I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 592

Chapter 592: Trial of the Witch Tower, Gongshu Yu (asking for monthly ticket)

[Witch Trial Tower: A trial tower left behind by the ancient witch clan.]

[Witches, who focus on cultivating their physical bodies and believe in using their physical strength to suppress all, are called witches.]

[This tower was built by a great master of the ancient witch clan. Its power is immense, comparable to that of a Daoist weapon.]

[During the ancient war between Daoists and witches, this tower was severely damaged, leaving only a fraction of its original power.]

[This tower is the witch clan’s tower of trial and inheritance. Only those who pass the trial are recognized by the witch clan and bestowed with the witch clan’s inheritance.]

[Those who pass the trial and obtain the witch’s inheritance receive a secret talisman, allowing them to freely enter and exit the secret trial realm.]

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“A tower of trial and inheritance with power comparable to that of a Daoist weapon, left behind by the ancient witch clan?”

When Lu Qing read the messages, the look of surprise in his eyes deepened.

This ancient pagoda was a trial and inheritance tower left behind by an ancient witch clan. Passing the trials within the pagoda could grant the witch clan’s inheritance.

“No wonder the spiritual energy in this secret realm is so thin. It turns out it’s a trial and inheritance realm for the so-called witch clan, who cultivate the power of the physical body.

I wonder why such a secret realm exists within Tianshu Divine Mountain.

After so long, does the heritage within this ancient pagoda still exist?

And what about the great war between Taoists and Witches?”

Although Lu Qing still had many doubts, the information revealed by the ancient pagoda finally clarified the origin of this secret realm.

More importantly, he finally learned a way out of it.

By obtaining the witch heritage within the ancient pagoda, one could receive a secret talisman, allowing them to enter and exit the secret realm at will.

While he didn’t know if this was the only way, it at least gave him hope.

“I just don’t know if the trials in this ancient pagoda are difficult, or if there are any special requirements.”

As Lu Qing pondered this, the Five Treasures Taoist finally finished his breathing exercises.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, shall we go now?”

“Let’s go, sooner rather than later.”

The two transformed into streams of light once again and flew forward.

Although the ancient pagoda appeared to be directly ahead, it was actually quite far away from Lu Qing and his companions, hundreds of miles away.

Furthermore, due to the unique spatial rules of the secret realm, Lu Qing and his companions flew for quite some time before truly approaching the ancient pagoda.

As they drew closer, they felt the power emanating from it grow increasingly dense,

causing the surrounding space to become even heavier.

The mana required to maintain their flight increased exponentially.

By the time they were dozens of miles from the pagoda, not only the Five Treasures Taoist, but even Lu Qing began to falter.

“Fellow Daoist Chen?”

The Five Treasures Taoist, feeling his own mana rapidly draining, shouted to Lu Qing.

“Let’s descend. Apparently, flying is prohibited near this ancient pagoda.”

The two quickly descended. As their feet touched the ground, the Five Treasures Taoist couldn’t help but let out a long sigh, a look of lingering fear on his face.

Just now, after entering the fifty-li range of the ancient pagoda, in just over ten breaths, he had already depleted over half his mana.

If he remained in the sky any longer, he would likely fall from exhaustion.

Given the heaviness of the surrounding space, a fall from this height would likely kill even a Jindan-level expert, or at least severely injure him.

“The space around this ancient pagoda is so heavy that even a powerful Yuanshen might not be able to sustain flight for long,”

Taoist Wubao exclaimed in astonishment.

“This ancient pagoda is clearly a very important monument within this secret realm. It must be a rule within this secret realm that prohibits flight as a sign of respect for the pagoda,” Lu Qing remarked.

“This ancient pagoda is clearly man-made. It seems the outside world’s speculation is correct. Tianshu Divine Mountain may indeed have been built by some unimaginable force in ancient times. Otherwise, it’s impossible to explain why such a monument would exist in the secret realm it gave rise to.”

“It should be, but I don’t know which superpower it was, and why no information about it has been passed down.” Lu Qing nodded.

Although he knew something about the origins of this secret realm from the notes his supernatural powers had revealed, he couldn’t articulate them.

“It must be from a much older era than we imagine, perhaps even before the Great Yuan Immortal Realm’s history,” Taoist Wubao sighed.

Hearing this, Lu Qing’s heart stirred, and he was about to inquire about the Great Yuan Immortal Realm’s origins.

