Under One Person: In the Lü Family, Liver Becomes Supreme

"Ahem, Master, please calm down. This is nothing. Besides obtaining the cultivation technique, I have a few other questions I'd like to ask you."

Faced with such a highly valued situation, Lü Xin was truly caught off guard.

The novels I read in my past life were all about underdogs turning their lives around, like the "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river" kind of stories. But I never expected that my own life would be the complete opposite.

Hearing his disciple's words, Zhang Boqing calmed down but still couldn't help but sigh, "I know you might be cultivating faster, after all, you have exceptional talent and a very solid foundation in life cultivation, so it's normal for you to be faster."

"But you're still too fast, kid. You finished your training in eight months, setting a new record for the Quanzhen Southern School. I'm going to have to brag about it to that old man Wang Mingqing later."

As Zhang Boqing sighed, he took a scroll from a bookshelf in the distance and handed it to Lü Xin.

"The Southern School's First Stage, the 'Small Heavenly Circuit Technique of the Purple Mansion,' was created by our founder Zhang Boduan. It is also the core life cultivation technique of our Southern School, 'opening the Du and Ren meridians and unlocking the three gates.' After completing this method, one's foundation in life cultivation will be quite solid, making one a formidable opponent in the martial arts world."

"In addition, this scroll contains some key points and insights that I have highlighted. You can use it as a reference. After that, I will not force you to continue. You can stay on the mountain or choose to return to the world."

The rules for lay disciples of the Quanzhen Southern School are very relaxed. They are not required to stay on the mountain all the time, and it is also possible to engage in worldly cultivation.

Lu Xin took the scroll, glanced at it briefly, then carefully put it in his pocket before asking a question that had been bothering him.

"By the way, Master, I heard from my senior sister that your cultivation of destiny is nearing perfection. Uh, how should we interpret 'nearing perfection'?"

He had been busy with his cultivation and had to put the question aside for the time being, but now he could take this opportunity to ask.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Boqing's expression suddenly became somewhat dejected. He sighed, turned around, and sat cross-legged on the cushion.

He then pointed to the cushion in front of him, gesturing for his apprentice to sit down as well.

After Lü Xin sat down, Zhang Boqing rubbed his forehead and remained silent for a moment before speaking, his eyes filled with melancholy: "This matter is rather complicated. I'll explain it to you one by one, so that you won't repeat the same mistake in the future."

Inside the main hall, the statue of Zhang Boduan was solemn yet gentle, holding a whisk and quietly overlooking everything.

As the wisps of incense rose, Zhang Boqing's voice rang out.

"Our Quanzhen Southern School of cultivation methods are divided into four volumes. The first volume focuses on life cultivation, mainly to make up for the deficiency of acquired constitution and nourish the innate primordial qi. The second volume is the Purple Mansion Small Heavenly Circuit Technique that I just gave you. This volume still focuses on life cultivation, but to a certain extent, it uses life cultivation to replenish the soul, thereby improving sexual cultivation."

"By the third volume, one begins to cultivate the inner elixir. In the early stages, one accumulates knowledge and skills to gradually achieve a balance in one's life and spirit. Then, one condenses the inner elixir. Once the inner elixir is condensed, it is no exaggeration to call one a master of both life and spirit cultivation."

"By the fourth volume, it depends on the individual. They can choose one aspect to study diligently until they graduate, and then study the other aspect. Normally, at this stage, both the Southern and Northern schools should choose to cultivate their sexual energy first, since it is easier with the guidance of their predecessors."

Cultivating one's nature is about striving towards the state of manifesting the Yang spirit. Throughout history, very few members of the Quanzhen Northern School's Longmen branch have been able to manifest the Yang spirit, but there have been a few exceptions.

The Quanzhen Southern School is no less impressive in this regard, after all, the story of its founder Zhang Boduan's spiritual journey to pluck flowers is a classic example of the emergence of a divine spirit.

Lu Xin stroked his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes. It seems that the Quanzhen Sect truly lives up to its reputation for having the inheritance of immortals; the path to the heavens has already been paved.

