From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Ren Tingting sighed, "Because of my father's passing, several businesses have been shut down, and my family has suffered a huge loss. I must pay back the money as soon as possible."

"Just focus on managing your existing business well."

Li Muxuan's family was in business. Although he himself was not interested, he had learned some business principles from being around them. "If you switch careers rashly without any clue or plan, you will lose more money."

“That is indeed based on experience, but I have no experience in running the family business.” Ren Tingting sighed again. “I studied fashion design abroad, while the family business has two categories: pottery and iron smelting.”

"Iron smelting?"

Jiang Liu did not see the ironworks in Renjia Town.

“My father opened an ironworks in the suburbs of a small town nearby, where there is an iron mine,” Ren Tingting said.

"I see."

Jiang Liu nodded, not asking any further questions. He pondered that this year was 1924, and Ren Tingting was going abroad to study fashion design...

be honest.

He felt that if Ren Tingting went abroad to study this major, she should stay abroad after graduation.

However, since Ren Tingting has returned to China, this assumption is no longer valid.

and so--

"Pottery can be put aside for now, but the ironworks should be kept. Steel is useful whether it is used to make weapons in times of chaos or for construction in times of peace. Moreover, since you have become Uncle Jiu's apprentice, some minor warlords will give you some face."

Jiang Liu analyzed for Ren Tingting, "Then, based on your major, you can open a clothing factory. Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are all necessities for living people."

"Fashion design? That's something I'm good at!"

Ren Tingting's eyes lit up, but then she hesitated, "But to sell the clothes, we need to promote them, which is the hardest thing."

The reason is simple.

Although this land has been impacted by Western culture, and its people's lives have changed somewhat, it remains relatively conservative.

Selling Western clothing here is simply not feasible in the short term!

"Therefore, you need to design new clothing that fits the local style, such as: cheongsam!"

As far as Jiang Liu knew from his previous life, cheongsams had already appeared at this stage, but they were not yet popular. Even in Shanghai, very few people wore them.

None of the wealthy women Jiang Liu saw along the way were wearing cheongsams.

but!

If he remembers correctly, the cheongsam became popular the following year, 1925, and officially became the fashionable dress for women in the Republic of China.

Even if the world of "Under One Person" is a year or two later than his previous life, it doesn't matter. As long as he seizes this opportunity, the Ren family will be like a pig standing on the cusp of a storm!

"A cheongsam?"

Looking at the clothing patterns Jiang Liu drew on the paper, Ren Tingting hesitated, "Aren't the women here more conservative?"

"Times are changing, and this will become the norm! Favorable timing and location are irrelevant; on this land, the belief has always been that human will can overcome nature, and harmony among people is the key!"

Having said this, Jiang Liu gained a deeper understanding of the "transformation" aspect of "shifting stars and changing constellations," which refers to understanding the timing of events and the advantages of the terrain.

This "understanding of change" probably refers not only to the so-called skill of change, but also to knowing the principle of "harmony among people," thereby enabling oneself to be flexible and work together with others with one heart and one mind.

The changes demonstrate the importance of "human harmony" among the favorable timing, geographical advantages, and human factors.

What solution?

This is because we have gained "harmony among people," and everyone is of one mind, all for our own sake, and our "mind" is the "monkey mind"!

In a moment, Jiang Liu also had an epiphany, realizing that the so-called myriad transformations were merely external appearances. He could develop his protective techniques in this direction in the future, but he could not make them his fundamental techniques!

"I have a premonition that although Western countries are powerful now, the people on this land will inevitably resist, not only in terms of force, but also in terms of food, clothing, shelter and transportation."

"Since you're studying fashion design, you should naturally make good use of what you've learned, otherwise it will be a waste of your time."

Ren Tingting seemed to be thinking about it, then finally nodded and said, "I believe you."

"Ah."

Jiang Liu continued, “Clothing is very important to a person. What’s that saying again? Right, if I don’t wear this cassock, how will the world know that I have severed all worldly ties and dried up the sea of ​​gold?”

"Are you referring to Elder Jinchi of Guanyin Temple?"

Ren Jiating seemed to be deep in thought.

“Those who cultivate themselves do not care about material possessions, but ordinary people do. When cultivators enlighten sentient beings, they sometimes have no choice but to wear bright clothes or perform miracles.”

Jiang Liu held up one finger. "In tales of gods and ghosts, bodhisattvas and immortals are mostly like this. It's not because they're showing off, but because ordinary people simply wouldn't believe it if they weren't like this."

Of course.

Stories are stories, but reality is another matter, especially these days, there are quite a few people who pretend to be supernatural or even ordinary.

And it is precisely in such times that people need something to hold onto in their hearts, because living is inherently a difficult thing.

But praying to gods and Buddhas is too ethereal and unrealistic. It would be better to gradually shift their thoughts to other, more practical things like food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.

Although this behavior may seem rather "worldly" to spiritual practitioners, those who cultivate themselves will ultimately return to the secular world unless they reach a point where they can live on air.

