I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 553

Chapter 553: Nether Palace, Windy Plains

A team was slowly advancing through a vast canyon.

“Everyone, be careful! After crossing this valley, we’ll enter the Gale Plains.

The Gale Plains is constantly ravaged by strong winds.

The raging gales overhead make it difficult for even a Jindan realm expert to fly, forcing them to walk.

Wind beasts and sand bandits frequently roam the Gale Plains.

If you encounter them, please work together to fend them off. Don’t panic or run around.

Otherwise, if anything goes wrong, our shipping company won’t offer any assistance.”

As they were about to exit the valley, a burly, armored man, mounted on a spirit horse with red scales, shouted.

After giving his instructions, he approached a carriage and politely said,

“Everyone, if anything unexpected happens after we enter the Wild Wind Plains, as per our prior agreement, please lend a hand.”

“Of course. It’s rare that Commander Wang would allow us to accompany him, so we’ll naturally look after each other.”

An elderly man in the carriage, accompanied by two children, aged seven or eight, said with a smile.

“Then I’ll trouble you all.”

After receiving the elderly man’s affirmative response, the armored man returned to his seat with confidence.

He had agreed to allow the group to accompany the merchant because of their cultivation.

Although they had traveled through the Wild Wind Plains many times, they couldn’t guarantee a foolproof path.

A few more experts would provide an extra layer of security.

“This guy is really calculating. He doesn’t even want to pay us anything, just wants us to be their guards.”

After the armored man left, a thin young man in the carriage snorted coldly.

“After all, we’re all traveling together, so don’t take it too seriously,” the old man counseled. “I heard the sand bandits have been getting more rampant in the Windy Plains lately.

If we were to travel on our own, we’d be in great danger. We need to look out for each other to stay safe.”

“Hmph, Old Man Qiao, we made a deal. You were the only one who agreed to help, not me!

If anything goes wrong, I won’t waste my energy helping these losers.

I’ll leave alone then. I don’t believe the Windy Plains are truly that terrifying!”

the thin young man said coldly.

The old man, known as Old Man Qiao, opened his mouth, at a loss for words.

He glanced at the remaining people, seeing they seemed indifferent. He sighed.

Hugging the two timid children beside him, a sense of worry welled up in his heart.

He had a feeling something was about to happen. Thinking

of this, he couldn’t help but glance at a plain-looking young man in the corner of the carriage, holding a gray civet cat.

Although the young man looked ordinary, his cultivation level only at the first level of the Lower Golden Core Realm,

he somehow felt that he seemed somewhat unusual.

The reason for this was probably that a few days ago, their team had been attacked by a demonic beast at the fifth level of the Middle Golden Core Realm, resulting in numerous casualties.

Even those in the carriage were terrified by the beast.

However, the old man had accidentally noticed the young man, and while there was a look of panic on his face, a deep calmness lingered in his eyes.

From that moment on, he had a feeling that there was something unusual about him.

However, the demonic beast had been dealt with by the carrier company, leaving them no opportunity to attack.

Furthermore, despite his secret observations over the past few days, he had been unable to detect any clues.

Ultimately, he couldn’t be sure if the young man’s panic was just feigned.

“That old man Qiao is spying again. Did he reveal his weakness during the Jindan realm monster attack a few days ago?”

Lu Qing, resting with his eyes closed in the corner of the carriage, felt a faint sense of being watched, and felt a sense of frustration.

He looked completely different now.

Even his spiritual aura had changed drastically.

Now, even if Nangong Yuanwu and Mo Hongyun stood before him, they wouldn’t necessarily be able to recognize him.

But Lu Qing hadn’t expected that his transformation, which he had been able to conceal from a Yuanshen realm cultivator, would be seen through by an elder at the third Jindan realm.

The attack a few days ago had been rather sudden, and he had been contemplating his cultivation with his eyes closed.

Yet, when the Jindan monster attacked, he had managed to show his fear.

But who could have imagined that even this astute old man Qiao could detect his abnormality?

“My acting skills are still lacking,” Lu Qing shook his head. As the

saying goes, age makes a wise man, and this old man Qiao was clearly a seasoned veteran.

