From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Now that he knew he was finally going to be punished, he naturally showed a hint of relief.

"Come, store my life essence in the soul storage jar." 4068 closed its eyes, waiting for Jiang Liu to extract its life essence.

But the only response he received was: "Give yourself a name."

"name?"

4068 opened his eyes, gazing into Jiang Liu's restrained yet luminous gaze. A surge of gratitude welled up within him. After a moment's thought, he said, "The name 'Following Shadow' was given to me by Charles. He likened himself to light, and I to shadow. But he is dead, so my role as shadow has lost all meaning..."

I have nothing in this life, and I am weak-willed, but I hope to be resolute and unyielding in my next life, so I will be called—

"No rigidity."

"But it was fate."

Upon hearing the name "Wu Gang," Jiang Liu chuckled. While the books in the Playful Reading Shop in Dragon Bone Village contained the legend of Chang'e flying to the moon, they lacked the tale of Wu Gang chopping down the cassia tree. "Perfect," he said, "your life is far more useful than staying in the soul-storing jar. I've arranged a cultivation journey for you..."

Chapter 1292 Wu Gang Cuts Down the Laurel Tree (Part 2)

"Cultivation?"

Wu Gang was puzzled. He only felt a blur before his eyes, and the surrounding space changed. He found himself on the moon, and a thin film appeared on his body, allowing him to breathe on his own.

As Jiang Liu, Bai Yuekui, Wu Chenxi, and Wu Dongxi entered the base, which had been renamed "Moon Palace," they arrived at the very center. Wu Gang saw the "Moon Laurel" tree, which was about five hundred feet tall. Gazing at its canopy, which seemed to be covered with a dense purple mist and stars, he was dumbfounded: "What...is this?"

"Your future spiritual practice will involve 'cutting down the laurel tree' on the fifteenth of each month."

This laurel tree will actively absorb starlight and cosmic radiation, and when humanity restores its former prosperity in the future, it may be able to obtain a continuous source of energy from the moon.

However, if too much energy accumulates now, it will cause the moon's gravity and magnetic field to become too strong, which in turn will affect the stability of the earth.

Therefore, someone needs to release the excess energy that has accumulated every once in a while.

That is, to destroy the eye-like growths on the tree branches.

Without those organs that absorb starlight and cosmic rays, excess energy would be expelled all at once.

"If it's destroyed once a month on the 15th... will those eye tumors regrow?"

Wu Gang realized that this large tree might be related to the ecology of manna.

"It will indeed be reborn, so there's no need to worry about overexerting yourself."

Jiang Liu did not hide anything and revealed the origin of Yuegui, adding, "From this day forward, you will live on the moon, and you can only go to the ground once a year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in the Heluo civilization."

"No...no need, I don't need a vacation. I can stay here at the base by myself." Wu Gang hurriedly shook his head, indicating that he did not need a vacation and was willing to stay at this deserted base for the rest of his life, taking care of and cutting down laurel trees.

"Nobody here?"

Jiang Liu chuckled. "What nonsense are you talking about? This base is so vast, and the maintenance and improvement of various facilities all require corresponding professionals. You can't take care of everything by yourself."

Before I leave this world, I will research a space teleportation device between the Earth and the Moon with Bai Yuekui...

At that time.

You might even run into an old acquaintance of the lighthouse.

Wu Gang remained silent, pursing his lips, but deep down he realized that this was not a place where he could escape the gaze of outsiders, but rather a punishment for slashing Mark's neck.

"That's roughly the situation. You can stay here and think things through. I'll take your two companions back first; they're very busy. But don't worry, you'll have a video call once a month on the 15th, and you can meet each other on the 15th of the eighth lunar month every year."

After Jiang Liu finished speaking, he prepared to lead Bai Yuekui, Wu Chenxi, and Wu Dongxi away.

"and many more!"

Wu Gang stopped Jiang Liu, took a deep breath, looked into the other's bright eyes, and asked very seriously, "If, I mean, if you had no power, what choice would you make in the face of Charles's threat?"

"If your conditions aren't sufficient, for example, did I grow up in an environment like a lighthouse? Or perhaps I simply lack the power but retain my current memories..."

"The latter case."

Wu Gang immediately said.

"If I retain my memories, he won't be able to find any fault with me."

Jiang Liu said calmly, "However, if he really threatens me and I have no power to resist, then I will choose to compromise for the time being, get close to him, and then let him know what it means to be angry like a common man."

While in Longgu Village, Wu Gang had read some history books at the Wan Du Zi Le Dian (Playful Reading Shop) and knew the meaning of "a common man's anger," but this phrase was usually compared to "the wrath of the emperor."

A common man's anger may only result in bloodshed within five steps.

When the emperor is angry, blood will flow for miles.

Therefore.

Wu Gang didn't quite understand what Jiang Liu was saying.

