From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Those who wield extraordinary power all aspire to higher realms; some may hope to use Imhotep's resurrection to explore the truth of the world... while Zheng Zha and his group are there to hunt down those three squads and bring them to justice.

"That's right!"

Zheng Zha secretly gave Jiang Liu a thumbs up, while also cursing the God of God for being lazy. "We're here to hunt down the three teams that betrayed the Lord: the East America Team, the East China Sea Team, and the Indian Team. We also hope to find Hamunaptra ahead of time, retrieve the Book of the Dead, and stop Imhotep's resurrection! But—"

In an instant, Evelyn lowered her head in self-reproach.

After all, she resurrected Imhotep!

O'Connor looked at Jiang Liu... then shifted her gaze to Isaac and the others, asking, "And what about you international students?"

"No! We are not with the force called 'Lord'!"

Hermione immediately denied it, and then turned her attention to Jiang Liu, Zheng Zha and the others, saying, "Actually, this is also the first time we have learned about the existence of the 'Master' force."

"Flame College has never heard of this power before, and God, Christ, and others would not directly use 'Lord' as the name of a power."

Isaac realized the seriousness of the situation, no longer caring about the ordinary people present, and already had a plan in mind—

There actually exists a force that spans every continent and claims to be "master"!

[Once this matter is resolved, a message must be sent to Flammel College!]

We must find that "mastermind"... or at least get involved in it, in order to seek cooperation or something!

“We are different from the Lord and the members of the team under the Lord. We are free practitioners, and everything Zheng Zha and the others do is to complete the Lord’s mission.”

Jiang Liu succinctly explained the difference between the two: "In short, Zheng Zha and his team's duty is to save the world."

Upon hearing the phrase "saving the world," Zheng Zha's mouth twitched—

Can these guys, who don't even know the meaning of life, really be up to the task of "saving the world"?

Although the tasks assigned by the supreme deity do seem to be all related to saving the world, they also increase the difficulty of the "horror movie" scenario! Just like now! The Book of the Sun is not in Hamunaptra!

"Okay, okay."

Evelyn received a lot of information at once, and her head started to ache. She rubbed it and then asked Jiang Liu for confirmation, "So, you're not a group, but you're all sure the Book of the Sun isn't in Hamunaptra, right?"

"Yes."

Jiang Liu nodded secretly when Evelyn finally steered the conversation back to the Golden Book of the Sun.

"Where is it?"

Evelyn frowned. "If we don't know the exact location, we really will have to go back to the Cairo University library or the local museum to look for clues."

"Actually, I have some guesses about the location of the Sun's Golden Book, but to be on the safe side, we will split into two groups."

Jiang Liu suggested, "Professor Evelyn, you and Jonathan should go back to Cairo first and look for clues."

After saying that, he instructed Lu Jin and Duanmu Ying to protect the two of them.

"Hey, Superman, what about me?"

O'Connor had a bad feeling, but she still insisted on asking, hoping to return to Cairo with Evelyn, Jonathan, and the others.

"Of course they'll come with us."

Jiang Liu said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Didn't you promise Teacher Evelyn you you'd find the Book of the Sun? You can stay here and verify my judgment..."

Furthermore, you have the Medgar emblem on the back of your right hand, said to be a descendant of the Medgar warriors who protected the Pharaoh and his daughter in ancient Egypt. Perhaps this could be helpful to our operations.”

O'Connor wished she could wipe the Medgar mark off the back of her right hand!

But unfortunately—

It can't be wiped off.

"Don't worry, O'Connor, we will absolutely guarantee your safety!" Zheng Zha leaned over, hooked his arm around the other's neck, and pulled him so hard that he stumbled.

"Can you be gentler? I don't have superpowers or magic." Unable to break free, O'Connor had no choice but to accept her fate and decide to go with Zheng Zha to "save the world."

"What about us?"

Isaac raised his hand.

"You can follow Teacher Evelyn, or you can choose to come with us. It's your choice."

Jiang Liu actually admires Isaac Tabor for both his talent and his character, but he must also be wary of Western magicians and alchemists, just in case.

Ultimately, Ron, being the weakest and having suffered the greatest loss from recovering from his injuries, needed to rest and chose to return to Cairo with Evelyn and Jonathan. Isaac and Hermione, on the other hand, chose to follow Jiang Liu to uncover the truth about the mummy.

Aren't you afraid of dying?

Zheng Zha asked the two men, "You didn't actually need to get involved."

"We are magicians, and we pursue the unknown magic."

Isaac replied as follows.

"For any qualified magician, exploring the unknown and pursuing higher truths are essential conditions."

Hermione gave Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, and the others a meaningful look. "Even though I was disfigured and on the verge of death before, it doesn't change my desire to pursue even greater magic."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha smiled bitterly to himself, realizing that neither he nor many others in the Zhongzhou team possessed the same mindset of facing challenges head-on.

They are not spiritual practitioners.

At least for now, I cannot be considered a qualified practitioner.

Because their goal remains simply to complete the mission of the supreme god and to survive.

and so.

As a being who reincarnates, what is the meaning of life?

To survive?

Or is it simply about constantly fulfilling the tasks assigned by the main god?

Zheng Zha fell into thought...

Before the team split into two groups, Jiang Liu asked Evelyn for the Book of the Dead and a palm-sized key that could be opened by pressing a switch and formed a sun pattern.

“Contact me anytime, Lu Jin,” Jiang Liu said, pointing to his head.

"Contact? How do I contact them?"

Duanmu Ying was dumbfounded, "You can communicate through dreams?"

"More convenient."

Jiang Liu smiled, raised his finger and pressed it to his brow. With a gentle tug, a point of light was pulled out and lightly pressed on his forehead. He said, "With this, you can also contact me and Lu Jin."

