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

"You two should say less!" Wang Ai looked at Zhang Zhiwei: "Old Celestial Master, what do you think? Should we grant Old Lu's wish and let True Person Lingyu go up and give it a try?"

“Okay.” Zhang Zhiwei grinned. “Actually, even if Lao Lu hadn’t said anything, I was planning to let Lingyu go up and give it a try. Lingyu’s seniority in Longhu Mountain is too high. His senior brothers all care about him, and the younger generation of his age all respect him, which means he has never encountered any setbacks since he was a child. He himself is quite troubled by this. A few days ago, he told me that he wanted to go down the mountain to broaden his experience and see the power of society.”

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Lu Jin: "Old Lu, I wonder if you can let your apprentice experience the power of society today?"

"This……"

Lu Jin pondered for a moment. Although he was very confident in Li Chang'an's strength, he didn't know Zhang Lingyu's background after all. It was not advisable to speak too confidently, lest he lose face and become the subject of gossip and ridicule.

"Zhang Lingyu was trained by you, so I can't guarantee anything. We'll only know after we try."

The old master laughed and said, "You lack confidence. Here's what we'll do: have Li Chang'an go up and have him compete in a few rounds to demonstrate his skills and make a name for himself first."

Wang Ai smiled and said, "Old Lu, the old master is thinking of you. Go up and win a few matches first, and show off your Sanyi skills. Even if you lose to Lingyu Zhenren later, it won't be shameful. If you fight Lingyu Zhenren directly, there will be no room for maneuver. If you win, it will be fine, but if you lose, it will be a complete defeat."

"You're really that kind?"

Lu Jin looked at Zhang Zhiwei with suspicion. He felt that Zhang Zhiwei wanted Zhang Lingyu to figure out Li Chang'an's methods first in order to increase their chances of winning.

But he didn't say that, because Zhang Zhiwei's words made sense. If they lost to Zhang Lingyu as soon as they entered the arena, it would indeed have a great impact on the reputation of the Sanyi Sect.

“Alright, we’ll do it your way.” Lu Jin nodded.

"Oh? In that case, aren't you afraid of losing to me?" The old master winked and said, "Or... how about we just forget about it?"

"Look at how smug you are..." Lu Jin said irritably, "We can't let it go. We have to try. My disciple has never encountered any setbacks or suffered any losses since he started cultivating. If he loses to Zhang Lingyu, it will be a lesson in how tough society can be."

The old Celestial Master laughed and said, "Old Lu is very generous."

Lu Jin pursed her lips and turned to look at the stage.

The performance on stage is nearing its end; there are a few more to come.

He found the person in charge and had the last two programs canceled, replacing them with a martial arts demonstration.

The rules are simple: any young talent confident in their abilities can go up and demonstrate. If any peers below are eager to learn and offer their guidance, they can also test their skills. With the Celestial Master and the Ten Elders overseeing things, safety is absolutely guaranteed.

These words caused an uproar throughout the courtyard.

The performance of martial arts by the younger generation on such occasions is the highlight that everyone looks forward to.

Compared to this segment, the lavishness of the feast and the brilliance of the performances are all insignificant.

The older generation uses methods to test the younger generation.

The younger generation wanted to seize this opportunity to make a name for themselves.

Everyone was eager to try it out.

But no one was the first to go on stage.

In this kind of training ground, those who enter too early are prone to exhausting their energy and revealing their skills too soon, becoming stepping stones for others.

The more important it is to be the last one in the lineup, the greater the advantage.

Moreover, this is Lu Jin's disciple-acceptance banquet. Even if it's to start, Lu Jin's disciple has to go first, because of the home advantage.

Lu Jin wasn't so cautious as to need Lu Lin to pave the way for Li Chang'an. He looked at Li Chang'an:

"Chang'an, go up and show the seniors what Sany's methods are all about."

Li Chang'an was watching Lu Linglong give Wang Bing gold coins, so he wasn't surprised when he heard Lu Jin's words. There would be a competition at the banquet, something his grandfather had told him about long ago.

With a flash, he landed lightly on the platform, his white hair fluttering slightly in the wind, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below.

"I wonder if anyone would like to come up and offer their insights?"

The audience fell silent as the young experts pondered their options, with several confident in their strength unwilling to be the first to step onto the stage.

Just as some people were getting restless, a green figure swept out from the crowd and landed steadily on the platform.

"Lu Xue, a lay disciple of Shaolin, requests guidance from Brother Chang'an."

