novelraw Chapter 69 Where Did You Lose?
Chapter 69 Where Did You Lose?
"This disciple should not take winning and losing so seriously, and should not feel so conflicted after losing to Junior Brother Yan."
They were even afraid to face the outcome, escaping reality!
Seeing Lu Jin's tearful appearance, Zuo Ruotong's heart softened instantly.
He sighed softly, then bent down and helped Lu Jin up from the ground.
"To know one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue."
Upon seeing this, Si Chong, who was behind him, breathed a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely afraid that Lu Jin would be unable to accept this blow and would completely fall into despair.
After all, today's competition was orchestrated by his senior uncle.
If it was because of him that a promising talent of the Sanyi Sect was ruined, then he himself would never forgive himself for the rest of his life!
Fortunately, his senior brother was still his senior brother, and with just a few words, he resolved Lu Jin's inner conflict...
Thinking of this, Si Chong's gaze towards Zuo Ruotong couldn't help but show more admiration.
"Alright, Jin'er, in front of the other disciples, I'll ask you this: where do you think you lost this battle?"
Upon hearing this, a look of confusion flashed in Lu Jin's eyes.
Where did I go wrong?
He recalled the details of his fight with Zhuge Yan, and soon the confusion in his eyes was quickly replaced by determination.
"I lost because of that last slap! Junior Brother Yan, I don't know what kind of method he used, but he actually shattered my Reverse Life with one slap!"
Otherwise, even if Junior Brother Yan were to ultimately win this competition, it certainly wouldn't be as easy as it was just now.
Zuo Ruotong smiled and nodded upon hearing this, then turned her gaze to Zhuge Yan beside her.
"Yan'er, explain to everyone what was behind that palm strike just now."
"Yes."
Zhuge Yan clasped his hands in acceptance of the order, and then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, slowly walked to Lu Jin's side.
"Senior Brother Lu, I apologize to you first. I did use a little too much force just now."
"No need! If I lose, I lose. I, Lu Jin, am not the kind of person who can't accept defeat!"
Besides, this isn't the first time I've lost to you, so what's there to be ashamed of?
Lu Jin shook her head, her eyes still clear and without a trace of falsehood.
Upon seeing this, Zhuge Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, how could Lu Jin be called "flawless in life"?
Such vision! Such magnanimity!
If it weren't for his "arch-enemy" Wugensheng, this man's life would have been almost spotless!
"Since Senior Brother Lu is so frank, then I, your junior brother, will not hide anything from you either."
Fellow disciples, I didn't use any special magic for that last slap.
All I did was trick Senior Brother Lu into giving me his superior elixir.
"It's wobbling...the upper pill?"
Everyone looked on with confusion upon hearing this.
"good."
Zhuge Yan nodded.
"Back when I first came into contact with the Reverse Life Triple Regeneration at the Wuhou Sect, I already had this idea."
Especially after I cultivated the Reverse Rebirth Triple Level, I became even more convinced.
In essence, our sect's Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique is just like the Celestial Master's Mansion's Golden Light Mantra; both are simply meant to put people into a special 'state'!
The difference lies in the fact that the Celestial Master's Mansion considers the state of refining the Golden Light Mantra to be 'positive,' while we call it 'reverse rebirth.'
"But what does this have to do with the elixir you just gave Junior Brother Lu?"
"Senior Brother Li, please don't be in a hurry, let me finish."
Zhuge Yan smiled slightly, and then continued:
"When constructing this state, our Sanyi Sect's Reverse Rebirth Triple is actually much more complex than the Celestial Master's Mansion's Golden Light Mantra."
Correspondingly, the comprehensive enhancement to the body brought about by the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique far surpasses the Golden Light Mantra of the Celestial Master's Mansion.
"Hmph! Of course!"
Si Chong snorted coldly, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes.
"The Sanyi Sect and the Celestial Master's Mansion are both in the Xuanmen (mysterious sects), but when it comes to the profoundness of their magic, let alone the most basic Golden Light Mantra."
Even the Five Thunder Orthodox Technique, the secret art of the Celestial Master's Mansion, cannot compare to the Reverse Life Triple Technique of our Sanyi Sect!
Is that so? Perhaps not...
Zhuge Yan silently complained to himself.
If you're only talking about the Golden Light Mantra, then I really have nothing to say.
The Five Thunder Orthodox Method of the Celestial Master's Mansion is a legacy left behind by Zhang Daoling, the first Celestial Master.
If we really compare, the Five Thunder Orthodox Method of the Human Celestial Master's Mansion may not be inferior to our Reverse Life Triple Technique!
Of course, Zhuge Yan would never say these things in front of everyone.
"But there's a problem: while complexity may indeed bring richer effects, it's inherently less stable than simplicity."
Just like how no matter how advanced human CPU technology becomes in later generations, the CPUs mounted on rockets will always be the most "simple and crude" models.
To cope with the complex environment in space, simple and straightforward things are always more durable than complex things!
Similarly, the same applies to the Reverse Life Triple and the Golden Light Mantra.
Compared to the Golden Light Mantra, the conditions for the Reverse Life Triple Technique are much more demanding!
Zhuge Yan understood this point all too well!
When I first tried to activate Reverse Life and Mystery at the same time, there were no problems at first, until the true Qi of running Mystery entered the brain along the Du Meridian.
Good heavens, with just a slight fluctuation, Zhuge Yan's Reverse Life Triple Realm was on the verge of collapse!
This meant that Zhuge Yan not only had to carefully maintain the operation of the mystery, but also had to constantly divert some of his attention to stabilize the reverse life.
The result of this was that both sides eventually lost control completely, and the out-of-control Qi ran rampant in his meridians, almost killing him.
Since then, Zhuge Yan has gained a clearer understanding of the instability of the Reverse Life Triple.
However, it was precisely because of that "accident" that he gained a more direct experience of how to disrupt reverse life.
Unlike Zhang Zhiwei's slap at the Lu family's birthday banquet, that guy relied purely on his strength; one slap almost scrambled Lu Jin's brains!
In that situation, let alone maintaining the reversal of life, if Lu Jin could even manage not to faint on the spot, he would have to quickly give the reversal of life's triple resistance a boost afterwards!
That's why Master Zuo Ruotong later said that Zhang Zhiwei was able to do that because he could easily win over Lu Jin.
But Zhuge Yan is different. He doesn't have Zhang Zhiwei's abnormal stats, so he can only rely on some "skillful techniques".
Compared to Zhang Zhiwei, he was more aware of the "weaknesses" of his family's reversal of fortune.
Therefore, when it comes to actually taking action, he doesn't need to exert too much effort. He only needs to find the "weak point" in his mind and then strike it with appropriate force.
Even so, Zhuge Yan almost lost control of his strength and hit a little too hard.