From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Jiang Liu led Xiao Yu down and gazed into the distance.

But observe:

The heavens should be strong and self-reliant, yet this time they are stubborn and headstrong. They stir up the clouds and change the sky's color, turning the thousand-mile blue sky blood red. The winds of the southeast are also unfavorable, blowing out tornadoes that stir up the clouds. The thunder of the central heavens is cowardly, striking haphazardly, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring.

Furthermore, observe:

The Kun earth should embrace all things, where temples can be erected to worship gods and where plants flourish. However, evil thoughts constantly accompany it, its primordial spirit is clouded and its heart is obstructed. Furthermore, the Gen mountain runs rampant everywhere, lacking tranquility and virtue, unlike the Kongtong Mountains. The Dui lake fails to nourish all spirits, and floods roar and thunder.

Let's observe again:

Fire dragon and water worm, colluding in evil. They seek neither civilization nor prosperity, nor do they yearn for the four seas to flow towards them. The fire dragon spews flames from its four claws, the water worm exerts immense force with its six limbs. What difference is there between worm and dragon? Without good intentions, they are all deluded.

But the Mercury Bell fought against eight demons single-handedly, holding its own and remaining locked in a stalemate with the eight great demons!

In terms of physique, Mercury Bell was no stronger than Bo Gang, Holy Lord, and Earthly Lord among the eight great demons;

In terms of physical elemental transformation, it is not as good as Basha's body, which can turn into water and be reconstituted;

In terms of agility, he cannot compare to Ximu or Zhoulan;

In terms of explosive power, none can match the physical strength of China and the Soviet Union;

When it comes to blowing wind, it's nowhere near as adept as the howling wind.

But why is the Mercury Clock able to stand against the eight great demons?

This is because he possesses a demonic body and the ability to connect with all living things, which is why he has regained this power. He can forcibly connect with the spirit and soul of the eight great demons, thereby reading their thoughts and predicting whether they will fight him hand-to-hand or cast spells.

As long as you anticipate their moves in advance, you can dodge them and take the opportunity to counterattack the openings they reveal!

During their imprisonment in Hell, the eight demons lost their memories and wisdom. After their release, on the advice of the demon Xiaolong, they spent some time trying to understand the natural principles corresponding to their divination symbols, which restored much of their power. However, their wisdom could not be replenished with the increase in power. They had to establish a kingdom and restore their rule in order to accumulate it again.

Therefore.

Apart from the sixth demon, who escaped from Hell early and still remembered many combat skills, the other seven demons, namely Zhong Su and Di Kui, who were clearly tall and humanoid, only knew how to use brute force to fight against the Mercury Bell, and forgot to use their magic.

"I can participate in this kind of battle? That's so cool!"

Xiaoyu leaped up, but Jiang Liu grabbed her by the back of her collar and said, "It wasn't you."

"Oh, Jiang Liu, how come you're just like my Uncle Long?" Xiao Yu was speechless, her hands clasped behind her back, sulking.

“You, or rather, the other you, Dayu, have another important thing to do.” Jiang Liuchuan uttered these words to the Mercury Bell.

The latter twitched his ears slightly, dodged Bo Gangna's crushing blow to the side, grabbed her back, and with a burst of strength, slammed her head hard onto the ground, leaving her unable to move for a moment.

While the other demons hesitated because of this scene, Mercury Bell took the initiative to strip away the blue demonic energy representing the Kan Water trigram and sent it to Jiang Liu's palm.

"It's that immortal god!"

Ximu, with his sharp eyes, exclaimed in surprise. Before he could react, Gongzhong grabbed him, his bones making a "crack" sound, and then threw him onto a nearby cliff.

"Mercury Bell, have you had enough?" The Holy Lord roared to the sky, and with a dragon's cry, a pillar of fire with a diameter of more than ten meters struck Mercury Bell.

The sweltering heat forced the mercury clock to temporarily retreat from its brilliance.

thereafter.

The Holy Lord's body suddenly rose to nearly forty meters, and his muscles became three times more muscular, reaching the same height as the Mercury Bell.

This is the divine power of the Ox Talisman!

The Ox Talisman can grant its holder unparalleled power. If the holder is in perfect harmony with the Ox Talisman, they can also directly use its power to transform their physical body, making their bones strong, their internal organs healthy, and their muscles robust.

