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

He walked solemnly and slowly onto the stage.

A portrait of the Left Gatekeeper hangs on the platform.

An incense table was set up in front of the portrait.

The altar was adorned with sacrificial animals and fruits, the incense burner gleamed with bronze, and the candles burned brightly.

Lu Jin faced the portrait, holding incense sticks in both hands, his posture upright.

Lu Lin and Li Chang'an stood one step behind him, one on each side.

All the other extraordinary people in the courtyard stood up and focused their attention on the stage.

Lu Jin raised the incense stick high above his forehead and said loudly:

“Lu Jin, a disciple of the Sanyi Sect, hereby reports to his master that the Sanyi lineage has a successor. In the name of the head of the Sanyi Sect, I hereby accept Li Chang’an as my disciple and Lu Lin as my disciple, to pass on the Dao of Reversal of Life and inherit the Sanyi lineage. I hope that our ancestors will bear witness to this.”

Originally, Lu Jin had not planned to have Lu Lin participate in the ceremony.

But when he was showing Li Chang'an the process yesterday, he noticed that Lu Lin had been watching him secretly, her eyes filled with longing.

A soft spot in his heart was touched.

Later, Lu Linglong also approached him, saying that although her older cousin didn't say it, he actually wanted to formally become an apprentice and formally enter the sect.

Lu Jin stood in the ancestral hall for a long time and finally decided to let Lu Lin participate in the ceremony as well, and formally accept him as his disciple.

So, in what he just said, he was referring to accepting disciples in the name of the head of the Sanyi sect.

The meaning is clear: he took Lu Lin in not from the Lu family's perspective, but from the perspective of the Sanyi Sect.

Whether this constitutes a violation or not is a matter of opinion.

The title of "Lu Jin's lifelong impeccable reputation" was given to him by others, and he never acknowledged it.

Call him impulsive or say his life was tainted, he accepted it all.

Lu Jin bowed three times and inserted incense into the burner.

The wisps of smoke rose straight up and lingered in front of the portrait.

Then, Li Chang'an and Lu Lin stepped forward, knelt on the prayer mat, and bowed three times respectfully to the image of the patriarch.

"Offer incense!"

Li Chang'an was the first to stand up, holding the incense sticks above his head with both hands, and then steadily inserting them into the incense burner in front of the portrait. Next, Lu Lin stepped forward to offer incense.

Then, Lu Jin turned around and sat upright in the grand master's chair in the center of the high platform.

Next comes the tea ceremony.

Li Chang'an and Lu Lin walked up to Lu Jin and knelt down again.

Two cups of hot tea were brought over by members of the Lu family.

The two men took the teacups with both hands and raised them high:

"Master, please have some tea."

Lu Jin accepted the two cups of tea in turn, lifted the lids, took a small sip of each, and said in a deep voice:

"Those who enter my Three Ones shall abide by the precepts of the Three Ones, establish themselves with sincerity, treat others with sincerity, and cultivate the Way with sincerity. The Way of Reversing Life is valued for its naturalness and cannot be forced."

"I will remember this," Li Chang'an replied calmly.

"I will remember this!" Lu Lin nodded emphatically.

"Great! Okay!"

Lu Jin put down his teacup and helped Li Chang'an and Lu Lin up, one in each arm: "From now on, you are members of the Sanyi Sect, my official disciples!"

The ceremony is now complete.

Chapter 76 The Banquet Begins

Lu Jin faced the crowd below the stage, remained silent for a moment, her eyes slightly reddening, but a smile played on her lips:

"Today, we, the Trinity Sect, reopen our mountain gates to announce this to our fellow practitioners. All of you are our witnesses."

A round of enthusiastic applause immediately erupted from the audience.

When the older generation talks about the Sanyi Sect, they can't help but recall that figure dressed in white, as pure as snow.

Although the immortal Zuo Ruotong of Daying has been gone for more than 60 years, everyone who has met him has a deep impression of him.

Some middle-aged people may have heard the name "Da Ying Immortal" from their elders, and may have also heard of the once-prosperous San Yi Sect.

However, the younger generation, apart from the Lu family, are basically unfamiliar with it. Their only impression of the Sanyi Sect is that it is the sect of the Ten Elders.

"Sister, what do you think of this Sanyi Sect?" Feng Xingtong asked Feng Shayan in a low voice.

Feng Shayan glanced at the portrait of Zuo Ruotong hanging on the platform, then at Lu Lin and Li Chang'an, and said, "Their methods are not yet clear, but this sect seems to be Kayan."

Feng Xingtong was taken aback: "Kayan? What is Kayan? I remember you participated in a Kayan event last time, is that related to this?"

Feng Shayan said, "It's a situation where appearance is important. What I mean is, when this sect selects disciples, it might be like some special organizations, requiring particularly well-proportioned facial features."

Feng Xingtong suddenly realized: "Oh, I see. Sister, do you think I'm good enough to join this sect? I think my style is a good match for them."

Feng Shayan blurted out, "You're no good. You're too short. You're not tall enough. Look at those three on the stage; they're all tall."

"What do you mean? I'm still young, I'll grow taller." Feng Xingtong was unhappy.

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After the ceremony, the meal was served.

The dishes that had been prepared were served in a continuous stream.

The performance on the stage then began.

The sounds of string and wind instruments echoed through the Lu family compound.

Li Chang'an and Lu Lin followed Lu Jin down from the platform.

Actually, according to the rules of the circle, at this time Lu Jin should have taken Li Chang'an and Lu Lin to go from table to table to toast the elders and get to know them.

But Lu Jin skipped this step; he wasn't one to appreciate formalities.

