[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin":3,"chapter-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The First Iron Rice Bowl of Great Jin",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},151754,261,"Chapter 68: Cultivation and Cultivation of Mind","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>Shan Ling eagerly started learning the Somersault Cloud, while Hua Changxi quickly took out paper and brush from the Shennong Cauldron and began to copy down the \"Nine Revolutions Mystic Art,\" \"Law of Heaven and Earth,\" and \"Somersault Cloud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Revolutions Mystic Art\" is a body-tempering technique that can cultivate the physical body to the divine realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Law of Heaven and Earth\" is a divine ability; the threshold for cultivation is very high, requiring the cultivator to practice both body and technique to execute it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Somersault Cloud\" is a technique for riding clouds and mist; it's considered the easiest to get started with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing copying, Hua Changxi put the paper and brush back into the Shennong Cauldron, then walked to the stone cave entrance and looked outside. Not seeing the white-robed old Daoist, she wasn't particularly happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Ling had said that the old Daoist had been searching for it in the Five Fingers Mountain for several months, which showed that the old Daoist was determined to capture Shan Ling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the stone cave was the aura of the Monkey King, so the old Daoist didn't dare to enter easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn't enter the cave to catch them, he could only wait for them to come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were the old Daoist, she would find a place outside the cave to hide, wait for them to come out on their own, and then capture them all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi recalled the spiritual energy fluctuations emitted by the old Daoist when he chased her and Shan Ling; it was very strong, and the old Daoist's cultivation realm was definitely a major realm higher than hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a direct confrontation with the old Daoist, she was definitely no match for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi turned and went back into the cave, and along with Shan Ling, began learning the Somersault Cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One somersault, a hundred and eight thousand li...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the speed was really that fast, then they wouldn't have to worry about shaking off the old Daoist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy, your movement is wrong. You need to jump like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Ling was agile, learning the Somersault Cloud quite easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flip, Shan Ling condensed clouds under his feet, then stepped on the clouds and began flying around wildly inside the stone cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi watched with great envy and practiced repeatedly according to the steps depicted on the cave wall and with guidance from Shan Ling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After most of the day passed, when Hua Changxi leaped into the air, she could quickly condense clouds under her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping on the soft clouds and floating in midair, Hua Changxi found the feeling very novel, completely different from when she practiced lightness skills before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When martial artists practice lightness skills, no matter how skilled, they need a point of leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a point of leverage, no matter how deep their inner energy, they couldn't float in midair like she was doing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like jumping off a cliff, martial artists have to use the cliff wall to descend, but after learning the Somersault Cloud, she could comfortably float down on a cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was just happy that she had learned another practical spell, when suddenly she lost her footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally thick cloud gradually faded, its capacity insufficient, and Hua Changxi, who was stepping on it, fell directly from the cloud, crashing to the ground with a \"bang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Shan Ling immediately held his stomach and laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi glared at him, looked outside the cave, and seeing that the sky had darkened, she took out several fire spirit stones and lit a circle of fire. After illuminating the stone cave, she also took out some dry provisions and spirit fruits from the Shennong Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the food, Shan Ling immediately came close to Hua Changxi, looking eager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you still need to eat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can eat or not eat, but absorbing spiritual energy is too bland. I prefer to eat the spirit fruits and spirit plants in the mountains—sour, sweet, astringent, bitter—they have a lot of flavor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know about taste?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I know. I also need to cultivate. The inheritance I received tells me that cultivation cannot just involve absorbing spiritual energy; one must experience the myriad states of the world, watch the seas turn to fields and clouds roll and unfold. Otherwise, one's cultivation will stagnate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi watched Shan Ling nibbling happily on the spirit fruit, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she advanced to the Core Formation realm, merely absorbing spiritual energy could no longer increase her cultivation, which was quite similar to what Shan Ling had just said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you eat demon beasts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't eaten one yet. I've seen demon beasts killed in fights—bloody and messy, I don't like that. But I've seen those cultivators outside kill demon beasts and then roast them. They smell fragrant and look delicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy, do you want to eat roasted demon beast? If you do, after we shake off that scruffy old Daoist, you go hunt a demon beast and roast it, and I'll help you eat a little bit—how about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good. If you kill and roast the demon beast, I might be gracious enough to eat a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don't know how...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can't, then don't eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I want to eat. Don't you want to eat too, Fairy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you want to eat, you have to bear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to eat, you should eat and satisfy yourself. Fairy, you're too hard on yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi silently looked at the chubby kid who was egging her on to kill a demon beast. \"You're pretty good at provoking people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit blinked his big innocent eyes. \"I'm telling the truth. Cultivation is about cultivating the heart. If you suppress your heart in every way, how can you cultivate it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words stunned Hua Changxi. She looked at the little chubby kid in astonishment. \"Did your inheritance tell you all this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit nodded. \"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stuffed a bunch of spirit fruits into the Mountain Spirit's hands and let him eat. She also ate while lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation is about cultivating the heart. If you suppress your heart, you can't cultivate it. So does that mean everything should follow the heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating, the Mountain Spirit started yawning. \"Fairy, I'm sleepy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took out a blanket and spread it on the ground. \"You can sleep here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit walked over curiously and lay down. In the past, he had always just found a random spot in the mountains to sleep; this was the first time he had slept like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took out a smaller blanket and covered his belly. \"Sleep now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy, aren't you sleeping?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to practice the Somersault Cloud a little more. We can't just stay in this stone cave forever. Once I learn the Somersault Cloud, that old Daoist won't be able to catch us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone cave soon fell silent. The Mountain Spirit fell asleep, while Hua Changxi kept practicing the Somersault Cloud over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the clouds Hua Changxi condensed weren't solid enough and couldn't last very long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she figured that out, controlling the cloud while flying became the next problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bam bam bam~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of improper control, whenever Hua Changxi stepped on the cloud and flew, she would occasionally crash into the stone walls, making her grimace in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Hua Changxi was stumbling and practicing flying on the cloud, the night passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight streamed in through the cave entrance. The Mountain Spirit rubbed his eyes awake. He looked around the cave and didn't see Hua Changxi. Thinking she had abandoned him and run away, his eyes suddenly reddened, his little mouth pouted, and he started crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very center of the cave ceiling, there was a small opening, but it seemed to be covered by something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was just looking at what was covering the opening when she heard the Mountain Spirit's crying from below. \"Chubby, you're awake. I'm up here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Hua Changxi's voice, the Mountain Spirit quickly looked up, tears still hanging in his eyes on the verge of falling. Seeing that Hua Changxi hadn't left and was standing on a cloud hovering at the very top of the cave, he quickly wiped his tears and flew up on his own cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Mountain Spirit come up, Hua Changxi immediately pointed at the opening and said, \"Chubby, does that thing blocking the hole look like a hand to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not hearing the Mountain Spirit's answer, Hua Changxi looked at him and saw him trembling. \"What's wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit pulled Hua Changxi and quickly flew down. After landing, he said in a trembling voice, \"That's a Buddha's Hand! It's the Buddha's Hand suppressing the Monkey King, making sure he can never escape this stone cave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1493,"2026-05-29T04:10:26.746Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","0c0f60e2a422af9680bf57bbb55cd9dc8e94ae8ad9fc726c4c21621b22e7a6b8","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-69","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-67",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]