From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Living together? That's not a good idea, is it?"

"What? Are you being wronged?"

Bai Yuekui curled her lips, "Or are you, young man, thinking of doing something to this 'eighty-year-old woman'?"

Xia Dou was dumbfounded, because this was the first time she had ever heard Bai Yuekui say something so almost flirtatious: "Boss Bai, isn't what you said a bit...?"

Before Xia Dou could finish speaking, Jiang Liu said, "If you want to become a real woman, I can fulfill your wish, but you'll need to prepare more marrow crystals afterward, since my fees are not low."

"I have plenty of money. I already have one mistress, so having another one won't make a difference."

mark:"???"

These words left Xia Dou, Xia Tian, ​​and the others speechless.

What kind of outrageous and inappropriate things are these two saying?!

After Bai Yuekui left, Jiang Liu stretched and said to Mark, "Now that you know Ran Bing's life essence will no longer dissipate, don't look so down. Before the weeding task is issued in Dragon Bone Village, go and pull out the weeds that have suddenly grown in the village."

Some villagers are afraid of you because you are now in the body of a Devouring Beast, but this is also your chance to change their impression of you.

People do indeed harbor prejudices against certain individuals or creatures.

But how do prejudices come about?

I think you know perfectly well what's going on.

Even if you don't have a golden headband on your head, you should still have a clear understanding of who you really are.

"Thank you."

Upon learning that Ran Bing's life essence would not dissipate and that she might truly be resurrected in the future, Mark felt grateful and regained his spirits. He walked out of the clinic, borrowed a bamboo basket from Xia Tian, ​​slung it over his shoulder, and began bending down to pull weeds...

Watching Mark diligently weeding, Jiang Liu suddenly asked Xia Tianlai, "Old Xia, is it okay to call you that?"

"No problem, of course no problem!"

Based on the fact that Jiang Liu helped Leila regain consciousness and even enabled her to walk and speak again, Xia Tianlai said that he would call him "Little Xia" instead of "Old Xia".

"Old Xia, shall we go outside and talk?"

Seeing Leila and Xia Dou embracing, Jiang Liu took the lead and walked to the front yard of the clinic.

Xia Tian followed closely: "Boss Jiang, what's the matter? Is it about Qi cultivation? It involves knowledge of meridians. I do know quite a bit about it, and it may differ from your understanding, but I can still revise my previous knowledge and concepts in a short time."

In this apocalyptic world, even an old man must constantly improve himself in order to cope with the increasingly severe environment.

"That's just one thing. My main question is, when are you going to tell him the truth about Mark turning into a Devouring Beast?"

The moment the words fell, Xia Tianlai's smile froze instantly. He sighed softly and said, "Boss Jiang, you really are not much different from the Buddha that people in the old world believe in. With your wisdom eye open, you know the past; with your Dharma eye open, you see through people's hearts."

There was no other way. After Cranioblast went to the Vortex of Blood and betrayed us, Boss Bai and I began experimenting on Cranioblast clones...

Mark is the only individual who was able to successfully fuse with the cranial parasite and leave behind the spinal worm.

Same genes, same clone, yet Mark is different...

Perhaps, as you said, Mr. Jiang, Mark is indeed the reincarnation of a craniocerebral being.

Same body, but different souls... Now that we know him, apart from Oden still having some reservations about him, none of us old guys treat him as a skeletal clone, especially since he lives with my son-in-law. People always have feelings.

And now we don't know how to tell Mark the truth—”

That night in Nirvana, Boss Bai, Shan Da, Xu Tong, Sui Xing, and his daughter Xia Dou went to carry out the mission instructed by Master Lai.

Release the cranial spinal worm.

of course.

No one expected Mark to have his throat slit by Lighthouse Dustman 4068... The complexities of human emotions are the only part that Master Lai cannot calculate.

In short.

If Mark were to ask later, they could respond with "you'll die if you don't release the spinal cord parasite," but Xia Tianlai knew very well that this was just self-deception.

But what would happen if I were to tell Mark the whole truth?

Mark will definitely leave Dragonbone Village!

The Lighthouse's three laws only aim to make people live like livestock, where everything is valued. After becoming a Devouring Beast, he was subjected to even more inhumane research by the Lighthouse, treated like livestock once more, with no possibility of returning...

Inside Longgu Village, this idyllic paradise, in Bai Yuekui's home, there are still a large number of cranioblastic clones used for ecological chimera experiments. If Mark were to discover this, he would certainly no longer trust Boss Bai.

As for cleaning up those clones—

impossible!

Even though Jiang Liu described the essence of Mana's ecology to them—that it was a high-dimensional deity who wanted to "seize" Earth—those clones still had a great deal of research value!

Even simply transforming those clones into biological weapons would be enough to reduce the danger faced by the Awakened in Dragonbone Village when confronting the Mana ecosystem.

After all, Dragonbone Village has a serious aging population and a very low birth rate... so the life of every person in Dragonbone Village is very important.

Regarding the low birth rate.

In the past, they only speculated that it was because the Mana ecosystem had taken away too much of the life essence.

However, it is now possible to confirm this from the perspective of the river, that is, to view the Earth as an evolving organism:

Due to the "possession" of the Mana Holy Embryo, the Devouring Beasts continuously steal the life essence of all living beings on the ground. In addition to humans, animals and plants are also within their plundering range; otherwise, this continent would not be so desolate.

