Chapter 1561: Chapter 36: Autumn Perfection

She looked up, her eyes slightly red: "What kind of method is this?"

Jiang Ning said: "It can be considered a basic application of the cycle of the four seasons. Autumn harvests and stores for winter, while spring gives birth and summer grows. Understanding the cycle of the four seasons, it’s not difficult to let this place bloom again!"

"Thank you! This is the best gift I’ve received today!" Ji Mingyue stood up, looking at the lush greenery and blooming flowers ahead, her face full of excitement.

"Next, I will start tending to the plants and flowers! Once I’m done pruning, this place will be incredibly beautiful!"

Jiang Ning also nodded: "I believe it."

"Then I’ll go clean the dishes first, and then start pruning the plants in the front yard in the afternoon! After finishing this task, I will tidy up two rooms." Ji Mingyue was full of energy.

Then she looked at Jiang Ning: "Next, you can go about your own business!"

"Alright!" Jiang Ning nodded.

Then, Ji Mingyue returned indoors to tidy up the dishes, while Jiang Ning headed towards the backyard.

...

Back in the backyard, Jiang Ning gathered his Heart Spirit, quickly entering into a state of practice.

With his Heart Spirit, he visualized the six major solar terms of autumn.

The cool breeze of the Start of Autumn,

The falling leaves of the Limit of Heat.

The condensing frost of White Dew.

...

The six major solar terms shuffled through his mind.

A series of images flashed through his mind.

[Autumn Treasure Manual Experience Value +199]

...

At this time, his Divine Thought naturally extended outward, like mercury pouring, enveloping the entire residence.

The scene in the front yard was clearly reflected in his mind.

Ji Mingyue rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair forearms, and stood on tiptoes to prune a bunch of morning glory vines climbing over the wall.

She was focused; wherever her scissors passed, the chaotically growing branches and leaves fell, leaving behind orderly greenery and purple flowers.

The Immortal Crane followed at her feet, occasionally using its long beak to pick up the trimmed branches and leaves, piling them in the corner to reduce her workload.

Afterward, Jiang Ning gathered his Heart Spirit and returned to his visualization.

[Autumn Treasure Manual Experience Value +199]

[Autumn Treasure Manual Experience Value +199]

[...]

Time passed, the sun slanting west.

Feeling the scent of firewood drifting from the direction of the front yard, Jiang Ning opened his eyes.

[Skill]: Autumn Treasure Manual (Perfection 7013/10000)

After a glance at the panel, he closed it.

After dinner, he returned to continue his practice.

...

The moonlight was clear.

Poured like mercury upon the earth.

Candlelight illuminated the room, and the window frames reflected Ji Mingyue’s silhouette.

She was making up the bed.

After finishing up two rooms.

She came to the archway of the backyard.

Under the shroud of moonlight, the several hundred square feet of the backyard appeared extraordinarily tranquil.

Jiang Ning stood motionless in the courtyard.

Ji Mingyue quietly watched for thirty minutes, then slowly left, without going to disturb him.

A moment later.

Sounds of the Immortal Crane cooing came from the front yard, as if conversing with someone.

After another moment.

Candlelight lit up one of the rooms in the central courtyard—it was the room Ji Mingyue had just tidied up.

After a long while.

The moon reached its zenith, and the other room remained silent, while the candlelight in Ji Mingyue’s room also gradually extinguished.

...

Late at night.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes, looking up overhead.

Only to see the moon above had tilted east.

He slowly withdrew his gaze and reopened the panel.

[Skill]: Autumn Treasure Manual (Perfection 8879/10000)

"Just about a thousand points more, I’ll have to wait until tomorrow!" he silently thought.

Then he closed the panel and stood up.

Walking through the backyard’s round archway,

He arrived in front of Ji Mingyue’s room door.

The door wasn’t closed, only slightly ajar.

He gently pushed the door open, walking into the room, his footsteps silent.

He came to the bedside.

Moonlight spilled through the window frame, falling at the foot of the bed.

The reflected moonlight illuminated Ji Mingyue’s face.

Seeing Ji Mingyue’s slightly furrowed brows.

Jiang Ning gently smoothed them out, then pulled the blanket that had slipped to her waist up to her chest, covering her again.

After finishing this, he turned to leave the room.

During the day, while practicing, he also watched what Ji Mingyue was doing.

He knew well, after finishing those tasks, Ji Mingyue felt quite bored.

But he understood more clearly, at this moment, he didn’t have much time to rest.

As thoughts filled his mind, he walked towards his room.

Then he lay down to sleep without undressing.

...

Early the next morning.

The sky was bright.

The morning sunlight poured through the window lattice into the room, falling upon Ji Mingyue’s eyelids.

