Chapter 71: Absorbing Spiritual Energy

  From the late Western Zhou to the end of the Warring States, it spans both the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, which is also more than 500 years. However, in the history of domestic bronze wares, more than 500 years is indeed a very short period of time.

  The expert began to speak, and the students' attention was completely drawn over. The expert spoke vividly, explaining all the characteristics of this bronze tripod, and added some interesting small stories that everyone didn't know.

  "This bronze container was a practical item, and at that time it was often used to hold rice, millet and other grains. Everyone looks at this bronze container and thinks it's very large, but in fact its carrying capacity is not much, probably only about 20-30 kilograms."

  Mr. Hu pointed at the bronze tripod and stood aside, letting his classmates see more clearly.

  Many students approached in an orderly manner to visit, the bronze vessel was a bit strange, square, with two parts up and down, empty in the middle, with ears on both sides. Even as a practical device, this was also used by some powerful families at that time, ordinary poor families and slaves could not use it.

  The size of this container can be seen that the grain yield in that era was not high, even rich and noble families used grains tightly, while bronze Dou was absolutely a container for storing fine grains.

  The teacher's lecture is very vivid, which is completely different from reading books alone and also has a big difference from the usual communication between classmates. In addition to explaining the text itself, the teacher also emphasizes some related knowledge.

  The students all liked this kind of explanation.

  Mr. Hu also looked at these attentive college students with satisfaction, now is the era of universal collection, not to mention that the number of collectors has increased, but the quality is uneven, it can be said that they are the future.

  It's possible that among these people, a great collector or connoisseur will emerge in the future. For those students who are fond of collecting, the expert teachers' explanations can be said to be exhaustive.

  There was only one thing, so many classmates wanted to take turns looking at it. When it was Liu Yi Yang's turn, he looked very carefully.

  Soon, a purple transparent mist emerged from the bronze tripod, and these mists quickly drilled into his brain gate. What delighted Liu Yi Yang was that after his brief departure, these purple mists continued to emanate and finally drilled into his body.

  This discovery was unexpected for Liu Yi Yang, as he had always absorbed the aura of antiques by facing them directly. He never thought that leaving would still allow him to continue absorbing, which meant that as long as he started absorbing the aura of an antique, no matter where he went, he could absorb all of its spiritual energy completely.

  This is absolutely good news for Liu Yi Yang.

  The teacher's explanation continued, and Liu Yi Yang was seriously listening to the lecture while continuously absorbing the spiritual energy of the artifacts he had seen. Some pre-Qin or Qin Dynasty items emitted purple spiritual energy, and Liu Yi Yang had almost figured out the origin of this purple spiritual energy over time.

  Purple spirit is related to time, the longer the time, the more purple the color, roughly until the Eastern Han Dynasty, the spirit changed to red, no matter what color, it is the spirit contained in cultural relics.

  An hour passed quickly, and the students were still reluctant to leave. Mr. Hu had already explained many things here, mainly about bronze wares, so the area was not large, and everyone looked at bronze wares this time.

  After finishing the explanation, the teacher went to rest, and the classmates had a 10-minute free activity time, followed by the next teacher's explanation.

  Ten minutes is not a long time, many students are excitedly discussing and constantly digesting what the teacher has said. Today's lesson is an eye-opener for many people, some students even didn't think that there were so many stories in bronze ware.

  "Yi Yang, aren't you going to rest?"

  Zhao Lei was chatting with his classmates when he noticed Liu Yi Yang still lowering his head to continue looking at the exhibits inside the glass cabinet, and curiously walked up to ask a question.

  "No, I want to take a look at these unexplained things and make some comparisons!"

  Liu Yi Yang smiled slightly and continued walking forward, nobody noticed that many bronze artifacts in the counter were emitting purple mist, which all converged on Liu Yi Yang's forehead and disappeared.

  Others can rest, but Liu Yi Yang cannot. Today, apart from studying, he has another important task, which is to absorb as much spiritual energy as possible.

  The museum has too many things, even if he absorbs them openly for a day, it's not certain that he can absorb them all. With such an opportunity to completely open up and absorb spiritual energy without worrying about the quantity, how could Liu Yi Yang waste it?

  Moreover, the antiques in the museum did not disappoint him either. There are really many precious objects here that are very expensive.

  In terms of bronze, several items have appeared that are even older than the Huai Wang Yu Pei. One large Shang Dynasty four-legged bronze square cauldron emitted a spiritual energy for eleven minutes, and after Professor Hu's explanation, its energy continued to emanate outward, drifting into Liu Yi Yang's forehead no matter how far away it was.

  "No wonder you have such rich knowledge and can pick up things quickly, I want to learn from you too!"

  Zhao Lei looked at Liu Yi Yang with a mixture of admiration and envy, also lowering his head to carefully compare some of the things he had just learned. Liu Yi Yang, on the other hand, was somewhat amused and exasperated - this was just his excuse for absorbing spiritual energy, but he hadn't expected Zhao Lei to take it seriously.

