From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Jiang Liu smiled.

Offer amnesty?

The Gong faction would never associate with that group of bandits, warlords, and Quanxing sorcerers, and the Guo faction would look down on them.

Who would offer to be recruited?

In any case, the Confucian Society will not, and in fact, they will join forces with the Gongpai faction to wipe out the Quanxing and bandits!

It's just a temporary place to restrain those troublemakers.

There was something that Jiang Liu didn't expect.

So, after Zhao Pingshan and Zhao Tianhai successfully arrived in western Hunan and delivered the letter to the Grand Gu Master, the Grand Gu Master, as Jiang Liu had predicted, eventually let go of his resentment. However, the two brothers temporarily stayed in western Hunan under the pretext of "teaching the locals simple woodworking skills"...

But how could the truth be hidden from Jiang Liu?

The two brothers have their eyes on Zhang Shuying and Luo Shuning!

How old are these two girls?

But in this era, there was no rule against marriage for those under the age of eighteen... And to prevent her second and third disciples from ending up lonely and miserable like her, the Great Gu Master had already made plans to fight the people from the Heavenly Craft Hall to the bitter end, determined to leave those two brothers in Xiangxi!

Although the Confucian Society lost two skilled weapon refiners, it would be better to prevent the tragedy that befell the two brothers' grandfather and the Great Gu Master from happening again.

"In any case, Wugensheng has already taken control of all the Quanxing sects with names and surnames within Shenzhou, so the competition with Zhengyi can proceed with peace of mind."

Hong Guniang brought up the matter of the Confucian Society and the Zhengyi School "sparring".

Half a year has passed.

The exchange between the Confucian Association and the Zhengyi School will take place in seven days.

"So, which eleven people were selected by the Confucian Society?"

Zhang Zhiwei asked, "You've kept this from me for almost half a year, shouldn't you tell me by now?"

The exchange between the Confucian Association and the Zhengyi sect was divided into eleven sessions, because the Taoist sects gathered at Longhu Mountain, including the Celestial Masters sect itself, totaled eleven.

One of them is the Celestial Masters Sect, also known as the Celestial Master's Mansion. Needless to say, it is a Taoist sect established by Zhang Daoling, who reveres Laozi as his leader and whose abilities include the Golden Light Mantra and the Five Thunder Orthodox Method.

The second is the Lingbao School, founded by Ge Chaofu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Its specialty is "Qi Tong Tian Zhen", which means drawing talismans in the air using the true Qi cultivated by oneself.

Thirdly, the Shangqing School.

It is said to have been founded by Wei Huacun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is based on the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" and does not seek any elixir or inner alchemy. It focuses on visualization and has also conducted extensive research on the "Huangting Jing". It also emphasizes the method of "Qi connecting with the heavens".

Uncle Nine once demonstrated the method of drawing talismans remotely to Jiang Liu.

Besides these three main branches, there are five other relatively important subgroups.

There is the Jingming Dao, which was founded in the early Southern Song Dynasty. It regards Xu Xun as its patriarch and emphasizes "loyalty and filial piety as the foundation and Jingming as the principle". It only cultivates the golden light and does not seek thunder magic. However, the way of cultivating the golden light is different from other Daoist schools. It is more pure and does not pay attention to alchemy or the like.

There is the Shenxiao School, founded by Wang Wenqing in the Northern Song Dynasty. It takes the "Shenxiao Thunder Method" as its core and advocates "internal alchemy to form elixir and external application of thunder", seeking only elixir thunder.

The Qingwei School can be considered a summary of the inheritance of the Shangqing School and the Lingbao School, following the principle of "Daoist body and law application".

There is a school called Tianxin School, which focuses on the talismanic arts of the Big Dipper.

There is the Lushan School, a folk Taoist sect in the Minyue region, which was later incorporated into the Zhengyi lineage and integrated with the Zhengyi teachings, but it is actually closer to shamanism.

In addition, there is the Beidi Sect, which worships the Great Emperor of the North Pole and is skilled at summoning gods; the Taiyi Sect, which focuses on internal cultivation of life force; and the Meishan Sect, whose main function is to exorcise ghosts, which is composed of ethnic minorities.

Therefore.

The Confucian Association also needs to send eleven people.

This was to prove that, apart from Jiang Liu and Lu Jin, the rest of the Confucian Society were also capable and powerful enough to convince the entire Zhengyi sect.

