I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 100 The Secrets of Nourishing and Protecting Oneself
Nourish your vital energy with food and sleep to restore your spirit; overexertion is like digging up your roots.

We spend a significant portion of our lives sleeping, and sleep quality is closely related to lifespan.

As for Xu Wushuo, the Purple Mountain Illusion only teaches health preservation techniques, and he teaches them in the most direct way, personally demonstrating them.

"call!!"

His breath echoed, his expression relaxed and natural.

Sleep on your side with your right hand naturally open, placing your thumb behind your ear and the other four fingers supporting your cheek. Your left hand has four fingers wrapped around your thumb in a natural grasping motion, and your legs are naturally straight.

Before long, Shen Buyi changed his sleeping position, his limbs were spread out naturally in a star shape, and his breathing gradually slowed down. Finally, he changed from lying on his back to lying face down.

There are three poses, which change every two minutes.

After being shaken awake by Chen Jing, Xu Wu pinched his thigh hard and tried again to memorize the breathing rhythm of 'Shen Buyi'.

When I lie on my side and listen to my breathing, I only feel sleepy, just plain sleepy, like I haven't slept for more than ten days and desperately need to sleep to replenish my energy.

When lying on your back, you feel tired, like the weariness that comes from lying on the grass basking in the sun on a bright spring day.

When I lie down, I feel tired, but I feel like I'm back in my childhood, full of energy, running around like crazy and then going home and falling asleep as soon as I get home.

But no matter what sleeping position you are in, as long as you get a little absorbed in it, your consciousness will be hypnotized uncontrollably.

"Aha!!"

Xu Wu yawned.

Turning his head, he saw Chen Jing get up and come to 'Shen Buyi'. He circled around the sleeping figure, his tiger-like eyes carefully examining the sleeping posture and observing subtle expressions.

After reviewing the sleeping positions—sideways, supine, and prone—he closed his eyes and fell into deep thought, murmuring, "Nourishing life is the beginning of cultivating destiny; cultivating the Tao leads to mastering medicine..."

Health and wellness knowledge.

It can be seen everywhere in the real world.

You don't even need to learn anything special. Just by wearing a health bracelet to monitor your body's condition in real time, you can eat on time, know about nutritional combinations, exercise in a certain amount, and sleep on time.

But the human body is not a machine; it is affected by mood and other factors, and few people are willing to live like a machine.

Moreover, forcing yourself to accommodate your body is not a long-term solution.

Indoor plants, carefully cultivated with controlled humidity, water, and nutrients, often die on cue. But wild plants thrive in the elements, defying wind and rain.

The concept of cultivating oneself and maintaining health is the exact opposite of that of health bracelets. It emphasizes that as long as one's physical foundation is strong enough, hunger and staying up late will not damage one's vital energy.

There is no fixed time for sleeping. You can improve your sleep quality by sleeping in different positions depending on the situation.

After all, good sleep is essential for staying up longer at night.

It's true that staying up late is bad for your health, but if I have plenty of energy and can stay awake for 24 hours without losing my vitality, how can staying up all night be considered staying up late?

"........."

"Boom!"

With the sun high in the sky and the wind blowing away the clouds, the illusion of Zijin Mountain naturally dissipates.

Of the fourteen people, only six remained conscious. Apart from one person and one tiger, three were healers from Medicine King City, and one was a martial artist.

The doctors exchanged glances, then shook their heads with wry smiles.

The three doctors were not elderly traditional Chinese medicine practitioners with white beards; the oldest was no more than thirty. Twisting his beard, which he was trying to appear mature, he sighed and said, "I can only imitate the movements to get a semblance of their appearance. I'm afraid my lifespan after sixty is up to fate, not man's!"

Another pale-faced young man spoke up: "We'll come back when our medical skills are more advanced. If we really don't have the talent, we can only shamelessly ask our elders for guidance, and then we'll have a chance to master it."

The slightly overweight man shook his head and said, "It's difficult. Not only do you need to be well-versed in medical books, but you also need to have rich experience in cultivating human beings. By then, you won't be young!"

