In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 450 Reversing the Eight Directions and Obtaining It: Reversing Life Triple + Natural Energy = Primordial Qi?
The visitor was Xia Liuqing, a veteran of the Quanxing sect.

"Haha, Little Li, you always manage to blow people's minds every time you make a move. If you're leaving the sect today and no one from our sect comes, that would be really inappropriate. I reckon this is the last time this old man will have to deal with you."

Who is this kid?

Li Muxuan pointed to an elderly man in his seventies wearing a military overcoat who was following behind Xia Liuqing.

At over a hundred years old, someone in their seventies is indeed a child.

“Yuan Tao, the son of your brother Yuan Jingui.”

"Hey! You've lived this long! You really do look like a kid. Tell your Uncle Li the truth, do you even have an anus?"

Li Muxuan laughed heartily and said to Yuan Tao.

"Have!"

"That can't be! Brother Yuan is even more immoral than me. He gave birth to a baby with an anus. You have to say, God is the one who's missing an eye!"

"Come on, Uncle Li, I'm here today to see which of you two old geezers, you or Lu Jin, is dead!"

Yuan Tao smiled and sat down on the ground.

He and Lu Jin had a blood feud involving the murder of his father.

Back then, in order to track down Wugensheng and Li Muxuan, Lu Jin and his fellow disciples from the Sanyi Sect hunted down members of the Quanxing Sect, which led to the death of Yuan Jingui.

If Li Muxuan can kill Lu Jin here, then his feud with Lu Jin will come to an end.

After all, Li Muxuan's talent was also quite remarkable. Before he ran away, he had defeated many young masters from various sects. He was considered an outstanding figure among the younger generation at that time. Now, seventy years have passed, and his strength must be extraordinary. He might even have the strength of a top expert of the older generation like Lu Jin.

Xia Liuqing and Mei Jinfeng also found a place to sit down.

Today is the day Li Muxuan is accepting favors and leaving the sect. According to the established rules of the supernatural world, those present with grudges can only settle them with Li Muxuan. Otherwise, the three members of Quanxing would not dare to come.

After waiting a little while, the monk Jing'an from the Southern Shaolin Temple and an old man named Liu Guanghua came over to settle their score with Li Muxuan.

When Liu Guanghua was young, Li Muxuan ruined his wedding, and he could never hold his head high again.

Jing'an was also beaten by Li Muxuan when he was a child.

The idea he gave himself and Liu Guanghua was that as long as Li Muxuan was willing to kneel down and lick the mud off their shoes, they would settle their score with Li Muxuan. However, when Li Muxuan actually knelt down to lick the mud, Liu Guanghua only kicked Li Muxuan twice.

Too dirty.

Afterwards, Liu Guanghua took out his phone to represent some people who had been offended by Li Muxuan, who were unable to come to the scene in person, or who had died but had descendants still alive.

They demanded that Li Muxuan kneel down and kowtow eighty-one times to heaven and earth and the four directions to apologize to those people.

Li Muxuan did as instructed.

Then, Shimizu came out.

Huang Ning'er from the Seeking Truth Society was with him.

"You two...did I ever offend your elders?"

Li Muxuan looked at Qingshui and Huang Ning'er and said.

"No, I'm looking for Senior Lu. Your 'Reversing the Eight Directions' technique is a unique skill that could establish a sect. It would be a pity if it wasn't passed down. If possible, I hope you can keep Li Muxuan here, at least to pass on this unique skill."

Lu Jin snorted coldly.

“Huang Ning’er, I understand that you, the Seeking Truth Society, want to reverse the eight directions. If you can withstand three of my blows, I will give you a chance. What about you, Professor Zhuo?”

Lu Jin's attitude towards Shimizu has improved considerably.

"I've also come to ask for the Reversal of Eight Directions, but naturally I'm asking Li Muxuan for it. Senior Li, at Senior Liu's wedding banquet, my grandmaster also stood up for Senior Liu and was beaten by you. He was fine, but a protective magic artifact that he had spent years crafting was destroyed. Now that my grandmaster is gone, my master said that I should settle this grudge with you. My way of settling things is to give you the Reversal of Eight Directions as an apology to our Mo Sect."

The clear water rushed towards Li Muxuan.

"Alright, if you want it, I'll give it to you. It seems I, Li Muxuan, have lived a rather pathetic life, but since you all like it, it means I haven't let down the skills my master passed down to me! During my time away, I've also seen the changes in the world. Young master of the Mo Clan, you're a smart and intelligent person, you wouldn't let my skills be tarnished. As for Huang boy, the fact that you stepped forward at this time shows that you're cunning enough. If you can withstand three blows from Lu Jin, you can make a copy of this 'Reversing Eight Directions' technique yourself."

My only request is that future generations know that this "Reversing the Eight Directions" technique originated from Ghost Hand Wang Yaozu, and is the Wang School's version of "Reversing the Eight Directions"!

