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

"Why?" Lu Jin asked.

Li Chang'an laughed and said, "After all, we've practiced their high-voltage electric refining for so long. Besides, we who cultivate reverse life are more efficient at fighting against those who practice the Chai School's external martial arts."

"Your idea is quite unique, but you're right. It's indeed quite exhilarating to spar with a master of external martial arts. There are just too many unexpected and strange moves from someone who has mastered various martial arts techniques!" Lu Jin said with a smile.

The two did not hide their conversation from Ding Shian, who heard it clearly from behind and looked at Li Chang'an with some surprise.

Although he was Lu Jin's grandson, he was Li Chang'an's elder, being more than twenty years older than him. But judging from Li Chang'an's tone, he didn't seem to take him seriously at all.

Of course, this disregard doesn't mean frivolous or arrogant contempt, but rather a lack of concern.

This young man seems to have something going for him.

Chapter 199 Lu Jin vs. Ding Shian

Ding Shian noticed Li Chang'an. In fact, he had already heard about the various rumors surrounding Li Chang'an.

For example, defeating Zhang Lingyu, the disciple of the Celestial Master.

For example, the Sanyi Sect killed more than ten Quanxing demons at the foot of the mountain.

But when that bloody battle took place, he had not yet officially joined the Quanxing Sect; he had only heard some rumors from the survivors' fragmented accounts.

However, even if he joined the Quanxing, it was impossible for him to ambush a junior with those guys. In fact, if he were there, he would save Li Chang'an's life.

However, that was several years ago.

In recent years, young talents such as Xiaohuoshen of Huodezong and Zhuge Qing of Wuhou Qimen have risen to fame and become renowned one after another.

On the contrary, Li Chang'an, who had shown his talent early on, seemed to have vanished into thin air, and no news of him ever came out again.

There's never a shortage of rumors in the martial arts world. Lately, some people have been saying that Li Chang'an is a typical example of a prodigy who failed to live up to his early promise. He gained fame at a young age and received a lot of praise, but he lost his way in the midst of that praise and has now become just another ordinary person.

In retrospect, the rumors were just rumors, and this young man was not simple at all.

Of course, for Ding Shian, that was all there was to it.

No matter how difficult someone is, he wouldn't go to him for advice unless that person is worth learning from.

However, he did not believe that this junior possessed such strength.

The group arrived at the training ground in the backyard of the Lu family.

Upon learning that Ding Shian, one of the two heroes, had come to challenge the Lu family, the elders rushed over. Some looked on with amusement, some were on high alert, and some were worried. After all, Ding Shian was a powerful demon of the Quanxing sect, and Lu Jin was getting old, so it was hard not to worry.

Seeing this, Lu Jin waved his hand and said, "What's wrong? Why are so many people gathered here? Scatter a bit. Anyone who doesn't know better would think that our Lu family is trying to bully the younger generation because of our numbers."

“Father, what’s wrong with you…” Lu Lin’s grandfather opened his mouth, his face full of worry.

Before Lu Jin could speak, Ding Shian said, "Senior Lu, I came to see Master Lu only for a friendly spar. We'll stop short of a fight, and there won't be any surprises."

Yes, that's why everyone likes Ding Shian. He knows when to stop, and even if someone comes to him for a friendly spar, he won't make them feel embarrassed.

Li Chang'an stood quietly to the side watching. To be honest, he was also quite curious: which was more powerful, the two heroes or Lu Jin?

"Ding Shian, let's do it!"

Lu Jin rolled up his sleeves, his eyes snapped open, and his body was enveloped in a white aura, indicating that he had entered a state of reversal of life. Facing the two heroes, he showed no arrogance.

Seeing that Lu Jin was serious, Ding Shian also used his own methods. A semi-transparent ripple emanated from his body, first spreading out like mercury spilling onto the ground, but then suddenly contracting, covering his body like a layer of jelly.

"What kind of method is that?" A member of the Lu family looked at Ding Shian with a puzzled expression.

Another old man said, "It should be the Escape Light, a protective spell of the Taoist sect. There are many different opinions about the origin of this technique. Some say it is the prototype of the Golden Light Mantra of the Celestial Master's Mansion. Others say it is an imitator of the Golden Light Mantra. In short, it has the same defensive power as the Golden Light Mantra, but it does not have the Golden Light Mantra's ever-changing ability."

"In other words, this is a purely defensive measure."

"That's right!"

Li Chang'an also looked at the aura surrounding Ding Shian. At first, he thought it was somewhat similar to his three-foot aura wall, but it was more solid and had stronger defensive power.

His three-foot-high wall of air was just gas, while this one had condensed into a gel-like substance.

But upon closer inspection, it didn't seem like it; it must be a lower-level technique than the Three-Foot Qi Wall.

However, Ding Shian is strong, so his defense is high. If someone of the same generation were to use this technique, they might be easily defeated by Li Chang'an.

