Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 49 - 48: Eye Technique, Clarity Spirit Eye

Chapter 49: Chapter 48: Eye Technique, Clarity Spirit Eye
Feeling the comprehension of the Clarity Spirit Eye emerging in his mind, Qi Chuan couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
The ancient book he obtained was not a cultivation method, but rather a rare eye technique.
Eye techniques are essentially one among the myriad magics, albeit much more rare and uncommon.
Most of them are augmentations for the eyes, giving the cultivator’s eyes some special effects.
Some peculiar eye techniques can even open a third eye on a human cultivator’s forehead.
Generally, such peculiar eye techniques are incredibly powerful, possessing mysterious effects unknown to others.
However, such peculiar eye techniques are exceedingly rare, and are cherished throughout the entire Cultivation Realm; even sects like the Wind Moon Sect likely do not have them.
The Clarity Spirit Eye at hand, of course, cannot be such a powerful and peculiar eye technique that opens a third or fourth eye.
It can only strengthen the cultivator’s eyes to some extent.
According to the understanding Qi Chuan just gained, if the Clarity Spirit Eye is cultivated to a high level, the cultivator’s eyes would receive special augmentation, possessing a ’perception’ effect to see through some illusions.
This is useful only in the Qi Refining Realm and is not considered a very powerful eye technique.
However, even so, if the Clarity Spirit Eye is cultivated to the perfection level, even in the Foundation Establishment Realm it has some uses.
Therefore, this Clarity Spirit Eye is a very good eye technique for Qi Chuan.
After all, with his Hundredfold Critical Strike, as long as he works hard at cultivating the Clarity Spirit Eye, he will be able to reach its perfection realm.
Once cultivated to perfection, until Qi Chuan reaches Core Formation, the Clarity Spirit Eye will be extremely useful in facing enemies, exploring unfamiliar places, and even secretly observing others’ secrets.
"I must cultivate this Clarity Spirit Eye!"
At once, Qi Chuan thought to himself.
In the Cultivation Realm, the myriad techniques change endlessly and are truly hard to guard against.
If one could possess a profound eye technique, they would surely be able to mitigate a great portion of hidden threats.
However, even though he was determined to get the Clarity Spirit Eye, Qi Chuan did not immediately take it.
He handed the Clarity Spirit Eye to Murong Fan, saying, "This is an eye technique, take a look."
His collaboration with Murong Fan has been pleasant so far, with both parties enjoying themselves.
Qi Chuan couldn’t predict what the future held, but for now, Murong Fan seemed like a straightforward person, so as long as he didn’t cause any trouble, Qi Chuan would not exploit him.
"An eye technique?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Fan was also rather surprised.
Then he took the Clarity Spirit Eye and began to examine it.
This examination lasted for a brief moment.
Until after a short while, Murong Fan put down the Clarity Spirit Eye, still somewhat intrigued.
Then he hesitated slightly before saying, "This Clarity Spirit Eye, you may have it, after all, I’ve already taken the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill."
Eye techniques are challenging to cultivate; after a brief moment of reading, Murong Fan, although unable to gain much, had learned some information about the Clarity Spirit Eye.
This eye technique is indeed quite good; even though it’s a spell at the Qi Refining Level, if cultivated to perfection, it could still be quite useful in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Nonetheless, eye techniques are hard even to get started with, and as for reaching the perfection level, it is incredibly challenging, requiring a massive investment of time and energy, often without success.
And if one doesn’t reach the perfection level, at most, it remains a Qi Refining Level magic, merely a bit rare and special.
For a cultivation clan like the Qi Family or the Murong Family, comparing the Clarity Spirit Eye to the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill makes it hard to tell which is more valuable.
After all, if used effectively, the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill’s characteristic of boosting cultivation more easily can allow the family to produce more Qi Refining Middle and Late Stage cultivators.
There is even a possibility that a Murong Family cultivator, due to being well-suited for the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill, could just barely reach Qi Refining Tenth Layer before sixty and then advance to Foundation Establishment, adding another Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator to the Murong Family.
From this perspective, the value of the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill is higher.
As for both parties mutually making a rubbing copy, perhaps due to some tacit understanding, neither side brought it up.
"Since Brother Murong says so, I shall gratefully accept it."
Seeing Murong Fan give up the Clarity Spirit Eye, Qi Chuan’s eyes showed slight surprise, but he had a vague guess about Murong Fan’s reasons, so he smiled and accepted the Clarity Spirit Eye.
Then, Qi Chuan looked at the two items on the ground and said casually, "As for these two magical artifacts, let’s take one each."
There were two magical artifacts lying before him.
They were actually top-grade magical artifacts with very high value.
Unfortunately, perhaps due to the passage of time or improper storage, these two top-grade magical artifacts had been damaged.
They had to be dismantled and treated as raw materials, significantly reducing their value.
Even their primary materials had been half ruined, further decreasing their worth.
"Agreed." Murong Fan only nodded, not placing much importance on the two mostly damaged top-grade magical artifacts.
Thus, Qi Chuan and Murong Fan each took one of the half-damaged top-grade magical artifacts.
Finally, only a small pile of lower grade spirit stones remained.
These spirit stones were piled on the ground, numbering only about a hundred, not many, so each took a few dozen, hardly worth mentioning.
Thus, the spoils from the treasure map were completely divided.
"The matter is settled; let’s return to the sect." Qi Chuan stood up, looking quite satisfied.
Murong Fan also felt he had gained substantially.
After which, the two left the cave.
However, when passing the midpoint nest of the previous forked path, Qi Chuan cut open the demon corpse of the two Tier One Middle Grade Black Jade Spirit Snakes, taking their snake galls, as the gall was the most valuable part of the Black Jade Spirit Snake.
Qi Chuan wanted both snake galls, so he exchanged some spirit stones for Murong Fan’s share.
The latter didn’t know what Qi Chuan wanted the snake galls for; however, since the snake galls were not of much use to him either, and could be exchanged for resources later, he was happy to oblige.
Qi Chuan’s reasoning for doing so was the fear that one snake gall might not suffice to successfully refine the Black Jade Discontinuity Pill, and to ensure the smooth resolution of Second Elder’s tendon issues, spending extra spirit stones to prepare an additional share was no big deal.
After collecting the snake galls, the two headed away from the Black Snake Abyss, and soon they were out of the Black Snake Abyss, back in Black Snake City.
"Brother Qi, I plan not to return to the sect immediately but to visit my family and offer them the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill; let us part here and meet again at the sect." Murong Fan said to Qi Chuan with cupped fists after leaving Black Snake City.
"In that case, see you at the sect." Qi Chuan naturally responded with cupped fists.
After bidding farewell, Murong Fan was about to turn and leave, but then he remembered something, paused, and said to Qi Chuan again:
"By the way, due to its proximity to the Black Snake Abyss, Black Snake City hosts a mix of immortals and mortals. A market has formed a few miles southwest; if you have difficulty selling that half-damaged top-grade magical artifact, you could try selling it there."