From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The Jiangzhe region is not located in an earthquake zone, and its mountains are mostly continuous, unlike Ping Mountain which stands out from the crowd. Even slight tremors can cause the mountains to crack or collapse.

To disrupt the natural balance of this place, one could rely on wind and rain erosion, which could take tens of thousands of years.

Since the emergence of humankind and the development of civilization, the number of individuals who have died or been injured can be measured in the millions, or even tens of millions!

Even if only a small portion manages to drift to the area where the Black Mountain is located, it would be enough for the Black Mountain Demon to withstand the backlash from its foresight…

"You must take one to deal with Xiaoqian." The young woman said this again, and her figure completely disappeared, leaving only three golden specks of light that slowly drifted into the little silt left in the Black Mountain and vanished.

When the ghost realm completely dissipated, the radiance of the earthly spiritual realm that had been suspended in front of the river seemed to be unable to adapt to the environment of the real world, and it continued to shrink.

Seeing that the black light was about to dissipate, Jiang Liu gritted his teeth and grabbed it—

Refined in an instant?

Do not!

As long as you have this idea, you can't succeed.

Only by not thinking about it, not dwelling on it, and relying solely on a spiritual connection to resonate with its instincts, can one gain control over it.

Nie Xiaoqian was able to refine the radiance of the Earth's spiritual realm in one go, probably because there were two consciousnesses within it: one was the Fairy Loli, and the other was the Black Mountain Demon, who happened to be in a certain state of fluctuation.

But Nie Xiaoqian was ultimately just a "ghost" and absolutely could not withstand the radiance of the spiritual realm. She was "killed" by Zheng Zha. Apart from the possibility that she was being reckless, she probably just wanted to use her death to exchange for the radiance of the spiritual realm of heaven.

Because Fairy Loli originally came from the Heavenly Palace, after she was possessed by Xiaoqian and became Nie Xiaoqian, at the moment she was killed by Zheng Zha, her pure consciousness was very likely to be drawn by the radiance of the Heavenly Spiritual Realm. As long as that consciousness is controlled, it is possible to pull out the radiance of the Heavenly Spiritual Realm.

Or rather, by leveraging the radiance of the Earth's spiritual realm that they had taken the lead in controlling, they replaced the radiance of the Heaven's spiritual realm, thereby overthrowing the Great Black Mountain.

Furthermore, because Beiguo County and Nanwu Temple are naturally formed, representing a north-south opposition and a balance of yin and yang, if the energy flow of Nanwu Temple in the north is disrupted, the energy flow of the Beiguo County area in the south will take shape...

# Chapter 382 Houtu

"go!"

"Go to Beiguo!"

After absorbing the spiritual radiance of the earth into his body, Jiang Liu stopped worrying and thinking about it. He simply relied on the sincerity of his ancestral aperture to resonate with everyone and said...

"Aren't you going to refine it first?"

Zheng Zha, having regained some strength, exclaimed in surprise.

"No need, or rather, it's similar to eating normally, relying only on instinct. If you eat and keep thinking about how to digest the food, it will actually cause indigestion."

The process of mastering the radiance of the spiritual realm is similar.

If you keep thinking about this, even if you have extraordinary cultivation, you can only watch helplessly as the ball of light gradually fades away until it disappears completely.

As for whether I will succeed in the end, that depends on fate. Even if I fail, I will have to go back into the Ghost Realm and fight that Black Mountain Demon again.

After saying that, Jiang Liu called out to Zhang Zhiwei and quickly ran towards the Beiguo County area.

Zhao Yingkong followed suit.

When Zheng Zha tried to catch up, Chu Xuan stopped him.

"What's the matter?"

Zheng Zha was puzzled.

"Namo Temple is Lanruo Temple, and our mission is to destroy Lanruo Temple."

The implication is that they are trying to destroy the Namo Temple in front of them.

"Is it that easy?"

Zheng Zha didn't believe that success could be achieved so easily.

"It wouldn't hurt to give it a try."

Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses.

Seeing that Zhan Lan, Zhang Jie, and Qi Teng were somewhat tempted, Zheng Zha had no choice but to set fire to the Nanwu Temple.

A short while later.

Flames soared into the sky, and the heat was scorching.

By this time, the sun had already set, and the burning temple naturally attracted Taoist priests and monks like Rusong who were investigating the feng shui. Seeing that Nanwu Temple was on fire, they all sighed in surprise:

"It's over."

"The Ghost Realm is gone!"

"Have you found the celestial meteorite and the Qin King's Bone-Illuminating Mirror?"

"What about Jiang Liu and Zhang Zhiwei?"

"..."

Faced with the commotion of the monks and Taoists, Zheng Zha was a bit overwhelmed, but he could only patiently explain to them one by one.

Zheng Zha breathed a sigh of relief after the monks and Taoists rushed to Beiguo County.

Looking at the raging flames of the Nanwu Temple, he said to Chu Xuan, "It seems that won't work."

"That won't work."

Chu Xuan remained calm and composed, saying, "Experiments always fail sometimes."

