Cultivation begins with harvest.

The Green Leaf Boat was extremely flat, like a flying leaf. Two thousand-needle wrens chirped excitedly, standing on the edge and looking around.

Chen Guang also wanted to buy a spirit beast bag at Fanglin Hall, so he brought the two little guys along. Some areas of the sect do not allow spirit beasts to enter, so for future convenience, it was natural to plan ahead. It was also because a lot had happened recently, and he should have taken care of this when he asked Cang Yunxian before, but he had forgotten about it.

This was Chen Guang's first time flying alone. At ten zhang above the ground, he didn't feel anything new, but he was more concerned about the consumption of magic power. The magic power consumed at higher altitudes was something Chen Guang could not bear without changing his expression. The speed of the Green Leaf Boat was also not fast, only two-thirds that of the Spirit Crane. Lacking spells like the Wind Shield Technique to resist airflow, the riding experience was far inferior to that of the Green Cloud Boat, and even to the Spirit Crane.

At this speed, it would take more than two hours for me to make my way to Tongchuan Cliff, which would take quite a bit of time.

After landing in Xingfeng Market, Chen Guang discussed the matter with Cang Yunxian for a few minutes and exchanged two cotton fire needles for a spirit beast pouch. Ordinary spirit beast pouches don't require such a price, but Chen Guang had higher requirements, so he exchanged it for a spirit beast pouch of better quality, which was enough to store five medium-sized spirit beasts separately, or to store a single giant spirit beast.

After refining the spirit beast pouch and putting away the Thousand Needle Wren, Chen Guang looked at himself and couldn't help but smile.

He looked rather comical. His waist was bulging with the Thousand Water Gourd, the Hollow Spirit Bag, and the Purple Jade Gourd. There was a large bulge at his waistband. Even without careful observation, it was clear that Chen Guang was quite wealthy. This did not even include the Black Void Serpent Belt inside his waistband and the necklace-like storage artifact around his neck.

There are also a ethereal gourd, a water-bag-shaped storage artifact, and a brocade pouch-shaped storage artifact in the house.

On his wrist was a hidden storage box, lined with golden scale armor and covered with a white robe.

His body was adorned with jewels, and the unique aura emanating from his pure spiritual energy under the influence of the Purple Flower Azure Guide made Chen Guang stand out from the crowd. It might not have been obvious before, but since entering the mid-stage of Qi Refining, his abundant magical power has enhanced these auras, and now when he walks on the street, other cultivators can't help but take a second look.

Now, as long as Chen Guang does something, it will quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys, even among the tens of thousands of outer disciples of Qingheng Sect. Unlike the early stage of Qi Refining, who, despite having accomplished some deeds, remained unknown.

By the time Chen Guang arrived at the preaching platform, it was already midday.

The platform could accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators, but when Chen Guang arrived, there were only seats on the edges, a scene that left Chen Guang speechless.

"Are there really as many as 100,000 outer disciples of the Qingheng Sect?"

You might not even realize it just by looking at Xingfeng Market. There are only a few hundred people on the whole street. The demand in the market and the demand to listen to sermons are on completely different levels.

Chen Guang arrived late. The sermon usually started at the end of noon (13:00). Chen Guang had just found a spot when a Taoist priest in a green robe and goatee walked down from the sky. As soon as he stood in the main seat, a loud and clear voice rang out, and the entire sermon platform fell silent.

Tens of thousands of cultivators were gathered in one place, and even their whispers created a tremendous commotion.

The goatee-bearded Taoist then proclaimed in a clear voice, "All twelve meridians have arteries. What is the method of determining life, death, fortune, and misfortune of the five internal organs and six bowels by taking the pulse at the cun-kou point?"

The goat-bearded Taoist began his sermon with questions, explaining everything from the distribution of acupoints to the difficulties in achieving unobstructed flow. His voice, amplified by the preaching platform, was clear and distinct, as if spoken directly to Chen Guang. Chen Guang found it quite beneficial. He had thought that since he was already close to achieving enlightenment, such sermons would offer limited help. However, under the Taoist's guidance, many of his doubts about cultivation suddenly became clear.

The root of these doubts lies in one's lack of thorough understanding of acupoints and meridians. Therefore, in deeper cultivation, even though there is no content directly related to acupoints, one cannot perceive that the root lies in acupoints. No wonder one has never been able to resolve these doubts.

After listening for only a short while, Chen Guang was completely absorbed, and with the blessing of the Enlightenment Mountain, all sorts of insights flowed forth like a spring.

"The classics say that those who know things from the outside are called sages, and those who know things from within are called gods. This is what it means."

"God is subtle. Saint is all-knowing."

"This understanding applies universally to spiritual practice. Studying the scriptures and understanding the root causes is also the purpose of preaching. Spiritual practice lies in diligence and humility. If you have any doubts, please speak them now."

A strange fragrance wafted from the preaching platform, and purple mist fell in front of each cultivator, condensing into purple paper and pens. Chen Guang watched as some cultivators picked up their pens and began to write, so he followed suit and wrote down some of his doubts on the paper. However, he couldn't write down all of his thoughts and questions; he could only pick out the important ones.

"Splash—"

Like the sound of flowing water, what Chen Guang wrote was instantly erased, and new words appeared, clearly answers and suggestions for those doubts and ideas.

Chen Guang couldn't help but clap his hands in amazement, not only because these answers were just right and hit the nail on the head, but also because this method could instantly resolve the doubts and provide answers to the questions of all the cultivators. Even if not all of them were resolved, the main problems were solved, and they couldn't help but feel enlightened and benefited greatly.

It's unclear whether the Foundation Establishment Daoist did it personally, or if the Daoist only provided some assistance and pushed things forward, while the lecture platform completed the rest.

Just as Chen Guang was pondering, the goatee-bearded Taoist got up and left, his green robe disappearing into the boundless mist.

The monks on the pulpit began to rise and leave in twos and threes.

Chen Guang didn't want to crowd the mountain path with them, so he simply stayed behind to consolidate his harvest. After a quarter of an hour, when most of the cultivators on the lecture platform had left, he walked along the mountain path to the cliff edge and boarded the Green Leaf Boat to leave.

I am filled with anticipation for the next sermon.

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Beside the road, Chen Guang watched as he carefully picked tea leaves from two Dingzhen tea trees using his Cloud-Piercing Hand technique.

Tea can be harvested in four seasons: spring tea is mellow, fresh, green and plump; summer tea is of the lowest quality; autumn tea has a strong aroma, a long-lasting taste, and is mild but not so sweet; winter tea has a light and delicate taste overall.

Dingzhen tea tree is, after all, a spiritual tea, and its quality is highest in summer, with the strongest cloud-like properties. Therefore, although the taste of Dingzhen tea tree is of the spiritual tea grade, it is quite ordinary.

Chen Guang is picking winter tea at this moment purely to practice his skills so that the quality of the tea won't be severely damaged due to improper techniques when the summer tea is harvested.

Tea picking should be done with the Cloud-Piercing Hand technique, as the same attributes make it less likely to damage the spiritual essence of the tea leaves. Storage should be done with wooden spiritual implements, and contact with metal or water-related items should be avoided.

According to the standard, winter tea should be picked with two or three leaves, and the leaves should be in the middle of their opening.

Chen Guang picked for a while, and even though it was wet and heavy, he could only pick half an ounce, which was just for practice.