From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Furthermore, since the existence of the Celestial Master's Code is only known at the moment of truly receiving the inheritance, Zhang Enpu, who held the title of the 63rd Celestial Master, was unaware of the existence of the Celestial Master's Code at the beginning, and after becoming the Celestial Master, he devoted himself to carrying forward the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Without him.

Since it's a religion, it can't just talk about spiritual practice; it also needs to bring honor to its family and its people—as the saying goes, a new broom sweeps clean. Without some achievements, how can it gain the respect of its followers?

Judging solely by force, he's nothing but a brute.

Moreover, the strongest disciple of the Celestial Master's Mansion at that time was surnamed Mao, and it was Zhang Jingqing!

therefore.

Zhang Enpu, who became the 63rd Celestial Master but was unaware of the Celestial Master's lineage, lacked the most important information about the Celestial Master's Mansion. He took it upon himself to promote the Celestial Master's Mansion until his father, Zhang Yuanxu, was nearing the end of his life. Zhang Yuanxu called him and Zhang Jingqing into the inheritance room and passed on the Celestial Master's lineage to Zhang Jingqing in front of him.

The reason why it wasn't passed on to Zhang Enpu at first was because he was young, and they were afraid he would lose this information that had been passed down for thousands of years.

Later, when his lifespan was about to end, he sought out Zhang Jingqing instead of Zhang Enpu because he knew his son had great ambitions. Passing on the Heavenly Master's teachings to him at this time would only add a constraint to his life.

resignedly.

This Heavenly Master's Code, passed down for thousands of years, can only be passed on to Zhang Jingqing.

The Tao follows the natural way and does not rely on force to prevail, but in chaotic times, only the strongest have the greatest chance of ensuring that this tradition continues.

Having received the Celestial Master's ordination, Zhang Jingqing would naturally understand the information and the responsibility within, and would stay at Longhu Mountain with a down-to-earth attitude.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, a successor of the Celestial Master's teachings would never wander aimlessly down the mountain.

In fact.

Zhang Yuanxu also believed that the Celestial Master's Pass was too heavy a burden. Passing it on to the Mao family descendants would relieve them, the direct descendants of Zhang Daoling, of this responsibility...

Zhang Enpu could understand his father's choice.

But I don't accept it!

And they were dissatisfied! Resentful!

All the Celestial Masters of the past were inheritors of the Celestial Master's Degree, but he, the sixty-third Celestial Master, was a "blank slate" and had not "loaded" the Celestial Master's Degree.

What kind of celestial master is he then?

Afterwards, Zhang Yuanxu passed away. Zhang Jingqing tried her best to persuade her senior brother to stay, but Zhang Enpu, either out of resentment for his father's concealment or out of jealousy of Zhang Jingqing, refused to stay on Longhu Mountain. Instead, he gathered his personal disciples and the young boys he had recruited, and went down the mountain to find another auspicious location to build a Celestial Masters Temple, intending to prove to the world:

The true lineage of the Celestial Master's Mansion lies not in the dragon and tiger, but in the Celestial Master's bloodline!

# Chapter 952 Zhang Enpu's "Visit" (Part 1)

"Has Zhang Enpu gone mad?"

After learning about Zhang Enpu's general situation, Lu Jin breathed a sigh of relief and temporarily put aside her intention to write home, but she was also somewhat speechless.

Everyone knows that the true lineage of the Celestial Masters lies with Longhu!

After leaving Longhu Mountain and the Celestial Master's Mansion, and severing ties with them, who would believe that his surname Zhang is the same as Zhang Daoling's?

If he wanted to pursue orthodoxy, he had to find another way.

Such as:

To seek refuge with those in power.

"As the saying goes, people fight for their pride, and Buddhas burn incense. Now it seems that Taoists are not much different."