Lu Jin went to the main table to drink with her old friends.

Li Chang'an and Lu Lin then walked towards the tables where the younger generation was gathered.

Lu Linglong had already reserved seats for Li Chang'an and Lu Lin in advance, so the two of them could simply walk over and sit down.

This table is filled with people from the four major families.

Besides Wang Bing, Lü Liang, Lu Lin, and Lu Linglong, there were several other young members of the Lu family.

The Lu family members all had to go out to learn their skills and only returned during festivals, while Li Chang'an left during festivals, so they were not familiar with each other.

At this banquet hosted by Lu Jin, all the Lu family members who were studying martial arts elsewhere returned with their respective sect elders.

Some arrived on the same day, while others, like Lu Linglong, arrived a few days in advance.

After they returned home, there was one topic they couldn't avoid: Li Chang'an. In conversations with their elders, they learned about Li Chang'an's victory over Lu Lin and were immediately astonished.

Because Lu Lin is the most outstanding one among them.

Lu Lin was easily won over.

How strong should Li Chang'an be?

No wonder the old master held a special banquet for him.

Although Li Chang'an and Lu Lin attended the ceremony together, it was clear to everyone that Li Chang'an was the main character. Without him, Old Master Lu wouldn't have put on this show.

Therefore, all the members of the Lu family wanted to get to know Li Chang'an.

But it would be too abrupt to just go up and talk to them directly, so they asked Lu Linglong to help introduce them.

Lu Linglong would naturally not refuse such a thing.

As soon as Li Chang'an sat down, Lu Linglong said enthusiastically:

"Brother Chang'an, you don't know them yet, do you? Let me introduce them to you."

She pointed to a fair-skinned girl with a short buzz cut on the table and said:

"This is Lu Xue, from my third uncle's family. She's studying martial arts at Shaolin Temple. Yes, you heard right, Shaolin Temple."

The young woman nodded generously and smiled, "Greetings, Senior Brother Chang'an. I am a lay disciple at Shaolin Temple and do not shave my head. I hope you will give me guidance in the future."

The Shaolin Temple actually accepts female lay disciples... Li Chang'an smiled and nodded: "Of course, of course!"

Lu Linglong then pointed to a slender young man with long hair and said, "This is my second uncle's son, Lu Feng. He cultivates at the Shangqing Sect. He's just like my taciturn older cousin; he doesn't like to talk, but he's very good at talismans."

The slender young man nodded to Li Chang'an: "Hello, Senior Brother Chang'an."

The voice wasn't loud, but the person was very polite.

Li Chang'an replied politely, "Hello."

……

After introducing her siblings, Lu Linglong also pointed to Wang Bing and Lü Liang beside her:

"This is Lü Liang, the grandson of Old Master Lü. To be honest, this is the first time we've met him!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Liang quickly stood up and said, "Hello, Brother Chang'an."

"Hello!" Li Chang'an nodded calmly, his heart unmoved.

Then, Lu Linglong introduced Wang Bing: "Brother Chang'an, this is Wang Bing, the precious grandson of Old Master Wang. We've met quite a few times. We used to play together a lot when we were kids, and we often had disagreements!"

“A good man doesn’t fight with a woman; I let you win,” Wang Bing said.

Lu Linglong chuckled but didn't reply.

Wang Bing was spoiled by Wang Ai from a young age and was very domineering. He often bullied his friends and snatched their toys, and everyone was afraid of him.

But Lu Linglong wasn't afraid. Every time, she would beat Wang Bing until he cried and went home to complain to the adults.

Others who hit Wang Bing would definitely suffer, but Lu Linglong wouldn't, because she also has her great-grandfather backing her up.

Moreover, her great-grandfather was extremely protective of his own, and when Wang Ai intervened, he would at most punish the younger generation.

Her great-grandfather intervened, which meant he was going to hold the older generation accountable.

Lu Linglong still remembers when she was a child, she was bullied and went to her great-grandfather to complain.

Then the old man went to that man's elders and said, "I won't touch the younger generation, but I'll settle the score with you, you old bastard..."

Therefore, Wang Bing never argued with Lu Linglong. He turned to look at Li Chang'an, chin held high, and said:

"Li Chang'an, right? Now that you've become Master Lu's disciple, we're on the same path from now on."

Wang Bing patted his chest and said, "If you encounter any trouble in the industry in the future, just mention my name, and I, Wang Bing, will definitely protect you."

Upon hearing this, the Lu family members all looked at him speechlessly. Wasn't he afraid of making a fool of himself?

Even Lü Liang, who was standing next to him, was stunned. How could someone be so confident?!

Lu Linglong was not about to tolerate him. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Bingzi, are you out of your mind?"

Li Chang'an raised his hand, stopping Lu Linglong from speaking.

He didn't care about Wang Bing or his attitude towards him. Wang Bing was just a spoiled brat, insignificant and not worth wasting his emotions on.

He nodded to Wang Bing, said "Thank you for your care," and then turned his gaze to the stage.

The show on stage has already started. It's a crosstalk performance by Deyun Club, and the performer is one of the two most popular crosstalk duo of our time.

Although Li Chang'an's attitude was a bit too cold, Wang Bing still heard the words "thank you for your care" clearly. He tilted his head up at Lu Linglong:

"Did you hear that, Lu Linglong? Thank you for your kindness!"

"You're really getting out of breath!" Lu Linglong's eyes darted around. "So how are you going to observe this?"

How to observe... Wang Bing was stunned. He had only said it casually, how could he possibly observe it?

"I……"

Wang Bing was about to speak when Lu Linglong interrupted him: