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

"If you do that, the sun will rise in the west," Fang Dongtian said. "How about it? How about we come to the capital and I give you some advice?"

“There’s no need for that. Someone has already given me some advice,” Lu Jin said. “And they gave me very good advice.”

"Who?" Fang Dongtian guessed, "Zhang Zhiwei?"

“He is my apprentice, Li Chang’an!” Lu Jin said.

"That kid is no simpleton, but can he really untangle your knot in your heart?" Fang Dongtian was somewhat skeptical.

"This kid is my lucky star!" Lu Jin briefly recounted Li Chang'an's words of encouragement to him.

"Hahahaha!" Fang Dongtian laughed loudly, "What you said makes a lot of sense. You have indeed taken on a good disciple. His deeds are even being talked about all over Baiyun Temple. You three are really going to produce a dragon."

"Thank you for your kind words!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Lu Jin's face darkened.

Clearly, he was still worried about Lu Linglong.

At this moment, Lu Lin spoke up: "Grandpa, regarding Linglong's condition... should I go see her?"

"What are you going there for?" Lu Jin frowned. "You can't be of any help with this kind of thing."

"I..." Lu Lin opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. He really couldn't help.

"Grandpa, what's going on with Linglong?" Li Chang'an asked.

Speaking of abilities, he knew that Lu Linglong had the ability to control blood.

But he had been in the Lu family for so many years and had never seen Lu Linglong use her skills.

"Linglong's problem..."

Lu Jin pondered for a moment and said, "As you know, Linglong lost her mother at a young age, but in fact, Linglong's mother died in a murder."

"And she witnessed her mother's tragic death right before her eyes."

"This incident caused him great psychological trauma, making her very introverted."

“I felt sorry for her, so when she was five years old and choosing a sect, I wanted her to choose one she liked.”

"Because Linglong was very talented, many sects came to contact her at that time."

"Of all these sects, Linglong likes the Red Flower Fairy and the Tengshan Sect the most, since these two sects only accept female disciples and get along well with little girls."

"When Linglong's father saw this, he wanted to choose a sect that only accepted female disciples so that he could take care of her. He planned to choose between the Red Flower Fairy Sect and the Vine Mountain Sect."

"I was initially unwilling, because of these two sects..."

Lu Jin paused for a moment and said, "It's not quite right to call it public opinion. To be precise, it's because I don't have a good impression of them."

Li Chang'an asked, puzzled, "Why are their senses not good? Do they have a conflict with Grandfather?"

"These are all old, trivial matters, let's not talk about them anymore!"

Lu Jin waved his hand, not continuing on the topic, and said:

"Linglong first chose the Red Flower Fairy, but due to some reasons, she was ultimately unable to join this sect. So Linglong then joined the Tengshan Sect."

"And then there was the Fujiyama faction..."

Lu Jin was a refined and cultured person, at least on the surface; he rarely swore. But in this matter, he couldn't help himself:

"Those stinking old women from the Tengshan Sect came to our door many times before Linglong became their disciple, wanting to take her in as a disciple."

“Linglong also liked those older sisters quite a bit, but as soon as she joined, she sent them back to me and caused a lot of trouble. If it weren’t for them, Linglong wouldn’t have done this.”

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an quickly asked, "What happened?"

Lu Jin said, "Before entering Tengshan, one must undergo a bathing test. Those who pass the test can directly open up the flow of Qi in their body and thus obtain Qi."

"After entering the sect, you will learn to concoct secret medicines. Once ingested, these medicines will trigger different abilities in each person based on their constitution and personality."

"The initial medicinal bath is actually a foundation. The secret medicines that individuals practice later are all completed on this basis."

"If they want to enhance their abilities, they need to concoct new secret elixirs."

Li Chang'an nodded. The Tengshan sect was not mentioned much in the story, so he really didn't understand their methods. So that's how it is.

Lu Jin continued, "Linglong passed Tengshan's test, and did so successfully."

"During this bath, Linglong not only opened up the basic flow of Qi, but also directly awakened her own ability, the ability to control her own blood."

"Including Linglong, this situation has occurred five times in the recorded history of Tengshan, the first three of which happened hundreds of years ago."

