Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 9 Passing on the Kung Fu
August, the tenth year of the Republic of China, the Xinyou year.

After taking a leave of absence for more than a month, Wang Yi returned to the small water town below the Sanyi Gate. The riots in the county did not affect here, and he made such a big fuss outside the county, but in the end it was nothing. After all, the incident happened in the suburbs. Although the army commander named Cao Ying was very angry and disturbed the people in the whole county, he did not go too far. Obviously, he also knew that he was now avoiding disaster. If he caused a big disturbance in this county, he might really be punished by military law, and the warlord Sun Dashuai behind him who controlled five provinces could not protect him.

As for the instigator Wang Yi, hey, you, the alien Lei Yue, are looking for an unknown sorcerer. What does it have to do with Wang Yi, the alien who practices the art of reversing all directions?

After enjoying the rare end of July, Wang Yi returned to this small water town to continue his studies at Dongshan Academy and his daily practice.

Wang Yi is very clear about his strengths and weaknesses as a time traveler at the lower end of the era.

As a time traveler, he enjoyed some benefits. In this chaotic Republic of China where aliens existed, he had a unique foundation and talent. Because he was at the bottom of the times, he stood on the shoulders of giants and had a broader vision, which allowed him to turn the inverted eight directions taught by the ghost hand king Wang Yaozu into a human magnetic field, and derived new routines and moves from it.

This is also his weakness. He was picked up in the first year of the Republic of China and started practicing in the second year of the Republic of China. It has been nine years since then. Although his cultivation level has surpassed that of his teacher Wang Yaozu, it is difficult for him to understand the principles clearly. He really relies on groping and practicing blindly. He can only say that he has some talent to survive until now. But if he wants to summarize it, carry it forward, or even derive it into a school, he really doesn't know how to start. The knowledge in his belly can't support him to play like this, so he can only make up for it from the intellectuals of this era.

Dongshan Academy is the best choice.

Mr. Dongshan, the dean and teacher of the academy, is also the head of the Sanyi Sect and a disciple of Zuo Ruotong. Because of a mistake in his practice of the third level of reverse life, he lost all his cultivation and became an ordinary person. Although the road to transcendence is cut off, his own foundation is still there, and he can rely on the hundreds of years of operation of the Sanyi Sect. He is also an educated person who has returned from studying abroad. In this day and age, scholars who can return from studying abroad are indeed of high quality, although there are also those who are unlearned, such as the most famous cultural scum named Hu in this era.

But his lack of knowledge is only relative to the circle he is in. In today's chaotic world where the illiteracy rate is as high as 80%, this unlearned person is still the best among the best.

The topic seems to have gone a bit far. In short, with the help of Zuo Rutong, the head of Sanyi Sect, Wang Yi was able to accumulate cultural knowledge in Dongshan Academy. His cultivation could be slowly sorted out over time and turned into something that truly belonged to him and could be passed down.

At the same time, it can also be considered as making up for what he missed during his student days before the time travel, and replenishing it in this era. This will also be helpful for what he will do in the future.

This is also a rare peaceful time for Wang Yi in these years. In the past, he followed the Ghost Hand King Wang Yaozu and lived from street to street. Although he had enough food and clothing, he was still on the road to making a living.

Now, there is a small shabby house near the outskirts of the town that is sheltered from the wind and sun. Usually, there are these beggars who get along well with me and are considered to be half-adopted by me, who play with me. I can also play the role of a teacher and break down the knowledge points that they cannot understand in school and explain them to these beggars. Occasionally, I will also tell them what the world will be like after peace in the future. Of course, it is in the form of storytelling, not like a prophecy.

Wang Yi didn't expect these children to understand, but he wanted them to have an impression of these stories that happened in the future when the world was at peace. If any of them could really live to see that peaceful future, they might understand what the brother who taught them knowledge and gave them a vision of the future had expected of them, so that they could turn what they had learned and the hardships they had experienced into wealth to build the future country.

Of course, it is too early to say this now, Wang Yi is just making more plans.

Here at Dongshan Academy, he used his spare time after class to teach students knowledge and some of the most simple core values, which was also noticed by Mr. Dongshan, the dean and teacher.

