From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The Shuowen Jiezi states:

The winds of the east are called Ming Shu Feng, the winds of the southeast are called Qing Ming Feng, the winds of the south are called Jing Feng, the winds of the southwest are called Liang Feng, the winds of the west are called Lü He Feng, the winds of the northwest are called Bu Zhou Feng, the winds of the north are called Guang Mo Feng, and the winds of the northeast are called Rong Feng.

When the wind blows, insects are born; therefore, the insects transform in eight days.

On the Zhou Gong's hexagram diagram, the southeastern Chen position is the Xun position of the Later Heaven Bagua, which corresponds to the Qingming wind.

Chen is the constellation of the Azure Dragon.

In ancient times, people had a tradition of observing the constellation Fang (房) and the star Chen (辰) to "bring forth fire" during this season.

The Taiping Yulan, Volume 869, quotes the Shizi as saying: "The Suiren observed the stars above and examined the five woods below, and thus determined fire."

Therefore, the mountain in the innate Gen trigram refers to the Fang constellation Da Huo when the Qingming wind blows.

Chen Duo controls the original Gu poison and is herself a "Gu", but in essence she is human. She understands "Gu", and her nine orifices correspond to the Azure Dragon Fang constellation. Her eight meridians must correspond to the Qingming wind, so as to reach the state of "wind moves and insects are born", so as to transform the Gu insects and completely control them.

Chen Duo's future cultivation will involve using the Clear Wind of the Eight Meridians to internally refine the Azure Dragon Chamber of the Nine Apertures, supplementing her innate constitution with her acquired constitution, and transforming an insect into a dragon.

If Chen Duo can take it a step further, sense the eight winds, and master the art of controlling the fire, she might be able to refine the Eight Heavenly Dragons and create the legendary Heavenly Dragon Gu.

If one wishes to use Gu to reach the heavens, one must never control Gu externally; one must use oneself as Gu. Although Chen Duo did not voluntarily control the original Gu poison, she ultimately became a Gu-body Saint Child, using herself as Gu, and possessed the potential to become the Heavenly Dragon Gu.

Speaking of the Heavenly Dragon Gu, Jiang Liu inexplicably thought of that girl Wei Shufen, who clamored to refine the Heavenly Dragon Gu... Tsk, if you don't understand the Upper Gen and Lower Xun method and can't treat yourself as a Gu to refine internally, even if you try to catch another strange poisonous insect as your natal Gu, you can forget about refining the Heavenly Dragon Gu.

And Chen Duo—

It can be said to be uniquely blessed!

Influenced by the Hetu and Luoshu, he is more lively than the one in the original work. And because of the appearance of Jiang Liu, he has another choice - to live and survive in Nasen.

Compared to being controlled by the company, or even death, Chen Duo's deepest, most instinctive desire and thought, deep within her genes, is still to live.

As for the fact that Chen Duo killed Liao Zhong...

After all, he's a minor.

at this time.

Chen Duo sat cross-legged on the ground, maintaining the clear and bright wind of the nine orifices and the eight meridians of Qi circulation. A trace of black Gu Qi emanated from her body and circulated for twelve cycles. She had completely memorized the route of Qi circulation, and even her eyes became clearer.

"Is it now allowed to freely pass on martial arts techniques to others outside?" Li Muxuan asked Jiang Liu, squinting his eyes.

"As before, those major sects still need to train their disciples to pass on their skills, which can take anywhere from three to five years to more than ten years."

Jiang Liu shrugged and replied to Li Muxuan, "Even a naturally born spiritual root like Sun Wukong needed to be tempered by the Bodhi Patriarch for seven years, while some people could only persist for three years before they couldn't keep up the act."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxuan gritted his teeth, but could only endure it.

However, Jiang Liu would not pass on his skills to just anyone. He would assess people's character and, if they were not strong enough, they would start from the Foundation Establishment stage.

But as Jiang Liu was about to leave, the blond-haired man still didn't move aside. Instead, he grinned maliciously and said, "Your deal with her is done, but I want to make a deal with you. Fight me, how about it? If you win, I'll let you go; if you lose, you stay and become my underling. How about it?"

Jiang Liu chuckled twice and countered, "Isn't this deal unfair? What if you lose?"

"Tch, are you going to fight or not?" The blond-haired guy didn't answer, he just questioned.

"I won't do unfair deals."

Having said that, the river flowed around him and he continued walking outwards.

"Damn it! How dare you ignore me!" Huang Mao was furious. The muscles in his arms bulged, and his hands transformed into claws like those of a ferocious beast, which he used to grab Jiang Liu from behind.

"Wait! Honey Badger! Don't break the rules!" shouted the fat man standing not far from Li Muxuan. "No sneak attacks!"

But it was already too late—

# Chapter 648 Not a Single Cultivator

Swah——

A burst of energy transformed into a white light, and the upper body of the yellow-furred creature known as the "Honey Badger" instantly disintegrated into a bloody mist, scattering into the air.

thump!

The legs below her waist were blown to the ground by the wind.

It was only after hearing the sound that everyone came to their senses, some shocked and some terrified.

Most of the people present had seen that move before. It was a kind of Qi energy controlled by some Easterners on the island. It was a close-combat technique, and a very small number of people could use it for ranged attacks.

