The Supreme God

Cultivators and Cultivators

After walking far enough they finally arrived at a vast meadow. This is the last place they have to go if they want to get to a small town.

A pair of teacher students were standing under a shady mango tree, they saw far ahead where there was only dry grass and not a single tree.

"We're going through it?" Tanya Theo looked at the grassland ahead.

"Not for now," Max lowered his luggage and grabbed a ripe mango, while looking for a nice sitting position Max said. "Before passing through this field and reaching a small town, I want especially you! To strengthen yourself first."

"Don't until after we leave this place even become a trash who can't do anything. We must also gather enough water and food to survive in these dry grasslands. Do you remember our purpose?"

Theo sat down next to Max and replied "To help a disaster?"

"Rubber! More precisely, we will fight the spiritual experts," Max again took the mango, this time he also gave one to Theo.

"Catch her!"

Hap!

"You said to fight the spiritualists? Can you explain it to me in more detail?" Theo held a mango in his hand. "Aiss this is already half rotten!" With one throw Theo threw the mango in his hand, then plucked it himself.

"You won't understand, but I'll just explain the outline so you don't look like a crocodile who would be fooled by a deer."

"What does this have to do with fools and spiritualists?" Theo returned to his seat after picking some ripe mangoes.

Max raised his hand and said nothing, then took one mango in Theo's lap.

"Wei! If you want then you take it yourself!"

"Is this what I took myself?"

"Take it from the tree! Don't take mine!" Theo keeps his mangoes out of Max's reach.

"All right now listen well! A spiritual expert is someone who cultivates to prolong life and gain supernatural powers through martial arts and mystical exercises involving meditation as well as the enhancement of Qi."

"Cultivation or (collution) is used to achieve balance within oneself and to achieve enlightenment. By practicing martial arts and meditation, one can improve the quality of their Qi, which is the vital energy that resides within the body. Higher quality Qi can help one achieve supernatural powers and prolong their lifespan."

Max threw away the mango seeds in his hand then wiped his arm on a cloth.

"In practice, cultivation involves various meditation techniques, physical exercise, and martial arts, as well as the use of certain herbal medicines. People who practice cultivation are usually committed to maintaining a good spiritual and moral life, as well as striving to live in harmony with nature and its environment."

"Wait wait! If you say that spiritualists cultivate to live in harmony and maintain nature and the environment, why would the spiritualists we are going to face destroy it?" Theo went back to biting the mangoes and listened to Max seriously.

"Well... Those are the people who are mad about power and power. They did not want to live in peace and tranquility, most people like them were people who had taken the wrong path in cultivating. You must remember Theo! Everyone has a different heart, so therefore, you must be on your guard against them."

"Including you?"

".... Yeah, including me."

Max took a rough breath before continuing his explanation of "Then the Qi itself is what?

Qi, also known as ⁇ (qi), is the vital energy or life that exists within the human body and the universe."

"According to belief, Qi flows through energy pathways called meridians, which are connected to various organs and parts of the body. A good and balanced quality of Qi in the body is essential for human physical and emotional health."

"In the practice of meditation and martial arts such as Tai Chi and Qigong, one is taught to develop and flow their Qi through breathing techniques, body movements, and meditation. Some of these techniques are also used in medicine to cure diseases by restoring balance and the flow of Qi in the body."

"Xiulian [], Xiuzhen [], Xiuxin [], and Xiuxian [e] are terms in Taoism that are often used to refer to the concept of cultivation or the practice of self-development. Although they have similar meanings, each term has significant differences in its interpretation and practice.

Xiualen [ ⁇ ]

Xiulian refers to self-development practices that aim to improve one's physical, moral, and spiritual qualities. It involves self-discipline, meditation, and martial arts exercises aimed at improving one's Qi quality.

Xiuzhen focused on spiritual development and achieving enlightenment. It involves the practice of meditation, visualization, and the attainment of higher consciousness. The practice also involves the search for and understanding of a higher reality.

Xiuxin [ ⁇ ]

Xiuxinng refers to self-development practices that emphasize moral and ethical actions. It involves practicing Taoist values, such as wisdom, simplicity, and balance, in everyday life.

Xiuen [ ⁇ ]

Xiuxian refers to the practice of self-development aimed at achieving immortality and supernatural powers. It involves meditation, martial arts exercises, and the use of certain herbal medicines.

Although there are differences in interpretation and practice between these four terms, all Cultivation practices aim to help individuals achieve balance and harmony within themselves and with the universe."

Theo raised one hand and asked "Then, what is the difference between cultivation and cultivators?"

"Cultivation is a "method" of practice whereas the term cultivator refers to the doer or people who practice this cultivation method."

"Then__

"OK stop! Enough to get here the explanation! I'm hungry!"

Max stood up and picked one mango then went into the forest to hunt. As for Theo, the boy was still cool at eating his fruits.

An hour later Max brought back some roosters and rabbits that had been cleaned.

"Is it okay to light a fire here?" Theo asked when he saw Max who was about to start roasting the wild chicken and the rabbit.

"Why indeed?" Max piles up the firewood he had gathered and starts a fire.

"Hey here near the dry meadows! Aren't you afraid of a fire?"

"No! If the fire then just put it out" said Max casually.

"..................."

"As far as you go!"

When the fire was burning, Max stabbed a partridge and a rabbit and roasted it.

"Hold them, and watch them!" Max handed it to Theo and he himself prepared the roof.

"Is the spice ready?" Theo said as he fanned the flames using the leaves he picked up.

Without replying Max approached and sprinkled a little seasoning on the roasted chicken and rabbit, the rest he kept for later in the cocol.

After flipping through it until it was ripe, Max and Theo picked up and started eating it straight away. The savory and spicy taste blends together perfectly, bite after bite they eat voraciously until all the chicken and rabbit roast is gone.