But it could also be because it wasn't completely burned.

Someone needs to be here waiting.

Zheng Zha frowned, suspecting that Chu Xuan was up to no good, but neither of them knew how the plot would develop. Letting the newcomer stay here might be a good choice.

So he said, "Alright, what about Qi Tengyi, and Lu Ren... Lu Renjia?"

He then realized that Lu Renjia was missing.

Did he stay in the Ghost Realm?

"He ambushed me!" Qi Tengyi, having subdued Lu Renjia, recounted in detail how he, together with the White Lady, twisted the will of the Fairy Lolita.

Damn it!

Zheng Zha clenched his fists.

Do you hate Lu Renjia?

If he didn't hate him, then Zheng Zha was just being hypocritical! But he hadn't lost his mind; he knew that Lu Renjia was simply being controlled by that "Xiaoqian."

"Damn it! Which idiot director came up with this plot? Xiaoqian and the Black Mountain Demon are the same person? I'll fuck your mother!" Zheng Zha roared to the sky.

"I'll stay and look after Qi Tengyi."

Zhang Jie volunteered and said to Zheng Zha with a smile, "Anyway, I haven't strengthened myself much. If I go with you guys, I might even hold you back."

Besides, according to Jiang Liu, we've all lost our 'past'... In a movie, that would be like 'Final Destination'.

There's an open space here. Qi Teng and I will stay here. As long as we keep our distance from the burning Namo Temple and pay attention to the wind direction, our safety will be guaranteed.

If we went to Namo-ji Temple together, and a large tree that was being eaten by termites suddenly fell on our heads—

"I can't take it."

Only after Zhang Jie reminded him did Zheng Zha realize that those who could enter the Ghost Realm had severed their "past," were no longer tolerated by the entire world, and were on the "Death God's" list.

For weaker individuals like Qi Tengyi and Zhang Jie, going to the Ghost Realm would be dangerous; it's better to stay in the open space outside the Nanwu Temple.

"Well!"

Having experienced the incident of killing Fairy Lolita with his own hands, Zheng Zha had matured quite a bit. He also saw that Zhang Jie was hiding something, but he knew that the other party would not harm them, so he chose to trust him and took on the role of the captain, saying, "Zhang Jie, Qi Tengyi, you stay here and be careful!"

Others!

Come with me!

"Yes, Captain!"

Zhan Lan stood at attention with a serious expression and stuck out her tongue, slightly lightening the tense atmosphere.

Zero also said, "You're in charge, Captain."

Chu Xuan didn't speak, but nodded slightly in a way that was barely perceptible to the naked eye, which could be considered as acknowledging his status as the temporary team leader.

In his view, Zheng Zha's willingness to make amends for his mistakes and personally kill "Nie Xiaoqian" already made him a qualified captain...

···

"It really has disappeared!"

Having traveled about five kilometers with the river, Zhang Zhiwei climbed to the top of a cliff in the winding mountain range that separates Beiguo County from Nanwu Temple. Looking south, he could not see Beiguo County by the moonlight.

The people and other strange individuals in and around Beiguo County also disappeared without a trace.

"The energy flow is truly wondrous. With human intervention, it can actually shift back and forth between Yin and Yang realms... When I was cultivating on the mountain, I really should have studied the magic of sorcerers more thoroughly."

Zhang Zhiwei somewhat regretted that when he was studying at the Celestial Master's Mansion, he only practiced the Golden Light Mantra, Thunder Magic, and Talismans, without learning about other methods in detail.

If he knew the methods of a sorcerer, and not just understood them, perhaps he wouldn't be in such a passive position.

As Jiang Liu was perceiving the direction of this yin-yang energy pattern by relying on the Dharma image talisman and the four-character formula of "observation, listening, questioning, and palpation," his mind trembled, and his consciousness immediately sank into it.

Within the space that corresponded to the six internal organs of the external world, a ball of black light was born.

It was the radiance of the spiritual realm of the earth!

With a thought, as if a divine blessing had arrived, Jiang Liu once again detached a portion of his spirit and soul, merging it into the form, which unexpectedly gave birth to a female deity. She was:

He wore a purple-gold imperial crown, a robe embroidered with mountains and rivers, and a bright red brocade jacket over it.

She has a beautiful appearance, and is dignified and kind.

It is none other than the Empress Earth God, who upholds Heaven's laws, embodies profound virtue, and glorifies the land!

Houtu, the unifier of all the gods of the earth!

It possesses the power of Yin and Yang to give birth, holds the beauty of mountains and rivers, and contains the magnificence of all things!

From the moment of its birth, the goddess Houtu made Jiang Liu's life much easier. Unlike the mindless monkey, the willful horse, the golden god, the wooden mother, and the yellow old woman, Houtu smiled slightly at Jiang Liu and drew six beams of light, which formed a close connection with the six internal organs in his body. This helped Jiang Liu to instinctively perceive the six energies of heaven and earth and incorporate them into his own power.

When combined with the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, one can vaguely refine a wisp of innate Qi to replenish one's own consumption.