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

Helpless, Wugensheng could only take him to experience all walks of life and search for the joy that came from his heart, but they couldn't find it even after two years.

Just as the Tang Clan masters were ambushing the leader of the Hiei Mountain ninja, Liang Ting, the wicked and evil Quanxing demon, suddenly intervened and killed several Japanese pirates who had invaded China.

Then, he saw the astonished looks in the eyes of those righteous people who hated him to the core after he did good deeds.

That look in his eyes suddenly made Liang Ting, whose threshold for pleasure had been raised so high by false happiness that he could hardly feel any joy, feel incredibly happy.

It was a completely different kind of exhilaration, a genuine, heartfelt exhilaration.

At this moment, Liang Ting suddenly realized that the pleasure he sought was not arson, murder, robbery, or rape and abduction, but rather the shocked looks in the eyes of the world when they looked at him.

The pleasure he seeks is actually about showing off in front of others!

Showing off one's abilities in public is not a derogatory term.

If only he had understood this sooner.

He wouldn't be the wicked and evil so-called "Quanxing Demon" he is now.

With his talent, he could have become a grandmaster praised and respected by all, but due to a single wrong thought, he became a villain despised by everyone.

Am I really the same as Liang Ting, the sorcerer of Quanxing? Li Chang'an felt inexplicably ashamed.

But then he remembered Confucius, who traveled around the states with hundreds of students.

These students bowed and worshipped Confucius every day, revering him as a god, and Confucius was willing to teach his disciples...

Confucius's level of understanding was certainly not for the sake of so-called empty fame; he must have felt that this was a joy that came from the bottom of his heart.

Even Confucius couldn't escape worldly customs, let alone me.

Thinking about this, Li Chang'an suddenly realized that this wasn't really a bad habit.

Overall, he's still better at killing than Xiao Zizai, and better at sharing than the Old Master's big mouth... no, I mean his big mouth.

As Li Chang'an was pondering, Lu Lin asked curiously:

"Senior Brother Chang'an, how did you do that? Is there a secret?"

Li Chang'an came to his senses and said:

"There's no secret to it. I just did what my grandfather said. When feelings of unease and fear arise..."

"I don't think about fighting against it, nor do I think about running away; I just quietly watch it."

"Slowly, they disappear. After they disappear, you naturally calm down and can enter a state of deep meditation."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lin said, "That's what I do too. When I focus on these thoughts and don't respond, they dissipate, but when I begin to meditate, they reappear at some point."

“That means you’re not calm enough,” Li Chang’an said.

"Then how can I achieve stillness?" Lu Lin asked again.

Li Chang'an said, "Grandpa suggested a method, which is to imagine what it would feel like to return to infancy, or even to the womb."

Lu Lin quickly said, "Grandpa also mentioned this to me. But what is it like to go back to infancy, back to the womb? Senior Brother Chang'an, could you describe it to me? I've never been able to grasp this feeling."

“I can’t quite grasp this feeling either,” Li Chang’an thought for a moment and said, “but I’ve found a new way.”

"A new method?" Lu Lin's eyes lit up. "Could Senior Brother Chang'an share it?"

Lu Jin was standing next to Li Chang'an and Lu Lin while they were talking.

He watched silently as the two little ones chatted back and forth.

This harmonious atmosphere among fellow disciples inexplicably reminded him of his days cultivating at the Sanyi Sect.

How similar that time is to the present.

But Li Chang'an's next words made him uneasy.

Li Chang'an said, "Sure, this method is to treat yourself as a corpse, as a dead person."

"Why would you treat yourself like a corpse, like a dead person?" Lu Lin asked, puzzled.

Li Chang'an explained, "When a person is in the mother's womb, they are not yet born. If they are not born, it doesn't count as being born."

"At this point, although the body is alive, the consciousness is still very confused. It is a state between life and death."

"Although the body of a dead person is dead, their consciousness has not completely dissipated, which can be considered a different kind of state between life and death."

