Multiverse: In Little Garden, Becoming a God Through Once Proven, Forever Proven

"All right, all right, hurry up and release it. Keeping Reversal active all the time takes a lot of mental effort."

Lu Jin thought Qin Qi was keeping it active because he had only just learned it and found it novel. As his senior brother, he had to give Qin Qi a proper talking-to about such improper behavior.

"I'm not tired. It's fine if I keep it active all the time."

Thanks to Qin Qi's talent, Once Proven, Forever Proven, maintaining Threefold Reversal had already become a passive skill, just like Hamon.

Maintaining Hamon (Reversal) for long periods consumed other people's mental energy and focus, but not Qin Qi's. It had already become instinctive for him.

It was just like breathing, a completely instinctive act that took no mental effort at all.

"Hmph, hmph."

Lu Jin snorted a few times. He had thought the same thing back then, but he hadn't been able to keep it up for more than a few days. Still, never mind.

Being told a thousand times was no substitute for experiencing it once. Once the kid suffered a little, he would know he was wrong.

[You followed Lu Jin back to the Lu Family. After learning that you had nowhere to stay for the time being, he invited you to stay with the Lu Family.]

[Over the following days, you kept Reversal active while cultivating without interruption.]

[Because you already had exceptional control over and awareness of your physical body, and had also developed a new method of circulating Qi, you cultivated Reversal extremely quickly.]

[From the moment you began learning, it took you only seven days to complete the cultivation of your skin and flesh into Qi, formally completing the Reversal First Stage.]

[Next came the Qi transformation of your sinews, bones, and internal organs, the Reversal Second Stage. Before you began, Lu Jin came to you with a very serious expression.]

"Junior brother, your talent is the best I've ever seen, and you're the best suited to learning Reversal. But you still need to be careful when breaking through to the second stage."

"Unlike the first stage, where the worst that can happen if something goes wrong is a flesh wound, a mishap with the Reversal Second Stage would be serious."

"So be careful, careful, and more careful. Don't rush. Take it slowly, one step at a time."

Lu Jin looked at Qin Qi, who was still maintaining the First Reversal, and frowned. "Junior brother, your willpower really is strong."

"But this consumes a lot of mental energy. Before you attempt the second stage, you have to get yourself into peak condition."

"So release Reversal first and get some proper rest."

Lu Jin was a little surprised that Qin Qi had held out for so long, but he didn't pay it much mind and merely urged him to rest.

"I'm really not tired, but since you've said so, I'll release it."

Although Qin Qi's Threefold Reversal had become a passive skill, that didn't mean he couldn't release it. He deliberately released the First Reversal.

His skin, which had turned white, regained its original color.

"Junior brother, this joke isn't funny. Do you think I can't tell you're hiding the first stage's circulation?"

"Your skin isn't as white as before, but haven't you noticed it's still a little too fair?"

Lu Jin grabbed Qin Qi's hand. Threefold Reversal turned the skin white, but it wasn't always pale.

It only became that way when the technique was used at full power. Normally, the skin was just a little fairer. Zuo Ruotong had been the same back then.

"Looks like it worked."

Qin Qi looked at his arm. Just as he had thought, after maintaining Reversal for a long time, his body had begun to change as well.

Even with Reversal deactivated, his skin remained in a Qi-transformed state, but the transformation hadn't yet reached his flesh. His body still needed more time to adapt.

"Senior brother, you're holding my hand right now. Just check my pulse and you'll know whether I'm teasing you or being serious."

"I was born special. I learn everything quickly, and once I've learned something, I can't forget it."

Qin Qi spoke with a smile.

"Big words. Once you've learned something, you can't forget it? Don't tell me this is your normal state now."

"Back then..."

As Lu Jin spoke, he checked Qin Qi's pulse. His expression changed instantly. "Impossible! There's no flow of Qi. This... this can't be!"

In an instant, Lu Jin's expression turned grave and serious. He examined Qin Qi carefully and finally discovered that he really had released Reversal.

But that didn't explain how he looked now. Could it really be that his skin had simply gotten a little fairer?!

"Junior brother, forgive me!"

After saying that, Lu Jin gently ran a fingernail across Qin Qi's arm. The next second, the skin that should have been cut transformed directly into Qi.

"So this is what getting hurt under Threefold Reversal feels like."

Qin Qi felt no pain. What he felt was a portion of the Qi in his body separating from him.

But he could still control that portion of Qi. He clenched his fist slightly, and the Qi that had flown out immediately merged back into his body. The injury healed in an instant as well.

"Restoring myself this way consumes far less energy than cellular regeneration."

Qin Qi felt that his plan to become a health tank had taken another big step forward. Healing injuries with Reversal consumed far less energy than doing so with a physical body.

"Threefold Reversal... It really is Threefold Reversal! Without maintaining the Reversal state, the physical body can remain in Threefold Reversal!"

Lu Jin looked at Qin Qi and let go of his arm. His mouth was trembling, and so was his voice!! A great storm also rose in his heart!

This postscript is a little long, but it concerns something I have to explain, so please bear with me.

P.S. While looking up information, I came across the claim that maintaining Threefold Reversal for a long time makes people age rapidly, with the evidence being that Zuo Ruotong looked older than Zhang Jingqing.

But I don't think so. Consider the conversation Zuo Ruotong had when he was close to death.

Zuo Ruotong was speaking to Sichong then and asked why they didn't maintain Reversal for long periods. Sichong answered that he lacked the talent.

Zuo Ruotong said they could maintain it for days or months, so how could they lack talent? They simply got fed up after a long time and stopped maintaining it.

