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Lu Chen took all his belongings home and returned home; it was already daytime.

"Brother, you're back? Where's the stuff? Where's the stuff?"

Upon seeing Lu Chen, Lu Tang rushed over, jumping around and looking him up and down with anticipation on her face.

Because Lu Chen said there would be a surprise when his brother came back.

"We'll talk about it when we get back!"

Lu Chen couldn't help but chuckle, patted Lu Tang's head, and took the two children home.

"Look, what's this!"

After putting down the package, Lu Chen took out a knife.

The scabbard was pink, specially made by Lu Chen, and inlaid with sparkling crystal fragments, making it very beautiful.

"Wow, bro, this is so beautiful! Is it for me? I love it!"

Lu Tang was so excited she almost jumped up.

"Of course it's for you!" Lu Chen said with a smile, then took out another knife and handed it to Lu Ming, who was standing next to him.

"Xiao Ming, this is yours!"

"I have one too?" Lu Ming was surprised for a moment, then happily took it, drew the knife, and his eyes lit up at the sight of the sharp blade.

Seeing the two of them playing with the sword with obvious delight, Lu Chen smiled and said, "From now on, you'll learn swordsmanship from me. When you're strong enough, you can protect your brother too!"

"Yes, from now on I'll protect my brother, I want to be a heroine too!"

Lu Tang had a resolute expression on his face.

Lu Ming gripped the hilt of the knife tightly and nodded emphatically.

……

It has been two days since Lu Chen returned.

In the past two days, Qingshan Village seems to have returned to its former tranquility.

Lu Chen resumed his classes.

In the village, those who originally practiced martial arts also began to join in the construction of the wall, which greatly accelerated the progress.

Lu Chen himself became engrossed in his research.

He's trying to develop his own "breathing technique!"

"Breathing techniques are obviously very important. I don't know what breathing techniques are like in this world, but by referring to the breathing exercises in 'Health Preservation and Guiding Techniques,' I've created my own abdominal breathing method and reverse abdominal breathing method. I'll add some more later; I don't know if it will work!"

"Furthermore, based on my past experience reading novels, I can add meditation and visualization, and while I'm at it, mentally recite some texts like the *Tao Te Ching* or the *Ode to Righteousness*, or some poems or songs—recite whatever comes to mind. Damn it, I refuse to believe that just because the upper echelons monopolize cultivation techniques, I can't break through!"

He hardened his heart.

Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?

If someone fails on the road to success due to a lack of talent, insufficient effort, or bad luck, they won't complain; they'll simply accept their own inadequacy and need more practice. However, if they don't even have a chance to try, and their path to advancement is abruptly cut off, then they'll be resentful.

If the road ahead won't let me go, then I'll forge another one myself!

He has also made some progress in the past two days.

Abdominal Breathing (Beginner 1%)

Reverse Abdominal Breathing (Beginner 1%)

[Visualization (Beginner Level 1%)]

Meditation (Beginner 1%)

"System, could you combine these four skills—no, five skills—with the Health Preservation and Guiding Techniques? And according to the general outline I provided, could you combine them into a breathing method suitable for me?"

Lu Chen asked in his heart.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

Lu Chen waited for the system's reply.

a long time.

No response.

He was somewhat frustrated.

It seems that won't work.

"If it doesn't work, add more!"

Lu Chen's mind stirred.

Abdominal Breathing Method (100% Perfection)

Fate values: -10, -50, -100, -200.

Reverse Abdominal Breathing Method (100% Success)

[Visualization (100% Perfection)]

Meditation (100% Perfection)

Life value -1080.

He tried out the various knowledge and techniques about breathing, visualization, and meditation that came to him in his mind.

My body felt much more relaxed, and the mental fatigue caused by the days of intense battles had also disappeared.

However, his body did not undergo the changes he had imagined.

"It's definitely not that simple!"

Lu Chen was thinking.

The effects of the Hunyuan Body allowed him to see things clearly and made his thinking very fast.

"What is the purpose of this breathing technique? It's to transform the abundant blood and qi cultivated through the practice into true qi! So, what is true qi? Is it a real, existing substance? Is blood and qi substance? True qi can be used in combat and can unleash tremendous power, so does that mean true qi is also a form of energy, or a kind of force?"

Lu Chen pondered this question with his limited knowledge.

"Can qi and blood be considered a form of bioenergy? And how can one type of energy be transformed into another?"

He frowned, thought for a moment, but couldn't figure it out.

"Since this world has innate essence, primordial energy, and martial saints, applying modern science to explain it might not be very effective. Could we take a more idealistic approach? For example, breathing techniques could be seen as a kind of practice that integrates breathing, psychological suggestion, and the use of spiritual power, achieving its purpose through a rather mystical method?"

"Is it the power of thought?"

He murmured to himself.

"The breathing techniques in this world use one's own vital energy and the medicinal power of rare and precious herbs, which means they require an energy source..." He seemed to have thought of something, his eyes brightening slightly. "Then, what if my breathing technique doesn't directly use my vital energy, but instead utilizes other powers?"

"For example, cultivating immortality involves directly absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth! So, can my breathing technique utilize this energy? Even if this world lacks spiritual energy, the sun has it, the moon has it, and the stars have it. Can't we utilize these energies? Relying on one's own blood and qi for cultivation is limited, but the energy of heaven and earth is inexhaustible!"

He became more and more excited as he thought about it.

"How does one cultivate immortality? One enters a meditative state, then uses mental power to guide spiritual energy into the body, or absorbs spiritual energy through breathing. Then, using mental power, one guides this spiritual energy to circulate throughout the body's meridians, thus acquiring one's own cultivation level!"

"I can do that too!"

He became completely excited.

If I succeed, then from now on, while others practice martial arts, I'll cultivate immortality!

"The first step is to sense the power of the sun, moon, or other stars, because for me, these powers are the easiest to sense, they are always present, and they are the largest in scale! The second step is to absorb these powers! The third step is to completely refine them for my own use, making them a part of myself!"

How can one feel this power?

Lu Chen came into the courtyard and looked at the sun overhead.

The scorching sun during the dog days of summer makes people sweat profusely.

Lu Chen sat in a chair under the blazing sun, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

His mind gradually emptied and then focused again, entering a state of visualization.

"What should you visualize? The sun, the starry sky? Or... flowers and plants?"

Instead of visualizing the entire starry sky right away, Lu Chen tried to visualize a sunflower.

Visualizing a sunflower in his mind, Lu Chen silently chanted, "I'll absorb it all, I'll absorb the sun!"

He was trying to hypnotize himself to feel the energy of the sun.

With his eyes closed and facing the sun, Lu Chen felt the heat on his face. His mind was calm and still. He used abdominal breathing, imagining that he was surrounded by particles of sunlight, which entered his body with each breath.

a long time.

He slowly opened his eyes.

"It seems to be working a little, but I don't know if it's just my imagination... I'll practice it for a while and see."

He suddenly felt like a solar photovoltaic panel.

"If all else fails, I'll just visualize a solar panel and use it to absorb sunlight and generate electricity!"

Lu Chen chuckled.