“The state of being in the womb is untraceable, but the state of the dead can be traced. You can even experience the state of being near death through certain methods to find that feeling.”

"I felt there was some connection between the two, so I gave it a try, and it turned out to be quite effective."

"Although I still haven't been able to enter a true state of complete absorption in stillness, I have greatly improved my level of meditation."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lin looked at Li Chang'an with a mixture of shock and admiration.

I was able to think of this method.

Senior Brother Chang'an must be a genius.

But... how can one experience that feeling of being on the verge of death?

He fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Lu Jin muttered to himself, "Treat yourself as a corpse, and seek another kind of feeling between life and death."

Li Chang'an's words made him think of many things.

Why do so many people break through their limits during life-or-death crises?

Is it because this state is similar to the state of a naturally born infant?

Isn't that the logic?

But then he remembered his master's last words.

Life is the root of death.

The dead are the root of life.

Life and death are mutually dependent.

Isn't this a perfect match?

Chapter 40 Marrow Cleansing Pill

Lu Jin stared intently at Li Chang'an, recalling not only his master's dying words but also the founder of the Quanzhen School, Wang Chongyang.

This Chongyang Zhenren called himself a "living dead man" and even built a living dead man's tomb in Zhongnan Mountain for his cultivation.

Is Li Chang'an's method of cultivating by treating himself as a corpse similar to the cultivation of Master Chongyang?

However, Lu Jin dared not say those words.

Last time, he mentioned a state of complete absorption in the external world, which made it difficult for Li Chang'an to enter that state again.

Will his revelation of Wang Chongyang and the Tomb of the Living Dead affect Li Chang'an?

Cultivation is a very mysterious thing, and Lu Jin chose not to talk about it.

But it must be said that Li Chang'an gave him a big surprise.

It's hard to believe that such insight came from a young boy.

He became increasingly certain that Li Chang'an was the successor his master had spoken of, the successor of the Sanyi Sect.

Thinking of this, he reached out and patted Li Chang'an's shoulder with great force, so much so that Li Chang'an's shoulder slumped down.

"Good, good lad, hahahaha..."

Lu Jin burst into laughter, tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.

"Grandpa, what's wrong...?"

"Grandpa is easily moved and was in a good mood."

"It's far too shallow," Li Chang'an thought to himself.

After a moment, Lu Jin's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Chang'an, have you forgotten something?"

"What is that?" Li Chang'an asked, puzzled.

"Marrow Cleansing Pill," Lu Lin whispered a reminder from the side.

"Ah." Li Chang'an immediately realized. Before coming to the cave to cultivate, he and Lu Jin were refining pills. The pills were almost finished, but no one took care of them for two days and one night.

"Is the pill ruined?" he asked cautiously.

“It’s not ruined,” Lu Jin said. “Grandpa is keeping an eye on it for you. This was an unexpected situation, which is understandable. Next time, you’ll have to refine it yourself.”

"Thank you, sir," Li Chang'an said with a smile.

As they spoke, Lu Jin took out a medicine bottle containing many black pills, each the size of a longan. Upon opening it, a fragrant aroma of medicine wafted out.

“Here are ten pills, a ten-day supply. Take one pill each day, along with your cultivation,” Lu Jin said. “You need to take the Marrow Cleansing Pills for a total of three and a half months to complete the marrow cleansing and strengthen your meridians and bones.”

Three and a half months... Li Chang'an thought for a moment: "Foundation building in a hundred days?"

Lu Jin nodded: "That's right, it's usually taken in conjunction with the Hundred Days of Foundation Building. However, this is just for convenience and doesn't have any special effects; it can be taken alone as well."

"After consuming this, will my muscles and bones meet the standards for building the first level of Reverse Rebirth?" Li Chang'an looked at the pill in front of him.

Lu Jin said, "Some exceptionally talented people can do it. But to be on the safe side, they need to hone their skills and abilities before they can even try."