He had only given a perfunctory response, and his flaws were immediately apparent.

After sighing, Lu Qing ignored it and continued to close his eyes to rest.

Even if old man Qiao saw the clues, as long as the other party did not come to disturb him, it would be fine.

He hid his cultivation and infiltrated this team. In addition to traveling to increase his skills, he also concealed his identity and did not want to cause trouble.

“However, I didn’t expect that after only two or three years of seclusion, such a big thing happened outside.”

Lu Qing remembered the information he heard from a certain city a few days ago.

Originally, he wanted to feel the fireworks in the city because he had been in seclusion for a long time.

But he accidentally heard some diners in a restaurant talking about the conflict between Gongshu and Nangong families.

It turned out that since Gongshu Yu died at the hands of Nangong Yuanwu.

The relationship between the Gongshu Clan and the Nangong Clan became increasingly strained.

However, because Nangong Yuanwu held the lives of two Gongshu Clan members

at the Yuanshen Realm, the Gongshu Clan temporarily suppressed their anger,

choosing to negotiate with the Nangong Clan rather than engage in direct conflict.

However, the situation soon shifted due to a different event.

Gongshu Yu’s mother, the direct wife of the Gongshu Clan, unable to bear the grief of losing her son,

placed a large bounty on Nangong Yuanwu’s head in the Netherworld Palace.

The Netherworld Palace was a mysterious and eerie, yet immensely powerful dark force.

It was rumored that this force existed not only in the Tianyuan World but also in other worlds.

It was a terrifying force with a widespread presence, not confined to any single world or even a single immortal realm.

The Netherworld Palace never participated in the internal conflicts of the other worlds.

They hid in the shadows, engaging in shady business such as intelligence trafficking and assassinations.

Such a terrifying force naturally acted without restraint.

The price of hiring the Nether Palace for an assassination was extremely high, but once they were deployed, few could withstand their attack.

Even powerful Yuanshen masters weren’t guaranteed to escape.

Furthermore, if the price could be met, they could easily assassinate even the patriarchs of top sects, the patriarchs of the Thirty-Six Upper Clans, or even the great Demon Lords of the Demon Clan.

However, the price required to assassinate a powerful individual of that magnitude was incredibly staggering.

Even aristocratic families like the Thirty-Six Upper Clans, with their vast wealth, couldn’t afford such a price.

While the price of assassinating a patriarch was prohibitive, the price of assassinating a First Tribulation Yuanshen realm cultivator was something Gongshu Yu’s mother managed to afford after gritted her teeth.

Consequently, within three days of the Nether Palace issuing the reward, Nangong Yuanwu was assassinated and nearly died.

If only an ancestor of the Nangong family hadn’t been there and intervened in time, it would have been a disaster.

He was probably already annihilated, his body and soul completely destroyed.

Even so, Nangong Yuanwu’s soul was now said to have collapsed, leaving him a crippled man.

The news of the assassination immediately roiled the Nangong family.

They could not tolerate a prominent member of the clan being assassinated by someone in the Nether Palace.

If they didn’t retaliate, others would likely view them as weak and vulnerable.

Therefore, the Nangong family immediately responded with the strongest possible force.

Not only did they declare war on the Gongshu clan, they also severed the heads of the two Yuanshen realm cultivators who had been accompanying Gongshu Yu and sent them to the Gongshu clan.

As for the Gongshu clan, the incident left them devastated.

The Thirty-Six High Clans had always held a tacit understanding:

no matter how fierce their rivalry, they would not offer a reward to the Nether Palace for the assassination of a prominent member of the other clan.

Doing so could easily lead to an irreparable situation.

So, Gongshu Yu’s mother’s move effectively made their argument unfounded.

Not only had they lost two Spirit Realm masters, but their reputation had also been severely impacted.

Yet, facing the Nangong family’s attack, they had no choice but to respond.

Otherwise, the clan’s morale would likely be weakened, their cohesion severely weakened, and their future status as one of the Thirty-Six Supreme Clans

was uncertain. Thus, the clash between the two aristocratic families intensified,

ultimately forcing the Holy Alliance to intervene.