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, trembled a few times in succession, before she opened her eyes.

She slowly sat up, rubbed her eyes, and her gaze fell on the door.

The originally ajar door was now firmly closed.

Seeing the subtle change, the corners of her mouth instantly lifted slightly.

Then she pulled off the covers and got out of bed.

Putting on her deerskin boots, she came to the window and gently pushed open a crack.

Jiang Ning stood in the middle of the courtyard, arms slightly extended, his whole body without glimmers, yet seemed to merge with the morning light.

He remained still with closed eyes, while a thin layer of white frost rested on his shoulders and hair tips, the frost patterns as fine as a hair, slightly rising and falling with his breaths.

That was the frost collage from the morning dew.

The Immortal Crane was dozing under the porch, hearing the sound of the window opening, it raised its head and softly chirped.

"Shh." Ji Mingyue pressed a finger to her lips, still looking at Jiang Ning.

She could see that Jiang Ning was visualizing.

Before sleeping last night, she quietly stood at the archway and watched for a long time.

At that time, the courtyard was filled with moonlight, autumn essence circulated around Jiang Ning.

And now as morning light first revealed itself, that thin layer of frost hinted at the severity of winter.

Snap——

A very light crisp sound.

Ji Mingyue focused her gaze only to see a piece of frost on Jiang Ning’s shoulder quietly shatter, turning into a fine mist and scattering into the morning breeze.

Next, the thin frost on his whole body fragmented continuously, like ice scales peeling off, vaporizing before touching the ground, rising into an obscure white smoke.

In the white smoke, Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

In his pupils, it seemed as if the scene of fallen leaves in golden autumn flashed by.

He exhaled a breath of impure energy, the white gas like an arrow, shooting out three feet before scattering.

[Autumn Treasure Manual Experience Value +199]

[Skill]: Autumn Treasure Manual (Perfection 9373/10000)

At that moment, Ji Mingyue also drew down the window.

He glanced at the room where Ji Mingyue was, then turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

Earlier, he had already prepared the porridge.

Moments later.

Ji Mingyue opened the door, elegantly dressed, and saw Jiang Ning’s just appearing figure.

He saw Jiang Ning holding steaming white porridge and several small dishes.

"Awake? Just in time, the porridge is ready." Jiang Ning gestured to the porridge and small dishes in his hand, then walked towards Ji Mingyue’s room.

Walking into the house, he placed the food tray on the table.

"Sit down and eat together!" Jiang Ning said.

Ji Mingyue looked at Jiang Ning, her expression touched.

Then she came beside Jiang Ning and took the bowl of rice porridge he handed over.

Steam rising, clearly just out of the pot.

Ji Mingyue scooped up a spoonful of porridge and delivered it into her mouth.

The porridge rice was soft and glutinous, with the fresh fragrance of grains, warmth spread from her throat to her stomach.

She raised her eyes towards Jiang Ning: "You didn’t sleep last night?"

"I don’t need to sleep that long!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

"Did you wake up early just to make porridge for me?" Ji Mingyue asked.

Jiang Ning replied: "It’s just a convenient thing!"

"From now on, let me do it. You need to focus on cultivation!" Ji Mingyue again scooped a spoonful of porridge into her mouth: "I can tell your time is very tight, shouldn’t be wasted on such trivial matters. With this bowl of porridge today, I’m very satisfied!"

"You can’t just enjoy without giving!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

"But..." Ji Mingyue started to speak, only to be interrupted by Jiang Ning: "You can sleep peacefully in the morning, making porridge doesn’t hold up my time! Might need you for lunch and dinner!"

"That’ll work!" Ji Mingyue nodded, not pressing further.

She again scooped a spoonful of porridge into her mouth, then looked at Jiang Ning, her gaze gentle.

...

After they finished breakfast, Ji Mingyue took the bowls and chopsticks away, voluntarily taking on the task of cleaning, letting Jiang Ning focus on cultivation.

And Jiang Ning also returned to the rear courtyard.

Heart Spirit withdrawn, with adjustments in state, he quickly entered cultivation.

Beginning of Autumn... End of Heat... White Dew...

The six major solar terms, visualized in his mind.

Scene after scene flashed through his mind.

[Autumn Treasure Manual Experience Value +199] 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

[Autumn Treasure Palace Experience Value +199]

[...]

As time went by, the experience value continued to grow.

The sun rose high.

Approaching noon.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

[Skill]: Autumn Treasure Manual (Perfection 10000/10000)

At this moment, the experience accumulation for the Autumn Treasure Manual was already complete.

"I’ve succeeded!!" He slowly exhaled a breath.

The white breath like a sword, pierced through the air three feet.