The Legend of Fangren

I don't know how much time passed.

Looking inward at himself and observing the Yang aspect, Fang Shi finally exhausted his energy, his consciousness momentarily blurred, and he escaped the Netherworld.

"Hiss~"

A cold wind brushed his face, and Fang Shi suddenly opened his eyes, as if waking from a dream.

Suddenly, darkness fell. Looking up, I saw that the night was deep and a light rain was falling.

"How are you feeling?" Qu Yang sat down in front of him. The mud in the pond had been covered by vines, and several large gourd leaves above his head shielded him from the rain.

"I feel...very good."

After such a long period of inactivity, Fang Shi originally thought his whole body would be sore and swollen, but he felt very strong, only a little hungry.

My stomach is rumbling loudly.

"Eat."

Qu Yang tossed over a sealed paper bag containing the canteen's dinner.

"Thank you, Master."

He immediately tore open the package, and without even looking at what was inside, he stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling, "￥%……&*".

Qu Yang: "..."

Although he had done the same thing before, he still had to give him a lecture.

"Don't talk while you're eating."

After Fang Shi swallowed the food, he said, "Master, I think I can see inside my body now."

"Um."

Nodding, Qu Yang asked, "How much did you see?"

"How much what?"

"The inner circulation of Qi, the Qi pathway."

"Uh... you mean those blood vessels?"

After thinking for a moment, Qu Yang nodded and said, "Your explanation is also valid. Blood is the carrier of Qi and the foundation of the body's circulation. Therefore, although the Qi pathway and the blood pathway are not exactly the same, they largely overlap."

"Then why do you ask me how much I saw, Master?"

"It depends on how far you've progressed."

Qu Yang reached out and took a piece of pastry from his hand, putting it in her mouth, and then said, "(*&……"

Fang Shi: "..."

"What I mean is that different cultivators have different zodiac signs, and their inner circulatory system is also different. Even though the inner circulatory system covers the whole body, the initial form is not a complete inner circulatory system. Therefore, the inner circulatory system seen by each cultivator in the Body Cultivation Realm will be related to their own zodiac sign."

"I see."

Qu Yang continued, "For example, when a cultivator of the Metal Phase internally observes, they will first see the inner circulation around the lungs. Under this internal observation, the profound energy circulating in the circulation is like the faint light of fireflies, disappearing into other unseen energy pathways. In short, the more energy pathways you see through internal observation, the more energy circulations you can form. As a result, you can control more profound energy. As the inner circulation becomes more active, you need to use the breathing technique to regulate the profound energy in the circulation so that you can better control your power."

"But Master..."

After listening, Fang Shi scratched his head and said, "I saw everything."

"Um?"

Qu Yang raised an eyebrow, instinctively not daring to think in that direction.

Then Fang Shi said, "I think I can see all the blood vessels in my body."

"As I've already said, the airway and blood vessels don't completely overlap... but you are so special."

Squinting closer, Qu Yang seemed to have realized something: "No wonder...no wonder...your profound energy is dormant, not because your innate profound energy has dissipated and become scarce. On the contrary, your profound energy has not leaked at all, and it is all hidden in the blood pathways around your body."

He suddenly sat up and said to Fang Shi, "Young Fang, you should rest tonight. I'll go to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to find you a book on recuperation techniques."

"Ah, thank you, Master..."

Before Fang Shi could even offer his thanks, Qu Yang had vanished without a trace, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

Since we're taking a break... oh, I almost forgot, those five gray fish!

Although the flesh of a mystical beast has lost its mystical energy, it is still a top-quality spiritual meat that is nourishing to the body and tastes several times better than ordinary meat.

He quickly parted the vines and groped in the mud of the pond, pulling out five large fish.

Thankfully, the fish are still alive and there is no sign of decay.

I took some scissors and, with some effort, cut open the fish's belly, cleaned it up, and removed the internal organs.

Touching his stomach, Fang Shi still felt hungry, even though he had already eaten several cakes.

This hunger was not the intense hunger he usually felt after practicing martial arts; rather, it was a persistent hunger, as if anything he ate was digested cleanly in the blink of an eye.

Hmm... Perhaps after absorbing the profound energy, the inner circulation of Qi has flourished, and the body needs to ingest more substances to shape and strengthen itself.

In this way, the five big, fat fish in front of him became even more attractive, a stark contrast to the fact that he had only eaten fruit for the previous two months.

"Indeed, everything is a need of the body."

The cultivation in this world is different from those cultivation worlds that defy the heavens. The cultivation in this world follows the will of heaven and is essentially a process of growth. Therefore, many of its methods also conform to nature.

Commonly known as eating, drinking, and defecating.

He immediately returned to his room. Like the courtyards and houses of the Heavenly Rank disciples, his room also had a small stove with seasonings on it, showing that Fang Shi had done a lot of research on delicious food.

He had a hard time finding these seasonings, especially since the concept of seasonings was very vague in this world.

As mentioned before, the flavors of food in the Xuan Realm are created by nature, with very little human intervention. Even the combinations of flavors are simply the result of mixing and cooking several ingredients together.

Therefore, it is very rare for someone like Fang Shi to deliberately collect certain strongly flavored ingredients for use as seasoning when stewing.

All he can say is, are the people of the Xuan Realm all primitive?

Ah well, perhaps it is precisely because of the transcendent natural power of Xuan Qi in the Xuan Realm that people advocate nature in many things and do less with human intervention.

Over time, this became a traditional cultural ideology and custom of the Xuanjie people.

People on the same planet are already very different, let alone people from different worlds.

"well……"

Keeping himself comforted, Fang Shi lifted the lid of the pot, and a fragrant aroma wafted out.

"I can't imagine how we could live without these spices."

Take a pinch of salt crystals from the earthenware pot and sprinkle them into it.

In the mystical realm, this thing is strongly opposed by people, simply because it tastes too salty and bitter, and is only used as a kind of medicine.

Even if the kitchen staff wanted to cook some salty soup, they would add certain water-based ingredients to enhance the saltiness.

It's only because the laws of the Xuan Realm highly adhere to the principles of the Five Elements that things are like this. In Fang Shi's previous life, who would eat salt directly?

Just a sprinkle of salt crystals is enough to make the fish soup flavorful. Adding some metallic ingredients (spices) will give it a spicy taste, resulting in a savory, fresh, and spicy boiled fish.

Mmm~ It smells delicious.

In the Xuan Realm, even the seasonings are much richer. If he were to find some high-level treasures to use as seasonings, and combine them with his culinary skills, he wondered if the taste of the dishes would cause withdrawal symptoms.

"We must take this fish to Hezi so he can try it too."

In the past, Qiaocun was underdeveloped, and the two poor children would search for food all over the mountains. Although different things had different flavors and could be combined, the flavor intensity was limited and the variety was small, so it was difficult to make anything delicious.

Therefore, Hezi never got to taste these excellent skills.

He was absolutely confident that this boiled fish would win over He Zi's stomach.

"Yes, it'll be ready to serve after cooking a little longer."

My stomach is growling again.

I wonder how Hezi has been doing in his studies at Qingxiufang these past few days.

Fine, I'll eat this pot myself first, and tomorrow at noon I'll make another fresh pot and send it to Hezi.