From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Having said this, Master Qingwei closed his eyes, recalling Jiang Liu's last words—that although the Yang Spirit can travel a thousand miles in a single thought, it is not as good as taking action.

Does living in the mountains truly mean escaping the world and becoming untouched by karma?

This sentence.

It made him restless.

This was also a journey through Jiang Liu's mind, where his Yang spirit was almost shattered, and he was also affected by the influence of Jiang Liu's thoughts.

What good is cultivating a Yang spirit?

Even celestial maidens and stars can be clouded and confused at times, let alone an ordinary mortal on the mountain.

"Just don't provoke him."

Master Qingwei gave Yuxiaozi one last piece of advice, then fell silent, introspectively observing his inner landscape and entering a state of meditative practice…

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The Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe.

Jiang Liu opened his eyes, climbed out of bed, and quietly leaped onto the roof. He looked towards the Jade Emperor Palace and thought to himself, "Although there are very few people in this world who can truly become Yang Gods, I still have to take precautions to avoid being disturbed while I'm resting."

in short.

Even the Yang spirit cannot freely enter his mind without his permission.

and so.

He wants to construct magic circuits and alchemical runes within his body.

Alchemy and Qi cultivation are not contradictory, a fact that has already been proven in Zheng Zha's case.

However, most Western alchemists use it to cast spells or enhance their physical strength, while Jiang Liu intends to use it to create an energy circuit system that can help him control every inch of his body.

Alchemy is essentially linked to the nervous system, using Qi to construct a "nervous system" that can help people better control the activities of human cells.

Jiang Liu possesses a method derived from the crystallization of Western witchcraft—

The Forbidden Fruit

That is, the alchemical array pattern that originated from the golden branch of the divine tree.

Using his mental scanning abilities, Jiang Liu pinpointed every nerve node in his body: the brain, internal organs, muscles, bones, blood vessels, meridians, etc., and connected them one by one according to the magic circuits and alchemical array patterns of "The Forbidden Fruit of God".

Just after the alchemical array of "Forbidden Fruit of God" was successfully constructed, the pure spiritual power originating from the Ghost Realm within the mind actively separated and transformed into stars, corresponding to Jiang Liu's acupoints and being infused into every nerve node of the alchemical array.

In an instant.

Jiang Liu was suddenly inspired. He formed his hands into the shape of a primordial pill, holding a Dharma image talisman. Red and blue interwoven patterns appeared all over his body. His sacrum trembled and his spine undulated, causing the alchemical array patterns that had been formed to change slightly, forming a shape dominated by the spine.

However, this slight change resulted in a huge drain on his energy, specifically his innate Qi, causing Jiang Liu's body to become much thinner.

Fortunately, Jiang Liu had already mastered the method of absorbing qi, and with the five spirits circulating, he refined the six qi of heaven and earth into innate qi to replenish what he had consumed.

If one can replenish one's innate Qi, how can one replenish the nutrients consumed by the physical body?

The Forbidden Fruit of God!

This "Forbidden Fruit of God" is not the alchemical method of "Forbidden Fruit of God" that originated from the divine tree, but rather the poison that the chameleon gave to the forty-two people at the martial arts tournament!

A type of bacteria!

It is known as the "Forbidden Fruit of God" and is also called "Genesis"!

Currently, this group of bacteria, which reside in the cecal worm protuberance of the river and have been domesticated and mutated by the river using the methods of a beastmaster, is rapidly secreting a highly nutritious, alcoholic liquid.

At this moment, the worm-like protuberance in the river swells up like a red forbidden fruit, and the alcoholic liquid inside is quickly absorbed by the intestines, spreading throughout the body to replenish the nutrients consumed.

"It's done!"

Three hours later, Jiang Liu's figure returned to its original shape, and he even grew a little taller.

The magic circuits and alchemical runes of "The Forbidden Fruit of God" have been successfully cultivated, allowing for autonomous control over every inch of the body's life activities.

By connecting every nerve node in the body with Qi and vibrating at different frequencies, penetrating magic circuits and stimulating alchemical array patterns, different effects can be achieved.

Combined with the Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques, Jiang Liu can make the innate Qi act on every cell of his body, causing his body to exhibit both a concentrated form and a dispersed Qi state.

It is different from a pure Qi-infused physical form.

By gathering energy, each cell in the body can move at a specific frequency under the influence of the innate Qi, thus stabilizing life and making the whole body a single, indestructible entity.

Dispersing Qi allows one to maintain physical form while using human magnetism to cause life force to fluctuate in a special way, thereby entering a state of invisibility similar to particle fluctuations. This allows one to pass through all obstacles and become immune to all attacks based on Qi, similar to Miss Liu's special ability.

It can be said that this "Forbidden Fruit of God" has been integrated with the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" practiced by Jiang Liu under the connection of the Dharma Image Seal. Based on human magnetism, it has improved, or even transformed, the ability of "gathering form and dispersing energy" in two aspects.

The "Gathering Form" technique, based on the characteristic that human magnetism can stabilize life, makes the body a unified whole, achieving an indestructible state.

Dispersing Qi, based on the characteristic of human magnetic energy harmonizing life, causes each cell in the human body to produce a special tremor effect after Qi transformation, based on the special fluctuations of human magnetic energy, achieving the effect of invisibility, escape techniques, and other effects that make one impervious to all methods.

