From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Kidneys: Store essence and regulate qi;

Liver: regulates the flow of qi and blood;

The kidney water and liver wood complement each other, making Lu Jin's qi and blood stronger than before, and her skin became more rosy.

When he actively activated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, his whole body dispersed into a ball of Qi, reaching the level of gathering form and dispersing Qi. However, his endurance was not as good as Jiang Liu's; he could only maintain it for half an hour before losing his energy and returning to his original state. Furthermore, his application of gathering form and dispersing Qi was not very flexible, and it was only suitable for large-scale, sweeping moves.

reason?

This is because he has not yet designated all five internal organs in his chest as the central palace. Although he has all five types of Qi in his chest, he can only truly utilize the liver wood Qi and kidney water Qi. Moreover, he mainly uses them to harmonize Qi and blood, store essence and Qi, and regulate the flow of stored blood. Before he has the function of transforming and transporting spleen earth Qi, his endurance is not good.

Of course, this "endurance" refers to the duration of combat, not sexual intercourse.

If sexual intercourse occurs—

With Lu Jin's current perfect control over the operation of storing essence, absorbing qi, storing blood, and dispersing it, he might actually figure out a method for fierce battles by himself.

Furthermore.

Because he has not perfectly mastered the harmony of spleen earth qi, lung metal qi, and heart fire qi, he needs to focus more on practicing the Treasure Chest Seal Dharani Mantra to calm his mind.

Without him.

If only the kidneys are designated as the central palace, it would be fine. However, if the liver is designated as the central palace, the kidney water nourishes the liver wood, which will bring vitality and instinctively affect the secretion of hormones at the physical level... It will not affect Lu Jin's health. On the contrary, it will make his essence and blood more abundant and stronger.

However, excessively strong qi and blood, essence and vital energy—

This might reduce Lu Jin's immunity to women.

Why is there no river flow?

Because when he used his mental imagery to create this Qimen Dunjia system, which uses the internal organs as the central palace to unify the eight directions and the nine heavens, he directly positioned all five internal organs in the central palace. The Qi of the five elements was harmonized, so naturally there was no such thing as a flaw that, strictly speaking, could not be considered a flaw.

"Brother Jiang, why are you looking at me like that?" Lu Jin hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem yet, but noticed that Jiang Liu's gaze was strange and wondered if there was something wrong with his cultivation.

"It's nothing, it's just that you're becoming more and more like Pigsy." Jiang Liu clicked his tongue and cautioned, "Speaking of which, foreigners seem to be quite 'developed' in terms of 'sex,' you're quite 'lucky'."

"???"

Lu Jin was filled with questions.

sex?

Could it be that Westerners place more emphasis on the "sex" aspect of the concept of life and death?

It's actually quite possible!

Neither Smith nor Stephen White were particularly physically strong...

Brother Jiang practiced human transmutation within alchemy, which involves connecting all the major nerve nodes throughout his body with Qi to form magical circuits. He then intertwined and combined these magical circuits to create a network of alchemical runes that permeates his entire body…

Nerves are related to the primordial spirit.

Indeed! Westerners truly have a unique approach to the realm of "sex." We Qi practitioners here have never considered that other parts of the body can also be used to cultivate the "sex" aspect of "life and destiny"!

"Don't worry, when we return to Yuhang in the future, I will definitely not tell Wang Baoling." Jiang Liu put his arm around Lu Jin's shoulder, walked out of the cabin, and went to the deck to feel the sea breeze and appreciate the waves and undercurrents of the ocean.

"What does this have to do with Wang Baoling?"

Lu Jin's expression, which had initially shown a look of sudden realization, was now filled with a hint of confusion again...

# Chapter 469 An Encounter with Jonathan

As Jiang Liu and Lu Jin walked onto the deck, the other crew members, upon learning that they were the "Oriental Magicians," either showed awe or simply kept their distance.

No one dared to cross their brow.

"I heard you're the legendary Eastern alchemists?" At this moment, a foreign youth dressed in a gray-brown suit, wearing a hood, with a chiseled face but exuding a hippie-like dashing air, walked up to the two and asked in broken Chinese.

"We can speak English."

Jiang Liu, certain that the person before him was just an ordinary person, smiled faintly and asked, "You know about alchemists?"

"How could I not know? Most of the characters in fantasy novels are actually frauds in real life."

The visitor was slightly taken aback when he heard Jiang Liu speak fluent English, but he quickly recovered and said with confidence, "The handprint on the railing must have been made by you using some kind of tool, right? Humans could never have that kind of power! Is it some kind of special mechanical structure?"

"Are you a mechanician?" Jiang Liu didn't answer, but instead asked about the young man's identity.

"A mechanician? I'm not! I don't know anything about gears!" the young man said, introducing himself.

Jonathan Carnahan.

A historian who knows the most about Egyptian history.

"Then how did you get to Shenzhou?" Lu Jin couldn't help but ask.

"Isn't that exactly what I'm doing on my way to Egypt?"

