From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Jin Ping Mei... Jin Ping Mei?"

Zhang Chulan clicked his tongue, "Seriously?"

"It seems you really are an old friend of the sect leader." Mei Jinfeng dispersed her Qi, which indirectly proved to everyone that Jiang Liu's words were true.

Rootless Collection

There really is a Golden Vase... cough cough!

It should be said that some of these antiques from the Republic of China era might be worth some money today, but for those who cultivate themselves, they are of little use in the practice of Qi cultivation.

"An old friend? Not really, we just met twice by chance."

Jiang Liu shook his head and said to Zhang Chulan, "Alright, the mystery left by Wugensheng has been solved. Chulan, do me a favor and blow up the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley."

"what?"

Zhang Chulan's mouth dropped open. "Um, Brother Jiang, are you going to destroy the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley?"

"if not?"

Jiang Liu nodded. "Cultivation is not easy; it requires tempering one's mind and character."

Zhang Boduan was the founder of the Southern School of Alchemy, and it is understandable that he accepted many disciples. No sect or religious organization in the world does not want its philosophy to spread widely and have many disciples, and the Celestial Master's Mansion was no exception.

However, it is indeed a bit arbitrary to think that one can obtain Qi simply by using the Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

However, Wugensheng's "adding legs to a snake" will cause ordinary explorers who accidentally find this place to die violently after gaining Qi... What crime have these explorers committed?

Furthermore, as mentioned before, it is also written on the lintel above the door outside this secret room: "Human life is precious."

Both ordinary people and extraordinary individuals possess a human body, a precious and rare commodity. If they perish due to a deliberately altered aura, how can we truly blame them for being blinded by power?

There is.

Explorers—

Whatever their purpose in exploring, their courage in daring to step into the unknown is absolutely worthy of Jiang Liu's respect.

Not to mention, the vast living space that humans have today was discovered by people in ancient times.

"Yeah, that's true." Zhang Chulan scratched his head and agreed.

"Forget it, it would take too long for you to find explosives, and there might be accidents. I'll just destroy the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley myself."

But Jiang Liu changed his tune, saying, "At that time, the energy here will have changed. If you come back with me then, you might be able to glean some information..."

Of course, I don't have any expectations of most of you.

Jiang Liu also revealed some of his other motives...

# Chapter 631 One Punch Explodes the Valley

Leaving the "Nine-Bend Cave"

The ordinary foreign explorers who had been dazed by the river had already awoke and were crawling like monkeys toward the winding entrance of the cave.

No one paid any attention.

Jiang Liu walked straight to the outside of the Twenty-Four Valleys, and stopped looking at the narrow strip of sky that stretched for about twenty-four miles.

"Brother Jiang, how are you going to destroy such a long canyon?" Zhang Chulan had witnessed the aftershocks of Jiang Liu and Zhang Zhiwei's collision, which caused a huge commotion, but how could he possibly destroy such a large canyon?

Could it really have the power to move mountains?

“By harnessing the flow of Qi and controlling nature, and by borrowing the power of heaven and earth, one might be able to summon wind and rain, move mountains and ascend to immortality, but I want to try another method.”

Having said that, Jiang Liu's aura surged like a mighty river, rising slowly, and shone like a blazing sun.

A powerful pressure, as heavy as the ocean, burst forth from within the river. Centered on it, the ground was crushed and thickened, forming a crater with a diameter of over eighty meters. The surging Qi rippled outwards like waves, constantly stirring up a gust of wind.

Zhang Chulan and the others had already fled a hundred meters away and hid in a cave, staring in horror at Jiang Liu's almost overwhelming aura.

"Is that a level that humans can reach?"

Xia Liuqing clicked her tongue and exclaimed in surprise.

"I know something about Tongtian, one of the main things is that he can use human power to manipulate the power of nature."

Wang Zhenqiu said, "Jiang Liu understands the concept of Qi and must also be extremely knowledgeable about Tongtian, but right now he is trying to shake nature with human power... He's practically a mythical figure from legends!"

During their discussion, Jiang Liu fully activated the third stage of the gene lock.

When the mind and body are in harmony, Heaven holds the talisman for purity, while Earth, representing impurity, forms the seal. Through this practice, the mind and body are stabilized. Then, we see the mind-monkey riding the will-horse, simultaneously refining the art of water and fire. The Metal God leads the Wood Goddess, and nature and emotion begin to unite. There is also the Yellow Woman Earth, harmonizing Yin and Yang. Next, we see the Three Corpse Gods, together refining greed, anger, and ignorance in order to seek precepts, concentration, and wisdom.

When Jiang Liu's mind and body became one, the spiritual light between his brows shone brightly. With a step, he stood firmly on the ground, and the great dragon energy of his spine surged forth.

A punch was thrown!

boom--

A surge of blue-white energy burst forth, forming the force of a surging river. The energy transformed into power, and the power took shape, becoming the form of a dragon and a snake, swirling and coiling, with the roar of the dragon and the hiss of the snake. In just a moment, it pierced through the entire Twenty-Four Valleys.

immediately!

The dragons intertwined and spread to both sides, triggering a deafening earthquake.

It is:

When body and mind unite in cultivating the Dharma, one's Qi and strength become one, naturally unified.

With feet treading on Yin and Yang, he subdues all directions; his legend of dragons and snakes shakes the mountains.

