Being Grounded for Cultivation (I)

Refreshing was supporting, nurturing, pitying, protecting, and healing.

Qi Refreshing meant going through the procedures above for the essence that was absorbed from the aura of the heaven and earth.

Following the book, Ning Que immersed himself in a meditation that was not as deep as normal, which enabled him to keep some connection with the real world.

That connection was breathing, or in other words, inhaling and exhaling.

The air in the cliff cave went into his lungs following the rhythm of his breathing and then returned to the outside through his mouth and nose. The Qi of Heaven and Earth settled down little by little and began to nourish every part of his body, even the smallest parts.

Every time that Nig Que breathed, he could feel every trace of the Qi of Heaven and Earth coming inside his body. It was subtle in the beginning, but it became clearer as he began to breathe rhythmically. He could even perceive that its quantity was increasing.