Chapter 4: Breath-control method, perfect!
No. 77 Lingtian Courtyard.
Ning Daoran returned with the big stupid deer at lightning speed, and only felt a sense of security when he stepped into the courtyard.
The world of cultivating immortals is too dangerous. Who would have thought that I would encounter Qi Refining Bandits the first time I went down the mountain to do a mission? It seems that I should not go down the mountain if I can avoid it in the future. After all, I can become stronger by staying in the mountains and farming!
"Old deer, are you okay?" He turned and looked at the big stupid deer.
“Ah~~~”
The big stupid deer that was chewing lush green grass looked up and called out to indicate that it was fine.
Ning Daoran no longer cared about it and began to check what he had found from the corpse.
The two ordinary bandits only had a few scattered coins, while the "third boss" had the most property, with five spirit stones in his arms and a gray book.
The moment Ning Daoran picked up the tattered book, the system actually entered it directly -
[Breath-holding method. Lower yellow level (not yet introductory)]
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According to what we have learned in recent days, the levels of the skills in this world of immortal cultivation are divided into four levels from high to low: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang, and each level is divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.
The cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage and even the Golden Core Stage basically practice the Xuan and Huang second-level techniques. If they want to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage or even the God Transformation Stage, they must practice the Earth-level and Heaven-level techniques in order to succeed.
The rarity of the skills is unimaginable, so in the world of immortal cultivation there is a saying that there are three things: law, wealth, companions and land, and law ranks first!
The Body Tempering Art, Rain Transforming Art, and this Breath Containing Method that Ning Daoran had obtained before, all belonged to the bottom "yellow grade lower" level.
This lower grade of yellow level belongs to the lowest evaluation level among all grades. Anything lower is the kind of "unqualified" skills. Those "trivial" skills are also widely circulated in the world of immortal cultivation.
But they are all quite useless, either too weak in power or too poor in effect, and simply cannot catch the attention of ordinary cultivators.
"this……"
Ning Daoran pondered for a moment, the corners of his mouth gradually curled up, this was really what he wanted. Before, he was worried that his rapid progress would arouse suspicion, and now there actually came a book on breath-concealing that could suppress the aura of his cultivation!
Although it is only of the lower grade of the Yellow Rank, if it is cultivated to perfection or even a higher level, it will definitely be more than enough to at least hide its cultivation level.
He looked up and saw that the three-tenths of earth spirit rice in the yard was almost ripe. A new batch of intensive cultivation time would be credited soon. He would prioritize practicing the breath-concealing technique so that he could hide himself better and live longer!
Afternoon.
"Old Deer, get ready to harvest the rice!"
A man and a deer went out with sickles and started harvesting in the yard!
Soon after, I gained another 208 points of Refined Time. With the four years that I didn't use up last time, I now have 212 years left! I returned to the hut, sat cross-legged, poured the Refined Time into the Breathing Method, and began to practice! [In the first year, you feel the rhythm of your own breath and have some new understanding and mastery of the breath]
[Breath-holding Method. Yellow Rank Lower Grade (Introduction)]
"Huh?"
Ning Daoran was surprised. He had gotten started so quickly. Could it be that his understanding of the Breath-Retaining Technique was so high? Continue practicing!
[In the fifth year, you observed the fish wagging their tails in the pond and saw the locust flowers falling silently. You sighed slowly. You didn’t expect that the method of restraining your breath would be so difficult to practice.]
[In the sixteenth year, you saw the ripples on the lake moving silently, and suddenly you realized something]
[Breath-holding Method. Yellow Rank Lower Grade (Minor Achievement)]
[In the thirty-first year, you are still struggling to think about the higher realm of the breath-retaining method. Your temples are gradually turning silver, and your concubine begins to complain that you spend little time with her.]
[In the seventy-second year, you were lost in the world, always pursuing a higher realm of the Breath-Restraining Technique. When you returned to your room, you found it empty. Your favorite concubine left a letter, saying that she had left with a great foundation-building monk.]
[You suddenly realize that the most important thing in the world is yourself, not others, and love is just like the wind, and it will eventually return to calm like water waves]
[Interest Concentration Method. Huang Jie Low Grade (Dacheng)]
[Time remaining for intensive cultivation: 140 years]
"call……"
Ning Daoran couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his eyes a little moist, and he was actually infected by the emotions during the time of intensive cultivation.
In fact, the concubine's appearance is exactly the type I like...
However, the sadness was only for a moment, and he immediately recovered his ecstasy. He had already practiced the Breath-Containing Method to perfection in one go, and there was still a lot of time left for intensive practice. Could he try to achieve perfection?
He slowly closed his eyes and immersed himself in the practice of cultivating time again.
[In the 170th year, your practice of the Breath-Resisting Technique seems to have reached a bottleneck unknown to you. You sit in the courtyard day after day, imitating the ancient poets who strolled leisurely in the garden, but you gain little.]
[Your hair is disheveled and your mental state is in a very dangerous situation]
[Year 192. Life is short and the end is coming. You sit on the stone bridge and suddenly remember that you were a young cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining. The day you ran under the setting sun was so nostalgic.]
[Your breath is peaceful and your mind is suddenly clear]
[Breath-holding Method. Yellow Rank Lower Grade (Perfect)]
[Time remaining for intensive practice: 20 years]
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The breath-retaining method is complete!
Ning Daoran withdrew from the practice of intensive cultivation and let out a sigh of relief. He suddenly felt that his breath was long and deep, far beyond what it had been before.
He sensed quietly and found that the spiritual energy in his meridians was flowing and every pore in his body was expanding and contracting freely.
At this moment, the control and mastery of his own aura has reached an unimaginable level!