"Before Linglong, the most recent person to directly awaken an ability was Fang Ying."

Chapter 132 The Demon Within Lu Linglong

Fang Ying? Li Chang'an remembered that she was one of the Thirty-Six Thieves.

Lu Jin continued, "I was quite happy at first, after all, it meant that Linglong was a once-in-a-century genius, but then, Master Tengshan gave me a bolt from the blue."

“She said there was a problem with Linglong’s awakened ability because Fujiyama’s ability is triggered based on the person’s physical and mental characteristics.”

“Abilities and traits are closely related. She felt that Linglong’s personality was flawed and that she was not compatible with them, so she could not accept her as a disciple.”

"She also gave an example, saying that a few years ago, she made an exception and accepted a disciple with a personality flaw. That disciple's ability was that he was born with a seductive charm, and every smile and frown would arouse the desires of others."

“This ability did not meet their standards for recruiting disciples, but she made an exception and accepted her because of her talent. However, this decision made Fujiyama regret it very much.”

“Linglong’s situation is more complicated than that of the naturally seductive child, so she was unwilling to take her as her apprentice.”

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an immediately realized that this naturally alluring female disciple must be Xia He, the later Quanxing Bone-Scraping Knife.

He had never heard of the name "Four Madmen" before.

It's unclear whether Xia He hasn't joined Quanxing yet, or whether the reputation of the Four Madmen of Quanxing hasn't been established yet.

Li Chang'an said, "They initially begged to take me as a disciple and have me participate in the test, but after I awakened some bad abilities, they abandoned me. That's really not right."

"That's right!"

Speaking of this, Lu Jin got angry. He was already dissatisfied with this sect, but he reluctantly accepted it because his granddaughter liked it.

And then things went wrong. After things went wrong, instead of dealing with it, they just turned around and backed away. Who wouldn't be angry in that situation?

Li Chang'an said, "Grandpa, Master Tengshan said that the disciple he took in before was born with a seductive nature. What about Linglong? What's her situation?"

Lu Jin did not answer directly, but instead asked, "Chang'an, do you think Linglong has any flaws in her personality?"

Li Chang'an said, "I don't think she has any flaws in her personality. If I had to say what her characteristics are, she's cheerful and has the air of a leader among children. Also, she's a bit strong-willed and very stubborn in some matters."

Lu Jin nodded and said, "That's right. Even I sometimes can't go against her, but being tough isn't a flaw. I even think it's a strength."

"Her weakness is that she has a strong destructive tendency. Her ability is to control her own blood. The more blood she loses, the stronger her ability becomes, but if she loses too much blood, she will also be in danger of losing her life."

"When she uses her abilities, she is prone to losing control and can't help but want to drain all her blood little by little. When she was a child, she fainted because of excessive blood loss."

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an said, "Being obsessed with power and unable to control it, and instead being controlled by it, is indeed a big problem. No wonder you wanted him to join the Quanzhen Sect!"

"Yes!"

Lu Jin nodded: "Fortunately, the adjustment was timely and no major problems occurred. Since then, her life has been very smooth."

"Of course, to avoid that situation from happening again, I asked her not to use her abilities unless absolutely necessary. She has always done well, but this time she fell into a state of greedy meditation and remembered her mother, which triggered some bad memories."

Li Chang'an nodded. In fact, he knew that Lu Linglong's problem was not like Xia He's, which was simply an inability to control her abilities.

Lu Linglong is likely involved in much more serious matters.

Her self-destructive tendencies are more likely due to someone instigating her, or rather, something instigating her to destroy and self-destruct.

The reason for this judgment was not that Li Chang'an had a better insight into the outside world than Lu Jin, but that he knew some of the plot details.

During the Nathan Island arc, Lu Linglong was infected by a supernatural being called "Evil Disease" with a virus, and was taken in as a follower, transforming into a demon with two horns and a scarlet body.

In this demonic form, Lu Linglong constantly hears a multitude of whispers in her ears, urging her to go mad, to become evil, to become lewd…

In short, she was asked to do evil, but she refrained from doing so.

This demonic form is called a familiar, and it's like a pyramid scheme where the upline recruits downlines, and the downlines recruit downlines in turn. Each upline has absolute control over their downlines.

