From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The Celestial Master's Mansion's thunder magic has always been used for attack and destruction, to neutralize 'toxins' that have already entered the body.

If one is not careful, the poison may not destroy the body, but instead damage one's internal organs, which would be a real problem.

Gao Huan closed his eyes and circulated his Qi, causing a layer of green flames to ignite all over his body and gather in his abdomen. This continued for a while before stopping. His face was as cold as frost as he uttered two words: "Troublesome!"

As Jiang Liu drank his wine, he noticed Gao Huan's gaze falling on him. He knew that this guy probably knew his current state through a kind of aura-gazing ability, so he raised his hand and pressed on his abdomen.

The exquisite inner core of the relic rose from his abdomen to his mouth and was spat out.

In an instant.

The exotic fragrance filled the entire tent, causing everyone's internal organs to tremble, their vitality to surge, and their immune systems to operate at high speed, clearing away the "toxins".

"You've cultivated a 'Golden Core'?"

After being detoxified, Zhang Zhiwei felt completely relaxed, but his attention was focused on the tiny pill, about the size of a fingernail, that Jiang Liu was holding in his hand.

"The treasure I obtained after defeating a corpse demon, the Golden Stone Pill, is mainly used to stabilize the internal organs and revitalize the body, so as to prevent external evils from invading." After saying this, Jiang Liu put the exquisite inner core of the relic into his mouth, gulped it down.

"Thank you so much, President Jiang, for saving my life." Zhuge Yu hurriedly expressed his gratitude and vowed never to reveal that Jiang Liu possessed a Golden Stone Pill.

The oath of the Zhuge Liang lineage is trustworthy.

Gao Huan also swore not to tell anyone.

Jiang Liu nodded slightly.

After all, Gao Huan came from the Gao family, one of the four great families. Although he was a bit "rebellious," his character should be guaranteed.

However, the most crucial point is that Jiang Liu is now able to handle all kinds of challenges.

Dare to try and steal it?

Come one, kill one!

Let's get a pair, to make a complete set!

He wasn't intimidated at all!

If he threatens his relatives and friends—

He has ruthless methods at his disposal!

"Damn! Sure enough, my plan not to go back to the mountain was the right one. Staying on the mountain and just focusing on arduous cultivation would have caused me to miss out on so many opportunities."

Zhang Zhiwei sighed deeply. Seeing Jiang Liu drink another bottle of wine mouth-to-mouth, his eyes twitched involuntarily. He said, "Even if you are immune to all poisons, drinking like this will still put a burden on your body, right? After all, detoxification relies on stimulating the body's potential. If you lose too much, you can't make up for it."

"Just as you felt."

"what?"

Zhang Zhiwei was puzzled.

“‘Poison’ is alive.” Jiang Liu put down the empty wine bottle, let out a burp, and said this.

"What do you mean?"

"Literal meaning."

The so-called "Genesis" and "forbidden fruit of God" are actually a type of prokaryotic organism.

bacteria.

This bacterium is extremely special.

Once inside the human body, only the space inside the appendix is ​​suitable for this bacterium to survive. Once it becomes active, it can secrete a component similar to ethanol, and the gastrointestinal tract absorbs this component very efficiently!

Excessive consumption can affect the brain and alter sensory perception...

This will subsequently make the membranes between cells fragile...

As a result, it becomes difficult for a person to control their body.

When human cells are exposed to an alcohol-like environment for an extended period of time, and are in contact with air rather than being sealed, they will naturally ulcerate.

As alcohol-like components increase, the function of the appendix becomes unbalanced—the appendix may seem useless to the human body, but it actually plays a role in regulating the balance of the gut microbiota.

When extraordinary individuals cultivate Qi, unless they cultivate the "Six Treasures Immortal Thief" technique, which allows them to directly draw "life force" from the world to survive, their digestive system still needs the assistance of bacteria, no matter how profound their cultivation level is.

This is also proof of the harmonious unity between humanity and nature.

Removing the appendix won't significantly affect the balance of gut microbiota. After all, from a biological evolutionary perspective, this is an organ that the human body should have degenerated, but hasn't completely degenerated.

Humans are not the final stage of evolution from ancient apes. They are still evolving today, but the process is extremely slow. It will take hundreds of thousands of years before the "humans" of those hundreds of thousands of years later will have a significant genetic difference from the "humans" of today.

However, if the vermiform process remains in the human intestine and is infected by bacteria, it can cause an imbalance in the rest of the intestinal flora.

Therefore, after the body ulcerates, the intestinal flora becomes unbalanced, which can transmit a sensation to the brain that is as if thousands of worms are wriggling inside the body.

Then came the pain—

He eventually died.

This is almost identical to what the chameleon said about the effects of the poison after it takes effect when it threatened everyone.

Jiang Liu's excessive drinking of wine is akin to using the methods of a beastmaster to tame these bacteria.

Admittedly, he cannot yet observe prokaryotes outside the body, but independent bacterial communities that have entered the body, especially single bacterial communities gathered in the appendix, are relatively easy to observe through internal vision. He can add variables to gradually explore their habits, and then use Qi to control them, thereby taming them and making them his own.

Thanks to the methods of animal domesticators, the domestication of organisms is directly proportional to the complexity of the organism. Prokaryotes, for example, are the easiest to domesticate, and the key lies in observation.

Unlike the other mixed bacteria in the gut, this type of bacteria resides in the appendix, making it easier to observe.