"Sharpening muscles and bones..."

Li Chang'an noticed that when Lu Jin mentioned "sharpening muscles and bones," Lu Lin grimaced. He asked Lu Lin, "Is it painful?"

"It's alright," Lu Lin said with a forced smile.

This doesn't look good... Li Chang'an asked, "What kind of projects are there?"

Lu Lin said, "The main methods are rib-slapping with an iron ruler and top-dressing with an oil hammer."

Iron ruler slaps his ribs, oil hammer pours onto his head... Li Chang'an felt that this simple and brutal method of physical training was somewhat out of place with the ethereal and otherworldly style of the San Yi Sect!

Lu Jin smiled and said, "Don't feel resistant. Tempering your mind and strengthening your body are all necessary steps in cultivation. All righteous cultivators have walked this path."

"Not to mention us Sanyi disciples, even the sorcerers of the Zhuge family of the Wuhou School cannot avoid the methods of tempering their muscles and bones, such as hitting their ribs with an iron ruler and pouring oil on their heads, when they are cultivating."

"Grandpa, I understand," Li Chang'an nodded. He remembered that in the original story, Zhuge Qing had complained to his father about why a dignified sorcerer like him had to practice such crude physical martial arts. Then he got a slap from his father, who said that if sorcerers who relied on magic practiced this kind of thing, then what about the San Yi Sect, which relied purely on physical combat?

Lu Jin said, "You've been in seclusion in the cave for two days and one night, you must be starving. I'll have the kitchen prepare some food for you. Eat and get some rest, then you can go to class tomorrow."

Li Chang'an nodded, left the back mountain, and went straight to the kitchen.

Having been in seclusion for so long, previously in a state of being alive but not mentally, he felt no hunger. But after ending his meditation, the feeling of hunger began to assail him relentlessly.

Strictly speaking, this feeling of hunger is also a delusion, a delusion originating from the body. He can transform it, but such a transformation is largely unnecessary. Before reaching a certain level of cultivation, not eating can lead to starvation.

When Lu Jin arrived at the kitchen, he found that the meal had already been prepared. It was a specially customized medicinal diet, with the ginseng and other tonics sourced from the Gao family in Northeast China, all of which were century-old wild ginseng.

Although he was very hungry, Li Chang'an didn't wolf down his food; instead, he ate slowly and carefully. After his sexual cultivation improved, he could better appreciate the beauty of the world. Eating in small bites not only made digestion easier but also allowed him to better savor the flavors of the food.

During the meal, Li Chang'an took the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Although the pill sounded mysterious, I didn't feel anything special after taking it; my abdomen just felt slightly warm.

However, Li Chang'an used his intermediate state of consciousness to see himself and discovered that the Marrow Cleansing Pill was slowly emitting streams of Qi in his abdomen.

This energy was very weak, and most people could not detect it at all, but Li Chang'an could clearly see it flowing along the natural circulation, nourishing the meridians of his body.

"The medicine is very mild, no wonder it takes a hundred days to see noticeable effects."

Based on the evaporation rate of the pill, Li Chang'an calculated that it might take more than ten hours to completely digest the pill.

The exact timing depends on digestive capacity. Some people who have diarrhea immediately after taking the medication may expel it before the medication has fully taken effect.

Furthermore, digestive and absorption abilities differ. It's like eating the same meal: some people gain weight, some maintain their weight, and some lose weight. This is due to differences in how well they absorb food.

The ability to eat a lot without gaining weight is an enviable skill for many people in modern society.

However, in ancient times, such people were generally difficult to raise.

In terms of cultivation, this is not a good thing either, because it means that you are relatively poor in your ability to utilize the essence of food and water.

Cultivation requires refining Qi, but where does this Qi come from?

It comes from the essence.

This essence is further divided into innate essence and acquired essence.

What is refined from the essence of the primordial spirit is the primordial Qi.