From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Fuck off!"

Li Muxuan's face darkened; he absolutely could not accept this one point.

Despite their bickering, the two still carried the alchemy furnace together. Because the world was in turmoil, they dared not ask anyone to transport it and refused the carriage prepared by Chen Yulou. They planned to carry it back to Sanyi Gate on their own... as a form of exercise.

Um--

Both of them have a great deal of humor in their bones.

What is the Trinity Gate?

Red Girl interrupted, asking about the situation of the Sanyi Gate.

"You do not know?"

Li Muxuan stared wide-eyed as if he had heard something unbelievable, his face full of surprise and doubt, wondering if the girl in red was really an extraordinary person.

"The Moon Gate isn't very well-known among the ancient magic sects, and they don't usually get involved in the affairs of the supernatural world... We've only heard about things like the Quanxing demons causing trouble," Red Girl explained weakly, then asked loudly, "Is the Sanyi Gate very famous?"

"They are quite famous in the world of supernatural beings, but the disciples of Trinity rarely go out except for escort missions or family matters. It's normal that you haven't heard of them."

Jiang Liu spoke up for Hong Guniang, saying, "You can go up the mountain to see for yourself. Master Zuo is actually quite approachable. You can even join the Sanyi Sect if you pass his test. He likes your sincere nature."

Zuo Ruotong's test for accepting disciples can be summed up in one word:

Sincere.

Either show your true nature, or transform your pretense into reality, like Sun Wukong, and live honestly for seven years... If he could really reach that point, Jiang Liu estimated that he would be willing to become his disciple!

But Hong Guniang, with her fiery temper, killed the entire family of the wealthy and tyrannical man who wanted to force her to become his concubine.

So sincere!

# Chapter 171 Recent Developments at the Mortuary

Because they needed to move the alchemy furnace, Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, and Jiang Liu took turns, and it took them seven days to return to Renjia Town.

Passing by the mortuary, Jiang Liu went up and knocked on the door.

Boom boom boom!

Is anyone home?

"coming!"

Wen Cai opened the door, still with his usual honest and simple manner. Seeing that it was Jiang Liu, he exclaimed in surprise, "You're here again?"

Then, he caught sight of the girl in red, his eyes widened, and he ran up to her, asking, "And who is this beautiful young lady?"

"Just call her Red Girl."

Jiang Liu explained.

"Miss Hong, hello, my name is Wencai..." Wencai kept fawning over her, like a male dog in heat.

Hong Guniang's eyes twitched, showing some disdain for Wen Cai, but she still replied, "Hello, I am Hong Guniang, a successor of the Moon Sect, an ancient magic and magic school."

"Moon Gate? Then is there also a Sun Gate?" Wen Cai scratched his head and asked, following the question posed by the girl in red.

Red Girl: "..."

Is this person not quite right in the head?

"Is Uncle Jiu home?" Jiang Liu changed the subject and asked Wen Cai, "We've already resolved the troubles with Sister Jia Ting and Sister Ting Ting."

"trouble?"

Wencai was taken aback at first, then slapped his forehead, remembering that he and Qiusheng had heard their master talk about this matter after returning from delivering a message to Wudang. He quickly said, "Thank you for helping my junior sister."

After Ren Tingting became their junior, as time went on, they got to know her better and became a little self-conscious.

After all, they discovered that their thoughts were on completely different levels from Ren Tingting's.

Qiu Sheng was alright; he helped his aunt set up a stall and mind the shop, so he understood some business acumen and could exchange a few words with Ren Tingting. But Wen Cai and Ren Tingting couldn't even have a conversation on the same topic.

Furthermore, after becoming Lin Jiu's disciple, Ren Tingting obtained the method of Qi cultivation. No matter how busy she was, she would spend an hour every day cultivating, and even consult Lin Jiu in her spare time. She made rapid progress, and in just a few days, she had already cultivated Qi. In less than half a month, she was able to open up the Ren and Du meridians and truly enter the ranks of Qi cultivators!

The topics she could discuss with Qiusheng and Wencai were mainly about Qi cultivation.

However, Wencai and Qiusheng are only half-baked in this area. In fact, if Lin Jiu hadn't been urging them on, they would definitely have been inconsistent in their efforts.

However, after having an outstanding junior sister, the two of them have become more willing to work hard.

"No need to be polite, we are all practitioners."

Jiang Liu smiled and asked again, "Is Uncle Jiu home?"

"Not here, not here."

Wencai invited the four into the mortuary, poured them water, and then talked about Lin Jiu's whereabouts. "Because Master Ren died, and Junior Sister did not fully inherit the family business, the business in the town has declined a lot. A warlord came here before, and the people in the town said that there was going to be a war. Moreover, many people have recently fallen ill, and rumors have spread everywhere... The town mayor thought it was a feng shui problem, so he asked Master to take a look at the feng shui."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu secretly shook his head.

This is hardly a feng shui issue.

It's just that things have been unsettled lately, with zombies and warlords causing widespread panic.

Furthermore.

