Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

"Why the hell didn't you fight back!"

"Fight back!"

"The seclusion has made you stupid!"

Liang Ting yelled at Wu Man, feeling empty inside.

Wu Man's tone was a little weak: "White Owl, I... have been ecstatic for three days, how can I have the energy to fight with you?"

"Old Wu...you"

Liang Ting looked at Old Wu with some shock. He saw stars in Old Wu's eyes, which seemed to carry the whole world, and also seemed to be so desolate that it could not contain even a speck of dust.

"Layman, have you gotten through?" Wu Gensheng asked from the side.

Wu Man looked up at the sky, as if reporting to the Buddha.

"My life is over, and my holy life is established. What I have done is done, and I know that there will be no more."

After saying this, he walked straight forward without paying any attention to the people around him.

Master Jin Guang congratulated him loudly from behind: "Congratulations to the layman for attaining the state of Arhat!"

"Old Wu! Where are you going?" Liang Ting asked loudly.

"You can do anything. There's nothing to do. Maybe I have some debts to pay off."

"It's over now, Master, I'm leaving now."

Master Jin Guang saw that the matter was over and was about to say goodbye to Wu Gensheng. Liang Ting, who was standing beside him, stood there in a daze, with a look of loss on his face.

"Master, are you going to look for a way to protect yourself with earth energy? Do you need my help?"

Master Jin Guang shook his head and said, "No, if you can find it, that's the best. If you can't find it, that doesn't matter. I believe that kid won't be trapped by such a small problem. This is his fate, and he has to walk his own way. Goodbye!"

After he finished speaking, he pinched the talisman in his hand and it turned into golden light and flew away.

Liang Ting picked up a torch and walked into the stone tower where Wu Man had attained enlightenment. He looked up and down for a long time, bumping into things here and there, but found that the bricks were still bricks and the stones were still stones.

It was not until Wu Gensheng entered the stone tower and asked him to leave that he came to his senses.

"Brother Liang, we are leaving. Where are you going?"

"Wu Gensheng, help me, help me like you helped Lao Wu"

Wu Gensheng remained silent after hearing his words, and Liang Ting laughed at himself.

"Oh, have I become so evil that even you, the head of Quanxing Sect, don't want to bother with me? Since you want Old Wu to shave his head and practice Buddhism, can't you help me?"

Wu Gensheng heard this and explained, "Brother Liang, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to help you. If I were a so-called famous and upright sect, I would definitely chop off your good head. But as the head of Quanxing, I have to look at you from the perspective of Quanxing. The key is what do you want?"

"I..."

a month later

During this period, Cheng Zhen went to the back mountain to deliver meals to Shen Yan every day. In recent days, he found that he was increasingly unable to see through Shen Yan's cultivation.

When Cheng Zhen and Shen Yan competed before, their cultivation levels were basically the same. However, as Shen Yan cultivated the five Qi in his chest, his cultivation level was further improved, and he had left Cheng Zhen far behind.

"Junior Brother Shen, your cultivation has improved further. Congratulations!"

Cheng Zhen placed the tray on the stone table.

"Thank you for the trouble, Senior Brother Chengzhen." Shen Yan grabbed the steamed bun and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Cheng Zhen looked at Shen Yan and seemed to be hesitant to speak. Shen Yan saw this and asked, "Brother Cheng Zhen, what's wrong? Feel free to say whatever you want to say."

Cheng Zhen sat cross-legged on the ground: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Junior Brother. I have been stuck in my current state for many years. I have been refining my essence and energy every day as always, but I don't know why my cultivation has stopped here."

Shen Yan swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and asked, "How could this be? What did Master Zuo say?"

"Junior brother, you don't know that after we in the Sanyi Sect reach the second level, we can only rely on ourselves to explore the way forward, so I want to gain some experience from you, junior brother."

Shen Yan picked up a salted radish and chewed it while thinking.

"Brother, I have something to ask you, is it appropriate?"

"Brother, please speak."

