From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Crassula?"

Upon hearing this name, Jiang Liu thought of the "Thousand-Day Red" that Wei Shufen had created by stealing the sacred Gu-refining artifact of the Miao tribe from the original novel. It could cause those poisoned to die before the age of thirty, and it also had a "hereditary" characteristic that could be passed down to future generations.

Perhaps there is a connection between the Hundred-Day Red and the Thousand-Day Red, but the effects are absolutely worlds apart. After all, the "Hundred-Day Red" that Wei Shufen, who was five or six years old, made could allow an ordinary person to fully recover with their own immune system after a hundred days of recuperation, which shows that it is relatively simple to make.

"bring it on."

Jiang Liu extended his hand.

"Brother Jiang, isn't this too risky?" Lu Jin asked with some concern.

"No problem, it's a good opportunity to try out the wonders of that thing."

Jiang Liu signaled to Wei Shufen that she could begin.

The "thing" he was referring to was naturally the exquisite inner elixir of the relic, which had the effect of stabilizing the five internal organs and regulating the six bowels, and naturally circulated with his Qi.

In traditional Chinese medicine theory, if the five internal organs and six bowels are strong and the qi and blood flow smoothly, one can be free from all diseases. In other words, as long as the five internal organs are stabilized and the six bowels are in harmony, even if one is poisoned, the five internal organs and six bowels can quickly eliminate the poison under stable operation, thus achieving an effect similar to being immune to all poisons.

[Brother Jiang? Is his surname Jiang?]

Hong Guniang paid close attention to Jiang Liu and the others' words and actions, and thus determined Jiang Liu's surname.

This was the first time Wei Shufen had ever seen someone dare to allow another person to be infected with Gu poison. Even ordinary people in her village, who knew that some Gu poison could cure diseases, were terrified when they sought treatment from her master, fearing that they would die.

Needless to say, people from outside the Miao ethnic group also need to consider this.

But this person before her was unusual; he gambled without hesitation, which stirred a rather subtle feeling within her—

# Chapter 123: Learning about the "Earth Dragon King"

Wei Shufen grabbed Jiang Liu's wrist with her left hand, and a drop of pale red Qi appeared between the index fingers of her right hand. It was liquid in appearance, yet seemed to be composed of countless tiny dots.

This sent chills down the spines of Lu Jin and Li Muxuan.

Hong Guniang couldn't help but take seven or eight steps back.

Although they already knew the effects of the "Hundred Days Red" poison and that it wouldn't be fatal, they still instinctively sensed danger the moment they saw it.

When the drop of pale red liquid touched Jiang Liu's wrist, it seemed to come alive, penetrating his skin at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Subsequently, this hundred-day red qi traveled along the river's veins, invading the five internal organs and affecting those bodily tissues.

The exquisite inner elixir of the relic located in the abdomen seemed to sense something and actively operated, stabilizing the five internal organs, regulating the six bowels, and stimulating the immune system. This caused the Gu poison of the Hundred-Day Red to be "covered by fire" and lose its activity the moment it invaded the five internal organs.

Wei Shufen immediately realized that her Hundred-Day Red had lost contact after entering Jiang Liu's internal organs, and understood that she had lost.

I wonder how profound the person before me is. He should at least know some medical skills, be able to regulate the five internal organs, stimulate the body's vitality, and eliminate all external evils.

As long as it's not lead or mercury poisoning, this person can resolve it!

In fact, Jiang Liu can also neutralize the poison of heavy metals such as lead and mercury. As long as he circulates his Qi throughout his body and activates the exquisite inner elixir of the relic, he can attach the lead and mercury that have entered his body to the exquisite inner elixir of the relic, and then wrap it with the body's mucus and spit it out of his mouth, thus achieving the effect of neutralization.

"You win."

Wei Shufen stared at Jiang Liu for a long while before reluctantly saying these words, and then added, "But you just wait and see, I will definitely refine the most powerful Heavenly Dragon Gu in the future. At that time, my Gu technique will be even more powerful, and I will even be able to control the power of nature. The Gu poison will no longer be in this form, but will be the essence of heaven and earth!"

"Mmm, that's amazing."

Jiang Liu's words were perfunctory: "However, you should tell me the specifics about that Earth Dragon King."

"Humph!"

Although Wei Shufen had a strong-willed nature, she was also willing to accept defeat and revealed the origin of the "Earth Dragon King".

Before the Yuan dynasty took control of the country, Ping Mountain was a place for alchemy throughout history.

Besides its unique terrain, making it a natural paradise, there's another important reason, as the old man mentioned:

Chenzhou in western Hunan is rich in cinnabar.

Mercury is an indispensable material for refining elixirs of immortality.

It can be said that those muddle-headed emperors, in their pursuit of immortality, were more willing to believe in the alchemical methods in the book that used "lead and mercury" as metaphors than in elixirs made from herbs and plants.

However, since they were emperors and controlled all government affairs, even if they had the qualifications, they did not have the time to cultivate themselves and could only pursue the art of external alchemy.

Furthermore, due to his lack of knowledge and skills in spiritual practice, he took those metaphors about "lead and mercury" seriously, believing that only by refining external elixirs with metals and stones could one achieve immortality.

The sorcerers and magicians could only cater to their preferences.

Therefore, when refining elixirs on this Ping Mountain, one must obtain actual lead and mercury.

Whether it's the art of sexual intercourse or the pursuit of longevity, all kinds of medicines are refined, and they all contain metals, minerals, lead, and mercury, so the mountains are full of medicinal energy all year round.

