Those Years When I Appraised Treasures At The Pawnshop - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Five Realms of Martial Artists

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“I never thought that this pearl would be formed from the Eye of the Goshawk.”

“Furthermore, the grade of the treasure has reached the Middle-Grade Mortal level.”

Chen Shaojun returned to his senses and was surprised.

However, after thinking about it, it was normal.

That eagle soared through the heavens. When it hunted, it was fierce and cruel. Furthermore, a single swipe of its claw could crush rocks into pieces. It was definitely not an ordinary wild beast.

Thus, its eyes were naturally extraordinary and could be considered a type of precious medicine.

After that, Chen Shaojun received the reward from the Psychic Treasure Mirror as well.

It was a spell.

It was the Spiritual Eye technique.

All living beings were born with spiritual energy. It was just that the strength of their spiritual energy varied.

Meanwhile, the Spiritual Eye technique could determine the value and danger of items through the strength of the spiritual energy in them. This allowed its user to avoid harm.

Chen Shaojun had obtained the Spiritual Eye technique and could not wait to use it.

He didn’t have the essential qi used in Dao cultivation and martial arts, nor did he have Daoist true essence.

Fortunately, the Spiritual Eye technique was similar to the Divine Vision technique. Both could be activated by his spiritual power, but the method to use it was slightly different from the latter.

Another thing worth mentioning was that the Spiritual Eye technique was an auxiliary type of magic technique that heightened one’s vision. Meanwhile, although the Divine Vision technique was also executed using the eyes, it was still an offensive secret technique.

The Divine Vision technique was designed to wear down the fiendish ghost aura inside the treasure and restore the original appearance of the treasure.

Thus, there was a fundamental difference between the two techniques.

When the Spiritual Eye technique was used, the various auras in the room could be seen clearly.

The clearest thing was the Eye of the Goshawk that he had identified on the table.

Sparkling white light gathered on the treasure and did not disperse. They even formed faint wisps. Chen Shaojun counted the number of wisps and found that there were four.

“There are four wisps of spiritual energy.”

“Do they represent the medicinal power contained within the Eye of the Goshawk?”

Chen Shaojun was somewhat puzzled.

However, he simply remembered this in his heart.

No matter how great the medicinal power contained in the Eye of the Goshawk was, it had nothing to do with him.

After all, before every treasure in the pawnshop fell into his hands, it would pass through the hands of an official pawnbroker and be recorded.

If he dared to embezzle the treasure, he would be tracked down in less than a night.

At that time, his fate would not be any better than being imprisoned by the government. He would definitely suffer a fate worse than death.

Then, Chen Shaojun looked elsewhere and discovered that although most of the artifacts contained some spiritual power, they were all shapeless. It was difficult for them to even emit a white light, let alone gather without dispersing and condensing into strands of spiritual threads.

The spiritual power was simply faint and fleeting.

Clearly, not all items could produce spiritual threads.

Perhaps this was the difference between a treasure and an ordinary object?

“The mystical nature of the Spiritual Eye technique is indeed worthy of its name.”

“It can even help me see the depths of everything and determine the value of treasures.”

“If I use this technique before I appraise treasures, it might even help me avoid harm and seek out the level of danger ahead of time.”

Chen Shaojun sighed in his heart. He had already thought of how to make use of this Spiritual Eye technique to display its greatest effect.

The only thing that made him feel a little helpless was that the amount of energy required to cast the Spiritual Eye technique was not small.

With his spiritual strength, he could only maintain it for ten seconds at most.

If he considered his remaining energy after subtracting the amount of energy required to execute the Divine Vision technique, he could only maintain it for five seconds.

“Five seconds.”

“That’s enough.”

Chen Shaojun walked out of Appraisal Room No. 7 and came to the storeroom.

At this moment, there was already an apprentice who was one step ahead of him. After appraising a treasure, he was currently registering it.

Chen Shaojun noticed that the other party was the tall young man who had also encountered the baleful aura yesterday. His name was Du Hao.

