I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 552

Chapter 552: Cultivation increased dramatically, and everyone broke through

In the Tianyuan World, within the Gongshu Clan,

atop a vast mountain, spiritual energy swirled, and spirit cranes and butterflies fluttered.

It looked like a truly blessed land.

Yet, within this peaceful and auspicious place, someone’s face was gloomy, their eyes filled with cold fury.

“Has the origin of the evil demon who murdered Yu’er yet to be determined, and where has it fled?”

a beautiful, elegant middle-aged woman asked in a cold voice.

“Madam,” a guard replied cautiously, “the origins of that evil demon are shrouded in mystery. No matter how we investigate, we can only find that he’s an outsider cultivator who

entered the Lesser Cang Realm via a teleportation array from the Starry Sky City.

But we can’t find his specific background or his lineage.

As for his whereabouts, no one has seen him since he entered the City Lord’s Mansion in Canglan City.

I believe he must have entered our Upper Realm from the Hundred Flower Valley via the teleportation array in the City Lord’s Mansion.

However, we’ve conducted extensive investigations over the past two years, visiting cities within hundreds of thousands of miles of the Hundred Flower Valley,

and have found no trace of that evil demon.

Therefore, I believe it’s highly likely that he

‘s either hiding within the Nangong family or escaping to another state or even leaving our Upper Realm via a teleportation array.”

Hearing

this, the elegant middle-aged woman shuddered, and a chilling aura spread.

The ground instantly formed into a layer of frost. Even the guard kneeling on the ground was covered in a layer of white frost, with icicles dangling from his eyebrows.

However, the guard dared not move, not even to mobilize his inner energy to resist. He

simply relied on his physical strength to endure it all.

“You bunch of useless people!” the middle-aged woman’s voice was icy. “I gave you two years, and you can’t find anything. What use are you to me?”

The guard dared not speak. He knew that the mistress had been in a bad mood since Young Master Yu’s death.

If he argued now, he would probably incur even greater punishment, perhaps even his life.

The middle-aged woman’s aura lingered until the guard’s body was covered in a thick layer of frost, and his flesh looked like it was about to crack.

Only then did she calm down a little ,

her expression once again cold.

“What about the master? After all this time, he still can’t find anything?”

“The master has been in seclusion and has no other instructions for us,”

the guard said in a trembling voice.

The middle-aged woman’s breath trembled again.

“Hmph, you’re a loser! You didn’t even dare to seek revenge for your own son’s death, and you only know how to practice in seclusion every day.

Even if you practiced harder, do you think you could ever become the head of the family?

And those old immortals in the clan are also cowardly losers!

The clan’s direct descendant died at the hands of the Nangong family, yet they didn’t even have the courage to declare war on the Nangong family!

Well, since none of you will avenge my Yu’er,

then I, a woman of virtue, will decide for my son!

Nangong Yuanwu, you dare to kill my son? I swear to destroy your body and soul, and you will never be reborn!

And that evil demon, no matter where you flee, I will find you.

I will refine your spirit into a lamp and offer it before my Yu’er’s spirit tablet.

Refining it day and night, repent to my son!”

The guards were horrified at the middle-aged woman’s venomous words, which sounded like the netherworld, and the terrifying aura emanating from her.

However, before he could react, he was completely frozen by the incomparably cold aura.

…

Lu Qing was unaware that a woman in the Gongshu family harbored a deep hatred for him.

He was immersed in cultivation in an unknown cave.

His aura was still and silent, like a stone man.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Qing’s aura suddenly trembled slightly, and he slowly woke up.

“Finally, the Fourth Turn has been completed,”

Lu Qing’s eyes were filled with emotion.

After more than two years of seclusion in this cave, he had finally raised his cultivation from the initial stage of the Fourth Turn of the Golden Core to the stage of the Perfected Fourth Turn.

Now, as long as he could calm down and concentrate, he could begin the breakthrough and enter the Fifth Turn of the Golden Core.

“However, after reaching the Fifth Turn, I’m afraid I won’t be able to retreat here anymore,”

Lu Qing frowned.

The cave he was in was merely the lair of a pack of spirit leopards, whose strongest form was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

But the spiritual energy of the Tianyuan World was already extremely rich.

Although this cave was ordinary, the spiritual energy within was enough for him and Xiao Li to cultivate for a long time.

However, as his cultivation level improved, there was one thing that Lu Qing had to consider.

