From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Feng Baobao is emotionless and asexual; though alive, she is no different from the dead. She cannot be completely compared to Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West. Tang Sanzang cannot be truly represented as an emotionless and asexual, muddled spirit. At the very least, he is a spirit with feelings and asexuality, and a firm will. His goal of obtaining the scriptures has never changed from beginning to end.

and so.

Wouldn't situations like Feng Baobao's, where "some people are alive, but they are dead," be targeted?

On second thought, Jiang Liu recalled the Jade-Winged Golden-Scaled Mermaid, as well as the Kabane and Kabaneri of ancient Egypt, and speculated that the so-called heaven and earth did not allow immortality, or did not allow those who lived to immortality to retain their innate Qi in their bodies for a long time.

Just like his internal cultivation of the five aggregates and the six seasons as the innate Qi, he only regarded the innate Qi as a kind of cyclical energy. It doesn't matter if it flows out of the body, as it can be replenished through internal cultivation. It's like filling a pool with water while simultaneously draining it.

But if one neither adds nor releases water, but simply locks the primordial energy within the pool, neither increasing nor decreasing it, thus maintaining longevity...

It's like severing the cyclical process of primordial Qi!

therefore.

Heaven and earth do not forbid people from living long lives, but rather they do not allow people to live long lives illegally.

To achieve longevity in accordance with the rules, one must increase or decrease, nourish essence, refine qi, preserve spirit, harmonize dragon and tiger, and grasp the Kan and fill the Li. Jiang Liu's method of refining the five aggregates into one qi of the four seasons and six qi is just like this.

Illegal immortality likely involves neither increasing nor decreasing one's primordial energy, but rather locking it firmly within the body, no longer participating in the cycle of heaven and earth, in order to refine the mind and body and achieve one's own great path! To establish one's own heaven and earth!

which is:

To seize the creation of heaven and earth, and to invade the mysteries of the sun and moon.

Currently, Jiang Liu is within the scope of compliant longevity, but if he wants to continue his research towards internal alchemy and the sacred embryo, he must integrate his physical and mental landscapes, internally refine his essence, energy, and spirit, transform into a sacred embryo, and then unite it with his body and mind to form his own world, thus embarking on the path of illegal longevity.

"The Complete Perfection of Daoist alchemy seeks only the Yang Spirit, ultimately discarding the physical body and returning matter and energy to heaven and earth, retaining only a trace of pure Yang information. Therefore, there is no need for tribulations..."

But my Golden Elixir and Sacred Embryo Technique will ultimately lead to the self-realization of one's own body and world—it's better to take control of one's own destiny than to pray to gods and Buddhas.

Even heaven and earth have their end; I must dedicate myself to heaven and earth, and my heart to the Way of Heaven, thus achieving the Great Way!

In addition, another method of achieving longevity is to fuse all one's life information into the primordial Qi and participate in its circulation.

The Jade-Winged Golden-Scaled Mermaid and the Cabanelli are similar cases. However, technically speaking, the Jade-Winged Golden-Scaled Mermaid's methods are more advanced, while the ancient Egyptian technology is somewhat backward. What is fused into the Primordial Qi is only the memory at the soul level, not the soul itself.

However, Jiang Liu remained steadfast in his belief, determined to persevere in studying and cultivating the Golden Elixir and Sacred Embryo path...

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Day 3 at Biyou Village.

Jiang Liu went out for his morning exercise and was about to go to town with Zhang Chulan to find Ma Xianhong and see how his game was going when he saw Liu Wu Kui coming over with Wang Zhenqiu.

"What is it, little one?"

Jiang Liu squatted down and patted Liu Wu Kui's head.

"Humph."

Because he needed a favor, Liu Wu Kui held back and said, "I heard from this Erweizi that you might have a way to cure my brother's illness?"

"can."

Jiang Liu naturally knew what illness Liu Wu Kui's brother had.

"Bullshit! You've never even seen my brother! How can you say you can cure him?" Liu Wu Kui had watched the live broadcast of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony preliminary rounds and knew that Jiang Liu was quite powerful, even the Old Celestial Master was inferior to him. Yet, this person hadn't even seen her brother's face and yet claimed to be able to cure him—

She now seriously suspects that the live stream was fake!

