From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Disadvantages: Limited effects and attributes.

Taking internal energy cultivation as an example, if one can cultivate internal energy with special attributes, and wants to change the cultivation method, one must first discard the original internal energy, or transform the original internal energy, which is extremely troublesome.

However, Qi cultivation is different. It takes the five internal organs as its source and the eight extraordinary meridians as its root. It cultivates the nine orifices and connects the body through the microcosmic orbit. The different methods of Qi cultivation do not change the nature of the Qi in the body. The fundamental reason for the different external effects is that the Qi is processed and shaped into various elemental forms through the methods, rather than the Qi circulating in the body being tainted by the form of the corresponding methods.

Therefore!

Those who practice Qi cultivation can obtain the methods of others and, as long as they understand the content and change the way they circulate Qi, they can exert the corresponding effects.

After all, the essence of Qi cultivation is to refine one's life force!

"How can I improve my strength?" Zheng Zha asked impatiently.

“I have a general understanding of the situation. Your Qigong is actually a form of transformed Qi, and it also involves circulating Qi through the body, but you yourself do not understand cultivation.”

Jiang Liu said, "And the energy in your mind has an alchemical flavor to it... I don't know anything about the mutated bloodline of vampire viscounts, but it's probably similar to vampires, right?"

"You know about vampires?" Zhan Lan was surprised. Could it be that there were already rumors about vampires in China during the Republic of China era?

"Of course, I also worked with a member of the Shangqing Maoshan lineage known as 'One-Eyebrow Taoist' to fight a vampire."

Jiang Liu said in a very serious tone.

"I'd like to ask—"

Lu Renjia cautiously raised his hand, "Does that Taoist priest with one eyebrow look just like Lam Ching-ying?"

"Lam Ching-ying?"

Jiang Liu raised an eyebrow and casually said, "His surname is indeed Lin, but his given name is Lin Jiu, not Zheng Ying. However, he is quite famous in Renjia Town where he lives. He runs a charitable institution and is affectionately called 'Uncle Jiu' by the locals."

Lu Renjia's mouth dropped open: "There really is!"

Zheng Zha and his group were also astonished.

They wanted to complain, but didn't know where to begin—the protagonist of "Mr. Vampire" and "The Taoist Priest with One Eyebrow" is the same person, but they should be two different movies, right?

Has it been merged into one?

and so--

How many other "horror movie" plots are mixed in with this Republican-era version and Under One Person version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" horror film?

Only Chu Xuan remained calm and composed.

He was certain that the so-called "horror movies" were actually parallel worlds similar to Earth, rather than virtual, unreal scenes, so he didn't find anything wrong with multiple horror movies being mixed in the same world.

Conversely, if a "horror movie" world only experiences corresponding horror movie plots, then we really need to consider whether the "reality" Zheng Zha returned to after returning to the God Space from "Alien" was also a scene simulated by the God with his powerful computing power.

"Enough of the small talk, let's get back to the main topic."

Jiang Liu steered the conversation back to Zheng Zha, "The vampire energy in your head..."

"Vampire Energy!"

Zheng Zha corrected.

"Okay, vampire energy."

Jiang Liu decided to give Zheng Zha some face for this last bit of "stubbornness" and changed his words, "The existence form of this blood clan energy is related to the alchemy system. In order to make it work perfectly, it is necessary to build the corresponding alchemy array or magic circuit in the body."

"So, the reason why my current strength isn't being fully utilized isn't due to a lack of combat experience?"

Seeing Zheng Zha's bewildered expression, Jiang Liu suddenly felt a bit tired. After thinking for a while, he said, "It is somewhat related to combat skills, but your cultivation is indeed unsystematic."

In terms of Qigong, your internal strength is equivalent to someone who has cultivated for twenty to forty years, but you haven't even fully opened up the eight extraordinary meridians.

I don't understand vampire energy very well, but in terms of quantity, it's similar to your internal energy. However, like qigong, it's extremely rudimentary, with things like magic circuits and alchemical runes.

