The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Yun Yao encountered many difficulties while practicing according to the ancient book. Her body seemed to be incompatible with this practice. The speed of spiritual energy absorption was as slow as a trickle, and when guiding the spiritual energy to flow through the meridians, blockages occurred frequently. Every time there was a blockage, it was like countless fine needles piercing the meridians. The severe pain caused Yun Yao's forehead to be covered with sweat and her lips were bitten white. But she had a strong belief in her heart, knowing that only by overcoming these difficulties could she truly embark on the road of practice, so despite the pain, she always gritted her teeth and persisted.

On this day, Yun Yao tried to practice in the courtyard again. She sat cross-legged on a worn stone bench and circulated her spiritual energy according to the method, but not long after, the spiritual energy stagnated at a meridian, followed by a familiar sharp pain. Yun Yao frowned and tried various methods to clear the meridians, but to no avail. She knew that blindly persisting like this was not a solution. She was too lacking in knowledge about cultivation, and perhaps she needed to ask others for advice. However, most of the people who knew how to practice in this palace avoided her or had ill intentions. Who could she ask?

Just when she was worried, she suddenly thought of Xiao Cui. Although Xiao Cui didn't know how to practice, she grew up in the palace and had rich life experience. Yun Yao thought that maybe Xiao Cui could give her some useful advice from the perspective of life. So, Yun Yao got up, tidied up her messy clothes, and walked towards the hut where Xiao Cui lived.

Xiao Cui's hut was right next to Yun Yao's courtyard. Although it was simple, it was kept very tidy by Xiao Cui. Yun Yao came to the hut and knocked on the door gently. Xiao Cui's crisp voice came from inside the house: "Who is it?" "Xiao Cui, it's me, Yun Yao." Yun Yao replied. The door opened quickly. Xiao Cui saw that Yun Yao looked a little pale, and couldn't help but ask with some concern: "Princess, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yun Yao walked into the room, sat down beside Xiao Cui's bed, and said with a wry smile: "Xiao Cui, I have encountered great difficulties in cultivation. I think you may be able to give me some advice." Xiao Cui widened her eyes and said in confusion: "Princess, I don't know how to cultivate. What advice can I give you?" Yun Yao patiently explained: "I know you don't know how to cultivate, but you have lived in this palace for many years and you know a lot about things in life. I think my cultivation problem may be related to some aspects of life, so I want to hear your opinion."

Xiao Cui nodded and listened carefully to Yun Yao's description of the problems she encountered during cultivation. When she heard Yun Yao say that the absorption of spiritual energy was slow and the meridians were easily blocked, Xiao Cui pondered for a while and then said, "Princess, although I don't know much about cultivation, I think it's just like our daily life. Think about it, if the body is a house, then the meridians are like the passages in the house. If the house itself is tattered and the passages are full of debris, how can things pass through smoothly?"

Yun Yao found Xiao Cui's analogy very interesting and reasonable, so she asked, "Then what do you think I should do?" Xiao Cui thought for a moment and said, "Princess, your body may not be well enough. You have lived in this palace before, and your life was not good. You ate leftovers and lived in a damp and cold place. With this kind of physical condition, it must be difficult to absorb spiritual energy smoothly and keep your meridians unblocked."

Yun Yao nodded, thinking that what Xiao Cui said made sense. Xiao Cui continued, "I heard that some foods can help regulate the body and dredge the meridians. For example, Linggu, this Linggu is a good thing, it is rich in spiritual energy, eating it is very good for the body. There are also spiritual vegetables, such as Lingradish, which can not only supplement nutrition, but also clean some impurities in the body."

Yun Yao's eyes lit up. She had never thought about this before. In her mind, cultivation was about circulating spiritual energy according to the exercises, but she ignored the conditioning of the body itself. Xiao Cui continued, "Also, Princess, when you are practicing, you can't always tense your body. You have to relax your body like you relax your mind, just like when we bask in the sun in the yard, our whole body is lazy. That state may be more conducive to the absorption of spiritual energy."

Yun Yao listened carefully to every word of Xiao Cui. She felt that although Xiao Cui's suggestions were simple, they contained wisdom of life. She remembered that when she was in modern times, she also paid attention to the way of keeping in good health. The body is the capital of revolution. In this world of cultivation, the body is also the foundation of cultivation.

From that day on, Yun Yao began to adjust her life according to Xiao Cui's advice. She first asked the kitchen of the palace for some spiritual grains and vegetables. But when the kitchen staff heard that it was her, an unfavored princess, who wanted them, they made things difficult for her. Li Ma, who was in charge of the kitchen, said sarcastically: "Princess, you also know that these spiritual grains and vegetables are precious things. The prince and other masters don't have enough to eat, so how can there be any extra for you."

Yun Yao was a little angry, but she knew that now was not the time to argue with these people. She said calmly: "Madame Li, as a princess, can't I even accept these little things? I am not in good health now and need these to recuperate. If the prince blames me, do you think you can afford it?" When Madame Li heard this, she was a little scared, but she still didn't want to give it to Yun Yao easily. At this moment, Yun Yao thought of a way. She took a small ornament she brought from the modern times from her residence. Although this small ornament is very common in the modern times, it is very novel in this world of cultivation.

