From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Zhang Zhiwei chuckled, and his figure vanished in an instant.

When it reappeared, it was already in front of Jiang Liu.

Bang!

Jiang Liu threw a punch, and Zhang Zhiwei struck with his palm. The moment the Golden Light Mantra collided with the Reversed Eight Directions, an invisible wave of wind swept outwards.

"Why does it seem like their destructive power has decreased after they became stronger?"

Feeling the wind and waves blowing, Feng Ping of the Huode Sect scratched his head in confusion and asked the Sect Master Chu beside him.

"Because their control has become stronger!"

Master Chu clicked his tongue in amazement.

Previously, both Jiang Liu and Zhang Zhiwei, relying solely on their basic life cultivation levels and the use of their abilities, employed extremely exaggerated and destructive techniques, leaving the ground within a radius of several meters in ruins.

But now?

Both of them had greatly improved their life cultivation under their respective techniques, surpassing more than half of the sect leaders present, and their control over their bodies had also increased.

If Zhang Zhiwei were to slap Jiang Liu during the collision, Jiang Liu would catch it with the same force, neutralizing the power it carried.

Conversely, if Jiang Liu were to throw a punch, Zhang Zhiwei would do the same.

The clash between the two sides is not a contest of supernatural abilities, but a contest of their respective life cultivation!

And that is indeed the case!

The impact of their fists and palms was less loud than when they used their powers, but the sound of each collision seemed to vibrate the air.

The surrounding trees trembled slightly, and the blades of grass swayed gently.

In the midst of their most ancient and unadorned fist and foot combat, Zhang Zhiwei grew increasingly excited as the fight progressed. The surging golden light around his body, like a raging inferno, gradually subsided, forming a thin layer that, like a flowing river, covered his entire body.

[As expected of Zhang Zhiwei!]

Upon seeing this, Jiang Liu secretly praised it in his heart.

Although the Golden Light Mantra is extremely convenient, combining offense and defense, and can be manifested in physical form, its most essential function is to enhance one's life cultivation.

Previously, Zhang Zhiwei had not fully realized this point, but during his battle with Jiang Liu, he gradually understood it and began to conceal his flamboyant golden light during the battle, only showing a thin layer on his body surface.

In this way, the improvement in his life cultivation was even greater.

However, Jiang Liu used his mind to refine essence into qi, his heart to refine qi into spirit, and his own primordial spirit to refine spirit and return to emptiness. He also used the reversed human magnetism of the eight directions as the pillar of the human body's great emptiness, forming a great cycle of qi, with the qi breath flowing continuously. He became stronger and braver with each battle!

"what!"

Zhang Zhiwei gave a soft shout, creating distance between himself and Jiang Liu. He raised his hand, and wisps of blue-white lightning power emerged from below, enveloping Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu also raised his hand, and a magnetic field emerged from Zhang Zhiwei's crotch, heading straight for his testicles!

"I go!"

Zhang Zhiwei raised his eyebrows, realizing that he was in mid-air and couldn't dodge, so he instinctively drew some of the remaining golden light around his body and attached it to the weak point below.

However, the man's magnetic field suddenly took a turn, like a cow's tongue curling up his thighs and waist, and crashed straight into his forehead.

Snapped!

The explosive force, similar to Tai Chi energy, rippled through the golden light at the very center of Zhang Zhiwei's forehead, causing his head to tilt backward.

However, in order to complete this series of operations, Jiang Liu himself could hardly spare any attention to resist the lightning magic released by Zhang Zhiwei.

Fortunately, he understood the principle that electromagnetism and magnetism are inseparable, and because his body was already covered with a layer of human magnetic field, the lightning did not cause him too much harm, only causing his body to feel slightly numb.

But as long as the mind can be controlled and the will can be stirred within the body, regulating the water and fire energies and circulating them once, the numbness will disappear.

After tilting his head back, Zhang Zhiwei suddenly stood up, straightened his back, and corrected his posture.

