Under One Person: Starting with the Dual Cultivation of Body and Soul.

Under One Person: Starting with the Dual Cultivation of Body and Soul

Author: Long-awaited Sunny Day

Summary:

Cultivating both body and mind is profound and mysterious; riding the Dharma boat on the vast ocean waves.

Only by capturing the dragon's head alive can one truly know that the craftsman's skill is not in vain.

Having transmigrated into the world of Under One Person and experienced a life-or-death ordeal, Li Chang'an had long since attained enlightenment.

Knowing the immense terror between life and death, in this life, he only seeks to have both his personality and his life.

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Chapter 1 Lu Jin Visits

"Uncle Lu, before my father passed away, he instructed that if any of his descendants had good talent for cultivation, he must invite you to come and see if they meet the requirements."

“My little grandson attained Qi a month ago. I’ve been teaching him for a month and I think his talent is quite good, so I’m taking the liberty of inviting you to come and take a look.”

In the hall of an old, antique house, a burly old man with gray hair spoke to another old man named Uncle Lu.

The old man, known as Uncle Lu, had a head of neat, long silver hair. Time had left deep marks on his face, but his eyes were still bright and clear, and his body was still strong and upright, dressed in a sharp black suit.

"Shaoyun, you're so kind. Where's the child? Let me see him."

"Chang'an, come quickly and pay your respects to Old Master Lu."

The burly old man spoke up.

A young man with a buzz cut, wearing white clothes, and with clear, bright eyes walked in through the door.

The boy's name was Li Chang'an, and he was a time traveler.

I traveled here a month ago.

At first, he thought he had just traveled to the early 21st century and was about to use his foresight to do something when he suddenly discovered that the world was not as simple as he had imagined.

First, there was his grandfather, who would practice swordsmanship in the yard every day, carrying a heavy iron sword weighing over ten kilograms, and occasionally unleashing a few piercing sword energies.

Then there's this world without a postal service, only a company called NaDuTong Express.

These elements combined startled him, and he immediately went to the computer to check who the Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion of Longhu Mountain was.

Baidu provides the following information: The current Celestial Master is the 65th generation, named Zhang Zhiwei, with the Taoist name Tiantong.

Li Chang'an then realized that he had transmigrated into the world of "Under One Person".

His grandfather, who practiced swordsmanship, was most likely an extraordinary person, so he went to ask his grandfather to teach him skills.

Grandpa was very pleased to hear this and told him that if he wanted to cultivate himself, he should first practice standing meditation. When he could feel the Qi, then he would have entered the path.

Standing meditation is somewhat similar to squatting in a horse stance. If a person has the talent for cultivation, has a master to guide them, and is diligent, they may be able to feel the Qi in three to five months.

Perhaps because he had lived two lives and had just experienced some life-and-death situations, Li Chang'an grasped the essence after standing for only an afternoon. His hair stood on end, and he successfully obtained Qi.

This amazed the grandfather, who then began to teach Li Chang'an some of the family's traditional skills.

Li Chang'an had been studying for a month when he was suddenly notified today that a very capable great-grandfather was coming.

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Li Chang'an looked at the old man next to his grandfather.

Judging from his skin and face, he is very old, but his posture and stance are like those of a young man, giving people a contradictory feeling of being both old and young.

In short, he is a very charming and handsome old man.

His surname is Lu, he loves wearing suits, and he's a handsome old man. With these characteristics combined, it's not hard to guess his identity—Lu Jin, a man who never sheds a tear in his life.

"Li Chang'an greets Old Master Lu!" Li Chang'an said, clasping his hands.

"What do you mean, 'Old Master Lu'? That's too formal. Back then, your great-grandfather and I were as close as brothers. You should call him 'Great-Grandfather'!"

"Grandpa!"

"Hey!"

Lu Jin smiled and nodded, reaching out to pat Li Chang'an's head: "Time flies. The last time I saw you, you had just turned one year old. I even held you in my arms."

Li Chang'an smiled awkwardly; he didn't remember this part.

"Uncle Lu, come on! Let's go to the courtyard, I'll have Chang'an show you his skills!"

