I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 612

Chapter 612: Climbing Bone Mountain, Xiao Li’s Opportunity

In the other direction from the Overlord Clan’s location, seventeen or eighteen figures remained discreetly stationed at the edge.

However, no other forces dared approach.

The occasional glance over was met with awe.

This was the combined

strength of the two most powerful factions entering the secret realm: the Daoxu Temple and the Biluo Palace, two of the most powerful.

“This Batian is quite clever, able to come up with such a plan. He’s not at all as clumsy as he appears, Fairy Luo, isn’t that right?”

a young man in a star-studded Taoist robe chuckled.

“The Overlord Clan is merely overbearing, not clueless. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have remained firmly in the top three of the Thirty-Six Supreme Clans for so many millennia. As the Daoist disciple of this generation of the Overlord Clan, Batian is naturally more than he appears,”

a veiled woman with a slender figure and a cool aura, seemingly shrouded in mist, said calmly.

“That’s true, but he doesn’t seem to appreciate it. Fairy Luo, how far do you think he can reach?” the young man in the star-studded Taoist robe asked.

“I don’t know. This person is quite mysterious. We’ll find out once we see him,” said the cold, veiled woman.

“Brother Batian, how many joints do you think this person will eventually reach?”

Meanwhile, Shen Zangfeng was also questioning Batian.

“More than ten joints is a foregone conclusion. This person’s body is definitely stronger than ours, and it faces fewer restrictions than ours. I’m afraid he’ll be able to climb higher than us,” Batian guessed. “But I can’t say exactly how far he can go.”

“Indeed, our cultivation is mostly above the Mana Golden Core stage. This space is too oppressive for us, and this person’s powerful body gives him a lot of advantages,” Shen Zangfeng agreed.

“If he didn’t have this ability, I wouldn’t want to work with him.”

“Brother Batian is quite good at seizing opportunities, but what if this person reaches the top in one breath and seizes this opportunity? What are your plans?” Shen Zangfeng asked tentatively.

“What else can we do?” Batian said calmly. “If he can truly reach the summit and obtain the opportunity, it proves his strength is even greater than we anticipated. If that’s the case, we’re probably no match for him in this dimension, so this opportunity should be his.”

“Brother Batian is truly insightful,” Shen Zangfeng praised.

“Let’s wait and see. This Bone Mountain has dozens of sections, and the higher you go, the more dangerous it becomes. Even we can only barely reach the tenth section. No matter how strong this person is, he won’t be able to reach the summit. After he’s suffered, they’ll consider my proposal later.”

“I’m afraid that by then, the other families will also be tempted to try and snatch the person from you, Brother Batian.”

“As long as Brother Shen doesn’t snatch the person from me, it’ll be fine. If the other families are so ungracious, at most we’ll just have to fight. My Bawang clan doesn’t fear them,” Batian said indifferently.

Shen Zangfeng smiled faintly and said nothing more.

Batian didn’t care. Although he and Shen Zangfeng were brothers, it didn’t mean their friendship was truly that deep.

They were able to join forces because they had sworn a soul oath.

But when it came to a true confession, even he himself didn’t believe it.

So he wasn’t surprised when Shen Zangfeng didn’t respond, but instead kept his focus on Lu Qing.

Watched by so many powerful men, Lu Qing didn’t rush to climb the mountain.

He first carefully observed the Bone Mountain for a while, then pondered for a moment.

Then, under the gaze of the powerful men, he slowly walked towards the stairs.

“It’s begun! This person is finally climbing the mountain!”

“Guess, everyone! Which joint will this person reach?”

“It’s hard to say. When previous Jindan masters like Batian and Shen Zangfeng tried, they mostly gave up at the tenth joint. This person’s body is strong, but we don’t know what magical weapon he has, so it’s hard to guess.”

“I suspect this person will most likely reach the fifteenth joint or higher. His body is incredibly powerful. To be able to control such a formidable body with such ease, his spiritual power must be equally strong. Those evil beasts won’t be able to defeat him.”

Amidst the discussions of the experts, Lu Qing finally reached the staircase and took a step.

As his foot touched the step, Lu Qing’s body trembled slightly.

He felt a powerful force of suppression descend upon him.

A murderous aura erupted beneath his feet, attempting to erode his body from beneath his feet.

