From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Pingping remained silent for a moment, then asked, "After Brother Yuanjue completes this journey to the West, will he also fight against the Heavenly Court?"

“To bring about change, it is not enough to merely spread one’s own way; one must also cause the world to be turned upside down.” Jiang Liu smiled slightly, and seeing the silence, he changed the subject, saying, “Go to sleep, for tomorrow we still need to deliver this Black Gold Pill to the King.”

Silent all night.

The next morning.

Outside the meeting hall, envoys and officials sent by the king knelt on the ground, saying, "Our king has ordered us to kneel here and wait for a long time, please ask Master Zhu to bestow medicine."

Pigsy walked up to the officials with his head held high and took out a small wooden box.

The leading official took it, opened it, and saw a jet-black pill, smooth and shiny. He was quite surprised, but still asked, "What is the name of this medicine? We need to tell His Majesty."

"Five hundred years ago, my eldest brother also refined a pill for the king of Zhu Zi Kingdom, called the Black Gold Pill. This pill should also be called the Black Gold Pill, right?" Bajie patted his belly and laughed heartily.

"Black Gold Pill!"

The official exclaimed in surprise and asked Pigsy, "Are you the Pigsy Monk from five hundred years ago?"

"Exactly!"

Bajie didn't hide anything and pointed at Jiang Liu, saying, "This one is actually the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who descended to the mortal realm to cultivate again. However, this time he won't protect Tang Sanzang; instead, he'll go on his own to retrieve the scriptures."

The successful refinement of this Black Gold Pill was also due to his efforts!

The officials and envoys were astonished. They carefully examined the appearances of Bajie and Jiang Liu and found that they were exactly the same as the Elder Zhu Bajie and Elder Sun Wukong in the 500-year-old shadow god painting in their homes.

"I wonder if this medicine requires a medicinal guide?"

The official holding the medicine bowed to Jiang Liu and inquired about the medicinal ingredients.

Jiang Liu smiled and said, "There are two kinds of medicinal ingredients, one is a divine treasure, and the other is an ordinary one."

What is this divine treasure?

"There are six divine treasures."

Jiang Liu cleared his throat and said with a smile, "I need three feet of cordyceps whiskers, nine feet of white ivory, the placenta of the Jade Emperor's birth mother, morning dew from Mars, three drops of Nuwa's saliva, and eight ribs from a Western saint named Adam."

"Decoct these six ingredients into a soup and take this medicine with it; your king's worries will be cured immediately."

"hiss--"

The envoys and officials all felt a chill run down their spines and said in unison, "Where can we find such a divine object? We beg the Venerable Master to have mercy and tell us about an ordinary one."

“Ordinary products are simple; all you need is water,” Jiang Liu said.

“We know that ‘rootless water’ is rainwater that hasn’t yet reached the ground, but we don’t know what ‘water with roots’ is?” the official asked, puzzled.

"Dig three zhang into the ground to make a well, and the first spring to gush out is the water with roots."

Jiang Liu explained, "The king five hundred years ago suffered from indigestion, which is why he needed to use water that fell from the sky to clear his blockage."

But this king has intestinal worms, how can he drink water from a rootless place?

It needs water with roots, carrying some earthy scent, to draw the insect downwards, only then can it succeed.

It's only because ordinary well water and river water are polluted that we need to dig a new well so that the first spring of clear water won't upset our stomachs!

The messengers and officials, seeing that he spoke so logically and with such evidence, all believed him without a doubt and returned to report to the king.

The king believed him and hurriedly summoned people to dig a well in the royal garden. They drew the first drop of clear spring water, swallowed it as medicine, and initially felt refreshed. However, he then experienced abdominal pain and rushed to the toilet. When he emerged, he was refreshed, with a rosy complexion, and showed no signs of illness whatsoever…

Chapter 1541 The Journey to the West Through Nine Kingdoms, or the Nine Apertures

The king recovered from his illness.

Overjoyed.

He hurriedly ordered his men to invite Jiang Liu and his group from the same hall, served them tea and expressed his gratitude, saying, "I was able to be cured by the medicine thanks to the seven elders. I will build a temple for them to worship later."

As the ancients said, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu chuckled and drank tea with Bajie and the others. He then said, “We cultivators drink dew in the morning and receive starlight in the evening. If we need food, a cup of tea and a meal are enough. Why do we need incense offerings?”

If someone wants to make offerings to them, they are definitely not a deity or Buddha, but a demon.

Your Majesty should keep your eyes open in the future, otherwise—

"There might be worms in my stomach."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

The king quickly agreed, but also became more convinced of Jiang Liu and the others.

Although many of them looked strange, they actually cured him and even offered him kind advice.

Upon closer reflection, if deities and saints were to punish mortals for not worshipping them or for uttering a single slanderous remark, would they still be deities and saints?

It must be a demon or monster!

With this in mind, the king served tea to Jiang Liu and his entourage again.

Tea time is over.

The king then brought up another matter, saying, “Seven monks, you do not know that there is a Pansiling Ridge to the west of my capital, and on the ridge there is a large Zhu family compound, whose people make a living by weaving cloth.”

Its fabric is called Jiangzhen yarn, and it is indeed gorgeous. Even the clothes I wear are made of Jiangzhen yarn.

Little did I expect that the two shop owners of the Zhu family's shop in my capital were actually demons in human form!