The burly old man, Li Shaoyun, couldn't wait to let his grandson show off.

"No rush, no rush. Let's go to the ancestral hall first to offer incense to your father."

"Uncle Lu, this way please!"

Li Shaoyun led Lu Jin and Li Chang'an to the ancestral hall.

Upon entering the ancestral hall, Lu Jin's gaze involuntarily fell upon a memorial tablet in the center of the offering table.

The memorial tablet reads: "The spirit tablet of the late Master, the Great Immortal Zuo Ruotong, respectfully erected by his filial disciple Li Cheng on October 30, 1941."

Lu Jin stared at the memorial tablet for a long time, then looked away and looked at the memorial tablet next to it.

The memorial tablet next to it reads: "The spirit tablet of the late Mr. Li Cheng, filial son Li Shaoyun, erected on the auspicious day of November 20, 1971."

Looking at the two memorial tablets, Lu Jin's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to more than sixty years ago.

At that time, he was not yet the head of the Lu family; he was still learning martial arts at the Sanyi Sect.

Because of the Quanxing Sect Leader's adventure in the mountains, his mentor, Zuo Ruotong, passed away.

The martial uncle and the eldest brother went down the mountain to demand an explanation, but they were also beheaded by the Quanxing demons.

The entire Sanyi Sect was enraged and vowed revenge, which led to a fierce and irreconcilable battle with Quanxing.

After learning about this, many of the brothers' families, not wanting their children to die in vain in this conflict, took them back one after another.

Junior brother Li Cheng, who is also Li Chang'an's great-grandfather, was forcibly taken away by his family at this time.

Li Cheng didn't really want to leave, but at that time he had only been a disciple of the Sanyi Sect for a few years and hadn't even fully mastered the Reverse Life state. His fellow disciples in the Sanyi Sect didn't want him to die in vain, so they let his parents take him away.

Upon returning, Li Cheng set up a memorial tablet for his master, Zuo Ruotong, in his family's ancestral hall and then diligently practiced his skills.

Later, the Trinity Clan was completely destroyed in this revenge.

After learning about this at home, Li Cheng harbored the idea of ​​avenging his fellow disciples.

For nearly thirty years afterward, he frequently went out to kill the Quanxing demons and bring back their heads to appease his master and fellow disciples.

Later, after learning that Lu Jin, the only heir of the San Yi Sect, was searching all over the world for a child with extraordinary talent in order to pass down the "Triple Rebirth" technique, he also frequently went out to find geniuses to send to the Lu family, but none of them were suitable.

Until one of his outings in 1971, he was ambushed by the Quanxing sorcerers and returned severely wounded.

When Lu Jin went to see him, he was already on his last breath.

He held Lu Jin's hand, begging Lu Jin to forgive him for not facing the crisis with them back then.

Lu Jin cried uncontrollably, choking back sobs as she said she didn't blame him, that she had never blamed him, and that her fellow disciples had never blamed him either.

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng smiled and said that his senior brothers had come to pick him up, and then he breathed his last.

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Returning to his senses, Lu Jin wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, stepped forward, and offered incense to his master and junior brother respectively.

Li Chang'an also stepped forward to offer incense to his great-grandfather and his great-grandfather's master.

Speaking of which, he had been curious about why the ancestral hall of his family housed the tablet of the Left Gate Master. Later, he asked his grandfather and learned that his great-grandfather had actually been a disciple of the Sanyi Sect.

After learning about this relationship, he began to consider whether he should become an apprentice of the Lu family, since although the "Triple Rebirth" technique could not reach the heavens, it was still a unique and unparalleled method.

Unexpectedly, before he could even speak, Lu Jin came to his door himself.

Chapter 2 Demonstrating Skills

Seeing Li Chang'an respectfully offering incense to his mentor, Lu Jin felt a surge of satisfaction.

He crouched down, looked into Li Chang'an's eyes, and said:

"Your grandfather said you've mastered your skills quite well. Come on, show your great-grandfather what you've got!"

Immediately, the three of them walked out of the house and came to a small courtyard.

There was a weapon rack in the courtyard, on which various longswords were displayed.

