I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 476

Chapter 476: Deprivation of Magical Weapons, Netherworld Old Ghost

Watching the ferocious, gray ghost claw, emitting an evil aura, slowly being pulled from Meng Dian’s body,

everyone who witnessed this scene was horrified. It was obvious

from the first glance that this thing was not of the righteous kind.

Had Meng Dian previously activated such an unholy magic weapon?

Though Meng Dian resisted with all his might, how could he resist Lu Qing’s power?

Soon, the gray ghost claw was completely ripped from his dantian by Lu Qing.

With the claw extracted, Meng Dian’s aura plummeted, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes.

But no one paid him any attention.

Everyone’s attention was riveted by the gray ghost

claw. After being extracted by Lu Qing, the claw hovered in mid-air, but it didn’t quiet down.

Instead, it began to twist wildly, as if alive.

The gray energy surrounding the claw transformed into layers of skeletal demons, and waves of invisible screams emanated from it, piercing the soul and sending chills down everyone’s spine.

It’s hard to imagine where Meng Dian found the courage to incorporate such an unholy object into his body.

However, no matter how the gray ghost claw struggled and twisted, it was futile against Lu Qing’s power.

Firmly suppressed, it could do nothing.

“The Netherworld Ghost Claw, it truly is this unholy treasure!”

At this moment, an old voice rang out, its tone filled with surprise.

Everyone looked over.

The speaker was an old Taoist priest dressed in a Taoist robe, with an ethereal demeanor and white hair and beard.

They were all startled.

They recognized the person as being located at the Qingyang Monastery, one of the three great secret sites.

Clearly, this person must be a senior expert from the Qingyang Monastery.

During this sacred gathering, the three secret sites were keeping a low profile.

But that didn’t mean they would be ignored.

Seeing this ethereal old Taoist speak, everyone was shocked.

“Oh? Senior, you know the origins of this thing?”

Lu Qing looked at the old Taoist priest.

He also noticed Taoist Yangming standing beside the old Taoist priest, who nodded slightly in greeting.

This nod stirred a wave of excitement within Taoist Yangming.

He hadn’t expected Lu Qing to actually greet him.

“The Netherworld Ghost Claw—that’s the name of the unholy treasure in your hand. It was a renowned magical weapon of a powerful evil spirit master from the previous era of immortal cultivation.

In the cultivation world of that era, it was also one of the most renowned unholy spiritual artifacts.”

An unholy spiritual artifact from the previous era!

Hearing this name, everyone was deeply shocked.

The world had been revived for so long, and the events of the previous era were no longer secrets. Those

who could attend the Holy Gathering were all prominent and powerful sects, and naturally, they knew something about it.

Hearing that this gray ghost claw was an unholy treasure from the previous era of immortal cultivation, and a legendary spiritual artifact, how could they not be astonished?

They also finally understood why Meng Dian was so powerful: he controlled such an unholy spiritual artifact.

“Young Master, this is indeed a magical weapon that was famously used by an evil spirit named Netherworld Old Ghost during the ancient era of immortal cultivation.”

At this time, “Yan” also transmitted a message to Lu Qing’s soul.

Lu Qing nodded slightly, but still raised another question with the old Taoist priest.

“An evil spiritual weapon from the previous era of immortal cultivation?

If so, why has it been passed down?

Rumor has it that at the end of the previous era, all powerful spirits left this world.

Senior, could it be that the original owner of this evil weapon ultimately failed to board the ship that breaks through the boundaries?”

Lu Qing could naturally use his supernatural powers to investigate the origins of the gray ghost claw.

However, the information his supernatural powers could reveal was ultimately limited, and he couldn’t reveal all the details.

“There is a record of this matter in the classics passed down from my Qingyang Temple,” the old Taoist priest said.

“At the end of the ancient era of cultivating immortals, many powerful souls in the cultivation world did board the ship that could break through the boundaries and leave this world.

Even those demonic sects followed suit.

But there were also a few powerful souls that failed to board the ship that could break through the boundaries.

Among them was the owner of the Netherworld Ghost Claw, a powerful soul named Old Man Netherworld.”

“This Old Man Netherworld was a powerful soul from an evil cultivator in the ancient era of cultivating immortals. He was solitary by nature and didn’t like to interact with others. He

was also cruel and enjoyed torturing living beings. He was a demon that everyone in the cultivation world was afraid of.

Most of these evil cultivators had no ties and were alone.

Therefore, their actions were even more extreme than those of the demonic sects.

