I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 584

Chapter 584: Predicting the future, strange creatures

“This secret realm severely inhibits our flight. It seems we won’t be able to use our escape light to travel quickly.”

Lu Qing’s heart was heavy.

With his background and foundation, even flying in the sky was a struggle.

Other cultivators who had entered the secret realm, even those in the late Jindan realm with a top-grade Xiantian Jindan, would likely face an even greater challenge.

“It seems this secret realm is different from the other large secret realms that have appeared in the Divine Mountain before. No wonder this one was so unusual during its formation.”

Taoist Wubao’s expression was equally displeased.

This meant that most of the information he had painstakingly gathered in Tianshu City had been wasted.

“Why is this secret realm so unique, and what are the opportunities and treasures within it?”

Taoist Wubao was deeply puzzled.

Why had the news of the secret realm emerging in Tianshu Divine Mountain attracted so many cultivators? Even sects and powers from several continents away sent their elite disciples to Tianshu Continent.

Isn’t it because for so many thousands of years, every time the secret realm of Tianshu Divine Mountain emerges, it’s accompanied by a wealth of opportunities and treasures?

But this time, they’ve been inside the secret realm for some time, and so far, they haven’t found a single treasure.

Even this secret realm seems barren, not a place that could spawn abundant opportunities and treasures.

And where have all the cultivators who entered the secret realm earlier gone? Why haven’t they encountered anyone?

Many doubts arose in the mind of the Five Treasures Taoist.

“If even you don’t know, then I certainly don’t know. It seems we can only make progress as we go. Our most urgent task is to find a way out first.”

Lu Qing looked around. He hadn’t seen any other creatures in the woods yet.

But a subtle sense of danger lingered in his heart, not strongly, but ever-present.

This showed that this secret realm was not as peaceful as it appeared.

“According to the information I’ve gathered, there are two ways to exit the secret realm after entering it.

One is to return by the same route through the spatial vortex we entered.

The second method involves using the secret realm beads found within the bodies of some powerful spirit beasts within the secret realm.

However, this secret realm is so strange, it’s hard to say whether this second method will work.”

Taoist Wubao was unsure.

“In any case, we have to try it to find out,” Lu Qing said. “Master, aren’t you skilled in divination? Why not give me a divination and see which way we should go?”

“Divination? That’s one way,” Taoist Wubao’s expression changed upon hearing this. “Although the rules of nature in this secret realm differ from those in the outside world,

if we’re just asking about good and bad luck, it shouldn’t be a problem.

Fellow Daoist Chen, please protect me.”

Taoist Wubao, a decisive man, immediately sat down cross-legged on the spot.

He then removed an ancient black tortoise shell from his waist, inserted several copper coins into it, and released a stream of vital energy onto the shell.

With the incantation, the black tortoise shell suddenly levitated in the air, emitting bursts of brilliant light and spinning swiftly.

After more than ten breaths, the black tortoise shell suddenly flipped over, spewing out the copper coins, which fell to the ground.

Taoist Wubao put the shell away and examined the coins intently.

His expression changed slightly.

“Master, how is it? Are there any results?” Lu Qing asked.

“The hexagram indicates that of the eight directions, three are slightly auspicious, four are slightly inauspicious, and one is a sign of great misfortune!”

“A sign of great misfortune?”

“Yes, it’s due north. The hexagram indicates that there’s something extremely terrifying there, extremely dangerous,” Taoist Wubao said solemnly.

“Since that’s the case, let’s head towards the direction indicating slight auspiciousness,”

Lu Qing suggested after a moment’s thought.

Although he was confident in his own abilities,

a gentleman should not stand beneath a precarious wall. This secret realm was now filled with strangeness, clearly no ordinary secret realm.

He didn’t intend to take any risks before he had fully grasped the details of this secret realm. What

if the danger level in this secret realm was extremely high? Even so-called minor dangers could become a major threat that even a Jindan realm cultivator would find difficult to withstand?

“Then I’ll head southeast. But Fellow Daoist Chen, I need to be clear up front.

The future is unpredictable, and divination isn’t guaranteed to be accurate.

Even if the hexagram indicates good fortune, it doesn’t guarantee smooth sailing.

Please be mentally prepared for this.”

