Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chen Guang sat on the stone in front of the door and opened the thin book.

"The Art of Breathing: Purple Flower and Green Guidance - Initial Draft"

"First draft? Oh, it's the first draft." Chen Guang was embarrassed. If the original owner of this body hadn't been a scholar, he really wouldn't have recognized this character. First draft and first draft are homophones and have the same meaning. This piqued Chen Guang's interest. It was only a first draft, which meant that it was a secret technique that was somewhat complete but not yet fully perfect.

Chen Guang read it carefully and immediately became engrossed in it.

"These guys have a really sharp eye. No, the disciples of Xiantang are terrifyingly discerning. They just casually picked something that hit their sore spot." Chen Guang was shocked.

"Purple Flower Azure Guidance" is the accurate name of this breathing technique. It explains how to use pure spiritual energy to amplify and influence the purple aura of dawn, thereby achieving a further improvement in the cultivation of "Purple Aura Towards the Brightness Technique".

It is easy for true qi to trigger some intense reactions between true qi.

However, since both the Pure Spirit Qi and the Purple Qi of Dawn belong to the Three-Six Pure Control, and one is the Purple Star in the Heavenly Palace, it is born with the power to control and take the initiative. The Pure Spirit Qi itself has the characteristic of helping to stabilize. Therefore, the creator of this secret technique had the idea of ​​using the Pure Spirit Qi to assist in cultivation. This first draft was a secret technique that solved the possible violent reaction when the two kinds of true Qi meet, and can coexist and change peacefully in the body.

This secret technique has a sequel, but this is all that Mr. Zhou gave him.

"This isn't a first draft; it's clearly the initial stage. While it's very helpful to me, the later part, which assists in the Purple Qi Ascending to Brightness Technique, is also crucial."

Although I understand that adding that part would make this secret technique incredibly valuable, far beyond my reach, I know that people are always prone to wanting more.

"However, this text says it assists in enhancing the Purple Qi Rising Brightness Technique, which differs from my own Purple Qi Rising Brightness Technique by only one word: 'Cultivation requires caution.' This one word is definitely not a mistake, but rather has a specific purpose. But what are the differences and connections between the two?" Chen Guang keenly noticed this peculiarity.

Relying on speculation but finding no answers, Chen Guang quickly gave up.

He devoted himself wholeheartedly to comprehending the Purple Flower Azure Induction.

"While the pure and ethereal energy is gentle, the purple energy of dawn contains a hidden domineering force. To suppress the dominant instinctive action, even adding just a tiny bit of the purple energy of dawn has about a 30% chance of triggering a violent surge of true energy..."

As he translated and tried to understand the instructions on the breathing technique, Chen Guang couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had survived the Purple Qi from the East.

A 30% probability is quite high.

After quickly studying the technique, Chen Guang placed the breathing exercise in his bedroom, closed the door, and went out. His work for the day was still harvesting spirit rice.

Even though I hadn't sorted out all my worries, my mood improved.

"Chua chu chu"

Chen Guang adapted to the new harvest rhythm, and the Lingmi rice was harvested one field after another. The golden grains truly exuded a fragrance of rice, which was only noticeable under the sun, warm and refreshing.

Bundle the harvested Lingmi rice with some leftover rice straw from last year, and it will be easier to take it home after tidying it up.

The spirit rice is piled up and used with a stick or some tools to form a "flail," or more officially, a "flail." It consists of a long, hand-held handle and a short, wide, swirling stick connected to the long handle. When placed together, they resemble a pair of nunchucks, one short and one long, one fat and one thin, side by side.

It's very easy to use. Just swing the long handle to control the striking rod at the tip. With each swing, you can knock the grains off the prepared spirit rice.

You can either lay the rice in one row or two rows, not too thick, and use a flail to repeatedly strike the part where the ears are located. Raise it high, bring it down with moderate force, then hit the ground with the flail and let it bounce up, then raise it high again. Repeat this process to knock the grains down one by one.

The control of power involved here is quite complex.

If it's too heavy, the grains are easily damaged, and the rebound force when it hits the ground makes the palms more susceptible to injury.

If it's too light, the grains won't fall off.