Although the Breath-Suppressing Method is of the lower yellow grade, how many people have been able to practice it to perfection since ancient times?
The time spent in cultivating immortals is precious. Who would spend nearly two hundred years practicing a breath-retaining method? Ning Daoran frowned slightly, and began to analyze the deeper rules of cultivating time in his mind.
After practicing the Body Tempering Technique to perfection, he was able to advance three small levels. However, after practicing the Breath-Hardening Technique to perfection in one breath, his realm did not improve at all, and even his magic power did not improve at all.
It seems that each practice is different.
The Body Tempering Technique is one that cleanses the marrow and strengthens the body. After practicing it, it can directly feed back into oneself, so the magic power and realm can also be improved accordingly.
Unlike the Breath-Containing Principle, this technique is more of a "skill" and is designed to improve one's own foundation, but it does not provide much help in improving one's cultivation.
But it doesn't matter, as having more skills is better than less! Ning Daoran's current mentality is very good. He does not pursue higher-grade skills at all. If he can cultivate a perfect yellow-grade skill, wouldn't he be invincible at the same level? He was in a good mood, felt the rhythm of his own breath, and immediately used the breath-retaining method to reduce his external breath from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the second level of Qi Refining.
Okay, I'm finally relieved. Now even the Jindan monster may not be able to see my true level of cultivation.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Old deer!"
His blood boiled again, and he walked out of the hut with his spirit hoe, saying with a smile: "It's time to sow seeds again and continue to grow spirit rice!"
The big stupid deer let out a roar and jumped up, and began to help, drying the green crops, plowing the land, sowing and transplanting rice, etc. It was capable of doing everything.
After a busy afternoon, the three acres of land were once again full of green rice seedlings. When the breeze blew, the seedlings rolled in waves.
In the hut, Ning Daoran spread out a mat and took a short rest.
The big stupid deer sat aside, ears erect, enjoying the quietness of the afternoon.
"Old Deer, there have been a lot of things lately. We've been a little busy, and you've worked hard."
“Ah~~”
The big stupid deer rubbed the other's arm with its big head to show that it was not tiring at all.
In fact, it was very afraid that Ning Daoran would suddenly abandon it, and it was even more afraid of the words Ning Daoran had jokingly said, such as "stewed deer penis" and "stewed venison". Those were simply nightmares in the big stupid deer's heart.
Ning Daoran had a contractual relationship with it and knew what it was thinking. He couldn't help but smile and stroked the deer's head, saying, "Don't let your imagination run wild. If you were gone, I would be guarding such a huge family business by myself. How lonely it would be!"
The big stupid deer felt relieved all of a sudden, and rubbed its bald head against Ning Daoran in a coquettish manner.
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In the evening, the setting sun hangs down on the distant mountain tops, like a huge fireball that is about to fall at any time.
It was a cool summer day, and Ning Daoran started cooking.
All the food they stir-fry is grown by themselves. Green peppers and potatoes are stir-fried together, and then green peppers and eggplants are stir-fried together again. Although there is no meat, what we eat is authentic Ling rice.
Two large bowls of rice, each grain of rice is crystal clear. The taste of this magical rice has a natural green grass fragrance, and it can provide a certain amount of spiritual energy to the body after eating. It can be said to be a must-have for immortals at home.
“Let’s eat!”
Ning Daoran grinned, picked up the chopsticks and started to eat rice with the big stupid deer.
After the spiritual rice enters the stomach, a hint of warmth is immediately produced, and it immediately begins to provide the body with an endless supply of spiritual energy. This process will last for about three hours.
After finishing his meal and washing the dishes, Ning Daoran started pushing the body-tempering pile in the yard.
He thought it through very clearly. The Body Tempering Technique was different from the Breath Containment Technique. The Body Tempering Technique required more time for intensive practice. He was also worried that if the time invested in intensive practice at one time was not enough to "upgrade", it would cause a "reset" in the next practice. Wouldn't that be a waste of intensive practice time?
Therefore, Ning Daoran decided not to rush to use the time for intensive cultivation to practice the Body Tempering Technique, but to plant spiritual rice first, and then wait until the end of the year to accumulate enough time for intensive cultivation to practice it all at once! As for the Rain Transformation Technique, there was even less rush for that.
He had already found out that the Art of Rain Transformation was of infinite use to spiritual farmers. As the name suggested, it meant to be like the spring breeze that turns into rain and moistens things silently. It could transfer water-attributed spiritual energy to nourish crops and greatly increase yields.
It is said that after practicing Huayu Jue to the fourth level, one can grow second-level green bamboo spiritual rice, and after practicing to the seventh level, one can even grow the legendary third-level purple jade spiritual rice.
Purple Jade Spiritual Rice is a high-grade spiritual rice that is very nutritious for even the great monks in the Jindan stage!
But Ning Daoran has just entered the sect and is not yet fully grown. He believes that the most important thing now is to be low-key and cautious, to better protect himself and to make himself seem to have no sense of existence in the sect.
People who have no sense of existence obviously have a greater chance of survival. However, once one really cultivates the level of Huayu Jue, even if he grows second-level spiritual rice, he will probably be envied or targeted by others.
The road to immortality is long, and since I possess such god-level talent as the Holy Spirit of Plants and Trees, there is no need for me to be competitive.
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"Fellow Daoist Ning, is Fellow Daoist Ning at home?"
Just as Ning Daoran was practicing pushing the pole, an old man's voice came from outside.
It is Mr. Lu who is in charge of cultivating Spiritual Field No. 81, a true spiritual farmer.
"It's Brother Lu, what's the matter?"
Ning Daoran pushed the door open and walked out, followed by the big stupid deer.
(End of this chapter)