"Great-grandfather, what happened to you all?"
Lu Linglong looked at Luo Huan, who had returned to having pink hair, then looked at Great-grandfather Lu Jin and Cousin Lu Lin, who had both had their mouths agape ever since Luo Huan had released a burst of Qi.
They looked completely dumbfounded, utterly unable to understand what had happened.
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"Se-se-second... Second Tier?"
Lu Jin had no time to respond to his precious granddaughter.
He was now deep in self-doubt.
Doubting whether he really had grown old and his eyes had dimmed with age.
Old enough that even activating the Reverse Life Triple would result in flawed perception.
Old enough that even if he drew three 'Heavenly Eye Talismans' on another eye, he would still misperceive things.
Otherwise, how could such an outrageous thing possibly occur?
Indeed, he admitted that geniuses did exist in this world.
Or rather, throughout his own growth, he had continually encountered various geniuses.
For example, Li Muxuan, the one even the Left Sect Leader had prized enough to test for so long, only for him to run off in the end.
Or Zhang Zhiwei, who wasn’t much older than him, yet could shake him from his path to elixir formation with sheer strength of vitality.
But Lu Jin still couldn’t believe what he sensed.
After all, he could at least comprehend those kinds of geniuses—at most, they were just better at finding their way, more perceptive, or more talented in cultivation.
All still within the bounds of his understanding.
But this—Lu Jin truly couldn’t make sense of it.
How could someone, after first learning and entering the Reverse Life state, immediately reach the Second Tier realm?
Was this a river? No, this was not a river!
What the hell was this supposed to be!
"Tu Junfang! Gao Ning! You filthy little brats, get the hell out here!"
Lu Jin shouted furiously into the surroundings, his eyes sweeping madly as he searched for any trace of others.
It had to be those naturally wicked Quanzhen brats hiding in the shadows and playing tricks on him, making him hallucinate!
Otherwise, how could this be!
Lu Jin shouted in distress and disbelief.
"Great-grandfather, it really is the Second Tier—Luo Huan truly entered the Second Tier!"
Lu Lin’s words shattered Lu Jin’s fantasy—or rather, pulled him straight back to reality.
"She really reached Second Tier? Good, good, haha, good, very good!"
Lu Jin looked at Luo Huan with an expression like he was staring at a priceless, chipped Heshi jade.
His lips trembled uncontrollably.
He opened his mouth, too excited to know what to say.
"Uh, Lord Lu, should I start the disciple ceremony now?"
Luo Huan spoke up just in time.
She had learned the skills, so it was time to become a disciple. Otherwise, she'd feel a bit guilty mooching off the Lu Family's meals.
After all, there was no rush to leave yet—it was only early year fifteen, and Biyou Village wasn’t going anywhere.
"Yes yes yes! Come, I’ll take you to formally become a disciple."
Lu Jin's face visibly turned red, and the corners of his mouth nearly reached his eyes.
Yes, she must become a disciple. Our Trinity Mystic Sect has actually received such a heaven-sent genius! Master must know—even in the afterlife, Master would be comforted!
He immediately led Luo Huan out the door, nearly bursting with urgency.
"Cousin, what is going on? Why is Great-grandfather so excited? Is Luo Huan really that gifted?"
Lu Linglong, still a bit stunned, asked Lu Lin while staring at the disappearing figures of Luo Huan and Great-grandfather.
After all, she cultivated Quanzhen’s elixir arts, constantly tempering her vitality with no flashy tricks.
She really couldn’t comprehend what was so powerful—in her perception, Luo Huan just had more Qi and slightly higher vitality, that was all.
"Very gifted. Extremely gifted. But how should I put it..."
Lu Lin, a bit clumsy with words, thought for a moment before speaking.
"Linglong, you know what 'projecting the Yang spirit' is, right? That out-of-body technique your martial uncle does."
Lu Linglong studied Quanzhen Longmen’s golden elixir techniques at Baiyun Temple. Lu Lin had visited during a vacation.
At that time, he had been amazed by her Martial Uncle Liu’s out-of-body spirit projection.
"Yes, I know. What about it? That’s something martial uncles can do after reaching a certain level in cultivating elixir arts."
Lu Linglong nodded.
Baiyun Temple’s Quanzhen was of the Northern sect, emphasizing inner nature before vitality, so when one cultivated enough, the soul could leave the body and roam.
But that was something that took a very long time to achieve.
"You could say that Luo Huan, after learning qi arts for the first time, immediately demonstrated projecting the Yang spirit."
"What?!"
On the barren mountain of Trinity Mystic Sect.
Lu Jin reapplied a “Spirit Summoning Talisman” in the forest.
Then he pushed open the door with Luo Huan and entered.
They passed through the neatly cleaned courtyard and circled around the incense-less bronze cauldron.
Lu Jin led Luo Huan to the main hall.
At the center was a table filled with spirit tablets, with only five or six sticks of incense that had long since cooled.
Beside it was a wooden chair, wiped spotlessly clean.
“Disciple Lu Jin, bringing new disciple Luo Huan, greets Master!”
After lighting incense, Lu Jin knelt down with Luo Huan.
He did not consider himself Luo Huan’s master, but rather was accepting a disciple and passing on teachings on behalf of his late master, Zuo Ruotong.
“Disciple Luo Huan greets Master Zuo.”
Luo Huan also knelt down decisively.
During their urgent journey, Lu Jin had explained the history of Trinity Mystic Sect and the Reverse Life Triple, and also mentioned that he was passing on the teachings of the late Zuo Ruotong.
But Lu Jin didn’t talk about the past grudges of Trinity Mystic Sect. He only said that if she encountered the right person in the future, she should pass on the Reverse Life Triple.
Luo Huan agreed readily.
After all, even if she couldn’t find a disciple, she could still pass it on.
Passing it on to herself still counted, right? It had even expanded to other worlds! (Hands on hips!)
After paying respects and burning more incense, Lu Jin left with Luo Huan.
Before departing, he applied another “Five Ghosts Talisman.”
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“Yeah, it really is that simple.”
Returning favor for favor, Luo Huan explained her entire understanding in full.
Wasn’t it just sensing clearly, and then deconstructing the overdrive? The hardest part was just the step of reassembly.
It was as simple as putting an elephant in a refrigerator.
“Mm, it is indeed like that.”
Lu Jin nodded.
As someone who was only a step away from reconstructing the Three Dantians and completing the Reverse Life Triple, he clearly understood its path.
He just hadn’t expected Luo Huan to see through the essence of the Reverse Life Triple upon her very first entry into the Reverse Life state.
What shocked him even more was her control—she wasn’t weak at all. She might even surpass him!
What was a genius? This was a genius!
A genius born precisely for the Reverse Life Triple!
At that thought, Lu Jin was moved to tears.
Truly, fate does not cut off the Reverse Life, nor the Trinity!
“Huh?”
Beside them, Lu Lin’s head was full of question marks.
Seriously, girl?
What did she mean by just entering the state, then deconstructing and reconstructing the five viscera and six organs, and she could reach Second Tier?
What the hell did she mean by as long as one sensed clearly, they could do it?
Was this even something humans could do?
Lu Lin didn’t understand. He just kept scribbling notes furiously.
After all, even if he didn’t get it, it didn’t mean a future disciple wouldn’t.
Luo Huan must have her own reason for entering the Reverse Life Second Tier this way!