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

Since it was his apprentice who went to challenge the sect, it was naturally inappropriate for him, as one of the ten elders, to be present. So he stayed in the office to catch up with Xu Xiang, while Li Chang'an, Lu Lin, and Lu Linglong followed Xu San and Xu Si out of the office.

During this process, Li Chang'an did not meet Feng Baobao, which did not surprise him. Xu Xiang was not like Xu Si. Xu Xiang kept Feng Baobao very well hidden. Even the company's chairman, Zhao Fangxu, knew very little about Feng Baobao's true situation. Naturally, it was impossible for them, as mere bystanders, to come into contact with Feng Baobao.

Feng Baobao has many secrets, but those secrets require sufficient strength to uncover, so Li Chang'an is not very interested in Feng Baobao at the moment.

The group walked through the corridor and were about to leave the office building's courtyard.

Suddenly, a melodious song drifted out from somewhere inside the building.

"The boxwood carrying pole is so soft and smooth, carrying a load of white rice down to Liuzhou. Sister, oh sister, down to Liuzhou..."

It is a folk song sung in Sichuan dialect, with a clear and ethereal voice, without any impurities, echoing in the courtyard.

Feng Baobao… Li Chang'an paused, looked back, and saw the singing coming from inside the building.

Lu Linglong listened intently for a while and said, "Hey, this song is actually quite nice."

"Mr. Xu San, Mr. Xu Si, who is the owner of this singing voice?"

Compared to Li Chang'an and Lu Linglong, Lu Lin was not so calm. She felt as if her heart had been gently touched by the song, with a few fine ripples spreading across it. She couldn't help but ask.

Xu San paused for a moment, adjusted his glasses, and began to speak in a serious tone:

"This is a folk song from my hometown. My dad is sentimental and plays it in his office every day."

While Xu San was speaking, Xu Si, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, chuckled as he watched him improvise on the spot.

Chapter 144 Instant Kill

"Playing music?" Lu Lin pressed, "What model of speaker is this? The sound quality is so good!"

Xu San continued to fabricate: "That audio system doesn't have a single brand name; it's a combination of several top-of-the-line HiFi devices."

"Is Young Master Lu familiar with this? If not, I can explain it to you."

Xu San said with a smile.

Lu Lin nodded thoughtfully: "I see. I do know a little about it. More than ten years ago, my great-grandfather got a set. It is said that the source, preamp, power amp, speakers, and power supply of the audio system were customized by manufacturers in five different countries. The whole set cost nearly a million. But I think the sound effect of that audio system is not even one ten-thousandth as good as this one!"

A sound system... costing nearly a million. Xu San glanced at Lu Lin and was speechless.

He said this because he went out drinking with some friends a while ago, and one of them boasted that he spent 400,000 yuan to get a top-of-the-line sound system, so he blurted it out.

Unexpectedly, more than ten years ago, Mr. Lu actually acquired a property worth one million.

Xu Si, standing to the side, looked at his somewhat embarrassed brother and thought to himself, "Isn't it just asking for embarrassment to show off like this in front of such a prominent family?"

Xu Si chuckled casually, "Haha, this is all something the old man made himself. I don't really know much about it. I'm going now, I have important business to attend to."

It was just a song. Even if it was somewhat pleasant, Lu Lin wasn't going to make a fuss about it. The group left the company and took a car to the National Martial Arts Hall.

The predecessor of the National Martial Arts Association was the Tianjin Martial Arts Association during the Republic of China period. It was an organization founded by martial arts masters such as Li Cunyi and Zhang Zhankui, who brought together dozens of schools of martial arts.

Later, during the war, in order to resist foreign enemies, the Samurai Association grew stronger and stronger, at its peak it incorporated more than 120 schools of martial arts. Even Sun Lutang, who was known as the God of War at the time, once served as the head of the association.

With the arrival of peacetime, and under the joint constraints of the company and the Ten Elders, they began to show signs of decline.

Even so, they remain the biggest local bullies here.

In the East District alone, there are 11 branches of Chinese martial arts associations and 21 research associations of various schools. There are nearly a thousand contestants in children's competitions alone. In the whole city, there are at least tens of thousands of ordinary students. These are all fresh blood, and many of them have the talent to cultivate.

When the people at the National Martial Arts Association learned that Lu Jin's top disciple from the Ten Elders had come to challenge them, they immediately took it very seriously.

After all, Lu Jin's apprentice has been making headlines in the industry lately.

Not only did he defeat Zhang Lingyu of the Celestial Master's Mansion at the disciple-acceptance banquet, but he also single-handedly killed more than a dozen Quanxing demons at the foot of Sanyimen Mountain.

Such a terrifying record is truly alarming, and we dare not be complacent in the slightest.

When they were identifying the challenger, they discovered that it wasn't Li Chang'an, who was known as the "Immortal," but rather his junior brother, Lu Lin. This put the people at the martial arts a lot at ease.

However, they also knew that if Li Chang'an was so ridiculously strong, then since they were taught by the same master, Lu Lin's strength was definitely not weak either.

