I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 531

Chapter 531: Life-saving trump card, can’t hold it back

“How dare you trouble Senior Lu to deliver it personally? I should be the one to get it.”

Ziyuan said with some trepidation when she saw the storage bag Lu Qing handed over.

“No problem. My retreat is over for now, so I came out for a walk to relax.” Lu Qing said with a smile.

“By the way, Miss Ziyuan, I just saw a look of worry between your brows. Have you encountered any difficulties?”

“Senior saw it?”

Ziyuan was slightly surprised, but then she remembered that Lu Qing was a powerful Jindan realm master, so this little insight was nothing.

After a moment’s hesitation, Ziyuan said, “Originally, the host instructed not to tell you about this, so as not to disturb your retreat.

But now that you have come out of retreat, you should know about this as well, so you can be on guard.”

“Oh, it seems this matter is related to me.” Lu Qing raised an eyebrow.

“It’s like this, Senior,” Ziyuan said. “Ever since our Treasure House launched the talisman you refined, it’s been incredibly popular, causing a sensation throughout Canglan City.

This has also drawn the attention of other businesses and forces.

These days, we’ve had spies from outside trying to infiltrate and gather information.

Although they’ve been stopped by the deputy building owner and his men, it’s still somewhat affected the building, and people are becoming more restless.”

“Is that so? Have the other forces finally taken action?”

Lu Qing nodded.

“Senior, you don’t seem surprised?”

Ziyuan asked, noting that Lu Qing didn’t look surprised at all.

“That’s not surprising,” Lu Qing said with a smile. “Our new talismans are cheaply priced and have captured a large share of the talisman market.

It’s impossible for other businesses to sit idly by and allow us to seize market share.

It would be strange if they didn’t take action.

So, what did the owner of the building say about this?”

“The owner assured us that she had a plan in place and that we just needed to stay out of the house.

She also said we’re not allowed to bother you with this matter,” Ziyuan replied.

“Since the owner has a plan, I’m relieved. Now that the talisman has been handed over to you, Miss Ziyuan, it’s time for me to return to my cave.”

With that, Lu Qing walked back, preparing to continue his retreat.

“Senior, you’re leaving so soon?” Ziyuan was stunned.

Lu Qing had just said he’d just finished his retreat.

“Well, I was thinking of going out for a stroll, but now seems like the time isn’t right. I’d better go back and continue my cultivation.”

Ziyuan watched Lu Qing leave, stunned, finding herself finding it increasingly difficult to understand Senior Lu.

After returning to his cave, Lu Qing activated his defensive formation and prepared to continue his cultivation.

He disregarded the turmoil outside.

Since the Treasure House intended to leverage his refined talismans to seize market share, they should bear the risks.

Furthermore, based on the information Lu Qing had gathered, the owner of the Treasure House was no ordinary person.

Such a minor disturbance wouldn’t likely do anything to her.

However, Lu Qing still planned to make some preparations. Although

the Xiaocang Realm was small, it was also home to numerous powerful individuals.

While the vast majority of Yuanshen masters had entered the Tianyuan Realm to cultivate,

Lu Qing doubted that some major factions lacked Yuanshen realm masters.

In the event of a conflict, he needed to ensure he had sufficient self-defense capabilities. After a moment’s

deliberation, Lu Qing considered his trump cards.

His most powerful weapon was naturally the power granted by his perfected golden elixir, which far surpassed the strength of his peers. His secondary power

lay in the two magical powers he possessed and the several spiritual weapons he possessed.

Then there were the many powerful techniques he had comprehended and cultivated, such as the [Small Sky-Breaking Sword] and [Five Elements Myriad Laws Palm].

These magical powers grew in power as his realms advanced.

With these trump cards, he could brute-force even a late Jindan realm opponent.

However, attempting to use them against a Yuanshen realm master was unlikely.

The gap between the Jindan realm and the Yuanshen realm was simply too vast.

Even if he had refined a perfect Jindan, its power was incredibly powerful, it would be difficult to bridge that gap if he wasn’t at the right realm.

Back then, in the starry sky, he had been able to escape the clutches of that mysterious Yuanshen master

because of the opponent’s underestimation, coupled with the Void Flying Boat’s unexpected ability to travel through the void.