“I naturally understand. Master, rest assured, I will be extremely cautious and will not let my guard down.”

Lu Qing nodded seriously.

He naturally didn’t assume that the information he divination revealed was guaranteed to be accurate.

If that were the case, then divination would be the most powerful path.

This secret realm was full of unusual things, and even his supernatural powers were temporarily useless.

How could he possibly let his guard down?

After discussing it, the two of them immediately set off, transforming into streams of light and heading southeast.

This time, they learned their lesson and didn’t fly too high.

Instead, they only ascended a few dozen feet, flying almost close to the treetops.

While this consumed considerable energy, it was at least within their tolerance.

After flying for dozens of miles, they saw the endless forest stretching out before them. They were just beginning to estimate how long it would take to escape.

Suddenly, Lu Qing felt a sense of alarm. Looking down, he saw a black light hurtling towards them at breakneck speed.

“Be careful!”

Lu Qing warned, and at the same time, his mind activated a burst of sword energy, slicing the black light away.

Boom!

The sword energy accurately struck the black shadow, a powerful burst of energy sending waves of energy surging.

The shadow was instantly repelled, tumbling downwards, landing back in the woods.

“Huh?”

Lu Qing was surprised.

He felt as if his sword energy had struck an extremely solid object, shattering it, rather than actually cutting through it.

“What is that?”

The sudden attack startled the Five Treasures Taoist.

He hadn’t sensed the approaching danger.

“I don’t know, it looks like some kind of creature.”

Lu Qing looked down at the forest below, his face solemn.

He realized that since the creature had fallen into the woods, his spiritual sense had lost its presence.

“Ah Qing, to the lower left!”

At that moment, Xiao Li’s telepathic voice suddenly echoed in Lu Qing’s mind.

Lu Qing immediately looked toward the lower left side of the woods below. Sure enough, he saw a flicker of black shadow.

His gaze focused, and his magical power surged forth.

He condensed a multicolored, multicolored, glazed palm, dozens of feet wide, and struck down.

Boom!

The power of this palm strike was incredibly ferocious.

The forests dozens of feet in radius below were instantly shattered. The boundless force caused the vast expanse of forest to undulate like waves.

Seeing the terrifying scene he had unleashed, Lu Qing’s expression remained unchanged.

He stared intently below, and sure enough, amidst the shroud of debris, a dark figure was fleeing in panic.

However, no matter how it tried, it could not escape the reach of the Five Elements Myriad Laws Palm.

Lu Qing’s mind activated the Five Elements Myriad Laws Palm, and a powerful sealing force instantly pinned the shadow, immobilizing it within his palm.

The Five Elements Myriad Laws Palm then rapidly shrank, rising continuously. By the time it returned to Lu Qing’s presence, it had shrunk to half the size of a human.

Taoist Wubao stared at the scene in amazement, particularly the incredibly clear palm print imprinted in the forest below. He was deeply astonished.

This was the first time Lu Qing had used offensive Taoist techniques in front of him,

and the sheer power of the technique still terrified him.

Taoist Wubao had always known that Lu Qing’s strength was more than he appeared to be.

Otherwise, the Qiankun Sect’s inner disciples wouldn’t have treated him with such respect.

He had even anticipated that Lu Qing might have already reached the late Jindan stage.

And now, Lu Qing’s attack confirmed his suspicions.

The power of this palm strike was simply beyond the reach of a mid-Jindan cultivator.

Lu Qing paid no attention to Taoist Wubao’s expression; he was concentrating on the object he had just captured.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, what is this?” Taoist

Wubao regained his composure and, like him, gazed at the black figure suppressed by the Five Elements’ palm.

Upon closer inspection, they both realized it was a rat-like creature covered in scales, with wings, four claws, and a long tail.

“What kind of monster is this?”

Taoist Wubao exclaimed in astonishment after taking in the shadow’s appearance.

He had never heard of such a creature before.

“I don’t know.” Lu Qing shook his head. “This little creature’s body is incredibly tough. Even my sword energy struggled to injure it. Furthermore, it seems to possess an innate ability to conceal its presence. Clearly, it’s no ordinary creature.”

Thinking of this, Lu Qing was still somewhat astonished.

His current strength was truly formidable.

Even without exerting his full strength, the sword energy he unleashed was beyond the reach of ordinary Jindan realm experts.