"Making a scene?"

Upon hearing this, Mercury Bell raised its hand to meet the Holy Lord. Relying on the Holy Lord's fire energy within its body, it unleashed its power, causing its body to grow even taller, reaching fifty meters. Combined with the power of the other demons, it actually overwhelmed the Holy Lord in terms of strength. "You sealed me in a boy's body for so many years, and you think you can just let it go with a mere 'trouble'?"

Those eight old geezers left Earth, and I can't go looking for trouble with them, but you can't bear to leave Earth, the place that provides you with a constant source of power!

"Who else should we turn to if not you?"

The Holy Lord gritted his teeth inwardly.

The original plan was for Mercury Bell, who had completely transformed into the Ninth Demon, to fight Jiang Liu, while they sat back and watched the two fight. But who would have thought that this guy would directly cause trouble for them!

What bad luck!

But demons are immortal, so for now we can only wear him down with the Mercury Bell, calm him down, and then try to entice him to fight the immortal god from that other world...

Jiang Liu obtained the Blue Curse Demon Qi and gave Xiao Yu a look. The latter immediately understood, but also complained, "Although I can share the same perspective and empathize with my future self, it still feels a bit awkward when I don't do it myself."

Even so, Xiaoyu knew the seriousness of the problem. She channeled her Qi through the nine orifices and eight meridians, and with a sway of her body, she transformed into Dayu.

Faced with the cursed blue demonic energy, Da Yu reached out, grabbed it, and instantly refined it!

In an instant.

Of the nine orifices, excluding the central orifice, the remaining Kan trigram completes the set!

So far!

The Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams are all complete!

The Nine Apertures Talisman was fully formed. With Xiaoyu's past self completing the illusion of her future self, a bit of pure spiritual light was finally condensed. It merged with the Qi, stimulated the acupoints of the body, passed through the 720 real acupoints of the human body, and flowed through the 84,000 virtual acupoints, performing the spontaneous Yin-Yang ascending and descending function, constructing a three-dimensional talisman that resembled both an ape and a human.

"upbraid!"

This nine-aperture talisman is spiritual. When it utters the word "Zha," it explodes within the inner world of the Great Jade, like the sound of a great bell, deafening and resounding. It also makes her mind merge with the ape-like and human-like talisman, becoming Pangu. She breaks through the primordial chaos in her heart, supporting the sky with her hands and stepping on the ground with her feet, forming a posture that stands tall between heaven and earth!

After that, the talisman containing the information of the innate Bagua energy pattern spontaneously merged into it, which was:

Qian Yuan nurtures all living things from the beginning; Dui Ze flows abundantly and should be praised; Li Huo illuminates the world with civilization; Zhen Lei drives away evil spirits; Xun Feng emerges from the valley and stirs a thousand forests; Kan Shui flows to the source and purifies the four seas; Gen Zhi stands majestically and contains the virtue of stillness; Kun Wei stands as a curtain to worship the gods.

Perhaps, this nine-aperture talisman, combined with the information of the innate eight trigrams energy pattern of this world, could indeed be called the "Supreme Creation Talisman"...

Jiang Liu seemed to be deep in thought.

Let's look at the large jade again—

Kun generates the body, and Qian interacts with it; holding the talisman and the seal, they stand on the earth and in heaven.

At this point, Da Yu's mind was fully opened. When she opened her eyes, a shimmering light appeared in her eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. At first glance, she seemed no different from an ordinary person, but if you looked closely, it seemed as if there was a spiritual light flowing through her, which was exceptionally warm and gentle.

It is precisely because of its inner radiance!

Having cultivated a constant state of mind, and with Da Yu also receiving Jiang Liu's true teachings, his body and mind naturally merged with each breath, spontaneously unleashing the Five Qi Returning to the Origin and Transforming into the Void. His heart became as red as gold, his lungs as white as silver, his kidneys as black as iron, his liver as green as jade, and his spleen as yellow as copper, temporarily elevating his life cultivation to a level unimaginable to ordinary people.

This surge of power, soaring to the heavens, caused the eight demons and the Mercury Bell to temporarily halt their battle and turn their gaze toward Jiang Liu and Da Yu.

"That guy!"

The Holy Lord was shocked, realizing that Da Yu had also become an "immortal god," and a sense of dread arose in his heart.

