From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Just as Jiang Liu was about to lead the three to the crater, a giant lizard, fiery red in color, as tall as an adult water buffalo, with sharp teeth in its mouth, and seemingly living from ancient times, let out a hoarse roar. It regarded the group as intruders and strode towards them.

"Brother Jiang, why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? This little lizard is no match for us!"

Seeing the first generation Jiang Liu clench his fist, Partridge Whistle volunteered, unwilling to be just a spectator.

Old Yangren and Hua Ling exchanged a glance, took out the Dragon Binding Rope, each holding one end, and with light steps, charged towards the oncoming fiery red lizard.

click!

The two used their left and right hands to trip the fiery red lizard's forelimbs with the dragon-binding rope, causing it to tumble over.

Partridge Whistle followed closely behind, holding a short blade, and stabbed at the back of his neck, but failed to pierce it; instead, a spark flew out.

Seeing that his first strike had missed, Partridge Whistle did not linger and immediately leaped up, moving seven or eight steps away from the fiery red lizard.

The fiery red lizard, perhaps still in pain from the stab, tilted its head back and swayed wildly. Just as it managed to stand up, the old foreigner and Hua Ling, with their agile movements, moved and jumped around, binding its entire body tightly and temporarily restricting its movements.

Although the Dragon-Binding Rope is not a magical artifact, it is soaked in specially made tung oil, making it difficult even for a fierce tiger to break free immediately.

This fiery red lizard was larger and stronger than a tiger. With its limbs straining and its waist stretching, it pulled the dragon-binding rope, making a "crackling" sound.

"Senior brother, we can't hold on much longer!" the old foreigner shouted.

"Know!"

Partridge Whistle sheathed his short blade and pulled out two Mauser pistols from his waist. The Mountain-Moving Taoist had a wide range of skills, and since his ancestors had all sought to lift the Red Spot Curse, he learned whatever was useful.

Short blade?

Nothing beats a gun!

eye.

nostril.

mouth.

The skin of this fiery red lizard is incredibly tough; even a short blade cannot pierce it, and it's likely that this pistol will also struggle to penetrate its armor in the first instance.

Therefore, Partridge Whistle only targeted the weak points on the fiery red lizard.

Bang bang bang bang!

Five gunshots rang out, and the fiery red lizard's eyes shattered, blood gushed from its nostrils, and crimson blood flowed from the gaps between its sharp teeth.

Then, Partridge Whistle pressed his advantage, leaping onto the head of the fiery red lizard and shoving the muzzles of two Mauser pistols into its already blind eye sockets, repeatedly pulling the triggers.

With a series of gunshots, the fire lizard's brain was completely pierced by bullets, and its body fell to the ground.

clap clap clap!

applause.

The first generation Jiang Liu clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Brother Partridge Whistle's skills are quite remarkable!"

"It's funny."

Partridge Whistle was extremely humble, because he knew that his skills were nothing compared to Jiang Liu's. Moreover, he had used a trick to deal with the fiery red lizard, aiming at its vital points and even using a Mauser pistol. How could that be considered the method of a cultivator?

"That's not how it works. True cultivators should use whatever is best for self-protection; they shouldn't be so rigid."

The first generation Jiang Liu praised it, then took out the Divine Iron from his storage ring. The Primordial Chaos Qi circulated, and the golden hoops at both ends merged into one, transforming into a large sword.

In a flash of light, Jiang Liu peeled off the skin of the fiery red lizard, cut it, rolled it up, tied it into three pieces, and handed it to Hua Ling, saying, "I see that the skin of this fiery red lizard is extremely tough. If it can be made into a close-fitting soft armor, it can also protect the body. However, ordinary weapons are difficult to cut it off, so I will cut off the skin for you and cut it into three even pieces."

"Brother Jiang Liu, this..."

Partridge Whistle wanted to offer a word of advice.

But the first generation Jiang Liu laughed and said, "Although you are quite skilled, the world will become even more turbulent in the future. It is easy to dodge a spear in the open... no, nowadays it is easy to dodge an arrow in the open, but difficult to defend against a spear in the dark."

With this leather armor, your future security will be greatly enhanced.

But I possess indestructible strength, which I don't need.

Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle opened his mouth, feeling moved, and nodded to Flower Spirit.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang."

Hua Ling took the three-part leather armor and carried it on her back.

"Let's go, it's time to go to the final sacrificial site."

With this matter settled, the first generation Jiang Liu took the lead and leaped to the crater. Partridge Whistle, Old Foreigner, and Flower Spirit did not have his ability to fly, but they used their hands and feet, climbing like mountain antelopes and leaping like agile monkeys, and they also climbed to the top of the mountain relatively easily and came to Jiang Liu's side.

The crater is not large, less than two meters in diameter. The red lizard from earlier could not have squeezed into it, and probably only lived around this extinct volcano.

Looking down, you can see many well-like structures made of stone and black wood, or altars, piled up from the bottom to the top.

The timber appeared rotten, but the massive square stone remained sturdy. The group climbed down the structure one by one, reaching the bottom…

# Chapter 1036 Jilei Mountain

The space inside this extinct volcano is quite large. The sacrificial structure where everyone is located resembles a stone well, except that it has stone doorways. The further out you go, the narrower the space becomes.

The difference in elevation between the bottom and the top of the well is not significant.

Although the volcano is located in the center of a lake within this underground space, it is quite dry and contains not a trace of moisture.