Seeing that Jiang Liu had also neutralized his Yang Thunder, he sighed and said, "Your magnetic field really is the nemesis of my Yang Five Thunder, but—"

Seeing that Zhang Zhiwei hesitated for a moment and didn't continue, Jiang Liu asked, "But what?"

"Is the 'liu' in your Jiang Liu the 'liu' in 'hooligan'? Why do you specialize in attacking people's groin?" Zhang Zhiwei teased.

"I learned it from my master."

No sooner had Jiang Liu finished speaking than Wang Yaozu's eyes widened, and he cursed, "Bullshit! What does this have to do with me? I, Ghost Hand King, may not be a good person, but I would never resort to such despicable means!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Jiang Liu rolled his eyes and said dismissively, "You usually use the Reversal of Eight Directions to manipulate stones, spheres, and drinks to attack other people's lower bodies, instead of using the Reversal of Eight Directions' own force field."

Wang Yaozu was furious, but Jiang Liu's words were true, so what could he do?

Besides, could he possibly interfere in their fight now?

After the brief incident with Wang Yaozu, Jiang Liu looked at Zhang Zhiwei again, only to hear him say, "We won't be able to determine a winner in a short time. Moreover, with my current cultivation level, if we continue, my Qi will be almost exhausted. Should we both unleash our full power and decide the outcome with one strike?"

"what ever."

Jiang Liu smiled indulgently, as if he had found a fun toy.

To be honest, his Qi was still quite abundant.

The method of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, and refining spirit into emptiness, combined with the reversal of the eight directions to form a cycle, results in a recovery effect on qi and strength that surpasses even the methods of Longhu Mountain.

The main reason why most innate methods are not as effective as acquired Qi cultivation is that the circulation of Qi in these innate methods is not fully systematic.

However, those with a "child spirit" destiny, especially those with a benign mutation, are different. At the beginning of their awakening, their Qi circulation path is completely complete and forms its own cycle. However, because they cannot be stably inherited by their offspring, most awakened individuals do not know how to summarize the methods of Qi circulation, which makes it difficult to form a school of thought.

However, there is a difference between Jiang Liu and Zhang Zhiwei: Jiang Liu does not have a truly effective killing move.

of course.

With such a level of life cultivation, every punch and kick possesses immense power, so there's really no need to use any killing moves.

However, if he were to encounter a high-ranking disciple of Longhu Mountain whose cultivation level was similar to his own and who possessed deadly moves, such as Zhang Zhiwei in front of him, things would become somewhat troublesome.

"Well."

An even stronger golden light surged from Zhang Zhiwei's body once again, but unlike the initial flame-like shape, it produced arc-like shapes that crackled and popped.

Immediately afterward, Zhang Zhiwei recited the incantation: "Supreme Star, ever responsive. Expel evil and bind demons, protect life and body. Wisdom is clear and pure, mind and spirit are at peace. The three souls are eternal, the spirit is never lost or devastated."

This is one of the eight great divine incantations of Taoism, the Purification Mantra.

This divine mantra can enlighten one's wisdom, clear one's mind, eliminate distracting thoughts, unite one's mind and the Way, bring peace to the spirit, and keep one free from the six defilements.

It is obvious that Zhang Zhiwei is about to unleash a powerful move. At his current stage, if he does not use the Purifying Heart Mantra to empower himself, he probably will not be able to truly achieve single-mindedness.

After finishing reading, Zhang Zhiwei raised his left index finger, and a white droplet appeared. He then placed it on his forehead.

As the water droplet-like Qi seeped into him, Zhang Zhiwei opened his eyes. The inner light had already subsided considerably, as if he had cleared away all distracting thoughts, approaching the state of inner clarity and restraint that Zhang Jingqing possessed.

# Chapter 23 Golden Light is Thunder Technique?

"Longhu Mountain has a truly rich cultural heritage."

The Eight Divine Incantations of Taoism

Jiang Liu knew it too, and could even recite the whole thing from memory.

However, they did not know exactly how to practice it.

It's definitely not enough to just silently recite it.