The two people in the middle of the training ground ignored the surrounding discussions.

The two locked eyes, their respective energies clashing.

"Splash!"

The air vibrated slightly, as if invisible waves were rippling across the training ground.

Ding Shian extended his left hand, folded his other four fingers together, and raised only his middle finger.

He wasn't giving Lu Jin the middle finger; he was using the Taoist Lingguan Finger technique.

The Lingguan Finger is different from the Buddhist Flower-Picking Finger and Vajra Finger. It has no destructive power; it is merely an auxiliary means to enhance the power of other spells.

While using the Escape Light technique, simultaneously using the Spirit Official Finger technique can greatly enhance the defensive capabilities of the Escape Light.

“Mr. Lu, you should make the first move,” Ding Shian said in a deep voice.

"You little brat!" Lu Jin grinned and took the initiative to attack. In the blink of an eye, he covered the ten-meter distance with a heavy aura and rushed to the front, starting with a fierce Iron Mountain Lean.

Faced with this devastating attack, Ding Shian neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, he suddenly lowered his body and hardened his stance. His left hand maintained the Lingguan Finger technique, while his right hand transformed into an Iron Mountain Strike, crashing into Lu Jin.

"Boom!"

The two collided, tearing the air apart instantly. A sharp, long whistle echoed across the training ground, much like the roar of a train whistle. Immediately afterward, a series of explosive sounds reverberated throughout the surrounding area.

The ground beneath their feet collapsed with a deafening roar, creating a crater several meters in diameter. A violent shockwave swept out in a ring, whipping up a massive wave of earth and rocks.

The scene looked like a demolition site.

"What a powerful aura!"

"Back off! Back off now!"

Several elderly men were blown back several steps by the blast wave, their heads buzzing from the shock, and they quickly put some distance between themselves.

Li Chang'an, on the other hand, was surrounded by a three-foot-high wall of Qi, so neither the flying pebbles and bricks nor the giant shockwaves could shake him in the slightest.

In the arena, the two men's shoulders were pressed tightly together, their semi-transparent escape light and the reverse-flowing white light intertwined, neither able to overpower the other, forming an eggshell shape.

The two were evenly matched, locked in a fierce struggle, their vital energies clashing wildly between them, like needles clashing against wheat awns, causing the surrounding air to vibrate and explode continuously.

"Good lad, it's been a few years and your strength has improved again. No wonder you are called two heroes. If I hadn't made further progress in the path of reversing life, I probably wouldn't have been able to gain any advantage in front of you."

Lu Jin laughed loudly, and the white aura surrounding him suddenly erupted. With the great force of the dragon and tiger, Ding Shian was sent flying.

Lu Jin didn't stop. He adopted a fighting stance, his fists creating a flurry of afterimages as he hurtled towards Ding Shian.

Ding Shian forcibly steadied himself in mid-air and landed on the ground. He did not back down, but instead met Lu Jin's attack head-on.

Fists flew in all directions. The force of the blows was fierce.

Their movements were so fast that it was impossible to keep up with the speed of their movements. Each collision produced a dull, thunderous sound.

The ground of the training ground continued to crack and explode due to the aftershocks of the two men.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged over a hundred blows.

Lu Jin's fist was as heavy as a mountain.

Ding Shian's movements, however, were complex and varied.

Chapter 200: Determining the Winner

On the field, Ding Shian was completely enveloped by the escape light, and a fierce and short collision occurred with Lu Jin.

After each clash, the aura surrounding Ding Shian would ripple violently under the immense force. If a portion of the aura was shattered, it would bloom into an explosive splash of water in mid-air.

He was able to confront Lu Jin head-on with his Iron Mountain Lean before because of the bonus from the Spirit Official's Finger.

Now that the two are officially fighting, he can't possibly use one hand to control the Spirit Official Finger and the other to fight Lu Jin, so he released the Spirit Official Finger.

Without the blessing of the Spirit Official's Finger, the intensity of his escape light was greatly reduced, making it difficult for him to defend against Lu Jin's Dragon Tiger Might.

So, after a few rounds of head-on confrontation with Lu Jin, he learned to take a roundabout approach and stopped confronting Lu Jin head-on.

Of course, he didn't think it was because he was less skilled; everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. Using one's weaknesses to attack another's strengths was not a wise move. When he competed with Ru Hu, he wouldn't confront Ru Hu head-on.

He dodged and weaved under Lu Jin's offensive, using techniques such as the Splitting Palm and Ghost Needle Acupuncture to strike Lu Jin's vital points. However, Lu Jin was not a reckless man. Although the Reverse Life Triple Technique could restore Qi, Qi transformation also consumed Qi. If he could defend with his fists and feet, he would still use them to defend.

Judging from his match against Ding Shian, he was on the offensive for seven or eight parts, and seemed to be the one with the advantage.