“When the emperor is angry, millions will die. In essence, it is power that is at play. But if we put aside power, the emperor is just a human being. If I, a mere commoner, have the chance to get close to him and strangle him, how can the emperor, who is used to a life of luxury, be stronger than me, who has been doing hard labor for a long time? I can exchange one for one with him at the limit.”

Jiang Liu chuckled, "In that case, I certainly cannot live, but Charles is dead too."

The Light and Shadow Society is leaderless and nothing more than a mob.

Furthermore, due to the butterfly effect of Charles's death, the other senior members of the Beacon would certainly not want Mark to go down and take any more risks. After all, according to the three laws of the Beacon, old Morgan should have gone down to earth long ago and was of no use whatsoever for treatment.

in this way.

Mark directly assumed the position of Lord of Lighthouse City... Of course, he's a competent spiritual leader, but his management skills are lacking. However, the Light and Shadow Society will definitely be contained by him immediately, and the bargaining chip Charles used to threaten me will be able to survive normally.

Deng Deng Deng!

Wu Gang took three steps back because he truly had that choice at the time—Charles was inviting him to eat steak, and the knife and fork were placed on the table. Even though Charles's confidants were present, given that big man's physique, he couldn't match Wu Gang's agility, and Wu Gang could indeed have simply jumped over the table and killed Charles.

While threatening him, Charles killed a female mortal whose face was covered with a cloth. Because this mortal also had a long braid, Wu Gang mistakenly identified her as 4277...

then.

He didn't have the slightest thought of revenge against Charles; all he felt was fear, unease, and relief at surviving the ordeal.

At this moment, Wu Gang finally saw himself clearly. He wasn't even a commoner! He wasn't just insecure; he was a cowardly mediocre man!

but.

The first step to taking control of one's own destiny is to accept one's fate, that is, to understand oneself.

Wu Gang did it...

···

"Boss Jiang, when will Wu Gang be released from prison?"

Back at the lighthouse, Wu Chenxi was still quite concerned about Wu Gang, asking him about his release date.

“As I said, this is a training course arranged for him. He will be released whenever he wants to return to life on the ground.”

in short.

Jiang Liu didn't set a deadline at all; it all depended on his own "understanding." Now that he had recognized himself, the next step was to understand others.

He wanted to change how others perceived him.

Jiang Liu can't help with that.

"Thank you."

Wu Chenxi suddenly realized what was happening and thanked Jiang Liu.

"No need for thanks, fellow practitioner, it's the same person."

At this point, Jiang Liu paused, then pointed at Bai Yuekui and said, "In the future, do not emulate Yuekui. While you may see through human nature, you must not test or exploit it."

"Have I exploited human nature?"

Before Wu Chenxi and Wu Dongxi could respond, Bai Yuekui, his face full of black lines, questioned them.

"Isn't Mark a 'victim'?"

Jiang Liu chuckled.

This made the black line on Bai Yuekui's forehead even darker, but it was smoothed out in an instant. She grabbed Jiang Liu's arm and headed towards her home.

What do you want to do?

Jiang Liu was puzzled.

"miss you!"

"???"

Jiang Liu didn't react for a moment.

After entering the house, Bai Yuekui immediately closed the door, locked the room, tidied his hair, took off his clothes, and without saying a word, started kissing Jiang Liu.

"What the hell! You're going to learn how to become a zombie and eat people?!"

Jiang Liu finally came to his senses, startled, and frantically pulled at Bai Yuekui, "How old are you? How old am I? You're like an old cow eating young grass!"

"If you didn't want me to eat you, why are you still staying here?"

Bai Yuekui retorted with utmost seriousness, completely restraining Jiang Liu and using his Vajra Bracelet technique to snatch away his Ruyi Jingu Bang (Monkey King's staff).

Chapter 1293 Three Years Passed Quietly

In the blink of an eye.

Three years have passed quietly.

The mana ecosystem still exists.

However, without Mana's will, only the most basic procedure remains: the Devouring Beasts hand over their life essence to the Mana Flower. The essence is then returned to the Holy Embryo Space and autonomously distributed to all things in nature by Earth's own "Heavenly Dao," without being used for the evolution of the Devouring Beasts.

Therefore, after eliminating the mutated and higher-level Devouring Beasts on the Austroasiatic continent, the only threats to humans are the Spine Worm and the Pangenetic Devouring Beasts.

Meanwhile, the pan-evolving Devouring Beasts are being continuously eliminated or "refined" by humans.

After all, the Devouring Beast is a special kind of biological weapon that can be "branded" with innate Qi. This means that by circulating a bit of one's own innate Qi around the Devouring Beast once and completely fusing it with its brain, one can completely control it.

Even Xia Dou from Dragon Bone Village, due to his powerful mental strength, has become a "major breeder" of pan-type Devouring Beasts, possessing a wide variety of creatures such as snake dogs, thorn eels, earth roars, and bear-bearing beasts.

This also provides the Human Alliance with a wealth of data for further research on the Devouring Beasts...

In addition, the mana ecosystem is being slowly replaced by the Earth's natural ecosystem, or rather—

Fusion.