After the appraisal was completed, he received two rewards.
Chen Shaojun was already satisfied.
His preparations were not in vain.
However, when he looked at the treasure he had appraised, his eyes couldn't help but flicker.
The jade ruyi itself was fine.
However, there was a pearl embedded in the jade ruyi.
It was an Elemental Spirit Pearl!
It was a Low-Grade Treasure item.
It could allow one to accumulate their spirit, gather their aura, refine their body, increase their lifespan, and establish their foundation…
"This is most definitely a rare treasure."
Chen Shaojun knew very well that the appraisal of the Psychic Treasure Mirror had never been wrong.
Since it was said that the Elemental Spirit Pearl had these effects, then it couldn't be fake.
Among them, just the aspects of spirit accumulation and aura gathering were enough to make people envious.
Furthermore, the Elemental Spirit Pearl could allow one to refine their body, increase their lifespan, and establish their Dao foundation…
Chen Shaojun intended to hide this treasure.
After all, the scar-faced man with the surname Peng was not a good person. He was originally one of Zhao Quan's good friends. However, because he had taken a fancy to this treasure, he decided to kill Zhao Quan.
Zhao Quan might be related to the previous master of the jade ruyi. He might even be the nephew of the previous master.
However, the jade ruyi did not belong to him.
Chen Shaojun hesitated slightly.
If he did not seize this opportunity from the heavens, he would be punished instead.
There was no way he would miss out on something that could strengthen his foundation.
In any case, he only needed to ensure that the jade ruyi was intact and that the Elemental Spirit Pearl did not shatter.
At most, he would leave behind a trace of elemental power to ensure that the treasure remained intact.
"There's not much time left. I have to hurry."
Chen Shaojun looked at the sky outside.
Shen Lang knew that the scar-faced man with the surname Peng should be waiting in the pawnshop for the treasure. Shen Lang would come to the appraisal room at any time to urge him.
He hurriedly picked up the jade ruyi.
At that moment, the jade ruyi had lost all its baleful aura. The jade had become warm and comfortable in his hands.
It was no wonder many wealthy families liked to play with jade. This kind of jade was crystal clear, smooth, warm, and refreshing. It was a great pleasure to touch.
Without much emotion, Chen Shaojun channeled his spiritual power into the Elemental Spirit Pearl. Immediately, a special spiritual energy was triggered and turned into a stream of water that flowed into his body.
Then, Chen Shaojun shuddered.
Immediately, he felt a ferocious, powerful, and overbearing force that wanted to completely destroy his body. This force seemed to be filled with infinite vitality. At the same time, it was doing its best to repair his body.
The moment this power entered his body, it rushed to every part of his body.
Sizzle…
He felt as if he was being cooked in a pot of oil, but it also felt like he was being refined in flames. Chen Shaojun could clearly feel a distinctive kind of pain.
The destructive and tyrannical power slowly scattered his skin, flesh, blood, meridians, and bones… Then, little by little, it repaired and reformed his body.
There was pain, itchiness, and sourness… Then, he felt a warmth, as if he had entered his mother's womb.
Chen Shaojun continued to absorb the elemental power from the Elemental Spirit Pearl. At the same time, he constantly endured the simultaneous assaults of both pain and pleasure.
He felt that he was undergoing a metamorphosis and welcoming a new life.
…
It seemed like a long time had passed.
At the same time, it felt as if only an instant had passed.
He felt that there was a sense of emptiness from the Elemental Spirit Pearl. In fact, it faintly felt as if it was about to collapse. Only then did he stop the absorption process.
"It feels as if my bones are made out of gold and my muscles are made out of jade. The body tempering was a success."
"My spirit and qi have fused to establish my Dao foundation."
Chen Shaojun slowly opened his eyes and carefully sensed the changes in his body. He could not help but feel emotional.
At this moment, he clearly felt that he was different.
He was in a better state than ever.
There was no essential qi or Dao Energy in his body, but when he exerted his strength and delivered a punch…
Bang!
A dull thud reverberated when his punch sliced through the air!
At the same time, a white wave seeped from his fist. It traveled three inches away from his body before it dissipated.
For a martial arts practitioner, it was extremely difficult to produce a sound through one's fist.
However, Chen Shaojun's punch produced a muffled sound. Thus, from an outsider's point of view, it was a sign that his body had been tempered and his limbs and bones had been thoroughly refined.
Furthermore, the white wave that accompanied his punch represented his strength.
Typically, the pure strength of a punch could only seep out of martial artists who had trained their martial techniques to the point of perfection. A martial artist at this level had full control over their strength and could fully exert it.
However, in reality, Chen Shaojun had not trained his martial arts techniques to this level just yet.
He did not even have a basic mastery of martial arts.
He was not considered a martial artist at all.
All he relied on was his own physical strength.
"The improvements that the Elemental Spirit Pearl has provided to me are too great."
"In terms of body tempering, it has saved me a lot of hard work."
"It will probably not be long before the realm of my martial art rises rapidly and reaches an extremely profound level."
"Furthermore, it helped me expand my meridians, temper my dantian, qi ocean, and establish my Dao foundation."
"It has helped me clear countless obstacles for my future cultivation."
"However, most importantly, my lifespan has also increased."
"It has increased by 30 years."
"If I was previously able to live up to 100 years barring any illnesses or calamities, then by relying on the Elemental Spirit Pearl, the upper limit of my lifespan should have increased to 130 years."
Chen Shaojun's emotion surged. His excitement was at its peak.
If not for the fact that he was worried about his surroundings and was afraid of being discovered by the people in the pawnshop, he would have howled at the sky.
After a while…
He gradually calmed down.
He could not bring his excitement outside Appraisal Room No. 7.
In addition, he also had to clean the blood of the black dog, the virgin's urine, and the other things in the room.
Thus…
When Chen Shaojun walked out of Appraisal Room No. 7, he had already returned to his usual, simple self. His expression and demeanor were no different from before.
Then, he reached the storeroom.
Shen Lang seemed to have been waiting for him. He quickly greeted him and said, "You are finally out. How is it? Are you done?"
"Fortunately, I did not fail."
Chen Shaojun remained calm as he took out the tray. There were eight treasures, including the jade ruyi, on it.
"Good, good. I knew you were not an ordinary person."
"However, I didn't expect you to appraise all eight treasures at once."
"I'll register the items for you now."
"Coincidentally, Mr. Peng is already waiting inside the shop."
Shen Lang looked at Chen Shaojun in surprise.
Initially, he thought that Chen Shaojun took all the treasures on the tray just to earn more money by obtaining more tallies. In reality, it would take at least two days to appraise all the treasures.
Unexpectedly, only four hours had passed and all eight of the treasures had already been appraised and cleansed!
"Yes, Mr. Shen."
Chen Shaojun nodded as he watched Shen Lang pick up the treasures one by one. The latter evaluated their grade and registered them under Chen Shaojun's name.
When Shen Lang picked up the jade ruyi, Chen Shaojun was slightly nervous.
The jade ruyi itself was fine.
However, the elemental power in the Elemental Spirit Pearl at the top of the jade ruyi has almost been completely absorbed by him.
He was truly afraid that if Shen Lang touched it, the Elemental Spirit Pearl would shatter.
Fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen.