From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"It's said that they're cooperating with the Five Great Immortals over there?" Jiang Liu had only heard of the practice of worshipping spirits and cooperating with them, but he didn't know the specifics.

Even if he knew the specifics, Jiang Liu would not use the means of "offering sacrifices" to others to gain power and ability.

Praying to gods and Buddhas?

It's better to take the lead yourself.

"That's generally true, but this Gao Huan is different. He doesn't worship spirits; instead, he traces back to the source, seeking the origin of the shamanic path: shamanic arts. Combining this with other methods of internal cultivation, he created his own cultivation technique..."

# Chapter 283 Jiang Liu in Gao Huan's Eyes

Shamanism?

Jiang Liu understood that "Chuma Xian" (出马仙) was actually a branch of shamanism, which, by incorporating rituals from Taoism and Buddhism, transformed from primitive sacrifice into worship.

In short, it's become more civilized.

Ultimately, however, they are all rooted in the fundamental concept of the "immortality of the soul."

According to the eldest son of the Lü family, Gao Huan, who had already won on the arena, practiced shamanism. However, he eliminated the cumbersome rituals of sacrifice and offering to the immortals, choosing instead to cultivate his own body and worship himself in order to ensure the immortality of his soul, rather than seeking cooperation with the immortals.

In shamanic practices, the soul is classified as: the life soul, the floating soul, and the reincarnated soul.

The vital soul is the foundation for maintaining life; the floating soul refers to the spiritual consciousness that can detach from the body. Judging from this description, Jiang Liu was surprised to find that the Quanzhen School's "exiting the Yang spirit" technique, that is, the technique of allowing the Yin spirit to detach from the body before truly graduating from sexual cultivation and reaching the realm of traveling thousands of miles in spirit, seems to be "exiting the floating soul" rather than the vital soul in shamanism.

The last reincarnated soul—

This is related to the shamanic concept of "the immortality of the soul," which refers to the idea that after a person dies, their soul will be reincarnated.

It must be said that this theory is a self-contained system, but it is somewhat primitive.

In the context of this world, the so-called "reincarnated soul" does not refer to the soul, but rather to the primordial energy. All things are transformed from this primordial energy, and after death they merge back into the world. Isn't this a cycle and reincarnation within nature?

The definitions of life soul and floating soul are also quite general.

Therefore, in Jiang Liu's view, Gao Huan's so-called "tracing back to the source" and pursuing the origin of shamanism may, in a sense, be a "historical regression" in the innovation of practices.

However, her choice to cultivate inner strength and worship her own soul is what truly represents innovation.

In reality, it's just like adding modern internal cultivation techniques to the most primitive shamanic arts, essentially opening up a new path.

Currently, she is the only one trying. If she fails, she will be nothing more than a ripple in the long river of history, disappearing without a trace.

and--

"Because of the attempts she made after becoming an apprentice, the older generation of the Gao family were somewhat dissatisfied. She was also capable, so she left the Gao family and her master, and traveled to the northern desert to find the roots of shamanism. Now she is heading south, probably because she has learned the essence of shamanism and is preparing to learn more about the methods of internal cultivation in order to perfect her own method."

After listening to Lü Ren's story, Jiang Liu exclaimed, "She's quite an extraordinary woman!"

at this time.

Gao Huan finished off his last opponent, exhaled a breath of stale air, the emerald green flames on his hands subsided, and a look of fatigue appeared in his eyes.

Because the technique was incomplete, although the flames could burn away the spiritual power and even the soul of others, they also placed a considerable burden on her.

Slightly out of breath, Gao Huan looked out of the arena, his eyes fixed on the two people below.

Zhang Zhiwei...

And the river!

Because shamanism is based on the "immortality of the soul," Gao Huan combined the method of internal cultivation of life with shamanism, which allowed him to observe the "reincarnated soul," that is, to judge the strength of a person's innate Qi.

In her eyes, Zhang Zhiwei was born with abundant innate Qi, like the sun setting on earth, dazzlingly bright;

And the river flows—

A spark of inspiration resides in the ancestral aperture, radiating great light!

It's not glaring at all; on the contrary, it's gentle and soothing!

Perhaps she had been watching for too long, because the Azure Dragon and White Dragon guarding the sincere spiritual light around the ancestral aperture sensed it and actually manifested in Gao Huan's eyes, frightening her so much that she unconsciously took a step back.

Jiang Liu sensed something and focused all his attention on Gao Huan, whose expression was slightly unnatural on the arena, lost in thought:

Did Gao Huan have a method similar to observing qi?

"That must be Jiang Liu, right?"

After stepping off the arena, Gao Huan took a deep breath, pondering the azure dragon and white dragon he had seen, quite puzzled.

Her master was Liao Hu Zi, but before becoming his disciple, he had already learned about the path of internal cultivation and was not very willing to spend time building a good relationship with an elf.

However, she did come to understand Ma Xian's methods.

But I've never seen anyone who cooperates with elves manage to nurture them within their ancestral aperture, and the spirits of those white dragons and green dragons contained not a trace of yin energy—

Even Liu Kunsheng is no match for him!

"Whoo~"

After calming down, Gao Huan comforted himself, "It's alright. This trip south is to communicate with the southern supernatural beings and complete my self-created techniques. Jiang Liu will definitely be my best opponent!"

at this time.

The members of the third group were chosen by the chameleon, including Jiang Liu.

So after Jiang Liu took the stage, Lu Jin, Hong Guniang, Zhao Qian, Boss Cha, Peng Qizi, and others immediately found all the locations where the gambling dens were set up and bet all their money on Jiang Liu.

"I am Jiang Liu, the young master of the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe and the president of the Confucian Association. I greet you all, seniors."

After taking the stage, Jiang Liu glanced at the nine people, confirmed that they were all extraordinary individuals, and bowed respectfully in one smooth motion.

These nine people also returned the gift.

The ceremony is over.

These nine people, both men and women, seemed to be of one mind, all targeting Jiang Liu.

Even though they had never witnessed Jiang Liu's strength when he "took the blame for his father" during the ceremony in which Ghost Hand King withdrew from Quanxing, his ability to establish the Caixi Opera Troupe and the Confucian Society in the past two years was enough to make them wary and want to take him down first.

These nine people each have different abilities.

Controlling objects, horizontal training, Wing Chun, fire control, manifesting the Yang spirit, Bagua Palm, dodging, the "hum" sound of exhaling, the "ha" sound of exhaling.

Unlike Zhang Zhiwei's overwhelming victory, Jiang Liu fought nine opponents single-handedly and managed to hold his own against them.

He raised his hand and flicked away the three steel needles of the manipulator, then pushed away the three practitioners of Henglian, Wing Chun, and Baguazhang. After that, he took a breath and blew it out, extinguishing the flames that were playing with fire.

These five people weren't particularly strong, but Jiang Liu had no grudge against them, so he was willing to give them some face and also learn about their techniques in controlling objects, external martial arts, Wing Chun, and Baguazhang, which would broaden his horizons.

But the abilities of the remaining four people were somewhat interesting to Jiang Liu.

The "hum-ha" sounds of exhaling and exhaling, and the "flash" sound.

The person who could manifest Yang spirit came from Quanzhen Sect. He was over thirty years old, and his body swayed unsteadily. A ghostly spirit appeared and crawled towards Jiang Liu's body.

Before Jiang Liu could even experience the attack power of this so-called "exiting the Yang spirit" but actually "exiting the Yin spirit" on his soul and spirit, the Azure Dragon and White Dragon guarding the Ancestral Aperture's sincere spiritual light felt offended. Their roars and hisses, the sounds of their spirits, directly shattered the man's Yin spirit.

Jiang Liu: "..."

Ok!

With the White Dragon and the Azure Flood Dragon present, unless someone can cultivate their spiritual power to the point of graduation, anyone who dares to harm him will be torn to pieces!

but--

Jiang Liu clenched his fist, extended his magnetic field, and fused the scattered Yin spirits together, then reinjected them into the body of the person who had manifested Yang spirit.

If this "Yang Spirit" truly dissipates, this person will become an idiot for a period of time.

In that instant, the two women who knew the art of exhaling qi surrounded Jiang Liu from the front and back. With each inhale, their chests expanded, mobilizing their innate qi, and they emitted a "humph" or "ha!"

# Chapter 284 Blowing Out Breath - The Greatest Sound is Silent

"Humph!"

"what!"

The two voices were like booming bells, and the moment they burst forth, they formed two white wisps that shot into the sky, so loud that the onlookers couldn't help but cover their ears, and many ordinary onlookers even became drowsy.

The others on the stage scattered, but they were still affected by the humming and hawing sounds. However, their condition seemed to be more serious than that of the ordinary people below the stage, and they fainted directly.

Only the woman with the ability to "time-dodge" managed to dodge it.

"That's the skill of blowing your breath!"

From the audience, Lu Jin exclaimed, "When I was at home, my father once told me that this skill could blast a person's soul out of their body."

"That's amazing?"

The girl in red standing to the side looked puzzled.

"I wouldn't say it's powerful, but this skill is specifically designed to target the soul." Lu Jin shook his head. "As long as one's life is secure, one can ignore this ability to exhale."

Lu Jin was surprised simply because it was the first time he had witnessed this ability firsthand.

What surprised him even more was that the people who had mastered this breathing technique were actually two beautiful and slender young women!

It's not that women are inferior to men, but the art of exhaling emphasizes lung capacity and endurance.

Generally speaking, men have much greater endurance and lung capacity than women, making them naturally more suited to practicing breathing exercises.

This is a physical advantage for men!

Women who practice this method usually have high noses, large nostrils, and thick, wide lips.

But the two women were not like that... Logically speaking, given that their natural physical condition was inferior to that of men, practicing the art of exhaling qi would require more time and effort.

At the age of sixteen or seventeen, it would be quite difficult to cultivate to a level that can generate such a large-scale shockwave.

"Could it be that they have stronger hearts and lungs?" Miss Red guessed.

"will not."

Lu Jin denied it, saying, "Although this is the foundation of practicing the breathing technique, the ability requires the use of the mouth and nose, and their mouths and noses are as delicate as yours, Sister Hong."

Implication:

Even if their hearts and lungs are stronger than those of ordinary superhumans, how can they blow their breath normally if their mouths and noses are not large?