Minor Mastery of Divine Gaze Technique

The Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror emerged.

Grade assessed, tier determined.

Lower Mortal Grade.

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 to the mix, he was actually already a cut above most physicians.

At the very least, for common colds, fevers, and aches, 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 storeroom and brought out many old materials. Though these old materials contained little Killing Intent and were mostly of low grade in the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror, something was still better than nothing.

One appraisal meant one reward. As grains of sand piled 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 had been appraised.

The Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror assessed its grade and determined its tier.

Lower Mortal Grade.

Reward: Blood-Qi Pill.

"Blood-Qi Pill—not bad either.

For those who practiced martial arts, qi and blood were 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 power was insufficient and he could no longer continue appraising, but because he only intended to appraise five times a day.

Doing more was not impossible.

But for an ordinary Appraiser Apprentice, appraising treasures five times with the Divine Gaze Technique at the proficient level was already pushing it. Any more would arouse suspicion.

He was currently living under another's roof. Lin Qi's status and methods also made him wary, and he had no desire to stir up unnecessary trouble.

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

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

"There's no need to say much about the Blood-Qi Pill.

As long as a Martial Warrior was in the Body Tempering Realm, they would need the nourishing effects of this spiritual pill.

"As for the Spirit-Communing Pill.

This is an experience pill.

With the Spirit-Communing Pill in hand, I can almost certainly raise my Divine Gaze Technique to minor mastery.

After waiting for several days, it was finally rewarded today."

Joy surged through Chen Shaojun's heart.

As an Appraiser Apprentice, he naturally hoped that the level of his Divine Gaze Technique would be as high as possible.

Once the Divine Gaze Technique reached minor mastery, one could be promoted to a Certified Appraiser. It was said that when the Divine Gaze Technique reached greater mastery, even if one encountered a true ghost, one could shatter it by force.

As for perfection?

That was another level altogether. He had never heard of anyone capable of reaching it.

"Finally, this Detailed Bare-Handed Climbing Knowledge... it isn't very useful, but it isn't completely useless either. No matter what, it is still an ability..."

Chen Shaojun was now someone who practiced martial arts. Leaping ten zhang in one bound was beyond him, but jumping two or three zhang was still possible.

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

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

Still, it was an ability all the same. As the saying went, too many skills did not weigh one down, so he naturally would not reject it.

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

After thinking for a moment, he first put away the Blood-Qi Pill and decided to take the Spirit-Communing Pill in his hand.

By his estimation, after appraising treasures for some more time, he should have been able to raise his Divine Gaze Technique to the minor mastery realm anyway.

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

The sooner he broke through, the sooner he would gain another measure of security.

If possible, he naturally hoped to break through as soon as he could.

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

A cool sensation immediately rose and seeped into his mind.

Buzz!

In an instant, Chen Shaojun felt that his thoughts and senses had entered an extremely peculiar state. Everything he thought of moved with astonishing speed. With a single turn of thought, countless transformations emerged; the moment a question arose, an answer appeared in the blink of an eye.

He hurriedly directed his thoughts toward the Divine Gaze Technique.

At once, every mysterious transformation, question, answer, conjecture, and direction related to the Divine Gaze Technique surfaced, and he rapidly grasped them all.

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

After quite a while.

The cool sensation faded, and he returned from that peculiar state.

"Even though it isn't my first time using a Spirit-Communing Pill.

This feeling is still far too intoxicating."

Chen Shaojun felt a pang of loss.

But 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 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.

A method that had originally required at least two breaths to use now required only one.

Moreover, when he gathered his mental power and thrust it forward.

A distinct ripple appeared in the air.

Then, in the next instant, the ripple in the air shot forward like a sharp sword and struck the table three feet away.

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

Thump~!

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

"Mental power solidified, interfering with reality.

I really did break through.

Minor Mastery of Divine Gaze Technique."

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

He had long known that once the Divine Gaze Technique reached minor mastery, mental power would condense until it became almost tangible, allowing it to interfere with reality.

In other words, without moving from where he stood, he could use the power of his mental will alone to move objects in the distance.

Even though the objects he could move at present were still relatively light, and the range was limited—at most, he could only move things within three feet that weighed less than one jin.

That alone already left him extremely satisfied.

He was not in a hurry.

Although the range his mental will could affect was still small, and the weight of the objects it could move was limited.

It was not as though he could not improve.

He believed that once his Divine Gaze Technique reached greater mastery, or even perfection, once his strength continued to grow, his martial path advanced, and his Daoist arts deepened... the influence of his mental will would inevitably become even more terrifying.

In the future, flying on a sword, traversing a thousand miles with a single thought, 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 appraisal ability is actually not much different from that of a Certified Appraiser.

If I reported it, I would probably soon receive attention, shed my slave status, be assigned a dedicated appraisal room, and even receive silver rewards... From then on, my identity and status would be utterly transformed.

But there is no rush.

Everything can wait until the Treasure Fair begins.

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

Chen Shaojun silently pondered this, then rose to his feet.

Next came cultivation time.

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

Rich, surging qi and blood scattered throughout the room.

Like a blazing furnace, it was fiercely intense.

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