I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 607

Chapter 607: Physical Transformation, Retreating at the Peak

. “Brother Chen has been in seclusion for three days and hasn’t emerged yet.”

In the valley, Chu Xiaojing rested her chin on her hand, looking at the wooden hut where Lu Qing was retreating, and sighed.

“It’s only been three days. For cultivators like us, even ten or eight years of seclusion is quite common. You’re being too impetuous, girl.”

Ye Qingzhu, who was meditating nearby, said nonchalantly.

“If we were cultivating outside, of course that would be the case, but now we’re in a secret realm. Shouldn’t we be focusing on seeking opportunities?”

Chu Xiaojing said, “I heard that in recent days, in addition to those top forces, many other forces have also united and successfully breached the tower. Even Gongshu Yu and his group have entered. Brother Chen isn’t worried about everyone else snatching up all the opportunities?”

“That means that, in Fellow Daoist Chen’s mind, his current seclusion is more important than the opportunities within the ancient tower,” Ye Qingzhu said calmly.

“But I didn’t expect Brother Chen to cause such a commotion that night. Not only did he kill nearly a hundred Jindan-level guardian beasts, but he single-handedly suppressed the combined forces of the Lanhai Sect and Xuanyuan Sect. Just how powerful is Brother Chen!”

Chu Xiaojing exclaimed again.

Hearing this, Ye Qingzhu’s expression faded slightly.

Although what Chu Xiaojing had described was truly shocking,

and even though she’d known about it yesterday, it still felt surreal.

They hadn’t been hiding in the valley these past few days; they’d been out gathering information.

They’d heard a lot of astonishing news.

For example, several factions, unable to break through the beasts and enter the ancient pagoda, had finally joined forces.

And then there were those who, despite paying a heavy price, finally succeeded.

Even Gongshu Yu and his men had joined forces with another powerful faction and had already entered the pagoda.

It was precisely because of this news that Chu Xiaojing became anxious.

She didn’t mind anyone else’s chance, but the mere thought of someone from the Gongshu clan getting it made her deeply unhappy.

Even more shocking was Lu Qing’s astonishing feat at the ancient pagoda a few days prior.

The night before his official retreat, Lu Qing had hunted down nearly a hundred guardian beasts.

Later, Yu Dahai, a late Jindan-level expert from the Lanhai Sect, led dozens of Jindan-level warriors to block Lu Qing’s path, only to be subdued.

Not only was Yu Dahai crippled with a single blow, but the others were practically terrified.

Ultimately, they collectively begged for mercy, each offering a Jindan-level technique, before Lu Qing spared his life.

“Brother Chen suddenly went into seclusion. Is he contemplating those newly acquired Jindan-level techniques? Senior Sister Ye, Brother Chen has seriously offended both the Lanhai Sect and the Xuanyuan Sect this time. Do you think he’ll be in trouble when he gets out?”

Chu Xiaojing suddenly asked with concern.

“I don’t know either,” Ye Qingzhu shook her head. “But Fellow Daoist Chen doesn’t seem reckless. Since he’s doing this, he must have his own reasons and isn’t afraid of those sects.”

“Indeed, Brother Chen never reveals his lineage, but his background must be truly astonishing. Sects like the Lanhai Sect probably can’t do anything to him.”

As Chu Xiaojing and the others chatted, Lu Qing, the man they were talking about, reached a crucial point in his cultivation in the wooden cabin.

His eyes were tightly closed, and a faint, invisible aura permeated his body, distorting the surrounding air and causing even the very space to tremble slightly.

A terrifying aura permeated the entire cabin. If Lu Qing hadn’t set up a concealing formation beforehand, he would have alerted everyone in the valley.

“Is Ah Qing about to break through?”

Xiao Li had already retreated into a corner.

Although Lu Qing’s aura wasn’t directed at him,

the terrifying aura still made him retreat.

Xiao Li stared wide-eyed at the steaming, twisting aura surrounding Lu Qing, his eyes a mixture of shock and anticipation.

For the past three days, he had watched as Lu Qing continuously refined the bloodlines of exotic beasts.

He had refined at least seventy or eighty bloodlines, even the majority of those of mid-Golden Core-level exotic beasts.

Now, it seemed as if a breakthrough was finally imminent.

Lu Qing could sense that Xiao Li was being cornered by his aura, but he had no time to worry.

