From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Jiang Liu VS Gao Huan

Lu Jin VS Zhang Zhiwei

Zhang Dong VS Zhuge Yu

of course.

After the break, they'll still have to draw lots to determine their opponents, but does it really matter? They can just switch places, it's no big deal.

The chameleon's eyebrows twitched as he watched, but he could only let them trample on his dignity as "master of ceremonies" and "referee".

With the start of the fourth round—

In the first match, Zhang Dong faced off against Zhuge Yu. However, the ever-changing weather patterns could not compare to the four-panel manipulation of Zhuge Yu's Qimen Dunjia. Once caught up in it, if one did not understand the art of Qimen Dunjia, one's personal energy and aura would be affected, and defeat would be inevitable.

In fact, if the battle hadn't been confined to the arena, Zhang Dong wouldn't have lost so easily. After all, the magical formations deployed by the sorcerer also have a certain range. Once outside that range, Zhang Dong could have easily adopted ranged, attrition-based attack methods.

The second match.

Zhang Zhiwei to Lu Jin.

"Sorry, I can't play with you to save time."

As soon as the chameleon finished speaking, Zhang Zhiwei also spoke, appearing in front of Lu Jin as if by teleportation, and slapped Lu Jin across the face.

[It's that trick again!]

Ever since Jiang Liu slapped him for the first time, Lu Jin has been extremely sensitive to it. His body seemed to react instinctively, stimulating a bit of potential. In an instant, he circulated his Qi throughout his body, tilted his head back to dodge, and leaned his body backward as if he was about to do a somersault.

Not!

The moment his arms touched the ground, Lu Jin's body arched, like a spring ready to spring into action.

In the instant that he supported himself on his arms and his body was at a 45-degree angle to the ground, his bent arms suddenly straightened, his bent waist straightened in an instant, and his legs kicked hard at Zhang Zhiwei's chin.

Zhang Zhiwei reacted extremely quickly. The instant he realized that he was too close to dodge and had no time to raise his arm to defend himself, a layer of golden light covered his body.

Bang!

The instant Lu Jin's legs struck Zhang Zhiwei's Golden Light Curse, the power of the dragon and tiger erupted, along with a magnetic field that caused ripples to form on the Golden Light Curse on Zhang Zhiwei's body, and even forced him to take three steps back.

"Not bad!"

# Chapter 308 Zhang Zhiwei's View on the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts"

Zhang Zhiwei was generous with his praise for Lu Jin's exceptional reaction, and even her ability to turn a disadvantage into an advantage and launch an attack in the instant she dodged.

"Just a little trick."

at this time.

Lu Jin had already stood up straight and distanced herself from Zhang Zhiwei.

But he felt a tingling or numb sensation in the soles of his feet.

Therefore, Lu Jin could only respond to Zhang Zhiwei in order to buy time and use his profound skills to heal the injury on his foot.

The moment he kicked the thin layer of golden light on Zhang Zhiwei's body, he felt as if he had kicked a diamond, and a flowing one at that!

Human magnetism cannot be broken!

Even with the combined power of the dragon and tiger, along with all the force-generating techniques mastered through practicing Tai Chi and Bajiquan, it was still impossible to break through its defense; it could only barely push it back three steps!

[Is this Zhang Zhiwei? He's indeed very strong! He's second only to Brother Jiang!]

"You'd be a good practice subject, but I'm sorry, we're in a rush, so—"

The moment the words fell, before Lu Jin could react, she felt Zhang Zhiwei in front of her transform into an arc of electricity. Then she felt a large hand press down on her face, her feet were lifted into the air, and then she was slammed hard off the field in a daze.

Dealing with Lu Jin wouldn't be difficult, but Zhang Zhiwei didn't want to waste time, so he chose the same method as he did with Li Muxuan: to knock him out of the arena before he could unleash all his hidden abilities.

Compared to Zhang Dong, who was limited by the small space in the first match, Zhang Zhiwei quite liked the martial arts arena format.

The rules for determining wins and losses are simple!

be honest.

Given the limited space of the competition arena, it is most beneficial to those with profound cultivation of life force.

Most of the extraordinary individuals present could see that Zhang Zhiwei's life was terrifyingly secure; apart from Jiang Liu, no one present was his match.

Lu Jin, lying on the ground, shook his head, got up from outside the arena, and saw Zhang Zhiwei grinning at him on the platform. He smiled helplessly and sighed, "Brother Zhang's cultivation is profound. I admire you!"

"You're the one who's really good. If it weren't for the rules of this martial arts tournament, which require a winner and a loser, I might have gotten hurt too."

modesty?

it's not true.

With Lu Jin's current strength, although his life cultivation is not as good as Zhang Zhiwei's, he has used all his methods. With the nine ruler nails on his waist, he might actually have a chance to injure Zhang Zhiwei if he takes him by surprise.

"Brother Dao, please don't try to comfort me."

Only family members know their own affairs.

However, Lu Jin did not believe that he would lose to Zhang Zhiwei in the future. At least he had now cultivated to the eighth or ninth level of the profound mystery, with his Qi being long and powerful like a dragon and a tiger.

Tai Chi and Bajiquan training will help him develop his strength, enabling him to use his power more skillfully in the future.