Yun Yao took the trinket and said to Li Ma, "Madam Li, look at this thing. It is a rare thing I brought from afar. If you can get me some spiritual grains and spiritual vegetables, it will be yours." When Li Ma saw the trinket, a trace of greed flashed in her eyes. She hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to Yun Yao's request.

After Yun Yao got the spiritual grains and vegetables, she began to cook them according to Xiao Cui's instructions. Although she didn't cook often in modern times, she still had some basic cooking knowledge. She cooked the spiritual grains until they were soft and delicious, and fried the spiritual vegetables until they were fragrant. Eating these spiritual foods, Yun Yao felt as if her body was slowly changing.

At the same time, Yun Yao also tried to relax her body while practicing. She was no longer tense like before, but let herself be in a natural and comfortable state. She found a sunny place in the courtyard, spread a soft blanket, and then sat on it to practice. When the sun shone on her body, she felt warm and very comfortable. In this state, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her absorption of spiritual energy seemed to be faster than before, and the blockage of her meridians was also alleviated.

However, this change also brought some troubles. When Liu Yan'er's maid Xiaohong passed by Yun Yao's courtyard, she saw Yun Yao practicing leisurely in the sun and smelled the fragrance of spiritual grains and vegetables wafting from Yun Yao's courtyard. After Xiaohong went back, she told Liu Yan'er about this. When Liu Yan'er heard this, she became even more jealous. She wondered how Yun Yao, an unfavored princess, could have spiritual grains and vegetables to eat and practice leisurely in the sun.

Liu Yan'er decided to ruin Yun Yao's good fortune again. She asked Xiao Hong to go to the kitchen to find Li Ma'am and threatened Li Ma'am that if she provided Yun Yao with spiritual grains and vegetables again, she would tell the prince about her secretly withholding the servants. When Li Ma'am heard this, she was so scared that she trembled all over. She knew that Liu Yan'er was very favored by the prince, and if she was really reported by her, she would definitely not end well. So Li Ma'am stopped providing Yun Yao with spiritual grains and vegetables.

Yun Yao was a little confused when she found out that the spiritual grains and vegetables were suddenly out of stock. She went to ask Li Ma, but Li Ma didn't dare to tell the truth and just stammered that there was no more. Yun Yao knew that things must not be that simple, and she guessed that someone was behind it. But she was not discouraged by this. She felt that since she knew the importance of physical conditioning to cultivation, she couldn't give up easily.

Yun Yao began to look for some wild spiritual plants in the palace garden that could replace spiritual grains and spiritual vegetables. The palace garden was very large, with all kinds of flowers, plants and trees planted in it. Yun Yao searched carefully in the garden. Relying on some knowledge about spiritual plants that she had learned from ancient books, she finally found several wild spiritual plants that were not as good as spiritual grains and spiritual vegetables, but also had certain health-care effects.

She brought these wild spiritual plants back to the courtyard and studied with Xiao Cui how to eat them. Although Xiao Cui had never seen these wild spiritual plants, she was very smart. Under Yun Yao's guidance, the two tried to cook these wild spiritual plants into soup or make them into cold dishes. After eating these wild spiritual plants, Yun Yao found that although the effect was not as good as spiritual grains and vegetables, it also had a certain improvement effect on her body.

In terms of cultivation, Yun Yao did not rely solely on food. She began to study the exercises in ancient books in depth, trying to find a way to solve the slow absorption of spiritual energy and the blockage of meridians from the exercises themselves. She found that there were some breathing techniques in the exercises that she did not fully master, so she spent a lot of time practicing breathing.

Yun Yao would get up early every morning and go to a quiet corner of the courtyard. She adjusted her breathing rhythm according to the records in ancient books. She first inhaled slowly, letting the spiritual energy slowly enter her body with the breath, and then exhaled slowly to expel the turbid air in her body. In this process, she carefully felt the flow of spiritual energy in her body, trying to find the best fit between spiritual energy and meridians.

After a period of hard work, Yun Yao made great progress in breathing. Her breathing became long and deep. With every breath she could feel more spiritual energy entering her body, and with every exhalation she could expel the impurities in her body more thoroughly. This progress was also directly reflected in her practice. The speed of spiritual energy absorption was significantly accelerated, and the blockage of her meridians became less and less.

As her physical condition gradually improved and her cultivation progressed, Yun Yao's strength also steadily increased. She could feel the spiritual energy in her body becoming more concentrated and her meridians becoming more resilient. She had gradually come out of the initial confusion and difficulties in cultivation and began to move towards a higher realm.

All this is inseparable from Xiaocui's help. Without Xiaocui's life wisdom, Yunyao might still be struggling in the predicament of cultivation. Yunyao is full of gratitude to Xiaocui in her heart. She knows that in this palace full of malice and challenges, Xiaocui is one of her few true friends.

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