Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 110 begins seclusion. Zhou Sheng, you monkey, take this!

Zhou Meng smiled as he watched Lü Qian playing with the silver mirror, and after a moment of thought, he asked.

"Your travels have now concluded, and you've gained considerable knowledge and experience. What are your plans for the future?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Qian put down the silver mirror pendant in his hand, slung the peach wood sword behind his back again, and then respectfully bowed to Zhou Meng.

"Thank you for your kindness in granting me enlightenment, Grand Master."

"Throughout this journey, all the leaders and patriarchs of Quanzhen have treated their disciples as their own children, passing on their respective paths to enlightenment to them."

"All of this is inseparable from the strong support of Wudang and Grand Master."

As he spoke, Lü Qian bowed respectfully to Zhou Meng and the golden-roofed hall behind him, saying, "Although I am confident in my exceptional talent, I am also aware that my individual abilities are insufficient to earn the trust of the leaders of various sects."

"Behind this, it was actually Wudang and the Grand Master who vouched for me."

"Disciple Lü Qian thanks all the patriarchs and grandmasters for their grace in granting him enlightenment."

After saying this, Lü Qian touched the ground with his forehead, and the dull sound echoed in the square in front of the Golden Summit Hall.

Zhou Meng did not stop him. He stepped aside and calmly looked at Lü Qian, waiting for his answer.

Lu Qian got up from the ground and looked at Zhou Meng, saying in a deep voice, "This disciple plans to go into seclusion in the cave behind Wudang Mountain, together with the three Grand Masters there."

"No madness, no life."

"The furnace nourishes a hundred scriptures to prove my Way!"

"This is my plan for the future."

Although the core of the various schools of Quanzhen Buddhism is the same, they are all the same profound method of cultivating both body and mind.

However, the differences are like branches growing from a tree trunk. Although they all grow upwards, there are considerable gaps between them.

What Lü Qian needs to do is to thoroughly gather up these "branches" and let a new "branch" belonging to Lü Qian grow on the trunk.

Based on the path to heaven through the dual cultivation of body and mind, a law belonging to Lü Qian was deduced.

The difficulty involved is no less than that of establishing a new lineage of Taoism and becoming a true founder of a school.

But this is Lü Qian's goal, and also his path.

I will follow my own path, and my path will lead to the heavens!

The patriarch was merely a predecessor who had walked the path first, and he was the "follower" who caught up later!

When he caught up, the world naturally gained another figure named "Lu Qian" – the "Ancestor Lu"!

The golden sunrise shone on the slightly dim golden roof, its dazzling light spreading across the entire mountaintop.

The two people in the square were bathed in golden sunlight, their shadows, one long and one short, stretched long by the light.

The taller one was Lü Qian, who stood out with his upright posture. He stared intently at Zhou Meng, his eyes burning with a flame that revealed his unwavering pursuit of the Dao.

The shorter one was Zhou Meng, who was hunched over. He squinted in the slightly dazzling light, and the figure of the young man in front of him was reflected in his worldly-wise eyes.

The two stared at each other for a long time. Zhou Meng turned around silently and led Lü Qian towards the back mountain like a guide.

On the mountain path, the two walked one after the other, their pace neither hurried nor slow.

Although the mountain path is long, as long as there is an end, if you keep walking, you will eventually reach your own destination.

The deep, quiet cave had appeared at the end of the mountain path. Looking at the cave entrance not far away, Zhou Meng stopped.

Are you really sure about this?

Everything in this world is easy to say but incredibly difficult to do.

The furnace nourishes all scriptures to attain the Way.

Although it sounds easy, if one is confined to the Hundred Classics and fails to forge one's own path, it is not something that can be simply summarized as "useless".

"Without madness, there is no life." If it is reversed, it becomes "If you don't live, you'll be mad."

The three Wudang elders in the cave behind the mountain were just like that.

Their mental state was not right, so when faced with "Feng Hou Qi Men", they could not see through the changes of Qi Men and thus became trapped in the inner world.

He could only confine himself to a small area, trapped in a cave, and went mad for the rest of his life.

If Lü Qian fails in his cultivation journey after entering the cave, there will be another mad Taoist in the back cave.

Faced with Zhou Meng's worries and questions, Lü Qian remained silent. He walked up to Zhou Meng and bowed deeply to the old man who had dedicated his life to Wudang.

"I am a seeker of the Way and a practitioner on my own path. If the road ahead is blocked, I will connect that blocked road."

After saying that, Lü Qian got up and walked into the deep and quiet cave.

As Zhou Meng watched Lü Qian's retreating figure, he murmured to himself, "Child, I don't know if this has harmed you, but I also believe you can succeed."

After saying that, the hunched old man turned around and walked down the mountain path in the opposite direction.

Halfway there, he slapped his forehead, "I forgot to tell the Lü family kid that Wang Ye is still inside."

"Fine, whether we look at one or two, it's all the same. Let those senior and junior brothers look at one more person."

After saying that, he shook his head and walked down the mountain path.

An old man and a young man walked in opposite directions, a gentle mountain breeze rustling through the forest, lifting their sleeves.

Looking at the dark cave, Lü Qian stepped inside without hesitation.

However, as soon as he entered, a series of ghostly wails suddenly echoed from the previously silent cave.

"Hey kid, why doesn't this monkey you've transformed into have a tail?"

"That's right, and it's too small, make it bigger."

"Make them look a bit more pointed and monkey-like, with a more mean-looking face, and preferably wear the same Wudang Taoist robes as us."

"Oh, my esteemed advisors, please spare me!"

The voices of three old men and a young man could be heard coming from inside the cave.

One of the old men was Hong Yin, whom Lü Qian had met before; the other two were probably two other mentally unstable old men.

As for the young man, it was Wang Ye, but his voice sounded miserable and pitiful, as if he were being abused.

With his mind racing, Lü Qian began to speculate about what had happened inside the cave, which made him even more curious.

I wonder how those three seniors will teach Wang Ye, this junior, after they know the correct way to use Feng Hou Qi Men.

Thinking this, Lü Qian's silent steps quickened, and the conversation in the cave became increasingly interesting.

"Young Master Wang, you think you can just transform like that? It's nothing, just a big monkey wearing a Wudang Taoist robe!"

"That's right, remember to walk around in front of the three of us twice after you transform, and Grandmaster Uncle will show you what authentic Tai Chi energy is."

"Yes, conjure it up for us, and we'll teach you a few boxing techniques. If you don't, we'll let you experience the taste of boxing right now."

"I'll change, I'll change, okay?"

Wang Ye's voice became even more miserable. He paused for a moment, as if he were transforming, and then asked with some pride, "Three seniors, how has this monkey of mine become?"

To Wang Ye's surprise, the three old men shouted in unison.

"Zhou Sheng, you monkey, take this!"