I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 464

Chapter 464: Sky-breaking Sword Mark, Suanni Claw Mark, and Reinheritance

With Lu Qing’s current level of cultivation, urging his golden boat forward was naturally incredibly fast.

He quickly swept across state after state.

Before long, he suddenly uttered a cry of surprise, stopped, and gazed downward.

“Young Master Lu, what’s wrong?”

Lin Zhirui, marveling at the golden boat’s speed, asked upon seeing Lu Qing stop.

However, Lu Qing simply stared downward, his expression somewhat puzzling.

He leaned forward to peer down, and then shuddered.

“Isn’t this Qinglong Pass? We’ve arrived so quickly! No, this looks like Qinglong City!”

Lin Zhirui’s eyes widened, both in shock at how quickly they had reached Qinglong Pass and even more astonished by the scene they witnessed.

Below them lay the vast Qinglong City, sprawled on the earth.

But from their vantage point, the entire city’s outline was quite unusual.

At first glance, it resembled the claws of a gigantic, alien beast, imprinted upon the flat earth.

Not far from Qinglong City, beyond the bridge, a straight fissure stretched a hundred miles through the Qinglong Mountains.

The fissure resembled a sword’s wound, as if, countless years ago, someone had unleashed a wave of sword energy and severed the entire Qinglong Mountains in half!

“This, this…”

Lin Zhirui was speechless as he watched the shocking scene below.

He had never imagined that Qinglong City and the Yixiantian Gorge, viewed from high above, would present such a breathtaking spectacle.

Lu Qing, observing the landscape below, felt something even more profound than Lin Zhirui.

In a trance, he seemed to see a battle between a man and a beast, untold millennia ago.

The man slashed with a piercing sword energy, while the beast unleashed a terrifying claw mark.

The sword energy and claw mark clashed, each unable to determine the winner, and finally fell to the ground.

The sword energy severed the Qinglong Mountains in half, while the claw mark carved a vast, imprint on the ground.

Even after so many years, the sword marks and claw marks still remain, undimmed by time.

“These sword marks and claw marks must have been left by a being of an extremely high realm. At the very least, a formidable powerhouse who had traversed great distances in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Most likely, they were not even the strongest of this world,”

Lu Qing thought silently, sensing the ancient meaning emanating from the sword and claw marks.

After completing the Nine Transformations of the Golden Core, the next level of advancement is the mysterious Primordial Spirit Realm.

The Primordial Spirit Realm is divided into nine tribulations, each resulting in a transformation.

However, the traditions passed down by the Lihuo Sect and the Hanshui Palace do not contain the concept of the Nine Tribulations of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

In fact, their traditions only allow for cultivation to the Initial Entry of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Beyond that, cultivation must rely on self-discovery.

Even the founders of these major immortal cultivation sects reached only the Initial Entry of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Even according to Yan, in the ancient era of immortal cultivation, while there were differences in the strength of powerful Yuanshen masters, the disparity wasn’t drastic.

It’s conceivable that the vast majority of Yuanshen masters of the ancient era reached only the first or second Yuanshen tribulation.

Naturally, they couldn’t have known that the entire Yuanshen realm actually had nine tribulations.

Lu Qing only knew about the concept of the nine Yuanshen tribulations from the techniques and practice notes left behind by the gray-robed man and his fellow apprentice.

And the Qinglong City claw marks and the Yixiantian sword marks are so impressive.

After countless millennia, they remain undimmed and still exude a subtle, ancient aura.

Clearly, this isn’t something a cultivator at the first or second Yuanshen tribulation could achieve.

“To my surprise, after tens of thousands of years, the previous era of immortal cultivation has vanished into thin air, yet these sword and claw marks remain exactly the same, unchanged in the slightest.”

Yan suddenly sighed from within the Lihuo Cauldron.

Lu Qing’s heart stirred. “Senior Yan, do you know the origins of these sword and claw marks?”

“Of course not

,” Yan shook his head, surprisingly.

“These sword and claw marks have existed for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. They’ve been here since the dawn of the last era of immortal cultivation.

But no one knows how long they’ve existed, let alone who left them.

All we know is that they contain a mysterious power, seemingly able to remain unchanged forever.”

Lu Qing wasn’t surprised by Yan’s answer.

The last time he visited Zhongzhou, he had observed the Yixiantian Gorge with his supernatural powers. He

knew they were the sword marks left by a mysterious master over a hundred thousand years ago.