The Earth's original, normal cycle of life was disrupted by the rampant spread of the mana ecosystem—

broken.

Therefore.

Before truly eradicating the Mana ecosystem, they must make a choice, even if it means betraying Mark.

The value of cranioblastic clones...

No one's life is as precious as that of the villagers of Longgu Village!

"Life always evolves through choices, which is cruel, but also magnificent."

Jiang Liu said leisurely, "But from the moment our ancestors came down from the trees to the ground, straightened their backs, and looked up at the brilliant starry sky!"

Evolution no longer requires the survival of the fittest, but rather the choice to take control of one's own destiny!

"Think about it carefully, Lao Xia. Mark may be a bit naive, but he's not stupid, especially considering his transformation from human to beast, and now to a near-human form. His intellectual growth far exceeds your imagination."

Xia Tian was silent for a while, then asked in confusion, "Why are you telling me all this?"

Logically speaking...

With Jiang Liu's abilities, understanding everything would be easy for him. Shouldn't he be saying these things to Boss Bai?

"You were raised by her, don't you know how stubborn she is?"

Jiang Liu asked in return.

Xia Tianlai was speechless at this, and said softly, "But I wouldn't dare to disobey Boss Bai. She's like a brother to me, to us old folks..."

"Mother?"

Jiang Liu spoke the name that Xia Tian found difficult to say.

This made his cheeks flush red, but he still admitted it.

But Jiang Liu continued, his tone slightly teasing: "You're this old now, shouldn't you have your own opinions by now?"

Or was the only time he had his own opinion that he initiated the reverse transfer of source matter experiment in order to revive Lyra?

Reason is essential for survival, while emotion is the source of evolution.

Love truly is the primary driving force; it's absolutely true!

Summer opened her mouth, but didn't know how to answer.

If it weren't for Jiang Liu's help, Leila would probably have suffered terribly for the rest of her life until she died of old age.

"Fine, I'll just give you advice. Whether you listen or not is your business, I can't be bothered with it."

Jiang Liu shrugged and brought up another matter, "Next, let's discuss the basic teaching of Qi Refining, and then get Bai Yuekui, Ao Deng, Qiu Shi, Nanji Xing, and others together to finalize a teaching syllabus..."

Chapter 1176 Targeting Bai Yuekui's "Legacy"

The spiritual practice plan of the residents of Dragon Bone Village—

The meeting was once again held at Bai Yuekui's house!

Jiang Liu, without mincing words, elaborated on his explanation:

The methods of Qi cultivation vary depending on one's special abilities, but they all essentially involve the eight extraordinary meridians, the five internal organs, the primordial spirit, and the brain.

Considering that Qi and magnetism are the foundation, Jiang Liu modified the Foundation Building Method and created Foundation Building Method 2.0.

This set of exercises also uses fist techniques as a foundation, breathing as the source, and human magnetism as the basis, but it is only for Returning Warriors and Awakeners. It helps them to open up the Ren and Du meridians, cultivate the Small Heavenly Circuit, and then gradually open up the other meridians, completely control the nine orifices and eight meridians, and truly embark on the path of Qi cultivation.

Those with combat capabilities in Dragonbone Village are divided into two categories.

Returning Warriors and Awakened Ones.

Awakened beings, needless to say, are those who, through three steps—generating willpower, primal turbulence, and stimulating potential—awaken their primal potential, causing corresponding organs and tissues in the human body to mutate, activating hidden gene fragments, and then using technological equipment to perform their abilities in a refined and efficient manner.

And the Returning Warrior—

To be honest, this type of person is closer to a Qi cultivator. Through rigorous training, before awakening their potential, they are the first to perceive the source energy in their body, which is the power defined as "spiritual essence" by Dragon Bone Village. They can use spiritual essence to temporarily enhance their physical fitness and perform "Return to Origin".

In contrast, "Lingyuan" is the Qi of a cultivator, as opposed to the path of Qi cultivation.

Even without the aid of a discerning eye, Jiang Liu understood one thing:

Since this world also has "Journey to the West" with content consistent with what he is familiar with, and the ancient times of this time and space also have concepts such as "introspection is self-observation", then it is highly likely that there are also people who cultivate Qi in this world.

It must be because the Mana ecosystem erupted too suddenly, making it difficult for those Qi cultivators to react in time, thus leading to their total annihilation.

Before the disaster, Bai Yuekui was a neurosurgeon and a doctor, and had never actually come into contact with beings like Qi cultivators.

Therefore, including herself, the Guiyuan warriors of Dragon Bone Village are basically at the stage of only having Qi sense. Even Ao Deng, who has cultivated for many years and has a lot of Qi, has not yet opened up the Ren and Du meridians and cannot fight for a long time.

As for the Awakened, apart from a few exceptionally gifted individuals, the rest of them can only unleash their special abilities a few times during each battle, and their energy recovery is very slow. They can basically only recover through rest, and they don't understand the method of regulating their breath at all.

in short.

Neither the Awakened nor the Returning Warriors have any cultivation techniques in essence. The Awakened's abilities are instinctive actions resulting from the alienation of their corresponding organs and tissues. The Returning Warriors have only figured out how to utilize source energy, which can be considered a superpower, but it cannot be said to be a cultivation technique that can be used to maintain life.