"Has Master Zuo really always maintained the dual state and never solved it?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Cheng Zhen nodded without hesitation: "Yes, this is no secret in the martial arts world. My master must always maintain the second level state because of his hidden illness."

"Then why can't you always maintain the second level, this shouldn't be a difficult task for your current level of cultivation."

Cheng Zhen's face was a little hot as he said awkwardly: "To be honest, Junior Brother, I once followed Master's example and maintained the second level, but it lasted for a few months... then..."

"It's hard for the mind to maintain clarity, right?"

Wu Chengzhen lowered his head: "That's true."

Shen Yan picked up another steamed bun and took two bites. "Although I don't know much about Ni Sheng, we are all from the Xuanmen sect. Cultivating the Tao is like sailing against the current. In my opinion, the key to Ni Sheng lies in the word 'Ni Sheng'. May I ask when did you go to Trinity? How many times do you practice every day?"

"Since I went up the mountain when I was young, I have never slacked off in my daily practice. Except when I go down the mountain to defend the Way and eliminate demons, I practice hard in the mountains."

Shen Yan ate the steamed bun in his hand in two or three bites: "Brother, why don't you try another way and go out into the world of mortals? As the saying goes, there is no place in life where you can't practice."

"But I am a member of the Xuanmen sect after all, and I am tainted by the secular world..."

Shen Yan picked up the last steamed bun on the plate with a smile on his face: "Brother, do you know what the most common phrase I heard when I came to Trinity is?"

"what?"

"Go with the flow to avoid disasters, go against the flow to gain the power of unity"

Cheng Zhen's eyes were a little brighter: "Nixing has cultivated Huiyuan Gong, yes, Nixing! Thank you, Junior Brother."

He stood up and bowed deeply to Shen Yan: "Thank you for your guidance, Junior Brother."

"Brother, you are welcome. If you want to stay in this world, you might as well join my army. To be honest, my army is short of manpower and will soon face a large force of Japanese aliens. We can take care of each other."

"Okay! Junior brother, allow me to report to Master that I will accompany you down the mountain."

Shen Yan was overjoyed and thought to himself, "Another person has been kidnapped, and he is the top disciple of Trinity. This trip is a big win."

In fact, Shen Yan's words were not entirely for the purpose of abducting Wu Chengzhen. He did find that the unique skill of reverse life was not suitable for hard practice. Just like the three talents in his body, the more they experienced life and death trials, the higher their life cultivation would be.

Cheng Zhen returned to the front mountain and knocked on Zuo Rutong's door.

"Master, I have something to discuss with you."

"come in"

Zuo Rutong was sitting cross-legged in meditation in the room when he saw Cheng Zhen walk into the room hesitantly.

"Why are you so shy? Just say what you want to say."

"Master, I want to go down the mountain with Junior Brother Shen!"

"Oh? Why do you have this idea?"

Cheng Zhen briefly recounted the matter of asking Shen Yan for advice on his cultivation, and Zuo Rutong curled his lips after hearing it.

"Aren't you afraid that he said this on purpose to lure you into his army?"

Cheng Zhen's tone was firm: "I think what Junior Brother Shen said makes sense. Our cultivation is against the will of heaven, and going against life is even more against the will of heaven. It is already difficult for me to make further progress in the mountains, so why not go down the mountain to seek opportunities?"

"Even if Junior Brother Shen didn't say it, I still want to follow him. He can help me improve. Master, we in the Xuanmen sect value wealth, Dharma, companions and land. With Master's help, I have no shortage of wealth and Dharma, but I have already found a companion for cultivation!"

Zuo Ruotong looked at his eldest disciple with great relief in his heart: "Since you have made up your mind, you can go down the mountain with Hongyuan when he leaves. He has begged me for many days. I am relieved that you two brothers can take care of each other."

At this time, Zhuge Hongyuan was standing outside the palace, with his hands on his hips, boasting to his fellow apprentices: "I am the descendant of Wu Hou. If it is beneficial to the country, I will not shy away from it because of misfortune or fortune. After I drive the devils out, I will concentrate on practicing Taoism with my fellow apprentices!"