The pressure in this space was already immense, but the suppression from the staircase multiplied it.

And this was only the first step. According to Batian, the higher one went, the stronger the repressive force became.

Looking at the long staircase spiraling up around Bone Mountain, Lu Qing wasn’t sure how far he could reach.

Feeling the pressure on his body, Lu Qing felt that nothing was wrong.

But just as he was about to ask Xiaoli about something, Xiaoli suddenly jumped from his arms and landed on the stairs.

“Xiaoli?” Lu Qing was slightly startled.

“Ah Qing, I can’t stay on you anymore. A voice in my head keeps warning me that if I want to accept the trial, I must climb the stairs myself,” Xiaoli said to Lu Qing.

“Is that so?”

Lu Qing was a little surprised, but then he thought: the trials of the ancient witch clan wouldn’t be so easily exploited.

“In that case, let’s climb the stairs together. If you can’t bear it, don’t force yourself.”

“Yes,” Xiaoli nodded seriously.

“What’s that? Is it that person’s spirit beast? Is it climbing the stairs too?”

When Xiao Li leaped from Lu Qing’s arms, the powerful warriors watching below were all stunned.

Many people had already noticed this spirit pet.

After all, that mysterious young man carried it with him wherever he went.

When they had previously hunted the guardian beast outside the ancient pagoda, they had brought this spirit pet with them.

However, until then, this spirit beast hadn’t displayed any extraordinary abilities, nor had it emanated a powerful aura.

So everyone assumed it was just a cute pet, favored by Lu Qing, nothing extraordinary.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qing actually brought it with him as he ascended the stairs.

They were immediately stunned.

Then, when they saw Xiao Li actually following Lu Qing’s side, hopping up the stairs with apparent ease,

many of the experts’ eyes widened.

Almost every expert at the foot of this Bone Mountain had climbed the stairs before and knew the immense power of their suppression.

Not to mention the all-pervasive evil spirit that permeated beyond the suppressing force.

It’s no exaggeration to say that even a Jindan-level expert would struggle to ascend the stairs. They’d struggle to even reach the second vertebra, unable to climb more than a few steps.

So now, seeing that Xiao Li, such a petite and cute spirit pet, could climb the stairs easily, those Jindan initial stage masters could hardly believe their eyes.

All of a sudden, they realized that the cute spirit pet that the mysterious young man had been holding was equally extraordinary.

It seemed to be even more powerful than many Jindan stage masters present.

“That pet seems interesting.”

The eyes of the cold and veiled woman moved slightly.

Xiao Li’s sudden appearance made the minds of the masters below even more tense.

Just like that, under the watchful eyes of many masters, Lu Qing and Xiao Li climbed up the stairs step by step without hurry.

“Fortunately, the pressure added with each step up is not too strong.”

As he climbed, Lu Qing sensed the changes in the stairs.

He discovered that the pressure increased only slightly with each step, practically nothing to him.

This eased his mind considerably.

Otherwise, if the pressure increased immensely with each step, given the sheer number of steps on this Bone Mountain, the cumulative force would be a terrifying number.

“This evil energy is stronger than the blood from the initial Jindan stage I refined before, but not as strong as the blood from the middle Jindan stage. Xiaoli shouldn’t have any trouble handling it,”

Lu Qing observed as he continued his ascent.

Before long, they reached the junction of the first and second sections of the Bone Mountain.

“Xiaoli, according to Batian, the pressure and intensity of the evil energy double with each section you cross. Be careful,” Lu Qing warned.

“I understand,” Xiaoli replied sternly.

Lu Qing nodded slightly and took a step forward, officially reaching the second section.

Then he felt the pressure on his body suddenly increase.

Having climbed so many steps, the pressure accumulated on him was already considerable.

This time, it doubled.

More importantly, even the evil spirit under his feet doubled, almost reaching the evil spirit contained in the blood of the middle stage of the Golden Core.

Xiao Li, who was standing beside him, groaned softly and trembled slightly.

“Xiao Li, are you okay?” Lu Qing asked with concern.

“It’s okay.” Xiao Li shook his head. “It’s just that the pressure is a little stronger. I can still hold on.”

“That’s fine. If you can’t hold on, let me know.”

The man and the beast continued to climb.

