From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"And refining Qi helps us gradually take control of the Qi within the human body!"

"Ancient feng shui theories believe that the prosperity of people and livestock can be affected, and controlling one's own energy is equivalent to controlling one's own feng shui."

"At that time, abstract concepts such as turning misfortune into good fortune and turning bad luck into good luck will come to us on their own, and we will no longer need to rely on pure luck."

# Chapter 805 A Time and Space Without "Journey to the West"

"That's so cool!"

Xiaoyu raised her arms high and shouted, "I can't wait to start cultivating Qi!"

"oops!"

At this moment, the old man suddenly cried out and shouted to Jiang Liu and Xiao Yu, "You're making too much noise! ​​Xiao Yu, help your old man watch the shop!"

“Let’s go help too. We can’t just sit here eating and drinking for free,” Jiang Liu offered to help.

"I can't accept this!"

While the old man offered compliments, his actions betrayed his true intentions. He led Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Duanmu Ying behind the counter and had Xiaoyu show them around the antique business.

Duanmu Ying had no interest in this, so she went to District Thirteen to inquire whether there was any advanced medical equipment there.

Lu Jin then asked Tru, who was eating cookies, about the antiques in the shop—his grandfather's 80th birthday was coming up soon, and Lu Jin thought it would be nice to buy some antiques from another world to take back with him.

"Which dynasty in China does this vase belong to?" Lu Jin asked Tru, holding up a celadon vase with a fish and dragon design.

"Uh... this vase is from China."

Tru replied blankly.

Lu Jin: "???"

Can this antique shop really sell antiques?

"Xiaoyu, look what I bought for you!" At this moment, Chen Long pushed open the door and entered. He saw Xiaoyu asking Jiang Liu about his past adventures, so he smiled and stepped forward, showing Xiaoyu a wooden puppet.

It had reddish-brown hair, green clothes, and held a wooden stick with two bells tied to one end. It wore a yellow headband, had a protruding mouth, and was full of sharp teeth.

"What? Uncle Long, you bought me such an... ugly puppet? How am I supposed to perform on stage?" Xiaoyu clutched her head, shaking it vigorously, her words implying three things—

I don't want it!

However, being a kind and understanding little girl, Xiaoyu wouldn't refuse directly, for fear of hurting Chen Long's pride.

"That's the Monkey King! He's a classic from my childhood!"

Chen Long, however, strongly advocated for it, trying to persuade Xiaoyu, "Don't you know?"

"What Monkey King? I've never heard of him."

Xiaoyu kept shaking her head, hoping Chen Long would return the puppet. "This looks a bit scary! Can't you buy me a Pinocchio or Snow White puppet?"

"This puppet does look rather fierce."

Lu Jin spoke up, saying something fair, "And why does the Monkey King wear a green short-sleeved shirt? And why are there two bells tied to his weapon?"

"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven? I've never heard of that. Besides, this is the Monkey King, not the Great Sage Equal to Heaven." Chen Long was completely bewildered.

When Chen Long said that the Monkey King was not the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Lu Jin was also confused. Then, remembering that this was another time and space, she asked, "Don't you have the book 'Journey to the West' here?"

"I've never heard of any books about the Monkey King, except for 'The Monkey King Makes Havoc in the Palace'."

After saying that, Chen Long slapped his forehead and laughed, "It seems that our two worlds have some differences in details. Does your Monkey King still have the title 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven'? It sounds like—"

"That's so cool!"

Xiaoyu knew nothing about Journey to the West or the Monkey King, but she was familiar with the meaning of the Chinese word "saint." She had no interest in the Monkey King from her own timeline, but was instead very interested in the Great Sage Equaling Heaven from another timeline. She tugged at Jiang Liu's hand and asked, "Can you tell me the story of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven?"

Jiang Liu took out a copy of "Journey to the West" and a CD from his storage ring, saying, "I have the original book and a CD I got from another time and space. I just don't know if your DVD players here are compatible?"

"Awesome! Discs from another world!"

Xiaoyu simply brought over her laptop, inserted the CD into it, and it actually worked perfectly—human technology!

[Soaring through the clouds and chasing the wind and lightning—one somersault—108,000!]

This disc comes from the parallel universe of "Under One Person," where "Journey to the West" has been remade nearly a hundred times. The version that Jiang Liu has is consistent with the 86 version in terms of its core spirit and characters. It reduces the opera elements but does not lose the humorous banter between the four masters and disciples. The special effects are even closer to movie level.

Aside from ignoring the cultivation principles contained in the original work, Jiang Liu's writing is not too bad—after all, it is a TV series, not a novel, and it is impossible to use long narration to explain things; the main purpose is to present the audiovisual effects.

As the theme song of "The Great Sage's Song" ended, the title of the first episode, "Spiritual Roots Nurture and Flow Out, Mind and Nature Cultivate and the Great Dao Arises," appeared.

Then the plot unfolds:

At the summit of Flower Fruit Mountain, a celestial stone shattered, and a stone egg, weathered by the wind, transformed into a monkey. Its eyes shone with golden light, and it staggered and bowed to all directions, befriending the beasts of the mountain and becoming close to the macaques. One day, while playing in the water with the monkeys, it jumped into a waterfall and found a Water Curtain Cave for the monkeys. It was then elected king, and the word "stone" was removed, making it the Handsome Monkey King.