To use an analogy, like a flashlight, internal energy and vampire energy are just batteries to you, while the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and Magic Circuits are the paths and lines for transmitting electricity. And for this energy to manifest, a certain generating device is needed. A flashlight doesn't just need electricity to shine; it also needs a light bulb.

After Jiang Liu's explanation, Zheng Zha immediately understood: "My problem is that I have batteries, but no circuits or light bulbs?"

"The 'circuit' does exist, but you don't understand meridians and acupoints. It's basically just piling up energy, and the efficiency of utilizing internal force and vampire energy is very low," Jiang Liu joked.

"Do we have flashlights and batteries now?" Lu Renjia asked Qi Tengyi in a low voice.

"if not?"

The one who answered was Jiang Liu. He pointed to the tungsten filament lamp on the ceiling of the council hall and said, "Do you think that thing up there is lit by a match?"

But the fact that you asked this question confirms my suspicions further:

You come from a future world very similar to ours.

Lu Renjia was like a student caught daydreaming by the teacher, not daring to look Jiang Liu in the eye or say anything unrelated.

Seeing that he had shut his mouth and lowered his head, Jiang Liu didn't pay any more attention to him and turned his attention back to Zheng Zha, saying, "Lie down on the table and relax. I will be gentle and will definitely not hurt you, so don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha's chrysanthemum tightened, and he even tensed up, taking seven or eight steps back. He questioned, "What are you trying to do?"

Jiang Liu: "???"

“Zheng Zha, you’re thinking too much. Brother Jiang Liu was just stating a fact.” Zhan Lan covered her mouth. “This statement is perfectly normal in this day and age. It has no other meaning.”

normal?

Looking at Jiang Liu's ambiguous smile and recalling Jiang Liu's optimism that was beyond the reach of this era, Zheng Zha was certain that the other party was definitely not a decent person!

At least after Zhan Lan's reminder, the other party must have realized the other meaning behind what was just said!

Damn it! I'm starting to hate smart people!

Compared to Jiang Liu, Chu Xuan...

It's not that he can't accept it!

"Come here, what are you dawdling for? I want to use all of you as test subjects, or rather, to improve your combat capabilities."

Jiang Liu waved his hand, and an invisible magnetic field emerged, instantly covering Zheng Zha and pulling him to his side, placing him on the table.

"Telekinesis?"

Zheng Zha was startled, but then calmed down.

He chose to believe Jiang Liu.

Given their capabilities, killing them would be very easy. As for the "experiment" claim... exchanging qigong and vampire bloodlines from the Supreme God, isn't that also an experiment by the "Supreme God" on humanity?

The only difference now is that the object of the exchange has changed from the God's Light Orb to Jiang Liu himself, and the mode of desperately seeking reward points and side quests has been changed to being able to exchange for other valuable items, even in the current situation—

You can even buy on credit!

# Chapter 330 The Experiment is in Progress —

Why are you taking off your clothes?

Seeing Zheng Zha resigned to his fate and even begin to unbutton his clothes, Jiang Liu's forehead creased with annoyance. He then teased, "Could it be—"

No! Absolutely not!

Upon hearing that he didn't need to take off his clothes, Zheng Zha immediately buttoned them up, shaking his head hastily, but also puzzled, "When it comes to the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, you definitely need to find the acupoints, right? Can you find the corresponding acupoints without taking off your clothes?"

Have you ever heard of 'pulse diagnosis via a suspended thread'?

"My God!"

Amidst the gasps of the crowd, Zheng Zha looked up and glimpsed Jiang Liu raising one hand. Five transparent, tubular, long objects appeared on his five fingers, which then multiplied into ten, then a hundred, then a thousand. Hundreds of fine, transparent threads, thinner than a hair, entered Zheng Zha's chest and abdomen, covering his internal organs and propelling his internal energy through his coccyx, down his spine, up his occipital bone, and finally to his Niwan Palace.