Humans can conquer nature. How many times has the natural order been altered by human intervention? Many barren mountains and rivers have been transformed into lush green landscapes by humans!

Unless it's a special aura created by human intervention, like Ping Mountain or the Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley, feng shui doesn't actually have a significant impact on the lives of local people.

However, the fact that so many people in the town are sick is indeed a bit suspicious...

"By the way, what's this? A stove?"

Wen Cai then noticed the alchemy furnace. He walked over and reached out to lift it, but it wouldn't budge. He exclaimed, "It's so heavy! How did you manage to lift it? You're amazing!"

"We came to see Uncle Jiu not only to visit him on our way back, but also because we hope he can help us figure out how to use this alchemy furnace," Jiang Liu explained.

"Oh~"

Wencai nodded. "Then let's wait for Master to return before we talk about it."

"Then I'll keep you in suspense."

Jiang Liu laughed.

"Stop nagging, stop nagging." Wencai chuckled and took out a chess set from the house, placing it on the stone table in the courtyard. "I'm bored watching the house all by myself. Ordinary people don't die, so they don't come to the mortuary. Even if they do, they won't stay long. I'm just worried about having no one to talk to. Qiusheng has to watch his aunt's shop... Hong, let's play chess!"

After a brief silence, Hong Guniang felt some "sympathy" for Wen Cai and said "okay," then started playing chess with him.

Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan watched from the sidelines, each taking a turn in a round, with the loser exiting the game.

When Jiang Liu and the others arrived, it was nine o'clock in the morning. Around eleven o'clock in the morning, a familiar voice came from outside the door: "Wen Cai has become quite useful. Even when I'm not home, he still opens the door and cleans."

It was Lin Jiu.

He stepped through the gate and saw a pill furnace. He was slightly taken aback, but when he saw the four people playing chess with Wen Cai, he realized that Jiang Liu and the others had returned.

"Have you resolved the problem?"

Lin Jiu exclaimed in delight.

"Uncle Nine." X3

The three turned around and raised their hands. The girl in red also clasped her hands and said, "Greetings, Senior Lin."

Who is this?

Lin Jiu was slightly puzzled.

"Senior, I am a successor of the Moon Gate. You can call me Miss Red." Miss Red introduced herself simply.

Upon hearing "Moon Gate," Lin Jiu clearly understood the situation. He gave the girl in red a deep look, then sighed and said, "It's best for superhumans not to attack ordinary people."

It's fine to deal with outlaw bandits, but it's different when it comes to the local gentry—

Even if the other party is rich but heartless, bullying men and women, it shouldn't be handled by the supernatural beings. If things escalate, it could very likely cause turmoil in the entire supernatural world.

“Ninth Uncle, Miss Hong was quite young and impulsive back then, but she’s much more restrained now,” Jiang Liu explained.

"Forget it, since she's with you, the chances of her going astray are slim."

Lin Jiu didn't bring it up again, but said to Hong Guniang, "No need to call me senior, it sounds too formal. We are all cultivators, just call me Uncle Jiu, it sounds more friendly."

"Ninth Uncle."

Upon hearing this, Miss Hong realized that this Taoist priest from the Shangqing Maoshan School was not so rigid, so she also called him Uncle Jiu.

Afterwards, Uncle Nine asked Jiang Liu and his group about their experience of going on the "archaeological" trip with Luo Laowai.

"You guys destroyed Ping Mountain?"

Upon hearing that Ping Mountain had collapsed, Lin Jiu stared in disbelief, looking Jiang Liu up and down, and asked suspiciously, "You really do have the strength to lift a mountain!"

"Uncle Jiu, please don't tease me. It wasn't us who caused it to collapse. It was the Unloading Ridge Warriors and Luo Laowai's men who dug out the Wengcheng, causing the quicksand underground to fill in and the rest of the space to become hollow. This caused the willpower of the Bottle Mountain to lose its balance, which led to the complete collapse of the already cracked Bottle Mountain."

Jiang Liu dared not acknowledge it and quickly changed the subject, pulling Lin Jiu to the alchemy furnace and asking him to show him how to use this magical artifact…

# Chapter 172 Inviting Uncle Nine to Inspect the Alchemy Furnace

“Magic artifacts are generally only usable by the creator. If others want to use someone else’s magic artifact, the first condition is that the original owner must be dead.”

As expected of someone from the Shangqing Maoshan Sect, Lin Jiu also possesses ample knowledge of magical artifacts.

"When a person dies, the lamp goes out and the vital energy dissipates, so the magical artifacts made for that person also lose their connection to the vital energy and become ownerless."

"But other extraordinary individuals can't just get their hands on the artifact and use it immediately; they also need to understand how to use the extraordinary abilities contained within it."

At this point, Lin Jiu asked the group, "Do you know how magical artifacts unleash their powers?"

"Master, I don't know."

Wencai was the first to answer, and he was very honest.

Immediately, Lin Jiu's face darkened, and he scolded, "I didn't ask you! Go, go cook! It's already midday! We have guests!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Cai went to the kitchen with a bitter face.