I Can See Through Everything-Chapter 606

Once the first person started begging for mercy, everything else naturally followed.

After all, no one truly wanted to die. Compared to their lives, the importance of their Techniques and inheritances paled significantly.

Thus, the Golden Core Realm cultivators who had been subdued by Lu Qing each handed over a Golden Core-level Technique they had privately collected.

As for their sects’ core Techniques, those were absolutely forbidden from being passed on.

If they leaked their sect’s core Techniques, even if they managed to leave the secret realm, they would face severe punishment upon returning to their sects.

Lu Qing didn’t care much about this.

Although the Techniques from these major sects were indeed refined and profound, they weren’t essential to him.

His Flawless Golden Core required Techniques of his own creation to further his cultivation.

Therefore, rather than the quality of the Techniques, he valued their diversity more.

That would provide him with greater inspiration, allowing him to draw on the strengths of many to create his own Perfect Golden Core Technique.

So once everyone had handed over a Golden Core-level Technique, he ultimately chose not to kill them and let them go.

First, he wasn’t a bloodthirsty killer. Though these people had harbored ill intentions toward him, he hadn’t sensed any actual killing intent.

So punishing them while also acquiring a batch of Techniques was a decent outcome.

Second, he also had to consider the disciples of the Qiankun Sect.

Killing these people here would be easy, but the powerful sects backing them would never let the matter rest.

Lu Qing himself could change his identity and slip away after leaving the secret realm, but Qin Zheng, Ye Qingzhu, and the others would likely be under immense pressure.

After all, countless cultivators in the forest had seen him traveling with the disciples of the Qiankun Sect.

Of course, this leniency would only be for this once. If they remained unrepentant and tried anything again, he would show no mercy.

All of this, naturally, was based on Lu Qing’s own strength.

In this secret realm, he had full confidence in his ability to protect himself. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

With the Earth Vein Magnetism Field and the Li Huo Cauldron, he didn’t even fear being besieged.

Sufficient power was the true foundation for doing as he pleased in this secret realm.

After storing all the jade slips containing the Techniques, Lu Qing walked deeper into the forest.

This time, no one dared block his way again.

Even sects like the Canglan Sect and Xuanyuan Sect, who had joined forces, were considered second-tier forces in the secret realm—beneath only the likes of the Dao Xu Temple and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

And even they had suffered under this mysterious young man’s hand, forced to hand over Techniques just to survive.

Others were doing all they could to avoid him—who would dare test his patience?

Only after Lu Qing’s figure vanished completely into the dense forest, his aura disappearing as well, did the many cultivators present finally start murmuring again.

“What a terrifying young man, able to subdue so many cultivators all by himself!”

“He crippled a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with a single punch—he’s definitely not someone to provoke!”

“With that strange Earth Vein Magnetism Field, numbers don’t mean much to him. He alone is worth an entire sect.”

“This one’s clearly ruthless. He wasted Yu Dahai with a single blow—if we run into him again, we better steer clear.”

“Yu Dahai and the others have really lost face this time. When word gets out after we leave the secret realm, even the Lan Hai Sect and Xuanyuan Sect will be embarrassed!”

The cultivators in the forest buzzed with conversation.

Some ridiculed Yu Dahai and his group, while others harbored deep fear toward Lu Qing.

After this incident, in the hearts of many cultivators, Lu Qing had been placed on the same level as the likes of Batian from the Overlord Clan and Shen Zangfeng from the Heavenly Sword Sect—an existence within the secret realm that absolutely could not be provoked.

“Ah Yu, this guy is way too powerful! His strength is probably on par with Batian and Shen Zangfeng. With someone like him helping the Qiankun Sect, don’t they now have a real shot at entering the Ancient Pagoda?”

A woman from the Gongshu Clan looked utterly shocked.

The other members of the Gongshu Clan also wore expressions of disbelief, as if they still couldn’t accept what they had just witnessed.

As for Gongshu Yu, his gaze had already turned pitch-black with gloom.

Especially after hearing the woman’s words—if the Qiankun Sect really managed to enter the Ancient Pagoda, that was something he absolutely could not accept.

“Young Master Yu, do you know this person?”

Nearby, a middle-aged man with a powerful aura asked curiously after overhearing their conversation.

He was flanked by a dozen others, all with similarly formidable presences.

“We’ve only met once—can’t say we know each other,” Gongshu Yu replied calmly, his expression neutral.

“A shame. If we could ally with someone like him, breaking into the pagoda would be a sure thing.” The middle-aged man sighed.

“Not necessarily,” Gongshu Yu shook his head. “Given how domineering he is, if we cooperated with him, wouldn’t he take most of the rewards for himself? We might end up doing all the work for nothing.”

