From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

This is also thanks to the moral education in Longgu Village, so much so that even ordinary restaurant owners are civilized and polite.

In the blink of an eye.

Three days passed quietly.

Most of the weeds in Longgu Village have been cleared away.

During the process of weeding the entire village, Mark did realize his lack of control over the Devouring Beast's body, especially in terms of finger dexterity. He was like a newborn baby, often unable to grasp the slippery grass stems, so he couldn't weed them cleanly.

Fortunately, the villagers of Longgu Village also took the initiative to help with weeding during this period—after all, this is their home.

And the bolder villagers would take the initiative to greet Mark—the mountain of prejudice in people's hearts can indeed be gradually reduced by changing their own behavior.

For the past two months, the villagers had been unhappy with Mark. Besides being a little afraid of his Devouring Beast body, they were also upset because he was constantly consuming Dragonbone Village's resources and living off Boss Bai.

Even though he didn't want to be a kept man, he was still looked down upon by the villagers.

Besides that.

Mark always looks dejected, as if everyone owes him something...

As a result, people naturally don't want to get close to them.

That is, some of the awakened individuals who knew his specific situation, as well as the children in the village, were willing to approach him.

But now?

Mark actually took the initiative to weed the village and started working. He also responded to their greetings, and their relationship naturally became closer.

More importantly, the villagers could all feel the change in Mark's appearance—

As if he had found a reason to live, his eyes filled with optimism...

Chapter 1177 Awakening of Potential (Part 1)

When did I begin my spiritual practice?

On the first day after he finished weeding, Mark hurriedly found Jiang Liu, who was teaching the Guiyuan warriors, including Ao Deng, how to refine Qi.

After three days, he had become quite familiar with the body of this Devouring Beast and believed he could begin his true cultivation.

"Sit quietly for an hour first."

Jiang Liu gave an order and then ignored him, turning his attention to Ao Deng. He said, "I can directly open up your Ren and Du meridians, but the methods of refining Qi and awakening source potential are different."

Emotion is the driving force behind human evolution, but after evolution, what is needed is reflection and accumulation, which requires rationality to take the lead.

It's one thing for ordinary people to be emotional, but you Origin Warriors and Awakened Ones are still easily dominated by emotions after gaining power. Even that Boss Bai, who has lived for so many years and looks colder than you, is actually a true person and will unconsciously act on impulse.

However, what distinguishes humans from other animals is the ability to control their emotional instincts, rather than being dominated by them.

Evolution is not a one-step process; evolution driven by emotion requires a rational framework to build a solid foundation.

Someone asked, "Does this mean we have to give up our emotions?"

What are you thinking?

"Did I give up emotions? It's that you need to abandon all distracting thoughts when you're cultivating so that you can achieve twice the result with half the effort and avoid going astray!"

Jiang Liu had already figured it out; the Awakened Ones and Returning Origin Warriors of Dragon Bone Village all looked like Sun Wukong, who had just returned from learning his skills.

The education system in Dragon Bone Village has made their moral character higher than that of ordinary people. It is like Sun Wukong killing the Demon King and "severing the root of evil." Unless a major change occurs, they are not likely to fall into the evil path.

However, most people are dominated by their emotions in most situations, which makes them restless and anxious, and this is not a good thing.

Because these guys are likely to lose control of their emotions when faced with a problem, making them more prone to losing their ability to think calmly.

This is one of the reasons why Longgu Village has only a few hundred people.

While not the primary reason, it is certainly partly due to the overly emotional nature of the people of Dragonbone Village.

Mark, who was standing to the side, also took Jiang Liu's words to heart. But when he thought of Ran Bing's voice and smile, he became excited and restless. In fact, his Devouring Beast body gave him more endurance than a normal person, so he couldn't calm down.

Seeing his furrowed brows, Jiang Liu clicked his tongue, tapped Ao Deng's spine to make his Qi flow, and said, "Old Deng, you have already opened up the Ren and Du meridians. You can lead them for now. I will take Mark to awaken his source potential first, so that he can explore the source energy in advance. Otherwise, judging from his expression, he will probably be constipated."

“Boss Jiang, my full name is Wulan Aodeng, you can call me Old Wulan.” Aodeng agreed, but also introduced himself by his full name.

"Understood, Old Deng."

The river continued its course as before, leaving Ulan Aodeng with a face full of resentment.

Upon hearing that he could awaken his source potential, Mark was incredibly excited: "Can I awaken my potential now?"

"can."

Jiang Liu gestured for him to follow him to find Antarctic Star and Xia Tianlai.

Antarctic Star controls the resources for survival in Dragon Bone Village. To awaken potential with the help of technological equipment, one needs to consume electricity and marrow crystals, and must report to him.

Xia Tianlai is an expert in the medical field of Longgu Village. Whether successful or not, the data is important for the study of the potential of the source material and must be recorded accordingly so that the source material of life and the gene coding can be further explored and studied in the future.

Because he was quite familiar with Lao Xia, Jiang Liu approached him immediately and explained the situation.

"Is Mark about to awaken his source potential?"

Summer came as a surprise.

"According to your definition of the awakening of source potential, willpower is the most crucial step. He used to think that Ran Bing died because of him, and he became extremely depressed, living only for 'saving humanity,' which was a rather empty and grandiose goal. So he just drifted along..."

Mark was slightly speechless, but he didn't deny it.

"...Now that he knows that Ran Bing's life essence exists within his spiritual seed and will no longer dissipate with my help, he naturally has aspirations for the future."