This system is called a register in the Western world of supernatural beings.

Lu Linglong was a member of the list of those who developed the disease. Logically, she should have been completely obedient to the disease, but strangely, she directly overstepped her bounds and was no longer subject to the rules.

This is equivalent to the disease recruiting Lu Linglong into a pyramid scheme, only to find out later that she wasn't actually a downline at all.

He recruited a pyramid scheme leader, and a very high-ranking one at that, somewhat like recruiting underlings, like finding a reclusive urban dragon king.

In other words, despite Lu Linglong's current cheerful and cute demeanor, her name may already be recorded in that directory, making her the leader of the directory organization.

Her ability to control blood likely also comes from the list.

Li Chang'an suddenly had a whimsical thought: what if Linglong were to be accepted as a disciple by Tengshan and continue to develop her talent using secret medicines, and continue down the path of blood control?

Could it develop from controlling one's own blood to controlling the blood of others?

Could it be that she could directly master the ability to transform into a red-horned demon without the trigger of a malignant disease?

So, while Tengshan Mencho's decision to abandon Lu Linglong might seem irresponsible, it was actually a responsible act.

After all, she didn't take Lu Linglong under her wing just because she was a once-in-a-century genius in Tengshan. Instead, she wisely sent her back.

If Master Fujiyama hadn't been so sensible back then and had taken Linglong in, that would have been terrible.

You should know that Lu Linglong's problem is much more serious than Xia He's.

They couldn't even solve Xia He's simple ability problem, let alone Lu Linglong's problem caused by external factors.

If we ignore it and develop a whole bunch of secret medicines, we might end up creating another Quanxing.

No, it can't even be described as "all-powerful" anymore. It should be "demon," the kind of demon with horns on its head and red eyes, literally.

As for why Lu Linglong acted this way...

Li Chang'an guessed that it might be because of Lu Linglong's mother.

He often saw Lu Linglong's father; he was just an ordinary extraordinary person, with nothing particularly mysterious about him.

Her deceased mother, however, is somewhat mysterious.

He had been with the Lu family for so many years, and he had never heard anyone mention Lu Linglong's mother.

There must be something going on here, but considering that Lu Jin hadn't said anything when Fang Dongtian asked earlier, and Li Chang'an hadn't asked about Lu Linglong's mother either.

He asked, "Grandpa, what are your plans to do about Linglong? Are you just going to ignore her blood control ability forever?"

Chapter 133 Arrangement

Regarding Li Chang'an's question, Lu Jin pondered for a moment and said:

"Although Lao Fang said it's not a big problem, Linglong is still my granddaughter. Since she's in some trouble, I, as her great-grandfather, still have to go and see her. As for her ability, using it would indeed fuel her violent tendencies. In my opinion, it's best not to use it."

What you fear most often comes to pass... Li Chang'an didn't quite agree with Lu Jin's idea, but he didn't object either.

We'll have to see Linglong's abilities in person to know for sure.

At this moment, Lu Lin quickly said, "Grandpa, I'll go to the capital with you too."

Lu Jin glanced at him: "You've been lying down for so long, you might as well go out for a walk." Then she asked Li Chang'an: "Chang'an, do you want to come with me?"

He knew that Li Chang'an was most focused on cultivation and might not be willing to make this trip.

Li Chang'an nodded: "Since it concerns Linglong, even though I may not be able to help much, I should still go."

"Okay, I'll have someone book three plane tickets to Beijing for tomorrow right now," Lu Jin said.

"Airline ticket?" Lu Lin was taken aback. "Grandpa, is tomorrow okay? Don't we need to get a health certificate from the hospital beforehand?"

If a centenarian doesn't have a health certificate from a hospital, the airline won't dare let him board the plane.

"What do you need this damn health certificate for? I have this!" Lu Jin pulled an ID card out of his pocket and slapped it on Lu Lin's chest.

Lu Lin took it and looked at it. The name and date of birth on the document matched, but the age column said seventy.

"Grandpa, this ID card isn't right, is it okay? Will it be accepted?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong with it? It's perfect. Chang'an and I used it on our trip to Hangzhou this time, and it worked flawlessly," Lu Jin said with a smile.

"Did the company handle this?" Lu Lin asked.