The last era of immortal cultivation was only thirty thousand years ago, so he naturally didn’t know the origins of these sword and claw marks.

However, back then, he could only glimpse a portion of the sword marks, and the claw marks were invisible.

It was nowhere near as clear and complete as it is now.

“Young Master, these sword marks and claw marks were extremely famous in the ancient era of immortal cultivation.

Almost every cultivator who achieved success and could fly would come to admire them.

Rumor has it that a powerful being at the Soul Realm once comprehended a truly remarkable inheritance from them.

Young Master, you possess extraordinary talent. If you carefully comprehend them, perhaps you too will gain something.”

Yan’s voice echoed in Lu Qing’s mind.

“Is there a remarkable inheritance contained within?” Lu Qing looked down.

“I wonder if my supernatural powers can reveal something.”

Lu Qing, sensing the subtle, ancient aura emanating from the sword and claw marks, immediately activated his powers and peered downward.

The first thing he saw was the massive claw mark where Azure Dragon City stood.

After a long pause, he saw nothing unusual.

Lu Qing remained focused, unfazed.

Lin Zhirui, standing nearby, noticed Lu Qing’s solemn expression. Though unsure of the reason, he didn’t dare disturb him and quietly waited.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Qing finally sensed a shift in his vision.

A purple supernatural light, so dense it was practically tangible, practically black, emerged from the massive claw mark.

Immediately afterwards, several messages floated out.

“Is it still purple?”

Lu Qing was slightly taken aback by the supernatural light emanating from the claw mark.

His supernatural powers had always produced purple light at the highest level when observing objects with his supernatural powers.

He had expected a different color to appear when examining this ancient claw mark, but it was still purple.

“Could it be that the highest level of supernatural light that supernatural powers can manifest is purple?”

A thought suddenly crossed Lu Qing’s mind.

However, these were minor matters, and he quickly cast them aside, focusing his attention on the messages.

[Suanni Paw Print: A mark left by the Five Tribulations Beast “Suanni.”]

[Suanni: One of the nine sons of the Nine Tribulations Beast “Ancestral Dragon,” born a Primordial Spirit Realm supernatural beast, exceptionally powerful.]

[A hundred thousand years ago, in ancient times, Suanni traveled the world and discussed the Dao with a mysterious and powerful being in this world, leaving behind this claw print.]

[Discovered the inheritance of meaning, would you like to download and simulate it?]

…

“The Suanni, a beast of the Five Tribulations!”

Lu Qing was indescribably shocked when he read the messages.

He hadn’t misjudged the claw marks left by a powerful Yuan Shen realm beast, whose name was Suanni.

And…

“The Nine Tribulations beast, ‘Zulong,’ one of the Nine Sons?”

Lu Qing sensed the vast information hidden within those few messages.

After pondering them for a moment, he finally focused his attention on the Sky-Strike Sword Mark.

As for the implications of the Suanni claw marks, he didn’t rush to download and simulate them.

With experience gained this time, Lu Qing remained calmer. After staring at the massive sword mark for over a quarter of an hour, the same intense purple aura of supernatural energy emerged.

Several messages floated out.

[Heaven-Breaking Sword Mark: A sword mark left by the mysterious “Potian” Taoist, a Six Tribulations Yuan Shen realm powerhouse.] “

Potian Taoist: A powerful ancient being, founder of the Potian Sword Sect. One hundred thousand years ago, he had already reached the sixth level of the Primordial Soul Tribulation.

One hundred thousand years ago, in ancient times, Potian Taoist traveled extensively and encountered Suanni, the son of the “Ancestral Dragon.” They exchanged ideas in this world, leaving behind this sword mark.

Discovered the inheritance of meaning. Do you want to download the simulation?

…

“Potian Taoist, a Six-Tribulation Primordial Soul Tribulation!”

Lu Qing was equally shocked after reading the message.

He hadn’t expected the one who left the sword mark to be at an even higher level, a powerful being who had reached the sixth level of the Primordial Soul Tribulation.

More importantly, both Potian Taoist and Suanni had already achieved this level of cultivation a hundred thousand years ago.

Now, a hundred thousand years have passed, who knows how much more powerful they have become.

After a sigh, Lu Qing looked at the note that appeared on the Potian sword mark and chose to download.

“Download in progress. Current progress: 1%, 2%, 3%… 98%, 99%, 100%.”

