From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Grave robbers usually only take valuables and won't steal corpses unless they are ancient corpses from over a hundred years ago, which are of research value and attract the interest of many foreigners.

But what's the point of stealing a corpse that's less than a hundred years old?

Corpse refining?

Or do you have other unusual fetishes?

Upon entering the Western-style teahouse, Jiang Liu immediately noticed that Uncle Jiu was leading Wen Cai to greet Master Ren.

"father!"

When Ren Tingting saw Ren Fa, she immediately went over and sat down with him opposite Uncle Jiu and Wen Cai. Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan sat with Ren Jiating at the table to their left.

"Uncle Jiu, let me introduce you. This is my daughter, Tingting, Jiating."

Ren Fa introduced to Uncle Jiu, "There's also Jia Ting's friend, this... Ghost Hand King's apprentice, and two esteemed disciples of the Trinity Sect."

It was obvious that Ren Fa had forgotten the three people's names.

“Master Ren, I know them. They are all cultivators. I met them yesterday. I just didn’t expect that you also have a daughter who has joined a sect of extraordinary people.”

The moment Lin Jiu saw Ren Jiating, he knew she was also a Qi cultivator, but he didn't know which sect she belonged to.

“My eldest daughter loves learning a skill, so how can I, as her father, force her to be a good wife and mother? Of course, I have to send her to learn a skill. These days, having more skills means having more peace of mind.”

Ren Fa made polite remarks.

At this moment, the waiter handed over two dessert menus.

Ren Fa ordered coffee, and Ren Tingting ordered coffee. It was actually the same thing, but the latter said it in English.

Lin Jiu was reminded by Jiang Liu this morning that he hadn't come here for tea, so he calmed down, ignored the dessert menu, and ordered coffee like Ren Fa.

Wen Cai looked at the menu covered in dense foreign language, completely bewildered. He then imitated Ren Tingting and ordered coffee from the waiter.

But after the waiter left, he regretted it. After all, he didn't know how to drink Western tea, so he whispered to Lin Jiu, "Master, can I change it to coffee?"

"Forget it, you've already ordered. Changing it now would be impolite." Lin Jiu shook his head, telling Wen Cai to be patient and not cause trouble. He brought him here to let him see how he talked to Master Ren and broaden his horizons, not to actually let him drink Western tea.

At Jiang Liu's table, Lu Jin looked at the menu with a headache and asked Jiang Liu, "Brother Jiang, do you think we should order coffee or coffee?"

Upon hearing this, Wencai also pricked up his ears, wanting to hear more.

"You do not know?"

Jiang Liu was surprised at first, then realized something and said, "That's right. You joined the Sanyi Sect three years ago and spent most of your time building your foundation on the mountain. You did have some exposure to English at the Lu family before, but you've forgotten most of it. Unlike Li Muxuan, who was arranged by the Left Sect Leader to study at the school in the town at the foot of the mountain."

"Just because he doesn't know, does that mean I should?"

Li Muxuan rolled his eyes. "Although Mr. Dongshan was well-versed in both Chinese and Western learning, he really didn't teach me how to speak English during those years. However, I do know the English alphabet, so it should be easier for me to learn it later."

"I almost forgot, if Mr. Dongshan wants to teach you English, he'll at least make sure you master your own culture first."

After saying this, Jiang Liu didn't keep them in suspense any longer and told the two of them, "Coffee and coffee are the same thing."

"Really?"

Li Muxuan was suspicious.

"Would I lie to you? The two words sound almost the same, so they must be loanwords translated directly from the pronunciation."

Jiang Liu spoke eloquently, “Easterners and Westerners are all people, but their languages ​​and writing systems are different. If they have the same meaning, they can naturally find a corresponding word. If something exists in the West but not in the East, then when translating, they can simply translate based on the pronunciation they hear.”

Conversely, the translation from Chinese to English should be roughly the same.

"Master, are coffee and coffee really the same thing?" Wencai asked in a low voice.

"Whether it is or not, is it any of your business?"

Lin Jiu glared at him and lowered her voice, saying, "Be smart later and see how I talk to Master Ren. That's what you should learn."

Qiu Sheng is quick-witted, but he doesn't put much effort into cultivating Qi. With his aunt's help, he can still make a living.

"Your aptitude for Qi cultivation is poor, and you're an orphan. If I die of old age, and you can't manage the mortuary's business, you'll starve to death!"

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# Chapter 84 Different Observation Reference Frames

"Uncle Jiu, how about we move the grave in three days?"

Ren Fa ordered some more egg tarts, then put down the dessert menu and got straight to the point, discussing the relocation of the grave with Lin Jiu.

Jiang Liu, who was pouring milk into coffee, adding sugar cubes, and gently stirring it nearby, also perked up his ears.

"The feng shui master said that if I want my Ren family to continue to prosper, the 20th of this month is an auspicious day to move the grave!"

"The 20th is also Tingting's birthday!"

"Moving graves and celebrating birthdays on the 20th are both auspicious dates!"

Upon hearing that it was the 20th three days later, Lin Jiu seemed to understand and agreed, saying, "The 20th? This is June. The 20th of June corresponds to the first constellation in the west, the treasury of heaven. It's a very auspicious day, indeed a good day."

"Then it's settled."

Seeing that Lin Jiu agreed and could even explain the details of June 20th, Ren Fa was relieved.

He didn't understand feng shui, but Lin Jiu was a Taoist priest from Shangqing Maoshan, so he probably wouldn't lie to him. June 20th was indeed an auspicious time.

That feng shui master really didn't lie to me!

After finishing his egg tarts, Ren Fa bid farewell to Lin Jiu to attend to other business matters.