After exchanging greetings, Chen Shaojun waited quietly.

Very soon, he noticed that the unpacker Xu Hongtao was bragging about his experiences in the pugilistic world with a group of odd-job workers.

In the pawnshop, they took in and appraised treasures. They also exchanged treasures for silver. However, when there was nothing to do, the employees were actually very free.

Occasionally, they would chat and boast, but no one would discipline them.

Chen Shaojun had been here for half a year, and he had long since heard 70 to 80 percent of Xu Hongtao’s bragging. As soon as Xu Hongtao opened his mouth, Chen Shaojun knew that he was talking about him accompanying their gang leader to meet Shao Tuoshan’s Heavenly Master on their own.

The other party sounded dangerous.

However, Chen Shaojun concluded that they were just two gang leaders who were wary of each other and were testing the waters.

Their brief exchange proved this point.

The only reason they were able to escape unscathed was that they weren’t confident of killing the other party.

Later on, the gang that Shao Tuoshan and Xu Hongtao belonged to was reduced to ashes under the iron fist of the government.

It was obvious that the government was the most powerful force in this world.

However, Chen Shaojun was indeed very curious about martial arts.

Therefore, he couldn’t help but ask, “Uncle Xu, may I know what realm your boss is in?”

“Our gang leader was a well-known figure back then.”

“It is said that the deep seas and sudden thunder can be destroyed with a knife, while mountains and rocks can be cut open with a spear.”

“The knife in this saying refers to our leader, Shen Jinglei.”

“He is a superior-grade martial master who has reached the 9th Stage of the Qi Ocean Realm.”

Xu Hongtao said with a proud look.

Although he could only stay in the Lin Pawnshop as an unpacker now, his life in the gang during his early years made him the most excited.

Furthermore, the person he admired the most in his life was their gang leader, Shen Jinglei.

“The 9th Stage of the Qi Ocean Realm? A superior-grade martial master?”

Chen Shaojun was shocked and excited.

These martial arts realms and martial arts titles reminded him of the exciting times when he watched martial arts classics.

“Uncle Xu, you know about martial arts.”

“I wonder if you can tell us about the difference between the various realms in martial arts.”

In fact, Chen Shaojun was not the only one who was curious. The others also looked forward to hearing about martial arts.

At that moment, Du Hao couldn’t help but ask.

“Since you’re interested, I’ll tell you about it.”

When Xu Hongtao heard that, he laughed loudly and said, “Practitioners of martial arts are divided into five realms, the Body Tempering Realm, the Qi Ocean Realm, the Connate Realm, the Spirit Dipper Realm, and the Divine Profound Realm.”

“Even though there are only five realms, there are nine stages of changes in the Body Tempering Realm alone.”

“The nine stages are flesh training, tendon training, bone training, skin training, marrow training, blood changing, internal organ training, hollow organ training, and internal inspection. You have to take it one step at a time. It is extremely difficult.”

“A normal martial artist would need at least 10 years of hard work to cultivate from the first stage of flesh training to the ninth stage of internal inspection.”

“Another thing worth mentioning is that those in the Body Refinement Realm are collectively known as martial artists in the outside world, while those in the Qi Ocean Realm are known as martial masters. Those in the Connate Realm are known as grandmasters and those in the Spirit Dipper Realm are known as great grandmasters. Finally, those in the Divine Profound Realm are known as martial saints.”

“For example, the current Martial Marquis is a Divine Profound Realm martial saint.”

Xu Hongtao did not hide anything either. He spoke with confidence and assurance, opening a new door for everyone.

“There are five realms, namely the Body Tempering Realm, the Qi Ocean Realm, the Connate Realm, the Spirit Dipper Realm, and the Divine Profound Realm. They correspond to the titles of martial artist, martial master, grandmaster, great grandmaster, and martial saint.”

“So this is how the world of martial artists works?”

Chen Shaojun took a deep breath and his eyes suddenly lit up.

A strong yearning arose deep in his heart..