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

early morning.

Zuo Ruotong woke up naturally, opened her eyes, and prepared to go to her master's place to practice her morning exercises.

But when he looked around, his eyes widened slightly, everything around him was very familiar—it was his sect leader's room!

"I'm back?"

He frowned slightly, immediately looked inward, and discovered that his nascent soul, which he had been nurturing for nearly half a year, had vanished without a trace, causing his heart to tighten.

But soon, a thought struck him, and he sensed the unseen connection between himself and the Nascent Soul…

"It's still there..."

It was only inside that young man's body.

Thus, Zuo Ruotong became even more certain that none of this was a dream; the soul-traveling to the future was real, the "Original Root Method" was real, and she already knew a corner of the future, having obtained the innate method...

The Trinity will never fall apart again!

"Could this truly be fate's arrangement, sending me, the sect leader, to personally salvage the situation?"

This thought had just arisen.

He shook his head gently again.

Cultivation is inherently an act of stealing from Heaven. Moreover, Heaven and Earth are inherently indifferent, treating all things as straw dogs. All things under Heaven are inherently equal, so how could Heaven possibly interfere with mundane matters?

But whatever the reason, this is a great thing for him and for the Sanyi Sect. It doesn't matter that the Nascent Soul is gone, he has already memorized the outline of the "Root Method" and can cultivate it again.

"only……"

He looked at his body; the old wounds were still there. He recalled that Zhang Xilin's life was incomplete, which prevented him from forming his nascent soul. He felt a chill in his heart, but quickly put it out of his mind.

Spiritual practice has always been like this, fraught with countless difficulties and dangers.

There will always be a way.

"Um?"

Immediately afterwards, Zuo Ruotong raised an eyebrow, realizing something was wrong. A new Qi path had appeared within his body, and he carefully circulated it...

"Is it 'Reversed Eight Directions'?!"

"Could it be...?"

He immediately realized something, so he used his Reverse Life technique to transform into his younger self, got up, pushed open the door, and headed towards the training ground...

"Sumi!"

"Master?"

"What year and month is it now?"

"The 20th day of the ninth month of the Xin-You year..."

  

"September 20th!"

He immediately realized that more than half a year had passed here as well!

"So, in other words, my crippled body... sat there in a daze for half a year without maintaining the 'reverse regeneration' state?"

"That's absolutely impossible!"

If that were truly the case, his physical body should have died from the injuries long ago. He immediately asked, "Chengzhen, when was the last time you saw me?"

"It was yesterday."

Chengzhen thought that her master had gone mad from seclusion, so she reminded him, "Haven't you been in seclusion these past few days, feeling restless? You just came out for some fresh air yesterday, didn't you?"

"Seclusion?"

"How long did I go into seclusion in total?"

"Hmm...it's been almost five months."

This means that for the past six months or so, someone has been using my physical body, perhaps to avoid giving themselves away by pretending to be in seclusion...

Zuo Ruotong fell into deep thought.

Another problem is that the person occupying one's own body should not be able to "reverse life," and if one's own body does not activate "reverse life" for more than a day, it will be difficult to maintain.

"Even with my Qi as support and the scriptures by my side, the lack of the spiritual essence still allowed me to reach the point where I could activate 'reverse rebirth' within a single day..."

"What a genius this person is!"

When it comes to "genius", Zuo Ruotong thinks of one person, namely the original "Ming Chen".

Not only does it possess extraordinary innate abilities, but it also has exceptional comprehension. Coupled with this "reversed eight directions" Qi path... it is basically confirmed.

"So, in other words, we actually swapped bodies, then why are we switching back now?"

As he pondered, he continued to examine his body and soon discovered that his body was surrounded by a layer of wish power.

"Is it because of this vow?"

Since Zuo Ruotong did not cultivate divinity and returned to his own self, he no longer possessed the ability to "fully perceive the mysteries," and thus had no way of knowing the source or object of this vow. Even after carefully sensing it for a while, he could not discern anything...

We have no choice but to give up for now.

And it was at this moment...

"Master, these three newly accepted disciples have already laid a solid foundation. Now that you're emerging from seclusion... will you also personally lead them?"

Chengzhen wasn't quite sure, so she asked softly.

"Oh? A new disciple?"

Zuo Ruotong immediately snapped back to reality, remembering that before her soul transmigrated, there were indeed two children in the lower academy undergoing teaching tests, and it seemed that both of them had passed. However, Chengzhen had said "three"...

"So, that means new disciples came to visit shortly afterward?"

This worried him somewhat, since a disciple's entry into the sect must be confirmed by the sect leader, and Ming Chen's cultivation was still shallow, so he might not be able to judge the disciple's aptitude. If he were to accept a disciple indiscriminately, it would be harmful to the disciple.

"Bring them over."

The most urgent task at present is to confirm the talent of these three disciples. Half a year is not a long time. If there are any problems, we should persuade them to quit or send them to other schools as soon as possible.

Soon enough, Chengzhen brought the person over, and the three little ones bowed in unison:

"Disciple greets Master!"

"Um."

Zuo Ruotong nodded slightly and observed carefully. She saw that all three children had long and deep breaths, calm inner energy, and peaceful eyes, indicating that they had laid a good foundation.

And each of the three has their own unique characteristics:

Liu Deshui was very strong, like a young bull, and looked like a promising talent for external martial arts.

Although the young master of the Lu family was the thinnest, his aura was the deepest, and his eyes, though bright, did not flicker randomly, making him appear very composed.

As for the third one...

"Is this the child who came later?"

Zuo Ruotong discovered that this child was the most agile of the three, both in terms of his figure and his eyes. However, this agility also revealed a firmness, indicating that although he had many thoughts, he was also able to calm down.

At a glance, it's clear that Lu Jin is capable of entering the basics; Liu Deshui is harder to say, but he should be more suited to the external martial arts path; as for the third one, it's best to eliminate any extraneous thoughts before he can cultivate better.

"Let me tell you about their cultivation progress..."

"yes!"

Chengzhen stepped forward and used his Qi to transmit his voice, explaining in a low voice: "These three children all have excellent aptitude, especially Liu Deshui. If it weren't for your guidance, Master, we would have almost misjudged him."

"As you said, this child not only has an excellent physique, but also finds spiritual cultivation quite easy because he is straightforward and has few distracting thoughts. He focuses on this one thing, which makes it easier for him to enter a meditative state and reach a state of tranquility."

"Then there is Lu Jin. This child comes from a family of Qi practitioners, so his vision is deeper and his cultivation is more solid. In addition, he is very talented, so there is no difficulty in tempering his life."

"What's even more remarkable is that no matter what problems he encounters, he remains humble and composed, without any unrealistic ambitions. At his age... such composure is unique to me!"

"As for Li Muxuan..."

"Your slap back then may have really woken him up. In the past six months, although he still knows when to stop and is not eager for quick success, he doesn't seem to be playing tricks. Instead, he is truly... going with the flow."

"If none of this is an act, then his talent may even surpass that of Liu Deshui and Lu Jin. Moreover, he only needs to ask for guidance on cultivation issues once at most, and then he can figure them out on his own and actually understand them thoroughly..."

"Just like you said, this is a child who can 'find his own way'!"

However at this moment...

Zuo Ruotong ignored Chengzhen's praise; the moment he learned the name of the third child, he was deeply shaken.

Looking at the bright-eyed boy a few meters away, only Zhang Xilin's words from back then remained in his mind:

[Back then, Wugensheng, the leader of the Quanxing Sect, took a fellow named Li Muxuan to the Sanyi Sect...]

"I see……"

"You are Li Muxuan!"