The Sun and Moon Spring and Autumn Manual uses the essence of the sun and moon to refine the body and enhance one's inner strength;

There is also the Dharani Mantra of the Secret Whole Body Relic Box of All Tathagatas, which can be used to cultivate one's mind;

He was still working with Jiang Liu to refine the skill of controlling the heat.

Moreover, after personally experiencing Zhang Zhiwei's strength, Lu Jin realized that although the gap between them in cultivation was enormous, it was something that could be seen and felt.

This means he has a chance to catch up!

However, when facing Jiang Liu, he was completely bewildered, unable to discern the level the other had reached, and this reminded him of the concept of "Golden Core and Sacred Embryo"—

Cultivation is not just about endlessly refining one's nature and life force, but also about connecting "nature" and "life force," unifying essence, energy, and spirit, and merging the physical and mental landscapes, ultimately gathering an invisible "elixir" to achieve a sacred embryo.

Lu Jin strongly suspected that Jiang Liu had started experimenting with his own life after only mastering the control of the fire for one day!

Zhang Zhiwei —

Although one's cultivation of life force is strong, it is ultimately just a matter of constantly tempering life force, but one cannot achieve a breakthrough in life force itself.

"This is not a consolation, it's the truth."

Zhang Zhiwei couldn't read minds and couldn't see through Lu Jin's thoughts, but he was well aware of Lu Jin's abilities.

If one day I become complacent and relax my cultivation, there is a real possibility that Lu Jin might catch up with me!

The Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques.

Although the feeling Lu Jin exuded was different from the feeling Jiang Liu gave Zhang Zhiwei, he was still certain of the power of this technique.

Or rather, to improve.

[Jiang Liu has indeed forged a path, constantly refining the path and system of Qi circulation while cultivating his life force, using this internal refinement to cultivate his life force, which seems to carry a mysterious and profound feeling...]

Could it be that he actually used his own abilities to combine the strengths of multiple methods, making up for their weaknesses, and created a method that could directly lead to enlightenment?

Upon realizing this, Zhang Zhiwei immediately banished all other thoughts.

Reaching the Heavenly Realm isn't simply a matter of mastering techniques; it also requires a certain level of comprehension. Without it, even the most perfect techniques, merely practicing relentlessly, will only lead one down a crooked path of cultivating supernatural powers and spells while neglecting the true path of enlightenment…

Upon hearing Zhang Zhiwei's words, Lu Jin modestly shook his head.

Then came the final match of the fourth round:

Jiang Liu VS Gao Huan.

"Brother Zhang, how about we make a bet?" After getting to know Zhang Zhiwei better, Lu Jin became bolder and took out ten silver dollars.

"I have no money."

Zhang Zhiwei turned his pants pocket inside out, only to find it empty.

"Then how did you manage to live in Yuhang for so many days? Did you stay at a Taoist temple in Yuhang?" Lu Jin suspected that Zhang Zhiwei was an ascetic in the mountains and hadn't left any money for himself!

"Of course, it's thanks to my dear junior brother!"

Zhang Zhiwei pulled Zhang Huaiyi over and said with a grin, "Don't let his unassuming appearance fool you, he's secretly hoarded quite a bit of money!"

When his secret of hiding money was exposed, Zhang Huaiyi trembled, but stubbornly insisted, "Senior brother, that's not private money, it's money I saved myself... Yes, that's it! I saved it!"

“Junior brother, did you really save that money yourself? I remember you came up the mountain all alone and penniless. You usually cultivate on the mountain and don’t have any livelihood. Where did you save the money?”

Zhang Zhiwei chuckled, "I suppose it's the money Master had left over from selling spices, firewood, fruits and vegetables down the mountain when you went to do it, right?"

You don't really think that just because your master didn't explicitly reveal this, he doesn't know what you've been doing, do you?

He concealed his true abilities when exchanging techniques with his fellow students...

Hiding money from his own pocket when purchasing supplies...

This doesn't look like something a cultivator would do.

Zhang Huaiyi: "...Senior brother, you and Master are so alike."

"Oh? Master has already seen through it?"

"No, it was my master who saw through my hiding, and I immediately told him about hiding the money." Zhang Huaiyi was on the verge of tears.

"Tsk tsk."

Zhang Zhiwei had a big smile on his face.

Those who cultivate themselves value money the least. Zhang Huaiyi hiding money was actually no big deal, and Zhang Zhiwei guessed his master didn't take it seriously at all. However, the fact that Zhang Huaiyi first revealed the secret of "hiding money" instead of hiding his shortcomings or his heart probably displeased his master.

[Junior Brother Huaiyi, perhaps Master really is just using you as my money bag for this trip down the mountain?]

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhiwei reached out to Zhang Huaiyi and said, "Junior brother, we are family, lend all the money to your senior brother."

Zhang Huaiyi: "..."

They had no choice but to hand over the money bag to Zhang Zhiwei.

“I’ll also bet ten silver dollars!” Zhang Zhiwei followed Lu Jin and asked, “But what are we betting on? Let’s agree on this first: if those two at the betting table win or lose, I’ll bet on Jiang Liu.”

Lu Jin pursed her lips and said, "Let's bet on how many moves Gao Huan can last. We'll each call out a number, and whoever gets closer wins, how about it?"