Cultivation of Immortals Begins with Drilling Wood To Make Fire

  Chapter 2 [Settle down the stomach first, then...]

  In the eyes of the white-haired monkey, Fang Chang's every move is integrated with this world, even when Fang Chang is cutting branches, nothing has changed.

  After realizing this, the vellus hair on the monkey's body gradually exploded and became more fluffy.

  Squatting on the tree and observing without moving for a long time, the monkey was numb and stiff, making it even more immobile.

  It wasn't until another monkey noticed the unusual shape of the leader and came over to touch it, that it fell to the ground with a "bang", and slowly got rid of the previous predicament.

   Not knowing what the monkey saw, Fang Chang took out a few small pears from his pocket and ate them for dinner.

  He found this when he was looking for the main beam of the shack just now, took it off and put it in his pocket. Yamanashi is small in size, with a mild sweetness and a little sourness. Fortunately, it has no astringency, and it is full of fragrance after eating.

   Throwing the core down the hillside, Fang Chang took out two books from the package and opened them by the light of the fire.

  Although they have been flipped through for a long time, they are as clean as new. The cover of one is "The Way of Practice", and the cover of the other is "The Method of Practice".

  Both the two books have clear handwriting, full of aura, and have a bit of majesty lingering on them. Along the way, with these two books, poisonous insects, snakes and ants dare not get close.

  As a good young man in the 21st century, Fang Chang came across these two books by chance not long after he traveled.

  He knew that this was for his own benefit, and the content inside was really exquisite, but after embarking on the road of practice, Fang Chang's progress was not as expected.

  After a period of deliberation, considering his original body, his background has not yet been found out and he has no relatives, and there is no bond, Fang Chang made a decisive decision to sell the materials in the sale, bid farewell to the neighbors, and traveled far into the mountains.

   Much to Fang Chang's surprise, the speed of his practice has increased a little along the way. In his heart, which became clear from his practice, he also vaguely knew that the opportunity was in this trip.

  When he came to this Yunzhong Mountain, Fang Chang happened to spend all the money he got from selling his assets, which was God's will.

  Looking at the Taoist scriptures by the light of the fire, Fang Chang raised his head and looked outside. The mist in the mountains was like veil, making the stars and moonlight a little hazy.

  Seeing that it was getting cooler, Chang Fang added a few more pieces of firewood to the bonfire and prepared to fall asleep.

  In the past two years, he has been sleeping according to the requirements in the "Cultivation Law":

  "Before going to sleep, one must have a clear and clear mind without any thought. Then lie on one's side with one's body pressed against the roof of the mouth, the teeth not clenched, the breath flowing, the soul not wandering inside, and the mind not wandering outside."

  ...

  …

  By the time Fang Chang opened his eyes, Dongfang had turned pale.

  Get up and get dressed, refreshed.

  The terrain on the south side of the clearing gradually rose, extending towards the cliff. Fang Chang walked up to the edge of the bottomless cliff, looked down, and found a flat boulder.

  The terrain here is high and the line of sight is good, so you can easily face the rising sun.

  Sit down cross-legged, Fang Chang poses with five hearts facing the sky, according to the "Cultivation Method", absorb the trace of the true fire of the sun when the sun rises.

The real fire of the sun enters the heart, and the fire of the heart causes the spleen and soil to flourish, and the spleen and soil flourish to give birth to the lungs and metals, and the lungs and metals are strengthened to produce strong kidney water, which nourishes the liver and wood, and the liver wood is full of fire, and the five elements reciprocate endlessly , in order to swallow the spiritual energy, and the cultivation base will become stronger and stronger in the spiritual cycle.

  The golden light of the rising sun shone on Fang Chang.

  His breathing became longer and longer. When he inhaled, he stirred up the wind around his body. When he exhaled, he sprayed out a long white mist from his nostrils, which lasted for a long time.

  The concentration of aura around him also changed subtly as he practiced.