But Ding Shian seemed to have the ability to anticipate the enemy's moves. Although it looked very dangerous, he was always able to accurately dodge Lu Jin's attacks, never giving Lu Jin a single opening.

Watching the fierce battle unfold, Li Chang'an thought to himself: Ding Shian knows many methods, but the most powerful one seems to be his Guanfa, the Dan Shi of the Tang Clan, which is invincible and is known as a legend in the assassin path.

Even the ninja leader of Mount Hiei couldn't detect the trajectory of Dan Shi, but Ding Shian could vaguely sense the aura of Dan Shi and even perceive that Dan Shi was shaped like a water droplet.

The reason he was able to see through his grandfather's methods was precisely because of this skill of observation.

At the same time, Li Chang'an also understood why Ding Shian frequently came to challenge him, yet he was not disliked.

Because his understanding is profound, he has excellent insight.

He sees through all your tricks and can detect the gap between you earlier, so he can stop before you're pushed into an awkward situation.

"If that's the case, is Ding Shian not ending the competition now because he feels that the Grandfather poses a great threat to him, so he wants to continue?" Li Chang'an wondered.

At this moment, Lu Jinshi was playing with increasing enjoyment.

After his cultivation improved, he kept thinking about when he could go to Longhu Mountain to spar with Zhang Zhiwei.

As a result, before he could even go to Longhu Mountain, Ding Shian came knocking on his door.

If you can't use Zhang Zhiwei as a practice opponent, you can use Ding Shian, one of the two heroes, as a practice opponent. It's just a pity that you can't give that old bastard Zhang Zhiwei a good beating.

After exchanging a hundred blows with Ding Shian, Lu Jin had a better understanding of his increased strength and didn't want to continue fighting with him.

In the past, out of care for his juniors, he would have stepped back and yielded to them.

But now, Ding Shian has become a demon of the Quanxing sect.

Logically speaking, Ding Shian did nothing wrong, so he shouldn't have any complaints about him.

But emotionally, he simply disliked the Quanxing demons.

He is a person whose emotions outweigh his rationality.

In addition, with his apprentice right beside him, he didn't want to leave his apprentice with the impression that someone who had experienced three rebirths was no match for two heroes.

Therefore, he decided to teach Ding Shian a lesson.

With this thought in mind, Lu Jin took a deep breath, like a whale sucking in water, and white ripples spread around his body.

Powerful pressure spread out along with the white ripples.

On the training ground, everyone, including Li Chang'an, felt a sudden jolt.

"My uncle is so powerful. I have never seen such power in my life."

"Me too. Everyone said that the patriarch's cultivation has improved further, but I didn't expect the progress to be so great. It's terrifying. I feel that if I were in Ding Shian's position, I wouldn't even need to lift a finger. With this kind of momentum, I would have to admit defeat and surrender."

"With such power, they haven't even broken through to the third level of Reverse Life yet. I wonder how powerful the third level must be?"

"That would probably be at the Immortal Realm. However, it is said that the Celestial Master is a decisive figure. After my uncle's cultivation breaks through, I wonder if he can surpass the Celestial Master in terms of strength."

“I think it’s very likely. The patriarch used to go to the Celestial Master’s Mansion on Longhu Mountain to challenge the old Celestial Master. There were times when he beat the old Celestial Master black and blue. The two should be evenly matched. Now that the patriarch’s cultivation has improved, it’s not impossible for him to surpass the old Celestial Master.”

Listening to the discussions among the Lu family members, Li Chang'an's lips curled into a smile. No wonder the Lu family misjudged; the old master was really good at playing hard to get.

On the field, Ding Shian was not as relaxed as the Lu family members. His eyes were wide open. In his observation, Lu Jin's Qi was much stronger.

He roared inwardly: Hahaha, Master Lu is finally getting serious! It seems that the identity of the Quanxing Demon is really quite useful!

However, given Master Lu's current state, I can't confront him head-on, or I'll definitely suffer a terrible fate. I have to take a roundabout approach.

Ding Shian pushed his observation skills to the limit, trying to see through all of Lu Jin's actions.

In his observation, Lu Jin's every move seemed to be accompanied by the roar of dragons and the howl of tigers, displaying the immense power of dragons and tigers.

Faced with Lu Jin's slap, Ding Shian remained defiant, sliding his feet back several feet, frantically widening the distance while continuously unleashing palm strikes at Lu Jin.

But those palm strikes, when faced with Lu Jin's fist force as powerful as collapsing clouds, couldn't stir up the slightest disturbance.

Li Chang'an, who was watching the battle, secretly shook his head. The palm strike was useful, but how could the use of Qi and sex compare to the reversal of life fist that combines sex and life?

Ding Shian kept retreating, trying to create distance, but he couldn't. He could only dodge Lu Jin's attacks, and it looked like he was walking on the edge of a knife, with the possibility of being hit at any moment.