“That’s true. He does look like the ruthless type. Even if we teamed up, we might not benefit at all.” The man nodded.

“That’s why we still have to rely on ourselves. Fellow Daoist Fang, have you considered my earlier proposal?”

“Joining forces with the Gongshu Clan? I’m certainly willing. But we need to agree on the division of spoils first.”

“Of course. Since we’re working together, everything should be discussed beforehand.”

…

Lu Qing traveled swiftly and soon returned to the valley.

The sky was still dark. Many of the Qiankun Sect disciples in the valley were still resting.

Without disturbing them, Lu Qing silently slipped back into his wooden hut.

In another hut, Qin Zheng opened his eyes.

The commotion at the Ancient Pagoda had faintly reached this valley.

He had been worried earlier, since Lu Qing had been gone for so long—perhaps something had gone wrong.

Now, sensing his return, he finally let out a breath of relief.

Though… he couldn’t help but wonder just what earth-shaking event Lu Qing had pulled off this time.

“Ah Qing, we got such a huge haul this time!”

As soon as Lu Qing entered the hut and set up a Concealment Array, Xiao Li crawled out of his robes, eyes sparkling with excitement.

“Indeed. With the number of beasts we took down this time, it should be enough for our refinement.”

Lu Qing was in high spirits.

Not only had they slain nearly a hundred Golden Core Realm Beasts, with several of them even being mid-stage Golden Core level…

He had also obtained several dozen Golden Core-level Techniques.

With all this, he now had more than enough materials to further develop his Perfect Golden Core Technique—a truly bountiful harvest.

Lu Qing summoned the Li Huo Cauldron, preparing to refine essence blood.

“Ah Qing, are you really going to refine bloodlines right now? Shouldn’t you get some rest first?”

Xiao Li sounded worried.

Lu Qing had spent the night hunting down nearly a hundred Golden Core-level beasts, then stood his ground against numerous cultivators. Xiao Li feared he might be overly drained.

“It’s fine. I know my limits.”

With the Five Elements Gourd, his life-bound spiritual artifact, Lu Qing possessed extraordinary endurance in prolonged combat. As long as his spirit remained sharp, this degree of exertion was barely a concern.

“Senior Yan!”

With a casual wave, he drew ten corpses of early-stage Golden Core Realm Beasts from the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag, tossing them into the Li Huo Cauldron.

At once, he channeled his focus, and waves of Nanming Bright Fire surged from within the cauldron.

Inside the cauldron, Yan let out a resonant roar, manifesting its true form. Joining forces with Lu Qing, the two swiftly began refining and extracting the beasts’ bloodline essence.

With one man and one Artifact Spirit working in tandem, the essence blood from all ten corpses was quickly extracted.

Without pause, Lu Qing waved his hand again, casting another ten corpses into the cauldron.

…

“It's already bright out, why hasn’t Brother Chen come out yet?”

Outside the valley, Chu Xiaojing looked at the wooden hut where Lu Qing resided, a bit puzzled.

“Fellow Daoist Chen is likely in seclusion. He probably won’t be out anytime soon,” Qin Zheng said with a smile.

“I see… Brother Chen is really so diligent in his cultivation—even though he's already that strong.” Chu Xiaojing’s face showed a trace of admiration.

“Indeed. The path of cultivation is like sailing against the current—you either advance or fall behind. Only through diligent and unceasing effort can one scale greater heights. That Chen fellow possesses such unfathomable strength; he’s surely someone who has cultivated through relentless perseverance. You must also cultivate more diligently—don’t keep slacking off.”

Ye Qingzhu seized the opportunity to tap her junior sister on the head and began lecturing her.

“I got it! I’m going to practice swordsmanship right now!”

Chu Xiaojing ducked her head, grabbed her sword, and dashed off to the other side of the valley to begin earnest training.

“This girl…” Ye Qingzhu shook her head with a sigh.

Chu Xiaojing’s cultivation aptitude was actually exceptional. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have achieved Golden Core at such a young age.

Moreover, her Golden Core was of the middle-grade, showing no lack of potential.

But her temperament was lacking. She didn’t have the perseverance, often slacking off in her cultivation.

If this continued, her hopes of reaching Nascent Soul Realm were slim.

After all, the path to Nascent Soul wasn’t one that talent alone could unlock—it also required the tempering of the Dao Heart.

Without a stable Dao Heart, there was no way one could survive the terrifying Nascent Soul Tribulation.

But training the Dao Heart varied from person to person. Given Chu Xiaojing’s nature, Ye Qingzhu had no surefire method to correct it.