"It's like your brother's head was cut off, but as long as his brain isn't dead, I can put it back on." There's a way to avoid death and prolong life; by consuming some of his innate Qi, reattaching his head after being cut off wouldn't be a problem.

"Really?"

Liu Wu Kui blinked. "I don't believe it."

"Oh."

Jiang Liu wasn't foolish enough to cut off his head just to prove himself... Although he wouldn't die and could have it reattached, it would still hurt a bit, so he wouldn't take off his head just to "coax a child." He waved to Zhang Chulan and said, "Let's go."

"Wait! I believe you!"

Seeing that his provocation wasn't working, Liu Wu Kui hurriedly shouted, "Go check on my brother! Village Chief Ma is playing games in the city, he won't get into any trouble, and it won't take you much time!"

# Chapter 615 A ​​Malignant Child's Fate?

In the end, Jiang Liu went with Liu Wu Kui to see her brother.

During this time, the rest of the temporary workers also sprang into action, contacting Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye to hold back the rest of the Twelve Roots in Biyou Village and prevent them from discovering Liu Wu Kui's contact with Jiang Liu.

The moment Jiang Liu saw Liu Wu Kui's brother, Liu Hong Zhong, he gently released a wisp of Qi.

Wave!

This Qi ball is similar to Feng Baobao's "internal emission" in that it does not have much offensive power, but because it is Qi, it still aroused Liu Hongzhong's instinctive resistance due to his innate childlike fate.

Green Qi emerged from Liu Hongzhong's body, transforming into a ball of energy resembling a snake with webbed claws like a frog. Each claw had a suction cup-like object attached to Liu Hongzhong's body. Its head had two enormous eyes, one large and one small, glowing red. The suction cups on its mouth were firmly attached to his lower dantian, constantly sucking up his innate essence.

"What...what is this thing?" Zhang Chulan exclaimed in shock, suspecting that Liu Hongzhong was being haunted by some vengeful spirit.

But Wang Zhenqiu, being knowledgeable, said, "This is not a vengeful spirit, but a part of his soul, a kind of mutation, which people in the industry generally call a 'child spirit'."

In most cases, a child's fate is a malignant mutation of the soul. Although it will actively protect the body, it cannot be controlled by others and will continue to erode the body.

But if it's benign—"

At this point, his attention turned to Liu Wu Kui, "That's amazing. The mutated part of his soul will slowly grow independent and even evolve corresponding abilities."

If I'm not mistaken, Wu Kui, you are a benignly mutated child spirit, aren't you?

"Yes."

Liu Wu Kui had nothing to hide. She gathered her Qi, and her body rippled slightly. Five mask-like faces appeared on the four sides of her body and on the top of her head, seemingly possessing spirit. At the moment these five masks appeared, her life cultivation level also increased significantly.

“There are many categories of benign child spirits, such as: the Four Duty Officers, the Five Directions Protectors, the Six Ding and Six Jia, etc. This is the Five Directions Protectors.”

After Wang Zhenqiu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Hongzhong and said, "As for malignant mutations, they are all kinds of strange and difficult to classify. For example, his appearance is similar to a frog and also like a lizard. It is impossible to define what kind of thing it is."

"There is no inherent evil in the fate of a child spirit. The so-called evil is merely a human definition." In the past, Jiang Liu's understanding of the fate of a child spirit was the same as Wang Zhenqiu's. However, after cultivating for so long and witnessing two other people with the fate of a child spirit besides himself, he changed his understanding of the fate of a child spirit.

The "child spirit destiny" is a mutation at the spiritual and soul level.

But no matter how much it mutates, it must still follow the basic principles, namely, it must correspond to the primordial brain that carries the mutated spirit and soul.

The most prominent characteristic of a child born under a special destiny is their potential for growth.

In the current world of supernatural beings, the definition of a benign or malignant child's fate is as follows: benign means controllable, grows along with the awakened one, and shows independence, even like Liu Wu Kui, who grows up as one of the Five Directions Exorcists, each mask will bring her a different ability; malignant means like Liu Hong Zhong, who constantly erodes the body itself.

In fact.

This erosion was simply because Liu Hongzhong's spiritual and soul mutations were more severe than Liu Wukui's, causing the child-destined individual to prematurely exhibit growth potential in order to survive. Instinctively, the child-destined individual would seize the essence, energy, and spirit of the awakened one to maintain their own existence and independence.

