Spirit-Communing Pill? Spirit-Communing Pill?

"Low-grade mortal tier."

Chen Shaojun was not surprised.

The amount of Killing Intent did not necessarily represent a treasure's value, but to a great extent, it was tied to the grade displayed on the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror.

The denser the Killing Intent, the higher the grade on the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror.

At least, that was what he had discovered so far.

At the same time, the appraisal reward fell into his hands.

A grayish-white spiritual pill.

A Spirit-Communing Pill.

It was slightly smaller than an Essence-Nourishing Pill, yet rounder, and its effects differed from the Essence-Nourishing Pill as well.

This was a spiritual pill that could allow one to commune with spirits for a short time, attain enlightenment, and grasp the truth.

"Spirit communion?

Attain enlightenment and grasp the truth?

What exactly does that mean?"

Chen Shaojun was somewhat puzzled.

Although the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror had transmitted the effects of this spiritual pill into his mind, words alone still made it difficult to understand its exact use.

Why think so much? Wouldn't I understand after taking it?

After a brief moment of thought, Chen Shaojun soon laughed at himself.

At the very least, he knew that this pill placed no requirements on its user. Even an ordinary person could take it.

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

The pill melted the moment it entered his mouth. Before it even reached his throat, a cool sensation surged up and acted directly upon his mind.

Buzz!

In an instant.

He felt his thoughts and senses enter an extraordinarily peculiar state. Everything he thought of moved with incredible speed; with a single turn of thought, hundreds and thousands of possibilities emerged. The moment a question arose, it was resolved in the blink of an eye.

"This state..."

Chen Shaojun was inwardly horrified, truly sensing its wondrous nature.

Then, as though divine inspiration had descended, he turned his thoughts toward the Divine Gaze Technique.

Immediately, all sorts of mysteries, questions, and conjectures regarding the Divine Gaze Technique surfaced... and were swiftly answered.

It was as though he had undergone countless arduous years of cultivation in that brief span of time, reaching an astonishing level of understanding and mastery over the Divine Gaze Technique.

This knowledge and mastery had not appeared out of thin air.

In truth, every detail and variation involved in cultivating the Divine Gaze Technique was crystal clear to him.

He had merely used the power of the Spirit-Communing Pill to accelerate the process of cultivation.

The Spirit-Communing Pill had effectively spared him the time of cultivating step by step through bitter effort.

After quite a while.

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

Then.

He felt an aching sense of loss.

That feeling had been far too wondrous.

He now truly understood what it meant to attain enlightenment and grasp the truth.

"This is actually the equivalent of an experience pill.

It can directly raise the cultivation level of my Divine Gaze Technique."

Chen Shaojun was filled with amazement.

If his previous grasp of the Divine Gaze Technique had only barely counted as entry-level, then now, he had at least raised this technique to the proficient level.

In this world, the realms of martial arts and spells were generally divided into five levels: entry-level, proficient, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.

The proficient level was already not low.

One could fully bring out the effects of the technique.

The most direct manifestation was faster activation and stronger condensed spiritual power.

For example, when Chen Shaojun previously prepared to use the Divine Gaze Technique, he needed at least five breaths of time, and the spiritual strength he produced was not particularly high.

Now, not only had the activation time been shortened to three breaths, but the spiritual strength it produced was more than twice as strong as before.

"If my Divine Gaze Technique had reached the proficient level when I appraised the Literary Fan earlier, perhaps it would not have been so difficult."

After silently comparing the two, Chen Shaojun could not help but sigh.

"Let's continue.

There are still two more.

If the rewards for appraising these two treasures are also Spirit-Communing Pills, perhaps I can raise my Divine Gaze Technique to the minor achievement level."

Chen Shaojun's eyes lit up, and he became full of motivation.

A Divine Gaze Technique at minor achievement was enough for him to apply to become an official appraiser at the Lin Clan Pawnshop.

From then on, his status and position would undergo earth-shaking changes.

After careful consideration, he might not reveal that too early.

But one had to remember that pawnshop appraisers had treasures to appraise almost every day, and every treasure contained more or less Yin ghost Killing Intent.

Some Killing Intent was exceptionally powerful. Under its impact, one could almost lose one's life in an instant.

The Divine Gaze Technique was the only means of self-preservation available to apprentice appraisers.

Naturally, the higher one's cultivation level, the stronger one's ability to preserve one's life.

Very soon, the second piece of "raw material" fell into his hands.

Without hesitation, he smoothly activated the Divine Gaze Technique.

Three breaths later.

The appraisal was complete.

The Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror appeared, Origin-Tracking Search began, and the grade was determined.

Then came the third item.

After the same process.

Chen Shaojun had two more rewards in his hands.

Both rewards this time were spiritual pills as well.

One was a Spirit-Communing Pill, also known as an experience pill.

The other was a Blood-Qi Pill.

A Blood-Qi Pill.

It strengthened one's blood and qi and fortified the body.

Though it could not compare with the Essence-Nourishing Pill, which could cleanse one's marrow and refine one's essence, it was still an exceedingly rare good thing for Chen Shaojun.

After all, the body was the foundation of everything.

If he wished to learn martial arts, a strong physique would undoubtedly give him far greater advantages than those who were frail and weak, with depleted blood and qi.

Chen Shaojun did not intend to keep either spiritual pill.

There were not many places in the pawnshop where he could hide spiritual pills.

The communal sleeping quarters where he lived were even more crowded and full of prying eyes.

Besides, he was currently in a vulnerable state. Naturally, he had to turn every resource into capital to strengthen himself.

Thus, he first took out the Spirit-Communing Pill.

He swallowed it in one gulp.

Information concerning the Divine Gaze Technique swiftly flowed through his mind, and in a short time, greatly improved his cultivation and understanding of the technique.

Only after quite a while did he return to his senses with a wistful expression.

A trace of regret appeared on his face.

This time, taking the experience pill had not directly raised his Divine Gaze Technique to the minor achievement realm.

He estimated that he would need at least two more Spirit-Communing Pills before he could comprehend and cultivate his Divine Gaze Technique to minor achievement.

"But this is enough.

A proficient-level Divine Gaze Technique should be the only one of its kind among all the apprentice appraisers in the pawnshop, right?"

Chen Shaojun could not be certain. He had not deliberately asked around before.

He had vaguely heard, however, that Zhang Wang, who had been invaded by Killing Intent, had actually cultivated the Divine Gaze Technique to the proficient level long ago.

But had Zhang Wang not already been injured and carried away?

Then it was not wrong to say Chen Shaojun was the only one.

After digesting the effects of the Spirit-Communing Pill, Chen Shaojun quickly turned his gaze toward the Blood-Qi Pill.

The Blood-Qi Pill was also oval, but its surface was covered by a layer of blood-red threads.

It was said to be refined from the vital blood of strange beasts, combined with certain special materials.

Chen Shaojun curiously examined it for a moment, guessing what strange beast's vital blood had been used to refine it, yet his hand swiftly tossed it into his mouth.