Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 124 A strange combination of circumstances
The mountain behind Trinity Gate is where Zuo Rutong was in seclusion.

All the disciples of the Sanyi Sect gathered in the back mountain, discussing with each other why their master was in such a hurry to go into seclusion this time. From time to time, they cast inquiring words and glances at Liu Wei, the young owner of the Jianghu Inn, the only person in the crowd who was not a disciple of the Sanyi Sect.

This was the third day since Liu Wei personally went to the Trinity Gate to hand over the letter written by Wang Yi to Zuo Rutong.

Three days ago, in the Dharma Hall of the Trinity Sect, Si Chong, Cheng Zhen, Lu Jin, Li Muxuan and the outsider Liu Wei who were inside the hall all saw with their own eyes that after Zuo Rutong carefully read Wang Yi's ten-page letter, his expression changed from surprise at first to solemnity. The expression on his face even affected Zuo Rutong's two-level reverse-rebirth state that he had maintained for many years, and it became slightly unstable. At least that was the opinion of Si Chong and other Trinity Sect members.

At that time, Zuo Rutong's true Qi in the reverse life state showed a tendency to disperse, but it soon stabilized.

After reading the letters, Zuo Rutong did not immediately hand the thick stack of letters to his junior brother Si Chong, but put it into his sleeve, left with only a word of retreat.

This sudden change caught everyone present by surprise. Everyone present knew Wang Yi inside out and knew that he would not do anything harmful to the Sanyi Sect. Because of this, they were even more curious about what was written in Wang Yi's letter that could make Zuo Rutong's face change so obviously after reading it, and he even went into seclusion without saying a reason.

Si Chong and the others didn't dare to ask, but just in case, they could only let Liu Wei stay in Sanyi Gate for a few days until Zuo Rutong gave a definite answer.

Liu Wei had no choice but to stay in the Trinity Sect for the time being. During this period, other disciples of the Trinity Sect also received the news that Zuo Rutong had hurriedly gone into seclusion, and they guessed that it might be related to the letter from Liu Wei and Wang Yi.

When Lu Jin and Li Muxuan took Liu Wei directly to find Zuo Rutong, there were a lot of people watching them and they couldn't hide it.

Everyone wants to know the reason, but everyone can only wait for the result outside the place where Zuo Rutong is in seclusion.

"What on earth did Senior Brother Wang Yi write to Master that caused Master to retreat in such a hurry?"

"I don't know. Even the shopkeeper Liu Shao didn't know to take a sneak peek..."

"You're saying this to make Jianghu Inn destroy its reputation!"

"I am just worried about Master."

"Do you think Senior Brother Wang Yi would harm Master? He is the senior brother of our Sanyi Sect!"

"That's what I mean, but where are the outer sects in our Sanyi Sect? They are just a joke among fellow martial artists."

"Then you have to ask Senior Brother Lu Jin and Senior Brother Li Muxuan..."

While the disciples were talking and worrying, bursts of laughter from Zuo Rutong were heard from the cave where he was in seclusion. The joy in his laughter was obvious.

"Si Chong, Cheng Zhen, Jin Er, Mu Xuan, and Shopkeeper Liu, please come in."

Along with the laughter, there were Zuo Ruotong's words. The people who had been taking turns to guard outside the retreat area and the people involved in the Dharma Transmission Hall of the Three One Sect three days ago heard the words and walked into the cave with curiosity. Their hearts were finally at ease. At least judging from Zuo Ruotong's laughter, this letter from Wang Yi was not a bad thing. After I go in, I have to ask Master/Senior Brother what Wang Yi wrote!
With this thought in mind, the five people entered the cave where Zuo Rutong was in seclusion, and were shocked by the scene before them.

This retreat place was passed down by the ancestors of the Sanyi Sect. It was also the place where the founder of the Sanyi Sect attained the third level of enlightenment in front of his disciples. It was a natural cave. But now in this cave, except for the big stone where Zuo Ruotong had been sitting cross-legged for many years, the whole cave was full of gullies. Some naturally formed stalactites were also split in half, and the cut surface was as smooth as a mirror, which could not be achieved without a magic weapon.

The entire cave seemed to have been ravaged by two peerless swordsmen. Apart from this, they saw Zuo Rutong's figure in the sunlight shining from the top of the cave. His figure was like a ghost, constantly appearing in every corner. There were Zuo Rutong's footprints up, down, left and right, and finally he returned to the big rock where he was sitting cross-legged in meditation.

"Master!"

Looking at Zuo Rutong's smiling face, Lu Jin and Li Muxuan subconsciously took a few more steps forward, and then they felt that they had hit an invisible wall. There was clearly nothing there, but they just couldn't get past it.

Zuo Ruotong also waved his sleeves, and the invisible wall disappeared without a trace. Zuo Ruotong still had a smile on his face, looking at the two disciples who were completely confused. It seemed that Chong had guessed something, and he looked at Zuo Ruotong in front of him and said in a trembling voice.

"Brother, could it be..."

"Yes, the Trinity Dao Protection Method has been initially developed. He really did it, and he did more than just comprehend the Trinity Dao Protection Method."

