From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

In the blink of an eye, a year has quietly passed.

Jiang Liu's life this past year has been quite fulfilling, filled with cultivation, learning, and communication with the Confucian Society and the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe through the Illusionary Realm.

With the advanced knowledge gained from the parallel universe of Under One Person, Jiang Liu and Duanmu Ying have made great progress in their research on biology and medicine.

Even Lu Jin, who has no interest in medicine, could become a part-time doctor if she worked in a hospital, thanks to the subtle influence of Jiang Liu and Duanmu Ying.

While it may not be able to cure complex and difficult diseases, it can treat some common illnesses, such as colds and fevers, by providing appropriate medication.

"I never imagined that the factors that determine our appearance, gender, and whether we get sick all originate from those two chains."

Opening the glass door of the research lab, Duanmu Ying took off her gloves, went to the restroom to wash up, and came to the conference room. She casually picked up an apple from the fruit plate and began peeling it with a crystal scalpel.

Even though a year has passed, Duanmu Ying still finds it incredible that everything in life is determined by genes. She even conducted cloning experiments on mice based on the books and equipment that Jiang Liu brought back from another time and space.

Damn it!

After numerous failed experiments, they finally cloned a life form exactly like the original mouse. However, it's unclear whether there was a problem with the technology, but the cloned mouse was weak and sickly…

"Perhaps ancient humans had already discovered this secret."

Jiang Liu casually said, "For example, the legend of Fuxi and Nuwa, and the murals in our hometown depicting Fuxi and Nuwa with their snake tails intertwined. Don't you think that image is extremely similar to the human double helix gene?"

According to the theory of cultivation, if the human body is considered as part of the Three Realms, then Nuwa and Fuxi truly exist within the genetic chain of all people.

Therefore, whether it's the gene lock or Qi cultivation, ultimately, both require controlling the human body like Nuwa and Fuxi, which involves the genetic level. However, if the gene lock is activated rashly before reaching the fourth level, it's almost certain death for non-Qi cultivators, and for Qi cultivators, it consumes a significant amount of innate Qi, essentially risking their lives.

# Chapter 687 The Essence of Qi Refining Cultivation—Controlling the Qi Structure of the Human Body

"Since ancient cultivators were involved in the genetic level, why were they named Fuxi and Nuwa? It makes later generations speculate wildly, and it's a shame that a medical genius like me had to come to the West to have the opportunity to learn about the basics of genetic factors."

Regarding the Fuxi and Nuwa painting, Duanmu Ying saw it at the home of a wealthy man who was an avid collector of antiques when he accompanied him on his rounds while studying traditional Chinese medicine at Jishetang.

This time, Jiang Liu reminded me—

Good guy!

It really does have a similar effect to genes.

"Perhaps the first people in ancient times to involve cultivation at the genetic level were a brother and sister named Nuwa and Fuxi."

Jiang Liu casually guessed, "As for painting it like that..."

You can see this in the scriptures of Taoism and Buddhism. They contain all sorts of metaphors and terms, such as lead and mercury, and babies. In history, quite a few emperors actually believed the literal meaning of these terms.

Some unorthodox practitioners even used lead and mercury to refine elixirs...

But generally speaking, it's a kind of insurance measure.

At this point, Jiang Liu inquired, "What recent findings have been made regarding the cell rhythms after the gene lock was activated?"

"The advanced equipment from another time and space is good, but to study the cellular state after the gene lock is unlocked, we still have to stop at your research results... We need more advanced equipment."

After a year of investigation, Jiang Liu told Duanmu Ying about parallel universes half a month ago.

Although Duanmu Ying's will was a little weak, Jiang Liu had given her a "cheat code" over the past year.

That is, to use Qi to vibrate the meridians throughout her body.

At first, Duanmu Ying screamed in pain, but she gradually got used to it, her physical fitness improved a lot, and she also gained some understanding of techniques such as Qi.

If caught in the future, it is unlikely that secrets that cannot be revealed to others will be so easily extracted from them.

The research findings on cell states after the gene lock was activated, as mentioned by Duanmu Ying, mainly originated from Jiang Liu himself.

Cultivating 3,600 pure Yang thoughts, one's mind shines with light, and this is called Huiyuan.

Using this mind as the guiding force of the primordial spirit means reaching the fourth stage of the gene lock.

As far as Jiang Liu knew, this stage seemed to be divided into three phases by the Main God Space: early stage, middle stage, and advanced stage.