As healers, the three of them knew more than the others, and their cultivation of the "Nourishing the Body Technique" was not purely a matter of luck.

The three sleeping positions—sideways, supine, and prone—are not difficult; anyone with a brain can imitate them. The challenge lies in knowing which sleeping position corresponds to which situation. However, this is not difficult for medical professionals, but the movements only account for 10% of the health benefits; the remaining 90% comes from breathing techniques.

Breathing rhythm is difficult to control because it is a phenomenon that only appears after cultivation, not something that can be deliberately controlled. After all, how can you maintain a breathing rhythm when you are asleep?

Only by appreciating the artistic conception and ensuring the smooth flow of Qi and blood can one achieve such a healthy breathing frequency.

Physicians can sense the patient's calm and focused mind through observation and listening, and feel the flow of Qi in the patient's body, thus gaining insight into the key points of the sleep manual.

However, none of them were skilled enough in medicine to master the Cultivation of Man and Nourishment of Health Techniques – Sleep Chapter.

"........."

Listening to the doctors' conversation, Xu Wu asked in a low voice, "Tiger, I've memorized the movements and breathing rhythm, but it sounds quite difficult from their explanation. Have you learned them?"

Chen Jing nodded: "I've mastered it!"

Cultivating one's character shouldn't be a method prepared for humans, so how did a tiger learn it in one go!
Xu Wu asked in surprise, "Tiger Master, how can one cultivate?"

Chen Jing had no habit of being stingy with methods. After thinking for a moment, he said, "There are two methods. One is to be naturally open-minded, physically healthy, and have unobstructed Qi channels. You can then cultivate by imitating the methods of others."

"Or perhaps it is due to the superior medical skills, which can discern the state of mind of 'unbound spirit' and the flow of qi, and then achieve it through long-term cultivation."

"At this point, you should be able to master it. Just try to imitate it before bed. Sleep on your side when you sleep at night, sleep on your back when you nap at noon, and sleep face down after strenuous exercise. But this only applies when you are young."

"........."

【quit!】

Chen Jing consciously withdrew from the world of cultivation.

Stepping out of the dimensional pod, I collapsed onto the soft bed.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, he assumed the posture of lying on his side using the Nourishing and Protecting Technique, and fell asleep in less than a minute.

Sexuality is what cultivation novels refer to as a realm, and Chen Jing has already reached the second realm: Bodhisattva.

Being able to control one's consciousness, the Manas consciousness, and to manage one's own joys, sorrows, and other emotions, makes the introductory method of cultivating one's life force extremely simple.

Not only can one see through the essence like a doctor, but one can also quickly control one's temperament, bypassing the stage of self-cultivation and instantly reaching the cultivation requirements of the Nourishing and Protecting Technique.

"Snoring..."

Chen Jing only slept for two hours, yet his divine power level recovered to four points.

Two points were restored in an hour, meeting the requirements for the main god's deep sleep.

[Arrival!]

When the appointed time arrived, Chen Jing descended upon the cultivation world once again.

The Purple Mountain Illusionary Realm opens at sunrise, regardless of wind or rain.

As the moon waxes and wanes, the content of the illusions also varies.

Day 1: Sleep!
Day 2: Food!
Day 3: Exercise your eyes to rest them.

Day 4: Promote blood circulation and nourish the heart.

Day 15:…………

For half a month and fifteen days, there was a new exercise manual every day.

Besides the two fundamental principles of eating and sleeping, there are thirteen health preservation techniques. The illusion on the fourth day is the main topic of "mind not being cultivated".

As Xu Wu walked down the mountain path, after fifteen days of getting along, he had no fear of tigers at all. He said, "Tiger Lord, I plan to stay at the mountain inn for a long time to practice the art of health preservation. I'll have someone prepare meat for you and send it up the mountain. Why don't you come with me?"

The mountains behind Zijin Mountain are home to animals such as elk and wild boar, which could easily support a tiger. Chen Jing shook his head: "No need! I'll be more effective cultivating in the mountains."

(End of this chapter)