From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Jiang Liu said, "By the way, who sent you?"

"You think you can make us submit by crippling our skills? Don't dream! We won't tell you anything about the employer!" Li Ding sneered, but the aroma of pork and vermicelli made his stomach rumble uncontrollably.

"I didn't ruin your skills, I just temporarily prevented you from circulating your Qi, consider it a kind of restriction."

Jiang Liu placed his hands on the table, ignoring Li Ding, and focused his gaze on Tang Jiaren. "I've heard a little about the Tang Clan. Tang Jiaren is the senior brother of the current sect leader, right? For the senior brother of the Tang Clan leader to personally come to assassinate me, it seems that the Tang Clan really values ​​me."

"You seem to know quite a bit about the Tang Clan." Tang Jiaren's eyes were unfriendly.

"Please, when it comes to intelligence, you can't compare to Jianghu Xiaozhan." Even so, knowing this, Jiang Liu relied on his memories from his past life, not on going to Jianghu Xiaozhan for information—

That would cost a lot of money.

Upon hearing about the Jianghu Inn, Tang Jiaren's expression darkened.

To be honest.

In the world of supernatural beings, only the younger generation is relatively simple-minded. They only need to cultivate and roam the world, without having to care too much about the management of their families and sects. That's why they are willing to communicate with the members of the Jianghu Xiaozhan.

The older generation doesn't really like dealing with small inns and taverns.

The reason they were wary was because the Jianghu Inn controlled the secrets of many forces.

But what Jiang Liu said was true. In terms of intelligence gathering capabilities, no force in the world of supernatural beings could compare to Jianghu Xiaozhan. Even the Buddhist and Taoist sects, which had established Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries throughout the land, were still somewhat inferior to Jianghu Xiaozhan in terms of intelligence gathering.

“We will not tell you our employer’s information under any circumstances,” Tang Jiaren said coldly. “You’d better kill us.”

"The rules of the Tang Clan? I understand. Once the money is taken, we won't rest until the target is dead."

Jiang Liu chuckled, picked up a bowl of pork and vermicelli, and slurped it down. "Even if I were to imitate Zhuge Liang and capture Meng Huo seven times, I still wouldn't be able to win your hearts."

So, I'm going to give you both a chance.

"What opportunity?"

Tang Jiaren gazed at the river.

Jiang Liu slowly finished eating the vermicelli, then lightly tapped the foreheads of Tang Jiaren and Li Ding, causing his Qi to vibrate and dissipate the talismans within their nine orifices.

Instantly.

Tang Jiaren and Li Ding, having opened their nine orifices and eight meridians, once again felt the familiar Qi within their bodies, and were momentarily stunned.

"what do you mean?"

Tang Jiaren's eyes widened.

"I will give the Tang Clan two opportunities to assassinate me, and they can only target me, not anyone else."

Jiang Liu held up one finger and said leisurely, "I will spare all the Tang Clan disciples who come to assassinate me once, but a second time—"

It's a sure kill.

If it's about other people around me—

"Kill me, and I'll wipe out your entire family. It's a fight to the death, a fight to the bitter end. At that time, any reputable sect that stands in my way will be destroyed."

The moment the words fell, every cell in Tang Jiaren and Li Ding's bodies trembled involuntarily.

In their eyes, Jiang Liu did not release a trace of Qi at this moment, but he was surrounded by an extremely terrifying atmosphere that almost distorted the air in the entire woodshed!

Tough!

terror!

Two words each came to mind.

Is it really possible to assassinate someone like that?

A sense of insecurity welled up in Li Ding's heart and instantly took over his mind.

[Like a wrathful Vajra!]

Tang Jiaren's cultivation was deeper, and he could sense some things that Li Ding could not perceive. That was, the ability to almost distort the air was due to his strong spirit!

Spirit is also a kind of power, different from the invisible power of Qi, but it exists in a very real way!

Only those with extremely high levels of spiritual cultivation can reach the spiritual realm!

River flow...

Just what kind of monster is this boy?

This world—

What kind of changes will actually occur?

"promise."

"Still not agreeing."

Jiang Liu woke Tang Jiaren from his reverie and said with a smile, "Make a choice."

Do I have a choice?

Tang Jiaren, who had been startled awake, tried his best to calm himself down, but his voice was still trembling slightly.

"Yes, I have."

Jiang Liu asked in confusion, "You don't have to agree. I can put another restriction on you, and you'll live in this woodshed for the rest of your lives... Uh, no, that won't work. We'll have to provide for your food, drink, and toilet needs. It's not worth it. You'll have to work for us and earn your own food expenses."

"Besides that, there is another way."

“Give up the assassination attempt on me.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Jiaren's expression darkened. He took a deep breath and said, "The Tang Clan's rules state that we will not abandon our mission objectives, as you yourself know."

Even if we can't kill you now, we'll keep an eye on you forever!

Until the moment you relax!

"It seems you've chosen to accept the opportunity I gave you."

Jiang Liu stretched, revealing all his weaknesses. "Then, please remember this: you've used up your first chance."

the second time.

