From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Throughout history, rulers, including leaders of various factions, did not need to be virtuous and talented, or skilled in both literature and martial arts; as long as they knew how to use people, that was enough.

This is the fundamental reason for Xiang Yu's defeat!

Yu's divine prowess is unparalleled throughout the ages!

But so what?

His inability to use people effectively, favoring sycophants while alienating virtuous ministers, was the root cause of his downfall. It just so happened that he was an extraordinary person, which made him a target for those with ulterior motives!

Furthermore.

Even extraordinary people need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves; they are not immortals who can live on air. As long as they have requests from others, no matter how many people they need, it doesn't matter. Most of them are reasonable and know that only a stable and orderly environment can provide a better life.

Therefore.

Historically, the persecution of Buddhism and Taoism only targeted restless monks and Taoist priests who sought to establish rule, not the entire group of "eccentric individuals."

However, since Taoists and monks make up the majority of the supernatural world, and the two major sects of Taoism and Buddhism have a very high say in the supernatural world, if the Dragon Tiger Celestial Master or the Abbot of Shaolin Temple says a word, other sects and families that are neither Buddhist nor Taoist will inevitably respond to the call... To some extent, controlling the number of Taoists and monks can indeed control the overall number of supernatural beings in China.

However, strictly speaking, these two cannot be equated in practice.

Suppressing Buddhism and Taoism is effective in controlling the number of extraordinary individuals! It has miraculous effects! But it only targets Taoist priests and Buddhist monks, not ordinary families or sects of extraordinary individuals.

Upon hearing Zhuge Yu's thoughts, Jiang Liu realized that the other party was simply a kindred spirit!

The reasoning is obvious.

If extraordinary individuals can use their abilities in their lives and work to create more value, which ruler wouldn't be happy?

The fact that NaDuTong's courier companies were located all over the streets and alleys in the original course of life is proof of this.

But Taoism and Buddhism—

It is not productive and has the potential drawback of using religious ideas to confuse people, which is why the ruling class dislikes it.

"Sir, you are truly a man of great talent!"

"No, no! The president is far more brilliant!"

And so, the middle-aged man and the teenager chatted happily, giving Gao Huan, who was watching from the side, goosebumps.

"...Then, I'll leave the planning, construction, and teacher selection of the academy to you, sir." Jiang Liu entrusted Zhuge Yu with the entire responsibility of establishing the academy.

This is also an opportunity for Zhuge Yu to prove his abilities to the other members of the Confucian Society!

Although Zhuge Yu came from the Wuhou faction, and the extraordinary members of the Confucian Society had all heard of the Wuhou faction's great name, it was inevitable that they would harbor resentment if he were to sit down with them for a meeting as soon as he arrived.

"I will not fail in my mission!"

Seeing Jiang Liu's trust in him, Zhuge Yu was also moved and bowed deeply.

"Hey!"

Jiang Liu quickly helped him up and said with a smile, "Sir, there's no need for such formalities. Times have changed. The emperor is gone. Let's be more sincere. I'm young. If you don't mind, I'll call you 'Brother Yu' in private, and you can call me 'Brother Jiang'."

"Well."

Although Zhuge Yu was over fifty years old, he was not a pedantic person; otherwise, he would not have thought of assisting Jiang Liu in accomplishing great things and would have readily agreed.

Jiang Liu also gifted him a point of light.

Upon hearing about this extraordinary ability to make real-time communication across thousands of miles, Zhuge Yu was also surprised and said, "I have heard that there is an old woman named Liu in Quanxing who can enter people's dreams and make contact as long as they leave a tag with her. I did not expect that Brother Jiang would also have such an ability!"

"Not worth mentioning."

Jiang Liu waved his hand casually, then asked, "I've heard that the Wuhou School's Qimen Dunjia techniques are extremely powerful. I also know a bit about Qimen Dunjia. If we have time in the future, shall we exchange ideas?"

"It's impossible."

In fact, Zhuge Yu was also very curious about this.

Logically speaking, although the Ghost Realm was destroyed, its influence would not disappear. Jiang Liu's ability to enter the Ghost Realm should have impacted his own aura, severing his "past." Various unexpected events should have occurred in the coming days, yet he remained unharmed, as did Lu Jin, Hong Guniang, Zhao Xinchuan, Boss Cha, and others.

What is the reason for this?

If it's not about finding the lost "past," then Jiang Liu has a way to "avoid the three calamities" and escape life-or-death tribulations.

But no matter which one it was, it all piqued his curiosity!

otherwise.

Just like that smiling tiger, after experiencing two accidents since returning to Yuhang, he became suspicious and hid at home, afraid to go out. He even avoided eating fish, crabs, and other foods that could get stuck in his throat, lest he choke and suffocate. That's how he managed to survive until now.

But Zhuge Yu knew this wasn't a long-term solution; accidents could happen at any time, and no matter how careful the Smiling Tiger was, he wouldn't live to see his natural death...

···

When Jiang Liu bid farewell to Zhuge Yu, it was already close to dusk. Jiang Liu and Gao Huan then headed back to the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe.

"Young Master, could you give me some guidance in my cultivation?" Gao Huan's heart pounded as he asked this question, feeling quite uneasy, afraid that he was being too hasty in asking it now.

After all, Xiao Yun, Xiao Yu, and Miss Liu, who joined the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe before her, were still in the "apprentice" stage.

"Don't be so formal. Just ask me any questions you have. I'll answer them if I can, and if I can't, I'll give you some advice," Jiang Liu said with a slight smile.

