Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"You look so fierce, I can't help but be intimidated."

"You, Granny Liu, encouraged my closest relatives to ambush Sanyi. Do you think I'll kill you?"

Following the sound, a woman in a cheongsam as red as flames and with an exceptionally beautiful face strode towards them, holding a dark, ring-pommel sword. Her gaze was filled with murderous intent.

"You can try."

Despite her frail and weak state, Granny Liu remained calm and composed, showing no fear whatsoever of the person before her.

"boom--!"

The woman, her face as white as frost, raised her hand and swung it down with a fierce strike.

The blade energy, like a rampaging dragon, roared in and attacked Granny Liu.

Hard rock, shatters at the slightest touch.

The blade, several meters long, rang out with a clanging sound, but soon, as if it had struck an invisible wall, it crumbled inch by inch in front of Granny Liu, like a clay ox sinking into the sea, until it returned to stillness.

"With your cultivation level, you should cultivate for several decades for now."

Looking at the furious woman, Granny Liu then teased, "The news was spread by Xiao Gao and the sect leader. As for Gu Yu, she made her own decision to go."

"You're saying I instigated her? You, Gu Ying, are not qualified to question me."

The eerie words echoed within the cave, and the surrounding rugged, jagged stone walls seemed to react, slowly writhing.

One after another, grotesque stone faces appeared, their eerie gazes sweeping down and enveloping Gu Ying.

Granny Liu sat cross-legged on the stone platform, her smile kind, yet it was like a dark, invisible abyss filled with death.

At this point, the two sides reached a stalemate, and Gu Ying felt like a lone boat adrift in a raging sea.

In the end, she was the first to back down, sheathing her sword and issuing a cold, questioning rebuke.

"Who did it?"

Granny Liu sneered, pondered for a moment, and gave a general direction: "Perhaps Kuang Ya, Wei Xuan... plus other strong members of the San Yi Sect."

"Where are you now?" Gu Ying was sparing with his words.

"Trinity Gate".

After receiving the answer, Gu Ying turned around without lingering.

"You can't break their techniques."

"I have something that can help you achieve unstoppable progress."

An aged, hoarse voice presented a condition she couldn't refuse.

Gu Ying stopped, turned around indifferently, and asked, "What is it?"

"In your Central Plains terminology, let's call it the Qi-Dispelling Powder for now."

"?" Gu Ying had never heard of such an evil creature.

"Come here." Granny Liu beckoned, signaling Gu Ying to come forward.

The old woman took a folded paper medicine packet from her bosom and handed it to the master who was holding the secret arts of martial arts and paper-making.

"This medicine, when applied to the sword's edge, counters the Heavenly Counter Reversal Technique. As long as a member of the Sanyi Sect touches it, their Qi-transformed body will collapse one after another, revealing their original appearance."

"Tried?"

Gu Ying frowned, somewhat doubtful. Holding the small packet of medicine in her hand, she found it hard to believe that such a unique skill could be countered by it.

“I tried.”

Granny Liu frankly admitted: "Its initial version once suppressed Old Man Zuo's double rebirth many years ago."

"Now that it has been improved and perfected, its potency is even greater, and it will be no problem to deal with the likes of Kuang Ya and Wei Xuanzi."

"it is good."

Gu Ying did not thank him and left immediately.

Driven by a desire for revenge, she disregarded Granny Liu's manipulations and saw herself as a tool for slaughter.

"When will we do it?"

"Now."

The tall, slender figure took a step that covered more than ten meters, and the chilling voice quickly disappeared at the cave exit.

Chapter 23 The Circulation of the Three Qi

Kitchen.

Jiang Mo stood guard in front of the stove, adding firewood from time to time to keep the fire burning steadily. The medicinal herbs in the earthenware pot boiled with a black liquid, emitting a bitter smell.

Lu Jin helped from the side, occasionally using an axe to split the thick wooden stake and tear it into small pieces.

"Uncle-Master, do you think Uncle-Master Si Chong and Senior Brother Cheng Zhen will wake up tonight?"

"I'm almost fully recovered, by tomorrow morning at the latest."

Jiang Mo was completely focused, holding a tattered bamboo fan and gently waving it to control the heat of the decoction.

"Uncle-Master, may I ask you a question?"

Lu Jin asked politely, but he was puzzled. He had witnessed his master's fierce battle with Wugensheng before, and he was still haunted by nightmares about it.

"speak."

As Jiang Mo responded, he inhaled the rich aroma of the medicine, his brows slightly relaxed, indicating that the decoction was not bad.

Lu Jin stopped what she was doing, carefully weighing the options, a hint of reluctance appearing on her delicate, gentle face.

"Is there any cultivation method in this world that can naturally suppress reversal of life?"

"Have."

Without needing to think, Jiang Mo gave the answer: "Look at the water vat beside you."

“The stone vat represents the physical body, and the muddy water represents the acquired Qi.”

Lu Jin stood there stunned, a flash of inspiration crossing his mind. Before he could begin to deduce, he heard a new explanation.

"Our cultivation, as passed down by our predecessors throughout the ages, is to continuously refine the fusion and transformation of Qi and the physical body. The ultimate goal is to completely remove the filth from the muddy water and transform it into clear primordial Qi that resonates with the physical body."

"On this basis, if it encounters a powerful enemy, like a raging fire, it can burn and evaporate the water until it dries up, damaging the vat itself and causing it to shatter."

"There are many ways to start a fire, such as kerosene, charcoal, cotton, etc. They correspond to various techniques and can more or less limit the reverse life cycle. The only difference is the efficiency of boiling water."

"Also, there's an unorthodox method: using a sharp or blunt tool to chisel open a corner of the jar, causing the water to drain out faster. So at this time..."

Lu Jin was nervous and her lips were pale.

