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Zhang Lingyu was taken aback. Although he had said that earlier, he still felt somewhat disappointed when he actually heard it.

“If you want to learn thunder magic, you must pass a test,” Zhang Zhiwei added.

"What kind of test?" Zhang Lingyu looked up.

“After you return to the mountain this time, I will arrange for you to go down the mountain for a period of training. When you return, tell me the results of your training. If I am satisfied, I will pass on the Five Thunder Orthodox Method to you,” Zhang Zhiwei said.

"Master, what kind of training is it?" Zhang Lingyu asked.

Zhang Zhiwei said, "It's not about any specific aspect, it's just the experience itself."

"Lingyu, once you embark on your journey, you must remember the meaning of the journey itself. Everything you encounter along the way—cities, ordinary people, supernatural beings, and even the Quanxing demons—is part of your journey."

"Goals are not everything. Before you reach your goal, open your eyes wide, open your heart, and truly observe and feel everything in this world."

"Master's teachings will be remembered by your disciple." Zhang Lingyu nodded solemnly.

The next morning, the guests gradually departed. Lu Jin, along with Li Chang'an and the Lu family, saw them off at the door.

"Old Lu, remember the show," the old master instructed before leaving.

Lu Jin, as if avoiding a plague, waved him away, saying, "The program will definitely be delivered to Longhu Mountain, don't worry."

Zhang Lingyu suddenly turned around, walked up to Li Chang'an, and bowed deeply. His face was red, and he spoke in a soft, stammering voice:

"Brother Chang'an, I admit defeat in yesterday's competition. As for the matter of using talismans, I was too proud of myself, and I'm truly sorry. Please don't take offense."

Li Chang'an waved his hand: "It's nothing. That talisman is actually quite interesting. If there's a chance next time, you can let me see the Thunder Talisman."

Zhang Lingyu blushed and remained silent. He was a thoughtful but not particularly clever person, and he thought Li Chang'an was being sarcastic.

"If you're curious, next time you go to Longhu Mountain, I'll arrange for you to try it out with Rongshan, shall I?" the old master said to Li Chang'an with a smile.

Lu Jin frowned, about to speak, when Li Chang'an said, "Sure."

"Old man, you're up to no good. Has that hothead Rong Shan improved his strength again?" Lu Jin said.

"He should have made some progress," the old master said.

“Alright, next time we go to Longhu Mountain, I’ll give him a try,” Lu Jin said.

"Old Lu, why are you acting tough with a kid?"

"You know that too!" Lu Jin said irritably.

The old master smiled; Lu Jin was no longer as easy to deal with as he had been when he was a child.

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"Even after a thousand miles of seeing you off, we must part ways. Old Lu, we're taking our leave now."

The old master patted Lu Jin on the shoulder, took Zhang Lingyu, and rode in the Lu family's private car to the airport. Then, using his forged ID card, he flew back to Jiangxi.

Watching the car drive away, Lu Jin chuckled and cursed.

Every time I see that old guy, he manages to swindle me out of something.

Not long after the old master left, an extremely luxurious extended Lincoln limousine slowly pulled up in front of the Lu family's gate.

Wang Ai and Lü Ci, accompanied by their younger relatives, slowly walked out.

“Brother Lu, all good things must come to an end, and we should take our leave now,” Wang Ai said with a smile.

"Brother Wang, are you in such a hurry to leave? Why not stay a couple more days so I can show you some hospitality?"

Distinguishing between close and distant relationships, Lu Jin spoke only polite words in front of Wang Ai and Lü Ci.

"No, no, there are still a lot of things to deal with in the clan," Wang Ai said with a smile.

"Then I wish you both a safe journey." Lu Jin clasped his hands in a fist and bow.

While the older generation was speaking, Wang Bing and Lü Liang were also saying goodbye to Li Chang'an and Lu Lin.

Lu Liang usually had many mischievous ideas and liked to play pranks, but when he was with his grandfather, he dared not be presumptuous at all and spoke very properly.

Wang Bing was much more relaxed. In the past, he would have kept urging his grandfather to hurry up in this situation, but he didn't this time.

He confessed his feelings to Li Chang'an very politely, and even said that he would bring Li Chang'an some fun things from the entertainment circle when they met again.

Seeing this, Wang Ai laughed and said, "Brother Lu, Lao Lü, look at these little guys, aren't they interesting? I was worried that the next generation would become estranged, but it seems that the descendants of our four families can still get along well."