Li Muxuan seemed to have been prepared, taking out a leather-bound book from his pocket and handing it to Shimizu.

"Okay, I agree."

Shimizu nodded slightly.

It's just adding the words "Wang School" before "Reversed Eight Directions".

Huang Ning'er said:

“I agree, Professor Zhuo. Please wait a moment while I take three slaps from Master Lu before I copy this Wang School’s Reversal of Eight Directions.”

At this moment, Lu Jin stood up from her chair.

"Ready, kid?"

Lu Jin, dressed in white, spoke to Huang Ning'er.

"I'm ready, please come in, sir!"

Huang Ning'er took a deep breath and stood in front of Lu Jin.

It means to be hit three times, not to receive three blows.

In other words, he had to withstand Lu Jin's three blows head-on; he couldn't retaliate or attack.

Huang Ning'er was quite confident about this.

As a prominent figure in the Seeking Truth Society, his external martial arts skills are a level above Chai Yan's. His overall strength is not necessarily inferior to outstanding middle-generation masters such as Feng Zhenghao of the World Society and Chen Jinkui of the Art Word Sect. He has the ability to compete with the Ten Elders. Against a top-tier expert of the older generation like Lu Jin, it is unlikely that he can win, but he is still somewhat confident that he can exchange a few blows and block a few moves.

With the first palm strike, Huang Ning'er's clothes tore, and the ground beneath her feet cracked. Lu Jin immediately realized that Huang Ning'er's external martial arts skills were not bad, and even if the blows were a little heavier, she wouldn't have been killed so easily. So he activated the Reverse Life Triple Level, his eyes gleaming, and unleashed his full power with another palm strike.

This time, Huang Ning'er dared not be careless. The moment she was hit, she took the initiative to retreat to absorb the force, taking more than a dozen steps back until her legs sank into the ground from the knees down.

With the third strike, Huang Ning'er retreated again, this time almost kneeling on both knees, but finally managing to kneel on one knee.

Shimizu keenly noticed that Huang Ning'er's throat gurgled, clearly indicating that she had suffered some internal injury, but in order to show her strength, she gritted her teeth and swallowed the blood.

However, according to his perception of the Transparent World, Huang Ning'er's injuries were not serious, only minor. With his cultivation level, he could suppress them relatively easily, and his overall aura did not weaken much.

Horizontal training can make a practitioner's body strong. When they reach the level of Chai Yan or Huang Ning'er, there is no weakness to be found on the surface of their body. Their only weakness is their internal organs.

Even though they have mastered the art of internal cultivation, strengthening their internal organs through methods that work from the outside in, making them stronger than other superhumans, they are still far inferior to their robust physical bodies.

Lu Jin's palm strike was so powerful that it penetrated right through the skin, flesh, and bones. There weren't many people in the world of supernatural beings who could withstand such a strike, making him a rare master. Huang Ning'er, on the other hand, only suffered minor injuries, which made her a remarkable master. In the entire world of supernatural beings, she would be ranked among the top masters.

"Not bad, the younger generation is formidable. You can come and visit me for amusement when you have time."

Lu Jin flicked his sleeve and looked at Huang Ning'er.

"Not bad, not bad-witted, not bad-skilled either. You should learn from Wang's style."

Li Muxuan chuckled, his eyes filled with amusement, yet he scrutinized Lu Jin.

Meanwhile, behind the chattering crowd, Ding Shian and Na Ruhu stared wide-eyed at Huang Ning'er.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, then quickly got up and helped Huang Ning'er up.

"Brother Huang, do you recognize us?"

"Come on, come on, don't go back! Come over here, let's sit together as a trio!"

"Hey, that's right! We're good at making friends, especially someone like you who can take a beating... I mean, a tough guy like you!"

"Come on, Old Lu's slap isn't easy to take, let me show you!"

With his robust and muscular physique, he could withstand any hardship, making him an excellent punching bag for the two martial arts fanatics, Ru Hu and Ding Shian.

Huang Ning'er was dragged away by the two heroes, looking completely bewildered.

"Um... I also need to wash it."

Meanwhile, Lu Jin and Li Muxuan had already started fighting.

Both of them are top-tier combatants below the absolute top. Lu Jin's life cultivation is very high, and his speed and strength can easily surpass Li Muxuan. Activating the Reverse Life state can not only increase his own stats again, but also transform most of his body parts into Qi. Even if he loses an arm, it can grow back instantly.

However, Li Muxuan's qualifications were not as good as Lu Jin's, who came from a legitimate lineage of the Xuanmen sect. It was just that the situation had been reversed and brought to his hands, and he had already made a name for himself.

A technique that originated from street performances was transformed in Wang Yaozu's hands into a powerful and unpredictable magic that could both attack and defend. However, Li Muxuan, who was exceptionally talented and had nearly a hundred years of cultivation, far surpassed Wang Yaozu in his ability to reverse the eight directions, transforming this trick into a divine skill like force field control.

