From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Desire God, Knowledge God.

These two gods were not created by Jiang Liu's decree, but were naturally formed.

Every normal person possesses these two spirits.

When a thought arises in the human mind, it splits into two false minds, which combine with the self to form the six ears. Both of these false minds are formed by the combination of the desire spirit and the consciousness spirit.

Therefore.

If one combines the desire spirit and the consciousness spirit with the primordial spirit, it is also called the Six Ears.

Taoist cultivation requires retreating from the conscious mind and suppressing desires in order to purify the primordial spirit.

Buddhist practice also seeks the path of Nirvana in order to achieve inner peace, and thus also denigrates these two practices, only the explanation differs from that of Taoism.

But as long as one is alive and one's heart is in the mundane world, desires and consciousness cannot be truly worn away or erased; otherwise, one would be in a situation like Feng Baobao, who is "incredibly clever."

However, having six ears is not necessarily a bad thing.

The four mischievous monkeys each possess one of four supernatural powers:

The Spiritual Stone Monkey: He understands change, knows the seasons, knows the advantages of the land, and can move stars and change constellations.

Red-bottomed macaque: It understands yin and yang, knows human affairs, is good at entering and exiting, and can avoid death and prolong life.

Tongbei Monkey: It can grasp the sun and moon, shrink a thousand mountains, discern good and bad fortune, and manipulate the universe.

The Six-Eared Macaque: It is good at listening, discerning reason, knowing the past and the future, and understanding all things.

In fact, the above four supernatural powers are the four methods of the mind, and can also be considered as four realms of cultivation, or rather, a sequence.

The first stage of the Mind Monkey is the Spiritual Stone Monkey, whose mind is clear and pure. In order to seek the way to immortality, he travels through mountains and rivers. Naturally, he needs to know the weather to avoid wind and rain and know the advantages of the land to find the right direction. This is the firmness of his heart in seeking the Tao.

The second stage is the Red-Bottomed Macaque, which can understand right and wrong, and is good at entering and leaving to avoid disasters—this is a decision to protect oneself and preserve one's own life.

The third stage is the Tongbei Ape, who finds the true path, learns skills, and naturally becomes incredibly powerful, possessing the ability to manipulate the universe—this is the result of cultivating the righteous path.

The Six-Eared Macaque represents the final fourth stage, where he cultivates supernatural powers and magic, but no longer clings to his own strength. Instead, he listens to sounds and observes the truth, understanding all things, and continues to cultivate—this is the sign of a great accomplishment of mind and nature!

Therefore.

By eliminating the six ears associated with the three corpses and two spirits, one can attain purity and make rapid progress in spiritual practice.

But in reality, it is like cutting off one's own arm, just like a spiritual practitioner who castrates or mutilates his limbs to abandon lust, which is a wrong path.

Cutting off physical desires and cutting off psychological desires—

There is no difference in essence.

The true path to enlightenment requires mastering this desire, namely:

Command the Six Ears!

now.

Influenced by the Three Corpse Gods, the consciousness and desire within Jiang Liu's primordial spirit are gradually manifesting and taking shape, constantly affecting Jiang Liu's thoughts.

This is a good thing.

Through this consciousness and desire, Jiang Liu also saw clearly what he was seeking.

The mind is full of thoughts, and what it thinks about is nothing more than longevity and the enjoyment of the Great Dao. It constantly cultivates itself in order to transcend the world and live a detached life.

The desires of the gods are numerous, and what ordinary people seek is inseparable from wine, women, wealth, and power. But what Jiang Liu seeks is merely to verify the Way of Wuji, so that the extraordinary person can return to being human.

This destined him to truly attain the realm of immortals and Buddhas, but he still needed to actively engage in the world, unlike the Celestial Master who could detach himself from the world and live in seclusion on the mountain.

in short.

Jiang Liu's spiritual consciousness is about detachment from the world, while his desires are about active engagement in the world; these two philosophies are inherently in conflict.

In future spiritual practice, besides consistently mastering the timing and intensity, it is also necessary to resolve the conflicts between the conscious mind and the desire mind in order to achieve harmony and unity.

Although the conscious mind is thoughtful, it will not lead Jiang Liu to have the idea of ​​erasing the desire god, because the conscious mind clearly knows that only when both coexist can one enjoy the true Dao. Therefore, Jiang Liu also has this idea.

Although the consciousness and desire are still in a state of obscurity, and it will be quite some time before they truly manifest, we must prepare in advance...

Jiang Liu also had a plan: after the consciousness and desire were fully formed, he would construct a dream within the three realms of mind and landscape, and put the consciousness and desire into it.

Since one desires to detach himself from the world and the other seeks to actively engage with it, let them verify and prove their respective paths in the world and in their hearts.

but.

To truly achieve success, this fleeting dream must be exactly the same as the real world.

However, if he were to construct a mental landscape of the world, Jiang Liu had a premonition that, without any special opportunity, he would first need to allow his physical landscape and mental landscape to be in harmony for a long time.