  However, what the teacher said had long been remembered in his mind. When looking at other things, some corresponding things would naturally appear, and he indeed gained a lot of knowledge.

  The break time passed quickly, and Teacher Zhou soon appeared in front of his classmates, starting to explain some porcelain.

  What he talked about was mostly ancient porcelain, which is not as good-looking as Ming and Qing porcelain, but many ancient porcelains were vividly described by him, and his classmates listened more seriously.

  Teacher Zhou is very good at telling stories. Some unremarkable ancient porcelain pieces are made vivid by his storytelling, and many of the stories have been memorized by classmates.

  "This is a Song Dynasty official kiln wash, and there are not many official kiln porcelain pieces left in history. I have an old friend who told me just the other day that his antique shop had discovered a genius, someone who had only been in contact with antiques for half a year but already had an eye sharper than those who had been in the business for over ten or even twenty years. Just the other day, he bought a bowl worth 500,000 yuan for just 100,000 yuan, and it's extremely exquisite!"

  Teacher Zhou spoke slowly, while Liu Yi Yang suddenly froze and lifted his head.

  He didn't know Teacher Zhou, but the person Teacher Zhou was talking about was obviously himself. The official kiln porcelain is very rare, and in these few days, he had bought a ten-thousand-yuan official kiln porcelain that was worth fifty thousand yuan, only once.

  Liu Yi Yang sized up Teacher Zhou, but Teacher Zhou didn't notice him and just treated this matter as a motivational small story to boost everyone's positivity, while also explaining some knowledge about official kiln porcelain.

  Liu Yi Yang did not know that these teachers were all here to attend the ancient culture seminar, this seminar had a lot of people, every province had sent representatives, and also invited some real experts, professors to come, Teacher Zhou, Teacher Hu and Teacher Ma were all invited guests.

  Xuan Ya Zhai's boss Zhao Jianmin is a well-known figure in Beijing's antique circle, skilled in appraisal and with many collections, having good relationships with many experts, including Teacher Zhou.

  Liu Yi Yang bought the official kiln porcelain, which was what Zhao Jian Min proudly told two days ago, but Zhou teacher didn't know that the protagonist of the story is now in front of him.

  There are many ancient ceramics, some of which have high value, but there are also those with lower value.

  Museums are primarily for learning, not for valuing. Liu Yiyang absorbed this lesson. There aren't many porcelain pieces here that have a lingering spirit of several minutes; most only last one or two minutes, and some only have a lingering spirit of tens or dozens of seconds.

  However, there are also some porcelain pieces with a particularly long lingering aroma. A Song Dynasty Ru Kiln washer emitted fragrance for as long as thirteen minutes, which really made Liu Yi Yang indulge in it.

  For over a dozen minutes, the spiritual object was something Liu Yiyang had never seen before in Antique City. According to his estimate, anything that could last for over ten minutes would be worth over tens of millions. Although such items existed in Antique City, they were all treasured possessions of their respective shops and not many shops carried them. Xuan Ya Zhai did have one, but it was currently in the capital, having been borrowed by Zhao Jianmin half a month ago and had yet to be returned.

  In the museum, Liu Yiyang had seen more than ten minutes of spiritual energy, and the museum's collection was far beyond that of the antique city.

  Just like before, after the explanation, there was a 10-minute break. What Liu Yi Yang didn't expect was that during this break, more than a dozen people from the antique club all gathered around him, continuing to examine other porcelain pieces together with him.

  They were all brought by Zhao Lei, who found that after listening and studying with reference, their memory was deeper and they learned more things. This time, he simply pulled over the other students from the Antique Society to take a break.

  Time flies quickly, ten minutes pass in the blink of an eye.

  Liu Yi Yang was looking down at something when a warm applause suddenly erupted from the side. Liu Yi Yang looked up to see a slightly chubby man walking over with some members of the student union.

  This person is not unfamiliar, I have watched several of his shows and bought many of his books.

  Famous collector and appraiser Mr. Ma Weicheng has arrived.

  Classmates are very familiar with this horse teacher, he comes and is warmly welcomed, and the horse teacher keeps waving his hand, smiling and greeting classmates.

  Under his lead, everyone walked directly into the Ming and Qing porcelain display area.

  For ceramics, Ming and Qing ceramics are the most important, a large number of fine ceramics were produced during this period. Ming and Qing ceramics are also one of the most popular among collectors, but at the same time, they are also a category where counterfeit products are rampant.

  "Before I start explaining, I'd like to ask, what is it that everyone most wants to hear me say, and what is it that everyone most wants to see?"

  Teacher Ma is different from the previous two teachers, he asked a question first when he went up, unlike the previous two teachers who started explaining as soon as they came up.

  "Qinghua is gone!"

  "Yongle Qinghua, Xuande Qinghua!"

  "I want to see Yuan Qinghua!"

  Many students excitedly shouted out, and with just one question from Teacher Mao, the atmosphere that had not yet begun to be explained became lively. Many students looked at him excitedly.