The first generation Jiang Liu took out a flashlight, adjusted the intensity of the light, and illuminated the patterns and texts on the surrounding stone walls. Among them, runes similar to those on the scripture stone were scattered all over the surface, but they seemed to have no pattern. However, from a distance, one could vaguely see the outline of a five-clawed beast-like creature with its head pointing east.

“This mountain must be the Mahakala Jilei Mountain that the Silver-Eyed Nun mentioned.” Partridge Whistle recalled the poem the Silver-Eyed Nun had recited.

In other Buddhist scriptures in Tibet, Jilei Mountain is also known as Jilei Mountain, which means "to strike" or "to attack".

It is said to be the place where lightning struck.

However, only the nun Yinyan of Yinyan Temple calls it Thunder Mountain, and the "accumulation" in "accumulation" refers to the fact that this mountain accumulates the power of thunder.

Hua Ling walked eastward, bypassing the decaying altar building, and came to a door with strange patterns engraved on it, but the most eye-catching thing was the two eyes on it.

If that were all, it wouldn't be anything special, since the Demon Kingdom and the Samsara Sect have a long-standing tradition of worshipping eyes.

But the eye reliefs on the mountain gate are different.

It's not in the shape of an open hand.

Instead, it is closed.

"Strange, why are the eyes on this door closed?" The old foreigner saw Hua Ling walk over and, feeling uneasy, followed her to take a look, only to find that she had actually pushed the door open.

Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in the passage, startling the two of them who quickly retreated.

Immediately, a muffled sound resounded in the minds of the old foreigner and Hua Ling, like footsteps, each step seemingly shaking the earth, rumbling like thunder.

"Hua Ling, Old Foreigner!"

But Partridge Whistle behind them couldn't hear them. He only saw the two of them standing blankly in front of the door, their eyes unfocused, as if they were bewitched by something. He quickly shouted and pulled the two away from the doorway.

"Senior brother!"

Hua Ling's mind went blank for a moment, then she came to her senses and gasped for breath.

The old foreigner also came to his senses, and looked into the passageway inside the door with fear: "There are people inside! There are giants!"

Partridge Whistle glanced at the white passageway inside the door, then immediately turned his head and said, "Where is anyone? I think some ghost is haunting you, causing you to be bewitched!"

The first generation Jiang Liu walked to the gate, looked into the white passage inside, and sighed, "Truly a masterpiece of nature!"

"Brother Jiang, do you know anything about the situation at 'Jilei Mountain'?" Partridge Whistle felt relieved, realizing that if the tunnel were truly dangerous, he would definitely stop Hua Ling and Old Foreigner immediately.

"Know some..."

After reincarnation, the primordial spirits of Jiang Liu from past lives can coexist and communicate with each other. In one of his tribulations, Jiang Liu destroyed the physical body of the Serpent God.

Unfortunately—

Although they were all like rivers, none of them yielded to the others. They could communicate, but none were willing to fully share their memories. After all, in the final moment of success, [fate] was singular, and the mind was the key. They were all confident...

Therefore, his knowledge as the first generation of Jiang Liu was also limited. "In short, there is a special crystalline mineral in this white tunnel called marrow crystal. It looks natural, but it is actually the spine of the snake god after his physical body died. The marrow crystal carries a special electric current, which is very weak, but it has a natural sensitivity to the biomagnetism and bioelectricity of living beings."

Once connected, it causes the interior to tremble, thus creating hallucinations.

of course.

It wasn't all an illusion.

Do you remember what the Silver-Eyed Nun said? After the death of the first Demon Mother, the Demon Kingdom sacrificed a large number of young girls in order to cultivate a new Demon Mother. Their resentment and unwillingness after death condensed on the Buddha statue in the Mahakala Thunder Mountain, which swallowed up the city of Eroha.

These myelin crystals are charged and have magnetic fields, but because they are too violent, they cannot house souls; in fact, they will be destroyed if a soul gets too close. However, they can house the power of the mind.

Resentment and hatred, in essence, are no different from worship; when they come together, they are also the light of the soul for all beings.

Therefore, even those who did not persecute those girls will be affected by these forces when they come here.

After all, it's just a lingering resentment; when it targets someone, it's an indiscriminate attack.

"How do we get through?"

Partridge Whistle was certain that the white tunnel would not have any effect on Jiang Liu in the slightest, but were they really going to stay outside and let Jiang Liu face all of this?

Absolutely not!

The first generation Jiang Liu knew Partridge Whistle's unwillingness, and pointed to the closed eyes on the stone door, saying, "Actually, this door has already given the answer."

"Just close your eyes?" Partridge Whistle hadn't expected it to be so simple.

"Did you know? Among the six senses, the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind are the six organs that perceive the world. The eyes are the most direct organ for the brain to receive information from the outside world. Once you close your eyes, no matter how rich the information in the world is, it can be blocked out and cannot directly enter the brain, which can greatly reduce the impact."

The first generation of Jiang Liu explained it this way, and added, "However, this alone is not enough; one must also be resolute."

Even without eyes, there are still the five senses: ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind.

It can also receive external information and feed it back to the brain.

Therefore, the closed-eye relief on the portal is most likely just a hint; if it were truly just closed eyes, one would probably still be affected.

"Then how can one calm the mind?"

Partridge Whistle asked.

“Take a deep breath, feel the point of light that ‘I’ have placed in your ancestral aperture, and visualize that ‘oil lamp’.”

The method is extremely simple.