From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

For Jiang Liu, to truly establish a sect, it's not enough to just create a cultivation technique; he also needs to plan a broad path that others can follow along!

Jiang Liu's current level of cultivation is all due to his innate special ability:

God!

If only those born with the destiny of a child can follow in his footsteps, then even if he has reached the heavens, the path he has taken cannot be considered a path to heaven.

The road always widens as you walk on it, so how could it narrow as you walk on it?

Therefore, both for public and private reasons, Jiang Liu must create a method for "acquired child destiny" in order to establish a school of thought in the path of cultivation.

Jiang Liu didn't hide this idea from Gao Huan; he just wanted to see if she was willing to be his "experiment."

"From the highest heavens to the deepest hell...the brain and the six internal organs?" Gao Huan was naturally willing to try, but for her cultivation, she needed to focus on these two aspects—

I find that quite puzzling!

Most people who practice Qi cultivation focus on the five internal organs, because the five internal organs are the foundation of life. Qi is transported through the eight extraordinary meridians. Cultivating the five internal organs is cultivating life. So why does he need to focus on the brain and the six viscera?

Although both are extremely important, internal cultivation of the five internal organs and the maintenance of life can strengthen the six viscera and clear the spirit. Therefore, most extraordinary people, even those from the Buddhist and Taoist schools, focus only on internal cultivation of the five internal organs.

"During my trip to the Ghost Realm, I gained great benefits and realized the importance of the brain and the six internal organs. It is said that when Pangu separated heaven and earth, the pure qi rose to become the heaven, corresponding to the brain in the human body; and the turbid qi descended to become the earth, corresponding to the six internal organs in the human body."

Jiang Liu uses mythology as a metaphor: "The clear sky and the turbid earth do not describe the real world, but the human body. The brain, also referring to the primordial spirit, is most important for clarity; otherwise, with countless thoughts and endless distractions, one will go mad. The six internal organs are turbid because they are the most important digestive organs in the human body, which are indeed places where turbidity is stored."

Heaven and earth are naturally formed, and the flow of Qi is natural; the human body can naturally cultivate Qi!

Therefore, in my view, those who have the aptitude for Qi cultivation, to put it simply, are those whose primordial spirit is clear, whose six internal organs are strong, and whose body is already connected to the Qi of heaven and earth, so that they can internally cultivate the five internal organs. That's all.

"To perfect your cultivation technique, you must learn from Pangu, and within the human realm, recreate the world!"

After a long silence, Gao Huan took a deep breath and asked, "Okay, I believe you, but I still have a question."

"explain."

Why are you looking for me?

Since Jiang Liu had long conceived of creating the "acquired child destiny," why didn't he look for someone else?

For example: Lu Jin, Hong Guniang.

Even if they didn't want them to take risks, they could at least let Zhao Qian and the other apprentices do it, right?

"Do you want the truth or a lie?" Jiang Liu gave a mysterious smile.

How do you tell a lie?

Gao Huan raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Because you are exceptionally gifted."

Upon hearing this, Gao Huan was taken aback, then asked, "And the truth?"

“Lu Jin, Sister Hong and others have perfected their techniques. Asking them to cooperate with my experiments would delay their original cultivation,” Jiang Liu replied. “But you happen to want to create your own technique, and you’ve explained it to me clearly.”

"..."

Gao Huan was speechless.

So she just bumped into it herself?

"No need to make that face." Seeing Gao Huan's beady eyes -→_→, Jiang Liu laughed heartily, "You're the one who wanted to hear the truth, don't blame me!"

# Chapter 415 The Second Brain

"What should we do?"

After calming himself down, Gao Huan inquired about the specific cultivation steps, "From the highest heavens to the deepest hells, how do you ascend? And how do you descend?"

"This involves the concepts of life spirit and floating spirit in shamanism, as well as the realm of medicine."

At this point, Jiang Liu asked Gao Huan, "Did you know that the human gut actually has a 'brain'?"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Huan exclaimed, "Is it what I think it means?"

"Yes."

Jiang Liu smiled, recalling a certain scientific research project from his previous life.

The human body's second brain.

That is, gut-brain.

Although he was not a medical student in his previous life, he had some knowledge of medical concepts. The human digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and cecum, contains neurons, nerve sensors, and corresponding proteins.

Jiang Liu now has some knowledge of medicine.

He studied traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine with He Anxia.

During their journey through the Ghost Realm, they also acquired the mental scanning skill from Zhan Lan. With this skill, they could internally observe their surroundings and examine human tissues down to the level of cells.

The gut is often referred to as the second brain of the human body, and this is no exaggeration!

"You're not kidding me, are you?"

Gao Huan didn't believe it.

How can the intestines be related to the brain?

Just because the intestines, like the brain, have folds?

so funny!

"I never lie."

Jiang Liu said with a smile.

"Really? You even made me choose between 'the truth' and 'the lie' before." Gao Huan's eyes were full of suspicion.

Gut brain?

It's amazing that Jiang Liu could come up with such a bizarre name!