Without a doubt, anyone who has cultivated Qi has incredibly powerful physical abilities. In addition, the Eastern practice of cultivating Qi can enhance physical abilities, making such people extremely strong.

However, it is unheard of for someone to be able to erase a person's upper body with just their Qi, especially considering that the honey badger is not weak.

How strong of a cultivation level would that require?

That boy... is definitely not only capable of restraining Li Muxuan, but his physical abilities are probably far superior to everyone else present.

"You...you..."

The fat man was terrified, his lips trembling.

Jiang Liu, however, said, "According to the rules of the market, this is a fair trade. If he wants to kill me, I will kill him. It's that simple. The stakes are our lives."

These cold words sent a chill down the spines of everyone in the market on the ruins, making them realize that Jiang Liu was not to be trifled with, not to be trifled with in any sense of the word.

Strong.

And he was ruthless.

They even suspected that Jiang Liu was setting an example for them, warning them that the only bargaining chip for making a deal with him was their "life".

The people of the market, though they don't value their own lives, are still afraid of death; otherwise, they wouldn't have come to Nathan Island because they couldn't make a living outside.

Ultimately, it's all about survival.

practice?

In Jiang Liu's eyes, none of the people on Nathan Island could be considered practitioners of cultivation—living in seclusion in a corner, ignoring the outside world, how could that be considered cultivation?

It's just for my own amusement.

Seeing that no one was stopping him anymore, Jiang Liu turned to Chen Duo and asked, "Behemoth wants to enter Nathan under the pretext of 'stopping the challenger's atrocity in assassinating King Nathan,' and even wants to take over Nathan. What do you want to do?"

"Stay and fight Behemoth's men."

Chen Duo made her own choice: "In this vast world, only Nathan can accommodate me now."

"Until we meet again."

Jiang Liu turned around, waved behind him, and ran towards the location of the Reincarnation Watch that he sensed. He was so fast that even Li Muxuan couldn't see his movements clearly.

"Are all the younger generation in my hometown this outrageous?"

A bead of cold sweat dripped down Li Muxuan's cheek as he asked Chen Duo, "You, the Gu Body Saint Child, if your primordial Gu poison spreads, you'll be virtually invincible; that kid is even more outrageous, his cultivation is stronger than mine, how exactly did he cultivate?"

“It’s not that outrageous. Jiang Liu and I are both special cases. However, Jiang Liu probably isn’t as young as he looks. I heard he’s from the same era as Zhang Zhiwei,” Chen Duo said.

Zhang Zhiwei?

After thinking for a long time, Li Muxuan finally remembered who it was.

The disciples of the Celestial Master's Mansion on Longhu Mountain had heard that Lu Jin, who had already reached the second level of the cultivation realm, was once defeated with a single slap inside the Lu family compound...

[Lu Jin, I don't know if you're still alive. If you are—]

Thinking of this, Li Muxuan suddenly recalled what Jiang Liu had said: The Great Ying Immortal imparted his teachings, but he refused to follow; the Ghost Hand King taught him, but he did not accept it; Wugensheng answered his questions—

Should I really continue to hide?

Unstained...

···

"Zhang Chulan, I didn't expect you to come to this island."

Outside a cave about ten kilometers from the market, Ma Xianhong twisted his head and cracked his wrists. "Is it because I can't make it out here anymore?"

Before Zhang Chulan and the others could answer, he said to himself, "That's right. Doing dirty work for a hypocritical organization like Na Du Tong and having to take full responsibility must be unpleasant. Why don't you stay and work with me on a great cause? Let's create a world where everyone can be a dragon!"

"You haven't given up yet?"

Zhang Chulan remained silent, but his gaze fell on the fat, stout man next to Ma Xianhong, who resembled a living Maitreya Buddha.

It was the "seventeen" that Elijah spoke of.

At the feet of these two lay seven or eight corpses, all of whom were people sent by Qu Tong, including "Wang Guoping," whom Zhang Chulan had seen in the information given to him by Zhao Fangxu.

"Give up? How could I possibly give up?"

Ma Xianhong sneered, "These days on Nathan Island, I've come to understand what a country full of supernatural beings would be like."

Primitive! Backward! Savage!

But this is only because the monarch of this country is a tyrant! Let a tree choose its king and royal guards, and let them rule this island—

This is utterly childish!

Zhang Chulan had already guessed what Ma Xianhong was going to say next.

as predicted.

Ma Xianhong declared in a booming voice, "I will dominate Nasen in the future! Perfect timing! This island is overseas, and I plan to change 'Nasen' to 'Jin'ao' in the future, and then transform the royal city into 'Biyou Palace,' establishing a true Jie Sect!"

Zhang Chulan: "..."

"Could it be that you broke the golden branch of the divine tree?" Feng Shayan couldn't help but ask.

"No."

Lowering his arms, which he had raised high in excitement, Ma Xianhong sneered, "Why would my newly established sect need a tree to prove its legitimacy?"

on the contrary!

That thing will become what I refine…

Before he could finish speaking, Ma Xianhong sensed a spatial fluctuation nearby, which caused a distortion. He immediately shut his mouth and watched the distortion continue to expand.

Hey!

King Nathan, dressed simply, arrived alone.