As Zuo Rutong's disciple, although his path of cultivation was cut off, his feelings for his master were not cut off at all. If it weren't for the sponsorship of Trinity Sect, he would not have been able to study abroad and learn so much knowledge that he could not learn in his own country.
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In the inner courtyard of the Trinity Gate, the gate chief Zuo Ruotong sat in the first seat, looking at his disciple who had made further achievements in his studies with a kind face.

"Dongshan, how come you have time to come and see me today?"

"Master, you are really patient." Facing the concern of his own master, Mr. Dongshan sat on a chair with a cane in his hand. Something went wrong in his three-level cultivation of reverse life, which not only ruined his practice, but also left one of his legs with a disease, so he could only use a cane for assistance.

"I don't like what you said. When has Master ever lost his temper? You came here this time for the young man named Wang Yi, right?"

"Yes, Master. I have also heard about Wang Yi from my fellow apprentices and uncles in the mountain sect. Although he was taught the skills by the Ghost Hand King, he has always been upright and has not gone astray. His ability to turn the world upside down is even better than Wang Yaozu's. He is honest to himself and knows what he wants to do. How can you resist such a good seedling? Our Sanyi Sect does not reject people who can come to us with their skills!"

Dongshan didn't understand. In his opinion, Wang Yi was a top student in the school and could be the elder brother of all the students in the school. He treated these students like younger brothers on weekdays, teaching them what they should teach and talking to them what they should talk to. Not to mention his talent for cultivation, he also knew how to behave. He made Li Muxuan, the troublemaker in his school, become Zuo Rutong's registered disciple until now, and the bad boy had no complaints, which was much better than before he came. He didn't understand why his master, who attached so much importance to the inheritance of the three levels of Ni Sheng, would not want to accept a disciple.

"Alas, Dongshan, there are some things that I cannot tell you. I know this child has good roots, even better than Lu Jin and Li Muxuan, better than me. He is also honest to himself and knows what he is doing and what he should do. It is precisely because of this that I dare not accept him as my disciple."

Listening to his disciples talking about Wang Yi's many good qualities, Zuo Rutong also sighed.

He knew what Dongshan said. Although Wang Yi lost in the fight in the yard, he lost because of his age, not his cultivation.

It seems that Zuo Ruotong has the secret to maintaining his youthful appearance, but inside he is already an old man in his sixties. In the world of Under One Person, as long as one sets foot on the practice, except for those chosen ones who cannot be judged by common sense, the older the Qi-trainers are, the more powerful they are than the young ones. Otherwise, how could Under One Person be ridiculed by so many fans as a hot-blooded show for the elderly, not to mention that Zuo Ruotong is also one of the chosen ones who cannot be judged by common sense.

Even a gifted child like himself, who was older and more skilled than Wang Yi, had to be more serious in order to defeat him when he first tested Wang Yi's skills. If he could really accept Wang Yi as his disciple and teach him the Three Ones Magic Method - the Third Level of Reverse Life, given time, with Wang Yi's talent, he might be able to help him reach the third level of the Third Level of Reverse Life, which had troubled several generations of disciples.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about the mysterious method of the Trinity Sect - the concept of the Three Levels of Reverse Rebirth. Although many fans of the comic Under One Person know it, I still have to say a few words about it.

In the worldview of Under One Person, all practitioners have a consensus, that is, all things have spirits, and the spirit comes from the innate Qi between heaven and earth, and the Qi enters the flesh and turns into limbs, bones, five senses, and brain. Among them, the living beings with thoughts and souls are humans. Animals can also have spirits, but their conditions are very harsh. Once they have spirits and can practice Qi, they will progress much faster and stronger than many practitioners. And the way in which all things have spirits is also called the transformation from innate to acquired.

The magic of the Trinity School lies in the word "reverse", which is to reverse the acquired physical body back to the original state of the innate Qi. According to the degree of reverse training, it is divided into three levels, which is now the Trinity School's three levels of reverse rebirth.