Jiang Liu joked, then said, "Because a factory in Shanghai caught fire and burned for seven days and seven nights, he seized the opportunity, used his thunder magic, and invited the gods in Longhua Temple to summon wind and rain to extinguish the fire. He became famous overnight, which is why he was received by that surnamed Jiang and wanted to establish a Taoist association in Shanghai."

"How did you know before I even told you?" Red Girl blinked and asked curiously.

“Sister Hong, you don’t know this, but Brother Jiang did not neglect his cultivation during his studies abroad. He achieved inner peace and cultivated a pair of wise eyes, which can see all things in the world, as long as they have happened.”

It was Lu Jin who spoke.

"Truly discerning eyes?"

At this moment, Zhuge Yu, Boss Cha, and Peng Qizi entered the Confucian Association Hall. Upon hearing about the "wisdom eye," they couldn't help but approach Jiang Liu. Using the observation method of the Wuhou School: the Qimen Manifestation Mind Method, their eyes emitted blue light as they observed Jiang Liu's eyes. They saw the stars of the heavens reflected within, vaguely forming a lotus flower shape. As it flowed, opening and closing, it seemed as if a woman was sitting inside.

But she was seen:

Her hair was tied in a coiled dragon bun, she wore a plain silk robe, her eyebrows were like crescent moons, her eyes were like twin stars, her jade-like face was beaming with joy, and her lips were a touch of red.

Her beauty surpasses even that of Chang'e, and she seems like Guanyin descended to earth.

When Zhuge Yu came to his senses, he murmured, "President, what level have you reached? Such insightful eyes cannot be cultivated by simply emptying the five aggregates!"

It was only because Jiang Liu was willing that Zhuge Yu was able to see a sliver of the truth; otherwise, there would only be two consequences if he activated the Manifestation Technique.

Firstly, nothing can be observed.

Secondly, the backlash disrupted the body's energy flow, severed meridians, ruined eyesight, and rendered one unable to cultivate Qi and practice any further.

"It can only teach oneself to be free and at ease through introspection."

Jiang Liu smiled slightly and explained the essence of his method of observation. However, he also revealed the fundamental truth: without the corresponding spiritual realm, it is difficult to cultivate it, and one cannot even get to the beginning.

After all the people who were still in Yuhang had arrived and met with each other, Jiang Liu told most of the members to go back to their homes and do their jobs, without needing to host a welcome dinner for him.

Those who practice spiritual cultivation do not need to be so "pretentious." They can simply hold another sermon in the center of the cultural street on a traditional festival later.

Afterwards, Jiang Liu personally arranged accommodations for Gu Qian and the others, located by West Lake. Because they had the Transcendent Sea Array pattern tattooed on their bodies and were good at swimming, he invited them to be swimming instructors at Mingxin Academy to teach the children to swim. He also hired them to join the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe, making it a water magic department, and the performance venue was West Lake.

After this matter was settled, Jiang Liu did not rest but immediately got back to work, convening a meeting with the remaining members of the Confucian Association to understand everything that had happened in the past two years.

With his keen insight, Jiang Liu was well aware of this matter, but he could not exempt himself from reporting to others simply because he had such insight; the corresponding procedures were still necessary.

There are three main reasons:

First, humans are social animals.

If one makes decisions based solely on a single statement without communication, then one is no different from a wild beast.

As Lu Xun said: Wild beasts always walk alone, while cattle and sheep travel in herds.

It is not a praise of the independence of wild beasts, but a critique of the methods used by the rulers of dynasties to divide the common people.

Since we are human beings, then "going in groups" is the proper and righteous way!

Secondly, for the sake of competition.

When people gather together to discuss the same problem and solutions, the collision of their ideas can spark inspiration.

Civilization is born from collisions and interactions!

From two children arguing about the sun to the clash between Eastern and Western civilizations—

That's true for all of them!

Third, mutual supervision.

Human hearts are fickle. Even those who cultivate Qi can only endure the hardships of cultivation. Whether they can temper their character in life and work, or remain true to their original intentions after great changes, is extremely rare and precious.