Suddenly, his mind shifted, and he turned to look to the left and front.

They were currently in a dense forest near the ancient pagoda.

Towering trees, so massive that dozens of men would have to hug them, their lush branches and leaves blocked out the sun, leaving only occasional rays of light.

The environment was quite dim.

Fortunately, both of them were Jindan realm masters, so the dimness didn’t affect their senses.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, what’s wrong?”

Taoist Wubao asked immediately upon noticing Lu Qing’s movements.

“Master, I’m afraid we can’t wait for you to calm down. We have guests coming.”

“A guest is coming?”

Taoist Wubao was startled and immediately looked in the direction Lu Qing was looking. At the same time, he focused his mind and tried to sense it.

Although he didn’t feel anything, he knew that Lu Qing’s strength far exceeded his own. Since he said so, there must be something wrong.

However, before Taoist Wubao could sense anything, a voice rang out from the depths of the dense forest.

“You can actually see through the aura concealment method of my Wuxiang Luoyansha. I wonder who are the masters of this world, my two Taoist friends?”

As the voice echoed, over a dozen figures suddenly emerged from the dense forest, approaching not far from Lu Qing and the others.

Leading the group was a young man wearing a feather fan and a blue-green robe.

His brows were sharp, his eyes were sharp, his figure was tall, and his aura was truly extraordinary.

He was accompanied by a group of young men and women, each possessing a unique aura and a powerful aura.

Each one was far more formidable than the group of independent cultivators they had encountered previously

. Their robes were embroidered with the same symbol, indicating they were from the same faction.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, these people are from the Gongshu Clan. This person is Gongshu Yu, the most powerful direct descendant of the younger generation of the Gongshu Clan.

It’s said he has already reached the consummation of the ninth level of the Golden Core, making him the most likely direct descendant of this generation to achieve Primordial Spirit within the next ten years.”

Upon seeing the figures clearly, Taoist Wubao was startled, then quickly sent a secret telepathic message to Lu Qing’s soul.

“From the Gongshu Clan?”

Lu Qing’s heart fluttered, and he looked at the leading young man.

He hadn’t expected to encounter someone from the Gongshu family here.

However, Lu Qing’s expression remained calm, as he secretly activated his supernatural powers and began to gather information about the other party.

His appearance had changed significantly since he was in the Xiaocang Realm.

Even his spiritual aura was completely different.

Therefore, he wasn’t worried about being recognized.

“Fellow Daoists, there’s no need to be so. We mean no harm.”

Gongshu Yu smiled when he saw Lu Qing and the others remain silent, merely observing him and his companions with wariness.

While he sensed the aura of Lu Qing and the others was that of the initial stage of the Golden Core realm,

he wasn’t foolish. He knew this was their true strength.

They had all witnessed Lu Qing and the others transform into streams of light and soar through the sky.

To be able to fly near this ancient pagoda, their strength couldn’t possibly be beyond the initial stage of the Golden Core realm.

Furthermore, Lu Qing had just been able to see through his aura-disguising Wuxiang Luoyan Veil.

Therefore, Lu Qing and the others must have been using some kind of treasure to conceal their cultivation.

“I didn’t expect to meet the disciples of the Gongshu family here. What a pleasure!”

Lu Qing said calmly, observing the message floating in his field of vision.

“You’re too polite, fellow Daoists. May I know which sect you are from?” Gongshu Yu asked with a smile.

He wasn’t surprised that Lu Qing and the others recognized his origins.

After all, the Gongshu family was one of the Thirty-Six Supreme Clans. It would be unusual for anyone to be unaware of them.

“We are merely nameless independent cultivators, without any lineage from a sect,” Lu Qing replied.

Unbelievably independent cultivators?

Hearing Lu Qing’s words, Gongshu Yu was slightly taken aback.

Then he heard Lu Qing continue, “Sorry, Gongshu Daozi, we two have matters to attend to. We’ll take our leave now.”

Without waiting for a reply, he and the Five Treasures Daoist Priest used their acrobatic skills to leap into the dense forest and depart.

Gongshu Yu narrowed his eyes as he watched Lu Qing and the other two depart, but he didn’t try to stop them.

Instead, the Gongshu family members behind him were somewhat puzzled.

A young woman frowned and said, “Ayu, these two are so rude! Why don’t you teach them a lesson? Otherwise, others will think we, the Gongshu family, are easy to deal with!”