Jiang Mo took in this demeanor and realized that the little fellow was probably troubled by something, fearing the methods of the demon who had stormed the mountain that day. Therefore, he said:

"You only have two options: either add more water and sink the jar into a river, lake, or sea, winning by sheer volume;"

"Either we find new materials for casting cylinders to make them stronger and more indestructible."

Upon hearing this, the scene of her master fighting the demon a week ago surged into her mind like a tidal wave, making Lu Jin feel even more distressed. She said in a trembling voice:

"Uncle-Master, that day I saw Master in his third form, his aura vast and clear, which should be the innate Qi. Yet, during his fight with Wugensheng, it was still broken. Why is that?"

Jiang Mo shook his head with a wry smile: "If my guess is correct, Senior Brother's method of breaking through the level is to use that demon's hand to shatter the vat body, so that the acquired Qi in the body can undergo transformation and rebuild the vat body at the same time, thereby reaching the third level."

"It's just that the core techniques are missing. Even if he has entered this field, he cannot be considered complete."

These words struck Lu Jin like a bolt from the blue, leaving her utterly astonished. Her previously dim eyes brightened with a renewed sparkle.

"Uncle-Master, you're saying our cultivation technique is missing a core component?!"

"Yes, much less."

Jiang Mo gazed at the seemingly lost child, and smiled gently.

"However... my uncle was quite lucky. During his more than twenty years of wandering, he managed to find the remaining true teachings."

"Then... Uncle-Master, is your triple cultivation complete?"

The feeling of finding a way out of a seemingly hopeless situation left Lu Jin unable to calm down for a long time. He felt a great sense of relief, and every inch of his body was filled with joy.

"whole."

"The effect of the Reverse Life True Method is nothing more than to capture the three energies of the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth and the human world, and to make them flow and generate life endlessly."

Jiang Mo felt that the medicine was almost ready, so he stopped waving the small bamboo fan and let the remaining charcoal burn out to maximize the efficacy of the medicine.

"Uncle-Master, is it the third level, the Heavenly Realm?"

When Lu Jin asked this question, he dared not breathe too loudly, his nerves were taut, and he was looking forward to an answer that countless seekers of the Dharma had yearned for throughout the ages.

Jiang Mo frowned slightly and pondered seriously: "The second layer is like a thousand miles; even if one person exhausts all their strength, it is difficult to reach the end."

"The triple effect is even more pronounced; compared to the double effect, it is like an endless ocean."

"It's still a long way off if you want to ride the waves and reach the other shore."

"Besides, the so-called mythical ascension is nothing more than a fabrication of hidden historical secrets. Have you ever seen the founder of another sect ascend to heaven in broad daylight?"

"If you can't see it with your own eyes, how can you know if it's true or false?"

"If I were to take you on a journey of riding the wind and overlooking the heavens and earth, and if this were seen by the world and passed down by word of mouth, making you seem like a god who has reached the heavens, it might not be true."

These words echoed in Lu Jin's mind like the morning bell and evening drum, moving him deeply and resolving his confusion.

"Uncle-Master, you are going to fight the Quanxing Bloodbath. Wugensheng will join the battle and break your Qi Transformation. What should we do then?"

Lu Jin still had concerns.

With demons rampaging down the mountain, he felt that although his uncle-master had the aura of a peerless warrior, there was no guarantee that Wugensheng's methods would still be effective, and with other Quanxing demons joining the siege, there was a risk of danger.

"Him?"

"I am different from my senior brother..."

"He can tear apart my senior brother's double Qi transformation, which is a secret technique for acquired Qi, but it may not be able to tear apart my triple Qi circulation."

At this point, Jiang Mo suddenly smiled:

"My senior brother wants to use him to enter the third level, but I don't need to."

"If we really have to face him, I don't care what his methods are. I'll strike him with my palm, use my true technique, and make his Qi dissolve, so that his soul can return to heaven and earth."

"?!"

Lu Jin could hardly believe her ears and exclaimed in astonishment, "You can even transform other people's Qi?"

"Ah."

"The practice is a skill; it allows one to become familiar with the body's blood, flesh, meridians, internal organs, and the process of transforming Qi, becoming increasingly able to do as one pleases."

“With the true method as the guide, it is not difficult to blast a person into fragments of primordial qi with just a little manipulation.”

This white-haired youth, with his clear, inquisitive eyes, resembled an old friend, deeply favored by Jiang Mo, who thus generously offered his guidance:

"Furthermore, the key point is that even if the opponent is proficient in Qi transformation techniques similar to reverse life, if they do not gather Qi according to my evolutionary trajectory, they will become a deformed monster and will be unable to heal their true form."

Jiang Mo's attention shifted to the firewood in Lu Jin's hand. He offered his right hand and said, "Give me one."

"Here you go, Uncle-Master."

Lu Jin seemed to have guessed something, and respectfully presented a piece of freshly chopped firewood, staring intently at it with anticipation on his face, his heart almost leaping out of his chest.

"Watch closely, you fool, don't blink."

As a gentle, confident voice rang out, a wisp of azure Qi flame ignited at Jiang Mo's fingertip, naturally covering the entire wooden strip.

"Wow——!"

The solid, dry firewood, as if crystallizing, made a crisp sound, and instantly collapsed into countless blue light spots.

"Uncle-Master!!!" Lu Jin exclaimed in shock, utterly stunned.

"This is just an inanimate object; there's nothing special about its Qi transformation."

Jiang Mo smiled faintly, and said meaningfully, "Of course, what I mean is..."

His gaze bypassed Lu Jin, seemingly piercing through the wall, and looked elsewhere, his smile growing even wider.

"If there were a living person, like a monkey from Quanxing, to practice on me, you might be able to learn something in this private class."