From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

This is the first time.

So Zhang Dong went to the kitchen of the opera troupe to chop firewood and cut vegetables; Wei Shufen went to feed the Pleiades chickens; and Feng Tianyang did odd jobs for the other apprentices.

Zhao Pingshan and Zhao Tianhai, on the other hand, were much more comfortable. They returned to their original plan, bought a piece of wasteland near Yuhang, and planned to build a factory, recruit workers, and become big bosses.

Let's leave that aside for now.

Meanwhile, Wugensheng followed the river to West Lake - Xiaoyingzhou, and entered the square pavilion in the center - unlike the original pavilion which was just for tourists to rest, the square pavilion now has three stories high, just like a pavilion.

The top pavilion has plaques inscribed with "Donglang," "Nanshu," "Xiqing," and "Beichang" respectively, consistent with the old pavilion.

The middle floor houses a small library, open to the public free of charge, primarily for city literati to study classic works from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign.

Because it uses materials from the "Ling Cage" world, the sound insulation is excellent, so this floor is basically occupied by newspaper reporters from the city who want to write articles.

Lu Xun and others from Mingxin Academy often worked on simplifying Chinese characters at this location.

The bottom layer—

This was the place where Jiang Liu led Wugensheng into. The interior was completely empty, except for a giant, transparent, hollow pillar with a diameter of over five meters standing in the very center.

Jiang Liu stepped forward, pressed a button, and an elevator extended from below, followed by the opening of a door made of high-strength transparent material.

"Come in."

Having said that, Jiang Liu took the lead and stepped into it.

Wugensheng wasn't particularly fond of this seemingly fragile material, but he still mustered his courage and stepped inside.

Ding--

The door closed, and the platform where the two were located descended. After traveling about ten meters, Wugensheng saw the scene at the bottom of the lake through the transparent, high-strength material: pitch black.

Only when you look up can you see the light shining through the water.

Where are we going?

Wugensheng was a little uneasy, "Could it be that we're going to the underworld?"

"What's wrong? Don't want to erase your name from the Book of Life and Death?" Jiang Liu teased.

"Does the underworld really exist?"

Wugensheng, however, took it seriously.

"No."

Jiang Liu scoffed, "But we can build one."

"Build one?"

Wu Gensheng was puzzled and wanted to ask for clarification, but then he heard a "ding" sound.

The door opened.

Stepping outside, Wugensheng looked around and saw no lake water, but a man-made passageway with incandescent lights on both sides and overhead, illuminating the place as brightly as day.

Passing through the passage and arriving at the end, a steel gate about ten meters high came into Wugensheng's view.

Jiang Liu walked to the button on the left side of the steel gate, entered the password, and then looked at the scanner. After scanning, a somewhat stiff voice came out: [Identity confirmed! Welcome, President Jiang Liu!]

"Whoa! What is that? A magical artifact? A talking magical artifact?" Wugensheng was surprised and uncertain as he saw the steel gate open to both sides automatically.

"No, it's a product of technology."

Jiang Liu explained.

"Western science? It's really amazing that they can create something like this."

Upon hearing that it was a mechanical creation, Wugensheng was astonished and thought that he might have the opportunity to go abroad to see it someday.

China is vast, but the world is even larger.

If he could see a wider world, perhaps his insights would be enhanced, and he would be able to further verify the path he had learned.

Upon entering the gate, the interior space is spacious, semi-circular, and over 100 meters in diameter. The walls are constructed with metal and yin marrow to form unique energy circuits.

At the very center of the space is a platform, resembling a blooming lotus pedestal with 365 petals arranged in a celestial pattern.

Its material is forged from the bones of a king-level Devouring Beast, and the Golden Core Holy Embryo from the Hetu Luoshu is engraved at its center, which can distort space and traverse planes.

This lotus platform is both a ritual implement and a creation of human technology.

Leading Wugensheng onto the lotus platform, Jiang Liu moved his mind, and the 365 petals closed up, flowing together in one breath. The original stone material transformed into a state similar to crystal glass, with countless golden threads flowing within, just like the meridians of a human body pulsating.

Then, the lotus platform slowly rose, and an opening with a diameter of more than fifty meters opened at the top, just enough for the lotus platform to pass through.

Wave--

The petals bloomed, and the two finally arrived inside the incense burner.

Under Bai Yuekui's planning, Three Pools Mirroring the Moon was divided into three levels.