That was his [Perfect Golden Elixir Method]. He had only deduced it to the sixth level.

The subsequent levels could not be deduced for the time being.

The reason was that the [Perfect Golden Elixir Method]

was originally created by Lu Qing based on the chapter of the Great Dao bestowed by the Heavenly Dao after his successful tribulation. He combined it with the many skills he had mastered and slowly deduced them.

However, in his home world, he had access to very few advanced skills.

Even more so, there were only a few that could reach the Yuan Shen realm.

Using this as a resource, he deduced the [Perfect Golden Elixir Method], but ultimately only progressed to the sixth stage before reaching its limit.

“To deduce the cultivation techniques for the [Perfect Golden Elixir Method] beyond the sixth stage, I must search for more techniques and apply them to other similar practices.”

Lu Qing’s perfect golden elixir was too unique.

Only through a combination of coincidences could a single one be born in a complete world.

And that was only a possibility.

Without the emergence of a sufficiently exceptional genius, coupled with a series of coincidences,

some worlds might not even produce a perfect golden elixir from its birth to its demise.

Such a unique golden elixir lacked a specific cultivation method.

Therefore, Lu Qing could only rely on his supernatural powers to slowly deduce and create his own cultivation method.

However, while supernatural powers were miraculous, they were not omnipotent and could not create something out of nothing.

To deduce a cultivation method, one needed a sufficient number of other techniques for comparison and reference before creating a new one.

Back in his home world, Lu Qing’s mastery of the techniques only lasted until he could barely deduce the sixth stage of the Perfect Golden Elixir Method. He

struggled to deduce the seventh stage, but he couldn’t.

Lu Qing knew then that his accumulation was insufficient.

This was one of the reasons he decided to leave his home world.

Staying in his home world, not only did his cultivation struggle to improve, but even his deductions had stagnated.

Only by venturing out and gaining exposure to more advanced techniques could he possibly create the next stage of the Perfect Golden Elixir Method.

“After this breakthrough, I’ll officially begin my journey through this Tianyuan World,”

Lu Qing decided, glancing at Xiao Li and Wu Xing.

Xiao Li had already reached the perfect first stage of the Golden Elixir a year ago and

was now only one step away from reaching the second stage.

As for Wu Xing, he had spent the past two years in a deep sleep, digesting the carcass of the strange bird.

The aura emanating from him steadily intensified.

Once it awakened, its cultivation would surely improve significantly.

By the time he achieved a breakthrough, the two little creatures would likely be awake as well.

Lu Qing closed his eyes again, sinking into a deeper state of cultivation.

As for the nest of spirit leopards, he had already taken them into the Lihuo Cauldron and temporarily imprisoned them.

After all, he had occupied their lair, so he refrained from killing them.

However, spirit beasts at the Foundation Establishment stage were already quite intelligent and could communicate with other beings.

Therefore, to ensure his whereabouts were kept secret, he couldn’t release them without permission, so he had to confine them within the Lihuo Cauldron.

After all, with the Lihuo Cauldron now fully restored to its peak power, it could more than sustain a mere nest of spirit leopards.

Time passed again, day by day, as Lu Qing cultivated.

However, to Lu Qing’s surprise

, half a month had passed, and before he had officially entered the fifth stage of enlightenment, Xiao Li had broken through first. He

had taken a crucial step, officially entering the second stage of the Golden Core stage.

Another half month passed, and Wu Xing also awakened.

However, having digested the strange bird’s corpse, it was still somewhat inferior to Xiao Li, having only reached the perfect first level.

It would take a while for it to reach the second level, nurturing and accumulating strength before attempting a breakthrough.

Seeing both little creatures successfully break through, Lu Qing felt relieved and began to cultivate with all his might.

One day, in the quiet cave, Lu Qing suddenly felt inspired.

Without thinking, he pulled a handful of mid-grade spirit stones from his Qiankun Qi bag.

With a casual scattering of his hands, thirty-six of them fell around him, forming a simple spirit gathering formation.

Then, with a thought, the formation activated, and a surge of spiritual energy flowed from the thirty-six mid-grade spirit stones, converging upon him.

Lu Qing’s cultivation technique flowed, like a dragon absorbing water, continuously absorbing the overwhelming spiritual energy into his body.

Then, purified and refined by the Five Elements Gourd, it transformed into his own unparalleled mana.

As Lu Qing swallowed the spiritual energy of the spirit stones,

his aura grew increasingly powerful.