Initially, one masters "microscopic energy control" and "microscopic gene adjustment," and based on the perfect coordination of these two, one's own energy cycle is perfectly coordinated. One continuously adjusts one's own genes, enabling oneself to move towards perfection and initially awaken the light of the soul.

The mid-stage consists of "biological manifestation of gene awakening" and "personal awakening of the light of the mind," namely, the ability to autonomously recombine genes to gain the talents of other races to fight, and to personalize the light of the mind to awaken corresponding abilities.

At this stage, anyone can control telekinesis and has the ability to rewrite the material, energy, space, and time dimensions. They can even instinctively observe some traces of "fate".

The final advanced stage involves two aspects of practice: "mastering the subtlety of the atomic realm" and "the sublimation and qualitative transformation of the light of the mind."

By observing the superposition of multidimensional space in three-dimensional space, perfectly controlling the energy at the atomic level, and enabling the light of the mind to merge with oneself, evolving towards the direction of "I am energy".

What stage is the river currently in?

Hard to say.

Because after he radiated the light of his soul, he directly completed his personalized awakening, and was able to observe the cycle of birth and death of matter, energy, and spacetime.

Therefore, his fourth stage of gene lock cannot be divided into early, middle, and high stages, or all three stages may apply to him.

It was precisely because he normalized the first three stages of gene locking, reaching the fourth stage, that he was able to study the cellular state under gene locking conditions:

Human cells consist of a cell membrane, cytoplasm, organelles, and nucleus. With the gene lock activated, these four components, under the regulation of genes, carry out life activities in a more harmonious and stable manner, just like—

Awesome!

The existence of Qi Ju (energy structure) is truly peculiar.

"Large" can refer to the natural environment within a certain range. Extending the concept further, planets themselves, the solar system, the Milky Way, and even the entire universe can all be categorized into the "qi" category.

On a smaller scale, the human being is a living aura, and human cells can be considered miniature auras. Going even further down the microscopic level, molecules, atoms, and the spaces inside atoms can also be categorized as "auras".

Sizes are all perfectly consistent!

By integrating all the cultivation methods of his body, practicing the true and wonderful secrets of exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, constructing the Great Array of the Celestial Spheres, establishing the system of refining the Golden Elixir and Holy Embryo within the Three Realms of the Human Body, and normalizing the first three stages of gene lock, Jiang Liu, who awakened the light of his mind, has every cell in his body whose life activities are like miniature energy fields that are actively controlled. These fields are interconnected, forming an organizational energy field, then an organ energy field, and then a systemic energy field corresponding to the human body's systems. Finally, they converge into the macroscopic and open life energy field of the human body!

However, the process of cultivation is a continuous process of moving towards microscopic control, from the Qi pattern of the life cycle to the Qi pattern of the system, then to the Qi pattern of the organs, then to the Qi pattern of the tissues, and finally to the Qi pattern of the cells.

Whether it is the Eastern practice of cultivating Qi or the Western practice of alchemy, and regardless of whether the practitioner is aware of the concept of Qi formation, the process of cultivation is a process of controlling one's own Qi formation.

Take, for example, the extraordinary person who cultivated Qi in the East.

Ordinary people do not understand cultivation, so they let the Qi circulate in their bodies without being able to control the Qi pattern of their life cycle, and just let it be.

Those who have just entered the path of cultivation and have opened up the Ren and Du meridians and mastered the microcosmic orbit have begun to take control of their own life's energy flow.

Those who can wield supernatural abilities must have mastered the Great Circulation, which means they have mastered the control of the Qi of the nine major systems of the human body.

Those with profound cultivation, whose practice involves the five internal organs and six bowels, and who can use Qi to access the cultivation of their organs, are beginning to move towards controlling the Qi of their organs.

As for the Qi formation of the organization and the Qi formation of the cells, some people can control the former, while the latter involves the cellular level. Without the right opportunity or some special methods, even the elderly Zhang Zhiwei could not reach the corresponding standard.

Why exclude those with innate extraordinary abilities?

Because the abilities awakened by nature are diverse, some innate special abilities can even directly involve activities at the cellular level.

For example, Miss Liu's innate "Flash Time Skill," a superposition state of gathering form and dispersing qi, can be immune to supernatural abilities built on qi. Isn't that related to the control of qi at the cellular level?

