Divine Gaze Technique Reached Minor Mastery

The Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror surfaced.

Rank assessment.

Mortal Grade, Low-Tier.

Basic Herb Identification.

"Is this... asking me to become a physician?"

Chen Shaojun froze.

Previously, he had obtained the Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Method: Observation, Auscultation, Inquiry, and Palpation.

Now, with Basic Herb Identification added in, he was actually already somewhat better than most physicians.

At the very least, for common colds, injuries, and ailments, he could now prescribe medicine, prepare remedies, diagnose, and treat them.

Then, Chen Shaojun began his second appraisal.

If possible, he naturally wanted to appraise more treasures.

It just so happened that the shopkeeper had thrown open the treasury and brought out many aged materials. Even if these old materials contained little Killing Intent and were mostly of low rank when judged by the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror, they were still better than nothing.

One appraisal meant one reward. As grains of sand accumulated into a tower, perhaps he might obtain martial arts, spells, or some other useful wondrous technique.

Then, he proceeded step by step.

Very soon, the second treasure was appraised.

The Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror assessed its rank.

Mortal Grade, Low-Tier.

Reward: Blood-Qi Pill.

"A Blood-Qi Pill is not bad either.

"For martial artists, qi and blood are the most important things."

Chen Shaojun put away the Blood-Qi Pill.

Then he began his third and fourth appraisals.

After five appraisals.

He stopped.

It was not because his mental strength was insufficient and he could not continue appraising, but because he only intended to appraise five times a day.

Doing more was not impossible.

But for an ordinary appraisal apprentice, using the Divine Gaze Technique at the proficient level to appraise five times was already barely reasonable. Any more would arouse suspicion.

He was currently dependent on others. Lin Qi's status and methods also made him wary, and he had no desire to invite unnecessary trouble.

Of the three appraisals, two were Mortal Grade, Low-Tier, while one was Mortal Grade, Mid-Tier.

The rewards were a Blood-Qi Pill, a Spirit-Communing Pill, and Detailed Bare-Handed Climbing Knowledge.

There was no need to say much about the Blood-Qi Pill. As long as a martial artist was in the Body Tempering realm, he would need the nourishing effects of this spiritual pill.

"As for the Spirit-Communing Pill.

"This is an experience pill.

"With a Spirit-Communing Pill in hand, I can almost certainly raise my Divine Gaze Technique to Minor Mastery.

"After waiting several days, it has finally been rewarded today."

Chen Shaojun felt a surge of joy in his heart.

As an appraisal apprentice, he naturally wished for his Divine Gaze Technique to reach as high a level as possible.

Once the Divine Gaze Technique reached Minor Mastery, one could be promoted to a formal appraiser. It was said that at Major Mastery, even when faced with a true ghostly entity, one could shatter it with force.

As for perfection?

That was another level entirely. He had never heard of anyone achieving it.

"Lastly, this Detailed Bare-Handed Climbing Knowledge... it is not very useful, but it is not entirely useless either. No matter what, it is still an ability..."

Chen Shaojun was now a martial artist. He could not leap ten zhang in a single bound, but jumping two or three zhang was still possible.

Once he learned qinggong in the future, he would be able to soar high and sweep low, coming and going without a trace.

Thus, he did not think much of this bare-handed climbing ability.

Still, it was an ability nonetheless. As the saying went, too many skills never weighed one down, so he naturally would not disdain it.

Then, Chen Shaojun took out the Blood-Qi Pill and the Spirit-Communing Pill.

After thinking it over, he first put away the Blood-Qi Pill and decided to consume the Spirit-Communing Pill in his hand.

By his estimation, after appraising treasures for a while longer, he should also be able to raise his Divine Gaze Technique to the Minor Mastery realm.

But the Divine Gaze Technique was unlike other things. It was the very foundation of an appraiser's treasure appraisal.

The sooner he broke through, the sooner he would gain peace of mind.

If possible, he naturally wished to break through as quickly as he could.

Pinching the Spirit-Communing Pill between his fingers, Chen Shaojun swallowed it in one gulp.

A cool sensation immediately rose up and entered his mind.

Buzz!

In an instant, Chen Shaojun felt his thoughts and senses enter an extraordinarily special state. Everything he thought of moved with incredible speed. With a single turn of thought, a thousand changes emerged; the moment a question arose, an answer came in the blink of an eye.

He hurriedly turned his thoughts toward the Divine Gaze Technique.

Immediately, all sorts of profound transformations, questions, answers, conjectures, and directions related to the Divine Gaze Technique surfaced, and he swiftly grasped them all.

It was as though, in that brief span of time, he had practiced the Divine Gaze Technique countless times. His familiarity with and understanding of the method reached an astonishing level.

After quite a while.

The cool sensation faded, and he emerged from that special state.

"Even though this is not my first time using a Spirit-Communing Pill.

"This feeling is still far too intoxicating."

Chen Shaojun felt as if he had lost something.

Yet very quickly, delight appeared on his face.

He had broken through.

The Divine Gaze Technique had risen to the Minor Mastery level.

He could clearly feel that his familiarity with and understanding of the Divine Gaze Technique were no longer what they had once been.

Most importantly—

Chen Shaojun focused his mind and unleashed the Divine Gaze Technique.

What had originally required at least two breaths to activate now required only one.

Moreover, when he gathered his focus and thrust it forward.

A distinct ripple passed through the air.

Then, in the next instant, the air ripple shot forth like a sharp sword and landed upon the table three chi away.

The five treasures he had appraised were placed on the table.

Thump~!

The five treasures moved without wind, all being pushed aside before turning over.

"Mental strength has solidified, interfering with reality.

"I truly have broken through.

"Divine Gaze Technique, Minor Mastery."

Chen Shaojun's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.

He had long known that once the Divine Gaze Technique reached Minor Mastery, mental strength would condense until it became almost tangible, capable of interfering with reality.

In other words, while standing still, he could use nothing but the power of his mental will to move distant objects.

Even though the weight of the objects he could currently move was still quite low, and the range was limited—at most, objects within three chi and under one jin.

Even so, he was already deeply satisfied.

He was not in a hurry.

Although the range affected by his mental will was still very small, and the weight of the objects he could move was limited.

But it was not as though he could not improve.

He believed that once his Divine Gaze Technique reached Major Mastery, or even perfection, as his strength continued to grow, his martial path advanced, and his Dao techniques deepened... the influence of his mental will would inevitably become even more terrifying.

In the future, flying swords, a thought spanning a thousand miles, taking an enemy's head from ten thousand miles away... none of it would be impossible.

"With the Divine Gaze Technique at Minor Mastery, my current treasure-appraisal ability is actually not much different from that of a formal appraiser.

"If I report it, I will probably soon receive attention, cast off my slave status, be assigned a dedicated appraisal room, and receive silver as a reward... From then on, my status and position will be utterly transformed.

"But there is no rush.

"Everything must wait until the Treasure Fair begins.

"Fortunately, there is not much time left until the Treasure Fair."

Chen Shaojun silently pondered, then rose to his feet.

Next came cultivation time.

Chen Shaojun took out a Blood-Qi Pill and swallowed it in one gulp. Then he immediately spread his stance and began practicing the Tiger Demon Body-Tempering Fist.

Dense, surging qi and blood scattered throughout the room.

Like a blazing furnace, it was intensely fiery.

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