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

Chapter 45 The True Meaning of Xuanwu, Overlapping Waves, Traitorous Disciple, Stop!

In the remaining four years, Zhou Meng will hone Lü Qian's skills.

It is not only about tempering his physical and mental cultivation, but also about tempering his character.

"That kid'll be off traveling soon, won't he?"

Zhou Meng sat in his room pondering a solution when suddenly a brilliant idea struck him.

"He has been on the mountain for six years. It's time for him to see the world and experience the vicissitudes of life. This will be of great benefit to his character."

With this in mind, Zhou Meng finalized Lü Qian's next plan.

Meanwhile, Lü Qian was sparring with Daoist Yunlong.

Lu Qian, a disciple, was about to descend the mountain to travel, and his master, Daoist Yunlong, came specifically to test his disciple's abilities.

"Master, I'm coming!"

As he spoke, Lü Qian used his soft strength, but this soft strength was also full of twists and turns, soft yet firm, like cotton wrapped around iron, extremely heavy.

He threw a punch at Yunlong in front of him, the continuous palm force surrounding Lü Qian's palm, flowing and following his movements.

Master Yunlong smiled as he looked at the condensed and unyielding palm force in Lü Qian's hand. He moved his hands, his body slightly lowered, and with a wave of his hand, he executed a Wild Horse Parts Mane move, his movements perfectly natural.

He clamped his palms around Lü Qian's fist, an invisible force flowing between his two palms, trying to trap the soft energy within a foot of his hand.

"Master, my gentleness is no ordinary gentleness!"

Lu Qian's voice rang out again. As soon as he finished speaking, the force he was using suddenly changed, and the seemingly gentle force in his fist suddenly revealed a sharp edge.

"Hmph! So what? As long as it's force, that's fine!"

As he spoke, he met Lü Qian's punch, which contained the power of Ruyi, with both palms.

He took two steps back. "Ha! It's true what they say, youth has an edge in boxing. But your master isn't old yet, so watch out!"

An invisible force completely enveloped Lü Qian's fist, which contained the Ruyi Force, locking this fist, which seemed to contain a bomb, between his palms.

"Tai Chi's soft power encompasses everything, ensuring that not even a feather can be added, nor a fly can land. But what if a disciple's strength exceeds the upper limit of your soft power's inclusiveness?"

Lu Qian changed his force, using stickiness to pull Yunlong Daoist's force towards himself, and then launched a Bengquan (crushing fist) attack.

He planted his feet firmly on the ground, and a surge of power emanated from his waist and spread to his fists, creating a sharp whistling sound as the force of the power was unleashed.

Like a mountain collapsing and rocks splitting, the previously subtle force suddenly erupted and charged fiercely towards Daoist Yunlong.

"Good lad!"

Master Yunlong's expression was solemn. He moved his hands left and right, deflecting the punches while raising his right foot to try to advance.

"Once you gain the upper hand, don't let it slip away; use all four forces simultaneously—adhesion, connection, and following!"

Lu Qian used his sticky hand technique to neutralize Yunlong's forward momentum. Then, he unleashed a burst of energy containing Ruyi Jin, like rain, wind, and lightning, all directed at Yunlong.

"Traitor! Which way are you hitting?"

Yunlong used the "Wild Goose Manipulating Water" technique to catch all the force that was being thrown at his face, and he shouted in surprise and anger.

"Here you go!"

As he spoke, he threw all the attacks wrapped in his strength at Lü Qian.

"Layered Waves!"

Lu Qian remained calm as the force hurtling towards him. He moved his palms, creating waves that seemed to crash against the shore, layer upon layer, without end.

The ever-changing waves, one higher than the next, directly swept all the incoming force into the ever-increasing tide, annihilating it in the flowing, evolving spray.

"The True Meaning of Xuanwu?"

Master Yunlong stared wide-eyed at Lü Qian's hands, which resembled cascading waves, and the seemingly endlessly increasing force.

"Master is indeed master; he saw through the essence of my move at a glance."

After dissipating the force, Lü Qian used his palms to propel his body, his entire body enveloped in an ever-increasing force and momentum.

Like the waves crashing on the beach, one higher than the next, Lü Qian's aura grew stronger with each movement of his body.

"This disciple follows the example of Master Zhang Sanfeng, observing the statues of Zhenwu, the tortoise and snake Xuanwu, and also watching the waves of the river."

"Although I didn't gain any divine skills or secret techniques, I still gained something unique."

As he spoke, Lü Qian gradually slowed down his wave-like movements, and his aura accumulated to a terrifying level.

"The two polarities of Taiji transform into each other, evolving into the Four Symbols, the Eight Trigrams, and from this, countless other things arise, and our world comes from this..."

"But the origin of all this is nothing more than the movement and transformation of the yin and yang fish."

"Within the Xuanwu, the tortoise's posture is heavy and the snake's form is agile... Yin and Yang, movement and stillness, the true meaning of Tai Chi lies within it."

Lu Qian's aura gradually stabilized at an extremely strong level and stopped increasing. The two forces, one yin and one yang, condensed and intertwined in his hands.

"I am fortunate to have combined the ripples of the river with the true meaning of Tai Chi, and have come to understand this technique. I can say that I have gained some insight."

A raging inferno rose from Lü Qian's body, his aura splitting into two streams, one yin and one yang, yet these two streams intertwined and evolved into a unified whole.

He looked at Master Yunlong with bright, piercing eyes and said eagerly, "Please enlighten me, Master!"

"I think..."

Looking at Lü Qian's astonishing aura and feeling the immense power within him, which seemed to contain surging waves, Master Yunlong felt his mouth and tongue dry.

He moved his lips, about to say that this would be enough for today.

But how could Lü Qian possibly give him that opportunity?

In the past, Master Yunlong was a serious and earnest master, and he had taken quite a few punches himself.

Now that he finally had an excuse to retaliate with two punches, how could Lü Qian possibly let it go?

"I have already felt Master's love and care for me, but today I have come to attain enlightenment, and I hope Master will guide me!"

Lu Qian interrupted Master Yunlong, his face showing a deeply moved expression.

Having said that, he didn't give Daoist Yunlong a chance to refute him. He raised his hand and unleashed a powerful force towards Daoist Yunlong.

The force was heavy and powerful, like a flood bursting forth from a dam. Even before it was unleashed, the immense power caused Master Yunlong's hair to fly wildly.

"You rebellious disciple! Stop it now..."

Before he could finish speaking, the force blasted towards Daoist Yunlong. He quickly gathered his Qi and lightened his body to dodge to the side.

"boom!"

The immense force spun out and instantly slammed into the spot where Yunlong had just been standing, shattering the bluestone floor tiles of the training ground.

"live......"

Yunlong stared wide-eyed at the spot where he had just been standing. The dust that had been rising from his feet had covered his white training clothes, making them completely dirty.

But he didn't have time to worry about that now. He turned around and was about to speak when he saw another force coming toward him.

"Master, what did you say? I can't hear you!"

Lu Qian frantically suppressed the urge to smile, and then unleashed the force he had gathered in his hand.

"Damn it, you just wait!"

As he spoke, Daoist Yunlong's body ignited with Qi flames, and he channeled even more powerful energy into his palms, creating a fusion of Yin and Yang.

"Watch me stop it, then I'll settle the score with you!"

Master Yunlong looked at the force approaching him with trepidation, gritted his teeth, and said in a hard voice.

However, what responded to him was a massive explosion.

"boom!"