Jiang Liu didn't bring up that, and continued, "Your special ability is essentially a manifestation of spirit and soul. According to the shamanic definition of the soul, it is a floating soul."

I will redefine these three elements according to the shamanistic system of floating soul, life soul, and reincarnated soul for your situation—

The brain is the place where the soul resides.

The six viscera are the places where the floating soul resides.

The reincarnated soul is the primordial Qi, the root of human life!

Based on my own experiments, the six internal organs also possess their own unique emotions and thoughts, and these are quite rich! This may also be a manifestation of "turbidity is the earth." Although the six internal organs are "turbid," they are like the earth, capable of nurturing all things, truly deserving the title of "the wonders of creation!"

Therefore, in your future cultivation, you should focus on the vital soul and brain to stabilize your primordial spirit, while using the floating souls of the six internal organs as a supplement. The vital soul will govern the floating souls.

"Your theory—is a bit shocking!"

Gao Huan's body trembled involuntarily.

The "Yang Shen" of Quanzhen, at a lower level, manifests as a Yin Soul, which is essentially no different from the definition of a floating soul in shamanic magic, except that it is more condensed than a floating soul.

Ultimately, they are all souls formed from tangible thoughts and ideas generated by the brain.

But Jiang Liu is doing well!

To redefine "floating soul," that is to say, when she uses her abilities, they should no longer be based on the spirit generated by the brain, but rather on... the intestines.

What a fuss!

"Comparing the human body to the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the six internal organs are like the underworld. It's better for the floating soul to return to the underworld than for the life soul to return to the underworld, isn't it?"

Jiang Liu had his own reasons. "Don't worry, even if something goes wrong, I can bring you back. On the contrary, if you succeed, you'll be amazing. You might even become a legendary shaman goddess!"

"Banaji'em?" Gao Huan asked.

"Uh...that's right."

Jiang Liu's comparison to a "shaman goddess" was merely an exaggeration. He didn't immediately grasp the meaning of Banajim that Gao Huan mentioned, but he quickly realized that it might be a goddess in shamanic mythology.

"You have no idea about Banajim, do you?" Gao Huan realized this and rolled his eyes, but he also admitted that Jiang Liu had gone further than him on the path of cultivation and was willing to accept his experiment.

"Ahem, I can't help it, I don't know much about shamanic mythology. If you'd like, could you tell me the story of Banajim?" Jiang Liu asked humbly.

"Is there anything you don't know?"

Gao Huan chuckled.

"I'm not an expert!"

Jiang Liu readily admitted his inferiority and added, "Furthermore, as the ancients said, 'Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me.'"

"I can see that you are different from those older generations with profound cultivation." Seeing that Jiang Liu had already said this much, Gao Huan could only tell the legend of the three creation goddesses in shamanic mythology.

Banajim is the Earth Mother Goddess, who governs the earth's life and all things in nature. She is the symbol of the earth's nurturing of all things and is known as one of the three goddesses of creation, along with Abukahhehe, the Heavenly Mother who controls the operation of the sky, and Woleduohehe, the Star Mother who controls the sun, moon, and stars.

“Using mythology as a metaphor for cultivation, don’t these three goddesses also correspond to Heaven, Earth, and Man respectively? The Heavenly Mother is the brain, the Earthly Mother is the six internal organs, and the Star Mother… controls the movement of the sun, moon, and stars in order to measure time. In the cultivation of Qi, the process of refining Qi requires the control of the heat, which corresponds to the constellations in the celestial sphere. Therefore, the Star Mother should correspond to the cultivation process of shamanism.”

Without a doubt, in Jiang Liu's view, these three goddesses in shamanic mythology are consistent with the Three Realms mythology system, and they also correspond to the cultivation system of the three major parts: the brain, the five internal organs, and the six bowels.

Judging from the divine role of the Earth Mother Banajiemu, it is almost identical to that of Houtu Huangdiqi, both of whom have the ability to nurture all things and create yin and yang.

"Now that you mention it, there is some truth to it."

Gao Huan was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully and pondering for a moment, he realized that the myths of various ethnic groups seemed to have something in common.

Could it be that the thoughts and ideas of the pioneers who started cultivation were all similar?

They're pretty much the same!

After all, different ethnic groups, traditions, and cultures exist, but they are all human beings. Putting aside external differences such as skin, hair color, and eye color, there is no essential difference in internal skeletal structure, muscles, internal organs, and brain. People from different regions who embark on the path of cultivation can only find a limited number of paths, and the supernatural abilities they exhibit are diverse, but the core is surprisingly consistent, all involving the brain, internal organs, and viscera.

The two most comprehensive schools of thought are Taoism and Buddhism.

"Starting tomorrow, I will formally teach you how to adjust the flow of Qi, so that you can stabilize your brain and soul and control the floating soul of the six internal organs."

That's all for now.

The two had already returned to the opera troupe's courtyard.

Jiang Liu stepped forward, pushed open the door, and found that the table had already been set up in the courtyard. Xiao Yun, Xiao Yu, and Miss Liu were constantly going back and forth from the kitchen, placing dishes on the table.