Although many righteous immortal sects hated them, they were also cautious and didn’t dare to offend them too much without absolute certainty.”

After hearing this, everyone nodded and understood.

Even for righteous sects like theirs, with their vast wealth and power, they generally wouldn’t overly offend powerful cultivators without any ties.

Otherwise, if they became enemies, it would likely be a fight to the death.

Even if they were able to kill the enemy, they would likely suffer heavy losses themselves, making the gains more than they gained.

Thinking of this, someone glanced at Lu Qing without revealing a word.

It’s like Xuankong Mountain, one of the four great secret sites, with a long and rich heritage.

In the end, wasn’t it because they offended this person that their sect was brutally exterminated, and even their secret realm was destroyed?

“But this is just normal,”

the white-haired old Taoist continued as everyone pondered their own thoughts.

“At the end of the last era of immortal cultivation, this situation changed.

To refine the Boundary-Breaking Boat, many powerful souls worked together to collect precious materials from all over the world.

It’s unknown which master proposed this, but in the end, many powerful souls of the righteous path began to unite

and strangle the souls of those evil cultivators.

In the end, the vast majority of the evil cultivators were slain by the combined efforts of the righteous sects.

Their remaining magical weapons and treasures were seized to refine the Boundary-Breaking Boat.

Only a very few evil cultivators managed to escape, either by desperately using secret techniques or by hiding, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Among those evil souls was this old man from the underworld.”

“Legend has it that this old man, the Netherworld, was surrounded by several righteous spirits on the South China Sea coast, but he accidentally used his evil magic and escaped into the deep sea, where he disappeared.

The deep sea is the territory of the sea tribe, so those righteous spirits did not pursue him further.

Now it seems that this old man, the Netherworld, has finally died.

And his famous magic weapon, somehow, fell into the hands of this Taoist friend Meng Dian.”

The old Taoist looked at Meng Dian, who was pale and weak.

It was obvious that Lu Qing had forcibly stripped the gray ghost claw from his dantian, which had caused him great damage.

But the old Taoist’s eyes showed no pity, but rather a hint of coldness.

“This Netherworld Ghost Claw is an evil spiritual weapon. The gray energy is condensed from the souls of countless living beings.

Fellow Daoist Meng was able to refine it to this level. He must have refined many lives, right?”

Everyone was shocked by these words, and they all turned to Meng Dian.

Meng Dian trembled, his face turning even paler.

He struggled, saying, “Old Taoist, please don’t slander me. I stumbled upon this magical weapon and painstakingly refined it. I haven’t harmed anyone!”

However, the old Taoist remained silent, staring coldly at him.

The warriors, recalling the sinister aura emanating from Meng Dian’s previous use of the terrifying Ghost Claw, couldn’t help but believe the old Taoist’s words.

At that moment, Meng Dian no longer looked like a righteous cultivator; he was nothing more than a demonic cultivator!

Sensing the gazes of those around him, Meng Dian’s expression grew noticeably flustered.

Just as he was about to argue, Lu Qing suddenly spoke up:

“The senior said that the Netherworld Old Man has passed away, but I don’t think so.”

“What are you talking about, Daoist friend?!”

The old Taoist priest was startled and looked at Lu Qing fiercely.

The others also turned to look at Lu Qing.

They saw Lu Qing looking at the gray ghost claw he had been suppressing: “Isn’t that right, Netherworld Old Ghost?”

Netherworld Old Ghost? In this gray ghost claw?!

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the gray ghost claw.

Then, they saw that the gray ghost claw, which had been struggling and twisting before, had become unusually quiet, floating quietly in mid-air, without a single movement.

Just as everyone was puzzled, Lu Qing smiled.

“Since you don’t want to show yourself, then die.”

With that, the shadow of a large, ancient, fiery red cauldron appeared behind Lu Qing.

Then, the cauldron’s mouth opened, sucking the gray ghost claw in.

Countless transparent flames emerged from the shadow of the cauldron, encircling the gray ghost claw and burning it.

With Lu Qing’s current level of cultivation, the terrifying power of the Southern Ming Lihuo Fire he unleashed was undeniable.

Even without wielding the Lihuo Cauldron’s true form, the power of its flames was unbearable for ordinary spiritual artifacts. This

was especially true for an unholy spiritual artifact like the Netherworld Ghost Claw, already restrained by the Lihuo Cauldron.

Furthermore, it had been severely damaged and had yet to recover its peak condition.