"Red Girl, Willow Girl, Gao Huan, Duanmu Ying, Zhao Xinchuan, Peng Qizi, Boss Cha, Bao Jinmei, Sai Huohou, Dili Chuan, Liu Wei."

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei's curiosity, Jiang Liu no longer hesitated and revealed the list of eleven people.

Zhang Zhiwei had already guessed most of the candidates, but he was puzzled by the four: Bao Jinmei, Sai Huohou, Dili Chuai, and Liu Wei.

There were clearly other options, such as Partridge Whistle, Gu Qian, Lin Shirong, and others.

Why these four in particular?

Bao Jinmei is Bao Naide's daughter. She is twelve years old this year and has excellent talent. She entered the sect through the Foundation Building Method and has already opened up the eight extraordinary meridians. However, because she likes small animals, she later learned the methods of the Beast Master and often came to the Caixi Troupe to help feed the Pleiades Chicken.

Aside from Jiang Liu and Hong Guniang, the closest person to the Pleiades rooster was Bao Jinmei.

If the Subaru Chicken is considered part of Bao Jinmei's fighting force, then her overall strength is indeed quite good. However, Bao Jinmei is ultimately a foreigner...

Because of their thin and short stature, even if Saihuohou and Dili Chui had decent life cultivation, they would still find it difficult to defeat opponents of the same level.

There's also Liu Wei. Although he joined the Confucian Society within half a year, he is weak and has low cultivation. Coming from a small inn in the martial arts world, he is best at light footwork and intelligence gathering. He can't beat any opponent with a similar life and cultivation level in a head-on fight, or even someone with lower cultivation level. But as long as he can release his special ability and has some experience in the martial arts world, he might be able to beat him!

Let's just say that Sai Huohou, Dili Chui, and Liu Wei were used by Jiang Liu to send people to their deaths, so that the Zhengyi lineage wouldn't lose too badly. But what about Bao Jinmei?

There are three reasons for choosing Bao Jinmei.

Jiang Liu held up three fingers. "First, it shows Zheng Yi that foreigners can also join the Confucian Association, demonstrating our inclusiveness."

Secondly, the Pleiades chicken needs to go out for a walk... I see it's gotten quite fat; if it continues like this, it'll be ready to be slaughtered and used for soup.

Upon hearing about the soup, and recalling the 1.5-meter-tall Pleiades rooster, Miss Liu couldn't help but swallow hard.

It wasn't that she was greedy, but such a large rooster was truly rare!

It's definitely a great tonic!

Jiang Liu, however, ignored what Miss Liu was thinking and continued, "Thirdly, Bao Jinmei herself had also wanted to tour the scenery of China, but Mr. Bao Naide, in addition to being a member of the Confucian Society, was also a member of the China Christian YMCA."

Since joining the Confucian Society, his free time has drastically decreased, to the point that Bao Jinmei blamed it all on me...

She was also bolder than the other children, daring to come to me personally to discuss this matter.

Unfortunately, I had no choice but to bring her along this time, lest she come looking for me to play after school every day.

Zhang Zhiwei: "???"

The first two reasons are easy to understand.

But the third reason must have been just a last-minute excuse, right?

"Are you taking the kids on a trip?"

"Is not it?"

Jiang Liu blinked his clear eyes and asked seriously, "Besides, there are eleven matches. As long as we can win six, that's fine. Otherwise, if we shave your Zhengyi lineage bald, or if we only win one or two matches... they'll probably think we're taking advantage of our kindness."

To be honest, Zhang Zhiwei couldn't refute it for a moment.

After all, it was he, the "highly accomplished disciple of the Celestial Master," who facilitated the sparring and martial arts competition between the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Confucian Association!

It was the Celestial Master's Mansion that proactively paved the way for the Confucian Association!

If the Confucian Association defeats all the young disciples sent out by the various Zhengyi sects, wouldn't that be just asking for trouble?

# Chapter 1084 Dragon and Tiger

Although the candidates had already been decided, Jiang Liu still brought Lin Shirong and Partridge Whistle along as substitutes when they set off.

After six months, Lin Shirong had settled down in Cultural Street and found a job at a slaughterhouse, which meant he had essentially resumed his original job as "Pork Rong".

At the same time, he truly became Jiang Liu's disciple, learning only the boxing techniques and cultivating only the power of the fist, hoping to create a completely new boxing style.

In addition, since he no longer needed to be taught how to conduct himself, Jiang Liu did not teach him specific cultivation methods, but only the principles of cultivation. In his spare time, Jiang Liu would often take him to learn from Peng Qizi, Boss Cha, Zhao Xinchuan, Chengzhen and others, and would also personally give him pointers.

