"Wu Shi" is an ancient way of telling time, which corresponds to 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in modern time.
Zhang Yuan checked the time on his phone; it was just past 11 AM. The document said that this was the best time to practice, so he tried to practice the movements shown in the illustrations.
First move: Support the sky with both hands to regulate the three burners.
Stand with your feet parallel, interlace your fingers, turn your palms upward and lift them as high as you can, breathing naturally. Then, fully extend your arms and slowly lower them...
Second move: Drawing the bow left and right like shooting an eagle.
Stand with your feet in a horse stance, upper body upright, arms bent at chest level...
And so, Zhang Yuan practiced in the courtyard, studying the illustrations and key points of the exercises, occasionally glancing at the documents on his phone to correct his movements.
About twenty minutes later, the entire set of movements of the Nine Pieces of Brocade exercise was completed.
Zhang Yuan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling refreshed and comfortable!
My cold symptoms seem to have improved.
I don't know if it's just psychological.
Because of his cold, Zhang Yuan didn't have much of an appetite, so after practicing the first time, he started practicing the second time.
With the foundation laid in the first round, the movements of the Nine Pieces of Brocade were much smoother this time. Although there were still some parts that felt a bit off and didn't feel quite right, I still need to work on them carefully.
Overall, Zhang Yuan was quite satisfied.
After completing the entire set of exercises, I finished practicing and felt a wave of comfort washing over me!
Even someone with 400 degrees of myopia experienced a brief moment of clarity when looking at things.
Zhang Yuan was like he'd struck gold. He stood alone in the courtyard, grinning foolishly at the Nine-Section Brocade exercise manual on his phone.
"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you without any effort!"
"If the Nine-Section Brocade can truly help cultivators repair their damaged bodies, complete the foundation building for immortality cultivation, and prolong their lives, as the group leader said, then we've definitely made a profit today."
However, just one or two practices today are not enough to verify whether the effects of the Nine Pieces of Brocade exercise are as miraculous as the group leader said.
Zhang Yuan decided to continue cultivating for a while longer and see how it goes.
After a lively morning, the Golden Classics Book Club group quieted down.
Seeing that no one was talking in the group, Zhang Yuan went back inside and sat at the octagonal table in the hall. He studied the "Nine Pieces of Brocade" and "Rejuvenating Sleeping Exercise" several more times before going to have lunch.
In the afternoon, with nothing much to do, Zhang Yuan read some online novels about cultivating immortality, reviewed the Nine Pieces of Brocade exercise twice, and tried practicing the Rejuvenating Sleeping Exercise once.
It got dark very quickly.
When Zhang Yuan's parents returned, Zhang Yuan had already washed all the vegetables he was going to cook that evening, and the rice was already in the pot. Zhang Yuan's mother cooked two dishes, and the family enjoyed a lively dinner together.
After finishing his meal, Zhang Yuan went to bed early because he was still recovering from a cold.
Tongcheng University will be starting in a little over two weeks, and Zhang Yuan wants to get rid of his cold as soon as possible so he can go to school to register.
Before going to bed, he followed the instructions for the Rejuvenating Sleeping Exercise he had studied that afternoon, lying on the bed with his soles facing each other. Perhaps because of his cold, he quickly fell asleep.
I woke up once in the middle of the night because my feet were numb, but I fell asleep again after changing to my usual sleeping position.
Whoa whoa!
The next day, the rooster in Zhang Yuan's backyard crowed on time.
Zhang Yuan woke up feeling refreshed. His cold symptoms had lessened, his runny nose had stopped, and he felt much better than yesterday. His head was no longer so foggy.
It was probably because Zhang Yuanjue practiced the Nine Pieces of Brocade and the Rejuvenating Sleeping Exercise that his cold recovered faster. So after getting up, he secretly practiced the Nine Pieces of Brocade again in his room before coming out to have breakfast with his parents.
After his parents left, Zhang Yuan went to the yard, breathing in the fresh morning air, and practiced the Nine Pieces of Brocade twice more.
He has become increasingly proficient in the movements of the Nine Pieces of Brocade, and his breathing can be coordinated with the movements well. After completing two sets of the Nine Pieces of Brocade, he was covered in sweat!
However, my nose is noticeably clearer, and I feel better than yesterday. I think this cold will probably heal in a few days.
After finishing his practice, Zhang Yuan continued washing dishes, feeding chickens, watering vegetables, and cleaning the house.
I continued practicing my martial arts and reading fantasy novels in the afternoon. The busy but ordinary day passed quickly.
On the third day, Zhang Yuan continued to practice. By evening, his cold had basically subsided, and his appetite had improved significantly. He ate two large bowls of rice that night, twice the amount he usually ate.
