Courtyard House: The Cultivation System Takes Me Flying

The elegant music of the Qingyun Lingzheng still echoed in the garden, intertwining with the Wanling Song and the Qingxin Zhongyin to create the gentlest rhythm. The symbiotic energy of the Wanling Song Altar nourished all living things, filling every inch of the homeland with vitality and peace. Qin Lindong strolled to the southern side of the homeland, between the Lingyun Farmhouse and the Lingshi Zhenge Pavilion, where the spiritual energy of the fields converged. Here, the vast spiritual fields rippled with rice, and the spiritual vegetables were fresh and tender, the source of the homeland's vitality. He felt a slight stirring in his heart. The people of the homeland worked hard, harvesting spiritual grains and vegetables to fill their stomachs and nourish themselves. They could also build a Lingyun Altar to pay homage to heaven and earth, to express gratitude for agriculture, and to thank life. This would teach everyone to cherish food and be grateful to heaven and earth, making the way of farming and gratitude the essence of the homeland's heritage, enriching the vitality of life, and ensuring that the gratitude of the long life would forever reside in everyone's heart.

With a flick of the finger, the primal spirit of agriculture pours forth, and an ancient, profound, and vibrant altar of spiritual cultivation slowly takes shape. Constructed from sacred soil and ancient bluestone, the altar is carved with patterns of farming, rice, and fruits and vegetables, showcasing the beauty of manual labor. At its center stands a memorial tablet, not for worshipping ghosts or deities, but solely for honoring the eight fundamental principles of heaven and earth, vitality, manual labor, and cherishing life. Surrounding the altar are sacred grains and vegetables, evergreen and never withering, automatically gathering the vital energy of the fields to nourish the sacred land, ensuring a perpetual harvest. The altar is devoid of elaborate rituals, only a heart of gratitude remains. Everyone can ascend the altar at any time to appreciate the gifts of heaven and earth, cherish the fruits of their labor, and let gratitude reside eternally, ensuring a stable and everlasting vitality—a place of dedicated gratitude for manual labor within the community.

[Ding! The host has completed the Spirit Cultivation Altar, and the spirit of gratitude in the homestead farming is now complete!]

[Spirit Cultivation Altar Effect: The vitality of heaven and earth gathers, the spirit fields yield a perpetual harvest, the spirit of cultivation is pure and rich, and everyone is filled with gratitude]

A grateful heart nurtures character, teaches appreciation, fosters humility and modesty, and cultivates a more simple and warm family tradition.

The altar is eternally vibrant, the spirit of agriculture is inexhaustible, and the enduring legacy of family traditions is ultimately fulfilled.

[Reward to the host: Achieving fulfillment of the Dao of Farming, entering the Dao with gratitude, and ultimately achieving the ultimate fulfillment of the concept of the vitality inheritance of one's homeland.]

As the system notification faded, the Lingyun Altar stood quietly beside the Lingtian field. The fragrance of rice filled the air, and the tilled grains gleamed. A rich and simple sense of gratitude for the countryside instantly permeated the home, blending with the warmth of life, vitality, and affection, bringing the tradition of home life to its fullest expression.

He Yuzhu was the first to step onto the Spirit Cultivation Altar. This man, whose life had been intertwined with cooking and food, gazed at the farming patterns on the altar, his heart filled with awe and gratitude. In his ordinary life, he knew the preciousness of food; a full meal was hard-won. Now, in the Eternal Home, the spiritual fields yielded a bountiful harvest, and food was inexhaustible—all gifts from heaven and earth, and the fruits of his labor. He stood quietly on the altar, appreciating the vitality of heaven and earth, cherishing every spiritual food ingredient, and giving thanks for the peace and abundance of his home. His already gentle heart was now imbued with even more simplicity and reverence. The way of cooking begins with hard work, is cherished for food, and is rooted in gratitude—only then can the warmth of cooking continue and its comfort endure.

Qin Huairu led her four children up to the Spirit Cultivation Altar, gently explaining to them the hardships of farming, the preciousness of food, and the meaning of gratitude. Banggeng, Xiaodang, Huaihua, and Jiageng listened attentively, their little hands lightly stroking the rice grain patterns on the altar. In their young hearts, seeds of cherishing food and being grateful to heaven and earth were planted. Every day, they watched the spiritual rice grow in the spiritual fields and watched He Yuzhu cook delicious meals with the ingredients. From then on, they understood even more how hard it was to obtain even a bowl of rice and a single thread of food. Gratitude took root from a young age and will become an unchanging quality in their lives.