The members of the Confucian Association lived up to Jiang Liu's expectations and their own commitment. They didn't waste time with small talk and directly reported on the development and construction of the areas they were in charge of.

Jiang Wei of Shennongtang: "Regarding hybrid rice, I have figured out some tricks in the past two years, and I am now able to produce rice seeds with a relatively stable yield of nearly 900 jin per mu..."

Lu Mingfei of Mingfei Newspaper: "The newspaper has recruited many cultivators skilled in intelligence gathering, greatly improving efficiency. It has also undergone two transformations, becoming a propaganda department, committed to reporting the truth to the people..."

Peng Qizi: "Boss Cha and I established a martial arts department, recruiting many disciples. It forms the foundation of the armed forces..."

He Anxia: "At Hong Guniang's suggestion, I established a medical association, recruiting veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctors and doctors skilled in Western medicine to study medicine together..."

It also underwent a transformation during that period and is now called the Pharmaceutical Department.

With the help of the propaganda department's publicity efforts, the people of Yuhang have come to know that a woman's inability to have children is not necessarily a woman's problem.

In the past two years, more and more women who cannot conceive have stopped praying to gods and Buddhas and instead come to medical departments for consultation.

Furthermore, we've installed hot water stations throughout the streets and alleys, and coupled with the propaganda that "drinking untreated water makes you more susceptible to illness," very few people in Yuhang still drink untreated water…

Compared to the past, He Anxia was much calmer, but his report was quite verbose, to the point that he rambled on and on.

But Jiang Liu's expression remained unchanged.

"..."

"The Confucian Association, in cooperation with the Gongpai School, has also developed well in other provinces outside of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Schools have been established in townships, and branches of the Confucian Association have been opened; 'Nadutong' (a local service center) has been set up in villages, and primary schools have been established to enlighten the people and spread the practice of cultivation..."

After everyone had reported in turn, Miss Hong gave a summary, explaining the cooperation between the Confucian Association and the Bowing Faction. She concluded by asking, "Currently, some high-ranking members of the Bowing Faction want us to swear an oath to join, but I'm worried they want to use this opportunity to control us, so I haven't agreed, but I haven't refused either..."

President, what do you think?

"The Confucian Association will operate independently and will not join any faction, so as to avoid wasting unnecessary energy on taking sides and opposing sides, which is meaningless."

However, members of the Confucian Society can make their own decisions; it is not mandatory.

The reason for this is simple: to prevent the Confucian Association from becoming merely a "knife" in the hands of the "knife-wielding devil."

of course.

If members of the Confucian Society aspire to a political career, they may join the Gong faction.

For a moment, the members pondered or wondered, but ultimately none of them spoke.

Afterwards, Jiang Liu stroked the Na Jie and took out a large pile of "advanced" materials from the late 20th century, all of which were temporarily printed before the return. They included agriculture, industry, education, medicine, transportation, media, and so on, which broadened the horizons of everyone except Lu Jin, and they all showed incredulous expressions.

Even Bonaide was full of doubts. He picked up a copy of "Guide to Transportation Construction," flipped through it, and was left questioning his own existence—even in the United States, there are no such advanced transportation construction projects now, are there?

# Chapter 953 Zhang Enpu's "Visit" (Part 2)

"Although the information in the book is comprehensive, it needs to be adapted to local conditions."

Seeing everyone holding books corresponding to their respective fields of expertise, engrossed in reading them, Jiang Liu could only cough to draw their attention and admonish them, "The situation in China is different from that in the Western countries. If you blindly copy them, it will be like trying to walk like someone from Handan who failed to learn properly. Not only will you not learn it well, but you will also end up with something that is neither fish nor fowl."

Everyone understood immediately and was about to offer suggestions when Jiang Liu suddenly stood up from his seat and said, "An 'important person' has arrived."

"Big man?"

Boss Cha and Peng Qizi were puzzled.

Who is this important person?

How did Jiang Liu know that an important figure had arrived from outside?