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To follow the natural order of human beings means to conform to the physiological norms of human beings. What are the physiological norms of human beings?
To further illustrate this, let's quote from the "Huangdi Neijing: On the Primordial Innocence of Antiquity":
At the age of seven, a girl's kidney qi is abundant, her teeth change and her hair grows longer; at the age of fourteen, her Tian Gui arrives, her Ren meridian is open, her Tai Chong meridian is abundant, and her menstruation occurs regularly, thus she can conceive; at the age of twenty-one, her kidney qi is balanced, so her permanent teeth grow and reach their full length; at the age of forty-two, her tendons and bones are strong, her hair reaches its full length, and her body is robust; at the age of fifty-seven, her Yangming meridian declines, her face begins to wither, and her hair begins to fall out; at the age of sixty-two, the three Yang meridians decline in the upper body, her face becomes withered, and her hair begins to turn white; at the age of forty-nine, her Ren meridian is deficient, her Tai Chong meridian declines, her Tian Gui is exhausted, and her menstrual flow ceases, thus her form deteriorates and she cannot conceive.
At eight years old, a man's kidney qi is strong, his hair grows long, and his teeth change; at sixteen, his kidney qi is at its peak, his Tian Gui (menstrual blood) arrives, his essence overflows, and his yin and yang are in harmony, thus he can have children; at twenty-eight, his kidney qi is balanced, his muscles and bones are strong, and his permanent teeth grow and reach their full length; at forty, his muscles and bones are robust, and his muscles are full and strong; at fifty, his kidney qi declines, his hair falls out, and his teeth become brittle; at sixty, his yang qi is exhausted in the upper body, his face becomes sallow, and his temples turn gray; at forty, his liver qi declines, and his muscles cannot move; at forty, his Tian Gui is exhausted, his essence is scarce, his kidneys are weak, and his body reaches its limit. Then his teeth and hair fall out.
The above is a description of the physiological principles in the *Neijing* (Inner Canon of Medicine), which is the human growth cycle. It mentions that girls reach menstruation at age 14, at which point they are capable of conceiving; boys reach menstruation at age 16, at which point their innate essence transforms into acquired reproductive essence, enabling them to conceive.
The path of "following the natural order" is the path of love between men and women, marriage, and procreation. The crystallization of the innate essence of men and women is one's offspring. The path of "reversing the natural order" is to go against the natural order, cut off acquired desires between men and women, try one's best to preserve innate essence, and then use various techniques to reverse the innate essence back to the realm of creation. These various techniques are what Grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng called "reversal".
The Triple Rebirth Technique, a unique skill of the San Yi Sect, is characterized by its reverse cultivation of "Qi," transforming the body's Qi into primordial Qi (at its optimal state, the body and blood will turn white). This grants various extraordinary abilities such as rapid healing and immunity to damage. As the name suggests, the Triple Rebirth Technique is divided into three levels. It is said that upon reaching the third level, one can ascend to immortality and attain the Dao!
Because the "Sanyi Sect" was silenced by Wugensheng, at this stage, only the sole inheritor of the Sanyi Sect, namely Lu Jin, one of the current Ten Elders, has inherited the "Reverse Life Triple Technique," and Lu Jin then taught this ultimate move to Lu Lin.
When Lu Yun was young, Lu Jin had thought about letting Luke try to cultivate the Reverse Life Triple Realm, but Lu Yun knew the risks of cultivating the Reverse Life Triple Realm and refused.
If the Reverse Rebirth Triple Stage were easy to cultivate, Lu Lin wouldn't be the only one to have succeeded.
It should be known that the Lu family's family motto is to teach their descendants how to be good people, not to accumulate wealth for them. Logically speaking, Lu Jin should not have passed on the Reverse Life Triple Technique to the Lu family. However, as the only remaining descendant of the Sanyi Sect, Lu Jin could not bear to see the Sanyi Sect's heritage disappear. Therefore, he has been searching for someone who can cultivate the Reverse Life Triple Technique for many years, but to no avail.