Jonathan, seeing that Lu Jin was even younger than Jiang Liu, couldn't resist teasing him. Seeing no reaction, he grew bored and explained, "Mainly because I heard there was gold everywhere in China, and I wanted to come and pan for it, but after arriving, I found that..."

Considering Jiang Liu and Lu Jin, he pondered for a moment before continuing, "I've discovered that the situation here is slightly different from what Marco Polo described in 'The Travels of Marco Polo.'"

"Didn't find the gold?"

Jiang Liu laughed and leaned against the railing. "Actually, Marco Polo wasn't lying. China is indeed full of gold, but this gold is not the same as that gold; it needs to be developed."

"You mean, there are gold mines in China?" Jonathan's eyes lit up, like a greedy wolf, eager to get off the ship and pan for gold immediately.

Unfortunately—

The ship has entered the East China Sea.

"The Earth is so big, there's gold mines everywhere! And by gold, I mean vast tracts of land that can be transformed, developed, and utilized," Jiang Liu said. "If you're willing to invest..."

"No!"

Jonathan immediately refused, and a wary look appeared in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Liu. "I thought only Jews knew how to do business. I didn't expect that Easterners could also deceive people!"

I have no talent for being a capitalist!

They are destined to be exploited by them!

Therefore, I only crave gold! If I could exchange gold for more money than I could ever spend in a lifetime, capitalists wouldn't be able to exploit me!

Jiang Liu chuckled twice.

Without him.

The simplest way to accumulate capital is through plunder; the concessions in Shanghai are the best example. As for Jonathan—

The desire for gold is essentially a desire to become a financial tycoon.

However, compared to the gradual occupation, assimilation, and continuous plunder of land grabbing, people like Jonathan pursue high-risk, high-return predatory plunder.

But essentially there is no difference. The only difference might be that someone like Jonathan is more humane.

"By the way, you two still haven't told me your names?"

"Jiang Liu" (江流).

"Lu Jin".

“Eastern names are really strange,” Jonathan remarked.

"Western names aren't much better either."

Jiang Liu retorted, then asked, "So, you're going to take this ship to Egypt to plunder gold?"

"What plundering of gold? I did it to study the history of humankind!"

Jonathan tried his best to correct Jiang Liu's sarcasm, saying, "I just won't donate the antiques to museums, but sell them to collectors who like antiques! After all, archaeology also needs to generate income! However, I generally only look for gold, because it is a common treasure of mankind!"

"Oh my god, you actually described tomb raiding in such a refined and elegant way. I'm ashamed of myself! I really wish God would give me such a silver tongue," Jiang Liu said exaggeratedly.

"Could you please stop speaking in such a strange tone? It sounds like a bard."

Jonathan sensed the sarcasm in the words, but he felt that as an adult, he shouldn't argue with a child who had just come of age, and should be more tolerant. "What are you going to Egypt for?"

"Studying abroad," Jiang Liu said succinctly. "Cairo University... By the way, did you graduate from there? What's the environment like there?"

"It's not bad, you'll like it there, but—"

Upon learning that Jiang Liu and Lu Jin were going to Cairo, Egypt, Jonathan was quite pleasantly surprised, but then added, "However, you probably won't be able to get your diplomas."

"Do you think we're dumber than you?" Lu Jin asked in a harsh tone, his eyes filled with malice.

"No, that's not what I meant."

Jonathan quickly shook his head, then asked, "Due to the current development situation in China, you need letters of recommendation to study abroad. Students admitted through these letters can take the same courses as other students, but they won't receive a graduation certificate..."

Of course, you can say that you graduated from that university, but unless you become particularly famous later, the college will not recognize you as a graduate.

But most people don't care.

That's all for now.

Jonathan then asked, "What are you studying?"

I have a younger sister who spends most of her time in the Cairo area of ​​Egypt, exploring the tombs of pharaohs, hoping to excavate Egyptian artifacts and donate them to museums for exhibition to the world…

Oh, my foolish sister, she actually wants to donate the artifacts to the museum!

That's all money!

"Oh, right, she wants to do archaeological work in Egypt, and she needs a proper title, so she contacted a professor in the history department at Cairo University... If you can pay me some money, I can talk to my sister, and you might be able to get official student status, and Cairo University will officially issue you graduation certificates in the future."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu and Lu Jin exchanged glances, both speechless at Jonathan.

This guy chatted with them so familiarly, but his real purpose was to take money from their pockets.

"Mr. Jonathan, are you short of money?" Jiang Liu asked.

"No, that's not true!"

Jonathan quickly denied it.

Looks like they really are short of money.

Lu Jin had a guess in her mind. She felt that Jonathan probably hadn't earned a single penny in China and had spent all his savings, which was why he chose to take a boat to the Pyramids of Egypt to pan for gold, or perhaps—

Was he just going to stay with his sister?

"Really? Then how can you ask us for money as a friend?" Jiang Liu asked with a smile.