From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

# Chapter 19 Zhou Sheng

In the blink of an eye, the seventh day had arrived.

Many people from various sects and families have already left.

"When the sun sets today and the gong sounds, Father, you will be considered to have withdrawn from Quanxing."

Jiang Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead and a smile appeared on his face.

During the seven days following the withdrawal ceremony, Wang Yaozu could only drink water and could not eat. Jiang Liu had to take the blame for his father, so he had no choice but to do the same.

If they still treat you well and provide for you, what kind of exit ceremony is that?

Fortunately, Jiang Liu's innate ability to become a god helped him quickly recover his Qi, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.

"Yes, after today, we will have to leave Quanxing."

Ghost Hand King sighed, his eyes misting over.

Do you miss the days when you were a member of Quanxing?

Before the ceremony began, Wang Yaozu thought he would succeed, but when the ceremony started, Jiang Liu helped him "pay for his father's debts," and when the final day truly arrived—

Wang Yaozu discovered that he didn't even feel a trace of nostalgia.

He became a member of the Quanxing sect, made a few friends, and went around having fun together, engaging in petty theft and other despicable acts. They seemed to be living a carefree life, but it was just like wasting time.

The days are over, and that's it; there's nothing to reminisce about.

Only the days he raised Jiang Liu are memories he can often recall.

Although the boy had his own little schemes and was hiding them from his father, he wasn't angry. On the contrary, this concealment made him feel that the boy was more like his own son.

Just then, a man walked up to Jiang Liu and dropped a copper coin from his waist, which landed in Jiang Liu's hand.

Before Jiang Liu could speak, the man exclaimed, "Hey! You stole my money!"

That exaggerated expression!

That terrible acting!

That outstretched tongue!

Jiang Liu was covered in black lines.

The various righteous figures who were watching were also stunned on the spot.

“Friends from Wudang, is there any need to resort to such tactics?” Jiang Liu sighed, knowing that this guy wanted to find a reason to fight him, so he slowly got up.

"You bastard! What are you doing? Come back here right now!"

On the Wudang side, the sect leader with a white beard shouted loudly, but his legs seemed to be filled with lead, and he couldn't move at all.

Ok!

It would be a miracle if he didn't agree!

In this world of supernatural beings, the older generation doesn't seem to be all that serious...

Jiang Liu pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands to the Wudang senior and said, "Senior of Wudang, please don't blame this friend. It was indeed my fault for taking his copper coin."

My master is an old thief, so I, the young one, am naturally a little thief too.

I also want to learn some Wudang Tai Chi.

Now, the young Taoist priest who had deliberately dropped the copper coin in front of him felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't stand on ceremony. After all, he had already achieved his goal, so he cupped his hands and said, "I am Zhou Sheng of Wudang."

Zhou Sheng?

Jiang Liu was secretly startled, never expecting to encounter someone who would comprehend one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, Feng Hou Qi Men, in the future.

Wudang is a Taoist sect, specializing in Tai Chi, but it must also have corresponding traditions in internal alchemy and talismans; otherwise, what kind of Taoist would it be?

Moreover, the goal of this Zhou Sheng's cultivation is to control the changes in the entire world—Wudang must also have cultivation methods related to sorcerers.

Not only Wudang, but almost all Buddhist and Taoist sects have it, but compared to the path of sorcerers, they tend to focus more on their own unique skills.

Taking Taoism as an example, it can be divided into two major schools: Quanzhen focuses on internal alchemy, while Zhengyi focuses on talismans. However, this does not mean that Zhengyi disciples do not have methods for internal alchemy, or that Quanzhen disciples do not know how to use talismans.

Wudang uses talismans and has methods of internal alchemy, but its most famous martial art is Wudang Tai Chi.

"please!"

Jiang Liu put away the copper coin, stood with his hands behind his back, and gestured for Zhou Sheng to make the first move.

"excuse me."

Knowing Jiang Liu's prowess, Zhou Sheng didn't hesitate. He took a step forward, his momentum like a fierce tiger, and tried to get close to Jiang Liu.

Their idea was simple.

He can control objects by reversing the eight directions, and naturally he can also control people. If you want to fight him, you must not keep your distance and must get close, otherwise he will have no chance at all.

Jiang Liu understood Zhou Sheng's idea, but instead of applying the Reversal of Eight Directions technique to him, he stimulated the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, which covered his entire body as if it were covered with a thin, white, transparent Qi membrane.

Bang!

As Zhou Sheng approached, Jiang Liu spread his five fingers and slammed them down on Zhou Sheng's head, as if covering the sky and the sun.

"I go!"

Before the palm even landed, Zhou Sheng keenly sensed the power of the palm wind and dared not take it head-on. He twisted his waist and turned his head to the side, narrowly dodging the blow.

At the same time, he closed in on Jiang Liu, focused his energy in his dantian, pulled his fist into his waist and hips, and then unleashed a powerful punch!

Tai Chi Power!

Block and strike!

Wudang Tai Chi combines the softness of Yin hands with the hardness of Yang hands, achieving a balance of softness and hardness. This allows it to evolve into countless types of force, making it virtually impossible to defend against.