However, perhaps he did not establish his primordial spirit as the true central palace of the nine orifices, so the harmony between his mental and physical appearance could not be maintained for long, and could only be considered a kind of supernatural power or magic, rather than the Great Dao.

But the primordial spirit is designated as the central palace—

This cannot happen in this parallel world.

reason?

Although, according to Chi Cheng Ling Guang's perception, time flowed relatively still in the spacetime where Jiang Liu originally resided compared to this world, conducting this experiment in a technologically advanced modern era...

The higher-ups at Nadutong will definitely find a way to make him never wake up again.

We need to be careful...

···

Silent all night.

The first rays of dawn rise in the east.

When Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, and Feng Shayan got up, they saw Jiang Liu already practicing outside the villa. He was practicing Yin and Yang with his fists and Bajiquan with his feet. His Qi flowed throughout his body, and he was in harmony with nature. If you didn't look at him, you wouldn't notice his presence.

After Jiang Liu finished his set of punches, he gathered his qi and breath, and between his breaths, not a wisp of wind was stirred up, as if he had truly become one with nature.

"You're up?"

Jiang Liu turned around, glanced at the three people on the balcony, and greeted them, "I've already made breakfast, you can come down and eat."

"Brother Jiang, you're already so strong, why are you still working so hard? How are the others supposed to survive?"

Zhang Chulan laughed heartily, but he was certain that Jiang Liu's strength did not come from practicing a technique similar to the Eight Extraordinary Skills, but rather from his own self-awareness.

"The key to spiritual practice is perseverance; you can't just work on it for three days and then relax for two."

Jiang Liu smiled and walked into the villa.

Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, and Feng Shayan also came down from the second floor and went to the kitchen together to enjoy breakfast with Jiang Liu.

Plain congee, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and steamed dumplings.

Although breakfast was simple, everyone ate to their heart's content. Even Zhang Chulan, who wanted to make some polite remarks at the table, kept drinking rice porridge and eating steamed buns.

"Brother Jiang, if you opened a breakfast shop, your business would be a huge success!" After finishing his meal, Zhang Chulan patted his stomach and gave a thumbs up. "It's even better than the breakfasts at some big restaurants!"

"really!"

Feng Shayan nodded repeatedly, "Even my family's private chef can't make such delicious buns."

"How did you do it? Teach me." Feng Baobao asked directly.

"It's simple, all you need is to know Tai Chi. I know a Tai Chi master who uses his Tai Chi energy to knead dough to make a living, and the buns he makes are extremely soft and glutinous. I learned some techniques from him," Jiang Liu chuckled and told him the truth.

"Use Tai Chi to knead dough?"

Zhang Chulan's eyes widened. "I thought it would only appear in Stephen Chow's movies."

"Shaolin Soccer? I think it's pretty good." Jiang Liu nodded, but then he heard Zhang Chulan's pocket vibrate—

Xu Si called.

# Chapter 603 Temporary Workers Gather

"Fourth Brother, is that so? Okay... I understand, I understand."

Zhang Chulan hung up the phone, his smile fading slightly, and said to Jiang Liu, "Brother Jiang, Fourth Brother will be picking us up later; we're going to a meeting at headquarters."

Chen Duo, the temporary worker in South China, the one who took one of your lost items, seems to have gotten into trouble. We'll only know the details once we get there.

“Alright, I’ll go with you, and Sha Yan will come too.” Jiang Liu nodded, preparing to take Feng Sha Yan along—since she had become his disciple, he, as her master, should also take responsibility.

Need to be able to stand on your own?

simple!

For a confused young girl, keeping busy and constantly undergoing trials may help her figure out the true meaning of spiritual practice on her own.

Joining the main characters is one of the best choices!

At the very least, you can gain a lot of experience!

A short while later, Xu Si drove over, picked up everyone, and got Jiang Liu a temporary identity certificate. Then they all took the high-speed train to Kyoto.

Arrived at the destination.

Zhao Fangxu and the other directors of Nadutong were already waiting outside the headquarters.

"Welcome, Mr. Jiang Liu."

"Your father is Zhao Yuanzhi? He was the president of the trade union..." Jiang Liu asked as soon as they met, and then gave a brief introduction to Zhao Yuanzhi.

"Uh······"

Zhao Fangxu had considered many possible words, but Jiang Liu's words left him speechless, and he stood there stunned.

"It seems so. No wonder we look so alike."

Jiang Liu smiled and said, "You don't need to be so polite to me. I'm not familiar with your father, not even a friend. We've only had some minor dealings."

"Please go ahead!"

Zhao Fangxu hurriedly invited Jiang Liu to headquarters, but his mind was in turmoil—

Zhao Yuanzhi.

Only he, as the son, knew his father's name and experiences clearly. Even those above him, in an era without surveillance and where records were all kept on paper, were not so clear about it.

But Jiang Liu could describe the general outline, and it even sounded like he had actually met his father in person!