This is the foundation of the Celestial Master's Mansion. The written texts can be passed on to outsiders, but the true methods of cultivation will not be taught to anyone other than the disciples of Longhu Mountain.

A true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings can be found in countless books.

Nothing could be more true than this.

However, if someone has a deep understanding of the principles of spiritual practice, they can try it slowly based on the written descriptions. With patience, they will eventually find the correct method of spiritual practice.

But the effort involved—

It depends on each person's choice.

Zuo Ruotong, who had also witnessed the Longhu Mountain Purification Mantra, grew increasingly solemn.

As a Xuanmen sect, the Sanyi Sect only has one skill, the Reverse Life Triple Technique, that it can boast about. As for other techniques, the Quanzhen sect does have inner cores and the Zhengyi sect has talismans, but only superficial ones. Even those who have taken on the role of a master rarely bother to study them.

It's not that learning the Reverse Life Triple Technique makes one look down on the techniques they already know; rather, the collection of books on inner alchemy and talismans within the San Yi Sect is only the most basic level for those who know these skills.

The Zhengyi school has talismans, the Quanzhen school has internal alchemy, and they also have the methods of cultivating the Eight Great Divine Incantations.

Only the Sanyi Sect truly possesses only one method: the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique. Compared to other Xuanmen methods, the effects of the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique, coupled with the Sanyi Sect's principles of conduct, make them appear like immortals on the surface, but in reality, they are more like martial arts practitioners than Xuanmen practitioners.

For example, the Golden Light Mantra of the Celestial Master's Mansion, when used to cultivate one's life force, although it cannot transform the skin, flesh, and internal organs with Qi, can still make one invulnerable to knives and spears, impervious to water and fire, and free from all diseases when practiced for many years.

At this moment, Zuo Ruotong realized that Longhu Mountain and the Celestial Master's Mansion did not use methods such as the Golden Light Mantra or Thunder Magic to reach the heavens; these were merely protective methods on the path of cultivation!

While the Threefold Reversal of Life of the Three Ones Sect has lofty aspirations, with the threefold ability to reverse the innate Qi, the first twofold performance is not much different from the Golden Light Mantra, with only a different emphasis.

The Golden Light Mantra leans more towards the "indestructible" aspect of life and death, while the Reverse Life Triple Technique focuses on the "gathering of form and dispersing of energy" aspect of life and death.

[None of the predecessors of the Sanyi Sect who went out in the past have returned. Is it because they reached the heavens after breaking through the third level, or did they realize that breaking through the third level at most meant further completing the transformation of the body's Qi, so they were unwilling to return and thus died of old age abroad?]

Zuo Ruotong had spent a very long time in the second level, and now he had already seen a little bit of the third level. He had some guesses in his heart about whether the third level could reverse the innate Qi and reach the Tongtian realm.

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei use the Purification Mantra, one of the eight great Taoist mantras, and considering the effects of the other mantras, I realized that the true power of the Reverse Rebirth Triple was only equivalent to the Golden Light Mantra of Longhu Mountain.

If the Celestial Master's Mansion did not use the Golden Light Mantra to communicate with Heaven—

Can the Sanyi Sect achieve the triple rebirth through reverse ascension to heaven?

As a cultivator, Zuo Ruotong should have cut off these distracting thoughts the moment they arose. However, he regarded himself as a saint. If he could not reach the heavens by reversing the three levels of rebirth, wouldn't it be misleading the disciples of Sanyi to continue cultivating?

However, the truth must be proven through personal experience.

Zuo Ruotong had many thoughts in mind, but in the end she decided to give it a try in the future.

If the Threefold Reversal of Life truly fails to grant access to the heavens, then as the sect leader, I must be responsible for the well-being of my disciples…

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"What kind of trick is that?"

In the center of the arena, watching Zhang Zhiwei, whose body was radiating golden light that seemed to pulsate like thunder, Jiang Liu seemed lost in thought, but still asked a question.

Why don't you take a guess?