Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 404: Divine Brilliance and Introversion
This time, Wu Chengzhen called out the long-lost title, her voice hoarse but filled with genuine gratitude.

"Thank you... thank you... for waking me from my dream... and thank you even more for... for protecting this... flame for my Trinity Sect..."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen stepped forward, gently took Wu Chengzhen's arm, and helped him up.

"Brother Wu, you flatter me."

Protecting this heritage is Zhao's promise to Master Zuo, and also a tribute to the ancient tradition of Sany.

Now that it has been returned to its rightful owner, my heart is at peace.

Zhao Zhen's tone was gentle yet firm.

"The future of the Trinity will ultimately depend on yourselves."

I believe that after going through this ordeal, Senior Brother will truly grasp the essence of the Left Sect Master's word 'sincerity' and lead Trinity to find its own path.

Wu Chengzhen hugged the scroll tightly and nodded vigorously. Although her body was still hunched over, her spine seemed to have straightened a bit.

He looked at Zhao Zhen, hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but ask:
"Junior Brother Zhao, I heard that you have stepped down as chairman of Nadutong. Now that you have come down the mountain to collect donations... do you have anywhere else to go?"

"If...if you don't mind, would you like to stay here a few more days?"

He sincerely hoped to spend more time with his junior brother who had enlightened him, as if that would bring him closer to his master's last wishes.

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, a smile as warm yet distant as sunlight piercing through the clouds.

"The arising and ceasing of conditions are all predetermined. My karmic connection here has ended, and it's time for me to move on to the next place."

He looked up at the window, his gaze seemingly piercing through the house and reaching into the more distant world.

"There are still old friends and past events waiting for me to face, to... come to an end."

He didn't say anything more, and nodded slightly to Wu Chengzhen and Li Muxuan.

"Brother Wu, Brother Li, take care."

After saying that, Zhao Zhen turned around and pushed open the creaking wooden door.

Outside the door, the afternoon sun poured in, casting his long shadow on the dusty ground.

He didn't turn back, his steps were unhurried, just as he had come, he quietly blended into that light, and his figure quickly disappeared at the end of the stone steps leading down the mountain.

Wu Chengzhen held the scroll, staring blankly in the direction where Zhao Zhen had disappeared, speechless for a long time.

A mountain breeze blew in through the open door, carrying the fresh scent of grass and trees, sweeping away the long-standing gloom and despair that had settled inside.

He lowered his head and stroked the scroll in his arms that carried the past and future of the Trinity Sect once more. In his cloudy eyes, a faint but tenacious light finally rekindled.

Li Muxuan gently closed the door, walked to Wu Chengzhen's side, and whispered, "Master, the wind is picking up. But after the wind passes, the sky will always clear."

Wu Chengzhen tightened his grip on the scroll in his arms, took a deep breath, and the long-lost dignified demeanor of a sect leader seemed to be slowly returning to his hunched body.

He looked out the door at the sunlit expanse of sky and earth, and slowly began to speak:

"Yes... the sky will always clear up. Trinity Gate... it's time... it saw the sun again."

After saying that, Wu Chengzhen also turned her head and glanced at Li Muxuan.

"Junior Brother Li, you've worked hard all these years."

Li Muxuan was slightly taken aback, seemingly surprised by Wu Chengzhen's way of addressing him.

"Sect Leader, I owe the Third Sect and the Left Sect Leader far too much."

From the moment I finished collecting offerings back then, I secretly vowed that I would spend the rest of my life repaying Master Zuo and the kindness of Sanyi in giving me a second chance at life.

Compared to the kindness shown to me by the Left Gate Master, what is this little hardship?

"Yes, Master's kindness to us is as high as the sky."

You are like this, I am like this, and Junior Brother Zhao... is the same.

As she spoke, Wu Chengzhen suddenly asked with some curiosity, "Junior brother, I am all alone now and can't figure out what's going on."

But I always felt that Junior Brother Zhao had changed a lot since the last time we met..."

"Yes, it's not just you, senior brother, I felt it too."

Senior brother, I wonder if you noticed Zhao Zhen's eyes just now.

"Eye?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Wu Chengzhen's eyes.

He was so caught up in his emotions that he didn't have time to pay attention to Zhao Zhen's eyes.

"His eyes no longer had the sharp glint unique to those who cultivate Qi; instead, they were filled with a gentle and peaceful quality, like that of an ordinary person."

After Li Muxuan said that, Wu Chengzhen finally realized what was going on.

Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true.

His gaze made me momentarily believe I was facing my master!

"Returning to simplicity, with inner radiance and restraint..."

As Li Muxuan slowly uttered those four words, Wu Chengzhen's pupils instantly contracted.

"What?! How is this possible?!"

"Yes, originally, let alone someone his age, even those seniors who have cultivated for nearly a hundred years might not be able to reach this level that only exists in legends."

But senior brother, don't forget, he is Zhao Zhen.

The level of character of someone who chooses to retire gracefully at the height of their power is beyond our comprehension.

"yes……"

Wu Chengzhen nodded, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes.

Master, your judgment of people has never been wrong...
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Several days later, in Sichuan.

Since leaving Sanyi Gate, Zhao Zhen has been traveling around, enjoying the scenery and inquiring about Feng Baobao along the way.

After resolving the deadlock left between Zhao Zhen and Wu Chengzhen, not only did Wu Chengzhen gain a profound understanding, but Zhao Zhen himself also felt that his state of mind had improved.

At his level, cultivation was no longer what Zhao Zhen valued most.

What he values ​​even more is the cultivation of his state of mind.

When extraordinary people cultivate Qi, they need to cultivate two things: one is their nature, and the other is their destiny.

The term "nature" refers to one's mind and spirit.

"Life" refers to life, vital energy, and blood.

The two are interdependent and require cultivation through a combination of sexual and physical exercises.

Those who cultivate the Yang Spirit are based on heaven, and their Tao is in the rising and rising, so they are called immortals, and therefore they are called the Heavenly Venerable.

There are those who cultivate the pure yang essence, which is said to preserve the spirit and energy, and refine the wonders within the visible. The whole body becomes visible and enters the invisible, so there is no death in life, and they become immortals in heaven.

Those who cultivate and accumulate Yin energy completely abandon their souls and spirits, and refine wonderful existence out of nothingness. They remain calm and their nature is quiet, so after death they become Yin ghosts.

Now, after years of cultivating "alchemy," Zhao Zhen's physical body is not exactly in perfect condition, but it's definitely not far from "graduation."

Although this "alchemy" is a method of cultivating both body and mind, Zhao Zhen actually knew the truth in his heart.

In order to become stronger over the years, he has focused far more on cultivating his "fate" than on cultivating his "sex".

This is why his three corpses were so severe that he was forced to give up his position as chairman of Nadutong and follow Zhang Zhiwei to the mountains for seclusion and cultivation.

(End of this chapter)