From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

About Lanruo Temple —

Only a small number of people knew that the destination was related to this.

Most of the extraordinary individuals present did not yet know the exact whereabouts of the Qin King's Bone-Illuminating Mirror and the Heavenly Star Meteorite. They would need to meet up with Smiling Tiger before he would be able to reveal the full details.

Zheng Zha's expression changed, and he hurriedly explained, "This is what we guessed. In Jinhua, the legend of A Chinese Ghost Story is the most famous!"

"Snapped!"

Zhan Lan sighed, seeing Zheng Zha caught in the trap of self-justification, and quickly interrupted him. But since she was the one who brought this up, she could only say to Jiang Liu herself: "Since you were so open with us before, then let's tell the truth too... But there are some things we can't say, or we'll die."

"Has it been placed under a restriction?"

It was Lu Jin who spoke.

Among the ancient Taoist scriptures found in Ping Mountain, there are contents about prohibitions. People who are placed under prohibitions cannot violate certain principles of action and speech, otherwise they will die and their Tao will be destroyed.

"Do they have such an ability?" Zheng Zha became curious. If the so-called restriction and the threat of "annihilation" from the main god are of the same type, then could they break the main god's control over them?

"Yes, brother, yes."

Jiang Liu smiled knowingly.

Zheng Zha: "..." Jiang Liu's mental state is a bit ahead of its time, isn't it?!

"Cough cough."

Jiang Liu cleared his throat and said, "There is a kind of 'virginity mark' that is engraved on a man's body. As a result, a man cannot get an erection normally before he meets his true love. If he is forced to get an erection due to the influence of 'manly nature,' it will be extremely painful."

Zheng Zha felt a sudden toothache upon hearing this.

Is there such a bizarre restriction in this "horror movie"?

What's the use?

That's disgusting!

Chu Xuan, however, became genuinely interested. He adjusted his glasses and asked, "What about verbal communication?"

"This might involve the secrets within the various sects, and it's generally related to 'Tongtian'," Jiang Liu said meaningfully.

"What is 'reaching the heavens'? Is it cultivation reaching the heavens?"

Although Chu Xuan knew that Jiang Liu was trying to mislead them, the other party was powerful, so following his lead would not cause any problems.

Without knowing the plot of this special "A Chinese Ghost Story" horror movie, treating the other party as an "NPC" to "guide the player" might be the best choice.

"It doesn't just refer to cultivation level, it's a realm. At least from my experience in cultivation, it can be summarized in four words: unity of heaven and man, able to use the power of nature to cast spells or cultivate." Jiang Liu stared at Chu Xuan for a while, then suddenly said, "Your body seems to have some problems, a congenital hidden illness?"

"You can tell that?"

Now, Chu Xuan's curiosity completely took over his mind, and even his calm eyes showed a slight ripple.

"I can only sense your emotional fluctuations... a slight imbalance. If it's not due to some strange cultivation method that caused a problem with your soul, it can only be a congenital ailment... according to Western terms—"

Jiang Liu's gaze fell on Smith, who was struggling to recover from his exhaustion. "It's probably a genetic problem."

"You understand genetics too?"

Chu Xuan became interested in Jiang Liu.

"China is at a critical juncture, with foreign powers eyeing it covetously and warlords carving up their own territories. As a cultivator, I am still living in the human world, so naturally I must learn some advanced Western scientific knowledge in order to make progress."

After saying that, Jiang Liu looked at Chu Xuan and said leisurely, "I admire Mr. Lu's 'borrowing' approach more. What about you?"

I largely agree.

Chu Xuan forced out an "ugly" smile.

Obvious.

Chu Xuan's soul is not the problem; from a spiritual perspective, he does possess emotions. However, due to a congenital genetic disorder, he is unable to secrete the corresponding hormones, thus preventing the normal expression of his emotions. Combined with his upbringing, this has resulted in a rather complex personality hidden deep within him…

in short.

In Jiang Liu's eyes, Chu Xuan's situation was similar to Li Muxuan's, except that Li Muxuan had a rather happy childhood and his innate genes were not problematic; he was just stubborn and had a bad temper.

Chu Xuan's problem is most likely a combination of innate genetic factors and acquired environmental factors!

As a result, he subjectively believed that he was a person without any emotions, nothing more.

"Then, I'd like to ask if there's a way to cure my genetic problems?" Chu Xuan regained his composure and humbly sought advice from Jiang Liu.

"Yes, brother, yes."

Jiang Liu livened up the atmosphere again.

Chu Xuan: "..."

This mental state—

It certainly exceeds what people in the Republic of China era should be like... Could it be that this horror movie has a lot of "comedic" elements?

# Chapter 321 Inside Out

"Cultivate until you can perceive the changes in the energy of heaven and earth, and thereby understand the relationship between yourself and heaven and earth. In theory, you can use the power of heaven and earth to refine yourself internally, thereby changing your innate defects."

Jiang Liu offered a solution: "I can sense that your soul actually possesses normal human emotions, but due to a congenital physical condition, you are unable to express them normally. Furthermore, you may have experienced some repression in your childhood, which leads you to maintain a rather indifferent attitude towards most things..."

Let me guess—

Do you also take your own life lightly?

Chu Xuan did not answer, but simply stared at Jiang Liu.

After Jiang Liu explained it to Zheng Zha, he finally understood why Chu Xuan had used him after Alien 1. Was this guy just looking to die?