It possesses considerable power and unpredictable attacks. It can protect the body with a force field, providing a layer of protection comparable to the Golden Light Mantra. It can also be used to break free from gravity and fly, and can release a large-scale force field barrier to completely suppress enemies within the barrier's range.

Lu Jin only needs to protect the three Dan points: the upper Dan point between the eyebrows, the middle Dan point in the chest, and the lower Dan point three inches below the navel. With no other vital points on his body and high stats, no matter how strange Li Muxuan's Reversal of Eight Directions is, he will never be able to defeat him. If this continues, he will only be trapped in a war of attrition.

"The Threefold Reversal of Life involves refining one's inner Qi, transforming the limbs and bones into primordial Qi. This primordial Qi is connected to the life essence of the human body. The founder of the Three Ones Sect believed that as long as one can achieve this step, one can continuously draw nourishment from the outside world, refine essence into Qi, and then reverse the Qi back to its primordial state, thus achieving immortality and ascending to heaven."

Qingshui was below, intently watching the two centenarians fighting at the foot of the mountain.

Having obtained the technique of reversing the eight directions, this method of force field is of great research value. Li Muxuan is now demonstrating to him how to use this technique.

But he saw more than just the triple rebirth.

Shimizu took her hand out of her pocket, made a gesture of resting her hand on her chin and pressing her fingers against the bridge of her nose, and applied a little bit of the volatile essence of the Sacred Tree Golden Branch.

Natural energy did not converge on Lu Jin.

More than seventy years ago, Zuo Ruotong, who was at the peak of the second level of Reverse Life, broke through to the third level under the pressure of Wugensheng's divine spirit. However, he said that the third level of Reverse Life could not reach the heavens, which was probably because of this.

The Triple Rebirth ability transforms the entire body into Qi, making it virtually immune to all physical attacks. It allows for infinite regeneration, rejuvenation, and the transformation of the body into an energy body, achieving a unity of spirit and flesh. However, the Qi within the body is still not the innate Qi, but merely ordinary Qi, albeit more refined, capable of conversion between energy and the physical body.

What if I could use this volatile substance to combine the breathing technique, the markings, and the reverse-life technique?
So what was the final result? Was it immortal magic, or as envisioned by the founder of the Sanyi Sect, reversing the innate, becoming immortal and indestructible, and ascending to heaven?

Or perhaps, the ultimate path to heaven is this very path of cultivating immortal arts?

At least the animals of the three holy lands, such as the toads of Mount Myōboku, can live for hundreds or thousands of years, breaking through the limits of their own species. This must be because, just as the founder of the San Yi Sect thought, they have increased the content of innate Qi in their bodies, which has greatly extended their lifespan.

In that case, is it necessary for me to learn this triple rebirth technique?
We still have to start with the Lu family, because after the destruction of the Sanyi Sect, only Lu Jin remained. Even though Lu Jin has become one of the top experts in the country, ranking among the top five and aiming for the top three, and is a renowned figure in the world of supernatural beings known for his flawless life, he has never thought of rebuilding the Sanyi Sect because he has not avenged the destruction of his family.

Therefore, more than seventy years later, only the three members of the Lu family—grandfather, grandfather, and grandson—have inherited this unique skill.

Just as Shimizu was plotting how to obtain the Reverse Life Triple, the situation on the field changed once again.

Li Muxuan seemed to be seeking death, or perhaps he wanted to force Lu Jin to break through to the level that Zuo Ruotong had reached back then. Therefore, he repeatedly used words to coerce Lu Jin, humiliate Lu Jin and Zuo Ruotong and other members of the Sanyi Sect, and even broke Lu Jin's middle dan at the cost of serious injury.

At this very moment, Lu Jin finally broke through this life-or-death step, just as Li Muxuan had wished, and reached the peak of the second level.

This is the same realm that Zuo Ruotong reached before his battle with Wugensheng, where he could reconstruct his three cores and was nearly immortal.

At this point, Lu Jin could be considered to have stepped into the threshold of the top level. If Zhang Zhiwei hadn't appeared, he would have been at the top level, no less than Zhang Huaiyi, a monster among his peers who had mastered the Eight Extraordinary Skills and whose cultivation was extremely high.

After all, more than seventy years ago, Zuo Ruotong and Zhang Jingqing were the pinnacle of the supernatural world of that era.

Li Muxuan eventually died, his temple pierced by Lu Jin's finger.

At this moment, everyone knew that Li Muxuan, though a top expert, could not win against Lu Jin, who was comparable to the Great Ying Immortal of yesteryear; continuing the fight would only lead to his death.

Lu Jin originally wanted to let go and sever ties between Li Muxuan, Quanxing, and Wugensheng. He was even willing to let Li Muxuan help him rebuild the Sanyi Sect.

However, the latter still refused.

(End of this chapter)