Even she herself had no absolute confidence that she would one day reach the Nascent Soul stage—how could she possibly guide others?

“Junior Sister Qingzhu, you mustn’t be too anxious. Junior Sister Xiaojing has already changed quite a bit. As long as she’s guided well, she may yet break through to the later stages of Golden Core in the future,” Qin Zheng said with a gentle smile.

Even within the Qiankun Sect, there were internal factions.

Ye Qingzhu, Zixiao, and Chu Xiaojing belonged to the same faction, so they had always been close.

“It’s all thanks to Fellow Daoist Chen. This girl worships him so much now—just mentioning his name helps me persuade her more easily.” Ye Qingzhu sighed softly.

“Then Junior Sister Qingzhu, what do you think of Fellow Daoist Chen?” Qin Zheng suddenly asked.

“Me?” Ye Qingzhu was briefly stunned. After a moment’s thought, she replied, “Fellow Daoist Chen is far too mysterious—like a dragon among the clouds, unfathomable and hard to grasp.”

“Exactly. Even I can’t see through him at all,” Qin Zheng said with a sigh.

The more he interacted with Lu Qing, the more he sensed the latter’s deep mystery and unfathomable depth.

Even some of the Nascent Soul Realm Elders in their sect couldn’t give him that kind of feeling.

Were it not for the fact that only cultivators below Nascent Soul were allowed to enter this secret realm, he might have suspected that Lu Qing was a Nascent Soul expert in disguise.

Seeing her senior brother so awestruck, Ye Qingzhu fell silent.

Within the Qiankun Sect, apart from the chief disciple Qian Lingxiao, the most dazzling and powerful among the inner disciples was undoubtedly Qin Zheng.

Having formed a top-grade Innate Golden Core after overcoming eight lightning tribulations, his cultivation had reached the eighth transformation of the Golden Core Realm.

With talent like that, he would be considered a peerless prodigy even among the elite sects.

Yet even he found Chen unfathomable.

This stirred a deep sense of awe within Ye Qingzhu.

As the two fell silent, a divine soul voice transmission suddenly came from Lu Qing’s wooden hut.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, Miss Ye, I’ll be entering seclusion for a few days. If there’s nothing urgent, please don’t disturb me.”

Qin Zheng blinked in surprise, then replied immediately, “Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Chen. We’ll stand guard for you.”

“Then I’ll be counting on all of you.”

After that, no more sound came from Lu Qing’s hut—he had clearly begun his closed-door cultivation.

“Looks like Fellow Daoist Chen is on the verge of a breakthrough,” Qin Zheng remarked.

Given the situation, choosing to go into seclusion for several days could only mean that Lu Qing had gained a significant insight.

“I just wonder if it’s a breakthrough in cultivation or in his Technique.”

Inside the wooden hut, while Qin Zheng and Ye Qingzhu were still speculating about him, Lu Qing sat before several shimmering wisps of blood like ruby crystals—Primordial Blood of the Wu.

“Ah Qing, are we starting the refinement now?”

Xiao Li gazed at the strands of essence blood, brimming with eagerness.

Lu Qing had already finished refining the essence blood from all the Golden Core-level beasts.

“Mm. But didn’t you say you can only refine one more strand of bloodline essence?”

“Yeah… I can feel that one more refinement will push the baleful aura in my body to its limit. I’ll need at least a few days to fully digest it before I can continue. I’m worried I might hold you back, Ah Qing,” Xiao Li replied with frustration.

“It’s no big deal,” Lu Qing said with a smile. “We’ve got plenty of time. Just take it slow. You can refine it inside the Li Huo Cauldron if needed—it’ll work the same.”

“You’re right! That’s a great idea!” Xiao Li’s eyes sparkled.

“All right, let’s begin the refinement.”

Lu Qing gently flicked a strand of the essence blood toward Xiao Li. After watching it swallow the blood in one gulp, he turned to the five strands of essence blood floating in front of himself and consumed them all at once.

Indeed, after the earlier refinements, Lu Qing had gained a thorough understanding of the baleful aura within the essence blood of early-stage Golden Core beasts.

Its effects on him were minimal.

So for efficiency’s sake, he decided to refine five strands at once to accelerate the transformation of his physical body.

As the five strands entered his system, Lu Qing immediately felt a difference.

As the essence blood was refined, the strength of his flesh and bones began to increase once more.

At the same time, the baleful aura contained within the essence blood exploded outward, surging through his body and battering against his meridians and his brow acupoint.

The intensity of the impact was many times greater than when refining a single strand of blood.

Yet even so, the effect on Lu Qing was negligible.

He remained focused, carefully sensing every change occurring within his body.