From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

However, Siwon's cells were indeed extraordinary; even when isolated from the body, they possessed remarkable activity.

The faint Qi within a single cell forms its own cycle; if it comes into contact with other cells, the Qi can interact with each other.

This process can be driven by the instinct of cellular life activities without any conscious control!

This is also the fundamental reason why Siobhan's physical abilities surpass those of ordinary people!

of course.

In terms of strength, due to too many additional factors such as experience and cultivation, Siwon is not much better than others at the same level. His only advantage lies in his physical talents, such as great strength, speed, agility, defense, and recovery.

Jiang Liu, observing the world's sounds, used his discerning eye to perceive deeper layers of the Sivorn cells, where Qi circulated within the cellular skeleton.

What is the cytoskeleton?

Well known.

Any living organism needs a skeleton to move around, so that it can resist gravity, friction, and so on, to fly in the air, swim in the sea, and run on land.

Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish all rely on their skeletons to move. Even insects have skeletons—exoskeletons—to move.

But in reality, the most basic unit of life, the cell, also possesses a "skeleton"...

# Chapter 790 Cytoskeleton

All carbon-based organisms have a skeleton.

Including single cells.

However, unlike the skeletons of ordinary plants and animals, the cytoskeleton does not have a fixed shape, but is constantly in a state of dynamic assembly and disassembly.

Cell division, movement, migration, the transmission of substances and signals, and even the support of cell morphology all depend on the cytoskeleton.

simply put.

When a cell divides, the microtubules in the cytoskeleton transform into spindle fibers, like a skilled weaver evenly pulling the replicated chromosomes to both ends.

The microfilaments in the cytoskeleton are like tailors, but instead of cutting with scissors, they use microfilaments to constrict and pinch a single cell into two completely new lives.

When a person is injured, microtubules act like sentinels, detecting the injury immediately and guiding the way, while microfilaments act like sailors, forming pseudopodia at the front of the cell, which, like oars, row vigorously toward the damaged area.

Furthermore, in the process of stem cells evolving into skin cells, blood cells, and nerve cells, the dynamic changes in the skeletal structure are also an important pathway for information transmission and are key to determining the fate of cells!

It is precisely because of the existence of the cytoskeleton, which controls all life activities such as cell birth, division, migration, and signal transduction, that life can be so great!

Single cell —

Take paramecium as an example.

So small that most people can only observe its existence with a microscope, yet it has a life system with functions such as eating, digesting, excreting, and reproducing.

Multicellular

Take humans as an example.

Although it may not be the largest organism in the world, it is still composed of nearly 40 trillion cells. Cells form tissues, tissues build organs, organs transform into systems, and systems then combine to form a complete human being, thus forming a leap from quantitative change to qualitative change!

From a purely cellular perspective, there is no inherent superiority or inferiority between paramecia and humans; both are essentially evolving in an effort to survive.

However, if we look at the difference between the two in terms of energy utilization efficiency, we can indeed distinguish between them and determine their relative value.

Humans, composed of nearly forty trillion cells, are far more efficient at utilizing energy than forty trillion, four hundred trillion, or forty quadrillion paramecia combined!

Even an ordinary person is like this.

Let alone those who cultivate Qi?

From a material perspective, the essence of spiritual practice is nothing more than assisting a person's self-awareness to gradually participate in and actively control all cellular life activities of the human body.

From the macroscopic life cycle of the human body to the cellular energy system that constitutes the most basic unit of life, this is the reason!

Qi, and the life-cycle system built upon Qi, are tools and instruments that assist subjective consciousness in controlling all aspects of the body's energy.

at the moment.

If we were to compare Siwon's cells to a hermit.

Cell = Practitioner

Cytoskeleton = Eight Extraordinary Meridians

Organelles = Five internal organs and six bowels

Therefore, even if cells have been separated from the body for a long time, they can survive independently and for a long time as long as the environment is not too harsh or their own division has reached its limit.

However, when they encounter "the same kind," that is, other cells from Siwon, they will spontaneously unite together.

Just as humans are social beings, no matter how wary they are of others, any decent person will seek out their own kind and live together in groups.

The same applies to Siobhan's cells. Even if one is a skin cell and the other is a blood cell, they will combine together once they meet, but the cell type will not change.

However, when encountering other people's cells, such as those of Duanmu Ying and Lu Jin, Siward's cells exhibit extremely strong rejection properties.

The key lies in the inconsistency of the overall energy.

However, he was able to accept Jiang Liu's cells... This was because Jiang Liu had cultivated for so long that he was already able to control the energy field of his cells with his own consciousness. He could sense the energy field of the surrounding environment, and naturally he could also sense the energy field of Siwon's cells, thus adapting to them and not being rejected.

It transcends the Three Realms and is not bound by the Five Elements.

Its essential meaning is not as lofty as it sounds; it can be summed up in one sentence: able to adapt to any environment and survive!