Despite being struck by Zhou Sheng's hammer, the thin layer of magnetic film on Jiang Liu's surface did not break; it only produced a slight ripple.

Like a pebble thrown into a lake, it may create ripples, but it will eventually return to calm.

"Amazing!"

Seeing that Jiang Liu was unharmed, Zhou Sheng was overjoyed. "I thought you were just a high-level cultivator who wasn't good at close combat. I didn't expect you to be able to withstand my punch."

He felt as if he had struck a puddle of mud with that attack. The force dissipated at an alarming speed after entering the opponent's body, failing to damage their internal organs in the slightest.

Can something be used like this, turning it upside down in eight directions?

Long insight!

Zhang Jingqing, who was watching, said in surprise: "Although Ghost Hand King has mastered some techniques of reversing the eight directions, it is ultimately just a skill, and he only focuses on the appearance."

But this river flows inward!

This technique, which reverses the eight directions, was used in his hands to stabilize his eight extraordinary meridians and to regulate his internal organs. It was a method of cultivating both body and mind, rather than a technique for controlling objects.

be honest.

Based on this alone, Zhang Jingqing concluded that Jiang Liu was already capable of establishing his own school of thought!

Upon hearing this, Zuo Ruotong frowned. After all, he hadn't noticed this point before, and he inexplicably felt that the gap between the Sanyi Sect's heritage and that of Longhu Mountain seemed rather large...

At this moment, Jiang Liu in the arena did not answer Zhou Sheng, but instead used his magnetic field to sense the operation of the Tai Chi force carried in this blocking punch.

Softness and strength.

Jiang Liu had also studied Tai Chi in his previous life, and he also emphasized the balance of softness and strength. He found that it was quite different from the Wudang Tai Chi in the world of "Under One Person".

Wudang Tai Chi has countless variations in power, but it is ultimately based on Qi. Jiang Liu's previous life was in an extremely materialistic world where there was no such thing as "Qi" and one could not cultivate Qi. Tai Chi emphasizes the coordination of breathing and limbs rather than cultivating Qi.

Jiang Liu's understanding of Tai Chi is that the key lies in the five internal organs.

The word "hammer" refers to the force or power of a blow. Similarly, a person's body is formed by the five internal organs, from which vital energy arises. These five organs are the source of life and the foundation of vital energy, and are named the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

In short, it involves using breathing to regulate the lungs and internal organs, which in turn regulates the heart, spleen, liver, and kidneys, strengthening the internal organs, and then training the muscles and bones.

This world allows the cultivation of Qi, and Tai Chi also uses Qi as its foundation to unleash its power. In terms of combat alone—

Judging from what Zhou Sheng has shown so far, apart from his superhuman strength and speed, his movements are not even as nimble as an old Wudang Taoist priest that Jiang Liu met in his previous life.

Of course, those who practice Qi cultivation focus on nourishing their life force and don't engage in those fancy but superficial practices...

It's also possible that Zhou Sheng was still young and his skills were not yet refined...

However, Jiang Liu would not underestimate himself. After all, with the convenient power of "Qi", cultivators in this world might actually overlook certain details of cultivation concepts.

For example: harmony between man and nature.

Admittedly, the Taoist sects in this world also have related concepts, but judging from the comics he read in his previous life, it seems to be just a concept. In terms of cultivation, they still pay more attention to the two words "life and death," but few sects can truly combine cultivation with the unity of heaven and man.

Reaching the Heavens...

Perhaps it is related to the unity of man and nature.

After carefully sensing the intricacies of Tai Chi energy, Jiang Liu shook his head and chuckled.

"Ok?"

Zhou Sheng was startled and hurriedly gathered his Qi to guard against the force field that might come from all directions, but—

hum!

The ground beneath Zhou Sheng's feet suddenly shattered, and a white, transparent force field emerged like a bamboo shoot breaking through the mud, or like a slippery snake, coiling around Zhou Sheng's legs and feet, heading straight for his groin.

In an instant, Zhou Sheng's eyes widened in fury, all his vital energy dissipated, he clamped his legs together, trembling uncontrollably, and bit his lip, trying his best to keep from making a sound.

"Master Zhou, you flatter me."

Jiang Liu bowed and apologized.

Zhou Sheng pursed his lips and spat out a line of words through gritted teeth: "You actually pulled this stunt! You actually attacked my groin! How despicable!"

"It's not like I actually stole a copper coin from you." Jiang Liu didn't hold back and took out the copper coin that Zhou Sheng had "accidentally" dropped from his waist, tossing it up and down.

This is true.

After all, everyone witnessed Zhou Sheng deliberately throwing the copper coin into Jiang Liu's hand, so it's understandable that he was tricked during the battle.

"Cattle!"

Zhou Sheng knew he was in the wrong and had no choice but to give a thumbs up, but he still couldn't help asking, "What was that move just now? I've seen the 'Reversal of Eight Directions' move before. Even if Ghost Hand King had mastered it, it should only involve things like lifting, pulling, tugging, and pinching, right? But that move just now—"