Frankly, being able to control the abilities of indestructibility and immunity to all magic through this was an unexpected bonus. The greatest benefit that "Forbidden Fruit of God" brought to Jiang Liu was that it allowed him to actively and perfectly control all life activities of the human body, and the large amount of pure spiritual energy he obtained from the Ghost Realm also came in handy.

Each nerve node stored in the alchemical array corresponds one-to-one with the celestial bodies within his mental landscape, spontaneously forming a grand array based on spiritual power to prevent any external yin spirits or yang deities from further intruding upon his mental landscape...

# Chapter 424 The Great Master Xuanzang

Just after Jiang Liu completed the construction of the human body magic circuit and alchemical array pattern, the sincere spiritual light in his ancestral aperture grew stronger, which suddenly caused Jiang Liu to have a strong connection with something in the room.

Based on this feeling, Jiang Liu extended his finger, and a magnetic field was released, which meandered into the house, bringing out the thing that had resonated with him.

The object was entirely black, with gold hoops at both ends, and decorated with lotus patterns, furnace fire patterns, and coiled dragon patterns.

Nine-Turned Iron Rod!

As soon as the stick came into his hand, Jiang Liu trembled all over. Sensing the spirituality within it, he placed it between his knees, then closed his eyes and silently recited the Dharani Mantra of the Secret Heart of All Tathagatas, the Whole Body Relic Treasure Chest Seal. He circulated his profound power, cultivated the Dharma image and talisman, and drew upon the moonlight above his head, thus activating the potential of his body.

In this way, the river's Qi circulated through the heavens once, then flowed into the iron rod, proceeding along its patterns, and finally returned to the body.

This time, the power of circulating Qi throughout the body even included the iron rod!

Can physical defects be compensated for by external means?

Suddenly, Jiang Liu realized the significance of magical artifacts and treasures to cultivators.

Just as ordinary people need tools to build houses and cultivate fields, relying solely on their hands to tamp stones, pile mud, dig holes, and excavate is not only inefficient but can also damage their hands.

Using the human body as a metaphor for heaven and earth, the process of a person cultivating qi circulating qi throughout the body is the process of the natural qi circulating repeatedly between heaven and earth.

If the mysterious Dao of Heaven gave birth to humankind for a purpose, that is, as Jiang Liu had previously imagined, to use human creativity to complete other things that Heaven and Earth could not create themselves, then Qi cultivation also needs external things to complete it.

Just like the art of talismans.

There are innate talismans, but there are also thousands of acquired talismans with different functions.

It is highly likely that practitioners realized that relying solely on human beings for cultivation, even if one's body is complete and can circulate energy like nature, it is still not perfect. One must use acquired means to compensate for the inherent deficiencies of the human body.

and so!

The magical artifact has appeared!

Ritual implements.

The law is the method to complete and perfect the human body.

A vessel is a tool or utensil that has a practical function.

Therefore, the true meaning of a ritual implement is a tool that uses acquired methods to supplement the aspects of human physical abilities that cannot be addressed by the innate, and which also has practical uses.

Now, the iron rod in Jiang Liu's hand is also connected to his life, becoming part of his Qi circulation, and Jiang Liu can even sense a wisp of its intent.

"The Black Mountain Demon?"

Jiang Liu suddenly opened his eyes.

He couldn't help but overthink it.

Ever since this iron rod shattered Xiaoqian's core, it seems to have gained sentience and truly come alive.

"Give it a try."

Jiang Liu was highly skilled and daring. He held his breath and focused his mind. In his mind's eye, the Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Mother were sitting in charge of his primordial spirit and six internal organs, stabilizing his body. The five gods in his chest protected him and kept his life stable.

Afterwards, a wisp of thought sank into the ancestral aperture, and the pure and sincere spiritual light shone brightly, causing the river to flow into a phantom white space.

Countless tiny black and white specks of light, each the size of a mustard seed, are scattered throughout the space, rising and falling like a myriad of stars.

Upon careful counting, there were a total of 129,600 coins, which equaled one yuan.

"This is...the internal space of the Iron Rod?" Jiang Liu was 100% certain:

This is definitely not his interior space!

and so!

This must be a peculiar space inside the iron rod!

The magical artifacts can exert supernatural powers, just like humans. In the process of circulating Qi, they construct nodes similar to the three gates and nine orifices of the human body, opening up the "Ren and Du" circulation.

In theory, as long as the craftsmanship is superb, even a magical artifact made of metal and stone can possess an inner world just like a person.

“You are wise, benefactor.”

Just now.

The black and white interwoven light spots rippled in a peculiar way, like waves on water, forming a human figure in front of the river.

But he was seen:

He was handsome and dashing, with a distinguished appearance. His teeth were as white as silver, and his lips were red and his mouth square.

A flat head, broad forehead, full temples, bright eyes, clear eyebrows, and a long chin. Ears with prominent rims indicate a true hero; an extraordinary person is a talented young man.

What a handsome and dashing young man!

Immediately, a glimmer of light appeared out of thin air and entered the Baihui point of the head, causing the figure to open his eyes. They were clear and bright, containing a universe within them, reflecting the heavens, with star rivers flowing within.

Who is this person?

He became a monk at a young age and devoted himself to Buddhist practice; he traveled westward with great difficulty, surviving many near-death experiences; he studied in India and gained renown throughout the Buddhist land; he returned with honors and translated scriptures to spread the Dharma.

It was none other than the Venerable Master Xuanzang!

"Chen Yi?"