Cultivating the Reverse Rebirth Triple Stage is extremely dangerous. Most cultivators fail and their limbs are destroyed by Qi, unable to recover, ultimately becoming disabled. Lu Jin had no choice but to pass it on to his family, after all, he couldn't let outsiders harm him. This had become Lu Jin's obsession.
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"There are so many people!"
Actually, when Lu Linglong called, there were only three days left until the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, so Luke immediately bought a plane ticket and set off, finally arriving at Longhu Mountain on the second day.
The main problem is that it's during the holidays, and plane tickets are really hard to buy.
Since it was a holiday, Longhu Mountain, as a tourist destination, was naturally packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, and as far as the eye could see, it was all heads.
"Luke, I'm here!"
Just as Luke was marveling at how many people there were at Longhu Mountain, a pink-haired boy in the distance was waving at him and shouting excitedly.
This pink-haired girl is Lu Linglong. It's quite a coincidence that she arrived a little earlier than Luke.
P.S.: Happy New Year's Eve, Happy New Year, Happy New Year's Day!
Chapter Twenty-Five: One Person's Story: First Encounter with Feng Baobao and Zhang Chulan
"Hey! Linglong, and Xiaohua and Xiaobai too, it's been a long time."
Linglong is naturally Lu Linglong, while Xiaohua and Xiaobai are Lu Linglong's two best friends.
Xiao Hua is a hibiscus flower, a naturally gifted individual with a special ability related to brain development. Therefore, she has an extremely high IQ, is clever and calm, and is a person who is good at using her mind. However, she has a weak personality, and once she encounters a dangerous situation, her clever mind will shut down.
Xiao Bai is Bai Shixue, also a naturally gifted individual. Her special ability is to devour other people's Qi and convert it into her own.
However, her ability to absorb is not unlimited. Once it exceeds her own tolerance, the consequences of being devoured will be severe.
“I’ve told you so many times, Luke, don’t call me Little Flower (Little White).”
Zhi Jinhua and Bai Shixue shouted in unison.
What's with "Little Flower" and "Little White"? It sounds like they're calling kittens or puppies.
Luke pretended not to hear and walked straight towards Lu Linglong and the others. He ruffled the pink ahoge (cowlick) and asked.
"Why didn't you go in with the old man? Were you waiting for me on purpose?"
Given the relationship between the Lu family and Longhu Mountain, it wouldn't be a problem for Lu Linglong and the others to go in with Lu Jin. Staying here would only suggest a different purpose.
"My great-grandfather said that we are not allowed to go in with him. We have to pass the preliminary test at Longhu Mountain, just like everyone else."
Lu Linglong said with a blank expression.
"And Luke, don't ruffle my hair, you've messed up my hairstyle."
Luke didn't stop; instead, he continued kneading.
"I'll rub it, I'll rub it! You little fatty, you've grown up, and your temper has gotten bigger too."
That's what he said, but Luke's next move was less like rubbing and more like tidying up Lu Linglong's hair. Soon, except for that one stubborn stray hair, Lu Linglong's hair was all tidied up.
The two are very close by blood. Luke has always regarded Lu Linglong as his own younger sister since childhood, so his actions are naturally a bit casual.
"I want it! I want it! I want it! Xu Si, I want it! I got it after fighting 80,000 battles, I want it!"
“Baby, don’t you think about it? A monk running to a famous Taoist mountain to kill a fire qilin? That’s fake.”
Just as Luke was talking to Lu Linglong and the others, he suddenly heard a Sichuan accent. He immediately turned around and saw a disheveled long-haired woman struggling to rush forward. In front of her was an old monk setting up a stall, and behind her was a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses pulling her along.
"Wow, what a coincidence!"
Luke raised an eyebrow, recognizing the two as the centenarian girl Feng Baobao and one of her guardians, Xu San.
As for the white-haired Xu Si, he had already rolled up his sleeves and was about to teach the old monk a lesson.