Everyone in the audience was stunned. The Shaolin lay disciple of the Lu family was a woman.

It was rare for a woman to join Shaolin Temple. The onlookers whispered among themselves, all saying that the Lu family's appearance on stage in this setting was undoubtedly to bolster Li Chang'an's reputation. In any case, winning a few matches first would make even a defeat less shameful.

"Old Lu, are you so insecure?" the old master said with a smile.

Lu Jin's expression remained unchanged: "It was all the younger generation's own idea."

"Is that so?" The old master smiled and turned to look at Zhang Lingyu not far away. "Lingyu, keep a close eye on Li Chang'an's methods on the stage and figure out a countermeasure. You'll be going up there to test your skills against him later."

Zhang Lingyu was carefully observing Li Chang'an when she heard her master's words and turned around in surprise.

Is it really okay to say something like this in front of so many people?

Chapter 80 Bullying

Does Master really have so little faith in me?

Zhang Lingyu pursed her lips and secretly made up her mind: she must not let her master down.

But in reality, Zhang Lingyu was overthinking it. The old master only said that to tease Lu Jin.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin glared at him with an unfriendly expression: "You old bastard, I was wondering why you were suddenly being so kind. So that's what you were up to."

"That's called outsmarting him! Old Lu!" the old master laughed.

Lu Jin took a deep breath in anger and looked at the stage, hoping that Li Chang'an would live up to expectations.

On the training ground, Lu Xue looked at Li Chang'an and said, "Senior Brother Chang'an, don't think I came here just to support you. I heard you defeated Lin Ge'er in one move. I'm definitely no match for you, but I'm still very curious and want to see your skills. By the way, I also want to show off my cultivation results in front of all the seniors."

"Alright, go ahead and do it," Li Chang'an said with a smile.

"Then I won't hold back, take this!"

Lu Xuejiao shouted, spread her five fingers, and a faint golden light burst from her fingertips. Her left claw reached out and went straight for Li Chang'an's chest and abdomen.

"This is the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand." The older generation recognized the move at a glance.

But facing this fierce attack, Li Chang'an did not dodge at all, letting Lu Xue's dragon claw hand strike his chest with a muffled thud.

Lu Xue felt as if her fingers had gripped an iron plate. The golden light at her fingertips shattered, and she felt a sharp pain in her five fingers. Instinctively, she pulled her hand back.

"What is this?" Zhang Lingyu's pupils shrank slightly. The Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand was known for its fierce and powerful techniques, but it seemed to have failed to break through Li Chang'an's defense.

Lu Xue on the field was also shocked, but as a lay disciple of Shaolin, she did not panic. She shifted her feet and circled around to Li Chang'an's side, changing her left hand from a claw to a hook, while her right hand went straight for his waist.

This was a tricky angle, and the move was quick; several knowledgeable people in the audience had already nodded in approval.

Faced with Lu Xue's relentless and fierce attacks, Li Chang'an remained standing still. He didn't even make any defensive stance, but calmly watched Lu Xue change her moves, circle around, and attack, as if he were watching someone who had nothing to do with him.

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

Golden energy surged on the stage, and when the Dragon Claw Hand made its move, it even carried a faint dragon's roar, but when it hit Li Chang'an, it only produced muffled thuds and did not splash the slightest bit of water.

Lu Xue circled around Li Chang'an and struck him with over a hundred moves, from his chest and abdomen to his back, from his shoulder to his ribs, her fingers aching from the pressure, blood seeping from under her fingernails.

But Li Chang'an remained standing still, not even blinking.

"It's so hard... my hand hurts so much, what's going on?"

A storm raged in Lu Xue's heart.

She had seen Lu Lin use the Reverse Life Triple Technique before, but wasn't the Reverse Life state just about great strength and strong recovery? She had never heard of such an extremely abnormal indestructible ability!

My Dragon Claw Hand technique can even tear through my senior brother's Iron Shirt skill, which he has painstakingly practiced. Why can't I break through his defense?

Could it be that he secretly practiced some top-level external martial arts techniques?

But external martial arts techniques also require active exertion of energy. I didn't see any sign of him exerting any energy at all!

Lu Xue was on the verge of a breakdown; the more she hit him, the more agitated she became.

At that moment, she suddenly looked up into Li Chang'an's eyes, and an extremely bold idea popped into her mind.

Surely they can't be invincible there either, right?

She suppressed the thought as soon as it popped into her head.

