I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 588

Chapter 588: A rich harvest, the importance of spirit stones, and finally meeting people

“Fellow Daoist Chen!”

Seeing Lu Qing swallow ten strands of blood at once, the Five Treasures Taoist’s eyes widened.

He had just experienced firsthand the malevolent energy within this strange bloodline, the feeling of it pervasively corroding his soul. It was truly terrifying.

He had even barely been able to withstand the impact of refining just one strand of bloodline at a time.

Now, Lu Qing had actually swallowed ten strands at once. He simply couldn’t imagine the terrifying impact of the malevolent energy he would have to endure.

However, the Five Treasures Taoist didn’t dare to speak again, fearing it would affect Lu Qing’s refining.

Xiao Li, on the other hand, wasn’t worried at all.

He knew Ah Qing never did anything without confidence.

And refining only ten strands of bloodline at once was something he could manage, even if he did.

Ah Qing was far more powerful than him, so there wouldn’t be any problems.

As Xiao Li had expected, after swallowing ten strands of bloodline, Lu Qing remained calm, showing no sign of distress.

About a quarter of an hour later, Lu Qing opened his eyes, a trace of regret in his eyes.

“Sure enough, the witch’s blood extracted from the Foundation Establishment Realm Black Rat has its limits.”

After absorbing ten strands of blood, Lu Qing, like Xiao Li, felt that the effect of this blood had almost disappeared.

In fact, to be more precise, after absorbing six or seven strands, Lu Qing felt that the Foundation Establishment Realm blood was useless.

The remaining strands were effectively wasted.

“These ten strands of blood have probably increased my physical strength by about one thousandth.”

Still, Lu Qing felt somewhat satisfied.

After refining and absorbing this blood, his physical strength had increased by about one thousandth.

Don’t think that one thousandth is a small amount; remember, his physical strength is now formidable.

Even a late Jindan cultivator practicing physical cultivation might not be able to match his physical strength.

Just some of the essence blood extracted from a Foundation Establishment-level Black Rat could strengthen his already formidable physique by a thousandth.

Honestly, this effect was truly astonishing.

After all, even those Jindan-grade elixirs specifically designed for physical refinement were practically useless to Lu Qing. They

were far inferior to his own Perfect Golden Elixir, which was far more nourishing for the body.

“I wonder if there are any Jindan-level Black Rat in this forest,” a thought flashed through Lu Qing’s mind.

The witch essence blood contained in a Foundation Establishment-level Black Rat was useless to him.

But a Jindan-level one might bring about a different outcome.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, are you alright?”

Just as Lu Qing was pondering this, Taoist Wubao asked,

a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

Seeing Lu Qing’s silence upon waking, he assumed something was amiss.

“It’s okay. Thank you for your concern, Taoist Priest.” Lu Qing came back to his senses and smiled. “Alright, we can continue our sweep of this forest.”

“Fellow Daoist Chen, have you refined all those bloodlines?” Five Treasures Taoist Priest asked in surprise.

“Well, sort of,” Lu Qing nodded. “But while these bloodlines are extraordinary, their effectiveness has its limits. After refining the ones I just refined, the remaining ones may not be of much use to me.”

Upon hearing this, Five Treasures Taoist Priest was immediately stunned.

Only after Lu Qing had collected the jade talisman on the ground did Five Treasures Taoist Priest regain his composure

. He looked at Lu Qing with a hint of awe.

Although Lu Qing didn’t say it explicitly, various clues had already made him realize that Lu Qing’s strength was likely far greater than he had imagined!

For the next few days, Lu Qing and Five Treasures Taoist Priest continued their sweep of the forest.

Although the witch’s primordial blood within the Foundation Establishment Realm Black Rat had almost no effect on him and Xiao Li

, it was still extremely rare and could be considered a true treasure.

He tried to collect as many as possible. Whether he wanted to leave them for Xiaoyan and Master or auction them off for spirit stones and treasures, both would be excellent choices.

Boom!

Another tremor erupted, and Lu Qing captured a black rat with black scales, killed it, and put it away.

“It’s taken so long to find another one. I’m afraid we’ve almost caught all the black beasts in this forest.”

Lu Qing looked around.