“This is a critical moment. We shouldn’t make things complicated.” Gongshu Yu shook his head. “Besides, I feel these two are no ordinary people. If we rashly confront them, their explosive aura will easily attract the strange beasts in this forest.

If one or two Jindan-level beasts come, we’ll be difficult to deal with.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the Gongshu family members changed.

Clearly, the Jindan-level beasts Gongshu Yu mentioned had not given them a good experience.

The clan members fell silent, but Gongshu Yu’s gaze remained fixed on the direction where Lu Qing and the others had left.

Although it was only a brief contact, he had sensed an inexplicable aura of danger from the two men.

The young man in particular looked honest, but his calm eyes made him wary.

For a moment, he felt as if his secrets were about to be seen through.

It was this glimmer of foreboding that prevented him from taking action and leaving Lu Qing and the others behind.

Numerous forces lurked around the ancient pagoda, some even more powerful than the Gongshu clan.

A rash battle would not only risk attracting the powerful beasts guarding the pagoda, but would also make it easy for other forces to exploit the situation and invade.

After all, not every force lurking in this forest was on friendly terms with the Gongshu clan.

“Ayu, there are only three hours left until the pagoda opens again. Should we still attempt to enter this time?”

the young woman asked again.

“Of course we should, but those beasts are formidable. We’re still a bit short of strength. I’ll think about it. We need a foolproof plan,” Gongshu Yu frowned.

“We’re certainly short of strength. With only you, Ayu, at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, it’s still a stretch to fend off the beasts’ attacks.

It’s a shame that the Qiankun Sect is unwilling to cooperate with us. It’s a shame that my cousin has such a close relationship with their senior disciple,”

the woman said with a hint of regret.

“Hmph, isn’t it just that two of them died and several were seriously injured the first time they entered?” another Gongshu clan member snorted coldly. “Those Qiankun Sect disciples are completely ungrateful!

They’re clearly too weak, yet they act as if we were responsible for their casualties. They’re completely out of their minds!

Before we came here, our two families agreed to explore the secret realm together. I didn’t expect them to be so dishonest.

After we get out, we’ll definitely hold the Qiankun Sect accountable!”

The other Gongshu clan members’ faces also turned grim.

If the Qiankun Sect hadn’t broken their promise and unilaterally torn up the alliance, they wouldn’t have been blocked from the ancient pagoda, unable to enter.

They could only watch helplessly as the top sects entered the pagoda to explore for opportunities.

“Alright, stop talking. I’ll handle this matter myself. I’ll report this to my cousin after we get out.

But don’t use this as an excuse to cause trouble for the Qiankun Sect. Otherwise, when my cousin comes to hold you accountable, I won’t be able to protect you,”

Gongshu Yu scolded.

“Yes.”

Seeing the seriousness on his face, the other Gongshu clan members dared not say anything more.

However, some still looked a little unconvinced.

Seeing this, Gongshu Yu also felt a headache.

Originally, when they came in, his cousin had arranged everything.

He had them cooperate with the Qiankun Sect to explore the secret realm.

That way, they would have the confidence to compete with top forces like the Overlord Clan and the Tianjian Sect.

Everything was fine. When they first entered the secret realm, the cooperation between the two families was not perfect, but at least there was no friction.

But unexpectedly, after the discovery of the ancient pagoda, things changed.

When they joined forces to resist the guardian beasts and enter the ancient pagoda,

they were caught off guard by their unexpectedly powerful strength, disrupting their formation .

In the chaos, several members of the clan panicked and fled, disregarding their formation, leaving the Qiankun Sect’s men behind to cover their retreat. This

resulted in casualties on the Qiankun Sect side.

This infuriated the Qiankun Sect disciples, who immediately terminated the alliance between the two families.

This immediately disrupted the plans of the cousin.

Without the Qiankun Sect’s support, they tried several times to enter the pagoda, but failed.

The ancient pagoda’s aura was so vast, it must contain incredible opportunities.

Seeing a treasure trove before them, yet unable to explore,

it was impossible for Gongshu Yu not to be furious. However

, the current situation did not allow for further complications .

Therefore, he could only suppress his anger for the time being and first find a way to enter the ancient pagoda.

As for the Qiankun Sect’s breach of contract, he would have to deal with it later.

(End of this chapter)