After all, it is still within the "Tao".

"I thought that with Siwon there, the research would go much more smoothly, but I haven't yet reached the level of controlling the cellular energy pattern, and I haven't even fully grasped the macroscopic level of the weekly energy pattern."

Duanmu Ying complained, "Even if we wanted to do research, it would be beyond our capabilities. The only way would be to go to a more distant future and purchase some more advanced research equipment."

See you in the picture!

This is Duanmu Ying's true purpose!

More advanced medical equipment for the future!

Jiang Liu squinted, making Duanmu Ying laugh awkwardly twice.

Standing on Jiang Liu's side, Lu Jin said righteously, "Sister Mu Ying, don't you know how dangerous time travel is? How can you recklessly travel through time just for more advanced future equipment? You need to mature a bit, Sister Mu Ying!"

Seeing that Duanmu Ying's face was as red as a monkey's bottom, Lu Jin changed the subject and said, "However, speaking of which, next year is my grandfather's 80th birthday, so I definitely have to go back. Brother Jiang, will you come with me?"

"..."

How could Jiang Liu not know what Lu Jin was thinking?

He wanted to go to the future to take a look, and maybe find a gift for his grandfather.

"The only two things the Confucian Association, Cultural Street, and Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe have in common with the Lu family are Lu Mingfei and you. Would it be inappropriate for me to suddenly go there?" Jiang Liu said calmly.

"What's wrong with it? My father and grandfather would definitely love it!" Lu Jin said seriously, then scratched his head and chuckled, "It's just that I don't know what gift to give my grandfather..."

"Simple, just go to the future." Jiang Liu rolled his eyes and took out the Hetu Luoshu.

"I want to go to the future, and you wouldn't agree, but when Lu Jin asked, you agreed?" Duanmu Ying's eyes widened in disbelief.

Could it be that my charm is not as good as a man's?

"The elderly should be given priority. The Lu family patriarch is about to celebrate his 80th birthday, while you have at least 80 years left to live. How can they be the same?" Jiang Liu said eloquently.

"…You just keep spoiling Lu Jin! Humph!"

Unable to argue back, Duanmu Ying could only sulk a little, but she still stepped forward and said, "Let's find a more futuristic timeline. The era you went to last time... the equipment wasn't advanced enough."

"Please, do you really think I can be sure whether we're going to the past or the future? There are only two timelines that are clearly recorded so far: one is the timeline we are in, and the other is the future where Lu Jin has become a great-grandfather and Zhang Zhiwei has become a Celestial Master. Going to other timelines is just a matter of luck."

Jiang Liu rolled his eyes. "But with my current abilities, even if I went to the vacuum universe, I could keep you safe for half an hour. That's enough time for me to use the Hetu Luoshu to return here—"

Is it to go to a predetermined time and space?

Or should we take a chance?

The decision is yours!

Duanmu Ying shook her head and said, "Old man Lu Jin's space-time doesn't have the equipment I need, and you said you've made quite a commotion over there, so it's best not to go."

Lu Jin was hit hard by the phrase "Old Man Lu Jin" and quickly said, "Leave me some suspense. I want to experience the process of growing old myself. I don't want to see what my old man looks like so soon."

Jiang Liu nodded, closed the Hetu Luoshu, and then walked outside.

"Jiang Liu?"

"Brother Jiang?"

The two were puzzled.

"I'll go to Guixu first to retrieve the 'Sea-Stabilizing Divine Iron,' just in case—"

# Chapter 791 The Little Demon Dragon (Part 1)

The aura of the Kunpeng.

The Wilderness Base.

Jiang Liu arrived at the place where the holes of the Hetu and Luoshu plates were connected. He looked at the "Sea-Stabilizing Divine Iron" that had widened considerably to half a meter in diameter. With a thought, the stick shortened and thinned, turning into a length of ten feet and the thickness of a teacup.

The moment he picked it up, Jiang Liu weighed it in his hand and realized that the weight had increased from the original thirteen and a half jin to one hundred and thirty-five jin.

It is likely that this divine iron absorbed a lot of metallic elements from this sea area during this period, and was then circulated and integrated by the sea currents, perfectly incorporating them into its structure, which is why it has reached such a weight.

"However, to truly be called a 'stabilizing force'—"

In the blink of an eye, a dragon-like creature emerged from the heart of the river.

It is the spirit of the Qi of the entire universe.

After the spirit of the Qi emerged, upon seeing the divine treasure, it took the initiative to enter the iron rod without waiting for Jiang Liu to cast a spell, causing the rod to shimmer with countless rays of light.

The moment Jiang Liu grasped the stick, he immediately understood the situation.

It turns out that although the Qi formation has a spirit, it has nothing to bear it, so it cannot be considered to truly possess a soul and cannot think like a normally intelligent being.