"Throughout the generations of Quanzhen, there have been those who have produced Yang Shen, but very few have actually graduated from the cultivation of both body and spirit and ascended to immortality. After all, even if one can produce Yang Shen, if one's cultivation of body and spirit is not up to standard, one cannot reach the realm of divine travel that the patriarch Zhang Boduan had. So your master was proud and ambitious at the time, and wanted to set a precedent."

Zhang Boqing chuckled, seemingly recalling his former high spirits, when even his ancestor Zhang Boduan dared not do such a thing, yet he did.

"Your master advised me at the time, but I was arrogant and wanted to take a different path. Unfortunately, human strength is limited. The cultivation of life force is far beyond my imagination. In my mind, the perfection of life force cultivation is used to nourish sexual cultivation."

"Unfortunately, perfection is not so easy to achieve. Not to mention endless lifespan, even the realm of indestructibility and invulnerability to all laws is very difficult to reach. It feels like you are just a little bit away, but that little bit is just out of reach, something you can only look at but never get."

"This path is difficult, and as I get older, I made a mistake, my vitality gradually faded, and I eventually had to lock my seven orifices in order to find a solution later."

After cultivating the inner elixir in Quanzhen, it signifies that one's life and cultivation have reached complete balance, thus earning the title of Grandmaster.

However, subsequent cultivation becomes very difficult, whether one cultivates life force first or cultivates nature first.

After carefully considering these words, Lü Xin remembered something else, raised his head, and asked:

"By the way, Master, our Quanzhen sect doesn't have any Yin spirits, what are those?"

"A spirit of the underworld? Ha."

Zhang Boqing shook his head and chuckled, not saying anything directly, but bringing up another matter.

"You have a good understanding of Taoist knowledge. You should know the story of Chunyang Zhenren consulting the Yin-Yang God."

Chunyang Zhenren is also known as Lü Dongbin, the founder of the Quanzhen School of Taoism.

He once discussed the difference between Yin and Yang gods with Zhongli Quan.

Lu Xin remembered this story very well and replied, "Those who are purely Yin and have no Yang are ghosts; those who are a mixture of Yin and Yang are Yin spirits; and those who are purely Yang and have no Yin are Yang spirits."

Zhang Boqing nodded, glanced at the distant view through the window of the hall, and then began to explain:

"The Northern School is the opposite of us. In the first two stages, they mainly cultivate their sexual cultivation. Although their life cultivation has increased to a certain extent, it is not enough. They can deal with ordinary people, but they cannot deal with experts. So, in order to protect themselves, some people came up with this Yin God."

"If a cultivator's Yin energy is not fully depleted and they prematurely manifest their spirit, it is called Yin Spirit. With Yin Spirit, their abilities are greatly enhanced. Although the old guys of the Northern School disdain this, they do not want to interfere or prohibit it."

"Of course, if these people have perseverance, they can also become Yang Gods again. After all, Zheng Yangzi also said that those who study immortality are not content with small achievements. They can cultivate again after the Yin God emerges and shatter the original form of the Yin God. When the Yin is exhausted and the Yang is pure, the true person will appear."

Zhengyangzi, also known as Zhongli Quan, is one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism, and is revered as the patriarch of the Quanzhen School.

The concept of "emerging from the Yang realm" sounds simple, but in all these years, only one person from the Quanzhen Northern School of Longmen has truly succeeded: Wang Mingqing.

Therefore, this Yin spirit is a decent method, at least enough to protect oneself, which is why the elders of the Quanzhen Northern School do not prohibit it.

"To be completely destroyed is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

Upon hearing this, Lü Xin couldn't help but sigh.

Zhengyangzi also mentioned how to shatter one's original form: forget one's body, empty one's mind, and in the void, nothing can be born, then one can transform a mortal body into a spiritual body and a commoner into a true person.

But if one could truly achieve that level, they probably wouldn't need to summon any kind of Yin spirit.