She just wasn't aware of it herself.

In other words, she needs to cultivate herself slowly in order to perfectly control the energy field of her cells.

In short, the essence of Qi cultivation is a process of helping self-consciousness control the Qi of the human body. However, consciousness alone can only control the Qi at the system level. To control the Qi at the cellular level, consciousness must be transformed into the mind and the light of the mind must guide the primordial spirit.

Studying the state of cells carrying out life activities under the activation of the gene lock, that is, the energy circulation (qi pattern) inside a single cell and the energy connection and transmission between cells (qi pattern interaction), may lead to the deduction of the essence of gene lock activation, and to consider the possibility of a perfect combination of the gene lock system and Qi cultivation. If we identify the target and continue to study, we may one day be able to create the corresponding medicine that can activate the gene lock.

Not everyone is as gifted as Jiang Liu. Take Lu Jin, for example; to him cultivate to the point of controlling the qi at the cellular level...

To have all five internal organs in his body set in the Qimen Central Palace of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, without the right opportunity, it would take him thirty or forty years to cultivate.

# Chapter 688 The Suffering of Cultivation Cannot Be Passed On

"More advanced equipment?"

Jiang Liu took out the Hetu Luoshu and gave Duanmu Ying a disapproving look. "Then we'll have to go to a more distant future time and space. But unfortunately, the Hetu Luoshu doesn't record the coordinates of other time and space. Moreover, if we rashly go to another time and space, who knows if we'll encounter a harsh environment that even I can't adapt to and die as soon as we get there."

Let's take it slow.

It doesn't matter.

"As long as you designate your five internal organs as the central palace, control the five vital energies within your body, transform the five elements into the six qi, and refine a completely new primordial qi to replenish the primordial qi that is naturally depleted, your life can be very long."

"That sounds nice!"

Duanmu Ying rolled her eyes at Jiang Liu.

Designating the five internal organs as the central palace is no simple task. Even with Jiang Liu personally guiding her, she still hasn't been able to designate the lungs as the central palace in the past year.

Born into a family of doctors, Duanmu Ying was exposed to traditional Chinese medicine from a young age. She understood the circulation of meridians and placed great importance on breathing, and among the five internal organs, the lungs are the main organ for breathing.

The lungs manage respiration, inhaling fresh air that combines with the qi from food and water processed by the spleen and stomach to form ancestral qi that drives life activities.

Logically and emotionally, she would consider the lungs as the first organ she would choose as her central organ.

As for the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts—

Duanmu Ying did not learn the inversion of the eight directions, but only the internal cultivation of the eight extraordinary meridians by refining human magnetism, and the sorting out of the organs, which assisted her in the cultivation process of setting the lungs as the central palace.

The essence of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts is based on the Qimen Dunjia method of positioning the five internal organs in the central palace, combining the reversal of the eight directions with the reverse generation of the nine layers, so that the nine orifices and eight meridians of the human body form a close connection, achieving the power of the sixteen hexagrams of the whole sky.

therefore.

The Eight-Nine Arcane Arts is not actually a martial art.

Rather, it is a philosophy of spiritual practice.

Based on this concept, one can determine the central palace within the body and combine it with the two techniques of "Reversing the Eight Directions" and "Reversing the Ninefold Birth" to achieve mastery. In fact, it is not necessary to use "Reversing the Eight Directions" or "Reversing the Ninefold Birth"; any two methods involving the cultivation of the nine orifices and eight extraordinary meridians of the human body can be combined based on this cultivation concept.

Duanmu Ying was born into a family of doctors and later became a disciple of Jishitang. She paid attention to breathing and had her own common method of cultivating the nine orifices of Qi. When combined with the magnetic field of a person who could cultivate the eight meridians, she was able to cultivate her own unique "Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill".

As for why he didn't cultivate the Ninefold Reversal of Life?

Naturally, the Ninefold Reverse Rebirth technique is derived from the Threefold Reverse Rebirth technique. The threshold is slightly lower than that of the Threefold Reverse Rebirth technique, but not by much. Forcing someone who is not suited to this technique to practice it will only lead to less effort for twice the result.

"With your current abilities, you could easily help me secure the position of Empress, right?" Duanmu Ying suggested.

"This is also a process of tempering your mind. I will directly help you complete the process of stabilizing the central palace of your five internal organs. You will have your day to cry later."

Jiang Liu will not help with this.