Even a mid-Jindan realm expert would be severely injured if struck by his sword energy.

However, the suppressed creature before him didn’t appear to possess a powerful aura, merely at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even

after taking a solid hit from his sword energy, only a few scales were shattered.

For a mere Foundation Establishment realm creature to possess such formidable physical strength was truly incredible.

More importantly, he hadn’t sensed any spiritual energy within this strange creature.

It seemed its strength lay solely in its physical form, devoid of any other powers.

Though suppressed, the black creature’s fierce glare remained undimmed as it stared intently at Lu Qing and the Five Treasures Taoist priest.

It seemed as if it had some deep hatred for the two of them.

Seeing this, Lu Qing’s mind shifted slightly, and he quietly activated his supernatural powers, looking towards it.

Why had he gone against his usual norm, willingly exposing some of his strength to capture this strange creature?

Naturally, it was to use his supernatural powers to investigate its origins and see if he could gain any information about this secret realm.

As Lu Qing investigated, a faint golden supernatural light emerged from the strange creature, and several messages floated out.

[Black Rat with Black Scales: A powerful creature from the Tianshu Divine Mountain Trial Secret Realm.]

[Cultivation: Perfected Foundation Establishment Stage.]

[The Black Rat with Black Scales has a unique bloodline, a powerful body, and its scales are incredibly tough, making it invulnerable to magical weapons.]

[This creature possesses a single-minded intelligence, and for some reason, possesses an extremely strong hostility towards all creatures outside the Trial Secret Realm.]

[Creatures within the Tianshu Divine Mountain Trial Secret Realm all possess a mysterious bloodline. Refining and absorbing this bloodline can significantly enhance their physical strength.

“

Black Rat with Black Scales, Secret Trial Realm?”

Lu Qing’s heart skipped a beat after reading the notes.

From these notes, he gained crucial information. First, this secret realm didn’t seem to be the blessed land everyone had hoped for

, containing countless opportunities and treasures.

Instead, it was a secret trial realm created for a specific purpose.

As for what that trial was, that was unknown.

But it was clear from this point that Tianshu Divine Mountain, as many cultivators outside had speculated, was likely not naturally formed.

Rather, it was constructed by some superpower, or perhaps a mysterious entity, countless millennia ago in ancient times.

It was unclear why this secret trial realm suddenly appeared.

And what exactly was this so-called trial?

“Fellow Daoist Chen, can you discern the origin of this thing?”

Taoist Wubao asked, noticing Lu Qing staring at the strange creature.

“I can’t tell.” Lu Qing shook his head. “But the strength of this monster cannot be underestimated. Although the aura it reveals is only at the Foundation Establishment level,

its body is powerful, its claws are sharp, and it is incredibly fast. It can also hide its own aura.

In this strange secret realm, even a Jindan realm expert would be very likely to die if attacked by it without paying attention.”

“You’re right. The spiritual energy in this secret realm is incredibly thin, and the space is stagnant. Even our spiritual perception is significantly limited.

If we weren’t aware of this monster’s presence, we’d be caught off guard by a surprise attack.”

Taoist Wubao nodded in agreement, recalling the moment the monster suddenly burst from the forest below.

If Lu Qing hadn’t been there, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

“This secret realm is getting increasingly bizarre. Not only is the spiritual energy thin, but there are also monsters this powerful. They’ve never appeared in secret realms before. Even at the Foundation Establishment stage, they’re already a threat to us. How much more powerful would they be if they reached the Golden Core stage?”

Taoist Wubao said with some concern.

The appearance of this monster made him realize the danger of this secret realm.

Lu Qing fell silent.

Taoist Wubao was right. The creatures in this secret realm were indeed insanely powerful.

Judging by the Black Rat’s performance, even he wouldn’t be able to suppress a late-stage Jindan realm cultivator.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, how do you intend to deal with this thing?”

“Kill it! This little creature is extremely hostile to us. Even if we let it go, it’ll probably still attack us.”

Taoist Wubao looked at the hatred in the Black Rat’s eyes and nodded. “Then let’s do as you say, Fellow Daoist.”

Lu Qing didn’t hesitate. He activated his mind, unleashing a powerful force that instantly crushed the suppressed Black Rat to death. (

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