From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The next day, after Jiang Liu finished his work, he took Lu Jin to his home and explained the cultivation method of reversing the eight directions. At that time, he saw Li Muxuan returning with Wang Yaozu.

"Master, what's wrong—"

Pointing at Li Muxuan, Jiang Liu demanded an explanation, "You haven't given up yet?"

"You brat, what are you saying?"

Wang Yaozu patted his thin chest and shouted, "This old man isn't Quanxing anymore. If his parents didn't agree, why would I have brought him back?"

Li Muxuan stared at Jiang Liu for a while, still holding a grudge about being smeared with mud, and said in a low voice, "My father paid for it, one hundred silver dollars per lesson."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu gave a thumbs up, hurriedly picked up a towel from the side to wipe Li Muxuan's sweat, and then shouted to Lu Jin, "What are you standing there for? You'd better serve this young master Li well! From now on, you won't need to ask your family for money!"

Lu Jin's eye twitched, and he said speechlessly, "Brother Jiang, aren't you being a bit too shameless?"

How much money can integrity be worth?

Jiang Liu picked his nose and reached out his hand to Li Muxuan.

"what?"

Li Muxuan said with amusement, "It was my father who paid, not me."

"You don't have any money."

Jiang Liu grabbed a handful of dust from the air and shoved it onto Li Muxuan's clean face. "You should have said so earlier!"

Li Muxuan, his face covered in dust and his eyes bloodshot, roared, "I'm going to kill you!"

Come on!

Jiang Liu extended his index finger and beckoned to Li Muxuan, his gesture full of provocation.

Li Muxuan couldn't stand it either and rushed forward.

Then--

Snapped!

Li Muxuan was slapped and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"Lu Jin, how about that? Now you're not the only San Yi Sect member I've slapped!"

Lu Jin: "..."

Please don't tell anyone!

# Chapter 33 Is street performance considered cultivation?

"Ha ha!"

Seeing the little ones making a ruckus, Wang Yaozu laughed heartily.

Back when I was a member of the Quanxing, I used to cause trouble with my cronies, drinking heavily and eating large chunks of meat. Although I was happy, that kind of happiness came quickly and went quickly.

But now?

Having left Quanxing and started a legitimate business, he had less free time than usual, but he found even more enjoyment in his spare time. Not to mention, with his godson Jiang Liu maneuvering within the Sanyi Sect, Zuo Ruotong of Sanyi was actually willing to send the sect's youngsters to him for training, giving him the opportunity to truly pass on the technique of "Reversing the Eight Directions" and establish a new sect.

How could he not be happy?

As a member of the Quanxing sect, he played villains, living a muddled and unlucky life for half his life; now that he has retired from the underworld and repaid the karmic debts of the past, good things are coming his way one after another.

Especially now that he is enjoying the happiness of having many children and grandchildren—although none of them are his biological children—Wang Yaozu truly understands what happiness is.

It's a feeling that keeps warm and cozy inside.

After disciplining Li Muxuan once, Jiang Liu pulled him up and asked Wang Yaozu, "Dad, are you going to personally teach this kid?"

"Of course! Their fathers paid for it, a hundred silver dollars a lesson, so naturally I have to come myself."

As Wang Yaozu spoke, he narrowed his eyes again, his gaze falling on Lu Jin, "You're going to teach this kid the Reversal of Eight Directions technique, aren't you?"

"Yes."

Jiang Liu affirmed, "To make it easier for him to cultivate to the ninth level together later."

"Ninefold? You really dare to say that!"

Li Muxuan sneered.

"Youth has its own youthful exuberance."

Jiang Liu had his own theory: "Lu Jin has good talent, and he comes from the Lu family. As you know, old man, their family never passes on their methods to their own family members. In the future, he can open up many avenues for the Reversal of Eight Directions and offer incense to the Ghost Hand King."

"Pah! What incense offerings? I'm not dead yet!"

Wang Yaozu glared at Jiang Liu. "If you want to pass on the Reversal of Eight Directions technique to this kid, I have no objection, but how about we have a competition?"

"What are we comparing?"

Jiang Liu became interested.

“You train this Lu family brat, and I will hone this Li Muxuan. A year from now, let’s see who is more powerful,” Wang Yaozu announced the content of the competition.

"can."

Jiang Liu agreed.