As the Southern Ming Lihuo Fire incinerated it, the ash aura surrounding it sizzled and, accompanied by a series of agonizing screams, was incinerated into nothingness.

Hearing the Netherworld Ghost Claw’s shrieks, as if it were alive and piercing the soul, everyone’s fear trembled.

This unholy magical weapon was truly eerie, and the mere sight of it sent a chill down their spines.

As the Southern Ming Lihuo Fire continued to burn, the ash aura surrounding the Netherworld Ghost Claw rapidly diminished.

Soon, its true form, a ferocious gray bone claw, was revealed.

Just as the Southern Ming Lihuo Fire continued to surge, preparing to refine the bone claw,

Finally, the being hidden deep within the bone claw could no longer endure.

Suddenly, a vast amount of gray energy surged from the claw, temporarily resisting the burning of the Southern Ming Celestial Fire.

A portion of this gray energy transformed into a gloomy ghost face, staring intently at Lu Qing.

“Boy, don’t push your luck!”

“Old Ghost of the Netherworld, you’ve finally shown up?”

Lu Qing’s mind shifted, temporarily stabilizing the Southern Ming Celestial Fire,

and he looked at the gray ghost face calmly. The powerful men around him were already stunned.

Could there really be another strange being within this ghost claw?

As for Meng Dian, he was completely stunned, his face filled with disbelief.

He couldn’t believe that this magical weapon, which he had controlled for so long and completely refined,

had actually existed deep within it.

“Boy, how did you discover me?”

The gray ghost face stared at Lu Qing, wondering how he had been exposed.

He had believed he had hidden well enough;

not even that fool named Meng had noticed his presence.

Yet, the young man before him had instantly sensed his location and directly revealed his origins.

This shocked the Gray Ghost Face, yet also struck

him as absurd. Even more troubling was the fact that the other party possessed another spiritual weapon, one that could restrain him.

“Nanming Lihuo, boy, I never imagined that the Lihuo Sect’s Lihuo Cauldron would fall into your hands. Did you inherit the Lihuo Cauldron’s legacy?”

“It seems you, old ghost, haven’t grasped the situation yet.”

Lu Qing shook his head. Suddenly, flames surged from the shadow of the cauldron, blazing towards the Gray Ghost Face.

“Do you think you have the right to question me now?”

The Nanming Lihuo, with its power increasing dramatically, burned into the Gray Ghost Face, instantly burning a large hole in it.

The voice couldn’t help but cry out in pain, forcing it to mobilize more gray energy to resist the burning.

But Nanming Lihuo was the nemesis of gray energy.

No matter how much gray energy the being mobilized, it was instantly incinerated, turning into nothingness.

Seeing the gray ghost face getting smaller and smaller, and about to disappear completely,

the voice finally couldn’t bear it anymore and shouted, “Stop, stop! I give up!”

The Nanming Lihuo paused, but did not dissipate. It still surrounded the ghost claw, showing signs of pouncing at any time.

Seeing this, the Gray Ghost Face’s mood grew even darker.

This damned thing! Why had this spiritual weapon fallen into this brat’s hands?

Any other spiritual weapon would have been enough for him to resist.

But the Fire Cauldron contained the principles of fire, capable of unleashing the terrifying flames of the Southern Ming Fire. It was one of the spiritual weapons that best restrained him in the ancient era of immortal cultivation.

Furthermore, the brat’s power was so uncanny that even he couldn’t fathom it.

Weakened, he had no choice but to surrender temporarily.

“Honest?” Lu Qing said calmly. “If that’s the case, then I’ll ask, and you answer.”

The Gray Ghost Face’s face twisted at the commanding tone of Lu Qing.

But considering the current situation was pressing, he suppressed his anger and nodded, “What do you want to know?”

“Are you the Old Ghost of the Netherworld?”

“Yes, I am the Old Ghost of the Netherworld you’re talking about!” the Gray Ghost Face said proudly.

The powerful men around him were horrified upon hearing this.

It really was the Old Ghost of the Netherworld!

According to the old Taoist priest at Qingyang Temple, that was a powerful Yuanshen from the previous era of immortal cultivation!

How could he have survived until now?

For a moment, everyone felt a heartfelt and indescribable shock.

“It’s you,” Lu Qing nodded. “It seems that you also used the method of possession to seize the spirit of your own spiritual weapon, avoiding the catastrophe of the five decays of heaven and man, and surviving until now.”

“How did you know?!”

Now, it was the old man Youming’s turn to be shocked.

(End of this chapter)