He's the one who usually cheats and swindles others, but today someone actually tried to cheat him! That's unacceptable!
However, Luke's gaze only lingered on them for a moment before turning to another unremarkable young man beside them.
This person looks ordinary, except for his delicate features, but Luke knows that this is the protagonist of the world of one man, Zhang Chulan, the shameless and shameless great scoundrel, the grandson of Zhang Huaiyi, one of the Thirty-Six Thieves, and the inheritor of the Qi Body Source Flow.
Luke wasn't interested in the Qi Source Flow. No matter how miraculous it was, in Luke's eyes it couldn't withstand a slap from the Old Master. The Old Master was Luke's role model in cultivation, and the ultimate cultivation of life force was the orthodox path.
And to be honest, strength isn't Zhang Chulan's forte; his strength lies in his unfathomable cunning and scheming.
Despite his seemingly carefree and irreverent exterior, Zhang Chulan is actually one of the most cunning and scheming individuals in the world of Under One Person.
As a famous shonen anime featuring older people, the story revolves around a world where the elderly are quick to resort to violence at the slightest provocation, while the younger generation is known for their increasingly complex minds and cunning tactics.
Zhang Chulan is undoubtedly one of the best among them, and the future leader of the Thirty-Six Sun Thieves.
Perhaps Luke's gaze lingered for too long, and Zhang Chulan was very sensitive to other people's gazes, so he subconsciously looked up at Luke.
Having never done anything wrong, Luke had no fear of ghosts knocking at his door in the middle of the night. He harbored no ill will towards Zhang Chulan and was not interested in the Qi Source Flow, so he met Zhang Chulan's gaze openly, smiled slightly, and nodded in acknowledgment.
Zhang Chulan's gaze sharpened, and then he gave Luke a simple and honest smile and nodded slightly.
Of course, don't be fooled by Zhang Chulan's dog-like act. In reality, he's a wolf. If anyone is fooled by his seemingly honest appearance, he'll probably devour them sooner or later.
The two of them just glanced at each other without saying a word. Seeing this, Lu Linglong leaned over and asked.
"Luke, what are you looking at?"
Luke laughed and replied, "Looking at a very interesting person."
Lu Linglong looked in the direction Luke had just been looking and asked curiously.
"Who is it? Is it very powerful? Can I beat you?"
Lu Linglong had a deep understanding of how strong her cousin, who had changed his surname, was. When her older brother, Lu Lin, first achieved the third level of Reverse Life, he once challenged Luke to a duel, but Luke knocked him down with just a few punches and kicks and he couldn't get up. The third level of Reverse Life was actually broken by Luke's Chai-style brute force. Someone who is described as very interesting must be very interesting, and might even be a master.
Luke shook his head and said, "He might not be a good fighter, but he's certainly very interesting. He's a very smart person, and also a shameless one."
Lu Linglong seemed to understand but not quite, only assuming that the person Luke was talking about was as intelligent as Zhi Jinhua.
However, Lu Linglong made a mistake, or rather, confused a concept.
High IQ is not the same as being smart.
Scientists who conduct scientific research are all exceptionally intelligent, capable of things that seem impossible for ordinary people. However, these scientists don't always appear particularly intelligent in their daily lives.
The hibiscus flower has a high IQ and strong calculation ability, but when faced with real danger, she has a poor mindset and is unable to exert her full intelligence. In other words, she lacks adaptability.
When the Quanxing gang besieged Longhu Mountain, she and Lu Linglong were surrounded and captured. They panicked and the Quanxing gang used Zhi Jinhua as a hostage to force Lu Linglong to surrender. Zhi Jinhua panicked and kept crying and begging Lu Linglong to save her. This behavior was hardly a smart one.
Chapter Twenty-Six: One Person's Perspective: That kid is fierce, seems like I can't handle him?
Zhi Jinhua was being trampled underfoot, her clothes were torn, and it was obvious that something unspeakable was about to happen. It's understandable that she, a girl, would panic.