Otherwise, he might not have been able to escape.

Currently, in the Xiaocang Realm, the Void Flying Boat was subject to certain limitations, and its ability to travel through the void was not as swift.

With the reflexes of a Yuanshen realm soul, even with the Void Flying Boat, it wasn’t foolproof.

“After entering the Fourth Transformation Realm, my cultivation won’t be able to undergo any further transformations in a short period of time.

I need to prepare a more reliable trump card.”

Lu Qing began to ponder what trump cards he had in hand that would guarantee his ability to defend himself even against powerful primordial spirits.

Kung Fu techniques, Taoist arts, magical powers, magic weapons, formations, talismans…

Lu Qing gradually pondered the methods he possessed, and suddenly, his eyes lit up.

“Formations and talismans… If I can comprehend and deduce them, perhaps it will be possible!”

With this, he immediately sat cross-legged, directly entering a state of supernatural cultivation, and began to comprehend them in his mind.

And what he needed to comprehend was the inheritance of the teleportation formation he had previously acquired in the Starry Sky City.

With his breakthroughs in cultivation, Lu Qing’s supernatural powers seemed to grow even stronger.

Not only did he spend less time searching for high-level items, but his deduction speed also increased significantly.

He had already grasped the basics of the teleportation formation, but he still had a long way to go before fully understanding and mastering it.

The teleportation formation in Starry Sky City was constructed by a powerful Yuanshen mastering the ways of space. Its depth and profoundness were beyond imagination.

Lu Qing’s supernatural powers made him a unique figure in cultivation.

Otherwise, any other Jindan realm cultivator would have been unable to grasp the mystery.

After all, the art of spatial teleportation was beyond the grasp of even many Yuanshen masters with less advanced cultivation, let alone those at

the mere Jindan realm.

Time passed slowly as Lu Qing cultivated.

Meanwhile, within Canglan City, a wave of unrest began to stir.

Merchants who had originally planned to wait and see, waiting for the Treasure House to run out of stock or raising the price of their talismans,

were shocked to find that as the days passed.

Despite selling hundreds of new talismans daily, the Treasure House showed no signs of running out, let alone a price increase.

Seeing the constant flow of talismans from the Treasure House, other businesses finally grew restless.

If this continued, wouldn’t the entire Canglan City talisman market be monopolized by the Treasure House?

Where would their place be then?

“We can’t just sit and wait like this!”

A burly, red-faced old man in the Wanxiang Pavilion scowled.

“If this continues, the Canglan City talisman market will be completely dominated by the Treasure House!” “That

doesn’t make sense! The Treasure House has been selling tens of thousands of talismans these days. How could they possibly have prepared such a large quantity in advance?”

Master Zhuo, the Wanxiang Pavilion’s talisman maker, was baffled.

He had originally expected the Treasure House to be able to prepare a few thousand new talismans in advance, at best.

Who could have imagined that they’d already sold nearly ten thousand, with no sign of running out of stock?

To him, this seemed simply impossible.

After all, even if all of them were Foundation Establishment-level talismans,

the time required to refine them was incredibly long.

Even a talisman master like him wouldn’t be able to finish them for decades or even centuries.

And what talisman master would be willing to waste decades or even centuries refining low-level talismans that would lower their status? Only

a true lunatic

would think talisman masters didn’t need to practice!

Furthermore, the owner of the Treasure House didn’t seem like someone who could have kept this secret for so long.

If she had such a hidden weapon, she would have revealed it long ago.

Master Zhuo couldn’t understand what was going on.

The red-faced old man was equally puzzled, but he knew he couldn’t just sit there and wait for death.

Now, thanks to its new talismans, the Treasure House’s influence in Canglan City is growing.

Its reputation is even showing signs of spreading to other major cities.

Some have already noticed that cultivators from other major cities are traveling thousands of miles to Canglan City just to purchase the new talismans.

If this continues, their Wanxiang Pavilion will be completely overwhelmed by the Treasure House.

“Deacon Shen, have you yet to find out the origins of the Treasure House’s talisman master?” the red-faced old man asked.

“So far, we’ve only discovered that the master likely entered Canglan City from the outside world via a teleportation array not long ago.

However, he’s very low-key. Since entering the Treasure House, he’s rarely been seen, remaining in his cave.

