of the portrait. Next, Lu Lin stepped forward to offer incense.

Then, Lu Jin turned around and sat upright in the grand master's chair in the center of the high platform.

Next comes the tea ceremony.

Li Chang'an and Lu Lin walked up to Lu Jin and knelt down again.

Two cups of hot tea were brought over by members of the Lu family.

The two men took the teacups with both hands and raised them high:

"Master, please have some tea."

Lu Jin accepted the two cups of tea in turn, lifted the lids, took a small sip of each, and said in a deep voice:

"Those who enter my Trinity should abide by the precepts of the Trinity, establish themselves with sincerity, treat others with sincerity, and cultivate the Way with sincerity. The Way of Reversing Life is valued for its naturalness and cannot be forced."

"I will remember this," Li Chang'an replied calmly.

"I will remember this!" Lu Lin nodded emphatically.

"Okay! Okay!"

Lu Jin put down his teacup and helped Li Chang'an and Lu Lin up, one in each arm: "From this day forward, you are members of the Sanyi Sect, my official disciples!"

The ceremony is now complete.