After refining vast quantities of witch blood, his physical strength had finally reached its peak, breaking through its limits and beginning a true transformation.

Now, his body was undergoing an incredible transformation from its deepest levels.

Every inch of flesh, every strand of blood, every bone, even the meridians and acupoints, was transforming, becoming more vibrant and full of life force.

This wasn’t just an increase in physical strength; it was a complete transformation, a leap in life!

The sheer force of this transformation was so intense that even Lu Qing’s life force alone could practically make the surrounding space tremble.

This transformation of his body lasted for nearly an hour before it was considered complete.

“What’s the current state of my body?”

Lu Qing felt a little bewildered after the transformation was complete.

His body was now several times stronger than before his retreat.

More importantly, the vitality within him was dozens of times stronger!

Lu Qing estimated that the vitality within him was now comparable to that of the old dragon turtle in his home world.

You know, that old dragon turtle was not only enormous, but its body was also that of the Yuan Shen realm!

The vitality within it was incredibly powerful.

How incredible it was that he could actually compare to him.

“With my current vitality, even fatal injuries like a shattered heart or a smashed skull would be instantly healed,”

Lu Qing couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

“And the most important thing is…”

Lu Qing activated his mind, and the perfect golden elixir within him suddenly dissipated and merged into his physical body.

Then, Lu Qing’s physical strength surged again, and the aura lingering around him suddenly surged.

Even the formation he had personally set up couldn’t completely conceal this aura, and a trace of it leaked out.

Instantly, outside the wooden house and throughout the valley, the Qiankun Sect disciples jumped as if they had been pricked by needles.

“What’s going on?!”

“What’s that aura?!”

“An enemy attack?”

The Qiankun Sect disciples looked around, their expressions filled with extreme panic.

The sudden aura just now was simply too terrifying.

In an instant, they all felt the shadow of death looming over them.

“What happened?”

Qin Zheng, who had been cultivating in another cabin, emerged, his expression grave.

However, all he saw were his fellow apprentices looking around in panic.

Only Ye Qingzhu and Chu Xiaojing were staring at Lu Qing’s retreat cabin in disbelief.

“That aura just now seemed to be coming from Brother Chen’s room,” Chu Xiaojing said uncertainly.

“Fellow Daoist Chen?”

Qin Zheng and the others immediately looked towards the wooden cabin where Lu Qing was in seclusion.

However, the cabin was once again silent, and they could sense nothing.

Just as Qin Zheng and the others were momentarily unsure what to do,

the door of the cabin suddenly opened.

Lu Qing, holding Xiao Li, slowly emerged from the cabin.

“Fellow Daoist Chen!”

“Brother Chen!”

The disciples of the Qiankun Sect exclaimed in surprise.

“Thank you all for protecting me these past few days. I am deeply grateful,” Lu Qing said with a smile.

Qin Zheng hesitated and said, “Fellow Daoist Chen, that aura just now…”

“I just had a slight breakthrough in my cultivation. I apologize for disturbing you all.”

“It turned out to be Fellow Daoist Chen. We thought it was an invasion, but it was a false alarm.”

Qin Zheng and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Truly, that aura just now was too terrifying. If an enemy attacked, they would be unable to withstand it.

As for Lu Qing, after learning of the commotion he had caused at the ancient pagoda a few days ago, they were more accepting.

However, Lu Qing, whose strength was already unfathomable, had achieved another breakthrough. It was hard to imagine how much stronger he would become.

“I’m sorry for disturbing your cultivation,” Lu Qing said apologetically.

“Of course not. Fellow Daoist Chen has achieved a breakthrough. This is a happy occasion. We should be congratulating him,” Qin Zheng said with a smile.

“It’s just a small breakthrough, not worth mentioning,” Lu Qing said modestly.

But despite his modesty, he was still reminiscing about the previous scene.

Just now, inside the house, he had secretly attempted to utilize the Perfect Golden Core’s invisible and formless ability, gathering and dispersing at will, to integrate the power of the Golden Core into his own body.

However, as if breaking a certain barrier, his physical strength soared to an extremely terrifying level.

His physical aura alone directly broke through the protective formation and leaked out.

If he hadn’t realized it in time and restrained his aura, the entire formation would have been blown up by him, and the wooden house would have ceased to exist.