"Brother Jiang, what day is June 20th?"

After Ren Fa left, Lu Jin asked while taking a bite of an egg tart.

"I don't know how auspicious days are calculated... By the way, you're a disciple of the Xuanmen sect, and you don't know either?" Jiang Liu asked with a smile.

Lu Jin blushed, but admitted it, saying, "I really didn't know. The Trinity Sect doesn't teach these things, nor do they believe in them."

"Miss Jia Ting, do you know?"

Jiang Liu looked at Ren Jiating.

"I?"

Ren Jiating put down her coffee, thought for a moment, and shook her head. "Jiyun Society mainly focuses on ancient magic tricks, not Taoist priests, so they don't care about these things."

Although some wealthy people invite us to perform on certain auspicious days, none of the senior students pay special attention to these dates.

Those who practice Qi cultivation probably don't believe in that, right?

"I believe it."

Lin Jiu corrected, "It's not that I believe auspicious days can truly bring good fortune, but rather that these days are more suitable for cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu's mind stirred, and he asked, "Is it that the circulation of Qi in the human body corresponds to the circulation of Qi in the stars?"

Lin Jiu didn't say anything, but simply gave a thumbs up!

no doubt.

This confirms Jiang Liu's guess.

The reason he didn't say it was because it concerned the fundamental principles of cultivation within his Shangqing Maoshan lineage, and naturally he couldn't explain it in detail to those outside the Shangqing lineage.

Jiang Liu knew the theory of the Golden Elixir Path from his previous life, and he also understood that there was a difficult hurdle in cultivating the Golden Elixir Path, called the Zhou Tian Fire Control.

The so-called "heat control" refers to the daily practice and circulation of Qi. It cannot be done by simply rigidly circulating Qi throughout the body; rather, it must be adjusted according to the passage of time within the day.

From midnight to 9 am, the Yang fire is advanced, and the 216 strategies of Qian are followed. Excluding the 36 strategies of bathing at 5 am, which are not used, the 180 breaths are performed.

From noon to 9 pm, the Yin talisman is withdrawn. The Kun strategy consists of 144 numbers, except for the 24 strategies for bathing at 5 pm, which are not used. The total number of breaths is 120.

Including the sixty breaths of bathing and the twenty-four breaths of the leap month, the total is three hundred and eighty-four breaths, hence the saying:

The number of breaths in the Zhou Tian cycle is slightly counted.

This is still the small circulation of Qi after the Ren and Du meridians have been opened. The true large circulation of Qi is when all eight extraordinary meridians in the body have been opened, measured in "years" to correspond to the changes in the climate of the universe and the movement of the stars!

Recording the patterns of celestial motion on paper is easy, but it takes a considerable amount of time, since the celestial orbits of some stars take anywhere from several decades to several centuries to complete.

Instead, one should use the circulation of one's own Qi to correspond with the rotation of the stars in the universe—

This is something that a species like humans, whose lifespan is less than a hundred years, simply cannot do!

Therefore, external aids are needed during spiritual practice.

In science and technology, supercomputers are needed; and in personal cultivation of Qi, Jiang Liu believes that every cultivator must master a method similar to Qimen Dunjia to assist themselves in calculating the operation of all things, so that they may have a slim chance to break through the limits within their limited lifespan and become a saint!

However, human energy is limited. Without the right opportunity, even someone as talented as Zhang Zhiwei could not possibly master Qimen Dunjia while cultivating the Golden Light Mantra and Thunder Magic.

Jiang Liu's success was solely due to his mutated childlike destiny and innate superpower: the Godhood Conferment. This was a cheat code for refining Qi, allowing him to focus his energy on more and broader directions.

Jiang Liu now possesses extremely strong control over the flow of Qi, but his mastery of the Lesser Heavenly Circuit has not yet truly reached the level of the subtle number of breaths in the Heavenly Circuit.

"But that's difficult."

Finally, Lin Jiu spoke up, "Even my master couldn't reach that level. After all, a person's energy is limited. Living in the human world, no one can truly stay on the mountain for their entire life. Even Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain only managed to complete the full cycle of breathing in a single day."

There is also a saying about "the cycle of fire" in the novel "Under One Person".

However, due to the limited lifespan and energy of a person, even if a person has opened up all eight extraordinary meridians in their body, they can cultivate for a lifetime and, in old age, be able to control the small circulation of the Ren and Du meridians properly, which means they have reached the pinnacle of their cultivation!

As for aligning one's own Qi circulation with the movement of the stars in the heavens, even the most extraordinary individuals cannot achieve this. Many Taoist sects and their practitioners merely engage in cultivation at specific times in order to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Jiang Liu pondered for a moment and then asked Lin Jiu, "Uncle Jiu, can the books recorded by the Shangqing Maoshan sect about the movement of the stars in the heavens be circulated?"

"Any book that doesn't involve specific cultivation techniques can be circulated, but it's not cheap."

Lin Jiu nodded. "After all, it is the result of observations and records made by the successive patriarchs and disciples of Shangqing Maoshan."

Is this enough?

Jiang Liu took out the gold bar.

Lin Jiu was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "Where did you come from?"

"Uncle, rest assured, my master has already withdrawn from Quanxing. This money is what I earned while fighting bandits along the way with Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, and Ren Jiating."

Jiang Liu knew that Lin Jiu was upright and would not take ill-gotten gains, so he explained the origin of the money and said that most of it had been distributed to the poor.

Lin Jiu accepted it and said, "After Master Ren finishes relocating the grave, wait for me for a few days. I need to spend time drawing the Twenty-Eight Constellations Chart."