Download complete. Simulate?

Lu Qing chose to simulate.

Simulation in progress. Current progress: 1%, 2%, 3%… 98%, 99%, 100%.

Simulation complete. Study complete? This time ,

Lu Qing didn’t choose to study directly.

After all, this was a legacy related to the Six Tribulations of the Soul, a truly significant achievement.

He was currently high in the sky. If the immensity of the legacy overwhelmed his mind, causing him to lose control of the golden flying boat and fall from the sky, that would be a disaster.

So, he didn’t rush to study. Instead, he looked at the giant claw mark again and chose to download.

Not long after, after the implication of the giant claw mark had been downloaded and simulated,

Lu Qing piloted the golden boat, bringing Lin Zhirui with him, and landed on a peak in the Qinglong Mountains below. He then folded up the golden boat.

“Young Master Lu, what are you doing…” Lin Zhirui looked puzzled.

“Just now, while observing those sword and claw marks in the sky, I gained a new insight. I need to contemplate it first. Please, Zhirui, protect me.”

Lu Qing explained briefly, then closed his eyes.

“You gained a new insight from observing those sword and claw marks?”

Lin Zhirui’s body trembled at the words.

He had also seen those sword and claw marks from high above,

but aside from a shock, he hadn’t gained any special insights.

But now Lu Qing claimed to have gained a new insight and wanted to temporarily retreat to contemplate it?

Lin Zhirui could only sigh inwardly as he watched Lu Qing, who had already closed his eyes and begun to contemplate.

As expected, the gap in talent between him and Young Master Lu was incalculable.

Given the same opportunity, Lu Qing was able to gain insights, while he gained nothing.

After sighing, Lin Zhirui sat down cross-legged as well, quietly waiting.

For Lu Qing to be so eager to retreat and contemplate, the insights must be truly remarkable.

For a cultivator, their most important priority was their own cultivation.

He didn’t dare rush Lu Qing at this moment.

“As expected, the young master has gained insights from those sword and claw marks.

In the ancient era of immortal cultivation, even those powerful Yuanshen masters were able to gain insights from them.

The young master’s cultivation talent is far more extraordinary than theirs, so how could he not gain anything?”

In the Lihuo Cauldron, “Yan” smiled as it saw Lu Qing enter a state of enlightenment.

It also secretly summoned its spirit to protect Lu Qing.

Although Lin Zhirui wouldn’t dare attack Lu Qing, it didn’t want to let its guard down.

Lu Qing was naturally unaware of Lin Zhirui and “Yan’s” intentions.

At this moment, he had already activated his supernatural powers and retrieved the two inheritances that could still be downloaded and simulated.

First, he focused his attention on the inheritance of the Sky-Breaking Sword Mark, choosing to study it.

Then, he felt a shock in his heart and appeared in a strange space.

The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded before him.

He was now standing tall, suspended in the air, holding an ordinary iron sword.

In front of him was a gigantic, lion-like beast, lazily crouching above the clouds.

Just as Lu Qing was startled, the beast suddenly spoke, “Since that’s the case, I’d like to exchange a few moves with you, fellow Daoist.”

With that, the beast raised one of its front paws and swung it casually. A condensed claw mark traced a mysterious trajectory as it flew towards him.

The moment the claw mark appeared, it emanated a terrifying power.

Space froze, as if a single universe were imprinted upon Lu Qing.

Lu Qing was horrified; such an attack was simply beyond his ability to withstand.

“Hahaha, I heard that Your Highness Suanni was gifted a profound technique tailored to his father. I’d like to learn it.”

The voice came from Lu Qing, but it wasn’t his own.

Lu Qing was startled at first, but quickly realized that

the body he was in wasn’t his.

He must have been possessed by the Taoist master, “Potian.”

Realizing this, Lu Qing gathered his mind and focused his attention.

Sure enough, the next moment, he felt his body involuntarily move.

Then, with a twist of his wrist, he unleashed a powerful, piercing sword energy, powerful enough to slash through anything, and met the mysterious claw mark.

Boom!

The sword energy and claw marks collided, unleashing an endless surge of power. Even space itself was completely ripped apart, revealing terrifying black cracks.

Finally, the sword energy and claw marks remained in a stalemate for a long time, their power exhausted.

They flew sideways, falling to the ground below.

The claw marks carved an immense mark on the earth.

The sword energy then severed a long, unbroken mountain range!

(End of Chapter)