Madam Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu slowly ascended the altar, gazing upon the vast expanse of sacred fields before them, inhaling the fragrant aroma of rice, vegetables, and fruits, their hearts filled with gratitude. The days of hunger and hardship they endured in their mortal lives were vivid in their memories, but now they ate their fill at every meal, enjoying abundance every day—all gifts from their home and the heavens. They stood quietly, appreciating the peace and stability of their lives, grateful for the companionship of their family, and cherishing every beautiful moment. The restlessness and wastefulness of their mortal days vanished completely, leaving only a heart full of appreciation and contentment. To have such wealth and peace in their later years was the greatest happiness.

The two elderly men, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong, sat on the sacred stone at the edge of the altar, gazing at the bountiful harvest in the sacred fields and the farming patterns etched on the altar, their hearts filled with emotion. Having spent their lives toiling for a living and tending to food, they deeply understood the importance of farming and sustenance. Now, nourished by the sacred altar, they felt an even greater appreciation and gratitude. The aura of good fortune and longevity mingled with the spirit of agriculture; their later years, imbued with this gratitude and appreciation, were filled with peace, contentment, and a long, fulfilling life.

All the spirits also came to the foot of the Spirit Cultivation Altar. The spirit rats gently nibbled on the spirit grains, but did not waste them; the spirit sparrows lightly ate the spirit grains, but only took what they needed. The vitality of heaven and earth nourished all the spirits, and the spirits also knew how to cherish it and not destroy the vitality. Humans and spirits guarded the fields together and cherished the food together. The energy of coexistence and the energy of farming blended together, and the scenery of the fields became more and more peaceful and abundant.

The gratitude emanating from the Spirit Cultivation Altar automatically nourishes the entire Spirit Cultivation Field, making the spirit rice grow fuller, the spirit vegetables more tender, and the spirit fruits sweeter, ensuring a perpetual and inexhaustible harvest. The fields are forever vibrant with life, and the ingredients for cooking are always plentiful, providing an inexhaustible source of deliciousness for the Spirit Food Pavilion, and ensuring that the warmth of home cooking continues forever.

Standing at the center of the Lingyun Altar, Qin Lin's spirit of gratitude for farming merges seamlessly with the fundamental principles of Tao, deepening his profound and simple state of mind. He built the Lingyun Altar not merely for ritualistic purposes, but to ensure that everyone in his community never forgets their roots, always cherishes gratitude, and always knows how to treasure what they have. The fulfillment of a community lies not only in wealth and comfort, but also in inner simplicity and reverence, in knowing how to be grateful to heaven and earth, and in treasuring what we have. Only then can the flames of life continue to burn brightly, and the years remain peaceful. True eternity is found in tireless farming, constant gratitude, and a heart full of cherishing what we have: the flames of life continue, the fields are bountiful, and the years are long and peaceful.

In the three outer continents, fields lie barren, crops fail, and people fight over food, trampling on life, showing no appreciation or gratitude, ultimately ending up starving. But in the Eternal Home, people cultivate the sacred altar in gratitude, ensuring a perpetual bountiful harvest. Everyone cherishes what they have, and everyone is grateful. Life is abundant, and the years are fulfilling—this is the most simple and precious form of longevity and happiness.

At noon, the spirit of gratitude for farming mingled with the aroma of spiritual food. Everyone sat around Anhe Square, finishing every dish and cherishing every grain of rice, with no waste. Gratitude lingered in everyone's heart, and the joy of reunion was made even more profound by cherishing and being grateful.

In the afternoon, He Yuzhu led the children to work in the sacred fields, experiencing firsthand the joy of farming and appreciating the hard work involved in producing food. Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi prepared the sacred vegetables below the altar, cherishing every ingredient. The elderly sat quietly beside the altar, enjoying the vitality of the countryside and reflecting on the peaceful years. As the sun set, the sacred altar was bathed in golden light, the rice paddies fragrant, and the vibrant rural scene became even more beautiful.

At the Lingyun Altar, we cultivate the land in gratitude.

One machine for farming brings blessings, and the fields are full of bounty and warmth.

Cherish and be grateful, and the fireworks of Chang'an will continue to burn year after year.