However, despite her high intelligence, she failed to grasp one thing: if Lu Linglong surrendered, it would be the two of them doing the unspeakable things.
Lu Linglong usually appears carefree and not very bright, but she is surprisingly calm in that crucial moment. She knows that surrendering means certain death, while fighting to the death might allow her to survive, or at the very least, die with Zhi Jinhua to avoid being humiliated.
High intelligence is innate and cannot be forced, but it is in critical moments that one's true intelligence is revealed.
Zhang Chulan performed better than Lu Linglong. Lu Linglong only had the option of fighting to the death, while Zhang Chulan saved both of them. With just verbal threats and a slight display of strength, he forced back the Quanxing members, including the Corpse Demon Tu Junfang.
It wasn't a case of someone using someone else's power to intimidate others; rather, it was a result of rational analysis and decisive choice. The person was as cold as a machine, possessing only reason and devoid of emotion.
Such a person is undoubtedly terrifying, even if his strength doesn't quite live up to the word "terrifying".
It's fine to be friends with someone like that. Although they might occasionally take advantage of you or trick you, it's generally not a bad thing. If you have any questions, they can even act as your strategist.
However, if someone becomes your enemy, you need to eliminate them as soon as possible, or even the moment you confirm they are your enemy. Even if they don't threaten you now, they are always plotting against you in secret. Sooner or later, when you are off guard, they will find an opportunity and deliver a fatal blow.
Just like in the Biyou Village arc, Zhang Chulan schemed against almost everyone for Feng Baobao's sake, including Chen Duo's desire to die, bringing his deep thoughts to the extreme.
Luke may not necessarily become friends with Zhang Chulan, nor does he care whether Zhang Chulan becomes his enemy. He just needs to do his best.
On the other side, after exchanging a glance with Luke, Zhang Chulan seemed to be deep in thought. For some reason, Luke's eyes didn't show any particularly strong emotions, but Zhang Chulan was very concerned. So he tugged at Xu Si, who was rolling up his sleeves and preparing to beat up the monk, and asked in a low voice.
"Fourth Brother, do you know who that person is?"
Xu Si looked over impatiently, then said, "Lu Linglong, the granddaughter of Lu Jin, one of the Ten Elders. What, you've taken a fancy to her?"
Xu Si is a reckless fellow who often tells dirty jokes, but he wouldn't stoop so low as to tell a dirty joke about someone who is still a child in his eyes; he just used a slightly ambiguous tone.
"It's not the woman, it's the man."
Zhang Chulan knew that Xu Si had misread it and corrected him.
In the past, upon hearing Xu Si say this, Zhang Chulan, a man with the mark of virginity, would probably have smiled shyly and then started having lewd fantasies in his mind.
However, after experiencing Liu Yanyan's sex fraud incident, Zhang Chulan felt that he still needed time to recover.
"You mean that guy? His name is Luke. He's also a member of the Lu family, but his father changed his surname and married into the family. Now he's surnamed Lu. All roads lead to Rome. He's a well-known genius in the circle, a master of external martial arts, and a famous fighting maniac!"
Xu Si's deepest impression of Luke was that he was a battle maniac, because according to the company's information, Luke was either cultivating or fighting all day long, and when he had free time, he was doing things related to cultivation.
In a world where one is alone, the cultivation of life force is the most crucial thing, and there is no shortcut to this. One can only endure the hardship of time. Even if there are geniuses, they will not fall too far behind others, and their combat power will become stronger with age.
However, among the many methods of cultivation, there is one that should be considered an exception: external martial arts training.
This technique focuses on strengthening the body, making the physical body strong and naturally giving one combat power far exceeding that of ordinary people.
Just like Ru Hu, who is recognized as one of the two heroes under the Old Master in the current domestic supernatural community, he joined the ranks of troublemakers at a young age.
It should be noted that among the Ten Elders, apart from Feng Zhenghao and Na Ruhu who joined because of their wealth, the average age of the others is over one hundred years old.