"Not bad, it's time to move on to the next step."

Jiang Liu withdrew the cursed blue demonic energy from Da Yu and said to the Mercury Bell, "Give me the remaining seven demonic energies. And one more thing: if you still consider me your elder brother, please help me stop those eight guys..."

# Chapter 901 Suppressing the Demon

Upon hearing that Jiang Liu wanted the remaining seven demonic energies, the Mercury Bell did not hesitate and immediately separated, throwing them in Jiang Liu's direction.

"Nishiki!"

The Holy Lord called out to Ximu, who had already recovered.

The latter spread its wings, and in the swirling clouds, it caught up in an instant.

but--

The moment Jiang Liu grasped the seven demonic energies into his palm, he kicked out, striking west Mu in the abdomen. An explosive force, like a meteorite hitting a planet, erupted, instantly piercing through Xi Mu's chest, sending him flying tens of thousands of meters away, and splitting him in two.

"Your opponent... is me!"

Even without the eight demonic energies, Mercury Bell still retains his demonic form. Just as Jiang Liu said, the demonic energy has completely transformed his human aura into the corresponding aura, making him a true demon.

Losing demonic energy doesn't necessarily reduce his power much; it simply means he loses a medium to communicate with the surrounding environment. The demon needs to maintain the "heavenly connection" state on its own, which means he needs to devote more energy to maintaining his energy system. This prevents him from fighting with all his might, giving the impression that his strength has decreased.

However, for Yu Gongzhong, losing the eight great demonic energies and only possessing the body of a demon also reduced the influence of the eight immortal yin energies, evil thoughts, and other impurities on his spirit and soul. In addition, he himself possesses the ability to connect the spirit and soul of all things, and can even take advantage of this to borrow the spiritual power of others for his own use.

Therefore, the Mercury Bell's combat power not only did not decrease, but actually increased slightly, enough to help Jiang Liu temporarily hold off the eight demons.

And what about the river?

Rotate the Panku Treasure Box, turning each of the eight trigram positions to seal the eight great demons within.

The Qi of the Eight Great Demons contains natural Qi information corresponding to the innate Bagua, which is innate; while the Panku Treasure Box was created by the Eight Immortals, which is acquired.

Righteous energy versus dark energy.

In theory, demonic energy cannot directly contact the Panku Box, but the Demon Dragon once experimented and figured out a way to make eight strands of demonic energy coexist with the Panku Box, let alone Jiang Liu?

When the Later Heaven Bagua corresponds to the Earlier Heaven Bagua, and the Earlier Heaven Bagua leads the Zhou Tian (a system of celestial cycles), the Pan Ku Treasure Box suddenly explodes. The green righteous energy and the purplish-black black energy slowly approach and merge. In the process of rotation, they converge to form the Zhou Tian Sixteen Hexagrams, which then evolve into an ancient and unadorned sword.

As if sensing something, the Holy Lord's scarlet eyes reflected the scene of Lü Dongbin holding the Demon-Slaying Sword and casting a spell to seal him into hell. He roared and stopped fighting, leaping up to escape!

If he is sealed into hell in his soul form, he can still find a way to escape. But if his physical body is sealed as well, and the last door is completely sealed, how can he escape?

But even if the Holy Lord has the ability to fly, how could he possibly escape within this universe?

Jiang Liu held the sword and made no exaggerated movements. He simply waved it lightly at the Holy Lord, and the golden light traveled thousands of miles, instantly hitting the Holy Lord's body and enveloping him. No matter how powerful the Holy Lord was with the twelve talismans, he could not break free.

"It seems that the Holy Lord will have to endure an eternally lonely hellish life alone."

After reattaching his lower body, Ximu joked, then said to the other demons, "Let's go, there's no point in continuing to fight Mercury Bell."

Although our gates have been completely sealed, and that immortal god can no longer seal us, without the Holy Lord, I don't think we can defeat him.

Bazaar agrees.

Zhou Lan agreed.

The other demons also stopped attacking the Mercury Bell and were about to leave when they saw a layer of golden light emanating from around their bodies. No matter how much they struggled, it was to no avail.

"how is this possible?"

"why?"

"The gates of hell have been sealed!"

"..."

Because they all came from the gate of the Holy Lord, their auras were already tainted by the aura of the Li Fire trigram, so they naturally had to enter hell with the Holy Lord.