On the surface, Lu Jin has a better chance of winning, after all, he has been cultivating in the Sanyi Sect for two years and is at the third level of the Reverse Life cultivation, not far from the second level.

However, Lu Jin will be cultivating three levels simultaneously. Although the progress of the first level does not need to be abandoned, it will still take a lot of time to balance the internal organs and brain after learning to reverse the eight directions.

Li Muxuan's talent for cultivation was much better than Lu Jin's; otherwise, Zuo Ruotong wouldn't have bothered him for two years.

Therefore, with Zuo Ruotong's personal guidance, it is not difficult for Lu Jin to reach the current first level within a year.

"Then it's settled."

Li Muxuan immediately spoke up, flashing a bright white smile at Lu Jin, "Lu Jin, let's have a match a year from now. If you lose, you'll have to call me Senior Brother from now on!"

Lu Jin: "..."

"hey-hey."

Wang Yaozu chuckled twice, then led Li Muxuan to the back room of the thatched hut for instruction, afraid that Jiang Liu would see them.

"Is it really necessary to be so careful?"

Jiang Liu was speechless. "They're so old, yet their competitive spirit is still so strong."

“Brother Jiang, Master said that Li Muxuan’s talent is much better than mine. In a year, his cultivation might catch up with mine.”

Lu Jin wasn't entirely confident about defeating Li Muxuan a year later.

"Don't worry, I know all of the old man's methods of 'Reversing the Eight Directions,' except for the methods he uses for killing."

Jiang Liu patted Lu Jin on the back and comforted him, "The means of killing are not for determining victory or defeat, but for self-protection and for following the righteous path."

Therefore, even if my father gave me special instruction and passed that technique on to Li Muxuan, he might not be able to defeat you, who has been trained by me.”

Having received a boost of confidence, Lu Jin said, "Brother Jiang, I now know the cultivation method for the Reversal of Eight Directions. Can we begin cultivating now?"

"No, it's too early."

Jiang Liu shook his head.

"When can we begin cultivating?"

Lu Jin was puzzled.

"Wait until tomorrow."

Jiang Liu kept everyone in suspense for a moment.

Silent all night.

Day two.

After Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, Wang Yaozu, and Li Muxuan finished their daily homework, work, and practice, they split up into pairs.

After learning about Li Muxuan's progress in the Reverse Life Triple Stage, Wang Yaozu believed that he had laid a solid foundation and directly taught him how to cultivate the Reverse Eight Directions.

But the river is different.

He knew that the cultivation of reversing the eight directions was related to the eight extraordinary meridians, but in the future, this method would be called "human magnetism".

To understand human magnetism, one can succeed through relentless hard work, but it lacks a certain fluidity. The best way is to interact with people.

So he dressed Lu Jin in his own clothes and took him, along with Wang Yaozu and the other little beggars he had found in town—now apprentices of the Ghost Hand King Opera Troupe—to the streets to perform.

The apprentices played drums and gongs, while Jiang Liu performed a series of amazing feats, manipulating dozens of small balls around his body like snakes and dragons, creating a spectacular transformation from snake to dragon that won enthusiastic applause from the audience!

"it is good!"

"Jiang Liu, your kung fu is even better than your old man's!"

"The student surpasses the teacher!"

"Incredible! Incredible!"

Those with spare money, pleased with the sight, would naturally toss out a few copper coins.

Jiang Liu bowed to the crowd in thanks. After the performance, he and his apprentices bent down and picked up the copper coins that had fallen to the ground.

Lu Jin also bent down to help, her face filled with excitement, thrilled by Jiang Liu's skill in performing the dragon and snake dance in all directions: "Brother Jiang, your kung fu is truly amazing!"

"It's just a basic skill, not worth mentioning."

After collecting all the copper coins, Jiang Liu distributed hard-earned money to the apprentices one by one. Watching them happily go shopping in the street, a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.

But Lu Jin noticed it and said, "Brother Jiang, you are a good person."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu's eyes were strange, but he still sighed and said, "When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven. Where are there any truly good people? It's just one of the characteristics of us who grew up on this land."

"Let's not talk about that."

"I brought you out to perform for money, what did you experience?"

Lu Jin was taken aback, somewhat embarrassed, and cautiously asked, "Is this part of the cultivation process?"

"if not?"

Jiang Liu retorted, "Did you really think I just brought you out to perform?"