In short, Liu Hongzhong couldn't keep up with the growth rate of the mutated part of his soul, nor could he coordinate with it. As a result, the essence of his body was constantly being absorbed by the deity with the child's destiny, making him into the sickly person he is now with kidney deficiency.

In essence, this child spirit will not harm him, as evidenced by its active manifestation when attacked. However, once manifested, it consumes more energy, forcing the child spirit to increase its efficiency in absorbing his essence, thus making him appear even more kidney deficient.

"Boss, do you have a way to save my brother?" Liu Wu Kui couldn't help but ask. "If you have a way, please use it."

"Have."

Jiang Liu snapped his fingers.

With a "snap," the five internal organs and five vital energies rose, the five spirits emerged, the mind monkey danced with a wish, the wooden mother wielded a rake, the mind horse galloped and leaped, the yellow woman held the full and turbid qi, and there was also the golden man. With each breath, golden qi surrounded them, connecting with heaven and earth.

"A child's destiny!"

Upon seeing the Five Gods, Wang Zhenqiu exclaimed in surprise. He then looked at Jiang Liu and repeatedly asked, "Boss, you haven't lived from the Tang Dynasty to the present day, have you?"

Jiang Liu did not answer, but instead commanded the Five Gods to activate the Five Elements Qi within Liu Hongzhong's body. In the blink of an eye, the balance between Liu Hongzhong's primordial spirit brain and the mutated part of his childlike fate was restored.

Liu Hongzhong's pale face regained a little color, and the virginity he possessed, resembling that of a frog or a lizard, quietly dissipated.

He has already mastered the method of activating and circulating the five elements of Qi!

By cultivating the five internal organs and refining one's life force, one can harmonize the relationship with the "child spirit" destiny. However, the method of harmonization is different for each "malignant" child spirit destiny. Without Jiang Liu's ability to comprehend the four seasons and six energies, it is not enough to simply find any cultivation method that can cultivate one's life force.

Why is it necessary to comprehend the power of the four seasons and six qi?

Because of this ability, one can perceive the changes in the climate between heaven and earth, and detect the frequency of each fluctuation of the airflow, that is, be able to sense the rhythm of the entire energy pattern of heaven and earth.

The human body is also a complex energy field!

If one can sense the rhythm of the Qi of heaven and earth, one can also easily perceive the rhythm of the Qi of the human body, and then use this feeling to plan the corresponding internal cultivation of life.

With the addition of the third-stage gene lock and the assistance of the Jade Emperor of Haotian Golden Palace, it can be said that reaching Jiang Liu's level and customizing the most suitable cultivation method for each individual is already extremely easy.

Besides--

"That's it?"

Liu Wukui found it hard to believe.

"I'm not fully recovered yet. My body has been depleted for so long, I need to rest for a year and replenish my body before I can fully recover my health."

After saying that, Jiang Liu snapped his fingers again, summoning the five gods back to perform the method of nurturing the source and nourishing the spiritual root.

It is:

The physical environment cultivates herbs to become elixir, and the mental environment refines the innate ape.

When the elixir of immortality is obtained and the monkey is enlightened, metal and wood will unite and the monkey's nature will be perfected.

Jiang Liu was able to so easily coordinate Liu Hongzhong's internal balance, partly due to the method of nurturing the source of spiritual roots.

After Liu Hongzhong received "treatment" and showed signs of recovery, Liu Wukui switched sides, since her purpose in joining Biyou Village was to hope that the Body Cultivation Furnace could cure her brother's illness.

Now that recovery is promising, there is naturally no need to support Ma Xianhong anymore... mainly because Liu Wukui also felt that "Xin Jie" was not so reliable.

Or rather, among the twelve members of Biyou Village, apart from Qiu Rang, the rest of them felt that Ma Xianhong's ideas were unreliable to some extent. They joined Biyou Village only because he provided them with the corresponding conditions. In essence, it was not an agreement on the ideas, but an exchange of benefits.

Therefore.

If someone offers greater benefits, then defection is inevitable.

As for Ma Xianhong providing water, electricity, food, and lodging during this period... these extraordinary individuals would only consider these basic conditions as their due, not a favor...

# Chapter 616 Ma Xianhong's Transformation