From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Further simplification of Chinese characters."

The river's flow reveals the fundamental truth.

Simplified Chinese characters...

In an instant, Xun Ge'er's expression turned serious.

From oracle bone script, bronze script, and seal script to clerical script, cursive script, regular script, and running script, Chinese characters have been continuously simplified and made easier to understand since their inception.

However, since the First Emperor established a unified empire, emperors of successive dynasties, in order to monopolize power, continued to use classical Chinese even after paper was invented. Only the 'miscellaneous writings' that were looked down upon by kings, nobles and generals were written in a style close to vernacular Chinese.

Chinese characters are innocent.

The real culprits are those old emperors who dream of an everlasting dynasty.

Jiang Liu said seriously, "But the traditional Chinese characters are indeed too cumbersome nowadays and need to be simplified to facilitate their dissemination."

Xun Ge'er was filled with respect, but also worried: "I'm afraid I won't do this job well."

"Of course, other scholars who have studied writing also helped," Jiang Liu said with a smile.

But to everyone's surprise, Xun Ge'er was unhappy: "President, are you looking down on me?"

"How could that be? It's just that simplified Chinese characters need to be recognized by others to spread, right?" Jiang Liu said with a forced smile.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while longer, and then saw Bai Yuekui and Zhao Qian walking from the other end of the Nine-Bend Bridge. Learning that Bai Yuekui had already chosen a location, he asked Zhao Qian to take Xun-ge'er to visit the Mingxin Academy...

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Who is that person?

Watching Xun Ge'er's departing figure, Bai Yuekui felt that he looked somewhat familiar—her world's Heluo civilization also had novels such as "My Hometown," "Kong Yiji," and "Wandering."

"Master Lu."

The one who spoke was Maido.

"Oh~ that Xun-ge'er, who's separated from Runtu by a pitifully thick barrier." Bai Yuekui's tone was very serious, but anyone who had read "My Hometown" would understand her joke.

"You're getting more and more humorous."

Jiang Liu remained speechless.

Since resolving Mana's will, Bai Yuekui's outward personality has become increasingly lively, leading Jiang Liu to wonder if it was all thanks to his own nurturing.

Although Bai Yuekui, who shared a tacit understanding with Jiang Liu, couldn't know exactly what he was thinking, she could sense his general state of mind. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she spat out, saying, "Nonsense."

He then added, "I've already chosen a location; it's at the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon in the waters south of West Lake."

The Three Pools Mirroring the Moon mainly refers to the three stone pagodas located in the waters south of Xiaoyingzhou.

In terms of appearance, it is similar to the three stone pagodas that Jiang Liu knew in his previous life. It protrudes two meters above the water and consists of five parts: base, circular body, canopy, hexagonal pavilion, and gourd top.

If, on a moonlit night, paper is pasted over the small holes in the spherical tower and a candle is lit inside, a person observing it will be able to witness the wondrous sight of the 33rd month.

One pagoda has five openings, so three pagodas would have fifteen openings, corresponding to the fifteenth month. Adding the reflection in the lake, it becomes the thirtieth month.

In addition, the third month is the true moon in the sky, its reflection in the lake, and the moon in the heart of the person who sees this scene.

Collectively known as the Thirty-Three Months.

But when it comes to inner qualities, Jiang Liu's discerning eyes see them clearly.

It is not three pagodas, but the base of an incense burner!

Locals in Yuhang can also tell a legend:

During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a blackfish in the lake gained Qi and became a spirit. Although it did not harm people, it often stirred up a fishy wind and forced the local people to make offerings to it.

Until Gongshu Ban and his sister came from Yuhang, they took in many disciples, totaling one hundred and eighty.

The black fish, seeing Lu Xiaomei's beauty, was filled with lust. He disregarded the people's offerings and only wanted to take her as his wife and have children with her.

Lu Xiaomei pretended to agree, lying that she needed to prepare her dowry.

Gongshu Ban then led 180 disciples to the north bank of West Lake, where they carved a piece off the Gem Mountain and, together with the disciples, forged it into a cauldron, which they claimed was part of the dowry, to be carried by the blackfish.

The black fish, unsuspecting, carried the "dowry" towards West Lake. Upon entering the water, it transformed from human to fish, yet it couldn't move the incense burner. It was trapped upside down, its powerful cultivation severed from its connection to the outside world by the incense burner. Unable to connect with the heavens again, it could no longer unleash its demonic magic, confined below, unable to cause further trouble…

Chapter 1300 The Spirit of Qi Beneath West Lake

Upon hearing the legend of Lu Ban and his sister subduing the black carp, Mai Duo exclaimed in surprise, "So, those three stone pagodas really are the three legs of an incense burner?"

"That's true."

Jiang Liu withdrew his all-seeing eye and explained to the two women, "Similar high-dimensional beings to Mana have also appeared in this world, or their parallel universe counterparts..."

However, because an ancient master created a global weather system, each of His invasions was hindered until I encountered Him, which extinguished His will and seized His innate immortal spiritual light.

Although Emperor Zhuanxu severed the connection between heaven and earth, shattering the Zhou Qi Qi (Heavenly Qi) system that threatened to lead human civilization back to the law of the jungle, its power had not completely dissipated during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It was not difficult for Lu Ban and his sister to use this power to carve a section of the West Lake Gemstone Mountain into a large cauldron, together with their disciples.

