From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

To cultivate one's talents, one must find the Way within one's heart, integrate one's spirit and intention with the Qi, infuse it into the gallbladder of the six internal organs, connect the five internal organs and the primordial spirit above, and penetrate the six internal organs and the muscles and bones below, thereby unleashing a supremely strong and righteous Qi.

therefore.

In theory, any normal person could cultivate this method successfully, but in practice, this ordinary method is far too difficult.

The reason why the Kong family has been able to cultivate talent throughout the generations is because they have their own methods passed down from their ancestors, which are relatively easy to learn.

But that's about it.

Once talent is cultivated, the path to self-cultivation cannot be achieved simply by reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles; one must practice the chosen path during those journeys.

Take Tang Sanzang from "Journey to the West" as an example. He traveled 108,000 li to the west, and the path he followed could be summed up in two words: obtaining scriptures.

It can be said that Tang Sanzang in the book has a lot of flaws, such as being cowardly and pedantic, but his determination to obtain the true scriptures is extremely firm and unwavering.

This unwavering resolve is why he was able to continuously grow throughout his westward journey.

The journey to the West was also the journey of Tang Sanzang's unity of knowledge and action.

Why did Confucius travel around the states with his disciples?

It is also a unity of knowledge and action.

Even though he encountered setbacks everywhere, he never changed the path he had chosen in his heart, which is why he was respectfully called a "sage".

What about Kong Yuru and the others?

One can cultivate talent, which is probably because one has the Tao in one's heart, but in the practice of this Tao... it is estimated that one is just standing still and making no further progress.

Not to mention that China is now lagging behind the world, and insightful people need to step out of China and look at the world from a higher perspective, when Kong Yuru and others were recruited by the Guo faction, they probably had never even left Qufu. How can they talk about the unity of knowledge and action?

And what about the river?

As a child, he traveled with Ghost Hand King and witnessed the devastation of the land and the suffering of the people. This experience solidified his lifelong belief, which he would never waver in until death.

Afterwards, he further cultivated a pure and sincere spiritual light, and with one heart and one mind, the Dao was already in his heart!

Through this journey of spiritual practice, I have gained a deeper understanding, which has made my sincere heart shine even brighter.

Therefore.

When cultivating his talent, Jiang Liu did not mobilize the primordial energy, but instead extracted a bit of innate energy, infused it into his spirit and will, and merged it into his gallbladder.

In an instant.

The gallbladder pulses in a very peculiar way, merging with the essence of the five internal organs within it, transforming into a wisp of white vapor.

This is true talent!

The six viscera correspond to the six realms of reincarnation, and the gallbladder corresponds to the celestial realm. This is because it contains the essence of the five viscera, the five elements, and the five energies, which everyone possesses. Therefore, cultivating one's talents only requires understanding one's own beliefs and infusing a little primordial energy into the gallbladder in the appropriate way, which can then be achieved.

After cultivating talent, it is no longer enough to just read books. One must put knowledge into practice, constantly refine one's talent until it becomes a cohesive whole and completely merges with courage. Then, one can take a core idea as the foundation and forge literary courage!

But this first step of belief alone has stopped millions of people.

After cultivating a wisp of talent, Jiang Liu was secretly surprised to find that this talent had a similar nature to the primordial energy he cultivated. As long as the talent circulated in his body, his strength would be inexhaustible, neither increasing nor decreasing. However, if he used the talent to perform spells, it would be consumed. Moreover, before he could fully develop his literary courage, it would be extremely difficult to recover his talent. He would need to conserve his energy for a long time and strengthen his beliefs and path.

After some thought, Jiang Liu removed the restrictions and allowed his talent to improve spontaneously.

Cultivating one's talents is different from refining one's Qi. It's not simply about circulating Qi throughout the body. It requires the unity of knowledge and action, continuous experience, and is not much different from cultivating one's Dao.

Looking at the cultivation method of talent from the perspective of improving one's cultivation level, Jiang Liu believes that the Master created this method most likely so that one could accumulate cultivation level before forging a true primordial spirit!

After all, one's spiritual cultivation cannot be equated with one's physical and mental development. In fact, most people who practice Qi cultivation have only a shallow level of spiritual cultivation even after most of their lives have done so.

This is partly due to the fact that most practitioners spend their entire lives cultivating in the mountains before entering the world, living the same life day after day for decades.

However, before one can truly cultivate a spirit that can transcend the physical body, the human brain will forget memories and past experiences.

In the system of "memory shapes the mind," once memories are forgotten, the state of mind will also decline.

If one's spiritual power declines or even dries up, then one's spiritual cultivation will naturally decrease.

Talent is similar in nature to primordial energy; it can record and replicate all human sensations, memories, thoughts, consciousness, ideas, spirit, and even the power of the mind.

Therefore, using one's talent to perform magic is equivalent to using all one's past experiences to fight and using one's accumulated cultivation to confront the enemy.

in this way.

Before one's cultivation is completely solidified, that is, before one has forged a literary talent, even the slightest loss is extremely difficult to recover!

of course.

Since talent merely replicates a person's experiences, it does not cause the user to lose their memories. Instead, the user will simply forget some unimportant memories from their past experiences, just like a normal person.