Seeing this, Gao Huan couldn't help but blush, but the blush vanished in an instant. He asked, "What suggestions do you have regarding my self-created cultivation technique?"

"A suggestion? That's a difficult question to answer..."

Jiang Liu had some understanding of Gao Huan's martial arts techniques at the martial arts tournament, but at that time he didn't know much about shamanism or spirit mediumship, only related concepts.

but.

After experiencing the ghost realm, and receiving the radiance of the two spiritual realms of heaven and earth, as well as the two... fairies, the Black Lady and the White Lady?

I guess so.

In short, Jiang Liu now has a slight understanding of the so-called "immortality of the soul" and a relatively complete concept of the methods of shamans, after all, he was able to "borrow" abilities from the Black Lady and the White Lady.

"Is that not allowed?"

Gao Huan was somewhat disappointed, but also understanding.

"It's not that I can't give you a reason, but if I really want to give you advice, I suggest you join the Quanzhen School. Their internal alchemy cultivation method has a concept of 'sending forth the Yang spirit,' which is quite compatible with your cultivation method."

# Chapter 414 From the highest heavens to the deepest hell

"Complete Truth?"

Gao Huan was taken aback, "Showing the Yang Spirit?"

"Cultivating the Complete True Inner Alchemy skill stabilizes one's life and provides supernatural abilities, such as the ability to 'expose the Yang Spirit,' which allows the soul to leave the body and roam the world, directly attacking the souls of others."

Jiang Liu said, "Among the forty-two people in the martial arts tournament, there were also members of the Quanzhen School. On their way back to Yuhang from Guiyu, they also described the effect of 'emerging Yang Shen'."

"But at the conference, none of them demonstrated the skill of 'Summoning the Yang Spirit'?" Gao Huan didn't understand. If they knew it, why didn't they show it?

"Only after completing the cultivation of sexual techniques can one attain the true Yang Spirit. At that time, one can truly roam the world in spirit, travel a thousand miles in a single thought, and be invisible and formless. One can enter the dreams of others and peek into the deepest secrets of the human heart." Jiang Liu introduced the highest realm of "Yang Spirit" to Gao Huan.

"Then we have to be wary of these kinds of people?" Gao Huan exclaimed in surprise.

"Those who can cultivate to the true Yang God are all exceptionally gifted and rare in the world. Ordinary people may not be able to cultivate to the true Yang God's astral projection state even if they cultivate until death."

Jiang Liu said calmly, "Those who can cultivate to the Yang Spirit level are mostly pure of heart, and they will not pry into other people's secrets unless necessary."

How can one cultivate Yang Shen if one's heart is not upright?

However, if someone who has cultivated the Yang Spirit were to try to spy on me, they would likely never return.

Without him.

The body and six internal organs govern the cycle of reincarnation, while the mind and the underworld determine life and death. Those who cultivate the Yang spirit and dare to enter his spiritual world will be worn down and refined by him through the principle of the nine transformations of the elixir of the five aggregates and the six qi, and transformed into primordial primordial qi.

Let's get back to your abilities.

Gao Huan's ability is a green flame that can burn the spirit and soul of others. During the martial arts tournament, he also demonstrated how to transform it into something like an eagle or falcon.

The root cause is based on the shamanic concept of "the immortality of the soul," but in essence, it is still influenced by the methods of shamanic practices, attempting to borrow the power of spirits.

However, Gao Huan did not want to build a good relationship with the elves and only believed in herself. Therefore, the way she transformed Green Flame into a falcon was as if she first refined a part of her own "soul" into an elf and then borrowed the power of this elf... a rather bizarre method.

However, this path is theoretically feasible.

The shamanic practice is based on the concept of "the immortality of the soul," which includes the concepts of the life soul, the floating soul, and the reincarnated soul.

The soul is the foundation for human survival. In the shamanic system, if the soul does not dissipate after a person dies, it will become a wandering spirit. That is to say, most ghosts and monsters are wandering spirits.

The floating soul is thought or idea, which can travel thousands of miles away. It is similar to the Yang spirit of Quanzhen, but it is much lower in level. According to Quanzhen, it is just the Yin spirit, not the Yang spirit.

And the final reincarnated soul—

In Jiang Liu's view, this "reincarnated soul" is a different system and cannot be simply considered as a concept of soul, but rather refers to the primordial Qi.

Humans are able to survive, think, and move, all of which originate from the primordial Qi. It is most appropriate to say that it is the core of the soul, eternal and indestructible.

Moreover, the operation of the primordial Qi lies in transformation and circulation.

Green Flame, in contrast to Gao Huan, can scorch the spirit and soul; in essence, it is a crude floating soul formed by processing one's own thoughts with Qi.

It is precisely because it is a floating soul that it can influence the spirit and soul of others.

The method of forming a falcon from green flames is equivalent to stripping the life soul that sustains one's life from the body, so how could it not cause problems?

therefore.

If Gao Huan wants to perfect this technique, he must search high and low, from the heavens to the underworld.

To the highest heavens:

It refers to stabilizing the primordial spirit in order to ensure the stability of one's "life soul".

To the Yellow Springs:

It refers to regulating the six internal organs and forging a spirit, or rather—

A deity!

That's right!

Jiang Liu had the idea of ​​using Gao Huan as a subject for experiments.

The ability of a child born with a special destiny is unique. From ancient times to the present, no one has been able to summarize how to cultivate it. It is mostly a spontaneous awakening.

But after meeting Gao Huan, Jiang Liu had some thoughts.