Chapter 30

"Something's not right!" Jiang Ping recalled the situation when he was selecting the ancient coins, frowning and muttering to himself, "I touched quite a few ancient coins back then, so why didn't I absorb any spiritual energy? Only after buying these four mother coins did I manage to absorb the spiritual energy within them?"

For Jiang Ping, who had been reborn for less than half a month, there were still many secrets about his discerning eye to uncover. The question he had just thought of was clearly one of them.

Unfortunately, the ability of the discerning eye was originally very mysterious and wouldn't come with a detailed manual like electronic products. Therefore, Jiang Ping had no clue about this issue. He leaned on his bicycle and pondered for a long time before he finally had some insights.

Combining his previous experiences with buying and selling antiques, Jiang Ping believed that the discerning eye had two prerequisites for absorbing spiritual energy. First, only antiques or artworks with some history contained absorbable spiritual energy; second, he could only absorb the spiritual energy after truly owning these antiques.

This made Jiang Ping feel somewhat discouraged. He had originally thought that as long as he had the opportunity to come into contact with antiques or artworks, he could seize the chance to absorb their spiritual energy. Now it was clear that this wouldn't work; to absorb the spiritual energy from an antique, he would have to buy it first.

Although Jiang Ping didn't understand why absorbing spiritual energy was subject to such restrictions, he didn't spend too much time thinking about it. His past experience taught him that many things just needed to be accepted as they were, without needing to know why.

Just like how, a few years later, computers and mobile phones would be widely used by ordinary people, who just needed to know how to use them and make the most of their functions, without needing to understand how they worked.

Once he understood this, Jiang Ping's mood immediately brightened. Seeing that it was already late, he quickly rode his bike back home. He had used the excuse of going to school to review, and if he returned late, his parents would inevitably worry. The reborn Jiang Ping knew the value of family more than ever and naturally didn't want such a situation to occur.

By the time he got home, it was already dinner time. Jiang Ping hurriedly ate dinner and then went back to his room to review. Even as a reborn person, he wasn't omnipotent. To achieve good results in the college entrance exam and make his family proud, he had to work hard.

Seeing their son becoming increasingly serious, Jiang Jianhua and Zhu Yun exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of relief in each other's eyes. They both knew that Jiang Ping's grades were average, and it would already be quite good if he could get into a second-tier university. However, their son's increasingly serious attitude towards review recently gave them new hope. Perhaps he would get lucky and be admitted to a first-tier university!

Jiang Ping studied diligently in his small room until late at night. However, he didn't immediately go to bed but instead began his nightly routine of practicing the breathing techniques from the Xuan Kong Jue.

The Xuan Kong Jue emphasizes both internal and external cultivation, with the training of the internal organs and meridians being the most important. The breathing techniques are specifically designed to exercise the internal body and can be considered the foundation of the entire Xuan Kong Jue.

The breathing techniques of the Xuan Kong Jue emphasize following nature. When practicing, there's no need to sit cross-legged formally. Jiang Ping simply leaned back on the bed in the most comfortable position, closed his eyes, focused his mind, and began to guide the breath to circulate within his body.

With his rich experience from his past life and his current status as a child, Jiang Ping's progress in the breathing techniques was very fast. A few days ago, his breathing techniques had already reached the beginner level. This time, it didn't take him long to feel a stream of energy slowly gathering within him.

This stream of energy was extremely weak, and even the experienced Jiang Ping could barely sense it. However, this weak stream of energy was the foundation of the entire Xuan Kong Jue. As long as Jiang Ping practiced diligently, it would eventually bring him great benefits.

After sensing this stream of energy, Jiang Ping concentrated and pushed it to circulate within his body along a specific path. This was much more difficult than just sensing the energy and required a lot of training. Even with his rich experience, Jiang Ping couldn't replace the need for long-term diligent practice.

Jiang Ping only managed to push the energy to circulate along the specific path for a short distance before he began to feel exhausted, making it increasingly difficult to maintain the energy. Despite this, he persevered, striving to maintain his current state. Cultivating the Xuan Kong Jue is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you will retreat. Every second of perseverance could bring a slight improvement in his skills.

Jiang Ping was a person of great perseverance and wouldn't easily give up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a famous thief and forger in his past life. He knew very well that cultivating the Xuan Kong Jue was not an easy task and required hard work to achieve results.

Soon, Jiang Ping was overwhelmed, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, dripping onto the bedsheet. Despite this, he continued to struggle, as even a second of perseverance was a step forward.

After a short while, the small stream of energy within Jiang Ping's body finally flickered and went out like a flame in a strong wind. He finally relaxed, lying down on the bed and breathing heavily.

Although Jiang Ping's body didn't move during the practice of the breathing techniques, the fatigue he felt was greater than that from high-intensity physical training. However, practicing the Xuan Kong Jue is like this: the more you put in, the more you get out. The difficulty of cultivating the breathing techniques is precisely why it is the foundation of the entire Xuan Kong Jue and the most important part of enhancing physical strength.

Jiang Ping managed to reach this level of the breathing techniques in less than a week, which could be considered a remarkable talent. If it weren't for his past life's memory and his current status as a child, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this.

However, even so, Jiang Ping was somewhat dissatisfied with his progress. After recovering a bit, he shook his head and said softly, "This speed is still a bit slow. If I could combine it with medicinal baths, the effect would definitely be more significant."

Medicinal baths are also a key part of cultivating the Xuan Kong Jue, as they can strengthen the body and accelerate the cultivation process. However, Jiang Ping knew that it was absolutely impossible to perform medicinal baths at home, as he couldn't explain to his parents and family why he needed to soak in a large tub of strange medicine.

Fortunately, Jiang Ping had already rented a house in Huahua Alley, where he could perform medicinal baths in the future. However, with the myriad of tasks he faced after his rebirth, he had to postpone the medicinal baths for a while.

Drenched in sweat, Jiang Ping took a shower and then went to bed. He had been very busy today and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

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