Without rhythm, each slam and lift is an isolated movement, making it impossible to leverage momentum and causing you to tire faster.

If you're not used to using tools, you can wait until the rice is a little more mature, put it in a basket, shake it vigorously to remove the grains, and then manually count any remaining grains on the straw.

The mortal realm is more complex because threshing relies on violent methods such as beating and threshing, inevitably causing grains to fall everywhere. For mortals, even a single fallen grain is worth bending down to pick up. This unrestrained scattering is only possible because Chen Guang's courtyard has high walls and is clean enough to facilitate collection. Mortals rarely do this because weather, geography, and other factors mean they have to rush to complete the harvest and threshing in the fields, making it impossible to do them separately.

So threshing machines came into being. Chen Guang was amazed when he traveled thousands of miles and found that threshing machines varied from region to region. There were mixing drums, which were surrounded by a semi-enclosed enclosure that only faced the person, and the rice was forcefully threshed onto the threshing board. There were threshing carts, which used some mechanical principles. They also had semi-enclosed threshing boxes, where rollers covered with various barbed blunt objects rotated and threshed the grains by stepping on or shaking the drum. The grains then fell into a semi-open grain box. The open-air setting made it convenient to transfer the grains to a tool that could be easily taken home when there was enough.

Various kinds.

But no matter how things change, the core of the design remains the same: there are only three elements.

First, prevent splashing everywhere.

Second, it can flexibly collect a sufficient amount of grain and transfer it to other places and loading tools.

Third, it can detach grains.

Chen Guang prefers to use tools, but this leaves some leaves and tender stalks of the Lingmi rice, which need to be picked out again. All of this must be done after drying and before hulling.

The rhythmic sound of flails striking the rice and the ground echoed in the courtyard.

Before nightfall, Chen Guang had finished his work for the day: harvesting and threshing all the grains. The straw was piled up in the yard, and some grains that were not yet fully mature were still stubbornly hanging on them. The spirit rice was inherently tough, and even violent threshing methods might not be able to remove all of them.

"Tomorrow's work is to clean the grains of pebbles, straw, and broken leaves, and to sort and clean the remaining grains off the straw. These things add up to several ounces. Then I should take care of the other spiritual plants. I've been busy with the harvest these past two days, so I've been rather casual about taking care of the other spiritual plants. As for comprehending breathing techniques, I'll postpone that for two days."

Even if it's just the monotonous task of farming, Chen Guang is used to sitting on the steps at night to reflect, plan for tomorrow and the next few days. Even if unexpected things happen, having a plan makes it easy to adjust at any time and also helps him know which choices are less likely to lead to mistakes.

Exhausted, I unbuttoned my sweat-soaked clothes and tossed them aside. Under the moonlight, the cool breeze felt refreshing and comfortable.

Fortunately, I have made progress in body training and my physique has improved; otherwise, I would never have dared to do this.

That's how autumn is: hot during the day and cool at night. Seeking momentary pleasure might lead to catching a chill, but you dare not take off your clothes during the hot day. In the early stages of Qi cultivation, one is similar to ordinary people in many ways.

When you rub the spirit rice leaves, the sharp leaves can easily leave tiny cuts on your skin. The cuts aren't serious, but when they get wet with sweat, they become a slight, lingering pain. Also, direct contact between the skin and the spirit rice leaves can easily cause itching, accompanied by a slightly painful sensation that is not pleasant at all, which is quite uncomfortable.

When people are tired, even the smallest problems and minor discomforts can be magnified, making them more sensitive and thus more irritable and uncomfortable.

So no matter how tired or hot it is, you have to wear long sleeves and cover your neckline.

Only at this moment, by opening one's heart, facing the heavens and earth, feeling the cool breeze, and experiencing comfort, can one truly feel refreshed.

The moon-colored dress revealed some bright red, swaying beneath the courtyard wall.

Chen Guang finally felt happy.

If enduring hardship is for the sake of happiness that comes without suffering, and for the hope that is within reach; if toil is for the sake of a sufficient reward, for what belongs to you to be yours, then such labor must be joyful.

Chen Guang is very tired and hasn't eaten yet, but he is still very happy.