From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Lu Jin glanced at Yagata, who had emerged from the box and extended an invitation to Ango and the others to have lunch, and chuckled.

"There's nothing I can do, I'm just a good person."

Jiang Liu shrugged, unconcerned. "Besides, I love making friends."

Having many friends in my hometown makes things easier.

The same applies in the West; you need to make more friends.

However, one must first demonstrate overwhelming power to deter others from harboring any ill intentions.

In contrast, when conflicts arise among the prestigious sects in our region, the first step is usually to appeal to their emotions and reason with them; demonstrating power is often the last resort.

Both East and West have their own social customs and etiquette, but the difference lies largely in this: we are more humble, while they are better at expressing themselves.

The differences in culture and customs between the East and the West have led to differences in their behavioral habits, which Lu Jin has already fully understood within the past year.

future.

The land of China is bound to integrate with the world, and Eastern culture is bound to collide and merge with Western culture. This process has already begun.

Therefore, he himself must also understand Western culture!

Only in this way can he live up to the self-sacrifice of the Left Gate Master, correct the path of the San Yi Sect in the future, and lead the San Yi Sect to truly embark on the road to heaven!

# Chapter 744 The Guardian of the Desert Eye

One o'clock in the afternoon.

Everyone gathered in the desert west of Atal.

"Sorry, we couldn't find a guide."

Ango, Zubo, Jingo, Jax, and Yagata failed to find a guide. As the team leader, Ango could have shifted the blame to her teammates, but she didn't. Instead, she took all the responsibility upon herself, saying, "It's all my fault. I wasted too much time on the painting street. Perhaps I'm not a good team leader."

"I know, but there's a first time for everything."

Jiang Liu never expected these five seemingly "stable" individuals to complete the mission; he was merely giving them a chance to get to know each other better, so they wouldn't all go their separate ways once they actually entered Atlantis.

Compared to the other four teams—Britain, the US, Germany, and Russia—my French team really does seem like a hastily assembled group of robins…

If the robin hadn't had ulterior motives, and considering that France surrendered after only a little over a month of resistance during World War II, and declared Paris an "open city"...

That robin is a typical "romantic" Frenchman!

Tsk~ Ankoluna chose the wrong target!

With this thought in mind, Jiang Liu regained his composure and said to Jesse, "Then you'll still be the guide, is that alright?"

Siobhan nodded, mounted his camel, and walked at the head of the procession.

Jiang Liu and his group followed closely behind.

Without a guide familiar with the roads, and relying solely on the map, the group's journey slowed considerably. The further west they went, the more peculiar the landscape became, with less yellow sand and more loess. The terrain was relatively flat, with low, withered grass covering the ground. As far as the eye could see, the world appeared to be only two colors.

Blue on top, yellow on the bottom.

monotonous.

concise.

Only the occasional whirlwinds that whip up some yellow sand, forming small, low-lying tornadoes, can bring a touch of life to this desolate desert.

After walking for about five days, the group arrived at a village made of dead trees and dry grass.

The tribe was built on a low hillside, with branches as the frame and dry grass as the walls. It was low, narrow, and small in area, with only about twenty households.

The residents here have dark skin, but their skin is smoother than that of real black people, with a subtle hint of bronze.

Upon seeing the arrival of the people, the tribal chief came out to greet them. However, the people of this desert tribe did not speak English or Arabic; they spoke a local dialect. The others could not understand what the other party was saying at all. But Jiang Liu had a kind of sincere spiritual light, which allowed him to understand the other party's words through heart-to-heart communication.

Upon learning that Jiang Liu and his companions were heading to Atlantis, the chieftain was astonished and immediately ordered the tribe to slaughter a cow and a sheep.

Unlike the wild black people on the African savanna who live by gathering and hunting, the inhabitants of this tribe have mastered the skills of herding and raise ten cows and fifty sheep, which are the common property of the entire tribe.

Although the place is barren and a slight breeze can stir up sandstorms, it is somewhat different from a real desert. There are some low shrubs and grasses growing there. It looks yellowish because it is currently the dry season. In the rainy season, there will be a lot of greenery.

Establishing a large-scale livestock industry is impossible, but raising no more than a hundred cattle and sheep is feasible.

The chief slaughters cattle and sheep because his tribe considers themselves the guardians of the Eye of the Desert. If anyone goes to explore the Eye of the Desert, they will be treated to cattle and sheep and wish them success.

According to ancestral tradition, they should prepare a cow and a sheep for each person. However, due to the increasingly harsh environment, the number of cattle and sheep that can be raised is decreasing. This tradition has been constantly changed by successive chiefs until the current chief decides whether to slaughter cattle and sheep based on the number of people challenging the Eye of the Desert.

If the number of challengers is less than ten, only some towels and cloths woven from wool are prepared; if the number of challengers is more than ten, dried mutton left over from the past is prepared; if the number of challengers is more than twenty, a sheep will be slaughtered for them to eat as a blessing; and if the number of challengers is more than thirty, two sheep will be slaughtered.

ox--

If the number of people is less than fifty, they will never be slaughtered.

The chief made an exception and slaughtered an extra cow after slaughtering a sheep because Jiang Liu's ability to communicate with him through his sincere spiritual light inspired his respect and admiration.

Because it was a tradition of the tribe, Jiang Liu did not stop them. After explaining to the people behind him, he invited them to sit down and eat beef and mutton together.

Although the conditions were poor and the beef and mutton smells were quite strong, the people present were all practitioners, mercenaries, explorers, and Evelyn. They took out the spices they had prepared in advance, sprinkled them on the beef, and ate with great relish.

