Under One Person: Did Zuo Ruotong and I switch bodies?

wow——

The next instant, Zuo Ruotong's vision changed, and she saw that the room was filled with subtle sounds, which were the basic principles of the operation of heaven and earth. In the past, she could only sense them when she was in deep meditation.

"This innate ability..."

"This is incredible!"

Then he looked out the window, and his eyes widened. He saw that above the seemingly dilapidated village, golden light was surging, and black and white energy was converging in the air. The clear energy rose and the turbid energy sank, which was quite mysterious!

"Is this the kind of aura only dragons and tigers possess?!"

Observing and interpreting qi is fundamental to Xuanmen cultivation. Although Zuo Ruotong's cultivation level is insufficient to observe it so clearly, he can still discern its general form, which is similar to this scene.

This is also the overall image of the Taoist mountain mansion—life and nature condense into the Great Dao, Taiji divides Yin and Yang, the pure rises and the turbid sinks and all things are born, which is in line with the Tao Te Ching's "The Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things".

only……

"Why would such a scene appear in a village like this?" Zuo Ruotong looked out the window and confirmed that this place was not a famous Taoist mountain, and the mountains and forests outside the village did not have the charm of Taoism.

"Could it be...?"

"Is there a highly skilled Taoist master living in seclusion here?"

The situation was still unclear. If he could find someone at the gate to ask, he might be able to get some information. He immediately pushed open the door and went out, following the place where the atmosphere was strongest. Soon he saw a field.

"Oh?"

It was early morning, just as dawn was breaking. While the other farmers were still asleep, three figures stood in the field: an old man, a young man, and a child, like three generations of a family practicing martial arts.

Since none of the three practiced Qi circulation, but only the most basic stances, it was just physical training in the eyes of ordinary people.

But Zuo Ruotong could see through it: "Sure enough, it's the Celestial Master's Mansion's setup. Judging from this setup, they're helping that little kid build a foundation?"

He hid in the shadows and observed carefully. He soon discovered that these three people were the source of the village's atmosphere. To be precise, they were the old man and the young man, with the old man being the most powerful.

  

The old man was short in stature, with unusually large ears and a rather large nose. His aura was completely contained within his body. If it weren't for his special abilities, he would have looked like an ordinary old man.

The young man had a buzz cut, a strong build, dark skin, and a cloth draped around his neck to wipe his sweat, making him no different from an ordinary farmer.

This is definitely not an ordinary reclusive Taoist!

Zuo Ruotong was very cautious and did not step forward. In his opinion, even if a Taoist left the sect and retired from the martial world, there was no need for him to pretend to be an ordinary person, unless he had committed a serious mistake and was expelled from the sect, or had a difficult enemy to deal with.

For Taoists, being expelled from the sect means that the person is likely to be wicked. Similarly, the only enemies who would make them go into hiding are the righteous forces of the martial arts world, indicating that this family's background is definitely not clean...

He observed for a few more moments, then quietly withdrew and returned to his original room.

"The most urgent task right now is to figure out where I am, who the owner of this body is, and... why my soul has wandered here and entered this body."

Compared to the last question, the first two questions were obviously simpler, and he immediately began searching the room for useful information.

soon……

"What is this?"

From a bag of unusual material beside the bed, Zuo Ruotong found a card with a photo of this body printed on it. After the "Name" field, two large characters read:

"Mingchen..."

"That's a good name."

But the "Date of Birth" below made him frown: "1980... How is that possible?"

In his memory, the so-called "Republic of China government" was using the Western calendar nine years ago, which was "1912". So, it should be "1921" now.

Judging from the date on the card, plus the age of the body's owner, at least eighty years have passed.

"Have I been reincarnated?"

"No, that's not right..."

He shook his head in denial.

The founding principle of the San Yi School is the unity of the three teachings, that is, it was founded by absorbing the concepts of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Therefore, it also incorporates the Buddhist concept of "reincarnation". Zuo Ruotong does not disbelieve in it.

According to the principle of "reincarnation," while those with exceptional cultivation might indeed have the opportunity to awaken "innate wisdom" after reincarnation, there's no reason for them to lose their original memories. However, he can't remember anything about this body now, especially since he had only been cultivating within the sect and hadn't made any mistakes...

How could he have died so suddenly?

With a sense of doubt, he looked at the "address" on the card: Baituqiu North Village, Jingzhong Town, Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province.

He was familiar with SD Province, but he had never heard of "Zibo City." He only knew of "Zichuan County" and "Boshan County," both of which belonged to Jinan Circuit and were established by the Republic of China government.

"Could it be...?"

He had a guess in mind, and subconsciously flipped the card over. A line of large characters came into view, but it wasn't "Republic of China," but rather:

"The People's Republic of China...?"

Although the usage of the character "华" at the beginning was different from his impression, and he had never seen the character "国" at the end before, he could still deduce the reason. He couldn't help but wonder: "So, it really is more than eighty years later, and the Republic of China... is no more?"

Zuo Ruotong wasn't particularly interested in the change of regime; he was more concerned about the changes in the world today.

"So, what has become of the Trinity School after all these eighty years?"

He wanted to return to the Sanyi Sect immediately, but its sect was in Fujian, a considerable distance from Shandong. With his current cultivation level, it would be difficult for him to go there. Moreover, times had changed, and he was unsure of the directions.

"Um……"

The best course of action right now is to ask the villagers if they can find a horse-drawn carriage or a car.

With that seemingly wicked old man nearby, and unsure of the situation, he dared not act rashly. If he destroyed this body, he would be unable to return to his original form...

"That's enough."

After a moment's thought, Zuo Ruotong sat cross-legged on the bed, calmed her mind, and closed her eyes.

at this point.

First, I will improve the strength of this body.

Practice properly.

……

……

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

As the sun gradually set in the west, a beam of white light shone from the room, and Mingchen opened his eyes.

"It's done!"

He suddenly stood up, looked in the mirror, and his whole body had turned into white qi, and his face had returned to its youthful state. With the help of his "Heavenly Eye" and his body's instincts, he finally opened the "Second Stage of Reverse Rebirth".

"Although it's not very stable yet and can't be maintained for long, and I definitely can't fight with anyone, going out to meet someone... shouldn't be a problem!"

To prevent the San Yi disciples from noticing anything amiss, he couldn't linger too long, so he pushed open the door and left...

"hiss--"

Seriously, where is this place?

Mingchen looked around and saw similar buildings resembling Taoist temples, feeling somewhat lost.

"Oh, right!"

He suddenly remembered that Chengzhen had said "Boss Li is waiting in the main hall," so he immediately activated his "Heavenly Eye" to observe the place with the strongest Xuan Yun, and soon locked onto the main hall directly in front of him.

"Besides the aura of white jade, there's also a distinct smell of money... Boss Li..."

"Yes, this is it!"