As Jiang Liu continued to accumulate talent and gather it within his heart, an invisible rhythm emanated from him. Ordinary people and extraordinary people alike were startled, and then their thoughts became clear. Questions that they couldn't understand before suddenly became clear and had answers.

Look at the river again!

Because his inner energy resonated with the heavens and earth, a wisp of white vapor rose from his head, soaring straight into the ninth heaven. It merged with the natural flow of energy and the natural energy field, reflecting a radiant glow that blanketed the entire land...

···

On Longhu Mountain.

Zhang Jingqing was discussing with the leaders and abbots of other Zhengyi sects about exchanging ideas with the Confucian Association six months later when Tianshi Du suddenly trembled and ran out of the room. He saw a rosy glow coming from the east, vast and magnificent, like a mirage, turning the world into a colorful fairyland.

"What's this?"

The head of the Shangqing Maoshan Sect had never seen such a sight before and murmured aloud.

The head of the Lingbao Sect was also puzzled and asked Zhang Jingqing.

"A sage will be born!"

Zhang Jingqing's voice trembled, "It is said that Confucius forged his literary talent and achieved the Way of the Sage, his wisdom spreading far and wide... I never imagined that a sage would be born now, and the radiance he bestows covers the entire land of China, and is still spreading outwards—"

How vast is the sacred path it establishes?

The leaders of the Maoshan and Lingbao sects looked at each other in disbelief, but none of them could answer Zhang Jingqing's question.

Zhang Jingqing also had a guess about the candidate for the contemporary saint—

River flows!

But the thought of facing the Confucian Association in six months gave Zhang Jingqing a headache, and an idea even popped into her head:

Or should we just put on a show when the time comes?

But how should I explain this to the people of the Lingbao and Maoshan sects?

thereafter.

As the heavenly flowers fell, all the honest, kind-hearted, and benevolent people of China benefited. Those who were sick recovered most of their illnesses, and those who were healthy had their hidden ailments disappear.

This is the sound of metal and jade, a profound and subtle sound, yet it has a tangible form...

···

At the very center of Cultural Street, Zhang Enpu, Kong Yuru, and others also benefited from the day's flowers, their gazes fixed on Jiang Liu, their eyes already lost in thought.

Talent?

Do not!

A radiant glow! Flowers rained down from the sky! The sound of gold and jade resounded!

He has forged a literary courage!

He can already be called a "sage"!

At that very moment, the talent within Kong Yuru became uncontrollable, spontaneously emitting a wisp of golden light—it was that…

"Upright and righteous spirit!"

# Chapter 1071 A Scholar with a Martial Spirit

The righteous spirit, detached from Kong Yuru's talent, gently trembled under the extraordinary phenomena of the river's radiant light, resounding golden sounds, and dazzling showers of flowers, and actually sketched out a man who was nine feet six inches tall, with muscular build, and dressed in a scholar's robe.

"Master...Master!"

When Ru Song and Zhang Enpu saw that the righteous spirit had actually transformed into the appearance of a Confucian master, they were both dumbfounded.

The Master did not answer, but instead asked the river, "What is the meaning of propriety?"

"It's just a matter of benevolence."

Jiang Liu's reply was exactly what the Master meant.

Unlike Kong Yuru, who advocated that the core of rites was "respect," Confucius's core of rites was always benevolence. The benevolent love others, and without benevolence, rites are merely superficial and have no meaning whatsoever.

What is benevolence?

The Master asked again.

"The benevolent person is one person accompanied by two others; they are heaven and earth, yin and yang."

My benevolence is twofold: the highest good is like water, which benefits all things without striving, and is the body, which embodies the laws of heaven and earth; the lowest good is like fire, which carries civilization and shines brightly, and is the mind, which embodies the laws of heaven and earth.

If there is supreme good but no inferior good, even if it is the way of nature, it is nothing more than barbarism.

If one preserves the good but abandons the highest good, even if one's mind interprets heaven and earth, it is nothing but arrogance.

My benevolence!

A savage physique!

"Uphold the spirit of civilization!"

After saying this, the character "仁" (ren, benevolence) appeared in Jiang Liu's literary talent. It was not a Chinese character, nor a character created by anyone else in the world, but an extremely abstract rhythm.

Subsequently, the highest good transforms into water, which is neither river water, nor lake water, nor sea water, but the innate law of phenomena, like moonlight, flowing through the golden elixir, forging a Wenqu star position; the lowest good transforms into fire, which is neither wildfire, nor thunder fire, nor Suiren fire, but the acquired law of phenomena, like the essence of the sun, illuminating the sacred embryo, refining a Wuqu star position.

Beyond that primordial energy, two other energies, one blue and one red, intertwined and flowed, not only forging Jiang Liu's literary courage but also cultivating his martial prowess.

Those with literary courage possess the greatest wisdom; those with martial prowess possess the greatest strength.

To acquire a wisp of noble spirit, one must simultaneously cultivate literary courage and forge a martial physique.

The gallbladder is the soul of the body, and the body is the manifestation of the gallbladder.

Just as benevolence and propriety are one, propriety without benevolence is like a walking corpse, a puppet, a set of rules defined by others; benevolence without propriety is like a wandering ghost, an imagination, a fantasy conjured up in the dreams of others.