"They're young, so they're more naive!" Lu Jin said.

Wang Ai said calmly, "Brother Lu, I think that our four families of this generation need someone that everyone respects, so that we can keep people together. Otherwise, the younger generation will all go their own way and the relationships will become distant. In our generation, the leader was Brother Ren, and everyone respected him..."

Lu Ci glanced at Wang Ai but didn't say anything. His elder brother was indeed someone that all four families respected in that generation, and he had not let everyone down. In the Battle of Mianshan, his elder brother led the charge and fought until his death.

Wang Ai continued, "Although Li Chang'an doesn't have the surname Lu, he's your apprentice, so he's practically a member of the Lu family. Not only is he strong, but I've noticed that even my spoiled grandson respects him. That shows he's very good at winning people over. Why don't we have the younger generation interact with him more often in the future?"

“Alright, I’d be happy to see the younger generation visit each other more often when they’re not cultivating.”

Lu Jin sighed, "My disciple is good in every way, but he is too diligent in his cultivation. There are not many people in my Lu family who can get along well with him. If he could have more friends, that would be great."

As for the leader or anything like that, Lu Jin didn't mention it at all, pretending not to hear it.

Hearing Lu Jin's Versailles-like words, Lü Ci couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Wang Ai, with the same expression, exchanged a few polite words, got into the car, and left.

In the car, Lü Ci said, "Old Wang, were you sincere about what you said just now?"

Wang Ai said, "There is indeed some such plan. If the Lu family becomes powerful, it's not necessarily a bad thing for us. Moreover, Li Chang'an is also worth winning over."

Lu Ci nodded: "That's true. He's Lu Jin's apprentice and has connections with the Lu family, which makes people feel at ease, especially in recent years, when the power dynamics in the industry have changed dramatically."

"The Feng family's Tianxia Hui, the Qiuzhen Hui which was formed by the fusion of the former Yiqiliu, Huangmen Sancai, Ziranmen, and Yanwutang, and the tiger-like Xiguge are all frantically squeezing our living space."

"Currently, there are four families in our generation, and three of them are from the 10th generation. They can still maintain the situation, but it's hard to say what will happen later. We need to make some arrangements."

Wang Ai nodded and said, "Old Lu used this disciple-acceptance banquet to announce the return of the Sanyi Sect. The next step should be to rebuild the Sanyi Sect. This is a huge undertaking, and it won't be easy to expand it."

"Although he is the head of the Sanyi Sect, he is also the head of the Lu family and has to consider the interests of the Lu family. He cannot devote too many resources to the reconstruction of the Sanyi Sect."

“I was thinking that we could lend a hand and help make arrangements. At the same time, we could also use some methods to win over Li Chang’an and bring him to our side as much as possible. Consider it an investment; we might be able to use him in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Lü Ci nodded and said, "Investing in other things is easy to lose money, but investing in the Lu family's business will definitely bring you returns. It's a deal that won't lose you money."

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After seeing off all the guests, Lu Jin, along with Li Chang'an and Lu Lin, went to meet another guest, the Tenth Elder, Naruhu.

Originally, Ru Hu was about to leave after participating in the ceremony.

But Lu Jin had something to discuss, so Ru Hu stayed behind.

Inside the Lu family's reception room.

Lu Jin was discussing with Ru Hu about purchasing high-voltage electric cross-training equipment.

"Could it be that the Lu family also has a junior who specializes in external martial arts techniques?" Na Ruhu asked with some curiosity.

He knew that the Lu family did not pass on their skills, so members of the Lu family would go around seeking out masters to learn from.

But as far as he knew, he had not heard of any member of the Lu family pursuing the path of external martial arts in recent years.

Lu Jin didn't hide anything from him and said directly, "To be honest, I was planning to give this equipment to Chang'an and Lin'er. Although these two boys have entered the realm of reverse life, I always feel that their life force foundation is still a bit weak. I want to borrow your high-voltage electric body tempering method to strengthen them."

Li Chang'an already knew about this, and didn't react much after hearing it.

Lu Lin, standing nearby, was anything but calm.

High-voltage electric refining body?

Just hearing the name doesn't sound good.

Is this something a decent person would do?

Hitting your ribs with an iron ruler is painful enough, why would you need electricity?

Is it high-voltage electricity?!

Speaking of high-voltage electricity, can it be used for body tempering?