To this day, although less than half a year has passed, Lin Shirong has already completed the system of Ming Jin, An Jin, Hua Jin, Dan Jin and breaking through the void proposed by Jiang Liu, and has further improved his own strength skills, cultivating to the Dan Jin realm.

This means that one has reached the point where Qi circulates throughout the body, and every movement possesses immense power.

In addition, he was born with superhuman strength, and his power was comparable to that of Zhao Xinchuan, Peng Qizi, Boss Cha, and others, provided that they did not use the Ape Strike Technique.

And what about Partridge Whistle?

After half a year, he had become accustomed to life in Yuhang, the Confucian Society, and the Cai Opera Troupe. Every day he practiced cultivation, tamed beasts, and summarized the mechanisms and weapon-making methods of the Mountain-Moving Taoists, hoping to provide some insignificant ideas for the Confucian Society to forge magical artifacts that could transmit sound over thousands of miles and communicate over tens of thousands of miles.

During this time, he often consulted Jiang Liu. Although his life skills did not improve much, he integrated most of them, which greatly enhanced his strength. Moreover, his signature move, Kui Xing Kicking the Dipper, was also improved under Jiang Liu's guidance. He read more of the Book of Poetry, the Book of Documents, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals, and understood the principles of talent. He even cultivated a kind of talent energy, which enhanced his body. His strength lasted for a long time, and his bursts of power were three times stronger than before. He could shatter the blue bricks within a radius of nearly twenty meters with one foot. It can be said that he has completed a qualitative leap.

With Partridge Whistle and Lam Sai Wing as substitutes, there's no chance of anything going wrong.

On the way to Longhu in Jiangxi, Jiang Liu did not ride the clouds or manipulate the universe, but led everyone along the way.

Observe the mountains, observe the waters, observe the human world; eliminate bandits, eliminate evil, and eliminate calamities.

However, it wasn't exactly boring, and we successfully reached the outside of Longhu Mountain within seven days.

Compared to other regions, the people here live a slightly better life, but that's about it. After all, the Taoist priests on the mountain are not much different from the monks in the temple. They do not engage in production and need the support of the people at the foot of the mountain in order to devote a lot of energy to studying Taoist classics and cultivating Qi.

Therefore, even in this chaotic world, Longhu Mountain alleviated the pressure on the farmers at the foot of the mountain, but basic sustenance and land rent were still required.

"I have met Layman Jiang."

Just as Jiang Liu and his group found an open-air teahouse to rest, a group of young Taoist boys, who had been assigned by the Celestial Master's Mansion to patrol the market at the foot of the mountain, confirmed Jiang Liu's identity based on the Shadow God Map and hurriedly came forward to greet him, calling Zhang Zhiwei "Senior Brother".

"It's you, Xiao Gongzi."

Zhang Zhiwei ruffled the tai chi bun of the young Taoist boy, who was around fifteen years old, and laughed, saying, "You've grown quite a bit taller, but you're still a bit short."

The young Taoist boy, nicknamed "Little Gongzi," said with a wry smile, "Is it because you're too tall, senior brother? You're even taller than Master!"

"Haha, even if you're short, you're still much taller than Zhang Huaiyi." Zhang Zhiwei laughed and introduced Xiao Gongzi's real name to Jiang Liu and the others, "Gong Qing."

It really is fate!

Upon hearing Xiao Gongzi's real name, Jiang Liu chuckled inwardly. After finishing his tea with the others, he was about to pay when the teahouse owner said with a forced smile, "Since you distinguished guests know the master on the mountain, there's no need to pay. It's my honor to entertain you."

"The money still needs to be paid."

Jiang Liu smiled, put down the money, and then followed Xiao Gongzi up the mountain with the others.

"Don't the Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain pay for their meals and drinks when they come down the mountain?" Although Bao Jinmei was young, she knew what they had come for, so a sly look appeared in her eyes as she deliberately asked Gong Qing.

"Uh... actually, I paid for it."

Fearing the foreign girl might misunderstand, Gong Qing immediately explained, "We always pay for what we buy when we go down the mountain. It's just that the villagers down the mountain are very hospitable, and a bowl of tea isn't worth much."

Seeing that Xiao Gongzi spoke so matter-of-factly, Zhang Zhiwei's mouth twitched and he said, "Xiao Gongzi, it's one thing for the villagers down the mountain to be hospitable, but it's another thing if they don't pay."

We are practitioners.