If successful, the special bacteria located in his appendix will become an aid to his cultivation.

Because the alcohol-like substances they secrete during their life activities are not, in Jiang Liu's own perception, poisonous.

Contrary to the word "poison," it seems to be a substance that is extremely rich in nutrients and can be directly absorbed by the stomach and intestines!

However, precisely because they can be directly absorbed by the intestines, excessive secretion of their components can cause sensory dysfunction or even lead to a state similar to "being drunk".

Most people present were unable to control their digestive systems from absorbing nutrients.

These bacteria seem to thrive best in environments filled with alcohol. According to the chameleon theory, once the alcohol is gone, they should fully recover after seven days and then continuously secrete alcohol-like substances. Since they are located in the intestines, the secreted substances are directly absorbed, causing them to continue secreting. As a result, what was originally a beneficial substance becomes a death knell for the body.

This illustrates the principle that going too far is as bad as not going far enough!

However, as long as they can be tamed using the methods of a beastmaster, they can suppress their instinct to secrete alcohol-like components. Moreover, as bacteria, their mutation and evolution speed can far exceed that of other complex organisms. By slowly trying, they can be made to evolve into the form that Jiang Liu desires, and it won't take long.

# Chapter 301 Hearing about Nie Xiaoqian —

"So, this 'poison' is actually beneficial to people?"

Zhang Zhiwei didn't understand Western biology, but he grasped the gist of what Jiang Liu was saying, and then remarked, "Your studies are really a mixed bag."

"I learned from Lu Xun's philosophy: 'borrowing what is good'! If there's something good, we should naturally take it and use it!"

Jiang Liu chuckled and put down the wine bottle. "Moreover, my innate ability is special, and my energy is much stronger than that of ordinary people. Furthermore, don't tell me that the talisman path pioneered by your ancestors was something you figured out on your own without studying the abilities of any other innate extraordinary person."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei's mouth twitched.

There's really no way to refute that.

The various abilities of the acquired talismanic arts all rely on the closed-door development of their predecessors—

Then will the world still be dominated by ordinary people?

Moreover, all the major sects and families in the world of supernatural beings are actually following the concept of "borrowing". However, some families are short-sighted and only want to learn the skills of others completely; while some sects, especially Taoist and Buddhist sects, have a long-term vision and only learn the advantages of others and transform them into methods that are in line with their own cultivation philosophy, so as to make them one of their own methods.

There is an old saying:

All martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin.

Do you really think Shaolin created all martial arts in the world?

It's just that you can see the shadows of most external martial arts styles in Shaolin Kung Fu!

And all the martial arts in the world that emphasize internal cultivation and breath regulation can be seen in the disciples of the Xuanmen sect!

As for who is the cause and who is the effect—

In any case, at this stage, cause and effect has already become a less-than-perfect circle, and not many people will rack their brains over this point.

"gone."

Zhang Zhiwei stood up and bid farewell to Jiang Liu.

Rather than searching for the Bone-Illuminating Mirror and the meteorite later, he hoped to have a contest with Jiang Liu later to see how much progress he had made after balancing Yin and Yang.

"I cured you of the poison, aren't you even going to say thank you?" Jiang Liu said with a smile.

"Come on, we're practically family. Only outsiders should say thank you." Zhang Zhiwei turned around, grinned, and said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

After he left, Jiang Liu asked Zhuge Yu, "Senior, may I ask what purpose the smiling tiger was in finding the meteorite?"

"President Jiang, there's no need to be so polite."

Zhuge Yu was already fifty years old, but he dared not be presumptuous in front of Jiang Liu.

Although the world of supernatural beings does not value strength above all else, Jiang Liu, who stood before him, was none other than the president of the Confucian Association of Cultural Street. In terms of status, he was comparable to the current patriarch of the Wuhou Sect.

"Legend has it that the meteorite that foreshadowed the downfall of the Qin Dynasty broke into nine pieces. Eight of them were crafted into eight mirrors, and the remaining ninth piece was said to have the power to grant immortality. The First Emperor ordered alchemists to use it to refine an elixir of immortality, hoping that the Qin Dynasty would last for thousands of years."

"According to this rumor, the elixir of immortality was indeed refined and stored in the Qin Emperor's mausoleum..."

"However, because the First Emperor's Mausoleum is extremely dangerous, no one has been able to find it from ancient times to the present. Therefore, some emperors of different dynasties have also searched for the whereabouts of the ninth meteorite."

Lu Jin asked in confusion, "Wasn't he refined into an elixir of immortality? Isn't he inside the First Emperor's mausoleum?"

"Some of them are missing."

Zhuge Yu said, "To refine the elixir of metal and stone, it is impossible to succeed in one attempt. It needs to be cut into multiple parts. It is said that one of the parts, after several transfers, arrived in the Jiangzhe area."

After a moment of silence, Zhuge Yu asked the crowd, "Do you know any legends about 'Nie Xiaoqian'?"

"Who?"

Gao Huan was completely bewildered. "It sounds like a woman?"

"A Chinese Ghost Story?"

Hong Guniang and Lu Jin learned through their contact with Boss Cha that there was a play in Yue Opera called "A Chinese Ghost Story".

"Nie Xiaoqian from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?" Jiang Liu read a wide variety of books, and in his previous life he had also read several versions of A Chinese Ghost Story.