Mark nodded vigorously in agreement.

He was willing to pay any price as long as Ran Bing could be resurrected!

"But he might be interfered with by the will of Mana's ecology."

Summer was worried and thought it best to observe Mark for a while longer.

"Isn't he wearing my golden headband?"

Jiang Liu pointed to the thin golden band around Mark's head, "As long as I recite the Mind-Stabilizing Mantra, I can resist the link of the higher-dimensional will. Of course, he will also suffer greatly during this process. To be on the safe side, we should indeed wait a while longer..."

"I can endure it!"

Mark was in high spirits and couldn't wait a moment longer. He wanted to conduct the awakening experiment of his source potential so that he could see Ran Bing as soon as possible.

"Young people are just impatient."

Seeing this, Xia Tian sighed, but also saw himself in Mark. He agreed, "You guys go to the top of the mountain first. I'll go find the South Star and also invite some students from the All-Science Academy who are of suitable age to come along and gain practical experience."

Even in a secluded paradise like Dragonbone Village, where underage children can enjoy a joyful childhood, learning and practice must be combined to help them quickly understand and master the skills needed to survive and cope with the Mana ecosystem.

"Let's go, let's go to the top of the mountain first."

As Jiang Liu led Mark through the villagers' residential area, the villagers would greet the two of them along the way. Although they still kept a somewhat respectful distance from Mark, at least they weren't as afraid as before...

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Not long after arriving at the Potential Awakening Hall at the mountaintop, Xia Tianlai and Nanji Xing arrived together, accompanied by the Awakened Ones from Dragon Bone Village: Sui Xing, Qian Li, Xia Dou, Jiu Ge, Xu Tong, A Mu Er, as well as Mai Duo, Shan Shi Hui, and Jiang Ya.

Unleashing potential isn't inherently difficult, but it's not exactly simple either. The phenomenological device for awakening potential originates from the Heluo civilization of this ancient world and is mainly divided into five parts—

The device on the left side resembles two axes, horizontal and vertical, with metal strips of varying lengths distributed in all directions.

The device on the right is a sound drum, surrounded by spiral metal rods;

The front device resembles a searchlight, used to project energy streams.

The device at the back is an oval-shaped metal wall with an arc shape, inlaid with hexagonal medullary crystals made of medullary crystals, mainly used to fix the projected image of life source matter.

The platform in the middle is used to fix the awakened person in place, using external force to put them in a state of "selflessness", thus making it easier to guide out the life essence.

Xia Dou was responsible for controlling the central platform to put Mark into a deep sleep; Qian Li was responsible for playing the drum and Sui Xing was responsible for tuning the zither, and the two worked together to adjust the frequency and magnitude of energy output; Mai Duo was responsible for activating the source matter projection device; and Jiu Ge was responsible for providing medical care to Mark after the incident.

As for Xu Tong and Amur—

Just for fun, I'm betting on whether Mark can awaken his source potential.

Meanwhile, Shan Shihui and Jiang Ya, two members of the younger generation from Dragon Bone Village, came to observe Mark's awakening process and will write a report afterward as part of their practical assignment...

Chapter 1178 Awakening of Potential (Part 2)

"Ready, Mark?"

Xia Dou asked Mark, who had already jumped onto the middle platform in a few steps, "It might hurt a little now."

"Come on, pain is not a problem for me."

That's what he said, but Mark still looked at Jiang Liu and asked, "So, we're not going to start chanting that spell now, are we?"

"We'll talk about it after you pass out."

Jiang Liu gave him a reassuring look.

"That's good."

Mark was genuinely afraid of those reassuring words—at the lighthouse, he had experienced countless battles and injuries, and believed that he could endure physical pain except for "heartache."

But the pain caused by that "tightening spell" was unbearable, as if someone had struck his soul with a hammer, and that hammer was covered with countless tiny needles that were invisible to the naked eye but incredibly tough, as if it would pierce his soul with a thousand holes.

Mark's reaction intrigued Xu Tong, who approached Jiang Liu and asked familiarly, "Boss Jiang, could you tell me the method for that calming mantra?"

"Just these six syllables: Om Mani Padme Hum." Jiang Liu didn't hold back, speaking frankly.

"How could I possibly coax you?"

Xu Tong scratched his head. "This spell is really strange."

Jiang Liu didn't correct Xu Tong's "humor," but simply said, "This is a spell for mental power. Even if ordinary people knew it, they could only treat it as a psychological comforting statement to fool people. It doesn't have any special power itself."

"I see..."

Xu Tong was somewhat disappointed.

Above the central platform, specially designed metal devices had been inserted into all of Mark's acupoints, with the ends of these devices connected by threads, creating a network pathway for the flow of life essence.

Although no one in Dragon Bone Village knew the techniques for cultivating inner life, they had an exceptional understanding of the major acupoints and nerve nodes in the human body. They even learned through phenomenological devices that the use of potential energy involved circulating the source energy in the body according to a certain frequency and pattern in order to be "processed" into corresponding elemental energy. However, they never imagined that spiritual energy could be cultivated through a cycle of circulation within the body.

Upon closer reflection, it makes sense.

Although Bai Yuekui understands traditional Chinese medicine and knows some breathing techniques, he has never actually come into contact with anyone who practices Qi cultivation. Moreover, he is a doctor of neurology, so he can only imagine that the life source substance can control the activity of human cells and conduct research in this direction, and then improve the utilization efficiency of the life source substance through the cooperation of external objects.