"Damn it!"

Zheng Zha grabbed Chu Xuan by the collar and lifted him up, ignoring the strange looks from the other supernatural beings present, and demanded, "Answer me! Do you want to die? Tell me now!"

Jiang Liu watched this scene and became certain of one thing:

Zheng Zha is a very kind person.

Judging from the situation, it's highly likely that Chu Xuan's physical and psychological issues caused him to trick Zheng Zha once or multiple times to achieve some goal, which is why Zheng Zha didn't particularly like Chu Xuan. However, after learning from him that Chu Xuan might have other problems, he was still willing to lend a helping hand...

No wonder Zheng Zha is the captain!

In the world of infinite flow, the team members are all ordinary people at the beginning. It is impossible for them to reach the level of rationality like robots after experiencing one or two horror movies. A sentimental "good person" can gain the favor of the team members to various degrees.

After all, no matter how depressed a person is, when facing a life-or-death crisis, they will always need some spiritual support.

A sense of helplessness welled up in Chu Xuan's heart as he was being carried by Zheng Zha, but his face remained expressionless. Glancing at Jiang Liu's intrigued gaze, he realized that this situation was within Jiang Liu's expectations.

[The other party might actually be able to see my problem, and their thinking is extremely sharp. They should have already observed and understood most of the personalities of our group... This is Jiang Liu's test, and they've even taken Zheng Zha's personality into account... Emotions and the diversity of people are the aspects of my overall plan where I'm most likely to run into problems.]

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

Chu Xuan answered Zheng Zha's question.

This nonchalant attitude infuriated Zheng Zha, who raised a fist.

Zhang Jie quickly grabbed him and said, "If what this young brother Jiang said is true, hitting him won't do any good. He probably won't even feel any emotion because of the pain."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha, seething with anger, cursed "Chao!" and abandoned Chu Xuan, turning to Jiang Liu to ask, "Is there really a way to cure the hidden genetic disease? Even our master... our master behind us couldn't fix his problem."

"Have you ever heard of the theory of the five internal organs and the five emotions?" Jiang Liu looked at Chu Xuan.

"The theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine?"

Chu Xuan got up from the ground, expressionless. "The liver's emotion is anger, the heart's emotion is joy, the spleen's emotion is thought, the lungs' emotion is grief, and the kidneys' emotion is fear."

"It's good to know."

Jiang Liu nodded, then asked, "So, what does 'life' refer to?"

"life."

The answer was given by Zheng Zha.

Chu Xuan tacitly agreed, but was certain that Jiang Liu had a different understanding of the word "life".

Zhan Lan then said, "It doesn't just refer to life, but to the complete life system that a person possesses... Well, simply put, sex and life can be viewed separately, as well as soul and body?"

Zheng Zha, Zhang Jie, and the others weren't curious about Zhan Lan knowing these things, because Zhan Lan was a writer before entering the Main God Space.

"You can break it down however you like, but when it comes to cultivation, especially the cultivation of the righteous path, the two words 'life' and 'body' absolutely cannot be separated, otherwise there will be big problems."

That being said, Jiang Liu then changed the subject, saying, "However, for your convenience, it is also possible to define life and death separately."

'Sex' refers to the inner essence of life, or a kind of awakened nature, based on the spirit accumulated from a person's emotions and experiences.

To be honest, using only 'soul' to refer to sex is actually inaccurate.

The word 'fate' is quite simple; it refers to the life itself bestowed by destiny, or more colloquially, the physical body that our parents nurtured, enabling us to walk the world and experience all things.

The two are inseparable; together they constitute life.

At this point, Jiang Liu looked at Zhan Lan and praised, "As expected of Sister Lan who studied in the West, the term 'complete life system' is quite accurate. However, if we want to be even more accurate, we can add the word 'Zhou Tian' (circular energy system)."

The life cycle system.

The practice of cultivating Qi aims to emulate the natural circulation of Qi, which, according to Western science, should refer to the cycle within the food chain... In short, it's a cyclical process.

"What does this have to do with the Five Wills?" Chu Xuan asked.

"The five internal organs govern the five emotions, and the five internal organs are the masters of life. From the perspective of 'life,' if a person does not have the five internal organs, he or she cannot survive; from the perspective of 'nature,' if he or she does not have the five emotions, his or her mind and nature cannot exist."

Jiang Liu held up two fingers, "Cultivating the five internal organs is cultivating one's life force."

Anger, joy, thought, sorrow, and fear—these five emotions are present from the moment a child is born, simply because all five internal organs are complete.

There's an old saying: "What a child is at three, he will be at eighty."

I never understood the reason before, and just thought it was the experience of the elders. But later, I learned medicine from a Taoist priest named He Anxia who came down from the mountain, as well as Western medicine. Combining the two, I have a little idea: that is, before an infant grows to the age of three, he only has instinct and relies on these five emotions to perceive the outside world and accumulate primitive memories, that is, to receive information from the external environment.

When information accumulates to a certain extent, the five emotions of joy, anger, thought, sorrow, and fear stimulate the spirit, causing the brain to develop rapidly at this stage and form the initial vague consciousness.

In other words, which one or two of these five emotions an infant experiences before the age of three dominate will lay a certain foundation for their future personality.

"A peculiar theory," Chu Xuan mused.

"Inside Out?"