"I see you have completed your task. You can collect the food and water for tonight in an hour from the food hall, and from tomorrow on, if you feel like you can cook at the house, you can do so."
"I will see you tomorrow."
Hanu came and exited like a breeze. Ram just stood there, processing the information he had just received, and walked towards his house on the opposite side of the village.
Ram thought out loud. He actually didn't see Hanu coming behind him. "Was it the stealth or his speed? "Or maybe it could be that I am just too tired and didn't notice it."
Ram dismissed the mystery of Hanu's appearance due to his tiredness and went towards the food hall.
Later at night, when he was done with the food, Ram sat on the floor mat.
"System, I want to extract the reward of the mission."
Swiish…
Immediately, an ancient-looking scroll came out of an empty space in front of Ram.
He caught hold of it and saw that it was a very attractive-looking scroll with something written on it.
Physique Scripture: Basic Physical Cultivation
Ram felt a little disappointed by the basic cultivation scripture model; he would have preferred the latest and most powerful. So he said in sarcasam,
"I thought if I got something from the system, the quality of the product would be guaranteed. Why is it simple basic physical cultivation? Why not some supreme void physical cultivation stuff?"
Ram felt that the only thing missing on the scroll was "Made in China." This was what he felt while looking at the scroll.
System - "..."
"Host, when the cultivation started, all things derived from zero. Basic Physical Cultivation is the first physical cultivation scripture. It is the most purified and untainted cultivation scripture. All the cultivation that came later were somehow made through some changes here and there, and later on the original scripture got lost in time. This physical scripture is the original and only truly complete physical scripture in the world."
"Hosts don't need to worry about the quality. The products or services provided by the system are always complete and original."
Ram felt the answer of the system was not only an explanation of his question but also a statement of his 'Made in China" thought. Now he felt that maybe the system could also hear his thoughts. Ram felt that if it was true, it could be dangerous. He felt that rather than confronting the system with this doubt, he would need to figure it out on his own and plan an action accordingly if needed.
Swiish...
Ram tore the scripture, and it turned into golden light and entered between his eyebrows.
After processing all the information, Ram opened his eyes with a little confusion.
"System I understand the exercises and the mantras, along with the process of how to move ahead in cultivation, but what does it mean to accept and refine the prana of the world? What is Prana?"
"Prana is the source from which the life force runs." It is present in every living and non-living being. The only difference is that living beings have more prana and can conciously and unconsciously control it. While non-living things like stones, mountains, metal, and fire also have prana, It's just that the capacity of prana in them is very low, and they can't naturally use the prana for their benefit. But if the prana's capacity increases in the non-living things, there will be a birth of consciousness in them, and they will evolve further.
"So Prana is fundamentally like electricity in our cells that power our being."
"Yes, but also more. Prana (which literally translates to the life force) is also to be absorbed from the surroundings and nature and made part of the main body to evolve."
"So, cultivation is using the prana force of nature and making it part of you."
Ram clarified after getting the answer.
"Yes, Host"
"Got it. Thank you, Mr. System."
Due to the hard work of chopping wood and dragging it to the village made him extremely tired, he just fell asleep.