This is a friendly sparring match. Using the Dragon Claw Hand to gouge someone's eyes is extremely malicious, especially since this is one's own elder brother.

However, although she didn't gouge out his eyes, she had a new target. She used her Dragon Claw Hand technique to execute a Double Peak Piercing Ear move, aiming for Li Chang'an's cochlea.

"boom!"

It was still a dull, muffled thud.

The defenses remained unbroken.

On the contrary, because of the excessive force, the recoil caused Lu Xue's ten fingers to ache terribly.

This scene caused an uproar among the onlookers.

"What's going on? Such powerful defense, is this the capability of the Trinity Sect?"

"I've never heard of the Triple Rebirth Technique of the Sanyi Sect being a physical training skill!"

"His defensive power is terrifying! Lu Xue launched a hundred attacks at him in a row, and he didn't even flinch... This is a competition on a completely different level!"

"I initially thought she was going up there to show support, but it turns out she went up there to embarrass herself. With such a huge difference in ability, what was the point of her even going up there?"

"Actually, this girl named Lu Xue is definitely a skilled fighter. If I were to compete, I might not be able to beat her. Yet she couldn't even scratch her opponent. This Li Chang'an is truly remarkable. No wonder Senior Lu held such a grand apprenticeship banquet for him."

"They've just unleashed a trump card right from the start. I was hoping to show off, but now it seems I have no chance at all. I'm afraid only monsters like Zhang Lingyu and Zhuge Qing can go up and try their luck against Li Chang'an."

The younger generation is discussing it extensively.

Zhuge Qing sat below the stage, his eyes narrowed to slits, his pupils darting rapidly within them.

"Well? Did you figure anything out?" Zhuge Qing's father, Zhuge Gong, asked with a smile.

Zhuge Qing shook his head: "He didn't move an inch from beginning to end, so we didn't get any useful information. All we know is that this person has extremely strong self-defense capabilities."

"The Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand can't break his defense, and my Bajiquan probably can't hurt him either. However, he might not be able to withstand my unorthodox techniques."

Zhang Lingyu stood aside, thinking to himself: With this level of defense, I wouldn't have any problem using the Golden Light Spell.

Immediately afterwards, he remembered asking his master about the Threefold Reversal of Life before he left.

Master said that this technique is very similar to the Golden Light Mantra, but it is much more complicated.

Is it a more complex version of the Golden Light Mantra, so it also has similar protective abilities?

The younger generation, inexperienced and naive, could only speculate from the audience.

Those elders who had witnessed Lu Jin's Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique also showed expressions of curiosity.

"Elder Lu, surely the Reverse Life Triple Realm doesn't have such an abnormal defensive effect? ​​Could it be that Li Chang'an has also cultivated other protective techniques?" someone couldn't help but ask.

Lu Jin shook his head, his tone extremely certain: "He didn't use anything else. This is the purest effect of the Triple Reversal of Life."

After saying that, Lu Jin looked at Zhang Zhiwei: "Old Celestial Master, what do you think?"

Zhang Zhiwei said, "He did indeed only use the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique. I've said before that the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique is a technique similar to the Golden Light Mantra, but it's much more complex and produces a wider range of effects. Old Lu, this kid's Reverse Rebirth effects are much richer than yours."

"Hahaha." Lu Jin laughed loudly, "There will always be successors."

And at this moment, on the stage.

After gritting her teeth and unleashing another fifty ferocious Dragon Claw Hands, Lu Xue finally stopped, standing still and panting heavily.

She desperately raised her hands. Her once slender and fair hands were now red and swollen, like soaked chicken feet, and were trembling uncontrollably.

Someone in the audience remarked, "This girl is too ruthless to herself. No wonder she's a member of the tough Lu family."

On the field, Lu Xue stared at her hands for a long time, then burst into tears.

"Grandpa!"

With tears streaming down her face, Lu Xue looked at Lu Jin and cried out in grievance, "Brother Chang'an is bullying me!"

Chapter 81 Flowing Cloud Sword

Lu Jin looked at Li Chang'an: "Chang'an, what are you doing..."

To be honest, even though he was Li Chang'an's master, I felt that this was indeed a bit of bullying.

If an outsider did this, he would definitely angrily rebuke: "Which old bastard taught you to do this?"

Li Chang'an looked completely innocent: "Grandpa, wasn't I just giving Lu Xue a great opportunity to show herself? As soon as I made a move, she was down, wasn't she?"

"you……"