With the complete activation of the third stage of the gene lock, Jiang Liu coordinated and integrated the power of his entire body, making the Five Qi Converging to the Origin and Transforming into the Great Void method more perfect. He also combined Qi strength and human magnetism, used the Eight Extremes to stabilize the universe, stabilized his body and mind, and used Tai Chi to harmonize Yin and Yang, unleashing a punch that was like a dragon and snake in motion.

The snake's strength is gentle yet carries a hint of yang, while the dragon's strength is firm yet carries a hint of yin. The combination of strength and gentleness, yin and yang, spreads outwards continuously, frightening the wild monkeys on the mountain into fleeing and scaring the deer in the forest into running away.

In an instant, the narrow Twenty-Four Valley was pushed open by the burst of Qi energy. Originally only three to five meters wide, it has now reached nearly 2.4 kilometers.

The flat, vertical cliff face now looked as if it had been churned by a giant drill, leaving behind spiral-like patterns.

Is it a person?

God?

Upon witnessing this scene, Zhang Chulan and the others all knelt down with a thud, shocked by the power unleashed by Jiang Liu.

Indeed...they exist in a completely different dimension from us!

Zhang Chulan's heart trembled, but he stopped thinking about it. Jiang Liu's move was practically a human nuclear weapon!

Do not!

More powerful than nuclear weapons!

After all, nuclear weapons have nuclear radiation and cannot be used lightly, but Jiang Liu's power has no radiation at all—how can we target someone like that?

Faced with such an existence—

All your calculations will come to nothing!

"Whoo~"

After delivering a punch, Jiang Liu exhaled a puff of white air, gathered his Qi, and used the Primordial Qi Technique to soothe his slightly fatigued spirit. He then used the Six Qi of the Four Seasons to refine his Qi internally. In three breaths, he was back to his full energy. He returned to the cave and said to the dumbfounded Zhang Chulan and the others, "Let's go. I have already opened up the narrow path into a road to heaven. Whether you can gain any enlightenment by going to the 'Nine-Bend Winding Cave' is up to you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan saw that Jiang Liu had already headed into the cave, so he hurriedly followed. He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you know everything?"

“I haven’t personally been involved in Wugensheng’s affairs, but the great paths lead to the same destination, so I can roughly predict more than 80% of the things. But you’re too secretive. You can’t be changed by preaching. You have to go and ‘learn the scriptures’ yourself. I guess that’s Zhang Zhiwei’s idea as well.” Jiang Liu had his own plans.

Wang Zhenqiu, Xia Liuqing, Mei Jinfeng, and Balun were all extremely curious about the "mystery" between the two, but dared not ask too many questions.

After all, Jiang Liu had previously displayed such terrifying inhuman power... They were all quite cautious at this moment, fearing that he might kill them at the slightest provocation.

fear death?

Throughout their cultivation, they believed they were not afraid, but the awe-inspiring power did indeed stir a sense of dread in their hearts, a fear stemming from their genetic instincts.

The power of the gene lock originates from a survival instinct engraved in the genes. This instinct, which comes from life, is amplified under the influence of Qi to the point that it causes the genes of others to instinctively "tremble," thus affecting the mind through the body and allowing the primordial spirit to sense it in the unseen world.

"There are people ahead!"

As they proceeded into the cave, Xia Liuqing discovered a foreigner lying inside. Upon closer inspection, she found him bleeding from all seven orifices, his face contorted in a grimace, and already lifeless.

“It seems that after waking up, the Qi in his body circulated again, and in order to obtain the treasures in the cave, he actively promoted the process of the Small Heavenly Circuit, which caused his meridians to be unable to withstand it, and his internal organs to reach their limits, thus ‘exploding’.” After examining the body, Wang Zhenqiu confirmed the cause of death and then looked at Mei Jinfeng—this was consistent with what she had said.

As the group moved forward, they encountered more and more "exploded" corpses along the way, all of them lying with their backs bent over, their palms covered in dust and scratches from friction with the ground.

It is clear.

The deeper these people went into the cave and the more actively they circulated their Qi, the more hunched their bodies became, until finally they went from walking upright to walking on all fours.

Therefore, it can be seen that the valley created by Zhang Boduan should only have an effect on people, enabling them to open up the microcosmic orbit and master this skill.

However, after being modified by Wugensheng—

When monkeys enter the valley, they achieve a circulation of Qi, straighten their backs, and grow taller. Humans, on the other hand, can also achieve a circulation of Qi when they enter the valley, but they cannot disperse their Qi and must bend their backs, becoming increasingly hunched over.

[Wugensheng betrayed Quanxing, but his nature remained unchanged; he still acted as capriciously as ever... It seems he just lacked a restraining force!]

# Chapter 632 The True and Wonderful Secret of the Perfect Integration of Exoteric and Esoteric Teachings (Part 1)

Return to the pavilion.

Jiang Liu saw the short old man lying in front of the cave entrance, dressed in adventure clothes, with blood-red lines on his forehead, the corners of his eyes, and his lips.

The other person was still breathing faintly.

"My...treasure...is mine..."

However, the murmurs he uttered were still a yearning for the Wugensheng treasure, a desire to gain greater power and become an existence beyond ordinary humans.

“Cultivation is not just about gaining power, but a profession like yours as an explorer, where you reap what you sow.”

Jiang Liu squatted down and saw the old professor turn his head. He raised his finger and tapped the back of the professor's neck, saying, "If there is an afterlife, I hope you will remember this."

In an instant.

The old professor lost consciousness and fell into a long, deep sleep.

This was Jiang Liu's final act of respect for the foreign explorer—given his age, his desire to explore the Qinling Mountains suggested that it was not for money, but rather a testament to his adventurous spirit.