When the stunningly beautiful demon fox Chu Qing made her entrance, not only did the entire hotel hall fall into a daze.

Even Shen Qiang, who was surrounded by beautiful women, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Her graceful and slender figure was wrapped in a long red dress, her peerless beautiful face carried a gentle smile, and when her charming eyes moved, it was bewitching enough to make one's heart pound.

But that wasn't all.

Shen Qiang found himself inexplicably thinking of that bathroom.

However, now was clearly not the time to consider these matters.

At the judges' table, the five judges of the competition had already taken their seats.

Aside from Miss Chu Qing, Shen Qiang did not recognize the other four judges.

So when Miss Chu Qing sat down, Shen Qiang's gaze instinctively fell on Bianyi, who was sitting with crossed legs on the public judges' seat, smiling brightly.

Yesterday afternoon.

Shen Qiang had transferred 60 million on time to Bianyi's account.

It looked very cowardly.

Very feeble.

But Shen Qiang had to do it.

Because at that time, there were people protecting Shen Qiang, but his parents and his girls were unprotected.

For their safety, not to mention a mere 60 million, even 600 million, what of it?

But to Shen Qiang's surprise, Bianyi, having received the 60 million, did not disappear.

Instead, he arrived here this morning before the competition had even started.

His identity was one of the 300 public members in attendance.

This arrogant behavior was extremely displeasing to Shen Qiang.

After extorting 60 million from Shen Qiang, he just sat there, smiling as he watched him.

Presumably, Bianyi must be feeling extremely smug at that moment.

However, at the same time.

Although Xiu Ju from the Dark Department was just sitting beside Shen Qiang.

The people from the Dragon Group had already assembled an expert team, assessing Bianyi's actions, analyzing where he could possibly have hidden any secrets.

Therefore, Shen Qiang had to endure for the time being.

Until he was certain of safety, no matter what, Shen Qiang did not want to risk his parents' and girlfriend's well-being on a bluff.

So sometimes, a man needs to be patient.

Take a deep breath.

And quietly observe the scene of the Huaxia Culinary Awards.

It was different from the previous day, when from sixty-nine teams, they selected the top eight.

At that time, the whole venue was more like a food festival.

There were lots of people, chefs, and food.

So even Shen Qiang was only skimming the surface as he looked around.

Naturally, it was hard to pay attention to every single person.

But the situation now was different.

There were only eight teams left on the field.

As they all stood under the spotlight of the competition field, Shen Qiang spotted something at a glance.

The situation seemed a bit troublesome.

Because among the other seven participating teams.

Shen Qiang observed cultivators.

They were concentrated in two of the competing teams.

One team was from Yuqing Hall, with three cultivators. One of them had True Qi surging chaotically within him, which indicates he was at the Qi Condensation stage. Of the other two, one could be confirmed to be at the Golden Core Stage, and the other's cultivation was somewhat higher, definitely at the Nascent Soul Stage.

The other team with cultivators was named Hundred Flowers Tower.

In their team, there were two cultivators. The one with higher cultivation was a Golden Core Stage young girl, while the weaker one was an old man at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As Shen Qiang sized them up, they also looked back at him with peculiar expressions.

Not only that, but among the five judges of this Huaxia gourmet contest, aside from Miss Chu Qing, who had been confirmed to be a Three-tailed Demon Fox.

What drew Shen Qiang's attention even more was the gaunt elder sitting in the middle of the five judges.

He appeared to be in his sixties.

He looked kind and amiable.

Shen Qiang could not sense any Spiritual Energy gathering around him, but when he activated his Observation Skill to observe the elder,

The information that came back almost made Shen Qiang jump out of his skin.

Because according to the data returned by the Observation Skill, this elder's cultivation had actually reached the Dao Fruit Stage!

"So impressive, so powerful!" Shen Qiang gazed in awe at the elder sitting in the center. As if seeing something in Shen Qiang's eyes, the elder gave him a faint smile.

The competition soon began.

Shen Qiang, also standing on the field, glanced in surprise at Xiu Ju, who was watching from the sidelines, only to find that she seemed completely unaware of what was unusual about the elder sitting on the main stage.

"Without the Observation Skill, is it impossible for even those at the Mixed Element Realm to see through a cultivation at the Dao Fruit Stage?" Shen Qiang wondered in amazement, then turned to observe Miss Chu Qing, only to find that she, too, seemed completely clueless that sitting right next to her was an elder with frightening cultivation.

This increased Shen Qiang's puzzlement,

And made him even more perplexed about the uses of the Observation Skill.

The Observation Skill within the Medical Saint inheritance,

When Shen Qiang first learned to use it, he could maintain it for a maximum of 0.8 seconds.

As his cultivation improved, although Shen Qiang hadn't deliberately tested it, he conservatively estimated that when operating the Observation Skill, he could now maintain it for at least twenty minutes.

But that wasn't the point.

The point was, as Shen Qiang's horizon broadened.

And with continuous experimentation, he found that the miraculous uses of the Observation Skill were almost boundless.

From the initial simple treasure appraisal, it gradually improved to be used for diagnostics.

And now, as Shen Qiang's cultivation increased, the Observation Skill not only could see through illusions but also began to penetrate others' cultivation levels.

This was something he couldn't do before.

Because Shen Qiang had tried before, but aside from seeing whether the person had any diseases, he couldn't discover much else.

Now, with cultivation reaching the Golden Core Stage, the mere Observation Skill has already brought two different functions, 1. Seeing through one's true form, 2. Penetrating the cultivation levels of other cultivators.

From the perspective of the Medical Saint heritage, accomplishing these two things isn't difficult.

To put it simply, if a doctor is familiar with the subtle changes at every realm of cultivators and finds the commonalities, then stores this information within the Medical Saint inheritance, when Shen Qiang uses the Observation Skill, as long as the subject matches the criteria of a certain realm, he could naturally see through it at a glance.

This should be the true essence of the Observation Skill.

That means, whether it's for treasure appraisal, diagnosis, or even seeing through other cultivators' cultivation levels, piercing illusions, it all boils down to how much memory the Medical Saint has left in the inheritance.

This is quite possible, as among the items Shen Qiang had appraised before, there was a Furnace Tripod sealed with an Immortal Sealing Technique and the Secret Treasure Heavenly Palace Jade Lock with many unknown answers.

If this speculation is correct,

Then the Observation Skill seems more like a database in a computer program; whatever it sees, it feeds back information, and after cross-referencing it, the result is clear.

But if that's really the case, then what would be the more powerful Insight Skill like?

The Medical Saint only wrote a title "Heavenly Eye," and left a blank space; what was this Heavenly Eye like?

Shen Qiang, stunned after seeing through the elder's cultivation level, absently wandered off.

Right at that moment, Lv Shuyao's father loudly said, "Boss, the competition has started!"

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