# Chapter 110 The Golden Body of a Six-Foot Man

After Jiang Liu's explanation, Ren Tingting became more certain of her idea, after all, she could tell from his words—

Jiang Liu was also seeking a way to save the country!

Ren Tingting, who had studied abroad, was well aware of the gap between China and other countries. Other countries had already built skyscrapers, invented cars, and even completed the Second Industrial Revolution in the last century. Who knows, they might launch the Third Industrial Revolution in twenty or thirty years.

And what about this land?

In most areas, kerosene lamps are still used for lighting.

However, we cannot blindly copy the Western model. Just like designing clothing, we must combine local characteristics, taking the essence and discarding the dross.

That's how it is with our own.

Foreigner—

The same is true.

Having set a goal, Ren Tingting got up to say goodbye and go make preparations.

Jiang Liu then found Lin Jiu, took out the three items from Dong Tianbao, and asked him for details.

"A painting of monkeys watching the sun?"

"day?"

Jiang Liu leaned closer to take a look and found that the starry sky and moon on the painting had disappeared, replaced by a large white sun.

After learning that the moonlight would be visible at night, Lin Jiu thought for a while and shook his head, saying, "I don't know either. It's probably just a picture painted with various pigments. But judging from the age, it should be quite old, similar to this animal skin that records the Thirteen Postures of Tai Chi. It's probably from the same era."

Speaking of the Thirteen Postures of Tai Chi, Lin Jiu also wrote a letter, instructing Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to deliver it to Wudang to explain Dong Tianbao's situation.

After all, this thing was left to the "first generation Dong Tianbao" by Zhang Sanfeng, and its relationship with the Wudang Sect is inseparable, so it was necessary to inform them.

And the last remaining left sleeve—

After examining it, Lin Jiu confirmed that it was a magical artifact, combining mechanisms and talismans. It could throw out nine black scales from the back of the hand for attack, and there was a hidden thread connecting the black scales to the sleeve, which was 24 meters long. If one knew how to operate it, this thing could be used for assassination, sneak attacks, or to bind enemies.

However, the standards for using this thing are also very high. The mechanism needs to be activated by Qi, and you also need to practice the technique of using hidden lines. Otherwise, if you don't have enough control, those nine black scale-like decorations can easily hurt you.

"No wonder Dong Tianbao didn't use it."

Jiang Liu suddenly realized.

That feng shui master was too eager for quick results in his spiritual practice, and he didn't even persevere in studying Tai Chi. Naturally, the magical artifacts that require practice to master were left to gather dust.

Subsequently, Jiang Liu named the sleeve: Qi Body Mysterious Dragon Armor.

"Uncle Nine!"

At that moment, a man burst into the mortuary.

It was Ren Wei.

"I led my men to search the nearby mountains and forests, and we finally found the feng shui master's lair!"

Although the corpse demon has been dealt with, as has the feng shui master, Lin Jiu guessed that he must have settled down in the nearby mountains and forests.

To prevent him from leaving behind any evil magic or corpse poison, we must find and burn it.

Ren Wei then volunteered.

Now he also wants to become Lin Jiu's apprentice and learn the skills of subduing demons and monsters. However, due to his personality, Lin Jiu did not accept him as a disciple directly, but instead prepared to observe him for three years.

As an adult whose values ​​are already set, if one can pretend for three years in order to learn a skill, then one can be considered "sincere".

It wouldn't hurt to take him as a disciple then!

"Was it burned?"

Lin Jiu asked.

"Uncle Jiu, don't worry, I, Awei, will definitely succeed in everything I do!" Ren Wei patted his chest and made a solemn promise, then took out a painting from his pocket, "But there's another painting in that cave, and I thought it was fine, so I took it."

"You... Fine! Let me see it!"

Lin Jiu had no choice but to snatch the painting and calligraphy, unfold it, and see that it depicted the Buddhist Three Realms and Nine Lands.

The text depicts, from bottom to top, elements such as the void, wind wheel, water wheel, golden wheel, hell, nine mountains and eight seas, four continents, the sun palace, the moon palace, Mount Sumeru, the six heavens of the desire realm, the eighteen heavens of the form realm, and the four heavens of the formless realm.

The four large characters "丈六金身" (a sixteen-foot-tall golden body) were also written on the side.

Overall, this map of the Three Realms and Nine Lands is remarkably similar to the human spine, containing not only the author Xuanzang's description of the universe, but also an explanation of his spiritual practice.

If Taoist practice focuses on building a cyclical flow of Qi to refine the five internal organs and cultivate life force, then Buddhist practice emphasizes spiritual enlightenment, specifically involving the cultivation of the brain, spinal cord, and other related aspects.

It's no wonder that there were sayings like "the unity of the three religions" and "the origins of the three religions" in ancient times.

From the perspective of Taoist and Buddhist cultivation theories, Taoism focuses on the five internal organs and emphasizes the word "cultivation," while Buddhism focuses on the brain and spine and emphasizes the word "enlightenment."

However, on this land, Buddhism and Taoism collided and merged, drawing on and adopting each other's strengths in both spiritual practices and philosophical discourses.

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