Our spies couldn’t reach him, and he was eventually apprehended by the Treasure House,”

the pale-faced middle-aged Deacon Shen reported.

“They just entered Canglan City not long ago? How did the Treasure House suddenly produce so many talismans and flood the market?”

the red-faced old man exclaimed in astonishment.

“I don’t know either, but I’ve spent a fortune investigating the Treasure House and learned a piece of information.

It’s said that the talismans they’re selling are made fresh daily in their cave by that mysterious talisman master.

That’s why they’re always able to keep their supply flowing,”

Deacon Shen replied.

However, his words immediately prompted Master Zhuo to exclaim,

“Impossible! The Treasure House sells at least hundreds of talismans a day.

Even a talisman master can’t produce so many daily. This must be fake news from the Treasure House!”

The red-faced old man also found this impossible.

Although he wasn’t skilled in the art of talismans, at his level of cultivation, he still had the necessary foresight.

Hundreds of talismans were refined daily on site, many of which were of the Jindan level.

It’s hard to say whether even the almighty and enigmatic Grand Master could pull off something like this, let alone a talisman-making master.

“I also find this matter incredibly unbelievable, but apart from this, there’s been no further information from the Treasure House, so we can’t fully investigate what’s going on,” Deacon Shen

said.

When he first received this news, his first reaction was one of impossibility.

That’s why he didn’t report it to the Deputy Pavilion Master immediately.

He wanted to investigate further before reporting.

Now, as expected, the Deputy Pavilion Master and his men also found this matter absurd.

“No matter what, this matter is inextricably linked to that mysterious talisman master,” the red-faced old man said. “If we could find a way to capture him, perhaps the Treasure Tower’s offensive would falter.”

“But Deputy Pavilion Master, according to information gathered by my subordinates, that individual has been secluded within the Treasure Tower, rarely appearing outside.

Aside from his own cave, he never ventures out, and rarely interacts with anyone else.

To capture him,

I’m afraid there’s no way unless we directly enter the Treasure Tower to capture him.

But if we do, I’m afraid the City Lord won’t sit idly by,” Deacon

Shen said cautiously.

The red-faced old man’s proposal was extremely difficult to implement.

To capture him directly, not to mention the Treasure Tower’s powerful formation, even a powerful Yuanshen might not be able to break it in such a short time.

Just consider the conflict between trading companies, and directly storming into the enemy’s headquarters to capture someone.

Such a violation of the rules, without sufficient justification, would be absolutely unacceptable to the rulers of Canglan City.

Furthermore, rumors circulated that the owner of the Treasure House was connected to a prominent figure in the Tianyuan World.

Ordinary competitive tactics were fine.

But if they went too far, truly angering someone, and provoking a major figure from the Tianyuan World to take action,

then not only their tiny Wanxiang Pavilion, but even the entire Canglan City might not be able to withstand the wrath of such a powerful figure.

“This won’t work, that won’t work. Are we just going to watch helplessly as that woman dominates the entire talisman market and tramples over our Wanxiang Pavilion?”

the red-faced old man said angrily.

Deacon Shen dared not speak.

Deputy Pavilion Master Hong had always had a bad temper. If he said anything more, he would probably be punished.

Fortunately, although the red-faced old man had a short temper, he was still rational.

After a while of anger, he calmed down a bit.

“It’s a pity that my eldest brother had some feelings a while ago and went into seclusion. Otherwise, with his relationship with the city lord, he might have been able to suppress this treasure building.”

The red-faced old man felt helpless.

He was indeed not suitable for managing the trivial matters of the Wanxiang Pavilion.

These twists and turns were really annoying.

If my eldest brother were here, he would definitely be able to find a way out.

Deacon Shen and Master Zhuo were silent.

They also agreed with this statement.

If the Pavilion Master were here, why would they have to be so embarrassed.

Just as the three of them were silent, Deacon Shen’s expression suddenly changed. He

then took out a communication jade talisman from his arms.

After checking the message in the jade talisman, his face suddenly showed joy.

“Deputy Pavilion Master, perhaps we don’t need to be so anxious.”

“Oh, what do you mean?”

“Because there are people who are more anxious than us. The people over at Tianjifang have finally lost their patience.”

(End of this chapter)