Zuo Ruotong then turned back and said that keeping this ball (the Reversal state) going for a long time would ultimately consume mental energy and focus. Now that the root had been dug out, he felt a kind of ease he had never known before.

To my understanding, maintaining it for a long time consumes mental energy and focus, much like being at work all the time.

Writing for long stretches, churning out ten thousand characters every day-you can do it, but it's exhausting. After a while, you get fed up and want to slack off.

It doesn't mean Reversal consumes life force or anything like that. It simply makes you tired, and ordinary people can release Reversal and rest.

But Zuo Ruotong had suffered a life-threatening injury while cultivating in his earlier years and had no choice but to keep it active all the time. That's like being forced to stay awake for a long time without being allowed to sleep.

The fatigue would keep accumulating, which is why he said he was tired. As for why he looked so old, I think it was mostly because his internal injuries were too severe.

The foundation of his life had been damaged, so he looked old, just as some people seem to age more than a decade after a serious illness.

The above is purely my personal opinion. If you disagree, feel free to discuss it in the comments.

Chapter 47: Lu Jin: Master, I've Seen the Future of the Three-One Sect!

"J-junior brother, th-this is the talent you were talking about?"

Lu Jin stared fixedly at Qin Qi as he asked.

"Yes, just a little talent."

Qin Qi didn't hide it. In a world where Innate Outsiders appeared so frequently, having a little talent was no big deal.

Hadn't he seen that girl from the Feng Family, who could travel through space from birth? Lu Linglong could control blood, too.

Weren't they all perfectly normal? So there was nothing worth hiding.

"No, it's different. This isn't a little talent. Junior brother, tell me, can you keep going? Can you continue advancing in Reversal?!"

Lu Jin looked at Qin Qi, an unprecedented light suddenly bursting forth in his eyes. An idea had occurred to him.

An unrealistic idea, but also something he had dreamed of for who knew how many years!

"Yes. Given time, I can continue. Reaching the third stage in the end might not be impossible either."

Qin Qi looked at Lu Jin. He could tell what the other man was thinking and gave him a straightforward answer.

"Good, good, good, junior brother!"

Lu Jin said "good" three times in a row. The future of the Three-One Sect was standing right before him, and the perfection of Threefold Reversal was right before his eyes!

Although Zuo Ruotong hadn't told them about the problem with Threefold Reversal back then, Lu Jin was no fool. He had also had dealings with Wu Gensheng.

After all these years, how could he not have thought of the reason his master had willingly gone to his death? He could think of it; he simply didn't want to believe it.

Threefold Reversal was an illusion. Who would want to believe that?

The path he had walked all his life was a dead end, and his master and fellow disciples had all been wrong. No one could accept that.

It was like working hard at a company all your life, believing that as long as you put in the effort, you would succeed.

But in the end, the company fired you because you were old, without giving a thought to how much effort you had put into it over the years.

At that moment, everything you had believed in would collapse. All your efforts would have been in vain.

"Junior brother, I'll help you keep going, step by step. I believe you can definitely take that final step!"

Lu Jin looked at Qin Qi. He would make sure Qin Qi kept going. He would prove to everyone that Threefold Reversal was real!

Whether through talent or hard work, as long as one person achieved it, that would show there was a chance. That was enough!

The rest could be left to those who came after!

"Senior brother, you're always telling me not to rush, but now you seem awfully impatient yourself. Don't get too hung up on it."

"Cultivation should be approached more calmly. There's no point in drilling into a dead end."

Seeing how excited Lu Jin was, Qin Qi offered him a word of advice.

"I understand, junior brother. I understand."

Lu Jin struggled to control his emotions. He gradually calmed down, forcing himself to settle, and began explaining the Threefold Reversal Second Stage to Qin Qi.

He described every step in detail, terrified of making a mistake or leaving something out. What should have taken an hour to explain-

He somehow stretched into an entire day. Even then, he was still asking questions.

"Junior brother, if there's anything you don't understand, ask me. Don't rush, take your time. As long as you work hard, you'll definitely succeed!"

Lu Jin spoke.

"Senior brother, I've learned it all. You've asked me thirty-five times now. Can you stop asking? I need to cultivate."

Qin Qi spoke.

"Yes, yes, yes, I understand. Oh, right, junior brother, this part should be done like this. You need to be careful..."

"Out. Get out."

Qin Qi threw Lu Jin straight out. He really couldn't stand it anymore. Lu Jin kept prattling on, making it impossible for him to cultivate.

"Senior brother, I'm going to cultivate. If you disturb me, I'll go snap, suffer a cultivation deviation, and die right in front of you. Believe me or not?"

Qin Qi could still sense Lu Jin's presence at the door, so he spoke.

"All right, all right, I'll go farther away. Junior brother, be cautious, cautious, and more cautious!"

After leaving him with that reminder, Lu Jin went away. He really was afraid of disturbing Qin Qi. If anything happened, the future of the Three-One Sect would be gone!

"Great-grandpa, why are you walking back and forth out here?"

When Lu Linglong came out for a stroll, she happened to see Lu Jin pacing back and forth. She went up to him and asked.

"Shh, don't talk."

Lu Jin hurriedly spoke. If this girl's loud voice disturbed his junior brother's cultivation, wouldn't that spell disaster?

If his junior brother went snap and died, the future of the Three-One Sect would be gone, and he might as well stop living too!

"Mmmph, mmmph."

Seeing her great-grandfather like that, Lu Linglong hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand, then used hand gestures to ask what had happened, acting extremely furtive.

Lu Jin didn't understand Lu Linglong's gestures. He only made a shushing gesture, telling her to stay quiet and not move.