  It took a long time before he got up and got up. This method only needs a small amount of time to practice every day, and the rest is mainly based on the "Cultivation Tao", to temper his state of mind, and to be in harmony with the heaven and the earth.

  On the tree in the distance, the monkey who was eating breakfast was stunned for a while after seeing this scene, and the fruit in his hand fell without knowing it.

   Discovering Fang Chang, a special human being, made the monkey sleepless all night, so it made a special exception to get up early, unexpectedly bumped into this scene, and confirmed that the other party was indeed a practitioner.

  The white-haired monkey came back to his senses, seemed excited, wanted to scratch his head but held back, then retreated furtively, and hid in a taller tree farther away to continue observing.

  Fang Chang didn't pay attention to the monkey in the distance, he was going to find something to eat.

   Fang Chang can practice the method of "eating wind and drinking dew" at any time, but after understanding it, he feels that it sounds high-end, but it is actually quite miserable.

   That is the real "drinking the northwest wind", which belongs to the technique of being poor to a certain level. In Fang Chang's view, it is better to eat as much as you want, and it is more in line with the foundation of the way you practice.

   means "Tao follows nature".

  There are often berries in the shrubs. Fang Chang collected some and wrapped them in a handkerchief.

  He didn’t go to find the sorbus trees for yesterday’s dinner, because there are abundant products in the mountains, and food can be found everywhere.

  When picking berries, he also found that there are a lot of mushrooms in the forest in the early morning, but it takes energy to identify the toxicity, so he doesn't think about it for the time being, otherwise he will feel uncomfortable after eating.

   Then he caught some bunches of grasshoppers.

   This is a technical job. Arch your palms, approach carefully, and pounce from above obliquely, so as to catch the grasshopper that is about to jump. After the foxtail is strung, it can be carried back conveniently.

  The bonfire that was born yesterday has been extinguished.

   Kicked the embers, although they were still warm, there was no spark inside.

  Fang Chang put down the grasshopper bunches and berries, and took out the sticks and blocks from the bed that he used to drill wood for fire yesterday—he deliberately put the two in to sleep together yesterday to prevent being affected by the morning moisture.

   He took some hay from under the bedding, and then found a stone with pits in the stream. Fang Chang was going to try the bow method of making fire.

  This method is more technical and more technical, and the difficulty of making fire is much lower than that of rubbing and drilling wood by hand.

  To make a firebow, you only need to take a piece of hemp rope and tie it to both ends of a curved branch of appropriate length.

  The hemp rope is taken from Fang Chang’s luggage. This is only for temporary use. The hemp rope is too durable. When I have time later, I still need to get bark, rattan, etc. to weave the rope by myself.

   Wrap the fire bow around a hard wooden stick, press it firmly against the juniper block with a pitted stone, pull it quickly like a drill used by a carpenter in the village, and soon sparks will appear. Carefully pick up the spark, tear it up before pouring it to the side, and make it into the kindling hay that looks like a small bird's nest, blow it twice, and the flame will ignite.

  The surface of the pyre that was dried yesterday was already a little wet, but fortunately the middle part was still dry, and soon the bonfire was rekindled in front of the shack.

  Grasshoppers are roasted and fragrant, with berries, this breakfast is delicious. But next, consider finding a more suitable and stable food source.

   Throwing the remaining residue into the fire, Fang Chang got up and moved a bit. According to the teaching in the book, he jumped on the open space and practiced the method of guiding. Tiger Pounce, Bear Flip, Ape Climb, Bird Stand, Deer Gu, or mighty, or calm, or dexterous, or light, or comfortable...

  Between the actions, it is obvious that the charm has been obtained.

  Combined with the formula, after a trip down, I feel lighter and healthier. Fang Chang looked after the bonfire and re-entered the nearby woods.

   It is necessary to accumulate more firewood. You can put some under the bedding to prevent rain, and collect some hay.

the weather is nice today.

  (end of this chapter)