Three to five hundred years later, in order to escape the cycle of life and death, he set sail to seek immortals and ask questions, spending decades in the mortal world, his determination unwavering.

Unable to find the immortals, he went out to sea again, heading west. He found the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and the Xieyue Sanxing Cave, where he cultivated for seven years, nurturing his mind and calming his nature. He did not learn the unorthodox method of "Shu Liu Jing Dong" (a technique of stillness and movement). He also broke through the ancestral master's secret mystery, visited the Dao at night, and learned the four words "Xian Tan Yuan Tong" (exoteric and esoteric teachings combined), cultivated his divine body, and forged his divine soul. He also learned the Seventy-Two Transformations and the ability to ride the clouds.

Later, because the pine tree transformed and flaunted its spirit, it was banished from Fangcun Mountain and returned to Huaguo Mountain, where it eliminated the Demon King of Mischief. After that—

He stormed the Dragon Palace, teased the Dragon King, and seized the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel).

He displayed his divine form, his towering body intimidating all demons, and declared himself king and ancestor.

They went to the underworld and forcibly extinguished life and death, causing macaques to live longer.

He ascended to the Heavenly Court, became the Protector of the Horse, and was known as the Great Sage. However, he was trapped by greed, anger, and delusion in his heart. In a moment of delusion, he fell into demonic possession and wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. He fought against 100,000 named and named gods, but in the end, he could not escape the Buddha's palm and was suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain.

Five hundred years later, Xuanzang rescued Sun Wukong and led him on a journey to the West...

"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, is truly amazing!"

After watching seven episodes in a row, Xiaoyu was still very excited.

Despite being Japanese, Tru also understands Chinese and was captivated by the show, saying, "The tokusatsu shows from another world are much better than the ones here."

Even Lu Jin found it fascinating.

"Journey to the West is truly a masterpiece, and it can even be called a cultural treasure of China!"

Like Xiaoyu, Chen Long was engrossed in the plot and even read the original text provided by Jiang Liu. He discovered that it contained more than just stories; it seemed to also convey a path of cultivation related to kung fu. "The Monkey King from another world actually had such a legendary experience!"

"The Monkey King?"

At this moment, the old man came out from the back room and said seriously, "Legendary experiences? That's just a notoriously mischievous fairy tale character! There are no legendary experiences at all!"

After saying that, he noticed the "Journey to the West" in Chen Long's hand, snatched it from him, and asked, "Where did you get this book?"

"What Jiang Liu gave me was a famous book about the Monkey King from another world, and the Monkey King also had other names in that world: Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Xingzhe, and the Victorious Fighting Buddha."

Chen Long held up his fingers and named the other names of the Monkey King one by one.

But Dad...

# Chapter 806 Turning Stillness into Movement

Chen Long recounted the other names for the Monkey King.

But the old man was completely engrossed in reading it and exclaimed, "This is a magic book! It contains profound magical theories that lead to the realm of immortal gods!"

"Really?"

Xiaoyu quickly shifted her attention to the book "Journey to the West".

"Yes, it is very profound, with many terms, and it is somewhat different from our world... Moreover, it is only theoretical, without actual methods of magical practice. It is a way of practicing magic that is different from our current stage of magic."

Nodding to Xiaoyu, the old man asked Jiang Liu familiarly, "Can I have this?"

"Sure, it's worthless."

Jiang Liu took out another book, "Where we live, you can buy it in any bookstore, but not many people can truly understand the philosophy of spiritual practice from it; most people focus more on the story itself."

"Jiang Liu, have you sensed magic from this, I mean, the path of cultivation...?"

Xiaoyu took the second copy of "Journey to the West," flipped through it briefly, and then closed it—as a girl who disliked studying, she wasn't used to reading densely packed text.

"The practice I have cultivated has grasped the essence of the four words 'manifest,' 'secret,' 'perfect,' and 'comprehensive.'"

"That's so cool!"

Xiaoyu's eyes lit up.

Chen Long picked up the Monkey King puppet, noticed that its trousers were wrinkled, so he straightened them, tugged at them a couple of times, and muttered to himself, "Why can't the Monkey King in our world be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Monkey King unleashed a purple magical halo that enveloped Chen Long, bursting forth with a powerful light.

Thank goodness.

This light will not harm anyone.

But when the light faded, the wooden sculpture of the Monkey King had grown to about 1.6 meters tall, and the wood had transformed into a form similar to flesh and blood, completely coming to life!

"I'm free!"

The Monkey King puppet shouts!

Looking at Chen Long again, he had already transformed into the form of a puppet—

"oops!"

The old man's eyes widened, he grabbed the head of white hair, and shouted in panic, "Chen Long is cursed! Where did you buy this Monkey King puppet?"

"Uncle Long bought it."

Xiaoyu spoke immediately.

"Chen Long, thank you for your help. I have gained my freedom."

The Monkey King gave the puppet Chen Long a perfunctory bow, then conjured a pair of sunglasses, put them on, and exclaimed, "The taste of freedom! It's amazing!"

"You monkey, quickly turn Uncle Long back!" Xiaoyu scolded.

But the Monkey King quickly flashed in front of Xiaoyu, waved his fingers, and said with a grin, "Change back? NO! NO! NO!"

No way, I haven't had enough fun yet!