The bottom layer is used to build a device that transcends time and space.

The topmost level, that is, the top of the three stone towers that protrude from the water, also has an opening for water performances—as a cover.

Jiang Liu and Wugensheng are currently in the middle layer, inside the incense burner. The surrounding walls are covered with black metal plates, on which are inlaid rows and rows of marrow crystal coffins, each only the size of a palm, filling the entire space.

That is the Life Iteration System device!

And the "server" of the Illusory Realm!

Upon arriving at this place, Wugensheng had a similar feeling to that in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley, and exclaimed in surprise, "Is this a man-made energy field?"

He had some understanding of the concept of Qi (vital energy) when he was learning martial arts at Lingtai Fangcun.

"It's not man-made, but innate. However, it has been modified by humans to compensate for the innate with the acquired, moving towards a 'complete' state," Jiang Liu corrected, and then told Wu Gensheng the legend of the West Lake black carp.

"So why did you bring me here?"

Wugensheng could not understand his confusion.

"Didn't I say I'd put you in the furnace to refine you?" Jiang Liu said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"???"

Wugensheng was startled, but also relieved. "So you wanted me to hide here for a while? You should have said so earlier. I thought you were really going to throw me into the furnace to be tempered."

"Hiding for a while? Dream on! I don't support idlers!" Jiang Liu said, then waved his hand, and a cloud of sand, resembling stars, that had been floating above his head slowly descended.

The sand grains were small yet crystal clear, pulsating at a very peculiar frequency, and a blackfish was swimming among them.

"This is?"

Wugensheng was even more puzzled.

"This will be your job from now on."

Bai Yuekui walked over from the edge and explained the situation to him...

Chapter 1325 The Illusory Realm "Server" (Part 2)

"This job is really—"

Upon hearing everything, Wugensheng was somewhat at a loss.

It turns out that Jiang Liu used the Buddha's hair relic to entrust the spirit of this place. Although it was successful, the blackfish had a spirit and wanted to find a man to play with.

"absurd!"

After a moment of bewilderment, Wugensheng retorted angrily, "What do you take me for? I don't sell myself! Besides, you're asking a male to be with me?"

"Please, it's a spirit of aura, how can it have the gender of a normal living being? Male or female is just a matter of a thought, you can choose for yourself."

Jiang Liu introduced it in a very serious manner.

Am I focusing on gender?

Wugensheng was dumbfounded. He realized that Jiang Liu was indeed a master of feigning ignorance. He was furious. He squatted down on the ground, turned his head, and started to act like a child, "Anyway, I won't do it. Why don't you just slap me to death and consider it cleaning up the house?"

Seeing his shameless behavior, Jiang Liu was not angry, but comforted him, "I know you are already married, so I don't really want you to play with it."

Furthermore,

It doesn't even have a body; even if you wanted to do those kinds of things, it's impossible.

Wugensheng: "???"

"And with your charm, it's not impossible to persuade it to become your brother."

Jiang Liu further advised, "Furthermore, the dust it contains is the Buddha's hair relic, resembling dust and stars, left behind by Shakyamuni after his passing."

"Relics?"

Wugensheng raised an eyebrow. "You actually value this thing?"

"Relics are divided into two categories: physical relics and Dharma relics. The former are what remains after the Buddha's physical body is cremated, while the latter are the wisdom of the Dharma body."

Jiang Liu explained the classification of relics: "This Buddha's hair relic is a relic of his living body. Although it is an external object and not worth mentioning, when one cultivates to the level of Shakyamuni, the physical body has been completely transformed. What remains in the world is not worth worshipping, but rather studying and utilizing it."

"This is disrespectful to the Buddha!"

Wugensheng chuckled and teased.

"Wrong."

Jiang Liuyi replied with a smile, "It is precisely by making good use of this thing that I show the greatest respect to the Buddha."

"Alright, alright, I'll grant your wish!"

In the end, Wugensheng agreed.

Firstly.

He wouldn't actually act childish; that would be self-degradation.

Secondly.

Within this peculiar "incense burner," one can sense the rhythm of the Buddha's hair relic and assist in managing the life cycle system. It also allows one to enter the illusory realm to converse with the deceased in another space, learn about their past, and broaden one's knowledge.

of course.

It means you might have to endure the harassment from the spirits of the Qi Bureau.

This was also a training session that Jiang Liu arranged for Wugensheng.