# Chapter 539 The Innate and Acquired Apertures of Qi

"Just how much capability does Jiang Liu still have?"

After parting ways with Jiang Liu and the others and embarking on her journey back to Cairo, Duanmu Ying tested the abilities of the light spot and asked Lu Jin for advice.

"In the incantation of the Great Celestial Immortal Technique in Journey to the West, there is a line: 'Gather the five elements and reverse their use; when the work is completed, one can become a Buddha or an immortal.'"

Now that Duanmu Ying had received the light points from Jiang Liu, Lu Jin let down his last bit of vigilance and used the light points to send a message: "Most abilities in this world require the use of Qi to circulate through the eight meridians, internally refine the five internal organs, harmonize the five Qi, penetrate the nine orifices, and strengthen the human body."

Internal cultivation of the five internal organs is the same as internal cultivation of life force, which will not be discussed here.

Harmonizing the five elements is key to unleashing one's abilities. Different proportions of the five elements and different methods of coordinating yin and yang will result in vastly different abilities.

The thunder magic of Longhu Mountain uses lung metal and heart fire as yang, and kidney water and liver wood as yin, and finally uses spleen earth to harmonize yin and yang; while the Tang Clan has a Five Treasures Protection Method, which uses spleen earth and liver wood as a cycle to internally refine the three qi of lung metal, heart fire and kidney water.

Such as these—

Brother Jiang uses the five internal organs in his body to determine the central palace of Qimen Dunjia, and he can mobilize the five internal organs and the five Qi at will. Therefore, he can learn and master any ability based on the five internal organs and the Qi as soon as he sees it.

With just a little sensitivity, one can master the art and surpass the achievements of an opponent who has cultivated for decades.

Once one cultivates to the point of mastering the inverted application of the five elements, the saying "once one aperture is opened, all apertures are opened" will no longer be a legend, but a reality.

Of course, this is also due to Brother Jiang's innate ability—the power to become a god. We can only honestly cultivate ourselves slowly.

"So, he also knows the Thunder Technique and Golden Light Mantra of Longhu Mountain, the Five Treasures Protection Technique of Tang Sect, and even the Pill Devouring Technique?" Duanmu Ying was extremely shocked.

"nature."

Without hesitation, Lu Jin said, "But Brother Jiang usually prefers to use three abilities: human magnetism, Qi transformation, and Qi energy. In close combat, every punch is deadly, and in long-range combat, human magnetism controls the field. It's a perfect combination of offense and defense!"

Duanmu Ying: "......"

Why is it said that the Sun Sutra might be located in the south?

Among the Central Continent team members who were heading south of Hamunaptra, Chu Xuan inquired about the reason, "Is it because of the sensing of the aura?"

"Before coming to Egypt, I visited the Ruins of the South China Sea, which also possessed a magnificent aura, reminiscent of the legendary Kunpeng..."

Jiang Liu briefly described the trip to Guixu: "Kun fish and Peng bird are two different forms of the same Qi pattern. After having the concept of Qi pattern, when you look at 'Free and Easy Wandering' again, you will find that neither Kun nor Peng is described as an animal, but as a climate or natural phenomenon."

For cultivators, being in communion with heaven and earth, roaming freely with the qi, and riding the wind and emptiness naturally qualifies them as "free and unfettered."

At this point, Jiang Liu continued, "Compared to the gene lock system, which focuses entirely on oneself, the Shenzhou Qi Refining Cultivation System is better at utilizing external resources. It uses the acquired to supplement the innate, and then uses the innate to combine with the acquired, achieving unity of inner and outer, and gradually approaching perfection."

Humans have nine innate orifices and eight acquired meridians. By circulating Qi through the eight meridians and refining the internal organs, one can cultivate oneself to open up the nine orifices and thus bring out one's innate endowment.

The same reason.

Using the concept of "qi" as a metaphor for a person, it actually contains two major "acupoints": the acquired and the innate. The acquired acupoints are connected by qi, forming a closed cycle, just like the circulation of qi throughout the body, which connects the innate acupoints, thereby enabling the exercise of specific abilities.

Zheng Zha, Zhang Jie, Ling Dian, and the others were completely bewildered, unable to understand what Jiang Liu was saying at all.

Although Isaac and Hermione could speak the official language of China, they did not understand the concepts of Qi formations and acupoints, let alone the innate nine orifices or the acquired eight meridians.

Zhao Yingkong and Chu Xuan understood.

Cultivating Qi involves the circulation of meridians, which are divided into the twelve regular meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians.

Each of the twelve primary meridians directly connects to specific internal organs, forming a Yin-Yang and exterior-interior relationship, constituting a network for the transmission of organ functions, and distributed according to the three Yin and three Yang patterns of the hands and feet, forming a closed-loop flow system.

The eight extraordinary meridians are different. They are not directly subordinate to the internal organs. They are indirectly connected to the functions of the internal organs through intersecting acupoints or the twelve meridians. They do not have an exterior-interior relationship and are distributed in a network or band shape, and there is no fixed flow order.

Different cultivation methods result in different sequences of Qi flow through the eight meridians.

Therefore, the Qi flows through the eight extraordinary meridians, and together with the closed-loop and fixed twelve regular meridians of the Qi circulation system, they form a complete cycle, which is the acquired Qi cultivation. Then, by circulating through the nine orifices, one can bring out one's innate endowment.

Therefore, although the eight extraordinary meridians are also formed innately, they need to be controlled by a person's acquired qi, and cannot move innately with instinctive life activities like the twelve regular meridians. That is why Jiang Liu defined them as acquired.