Therefore, when discussing who would fight, they didn't even consider the possibility of peers sparring; they directly sent out older, stronger individuals to fight against Lu Lin.

This is considered normal in a challenge match.

After all, challenging someone to a duel is not a friendly exchange. The rules only distinguish between winning and losing, but there's no rule that it has to be between peers.

On the training ground, Lu Lin was dressed in a black outfit.

Opposite him stood a burly man in his forties with piercing eyes, holding a spear over three meters long.

Upon seeing the gun, Lu Linglong's lips twitched slightly: "Brother Chang'an, this thing is way too overpowered."

"Calm down. We're here to challenge them. It's already good enough that they didn't arrange for a dump truck to run us over beforehand," Li Chang'an said.

Lu Linglong: "…………"

Upon hearing this, Xu Si, who was always carefree and irresponsible, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Xu San couldn't help but smile. He hadn't expected that Li Chang'an, who seemed so aloof and inhuman, could say such funny things.

Lu Lin was not afraid of the opponent's Six Harmonies Spear. She clasped her hands and said, "Lu Lin of the Sanyi Sect, please enlighten me, senior!"

The other party returned the greeting with clasped hands: "Liu Tieshan, Xingyi School, Tianjin National Martial Arts Academy, please give me your guidance."

His voice was loud and clear, like a bell. As he spoke, he grabbed the butt of the gun with one hand, held the gun with the other, and pointed it directly at Lu Lin, with lightning flashing around the tip of the gun.

"The gun is electrified, lightning magic?" Lu Linglong was somewhat surprised.

"Electric Dragon Drill?" Xu Si grinned.

“The lightning bolts don’t have much destructive power; this should be a charging effect, enhancing the weapon’s power,” Li Chang’an said.

There's a common saying on the internet: if you see someone holding a Guan Dao (a type of Chinese sword) with one hand or a gun with the other, just leave immediately.

But clearly, this move can only scare ordinary people, not Lu Lin away.

As soon as Lu Lin opened her eyes, white mist enveloped her body, and her hair turned white inch by inch, starting from the roots. In just an instant, she entered a state of reverse aging.

The moment he transformed, his opponent launched an attack. The spear left a silver arc of electricity in the air, moving so fast that it created a sonic boom, and pierced towards Lu Lin's abdomen.

The shot was swift and deadly; to take it head-on would be unwise. Lu Lin chose to retreat and avoid its sharp edge.

Seeing Lu Lin retreat, the opponent immediately pressed their advantage, determined to take advantage of his unsteady stance and subdue him in one fell swoop. In an instant, the gun moved like a storm, with silver electric streaks crisscrossing as it relentlessly pressed towards Lu Lin.

Xu Si leaned against the wall, smoking a cigarette: "Is this the idea of ​​deciding the outcome in one round?!"

"His desire to win is too strong," Xu San said.

"Big brother, fight back! Crush him!"

Lu Linglong, dressed in pink, shouted and threw punches rapidly from below the ring, appearing even more nervous than Lu Lin.

The next second, Lu Lin indeed launched a counterattack. Instead of retreating, he suddenly advanced, and a fist wrapped in white light broke through the terrifying lightning, striking the spear with precision and force. The impact was so great that Liu Tieshan was struck as if by lightning, his hands trembling violently, and he could barely hold the spear.

Lu Lin threw another punch, sending the Six Harmonies Spear flying into the air. Liu Tieshan, unwilling to accept defeat, wanted to catch the spear and fight again, but Lu Lin punched him, sending him staggering back several steps and falling off the stage.

"Great job, cousin!" Lu Linglong clapped and cheered.

"You're too kind!"

Lu Lin stood on the arena, arms crossed, and spoke.

Liu Tieshan, sitting in the audience, blushed but had nothing to say. He was clearly a generation older than Lu Lin, yet he had lost so badly. Where could he put his old face?

Lu Lin's face remained expressionless. The other party was an elder, and had acted so quickly and ruthlessly; he had no right to hold back.

"I lost."

After a long while, Liu Tieshan sighed, put away his spear, and said, "As expected of the Ten Elders' disciple, I humbly admit defeat!"

After saying that, he left looking rather dejected.

The people from the martial arts academy were naturally very surprised by this result, but Li Chang'an was not surprised at all. In a few years, Lu Lin would be able to face off against Chai Yan, who practiced the Chai school of external martial arts.

Although Chai Yan was far inferior to the Ten Elders, he was still a leader of his own faction and was two generations older than Lu Lin.

Now, Lu Lin is only fighting a skilled fighter a generation older than him, so it's naturally very easy. It's also fortunate that this person is carrying a big spear. If he were to simply use Xingyi Quan to fight against the Reverse Life Triple, he would only lose even more miserably.

Chapter 145 Defeat

After Liu Tieshan's defeat, the martial arts academy immediately arranged for several skilled fighters to take turns competing, but none of them were a match for Lu Lin and were defeated cleanly and decisively.

During the competition, several contestants felt that Lu Lin had fought several matches in a row, and his stamina and Qi would definitely not be able to keep up, so they wanted to fight a war of attrition with him.