This was already the third day since they had refined their primordial blood.

Over the past few days, Lu Qing and his team had already cleared most of this forest.

As they continued their search, the black rats became increasingly difficult to find.

They had been searching for nearly half an hour before they found this one.

“Yes, I feel like we’ve almost exhausted this forest,” Taoist Wubao nodded.

Lu Qing pondered for a moment and said, “In that case, let’s get ready to leave. We’ve already caught enough black beasts. There’s no need to waste time on those that slipped through the net.”

In the past few days, Xiao Li had already found over a hundred black rats with black scales.

This number was more than enough for Lu Qing to use.

“That’s good. We should always leave a way out. It’s not good to really catch all the black beasts in this forest.”

Taoist Wubao also agreed.

Moreover, he had learned from Lu Qing that the strange bloodline had a limit to the enhancement of the physical body.

Anyway, they had caught more than enough black beasts in the past few days.

“Then let’s go now.”

Having made their decision, the two of them immediately transformed into streams of light and flew southeast.

As they departed, Lu Qing glanced back and sighed inwardly.

He had originally assumed that such a vast forest would harbor Jindan-level Black Rats.

Unexpectedly, they had swept most of the area and found no trace of any.

It seemed that this forest had some kind of rule, suppressing the Black Rats’ breakthroughs.

The two flew southeast.

This time, because the forest had already been cleared, the journey was smooth. They encountered no further attacks until they were out of the forest.

“Finally out!”

A sense of relief washed over them as they emerged from the forest.

While the forest posed no threat, the monotonous scenery still felt a bit tedious.

After exiting the forest, Lu Qing and his companions were greeted by a vast expanse of grassland.

In the distance, the faint shadows of mountains loomed.

“This secret realm is truly vast,”

Lu Qing exclaimed.

The vastness of the forest they had emerged from alone rivaled the vastness of several states in their home world.

The same was true of this grassland.

More crucially, until now, they had yet to encounter a single other cultivator.

Remember, there were tens of thousands of cultivators in Tianshu City.

So many cultivators had entered the secret realm a day before them, yet they had been there for several days and had yet to encounter a single one.

There was only one explanation:

the scope of this secret realm was incredibly vast. So vast that

even if tens of thousands of cultivators entered, it would still be like a drop of water in the ocean, creating no ripples.

“Master, where are we going next? Can you divine where everyone else in the secret realm has gone?” Lu Qing asked.

“Let me try.”

Taoist Wubao took out his black tortoise shell again and began to divine.

“According to the hexagram, if we continue southeast, we should encounter someone,”

he said after more than ten breaths, looking at the hexagram on the ground.

“Still southeast? Could it be in those mountains?”

Lu Qing gazed at the distant mountain shadows.

“In that case, after you’ve recovered from your breathing, we’ll continue.”

Taoist Wubao didn’t refuse. It had been quite some time since his last breathing exercise, and his mana had been depleted by more than half.

There was no telling what dangers he might encounter in this grassland, so he had to be in top condition.

He immediately took out a mid-grade spirit stone and began to absorb the spiritual energy within to recover.

Lu Qing stood by, continuing to protect him.

But then, a strange thought occurred to Lu Qing.

Since entering the secret realm, due to the thin spiritual energy, they have periodically needed to draw upon the spiritual essence of spirit stones to restore their mana.

Over the past few days, they’ve already consumed several mid-grade spirit stones.

For him, this small amount of spirit stones is naturally insignificant .

However, for many other cultivators entering the secret realm, it wasn’t necessarily so.

Many cultivators, in particular, had purchased precious items and elixirs before entering to enhance their strength, spending a considerable amount

of spirit stones. But who could have imagined that this secret realm would be so unique, with its incredibly thin spiritual energy?

Once mana and spiritual power are depleted, there’s no way to replenish them by drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This greatly increases the importance of spirit stones.

Cultivators who don’t carry many spirit stones are likely to be in a difficult situation.

It’s even possible that this could lead to a serious incident.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, I’m ready.”

As Lu Qing’s thoughts raced, the Five Treasures Taoist finally finished his breathing and returned to peak form.

“Let’s go, then.”