That mass of vampire energy was located in the brain, forming a blood core.

To prevent the blood core from coming into contact with the internal force and triggering a series of chain reactions, Jiang Liu used his human magnetism to envelop the blood clan energy, separating it from the internal force.

After that, the internal energy came from the glabella, then went down to the chest, and finally returned to the lower abdomen.

So far!

The Ren and Du meridians are circulating smoothly!

[Mental threshold broken! Reward: 500 bonus points! Mental value increased by 50 points! Nerve reaction speed increased by 20 points!]

The moment Zheng Zha completed the Small Heavenly Circuit, he felt full of energy and heard the prompting voice of the main god, which made him overjoyed.

And the notification from the main god hasn't stopped yet!

[Received the cultivation technique "Refining Qi Small Heavenly Circuit" from the story character "Jiang Liu", worth one C-level side story and two thousand reward points!]

Effects: With persistence, it can continuously improve one's life cultivation, comprehensively enhancing speed, strength, defense, and spirit. In combat, it greatly enhances physical functions, allowing for sustained fighting for one hour! Full power burst lasts for ten minutes!

[This skill can be directly controlled and operated autonomously after fusion with intermediate-level Qigong. Does it cost 500 reward points to fuse with intermediate-level Qigong?]

"Fusion!"

Zheng Zha was overjoyed!

Immediately, Zheng Zha's original reward points were deducted by 500, allowing him to completely master this Lesser Heavenly Circuit technique.

Jiang Liu was slightly surprised to notice that Zheng Zha had begun to circulate his microcosmic orbit on his own. He thought that Zheng Zha had some talent for cultivation, so he combined the human and magnetic fields that had entered Zheng Zha's body and bound the blood clan energy in his head.

“Your Small Heavenly Circuit is now complete, and your internal energy is circulating. The next step is to deal with the vampire energy. I have two plans.”

Jiang Liu held up two fingers. "First, I have the ability to erase other people's superpowers into the most basic 'Qi Body' state."

The basic building blocks of your internal energy and vampire energy are also 'Qi'. However, we superhumans directly cultivate Qi, while your cultivation method first processes Qi into internal energy and vampire energy for cultivation. But these two energies conflict. If you haven't opened the microcosmic orbit, it's fine. But once you have, the internal energy will circulate through the brain and definitely react with the vampire energy, and it will most likely explode with a 'bang'.

Therefore, to prevent your death, I am now isolating the vampire energy from your circulating internal energy. The simplest way is to erase all the energy within you that has been influenced by that vampire bloodline.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha was stunned, his face instantly turning pale, and only one thought flashed through his mind: "The main god cheated me out of 500 reward points!"

Damn it!

How could there be such a hidden danger in the autonomous circulation of internal energy?

"Can even the bloodline bestowed by the main god be erased?" As the sound of deducting 10 reward points rang in his ears, Chu Xuan continued to do as he pleased. "Taoism's understanding of Qi and primordial Qi is that it is the origin of all things. It seems that the path of Qi cultivation does indeed point directly to the essence of life."

At this moment, Chu Xuan was completely convinced that the path of "Qi Refining" could potentially involve genes, or even more fundamental molecular and atomic levels, once it reached a high level.

For example, the creation of magical artifacts that Jiang Liu mentioned before.

This inevitably requires influencing the movement patterns of elemental metals with Qi, that is, at the atomic level...

“I have also studied Western medicine. Based on my observation, his so-called vampire bloodline seems to be just that mass of vampire energy. It does not involve the genetic level in Western biology. It should affect the whole body through the nerves. As long as the core is broken down into the most basic Qi, and the remaining vampire energy in the body is also broken down, his ability will be completely useless.”

Jiang Liu is aided by five gods, wielding the power of Yin to subdue Yang and elevate Yang. With his willpower and inner ape working together, he can break through any ability. Meanwhile, Zheng Zha possesses the bloodline of a vampire viscount—