When one reaches the first level, one will have immense strength and will be difficult to be harmed by swords and knives; when one has made some progress in the second level, the body will begin to transform into Qi, and all functions of the body will be enhanced. When one has achieved great success, reconnecting broken limbs and restoring internal organs are commonplace. As for the third level in theory, it is the transformation of acquired into innate, where one connects oneself to heaven and earth, which is the so-called attainment of immortality and ascension to heaven in broad daylight.

However, after the founder of Sanyi Sect achieved the third level in this concept, the subsequent disciples never understood how to proceed until their death. They also couldn't understand why the founder didn't leave some information for his disciples before he successfully ascended to heaven, so that they could practice the third level of rebirth and glorify the sect.

However, from the time when the founder of the Sanyi Sect founded it to Zuo Ruotong's generation, it was only recorded that the founder had successfully reached the third level. And the successive generations of sect leaders, including some as talented as Zuo Ruotong, were all like Zuo Ruotong at the moment, stuck in the second level of the three levels of reverse life, unable to make any progress, and unable to find the threshold to the third level.

It's not that they didn't have other ideas. After they couldn't find a way to break through the three levels in the door, they went out to travel, but once they left, they never came back.

With the examples of ancestors before him, Zuo Rutong, who has been trapped in the second realm, is very distressed. He is not distressed that he cannot enter the third realm, he is just distressed whether this third realm exists or not. These years of practice have given him a vague direction, but there is no equal opponent who can verify it for him. Moreover, there is another characteristic of the third realm of reverse rebirth, that is, there is no retreat in one's advancement, and retreat means the loss of power and cultivation.

Wang Yi was the first young man he had met in all these years who could help him verify the feasibility of the third level of the Threefold Reverse Life Realm. Especially after the fight in the yard that day, Zuo Ruotong was even more certain that Wang Yi could help him practice. But unfortunately, Wang Yi was a good seedling, but from the questions and answers that day, Zuo Ruotong could see that Wang Yi was not interested in practicing Taoism and Qi. For him, practicing Taoism and Qi were just auxiliary means.

Then the question is, if a cultivator does not aim to ascend to heaven, but rather uses it as a means, then does he want to cultivate the way of immortality or the way of humanity? The answer is self-evident, and at the same time, the Republic of China is in turmoil, with both internal and external difficulties. Zuo Rutong probably knows that Wang Yi will not stay here for long. What he wants to do is, if he really accepts Wang Yi into the Sanyi Sect, it may bring disaster to the sect and cut off the inheritance.

Nowadays, it is no longer the world where aliens show off their power. Trinity Sect? How many divisions does he have?
With these restrictions, no matter how much Zuo Rutong wanted to accept a disciple, he had to suppress this desire. He didn't succeed in practicing the third level of Ni Sheng, but if the Sanyi Sect suffered a war and was destroyed, and the inheritance was cut off, he would not be able to see the elders of the Sanyi Sect even after he died.

But he could only keep these words in his heart. He had no way of explaining them clearly to the disciple in front of him. It would be useless to explain them and would only add to the burden on the other person.

Seeing that Zuo Rutong was hesitant to speak, Dongshan, who was such a smart man, roughly guessed the reason why Zuo Rutong was hesitant to accept Wang Yi as his disciple. But smart people always have smart ways of doing things, so he gave Zuo Rutong an idea.

"Master has his own difficulties, so it's not easy for a disciple to talk too much about it. But Master, I actually have an idea, I wonder if you can accept it."

"explain."

"It's like this. You have accepted Li Muxuan as your registered disciple. His temper has been tamed and he is not as eccentric as before. His talent is also there. It is indeed good. Although he is a little bit worse than Wang Yi, we still have Lu Jin.

How about this, we let Lu Jin and Li Muxuan learn from Wang Yi, and Wang Yi will teach his unique set of Reversing Eight Directions to these two guys, and you can use these two guys to verify our triple level of Reversing Life, and he can also learn our triple level of Reversing Life through these two guys. Then we can use these two guys to fight each other from a distance without seeing each other.

In this way, even if Wang Yi really causes trouble outside in the future, it will be difficult for outsiders to lead him to our Sanyi Sect, the mountain gate can be preserved, and Master's profound skills can also be improved through such remote verification. What do you think?"