But engaging in a war of attrition with the Triple Rebirth is undoubtedly a foolish decision, and the outcome is self-evident.

Lu Lin won seven matches in a row and was about to sweep eight opponents. The people at the National Martial Arts Hall couldn't sit still. If an outsider were to sweep eight opponents, where would they put their face? So, for the eighth match, they sent out Liu Tieshan's father, a master of Xingyi Quan, who had taken the stage in the first match.

The master craftsman wielded the Six Harmonies Spear with unparalleled skill. Even when facing Lu Lin, who was of a younger generation, he showed no mercy, striking with extreme ruthlessness and aiming for vital points with every move.

A three-meter-long spear struck like a whirlwind, leaving Lu Lin, who was unarmed, with little chance to retaliate.

Lu Lin persisted for several minutes but could not get close. Finally, she made a careless move and was struck in the lower back by the old man at a tricky angle. She lost her balance and fell off the stage, ending the match.

Immediately afterwards, the martial arts academy issued an order to evict the guests.

After all, being defeated seven times in one battle is a disgraceful thing. Even if they win now, it's not very honorable to send a grandfather to fight a grandson. So, they had no intention of being polite at all and just wanted these people to disappear from their sight.

As Lu Lin walked out of the martial arts hall, she looked at the bustling traffic outside and said somewhat dejectedly, "Senior brother, I didn't perform well this time. I won eight matches in a row but lost. If you had been in the last match, you would definitely have been able to defeat the spear with a single sword."

Li Chang'an patted him on the shoulder: "You've done a great job, don't underestimate yourself."

“Yes, yes, yes!” Lu Linglong quickly said, “Big cousin, you’re really amazing to have played like that. Don’t you even know what age the people who came out are? They could be our grandfathers. Respecting the elderly and caring for the young is our traditional virtue. Losing to him is not shameful, it’s a virtue.”

Lu Lin smiled and said, "Respecting the elderly and caring for the young can be used like this?"

He then looked at Li Chang'an: "Why don't you give it a try, Senior Brother Chang'an? How about you defeat all eight of them in one go?"

Li Chang'an shook his head and said, "There's no need. I'm not interested in competing with them. You can handle them."

He didn't want to steal Lu Lin's thunder.

After the competition, Xu San and Xu Si took their leave because they had company business to attend to.

Li Chang'an, Lu Lin, and Lu Linglong returned to the villa arranged by the Lu family.

Lu Jin hasn't returned yet; he's probably gone to catch up with some old friends in Tianjin.

Back in the villa, Lu Lin went to her room and began to review today's competition and digest what she had learned.

Li Chang'an sat at the stone table in the courtyard and discussed Lu Linglong's blood control ability with her.

Lu Linglong rested her chin on her hands and said, "Brother Chang'an, you saw my abilities yesterday. Grandpa and my cousin must have told you that my abilities are related to some of my personality flaws, right?"

Li Chang'an nodded.

Lu Linglong pouted: "I knew it, they were just trying to fool you."

"Fooling me?" Li Chang'an asked, "Do you think Grandpa is fooling you?"

"Yes." Lu Linglong nodded.

"What did I tell you?" Li Chang'an retorted.

Lu Linglong said seriously, "It's definitely not just a personality issue, and it's not a small problem either. They're definitely lying to me on purpose, trying to keep it from me."

"Why do you think that?" Li Chang'an asked.

Lu Linglong said, "Back then, Aunt Yang from the Tengshan Sect said that I had personality problems and was not suitable for their martial arts, so my great-grandfather let me learn martial arts at the Quanzhen Sect."

"But as I got older, I gradually felt something was wrong. Although I also learned some Quanzhen techniques, I mainly focused on cultivating my character."

"But I also know some fellow students and friends from other schools of thought. Their learning process is not like this. They have learned many other powerful techniques. I am different. They don't teach me any techniques."

Lu Linglong rubbed her face: "Didn't you say I only have a minor flaw? I'm not stupid, this flaw is definitely not minor."

Li Chang'an nodded: "And then? What did you do?"

Lu Linglong said, "Last year, during the summer vacation, I secretly went to see Aunt Yang. After much pleading, she told me that she saw a strong tendency toward destruction and self-destruction in the abilities I had awakened back then."

"Then I went to confront my great-grandfather and father. In the end, they relented and told me everything, including the whole process of me witnessing my mother being murdered, although I can't remember that memory at all."

After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the courtyard.

"Has the murderer been found?" Li Chang'an broke the silence.

Lu Jin had mentioned the murder of Lu Linglong's mother before. However, Lu Jin only mentioned it briefly and did not intend to elaborate, so Li Chang'an did not ask any further questions.

Lu Linglong lowered her head and said, "They said they found him. Apparently, the police killed a wanted criminal who resisted arrest during a raid. That man was a serial burglar, and his modus operandi, the evidence left at the scene, and his escape route all matched up. So, my mother's case was ultimately attributed to him."

"You don't think he did it?" Li Chang'an asked.