Its power is probably no weaker than thunder magic!

Lu Lin is just introverted and not good at expressing herself; she is not mentally challenged.

He found this method of cultivation difficult to accept and quickly looked at Li Chang'an beside him, hoping that his senior brother could dissuade him.

But Li Chang'an just sat quietly in his chair, looking down at his nose and mind, as if he hadn't heard anything at all.

Senior brother, aren't you going to say something? This is a life-or-death deal! Lu Lin screamed inwardly.

When Ru Hu heard that Li Chang'an and Lu Lin wanted to use it, he was also somewhat surprised.

In his eyes, Li Chang'an looked like an immortal.

Lu Lin was also a refined and handsome young man with fair skin.

The fact that someone like this would think of using high-voltage electricity to train one's body gave Ru Hu a strange sense of incongruity.

Moreover, although the triple rebirth technique provides a boost comparable to physical training, it is not essentially physical training. Would it be a mistake to use physical training methods to practice it?

"Old Lu, this is no joke. The high-voltage equipment I'm using, while not as powerful as lightning in nature, is still quite potent. The arc temperature ranges from three thousand to twenty thousand degrees Celsius. If it's not controlled properly, it could lead to a major disaster."

Upon hearing the temperature, Lu Lin's eyes widened immediately.

Three thousand to twenty thousand, even electrofishing isn't that intense.

When he was practicing cultivation, his great-grandfather always told him to be careful and not to be careless. He also said that practicing cultivation against the natural order was like walking on the edge of a knife.

During his previous training, he had not felt the kind of risk that his great-grandfather had mentioned, the kind of risk that was walking on the edge of a knife.

But now, he truly feels it.

Fortunately, the senior was very understanding and decisively refused the request... Lu Lin breathed a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, a strong interest flashed in Li Chang'an's eyes, who had been calm.

Originally, Li Chang'an wasn't particularly interested in this so-called high-voltage electric body tempering technique; he neither looked forward to it nor feared it like Lu Lin did.

He has now subdued most of his delusions and his mind is as still as water. Even if the electric shocks bring some pain, he can endure it.

But suddenly, Li Chang'an came up with a new idea about cultivating against the natural order.

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"That senior..."

Li Chang'an took the initiative to ask Ru Hu about the specific details of Ru Hu's high-voltage body tempering technique.

Since Ru Hu had just refused to sell the equipment, it would seem too unreasonable for him to also refuse to explain the principles. So he smiled and explained:

"The reason I figured this out was initially inspired by electrotherapy. The principle is very simple: it uses strong current stimulation to force muscles and cell tissues to contract and release to their limits, thereby strengthening the body."

"This technology was used by athletes in the former Soviet Union a long time ago, and now many superhumans abroad are also using it, only the intensity of the current and the precision of control are different."

“I studied under Master Chai Yan, and learned the Chai-style horizontal training.”

"Physical training focuses on the physical body, but once the physical body reaches a certain level, external stimuli such as striking can only provide minimal improvement."

"Therefore, after physical training reaches a certain stage, one must adjust the focus, shifting from the external to the internal, to cultivate Qi and use Qi to strengthen oneself, to put it bluntly."

Li Chang'an nodded. That was indeed the case. It wasn't just about external martial arts training; all cultivation methods related to life force were the same.

The characteristic of cultivating life force is that it progresses quickly in the early stages, but then stagnates at a certain point.

Just like ordinary people working out, at first you might only be able to bench press 20 kilograms, but after three months of hard training, you might be able to bench press 100 kilograms.

But if you want to break through to 150 kilograms, you may have to train hard for two or three years. After that, every bit of progress will be difficult.

If you can bench press over 300 kilograms, that would be a world record for an average person.

Lu Lin was somewhat surprised: "Physical training is actually based on cultivating Qi?"

Na Ruhu laughed and said, "Of course, you don't really think that physical training can turn flesh and blood into steel, do you?"

Lu Lin asked in confusion, "But I saw Teacher Chai fight when I was a child. He was invulnerable to swords and spears."

Na Ruhu laughed and said, "That is the effect shown after the physical body is empowered by Qi. In essence, it is an application of technique, not the power of the physical body itself."

Li Chang'an knew this. In the story, Teacher Chai, also known as Chai Yan, was controlled by someone to assassinate Zhang Chulan. However, Zhang Chulan used his divine power to instantly disintegrate Chai Yan's indestructible body.