Rumors circulated that the heads of the two clans and many elders were currently engaged in negotiations within the Holy Alliance.

However, the final outcome remained unknown.

When Lu Qing heard this news in the city, he was still shocked.

He had not expected that within the Tianyuan world, there existed a terrifying force like the Netherworld Palace, lurking in the shadows.

Its power was so formidable that even the demons and the righteous were completely powerless.

Similarly, the Seven Killing Tower and the Wujian Tower in his home world, similarly emphasizing assassination

, seemed like mere children playing house in comparison.

This, however, also instilled a sense of crisis in Lu Qing.

The Nether Palace was too terrifying, a terrifying force spanning numerous worlds and even the Immortal Realm.

Its depths were unimaginable.

It was hard to believe any terrifying secret technique could even predict his existence.

Therefore, he immediately left the city.

Then, he employed the formless and invisible transformation technique of the Perfect Golden Core to completely alter his physical form, aura, and even the very vibrations of his soul.

He adopted several identities, traveling far beyond the Nangong Clan’s territory.

As for Nangong Yuanwu, while he sympathized with his plight

, he wouldn’t reveal his identity to him out of a momentary friendship.

After all, he didn’t know if that crazy woman from the Gongshu Clan had included a bounty on Nangong Yuanwu’s head when she offered one.

If so, his presence now would be like a forlorn prey.

It was for these reasons that Lu Qing disguised himself as an ordinary, independent Golden Core cultivator, blending into a merchant caravan and slowly journeying.

The caravan advanced at a leisurely pace, finally reaching the end of the valley.

Before they officially left, everyone could already vaguely hear the roar of a violent wind coming from the front.

It sounded like the howling of ghosts and wolves, the roar of a demonic beast, chilling their very souls.

“Is this the Wild Wind Plains?”

Standing at the valley’s exit, watching the howling wind and the swirling yellow sand ahead,

everyone’s heart trembled.

Even the several Jindan realm masters in the carriage had a change of heart.

Under such a mighty power, even those with high cultivation levels would feel apprehensive.

Lu Qing, sensing the howling wind ahead, felt a sense of wonder.

This Tianyuan World was truly magical. The gale blowing over the Wild Wind Plains alone was incredibly powerful.

A weaker Jindan realm master

would be unable to withstand it if they ventured into it rashly, their flesh cracking and blood spilling into the air.

No wonder the Jindan realm masters in the carriages chose not to fly, but instead followed the convoy.

It turned out that such a natural barrier blocked their way.

“Everyone, please wait patiently. In half an hour at most, the strong wind will weaken, and then we can enter the Gale Plain.”

In front of the convoy, the armored man held a Bagua-shaped magic weapon in his hand, as if calculating something.

After a while, he shouted to the people behind him.

Naturally, everyone had no objection to this.

Looking at the horrific scene in front, they did not dare to go in now, and could only wait patiently.

However, the armored man’s prediction was still very accurate.

After an hour, the strong wind in front really weakened slowly.

After half an hour, the yellow sand that was flying all over the sky gradually fell.

The plain, which was almost impossible to see the scene ten feet ahead, began to become much clearer.

“Okay, everyone can enter, but this strong wind is only temporarily stopped.

It won’t be long before it will blow again.

You must not run around, otherwise, once you get lost, it will be difficult to return to the team.”

The armored man shouted.

Hearing this, the small caravans behind him all felt nervous.

They immediately perked up and reminded themselves not to fall behind.

The caravan gradually entered the plain.

Although it was called a plain, it was more like a desert.

The ground was covered with thick yellow sand, which could reach the ankles when people stepped on it.

If it weren’t for the vague vegetation around, it would really look like a dead desert.

Fortunately, the carriages of the caravan were all engraved with magic circles, and they would not be easily submerged in the yellow sand.

Led by the armored man and others, the caravan slowly moved forward.

As the caravan slowly entered the depths of the Gale Plain, after about two hours, the wind began to blow around.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the yellow sand on the ground was flying again.

In the distance, one could even hear the faint roar of beasts.

The armored man at the front of the caravan heard the roar of the beast and his face suddenly changed.

(End of this chapter)