Finally, when the thirty-six mid-grade spirit stones released the final burst of spiritual energy within them and shattered themselves,

Lu Qing, having absorbed this immense spiritual energy, felt a tremor throughout his body.

An incredibly powerful aura, like the awakening of an ancient beast, emanated from him.

Fortunately, he had long ago set up a formation outside the cave to conceal its aura.

Otherwise, if the aura of his breakthrough were to be transmitted, it would likely cause a commotion throughout the surrounding mountains.

However, the formation outside the cave obscured the aura, preventing it from reaching the surface.

Xiao Li and Wu Xing were startled by the sound of Lu Qing’s breakthrough and woke from their training.

“Ah Qing has finally broken through?”

Xiao Li sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Lu Qing and immediately understood what had happened, his eyes lit up with surprise.

Wu Xing also twitched his tail, excited.

Both of them waited excitedly for Lu Qing’s breakthrough.

After a short while, Lu Qing’s aura quickly subsided, quickly returning to its usual state.

He then opened his eyes, his gaze etched with an incomparably deep depth, as if embodying the boundless starry sky, drawing the very soul within.

However, this strange vision was fleeting before Lu Qing contained it.

“Ah Qing, did you successfully break through?”

Xiao Li asked eagerly, leaning closer to Lu Qing.

“Yes, I just reached the fifth stage of the Golden Core realm.” Lu Qing smiled and nodded.

“Fifth stage of the Golden Core…” Xiao Li heard this, a look of envy in his eyes. “You humans cultivate truly swiftly. Compared to you, the cultivation speed of our spirit beasts is incredibly slow.”

“Your cultivation speed isn’t that slow.

Many spirit beasts might endure for tens or even hundreds of years before even breaking through to a minor realm.

You’ve already reached the second stage of the Golden Core realm so quickly. Even among all spirit beasts, that’s considered incredibly fast.”

Lu Qing reached out and rubbed Xiao Li’s head, smiling.

“Of course, I’m a genius!”

The little fellow, flattered, immediately raised his head in pride.

Seeing this, Lu Qing laughed again.

But he didn’t argue with the little fellow.

He knew Xiao Li wasn’t wrong.

He and Wu Xing were truly geniuses among spirit beasts.

After all, both of these little fellows had condensed top-grade demon cores.

Xiao Li, in particular, had survived all nine thunder tribulations.

The top-grade demon core he condensed was flawless and perfect.

Such talent would likely be considered top-tier even within the Tianyuan World.

The Golden Core Tribulation was a product of the various Heavenly Paths, governed by the laws of the Great Dao.

Its power depended on the cultivator’s accumulated wisdom and the depth of their sins, unrelated

to the size of the world.

In other words, if a cultivator who had reached Perfect Foundation Establishment, born and raised in the Tianyuan World,

were to undergo a tribulation in another world, such as Lu Qing’s home world,

their tribulation would remain unchanged and its power would remain the same.

Under the heavenly calamity, all beings are equal.

No matter how powerful a Foundation Establishment cultivator is, they cannot surpass the Heavenly Dao of a particular world.

Under the influence of the Great Dao, your Golden Core Tribulation will not be any less powerful simply because you’ve moved to a different world.

If the Golden Core Tribulation were so easy to circumvent, Foundation Establishment cultivators in larger worlds would have long since devised various methods to navigate the Tribulation in smaller worlds.

For this reason, the top-grade Golden Core elixir condensed from successfully navigating the Tribulation in a smaller world is not significantly weaker than that of a larger world.

This information is expounded in the chapter on the Great Dao of the Golden Core Realm that Lu Qing obtained.

That’s why he didn’t refute Xiao Li’s words.

The flawless, top-grade demon elixir condensed by Xiao Li after surviving nine levels of tribulation thunder is truly considered supreme in the Tianyuan Great World.

Of course, this is true only for the Golden Core Tribulation; Lu Qing is unsure whether the same applies to the Yuanshen Tribulation.

After all, at that level, one has already begun to comprehend the various Dao principles.

The specific and profound changes involved are beyond Lu Qing’s current understanding.

“Ah Qing, since you’ve already broken through, should we go out?”

Xiao Li asked again.

“Yes, it’s a rare opportunity to come to this Tianyuan World. I can’t stay in seclusion forever. It’s time to go out for a walk.”

Lu Qing touched Xiao Li’s head and smiled.

(End of this chapter)