The strong men below saw them climbing steadily to the second joint and started discussing again.

However, this time, the focus of their discussion was not Lu Qing, but Xiao Li.

“What kind of spirit beast is that, able to reach the second vertebra?”

“Although spirit beasts’ bodies are generally powerful, aren’t their spirits generally weaker? How did it resist the erosion of that evil spirit?”

“Incredible! As expected, powerful beings, even subdued spirit beasts, are extremely extraordinary. This spirit beast is probably some alien species, possessing some powerful ancient bloodline.”

“Aren’t alien species with ancient bloodlines usually royal members of the demon race? They usually cultivate in the demon realm, so how could they appear here?”

“Who knows? But this spirit beast must have an extraordinary origin!”

“This young man is so mysterious, he might be connected to the demon realm.”

“Your guess is interesting, and it might even be true.”

No one was surprised that Lu Qing could reach the second vertebra.

After all, everyone had already witnessed his strength.

It would be strange if he couldn’t even reach the second vertebra.

But Xiao Li also did the same, which surprised everyone.

For a moment, everyone speculated about Xiao Li’s origins.

Amidst the discussions of the experts, Lu Qing and Xiao Li continued their steady climb.

Second vertebra, third vertebra, fourth vertebra…

As they climbed higher and higher, they finally reached the junction of the fourth and fifth vertebrae.

The eyes of the experts below were once again filled with anticipation.

“Here it comes, finally the fifth joint.”

“That spirit pet actually managed to hold out until the fifth joint!”

“At this fifth joint, not only will the pressure increase again, but even more terrifying is the pervasive malevolent energy undergoing a qualitative change. It’s about to condense into substance, and not just confined to the feet, but will begin to envelop the entire body, corroding it from all sides.”

“Most mid-Jindan realm masters have previously failed at this fifth joint.”

“Indeed, the malevolent energy, once condensed into substance, is extremely formidable. Even protective magical devices will be corroded.”

“I wonder if that spirit beast can withstand it.”

In the opinion of the experts, the condensed malevolent energy shouldn’t pose much of a threat to Lu Qing.

However, for the petite spirit beast, that wasn’t necessarily the case.

While spirit beasts and demon beasts possess naturally powerful physical bodies, their spiritual power is generally weaker than that of cultivators of the same level.

They wanted to see if Lu Qing’s spirit beast could withstand the encroaching malevolent energy after this qualitative change.

Unconsciously, the experts’ attention on Xiao Li was almost as intense as Lu Qing’s.

“Has the evil energy actually condensed into substance?”

Lu Qing, already at the fifth joint, sensed the changes around him, his expression growing solemn.

He wasn’t worried about himself, of course; this little bit of evil energy wouldn’t do him any harm.

He was worried about Xiao Li, whose evil energy at the fifth joint had already far surpassed the level of Yuan Xue at the middle Jindan stage.

“Xiao Li?”

“It’s okay, I can still hold on.”

Xiao Li’s voice was a little labored, yet incredibly resolute.

Not only was the pressure on him immense, but the condensed evil energy also forced him to be extremely vigilant.

Fortunately, he had condensed a flawless, top-grade innate demon elixir, and over the years of following Lu Qing, he had also gained numerous opportunities.

This made his body not only physically formidable, but also his spirit and soul exceptional, far surpassing other spirit beasts of the same realm.

And now, unlike when it was refining the primordial blood, it didn’t need to take it into the body, it only needed to resist it outside the body.

So although this evil spirit was terrifying, Xiao Li could still hold on.

“Ah Qing, if it reaches one more joint, I might have to use my magical powers.” Xiao Li said at this time.

“It doesn’t matter. The sealing power on this bone mountain is extremely strong, and the evil spirit is also heavy. Those people below don’t dare to use their spiritual power to spy. Even if you use your magical powers, they won’t be able to see the details.”

With the weight of the evil spirit on the bone mountain, anyone who dared to explore the spiritual power would be immediately completely eroded and turned into a madman.

Lu Qing didn’t think that the people below would seek death like this.

“That spirit beast actually withstood the evil spirit erosion of the fifth joint?”

Looking at Lu Qing and Xiao Li, after climbing up the fifth joint, they were still climbing up.

Many of the strong men watching below opened their mouths wide.

(End of this chapter)