Qi Gazing Technique

"Grand Unity Qi Gazing Technique!"

The Green Robe Old Man was as exhausted as Wei Suo had been after finishing his talismans previously. It looked like he would need at least ten days to half a month to recover the vital energy he had lost, and only by drinking Fire Scorpion Blood daily could he possibly replenish it. Wei Suo, on the other hand, looked at the techniques recorded on the green jade talisman with immense admiration once again.

The Qi Gazing Technique could be cultivated by any cultivator at or above the Second Level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm. When performed, it allowed one to see the True Essence cultivation and approximate cultivation technique level of cultivators whose cultivation differed by no more than two levels from their own.

Originally, Wei Suo had hoped that this Azure Jade Talisman would contain another defensive technique from Lin Daoyi, the "White Water Shield," which looked quite effective. This was because Wei Suo had not yet cultivated any defensive techniques and had only relied on various defensive talismans for protection.

Wei Suo's Earth Shield Treasure Talisman had already been used for the last time and was now ineffective. The only protective magical artifacts he had left were the Spirit Heaven Jade Pendant, which could be used twice more, and the Wind Lord Jade Talisman obtained from Lin Daoyi, which could be used about five more times. However, these defensive talismans were consumables. If he ran out of them and still had no defensive techniques, it would be quite dangerous.

To his surprise, the other green jade talisman from Lin Daoyi contained another one of his techniques, the Grand Unity Qi Gazing Technique.

Although it wasn't the defensive technique he had hoped for, and this Qi Gazing Technique couldn't compare to some of the top-tier Qi Gazing techniques on the Tianxuan Continent, it was still very useful for Wei Suo.

Because anyone he couldn't see the depth of with this Qi Gazing Technique was definitely someone more than two levels stronger than him. In such cases, he would simply avoid provoking them and take a detour if possible.

Having this additional technique was, in a way, equivalent to having an extra layer of protection for his life.

Since he wasn't short on Spirit Stones for cultivation now, and for a cultivator, the level of cultivation and techniques was the foundation of their standing, the most important things. As for the white jade box, which was suspected to be a Treasure Origin Jade Box, its efficacy couldn't be determined yet. At least tomorrow, after seeing if the Silver Candle Grass placed inside remained as fresh as it was now, he could make a judgment. Therefore, after tidying up the various items scattered on his bed, Wei Suo began to cultivate these two techniques.

"Second Level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm, hehe, seems like just a Yellow-grade cultivation technique."

"Third Level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm, about the same as me, damn it, but the cultivation technique seems a bit better than mine."

"Holy crap, this is awesome, at least a cultivator of the Circulation Realm!"

Five evenings later, Wei Suo walked towards the market in the northern part of the city, glancing sneakily at the cultivators passing by.

With every person who walked past, a barely perceptible spiritual light flashed in Wei Suo's eyes.

The Golden Snake Lightning Art he obtained from Lin Daoyi was slightly more difficult to cultivate. Wei Suo had spent five days so far and had only managed to familiarize himself with the first layer of the technique, allowing him to barely unleash three two-foot-long snake-like lightning bolts. However, this Qi Gazing Technique was relatively much simpler, and Wei Suo could now use it proficiently.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that this technique didn't consume much True Essence, so Wei Suo was having a blast secretly observing people.

When Wei Suo performed this Qi Gazing Technique, he could faintly see the brilliance of the Sea of Consciousness within others. By observing the number of Seas of Consciousness and the brilliance of their radiance, he could basically judge how much stronger they were compared to him. However, it was true that he couldn't discern the specific depth of cultivators beyond two levels. The person who had just passed by Wei Suo was at least a cultivator of the Circulation Realm. As soon as Wei Suo looked at him, he felt a sensation as if the person was enveloped in a flowing aura, giving him an extremely sharp impression.

As for Wei Suo's Purple Profound True Art, like all True Essence cultivation techniques, the higher the cultivation level, the more difficult it was to advance. Previously, Wei Suo lacked sufficient Spirit Stones. Now, with enough Spirit Stones, he had cultivated desperately over the past five days. However, after five days, having consumed forty Low-grade Spirit Stones, the three Seas of Consciousness within Wei Suo had only expanded slightly. According to Wei Suo's estimation, it would likely take at least another ten days to break through to the Fourth Level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm.

This was also due to the relatively low grade of the Purple Profound True Art he was cultivating and the continuous cultivation with sufficient Spirit Stones. Otherwise, for a higher-grade True Essence cultivation technique, breaking through from the Third Level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm to the Fourth Level might take at least tens of days, or even hundreds of days, with sufficient Spirit Stones.

The key point was that even most major sects like the Tianyi Sect, apart from some core disciples with good talent, could not afford to allocate more than eight Low-grade Spirit Stones per day. Therefore, the cultivation time would have to be extended by at least several times. This was precisely why Wei Suo had only broken through to the Third Level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm after so many years, and only after he had refined the first batch of Fireball Talismans.

The reason Wei Suo was heading towards the market in the northern part of the city now was that when he broke through to the Third Level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm last time, he had already realized that normal talisman crafting also provided a lot of training for his spiritual sense. Moreover, refining Fireball Talismans was currently his most reliable way to earn Spirit Stones. Since he had enough Spirit Stones now, he had posted long-term purchase requests for Fire Scorpions at several shops in the northern part of the city, with a price of four Fire Scorpions per Low-grade Spirit Stone.

This price was outrageously high for other cultivators, but one Fire Scorpion was enough for the raw materials of four Fireball Talismans. With Wei Suo's success rate, four Fire Scorpions could be used to refine at least ten Fireball Talismans, which meant earning six Low-grade Spirit Stones for every one Low-grade Spirit Stone spent – a very profitable venture.

Because the price was high for other cultivators and it was a long-term purchase, many low-level cultivators specifically sought out and killed Fire Scorpions, which were previously ignored. Wei Suo had come out once a day for the past five days to collect Fire Scorpions from those shops. On the first day, those shops received twelve Fire Scorpions, and for the next four days, they received an average of sixteen to seventeen Fire Scorpions per day.

During these five days, Wei Suo had focused on cultivating the Purple Profound True Art and those two techniques, only collecting the useful Fire Scorpion Blood and not refining Fireball Talismans.

According to Wei Suo's original plan, he would start cultivating the second layer of the Golden Snake Lightning Art, the Lightning Shuttle, and then begin refining Fireball Talismans daily while continuing his cultivation. Once he accumulated a certain number of Fireball Talismans and his Spirit Stones were almost depleted, he would then take on some safe missions in the market to earn Spirit Stones. With his current cultivation level and so many Fireball Talismans, dealing with level two demonic beasts and demonic beasts below mid-level three would be effortless.

"Auction..."

After secretly using the Qi Gazing Technique for a while, as he reached the entrance of the market in the northern part of the city, Wei Suo saw a stone wall displaying public notices where many people were gathered. When he got closer, Wei Suo was stunned. The most prominent news on this notice stone wall was that a small auction hosted by the Golden Jade Pavilion would be held in three days. Shopkeeper Tian of the Golden Jade Pavilion had previously told Wei Suo and the others that this auction would be held within ten days at the latest, but the current date was two days earlier.

"Three days from now... I should go and see how much that piece of Cold Jade can sell for, and also see if there are any good defensive techniques being auctioned," Wei Suo thought to himself as he looked at the notice. As he thought this, the image of the hot, long-legged beauty Nangong Yuqing couldn't help but appear in his mind... especially the half of her snow-white, rounded... revealed beneath her torn soft armor.

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