Zuo Ruotong sat cross-legged, and he used his true Qi to hold the letter from Wang Yi and delivered it to Si Chong. It was only a letter of more than ten pages, but in Si Chong's eyes, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds, because he knew what it meant to the Sanyi Sect. Liu Wei, who was also involved, could no longer control his facial expression. A letter of more than ten pages, recording the Sanyi Sect's means of protecting the Dao? Or was it something Wang Yi figured out? This is equivalent to the foundation of a sect, and you just wrote it in a letter and gave it to me to deliver? Are you so careless?
Liu Wei realized it later and felt that it was a blessing that he did not lose the letter and did not peek at it. Otherwise, if it was exposed, the Sanyi Sect would have fought with his gang to the death, and even Wang Yi would have joined in to fight him.

"Mr. Liu, thank you very much."

"Captain Zuo, please don't be like this. I am really scared now. Wang Yixin is really a big shot."

"Because no one thought that at his age, he could really comprehend the three methods of protecting the way for my Sanyi Sect."

"Three doors?"

Liu Wei thought he had heard it wrong, but Si Chong beside him had already lost his patience and shouted out.

"Using the escape method as a medium to let the true Qi connect with it, this, this..." Si Chong wanted to say that this was not very realistic, but looking at the above information about the escape method and the routes of the three-fold true Qi of reverse birth, as well as the changes in the surrounding caves, and Zuo Rutong's ghostly figure just now, Si Chong also knew that Wang Yi and Zuo Rutong had no need to lie to him.

"It is indeed difficult for us to think of this, because we attach too much importance to the third level of reverse rebirth and place it in too high a position. On the contrary, Wang Yi's path makes him different from practitioners like us. In his eyes, all the profound skills and magic are just supports for his path. It's like a road. Two legs can walk, take a carriage, and take a train. It's just a matter of speed. In the end, I was still taught a lesson by this child. Si Chong, I am unworthy of being a teacher."

Zuo Menchang sat there cross-legged, feeling that ever since he became a teacher, he had often felt inferior to Wang Yi and the Threefold Reverse Life. However, it is difficult to understand even one knows oneself, and he knew it, but there was nothing he could do.

For those who have entered the Trinity Sect since childhood, and even for the current disciples, attaining the third level of enlightenment is an obsession that cannot be erased.

This cannot be erased with a single word, just like the three methods Wang Yi realized, it is simple and difficult, it is nothing more than not looking down on the three levels of reverse birth, thinking that other methods are icing on the cake for the three levels of reverse birth. But for thousands of years, how many people have joined the Sanyi Sect, isn't it because they think that the three levels of reverse birth of the Sanyi Sect are different from other mysterious sects' invisible and intangible roads to heaven, and are real?

The opinions from the outside world and the opinions of the disciples have inadvertently raised the Threefold Reverse Life to an extremely high position.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Zuo Ruotong, who has been learning martial arts in Sanyi since childhood and is a master of his generation, cannot escape this obsession. On the contrary, Wang Yi, the young man who was taught by him without any sectarianism from the beginning, always educates him in different ways, whether it is the initial three-fold rebirth, or the current three-door protection methods, and even...

Zuo Ruotong looked at the piece of letter in his hand that had not been handed to his junior brother Si Chong. What was recorded on it was not the idea of ​​how to connect the true qi in the reverse life state with the void through the escape method, but a paragraph:

Master Zuo, these three methods of protection can only be practiced after the disciples of Sanyi Sect have successfully passed the second level, because only the second level of repair can resist the tearing of Nisheng when he escapes into the void.
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"Brother! Why didn't you tell us about such a big thing three days ago?"

"Although this is a method of protecting the Dao that Wang Yi has figured out, it is only a prototype after all. I have the highest cultivation level among the sect, so I must first verify whether it is feasible so as not to let the sect members be disappointed."

"Yes, yes, what you said is absolutely right. Brother, then how should we explain these three methods of protecting the Dao to our disciples?"

"Wang Yixin said that all three methods of protecting the Dao must be practiced after reaching the second level. First-level disciples need to focus on improving their own foundation. As for how to pass it on, we have to set rules. Today is worse than tomorrow. Let's discuss it together. Young Master Liu, please listen and correct any deficiencies for us."

"Captain Zuo, you are embarrassing me."

"This is not embarrassing. For the Sanyi Sect, it is the first time that the three sects' methods of protection have been used together in the thousands of years since the Sanyi Sect was established. We have no experience, so how can we make decisions on our own? Moreover, I would like to learn more about Wang Yi's recent news from Young Shopkeeper Liu. I hope Young Shopkeeper Liu will do me a favor."

"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."

In this way, Liu Wei's return journey of delivering the letter was delayed again. Zuo Rutong quietly put the last page of Wang Yi's letter into his arms and did not show it to his fellow disciples. Some things could only be done by him, the head of the sect, in person.

Wang Yi, who was far away in the capital, had no idea that it would take so long for Liu Wei to deliver the letter. As the New Year passed, the Northern Expedition Army, which had rested, had begun its journey north again.

Wang Yi also understood that he would also face causal backlash that might lead to a turning point in history.

He had to go into seclusion, but before that, he had a few things to do.

(End of this chapter)