Li Chang'an walked over, took down an eight-sided Han sword with its edge sharpened, came to the center of the arena, clasped his hands in a salute to Lu Jin, then made a sword incantation, swept the sword, and began to practice sword moves.

At the beginning, his steps were slow, and his sword strokes were slow, giving the impression of an old man or woman practicing Tai Chi in a park.

But gradually, his pace quickened, his iron sword moved faster and faster, and he even started running and leaping, the wind whistling through the courtyard.

The sword's momentum is continuous and its light is dazzling, but the sword moves are simple and unadorned, without any fancy moves, only basic actions such as chopping, thrusting, pointing, lifting, twisting, sweeping, and flicking.

Lu Jin commented, "Although the moves are simple, the movements are very steady. The sword strikes are fluid and without any hesitation, which shows that the basic skills are solid. Can you achieve this level of proficiency in just one month?"

Li Shaoyun laughed and said, "Uncle Lu, I'm not lying to you. At most, it's only been a month."

"Actually, I wanted to teach this kid some skills before, but he's been very unruly since he was a child and he can't learn anything."

“But a month ago, he suddenly had an epiphany and kept pestering me to teach him the tricks.”

"So I taught him some stance training, hoping he would suffer a bit and temper his temper."

"Unexpectedly, he achieved Qi in just one afternoon."

"This sword technique is easy to learn, and he practices it quite well."

“I have observed his performance over the past month and found that he practices standing meditation and swordsmanship every day without fail, which is definitely not a fleeting interest. That’s why I dared to shamelessly invite you to come and take a look.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin nodded and said, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. It's not uncommon for many people to be stuck at the Qi-attaining stage for days, months, or even a year and a half. This little guy actually only took an afternoon. That's impressive!"

Li Shaoyun laughed and said, "Uncle Lu, there's something even more amazing, look..."

As he spoke, he glanced around and saw a fly perched on the wall not far away. He reached out and caught it, then flicked it with his finger at Li Chang'an.

Li Chang'an, who was practicing his sword in the middle of the courtyard, suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He turned around and thrust his sword, the sharp tip of which cut the fly in two.

Lu Jin watched in surprise as the two pieces of a fly slowly fell to the ground:

"Ordinary people would have a hard time hitting a fly flying in the air with a fly swatter, but this little guy actually managed to locate the fly by sound and cut it in two with a single sword strike."

"This awareness of the surrounding environment, and the control over the weapon in hand..."

"It's really hard to believe that a novice who has only been practicing swordsmanship for a month could do this."

Li Shaoyun smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, I wonder if this lad will meet your approval?"

Lu Jin nodded and said, "It's very pleasing to my eye. Just looking at this skill, I think it's no worse than the old Celestial Master's newly accepted disciple."

"Uncle Lu, that praise is a bit exaggerated. Chang'an does have some talent, but how can he compare to the old Celestial Master's disciple?"

Li Shaoyun quickly replied with a humble expression, saying that he didn't know anything about the Celestial Master's last disciple, but how could he not know the Celestial Master himself?!

The old master, who hadn't taken on any disciples for many years, suddenly accepted a little boy as his last disciple, which speaks volumes about his talent.

Lu Jin frowned and said, "Shaoyun, I don't like hearing what you said. How can you be so self-deprecating? You're making it sound like Zhang Zhiwei's disciple has three heads and six arms."

Li Shaoyun immediately fell silent.

In this world of martial arts, who doesn't know about the feud between Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin?!

Since neither of his seniors was someone he could criticize, he quickly changed the subject:

“Uncle Lu, since you also think Chang’an has good talent and is worthy of your attention, why don’t you take him with you and see if you can pass on that technique?”

"You're willing to let go of such a promising talent?" Lu Jin asked rhetorically.

“What do I have to be reluctant about? It was my father’s last wish, and I was also worried that if I nurtured him, I would waste his talent!” Li Shaoyun said.

"Then let this old man give it a try!" Lu Jin said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I won't let anything go wrong with him."

“If neither you nor I can trust you, then there is no one in this world we can trust,” Li Shaoyun said with a smile.