"So there really was a black carp spirit under that incense burner?"

Maido asked curiously.

"Have."

Since learning mental scanning from Zhan Lan, Jiang Liu had observed the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon. However, because the large incense burner was upside down at the bottom of the lake and had become integrated with the bottom rock layer due to the sedimentation of time, and the interior seemed to be a world of its own, he was unable to see the whole picture at that time.

But now that I have cultivated wisdom and developed the eye of truth, I see everything clearly.

The purpose of Lu Ban and his sister in building this cauldron was not only to scare away the powerful blackfish demon, but also to break the aura that existed based on West Lake.

Although the energy field is mysterious, non-human animals can obtain greater benefits than humans. However, these demons are devoid of human feelings and are dominated by bestial instincts, with most of them primarily harming people.

To weigh the pros and cons, after the separation of heaven and earth, many far-sighted and capable people in ancient times would break the existing energy patterns one by one.

Without him.

Before humanity completely dominates the world, the existence of the Qi system is more harmful than beneficial.

Lu Ban chose to carve out a section of Gem Mountain, thus breaking the earth's energy flow and causing the energy to leak out, return to the heavens and earth, and gradually lose its effectiveness.

But Lu Ban was unaware that the aura of West Lake had not dissipated, but had been sealed inside the incense burner!

That black carp is the spirit of West Lake's atmosphere!

The Qi Ju possessed a spirit, took the body of a blackfish, and wanted to learn from humans and cultivate a human body... But having a physical body, it also had the seven emotions and six desires, and was ultimately suppressed by Lu Ban and his sister through a scheme.

But it was precisely because it was suppressed that its spirit survived.

Can a stagnant pool retain the spirit of a powerful force?

Bai Yuekui now understands the concept of Qi formation, which means that the "Qi" circulating within a certain closed area forms its own small world, just like a Qi cultivator circulating Qi throughout the body.

But since this incense burner is integrated with the rock strata at the bottom of the lake, isolated from the outside, it is just a stagnant pool of water, so how can it flow?

"All living things have their own energy patterns, and so do cuttlefish."

in short.

As long as the spirit of the Qi does not leave the body of the blackfish, and stabilizes the small world within the fish body, continuously rotating through the heavens, and because the incense burner is isolated from the outside world, it can be considered to have achieved physical impermanence.

However, on the other hand, this exquisitely crafted incense burner, influenced by the spirit of the Qi, has also become a magical artifact.

Its effect is unique, and coincidentally, it has its own ring-shaped magnetic field, which can be used to house spirits and other spiritual entities.

Furthermore, given the enormous size of this incense burner, if a ring-shaped magnetic confinement field device were later installed inside it, the combination of the two would be more than enough to contain the life essence of everyone in the world.

But before construction can begin, there are three main issues to resolve.

One of them is the spirit of that aura.

Either get rid of it and be done with it.

Alternatively, one could consider cooperating with it, with the assistance of the spirit of the Qi Bureau, which would make it easier to establish a life source quality iteration system within it. It might even be possible to directly create a multi-dimensional space based on a ring-shaped magnetic confinement field, allowing life source quality that enters it to live out a second life.

Secondly, there is the issue of materials.

The world in which Bai Yuekui lives is able to build soul storage jars and manufacture devices for detecting life essence, not only because the Heluo civilization has studied life essence, but also because there exists an extremely special material there:

Myelin crystals.

This is what Jiang Liu defined as Yin Sui and Yang Sui.

Although marrow crystals also exist in this world, they are rare, and most of them were used by Jiang Liu to refine the "Ruyi Jingu Bang" (a magical staff).

therefore.

The materials had to be sourced from the space-time that Bai Yuekui named "Linglong".

Thirdly, they wanted to acquire the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon scenic spot in West Lake.

To buy Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, you would have to buy the entire West Lake.

This is no small expense.

But in order to study the essence of life, and also to give our own people who might sacrifice themselves in the war in the future an opportunity to jointly witness the ultimate truth.

We absolutely must take over West Lake!

then.

Three days later, Jiang Liu convened a meeting and set the tone for buying West Lake and establishing a life iteration system. He also hired Bai Yuekui as the chief designer and Mai Duo as the deputy designer to jointly plan the construction of the magnetic confinement field device.

Is the life cycle iteration system really reliable?

Zhuge Yu wouldn't doubt Jiang Liu, but buying the entire West Lake—

The required funds are considerable.

I estimate we'll have to borrow a lot more from the bank.

"Don't worry about the money, but the life iteration system concerns the lives of everyone in the future. Natural death is in accordance with the way of heaven, and I can't do anything about it, but those who die unjustly should at least be given a chance to be reborn. Besides, it's also to provide insurance for us."

Jiang Liu spoke earnestly and sincerely.

Can the dead really be brought back to life?

Bao Naide didn't quite believe it. Even though he trusted Jiang Liu completely, he suspected that Jiang Liu might have been deceived by Bai Yuekui. In America, apart from prostitutes, no respectable woman would wear such short pants in her daily life.

"I have mastered the method of bringing the dead back to life."

Jiang Liu did not hide anything and once again revealed that he had resurrected Mai Duo using lotus root as flesh, stems and leaves as bones, lotus flower as head, and lotus leaves as clothing.

In an instant.