The only one that was somewhat difficult to swallow was Duanmu Ying.

This young lady has never suffered before!

However, upon seeing that Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and the others looked normal, he could only grit his teeth, tear off large chunks of meat, and swallow them after chewing them two or three times.

Seeing her devour the food so heartily, the tribal chief was pleased and continued to add meat to her plate.

Duanmu Ying was stunned. She caught a glimpse of the smiles in Jiang Liu and Lu Jin's eyes and was momentarily speechless with grief.

After this little incident, Jiang Liu picked up a roasted lamb leg, munched on it, and asked, "Why do you call Atlantis the Eye of the Desert?"

"Respected wizard."

The chief's eyes were filled with reverence. "This is the name we have passed down through generations. On the contrary, Atlantis is a name that is relatively unfamiliar to us."

With that, the chief got up and went into the haystacked house. When he came out, he was holding a piece of black leather.

Unfolded and laid flat on the ground, a pattern resembling a human eye appeared before everyone's eyes. The pupil had three rings, and lines were drawn around it, forming a strange symbol that resembled a fish, a human, and a dragon.

"Brother Jiang!"

Lu Jin immediately noticed the talisman. Compared to the pattern he drew in Libya and the fish-dragon talisman given to him by Murdoch, it had many more details. Upon closer inspection, one could even feel the pattern moving!

The pattern in those three-ringed eyes was the fish-dragon talisman!

Furthermore, this black skin of some unknown creature was quite peculiar, emitting a strange fragrance that only those engaged in cultivation could detect.

"Ah."

Jiang Liu nodded slightly and asked the chief, "May I ask if this picture was passed down from your ancestors?"

“My grandfather told me that our tribe had a shaman a thousand years ago, and he was very powerful. He could summon wind and rain and explored the Eye of the Desert. After he returned, he dug out this painting from under the house where the shamans had lived for generations. He said that as long as someone could understand the secrets in it, he could control the power of the sea. Then he went to the Eye of the Desert to cultivate asceticism and never came back.”

The chief told a story.

In fact, he didn't believe the story before, thinking it was just a story his elders told to children. It wasn't until he met Jiang Liu, who could communicate with him on a spiritual level despite the language barrier, that he realized he was wrong. Perhaps there really was a shaman in their tribe who could summon wind and rain a thousand years ago!

However, none of their descendants possessed the talent to sense "divine power" from this animal hide...

# Chapter 745 Arrival at Atlantis

After the meal.

Jiang Liu expressed his desire to purchase the black animal hide.

The tribal chief agreed, but not for money; he wanted enough food to last them through the dry season.

So Jiang Liu took out nearly half of the rice stored in his storage ring.

This ability to "create things out of thin air" astonished the entire tribe. The tribal chief presented the black animal hide with both hands, hoping that Jiang Liu would stay.

But a pity.

Jiang Liu accepted the animal hide, and after ascertaining the direction of the Eye of the Desert, he bid farewell to the chieftain and called the others behind him to set off.

By this time, the sun had already set and disappeared from sight, and night had quietly fallen. Thousands of stars dotted the night sky, accompanied by a full moon, casting a silvery glow.

Riding camels and facing the cool breeze, most of the ordinary people in the group were wrapped in blankets—the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is extreme, and without thick clothing, it is very easy to catch a cold.

Practitioners have a much greater capacity to withstand extreme climates on Earth, especially those who cultivate the four principles of exoteric and esoteric Buddhism and control the timing of their practice. As long as they don't go to a vacuum environment, they can ensure that they are always in the most comfortable and harmonious state.

The closer they got to the Eye of the Desert, the more clearly Jiang Liu perceived the changes in the direction of the airflow, thus confirming their previous guesses.

Atlantis is a place of extraordinary power!

Moreover, the area covered by this aura is extremely vast, comparable to, or even greater than, the Kunpeng of Guixu!

Spanning nearly 340 kilometers from east to west! The diameter of its three "eyes" is close to 50 kilometers! If you could stand high in the air and look down, it would be like looking directly at the Earth!

According to the sorcerer's theory on the formation of qi, such a massive qi formation has a tremendous impact on the human body. Not to mention entering it, just getting close to it, before even truly entering, will impact a person's "past," "present," and "future," thus severing their connection with heaven and earth.

But what about the facts?

Not to mention cultivators, even ordinary people entering this aura-filled place would not be affected in any way.

reason?

When the area of ​​the aura reaches this extent, it has already formed an instinctive connection with the circulation of the primordial energy throughout the entire planet.

All living things exist within the Earth's sphere, and the energy of a person and the energy of the planet are inherently connected through the instinctive activity of breathing.

Therefore, unless one deliberately holds their breath or stops breathing, it is quite difficult to disrupt one's personal energy and cause them to lose their "past".

Correspondingly, fully perceiving such a vast aura and constructing the corresponding aura seals is not an easy task for Jiang Liu; it would take him at least three days to experience it.

Half an hour later, the group finally arrived at the "western corner" of the Eye of the Desert.

Looking ahead, the environment was no different from what we had seen and heard along the way; it was still a desolate wasteland. With the naked eye alone, most people couldn't even find the exact location of the "pupil".

"It's late. Let's find a sheltered cave nearby to rest for the night, and set off again tomorrow," Jiang Liu decided decisively, leaving no room for argument.

The ordinary explorers and mercenaries in the group were already exhausted from traveling at night, so they had no objections. They found a bare cliff with protrusions, pitched their tents, lit a campfire, drank some hot soup, ate some bread, and then fell soundly asleep in their sleeping bags.