Mr. Dongshan proposed a solution to Zuo Rutong that was almost the best of both worlds, but upon hearing this, Zuo Rutong just looked at Dongshan deeply.

"Dongshan, you are using these two children as bargaining chips."

"Master, please understand! Dongshan just doesn't want to see you wasting time on this wonderful method of the Three Stages of Reverse Rebirth!"

Zuo Rutong looked at his disciple who was about to kneel down to him, raised his hand to support him, and with a force he stopped Dongshan from kneeling. He also knew that his disciple had good intentions.

"Get up, I don't blame you, but neither you nor I can make the decision on this matter. We need to get the consent of those two children and Wang Yi, otherwise, let's just forget about it!"

"Master, I know. Then I'll ask my senior brother to call Lu Jin and Li Muxuan over right now?"

"Well, let's go."
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In a residential area on the outskirts of a small water town, during a rare afternoon, Wang Yi was lying on a chair to enjoy the cool air, looking at the evil boy kneeling on the ground, no, now it should be said the naughty boy Li Muxuan, the white-haired boy Lu Jin who was standing, and Mr. Dongshan who was smiling apologetically behind him, and his head ached.

"So, Master Zuo agreed that these two little guys would learn my unique skills from me?"

"Master didn't say he agreed. He said that the two children had to make the decision themselves and you had to agree. And don't worry, this matter will not affect our future relationship. It's just an inquiry." Mr. Dongshan also hurriedly explained. He knew that his action was very abrupt, but he couldn't help it.

"That being said, Mr. Dongshan, you see this guy doesn't seem to be asking for my consent, he's begging for my consent. How come you're still acting like this after not seeing you for a while, Li Muxuan?"

Wang Yi felt a headache when he saw Li Muxuan kneeling and kowtowing. Although Li Muxuan got his wish and joined the Trinity Sect because of him, his reputation as a completely evil boy was deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even now, Wang Yi was not sure whether Zuo Rutong had tempered this boy.

"I think this might make you, Brother Wang, soften your heart and agree. If you don't like it, Brother Wang, I'll get up and wait for your reply."

As soon as Wang Yi finished his complaints, Li Muxuan, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, quickly stood up and patted the dirt off his body, looking nonchalant, as if he was not the one who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing and being morally blackmailed.

"You are really a tough guy, but you are a little bit shameless."

"We still have to keep our face, but as for the person we're scoring points with, we can still throw some tantrums at you, Brother Wang."

Well, looking at this, Wang Yi knew that there would be no more completely evil boy Li Muchun in the future, but instead there would be a Trinity naughty boy Li Muchun.

"What about you, little Lu Jin, do you also want to learn my unique method?"

"I do, but if Big Brother Wang doesn't teach me, I have no objection. If my junior brother wants to teach me, I will also let Big Brother Wang know."

Compared to Li Muxuan's mischievous nature at this time, Lu Jin, a young boy who entered the school two years earlier than Li Muxuan and was born into a famous family, answered Wang Yi's question in a dignified manner. Living in a family with excellent family traditions since childhood, Lu Jin did not want to hide anything from his brother.

Looking at the two boys in front of him, Wang tapped his fingers on the table and fell into deep thought.

But he didn't ponder for long before he roughly guessed the reason why they wanted to become his disciples. In that case, he would do them a favor and take in a disciple on behalf of the Ghost Hand King Wang Yaozu, whose whereabouts were unknown, thus fulfilling the old man's wish.

"Okay, then I will accept you on behalf of my master Ghost Hand King who is nowhere to be found. You don't have to worship Ghost Hand King as your master, nor do you have to worship me as your master. Because I only teach, answer questions, and preach. For this aspect, you should let Zuo Menchang come and take my words back and let Zuo Menchang decide. If Zuo Menchang agrees, I will give you a gift of martial arts as a token of my appreciation. You can discuss a time and I will teach you."

After saying that, Wang Yi didn't even look at the expressions of the two little guys. He turned around and went back to the house to sleep.

(End of this chapter)