I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 485

Chapter 485: Lu Qing comes out of retreat, cultivation is difficult

The moment he laid eyes on the Holy Mountain, despair filled Li Bao’s eyes.

On his way back to Zhongzhou, he’d fantasized about the sect coming to rescue him.

After all, he was the son of the Cangshan Sect’s Grand Elder.

However, the peaceful journey made him realize that the sect had completely abandoned him.

Now, all that awaited him was the Holy Mountain’s judgment.

The members of the law enforcement team couldn’t care less about Li Bao’s thoughts.

They raced back to the Holy Mountain and handed him over to the Punishment Hall. The rest was their business.

Their mission was simply to capture Li Bao; the subsequent interrogation would be the responsibility of the Punishment Hall.

However, they were certain that once the Punishment Hall confirmed that Li Bao had indeed murdered the hundreds of people in Miao Village, he would be killed. The Holy Mountain’s prohibitions were

no

joke.

Over the past decade, many powerful individuals had defied the law, but to date, none whose misdeeds had been exposed had escaped the Holy Mountain’s wrath.

Even a Foundation Establishment Realm expert couldn’t escape the pursuit of the law enforcement team!

“Brother, now that the mission is complete, where are you going? We’re planning to go to the Merit Hall to see if there’s anything we can exchange. Are you coming?”

After handing Li Bao over to the Punishment Hall, the other members of the law enforcement team asked the young man.

“I’m not going. You guys go.”

The thought of this made the young man’s heart ache.

This mission had cost him a [Lightning Talisman] and a [Thunderbolt Talisman]—a significant loss. Even

the credit for capturing Li Bao couldn’t make up for this loss.

He thought about it and concluded that his strength was too low.

If his cultivation level had been at the Small Success stage of the Innate Realm, with the [Lightning Talisman]’s blessing, he would have been able to capture Li Bao even without using the [Thunderbolt Talisman].

Therefore, he decided that it would be best not to take on any more missions for the time being. He should calm down and focus on his cultivation to see if he could further improve his cultivation.

Upon hearing this, the other members of the law enforcement team exchanged glances.

They knew that their brother had failed on this mission and was probably in a bad mood.

So they kept quiet, fearing to upset him.

After parting with his fellow disciples, the young man headed back to his own quarters.

As members of the law enforcement team, they were entitled to reside atop the Holy Mountain.

Their location, however, was lower down, near the foot of the mountain.

Of course, with their mere infancy in the Xiantian realm, even if they were allowed to live higher up, they wouldn’t be able to.

The invisible pressure

of the Holy Mountain grew stronger the higher one went. And over the years, with the resurgence of spiritual energy, the invisible pressure atop the Holy Mountain had also been slowly growing stronger.

An occasional trip up the mountain was fine, but if one stayed there permanently, even a Xiantian realm

cultivator wouldn’t be able to withstand the overwhelming pressure. Returning to his quarters, the young man was about to hang up a sign declaring the door closed when he suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure emanating from the mountain.

It shook his heart, his limbs trembling uncontrollably.

“What happened?!”

the young man exclaimed in shock, immediately running from his quarters and looking up the mountain.

But before he could register anything, the terrifying pressure suddenly vanished, as if it had all been an illusion.

But the young man knew this was no illusion.

The overwhelming pressure he had just felt was terrifying, far more terrifying than the aura of a prominent Jindan realm figure he had witnessed from afar.

“Who is emitting that aura? The three Holy Lords, or is it the legendary figure emerging from seclusion?”

The thought of the legendary figure filled the young man with excitement.

Rumors had long circulated on the Holy Mountain that the legendary figure was in seclusion there.

However, no one had ever seen the figure in person.

Perhaps no one besides the three Holy Lords could confirm the truth of the rumor.

Furthermore, since the Holy Meeting ten years ago, he had rarely been seen, seemingly vanishing from the world.

No one could be certain of his whereabouts.

Feeling this sudden and powerful pressure now reminded the young man of the rumor.

Many on the Holy Mountain shared the same idea.

Unfortunately, despite numerous speculations, no one had been able to verify it.

The pressure had just come from the very top of the Holy Mountain.

There, the invisible pressure of the Holy Mountain itself had reached a terrifying level.

Even a Jindan True Immortal would find it difficult to remain there for long.

Cultivators below the Jindan stage were unworthy of even setting foot there.

Therefore, most of those on the Holy Mountain who had felt the pressure were momentarily perplexed and stunned before burying the matter in their hearts and going about their business.

In a cave awash with spiritual energy on the upper levels of the Holy Mountain,

Lu Qing, who had just broken through and accidentally released a trace of his aura, sighed.

“Did this retreat take nearly a year to achieve this breakthrough?

Just a small breakthrough took so long.

I’m afraid it’ll take me an awful lot longer to officially reach the fourth stage of the Golden Core.

And…”

Lu Qing sensed the spiritual energy within the cave, a look of frustration on his face.

“Ever since I reached the third stage of the Golden Core, the spiritual energy within this Holy Mountain cave has become less effective on me.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken me six or seven years to perfect the third stage.”

Indeed, Lu Qing’s breakthrough wasn’t a major one.

It was merely the consummation of the third stage of the Golden Core.

He had already reached the third stage seven years ago,

but it took him a full seven years to achieve perfection.   The reason for his

slowed-down cultivation was his profound foundation.   The depth of his already forged perfect Golden Core was already astonishing.   Add to that the two rare treasures, the Five Elements Gourd and the Five Great Spiritual Pearls, and they constantly nourished his soul, spirit, and body.   This further enhanced his potential, reaching unprecedented heights.   However, this immensely profound foundation was not without its drawbacks.   Each advancement in his cultivation required a vast amount of resources.   Furthermore, because he had condensed a perfect golden elixir,   his inherent mana was already incredibly pure.   Upon entering the Golden Core realm, his mana was comparable to that of a second or third stage of a top-grade Golden Core.   After reaching the third stage, his mana reached a level of purity unimaginable for ordinary Golden Core cultivators.   Each condensation of such pure mana consumed a vast amount of spiritual energy.   To reach the perfection of the third stage, the spiritual energy required was even greater.   It was in this holy mountain cave abode, along with his natal magic weapon, the Five Elements Gourd, that he relied on to purify and condense his mana.   Otherwise, the time it would take him to reach the perfection of the third stage would likely have increased several times.   However, this was the end of his efforts.   After completing the third transformation, Lu Qing felt that the spiritual energy in the cave had become less effective on him.   He was afraid that it would become extremely difficult to enter the fourth transformation.   (End of this chapter)