Everyone chatted for a while, and everyone was very happy that Lu Qing had come out of

retreat. After all, they already knew about the commotion Lu Qing had caused in the ancient tower in the past few days. They

also knew that many forces outside could now regard Lu Qing as one of the most terrifying figures in the secret realm who should not be provoked, just like the Taoist disciples of top forces such as Batian and Shen Zangfeng.

Staying with such a being, their safety was greatly increased.

“Brother Chen, now that you have come out of retreat, what are your plans next?” Chu Xiaojing suddenly asked.

“From what Miss Chu said, could it be that something happened in the secret realm during my retreat?”

Lu Qing asked with interest.

“Yes, you don’t know. In the past few days, many forces have united and successfully entered the ancient tower. I don’t know if they have seized the opportunity.

Even the Gongshu family has made it in.”

“Oh, the Gongshu family has also entered the ancient tower?” Lu Qing was a little surprised. “With their strength, they shouldn’t be able to overcome the obstruction of those late Jindan beasts. A while ago, didn’t they want to force you to join forces?”

“I don’t know how Gongshu Yu persuaded the Cangming Sect to join forces, and finally succeeded in breaking into the tower. But I heard that they paid a heavy price, and some clansmen and disciples died in the process.”

Chu Xiaojing’s tone was full of gloating.

Ever since the Gongshu family had tricked her, resulting in the deaths of Senior Brother Zhao Gang and others, she had wished that everyone in the Gongshu family would die in the secret realm.

“I see.” Lu Qing nodded slightly.

Although he wasn’t familiar with the Cangming Sect, he assumed it must be a very powerful sect since it had been favored by someone as arrogant as Gongshu Yu and invited to join forces.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, are you also planning to enter the ancient pagoda?” Qin Zheng asked.

“I do plan to,” Lu Qing said frankly. “After all, we haven’t found a way to leave this secret realm yet, so a trip to the ancient pagoda is unavoidable.”

Qin Zheng nodded. It wasn’t surprising. With Lu Qing’s strength, it would be strange if he didn’t want to enter the pagoda.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, do you also want to enter the pagoda? If so, I’d like to go with you.”

Lu Qing had been getting along quite well with the Qiankun Sect disciples for a while now.

If Qin Zheng and the others wanted to enter the pagoda, he wouldn’t mind helping them.

Upon hearing this, all the Qiankun Sect disciples’ eyes lit up and looked at Qin Zheng.

With a great master like Lu Qing by their side, their chances of success would be much higher.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Qin Zheng pondered for a moment before finally shaking his head.

“Forget it, we won’t be entering the tower.”

This stunned not only the Qiankun Sect disciples, but even Lu Qing was surprised.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, have you made up your mind?”

“Yes,” Qin Zheng’s expression grew firm. “Yes, the ancient tower is mysterious and perhaps contains some incredible opportunities or treasures.

However, on the other hand, the greater the opportunity, the greater the danger.

We can’t even handle the beasts guarding the tower, so I can’t imagine the dangers within.

Junior Brother Zhao Gang and his companions have already perished, and I don’t want you all to meet the same fate. No matter

how great the opportunity within, it’s not something we can covet.”

After hearing Second Senior Brother’s words, the Qiankun Sect disciples, who had initially been in disbelief, gradually calmed down.

Then, they all felt that Second Senior Brother’s words made sense.

Indeed, they couldn’t even handle the strange beasts guarding the tower, so who knew how dangerous the interior was?

If the dangers within were even more terrifying than the beasts guarding the ancient tower, they would likely be slain.

Given the ancient tower’s mystery, Lu Qing wasn’t sure he could protect them.

After all, no matter how powerful he was, he was only at the Jindan realm, while the ancient tower was clearly built by an unimaginably powerful being.

Thinking of this, the Qiankun Sect disciples, who had initially held some resentment, gradually relaxed.

Seeing their expressions, Lu Qing smiled, and once again looked up to Qin Zheng

. Most of the powerful warriors in the dense forest understood what he was saying, but those who could truly resist such temptation and make a decisive decision were truly worthy of admiration.

“It seems you’ve all made up your minds.”

“After all, we’re too weak. We have a mountain of treasures ahead of us, but we don’t have the ability to seize the opportunity,” Qin Zheng sighed.

Lu Qing’s heart moved slightly, and he suddenly smiled and said, “That’s not necessarily true. We can’t obtain the opportunity in the ancient pagoda, but there are still other opportunities in this secret realm.”

(End of this chapter)