The two transformed into streams of light once again, soaring towards the shadowy mountain range.

Along the way, they discovered that the grassland wasn’t completely silent.

Numerous creatures still lingered within.

However, these beings weren’t at a high level, with the strongest at only the Foundation Establishment stage.

Without exception, these beings possessed formidable physical bodies and lacked spiritual energy.

“Sure enough, some of these creatures also possess the Witch’s Primordial Blood,”

Lu Qing thought to himself as he floated in mid-air, clutching a rabbit-like creature. He read the message on the note.

He had just caught it from the grassland below.

Using his supernatural powers, he discovered that the rabbit indeed contained the Witch’s Primordial Blood.

However, the rabbit was only at the Qi Refining stage, and its Primordial Blood was extremely weak, likely of no use to him.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, how is it?” Taoist Wubao asked.

He already knew that Lu Qing possessed a technique that could detect the bloodlines within these exotic beasts.

“Our guess was correct. The creatures on this grassland also possess that strange bloodline. I guess this must be the unique characteristic of this secret realm.

It’s just that the bloodline is weak, so it’s of little use to us. There’s no need to waste time.”

Lu Qing casually tossed the rabbit in his hand into the Lihuo Cauldron.

While the rabbit’s primordial blood was useless to him, it was still delicious roasted.

I just wonder what the spiritual rabbits in this secret realm taste like.

After this brief interlude, the two continued on their journey.

Taoist Wubao practiced breathing exercises several times along the way. Finally, near dusk, they reached the edge of the grassland and could clearly see the mountains.

Indeed, this secret realm also has night and day, just like the outside world.

“Master, we’re about to enter the mountains. Do you need another breathing exercise?”

Lu Qing asked, still dozens of miles from the mountains ahead.

“Okay,” Taoist Wubao nodded.

Although his current mana consumption wasn’t significant, deep mountains and ancient forests often presented unpredictable dangers.

He didn’t want to be caught off guard by a lack of mana should anything happen after entering.

With this thought, the Five Treasures Taoist looked at Lu Qing with awe.

Since entering the secret realm, Lu Qing had traveled with him, but he had never seen Lu Qing need to regulate his breathing.

Upon inquiring, he learned that Lu Qing’s cultivation method was unique, allowing him to draw on the spiritual energy within the spirit stones at any time, without the need for respiration.

The Five Treasures Taoist naturally understood the reason.

It demonstrated that Lu Qing had achieved perfect control over his own power, and his ability to absorb and absorb external spiritual energy to an awe-inspiring degree.

Therefore, even in the extreme conditions of this secret realm, where mana consumption increased tenfold, he could readily recover.

In other words, as long as he had enough spirit stones, he could draw on the spiritual energy within at any time, without worrying about running out of mana.

The two descended to the ground, with Lu Qing once again protecting him while the Five Treasures Taoist practiced respiration.

This time, because there was nothing else to do, Lu Qing did not set up the formation.

Instead, he was paying close attention to the movements around him.

While waiting for the Five Treasures Taoist to recover, his expression suddenly shifted, and he glanced toward the mountains ahead.

Just then, Xiao Li’s voice echoed in his mind: “Ah Qing, someone’s coming this way.”

“Yes, I sense it,”

Lu Qing replied softly. Then, with a flick of his finger, he cast several jade talismans around the Five Treasures Taoist, protecting him. He

then soared into the air and gazed in the direction of the aura.

He saw, over ten miles ahead, a dozen figures, divided into two groups, advancing towards them, one in front and one behind.

Three or four of them were fleeing, while seven or eight were chasing them from behind.

However, all of them were using their body movements, running on the ground rather than flying.

“You still want to escape? Stop immediately and hand over all your spirit stones, or I’ll kill you!”

As Lu Qing observed, a large man, one of the two groups chasing behind, shouted a threat.

“You want us to hand over our spirit stones? Dream on! Catch up when you can!”

the man in front sneered back.

Far from stopping, his movements became even faster.

“If you don’t accept my offer, I’ll punish you!”

Seeing his stubbornness, the big man no longer held back.

Suddenly, he summoned a long sword-shaped magic weapon, transformed into a stream of light, and blasted forward!

(End of this chapter)