"My master said that because a large number of elixirs were buried in the Lao Xiong Ling Ping Shan area, and the wind and rain eroded it over time, the rocks and soil there mixed with the medicinal vapors, which could turn corpses into bones!"

Wei Shufen revealed the truth: "Therefore, as long as the corpses in the mountains are not sealed or have undergone special treatment, they all turn into a misty corpse aura."

As the flow of feng shui energy shifts, its location becomes unpredictable, hence it has another name: the site of corpse relocation.

The Earth Dragon King was a centipede that cultivated using the swirling corpse energy, and influenced by the Qi of Bottle Mountain, he practiced an unorthodox alchemy method, reportedly having already condensed an inner core.

"He condensed an inner core? Another beast that has gone astray!" When it came to inner cores, Li Muxuan immediately thought of that corpse demon.

Jiang Liu frowned.

It makes sense that the corpse demon cultivated the exquisite inner core of the relic, since Dong Tianbao used various methods from Taoism, Buddhism, and the Wild Maoshan sect to refine the corpse.

But how does a wild animal condense its inner core?

It hasn't learned any proper internal alchemy methods!

Even to condense a tangible elixir within the body, one must first obtain an internal alchemy method, and even then, one must misunderstand it during practice.

The extraordinary person's cultivation method of the Complete True Elixir is mainly used to cultivate life force, rather than to actually refine an "inner elixir".

Faced with Jiang Liu's doubts, Wei Shufen was completely bewildered and did not understand what he was talking about at all. She simply said, "That's what my master said. As for the other things, such as the alchemy you mentioned, I don't understand them at all."

At this moment, Jiang Liu came to his senses and realized that Wei Shufen was only about five or six years old and had not learned much, so he stopped asking questions and simply thanked her.

"No need to thank me, after all, I lost."

Wei Shufen spoke casually, but she clenched her little fists, thinking that she must win back in the future and make the person in front of her suffer a great loss.

Then she added, "If you want to know why the Earth Dragon King was able to cultivate an inner core, why don't you come with me to the village to see my master?"

"Is your master in Golden Phoenix Village?"

The only person in Golden Phoenix Village who could be considered an extraordinary individual was that old man, and he had already abandoned his cultivation, so his aura was only comparable to that of an ordinary strong man.

“No, it’s in Qinghe Village,” Wei Shufen pointed south. “It’s over there, about the same size as Jin Feng Village. I came here this time to find the Angry-Eyed Chicken…”

At this point, a hint of resentment flashed in Wei Shufen's beautiful eyes as she stared at Jiang Liu. Suddenly, she snorted coldly, put her hands on her hips, and pouted, saying, "Just you wait and see! I'll definitely beat you in the future, and then I'll win the rooster! Then I'll capture that Earth Dragon King and refine a Heavenly Dragon Gu!"

"Really? You can't win."

Jiang Liu chuckled.

"We won!"

"No, we can't win."

"We won!"

"We can't win."

"..."

The two bickered, but in the end, Wei Shufen couldn't take it anymore and huffed, "Can't you just give in to the child a little?"

“Sorry, no, because I’m a child too.” Jiang Liu grinned, stood up, slung the bamboo cage over his shoulder, looked down at the petite Wei Shufen, and said seriously, “I can only give in to you in two years when I’m eighteen.”

Wei Shufen hummed twice and asked again, "Should we go see my master? She definitely knows more about the Earth Dragon King."

"Nanzhai Qinghe Village?"

Jiang Liu pondered for a moment, then asked Hong Guniang, "Sister Hong, what do you think? Should we go to Nanzhai?"

The dangers one might encounter in Ping Mountain are probably the unique feng shui layout, the poisonous miasma and venomous insects such as snakes, scorpions and centipedes, as well as the "Earth Dragon King" that has become a spirit and refined a tangible inner elixir.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Finding out the specifics of that "Earth Dragon King" is a good idea.

But the key depends on what Miss Hong thinks—

After all, he, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan had only joined the operation temporarily to help their friend in need.

# Chapter 124 Like a Pure Bottle Descending to Earth

"Let's go back and talk to General Manager Chen first."

Hong Guniang has her own conclusion.

one.

She couldn't completely trust Jiang Liu and the others—they had been coerced by Luo Laowai, and if they took the opportunity to join forces with the Gu Masters of the Miao tribe, it could cause heavy losses to the brothers of Changsheng Mountain.

Secondly.

Chen Yulou and his group disguised themselves as merchants and peddlers and went to Nanzhai.

Although Wei Shufen is young, she is quite clever. If she guesses that the merchants and peddlers from the South Village are in contact with the four of them and tells her elders, the news might leak out.

"I'm sorry, Shufen, we can't visit your master for the time being." Jiang Liu patted Wei Shufen's head.

Wei Shufen blushed and scolded, "My name is Wei Shufen! Not Xiao Shufen! Remember that!"

"Okay, Shufen! No problem, Shufen!"

Jiang Liu said he remembered, but still called her "Little Shufen" and said goodbye to her before heading down the ridge.

"That damned guy!"

Watching the four figures disappear into the jungle, Wei Shufen cursed under her breath and decided not to go to Jin Feng Village. Instead, she returned the way she came and headed towards Qing He Nan Village.

After all, she came to Jin Feng Village to ask the old man for the Angry-Eyed Chicken. Now that she learned the chicken had changed hands and she couldn't do anything about its "new owner," she naturally had no choice but to go home…

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