Jiang Liu put down his teacup and smiled at the king, saying, "Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, how can you beat around the bush? It's improper. Speak frankly. We cultivators only seek the truth."

Upon hearing this, the king suddenly realized and said, "I suspect that the people in the Zhu family compound are also monsters."

"So that's what it is."

Jiang Liu knew perfectly well what was going on, and smiled, "Since His Majesty had already suspected something, he must have sent people to investigate, but there was no news, right?"

"Amazing!"

The king exclaimed in surprise.

It turned out that the male weavers in the city went to explore in the mountains, but they disappeared without a trace. Later, someone reported this to the king.

Although the king was muddle-headed, he was not the type to indulge in debauchery. Naturally, he sent troops to investigate the Zhu family compound on the ridge, but they never heard from them again.

Later, a courtier advised that the people in the Zhu family compound were all mountain spirits, and there were so many of them that ordinary people could not defeat them, so the matter was dropped.

"Oh? Has Your Majesty consulted a Taoist priest?"

Jiang Liu asked with a smile.

"Of course I have asked."

When the topic of hiring a Taoist priest came up, the king's face was full of bitterness. "It's just that all the Taoist priests in the Zhu Zi Kingdom area are connected with the Huang Hua Temple in the west."

I've heard that the abbot of Huanghua Temple is related to the Zhu family and they're in cahoots. That's why the Taoist priests I've invited only take money and don't actually help me solve any problems!

“I also know the abbot of Huanghua Temple.”

Bajie said, "He's a centipede that has become a demon. Back when I traveled west with my master, I drank a cup of his poisoned tea and almost ended up in the underworld. He's a monster who's not human!"

"No wonder that Taoist priest offered the insect eggs as a celestial elixir!"

The king cried out, "So it turns out that our Taoist priests have colluded with demons!"

In a short time.

All the civil and military officials present cursed the Zhu Family Compound and the Huanghua Temple, but none of them were willing to volunteer to lead troops to wipe them out.

after all--

How can an ordinary person defeat a demon?

We still need to see a Buddhist monk!

"With such incompetent civil and military officials, and an unwise king, how has the dynasty continued to this day?"

Seeing that these people were either surprised or panicked, none of them remained calm, Pingping was slightly curious and asked Jiang Liu in a low voice.

Jiang Liu also knew that the ruler and his ministers of this country were all incompetent. The only reason that the Zhu Zi Kingdom had been able to continue to this day was because the nine kingdoms along this westward route were located in a uniquely advantageous geographical location, which was exactly in line with the nine orifices of heaven and earth.

Apart from the Kingdom of Jisa, which corresponds to the Yang Aperture, the Kingdom of Shituo, which corresponds to the Zhonggong Aperture, and the Kingdom of Mie (Qin), which corresponds to the Yin Aperture, all of which correspond to the Dao of refining essence into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, and refining spirit into emptiness of heaven and earth and will be destroyed due to various accidents, the other six kingdoms can survive for a long time.

What solution?

The nine orifices of the human body correspond to the nine orifices of heaven and earth.

The lower Dantian = the kingdom of Baoxiang, the middle Dantian = the kingdom of Bhikkhu, and the upper Dantian = the kingdom of Zhuzi.

Tail Pass = Wuji Kingdom, Spine Pass = Chechi Kingdom, Jade Pillow Pass = Daughter Kingdom.

Yin aperture = Destroy France, Yang aperture = Sasa Kingdom, Zhonggong aperture = Lion Camel Kingdom.

Among them, the three front fields and the three back gates are the necessary passages to be passed in the circulation of Qi, while the three middle gates are different. They are the key to building the sacred embryo system of refining essence into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Dao. They are also the key to severing the three corpses, eliminating the six thieves, and destroying the nine worms.

Therefore.

During the circulation of Qi throughout the body, among the nine orifices, apart from the Jiaji point among the three back points which may be unable to complete the circulation due to Qi not being able to ascend, the three middle orifices encounter the most difficulties in cultivation.

This primordial world was created by Jiang Liu's primordial spirit. The key points of the Zhou Qi Bureau correspond to his nine orifices. The kingdom established by these nine orifices is also affected by the Qi Bureau.

Therefore.

The reason why the Kingdom of Zhu Zi has survived to this day is not because its kings were enlightened, but because the country is located at the upper dantian of the human body, which corresponds to the heaven and earth.

of course.

Not every nation can rest easy simply by establishing itself at the Three Fields in front and the Three Passes behind.

On spiritual practice.

If a person is lazy and negligent, the cycle of Qi will be disrupted, and disaster will surely follow.

Looking at reality, if the ruler is not wise, then evil forces will surely come to take over!

"So that's how it is. The position of the Great Man of Heaven and Earth is occupied by the founding emperor of the Kingdom of Zhu Zi."

Upon hearing the reason, Pingping suddenly understood. Bajie, Bajing, Huyuan, Hujue, and Liangluzhen also overheard this and gained a deeper understanding of cultivation. They also roughly understood why Jiang Liu had left behind talismanic records for various countries along his journey…

Just then.

The king looked apprehensive and asked Jiang Liu, "Besides healing the sick, can you exorcise demons? If you can help me destroy the evil spirits on the mountain, I am willing to share the kingdom with you!"

"Alright! It's that same thing again!"