This surprised Zhang Yuan's parents.
"Zhang Yuan, how come your cold got better so quickly!"
Zhang Yuan's mother, Wang Ru, asked a question with suspicion at the dinner table.
Zhang Yuan silently ate his rice, smiling without saying a word.
He didn't want to tell his parents about cultivating immortality yet. Even in the Great Xia Kingdom, cultivating immortality was still a niche activity, and not many people knew about it.
Moreover, Zhang Yuan cannot yet definitively conclude that his cold improved because of his practice of the Nine Pieces of Brocade and the Rejuvenating Sleeping Exercise over the past two days.
"If a cold gets better quickly, isn't that good? Do you want Yuanzi to stay sick forever?"
Zhang Yuan's father, Zhang Ting, said with a smile.
"Come on, Yuanzi, eat more meat!"
Zhang Ting picked up a large piece of meat and put it in Zhang Yuan's bowl, watching his son eat with doting affection.
On the fourth day, Zhang Yuan's cold was completely cured.
He was somewhat surprised.
He usually takes two or three weeks to recover from a cold, which often leaves him feeling half-dead and miserable. But this time, he recovered completely in just one week!
It seems that it really is related to practicing the Nine Pieces of Brocade and the Rejuvenating Sleeping Exercise these past few days!
Now, Zhang Yuan is even more certain that cultivation can regulate the body and prolong life, and he is even more grateful for and values the two sets of cultivation methods shared with him by the leader of the Golden Classics Reading Club.
In the afternoon, Zhang Yuan practiced the Nine Pieces of Brocade alone in the courtyard as usual. When he was fully immersed in practicing the Nine Pieces of Brocade, a slight tingling sensation suddenly appeared from his fingertips.
This strange, slightly tingling sensation, like an electric shock, surged from my fingertips to my arm.
Zhang Yuan stopped cultivating, and the tingling sensation disappeared.
When he focused on his practice again, the tingling sensation, like a subtle electric current, returned.
Zhang Yuan didn't know what was going on, so he stopped cultivating.
At this moment, several members of the Golden Classics Reading Club chat group are chatting.
"How's your Nine-Section Brocade practice going?"
"Hmm, not bad, I feel refreshed after practicing!"
"Me too!"
"Thank you very much, Senior Lazy Cultivator, for sharing your cultivation techniques. I hope that with a year or two of hard work, I can also enter the Foundation Establishment Realm and truly step into the gate of cultivation!"
"Sigh, I've only practiced for two days and I've already slacked off. I need to learn from my fellow cultivators!"
...
After watching for a while, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but ask in the group chat.
"When you practice the Nine Pieces of Brocade, do you experience a slight tingling sensation in your fingers? Like an electric shock?"
This was the first time he had spoken in the group chat.
The chat group was quiet for a while.
No one spoke.
"A tingling, electric shock-like sensation?"
"No!"
"I don't have any either."
...
At this moment, a group member named Bu Er said in the group: How long have you been practicing the Nine-Section Brocade for the sea of learning?
"The sea of knowledge is boundless" is what Zhang Yuan calls himself in the chat group.
Learning has no bounds: I started practicing from the day the group admin posted the Nine Pieces of Brocade exercise in the group, and it took about 4 days.
Zhang Yuan spoke weakly, adopting the humble posture of a novice cultivator.
Fuji: Holy crap!
Only four days?
That's awesome!
It took me more than half a year to cultivate a faint sense of Qi! The tingling, electric-like feeling should mean that your body has developed a sense of Qi!
Group member Nanling Qingquan: ?
Group member Tangtang: What is Qi sensation?
Many newbies to cultivation were asking questions in the group.
At this moment, the group leader, Lazy Cultivator, also jumped in and said in the group: "There is a slight tingling sensation. That is the initial perception of the weak true qi in the body. Don't be nervous, continue cultivating!"
As your practice deepens, this sensation of Qi will become stronger and more pronounced, which is a good thing, indicating that your body is more sensitive to Qi.
As one's cultivation level increases, many supernatural powers and spells will require the activation of true qi.
"Lazy Taoist" explained in the group.
I was quite surprised that this person could develop a sense of Qi in just four days.
Back then, when he was cultivating, he practiced every day, and it took him almost half a year to sense the Qi in his body!
How did this person, with such boundless knowledge, develop a sense of Qi so quickly?!
The group admin's explanation made the chat group even more lively, with many group members jumping out to speak.
"The sea of knowledge is boundless, that's amazing!"
"I envy those who have an unyielding thirst for knowledge!"
"I want to develop a sense of Qi too!!"
"Wuya-jun, how did you train?"
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