I won't hold back this time.

And I reiterate, this is only directed at me; otherwise, I will ensure the Tang Clan's lineage ends here!

Noticing that Jiang Liu had indeed relaxed completely, Tang Jiaren and Li Ding couldn't help but glance at him, and Li Ding even instinctively wanted to make a move.

But the oppressive atmosphere from earlier haunted him, and fear made him quietly lower his raised hand, which trembled uncontrollably.

River Flow —

It's a monster!

Seeing this, Tang Jiaren sighed and led Li Ding away from the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe's courtyard.

"You should have just killed them both."

After the two figures disappeared into the darkness, Chengzhen walked in from outside the courtyard and said to Jiang Liu, "The major sects in the world of supernatural beings actually have a consensus: if you encounter Tang Clan assassins and become their target, even if you have a past relationship with them, you must not show any mercy, otherwise your life will be in danger."

Only the independent cultivators wouldn't know.

The current leader of the Tang Clan once attempted to assassinate a master who had spared him several times. In the end, that master died at the hands of Tang Bingwen.

Tang Clan assassins are impossible to guard against.

"Sister Chengzhen, what's wrong—"

Jiang Liu approached, grinning, and said, "Are you worried about me?"

Chengzhen's face darkened, and he said in a serious tone, "I'm just afraid that before I've even reached the peak of the second level, you'll be careless and give the Tang Clan an opportunity, preventing me from breaking through to the third level."

"Speaking of which, didn't Senior Chong already break through to the third level with my help?"

Jiang Liu continued.

The Sanyi Sect now has another powerful expert who has broken through to the third level of Reverse Life to oversee it. Although this is not a good thing for the Sanyi Sect and increases the difficulty for Lu Jin to restore order in the future, shouldn't this be the best situation for Chengzhen?

“My martial uncle is my martial uncle, and I am me. Just because my martial uncle has broken through doesn’t mean that I have broken through.” Chengzhen gave a reply that sounded like a tongue twister.

The unspoken meaning is simple.

Chengzhen will not leave the opera troupe until she breaks through to the third level.

Actually.

During her time in the opera troupe, Chengzhen had read Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scrolls, and had also learned about the Treasure Chest Seal Dharani Mantra that Lu Jin had told her. She gradually accepted Jiang Liu's point of view and gained a deeper understanding of the Ninefold Reversal of Life. She realized that no matter how much the method of gathering form and dispersing qi achieved by the Threefold Reversal of Life could be likened to a banished immortal, it was ultimately just a magic spell, not a path to heaven.

For someone who only seeks a skill, this is enough.

But for cultivators, even if they master this technique to the end, they still cannot connect with heaven and earth. So what have they cultivated in this lifetime?

As a practitioner, compared to Chongna's worldly mind, Chengzhen is actually more similar to Zuo Ruotong, and is also willing to use his body to prove the Tao.

Having seen through Chengzhen's intentions, Jiang Liu pondered for a moment and asked, "I have a method called Gene Lock. Would you like to try it?"

"I don't want to spend too much time on cultivation techniques that are unrelated to the path of reversing life." Although Chengzhen acknowledged the Nine Levels of Reversing Life, she also had her own stubbornness. Cultivating the Sun and Moon Refinement Form was already a compromise.

“Strictly speaking, the gene lock cannot be considered a law, but rather a power originating from life and the mind. Everyone possesses it, and ordinary people also have a chance to unlock it. It is a power generated by strong emotional fluctuations... Hmm, if you control the human magnetism, you should be able to master this law relatively quickly. However, the concept of the gene lock is quite similar to the Reverse Life Triple Regeneration.” Jiang Liu explained the situation of the first to third stages of the gene lock, and even put forward his conjecture about the fourth stage.

"The first level controls instincts, the second level controls more than 90% of the body's flesh and blood, the third level involves the brain, and the fourth level condenses the mind... It is indeed similar to the three levels of reverse life." After understanding the general division of the gene lock, Chengzhen seemed to understand something, and finally nodded, agreeing to give it a try.

After all, this gene lock is not a cultivation technique, but a concept that is different from Qi refining and alchemy, yet it does not conflict with Qi refining and alchemy. In fact, it seems to correspond naturally with the three realms of the Reverse Life Triple Realm, so it is indeed worth a try.

The point is that controlling the human magnetism helps her better control the gene lock—

It bothered her a little bit.

However, in order to eventually attain the fourth level after achieving the third, Chengzhen had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Jiang Liu for advice on the application of magnetism...

···

In the blink of an eye.

Three days passed quietly.

Tang Jiaren and Li Ding returned to the Tang Clan in Sichuan and reported to Tang Bingwen that the assassination attempt had failed and that Jiang Liu had cracked the Dan Shi technique.

"The Dan Shi technique has been broken?!"

Upon hearing the news, Tang Bingwen was so shocked that he jumped up from his chair, and the other Tang Clan disciples who were eavesdropping outside the door were also dumbfounded.

But no one doubted it.