I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 658

Chapter 658: Bandit Suppression Mission, Killing Intent Boils (Seeking Monthly Tickets at the End of the Month)

“Can a B-level assassin apply for an assessment and have a chance to join the Nether Palace?”

Lu Qing pondered.

Although he had little interest in joining the Nether Palace, this promotion mechanism revealed a lot of information.

After all, assassinating a powerful Yuanshen master like Gongshu Lian was only a C-level mission.

It was conceivable how powerful an assassin who could reach B-level was. He

was probably at least at the advanced Yuanshen realm.

Reaching this level of strength merely qualified him for an application review, not a guarantee of joining the Nether Palace.

A glimpse of the whole leopard revealed a single detail. From this alone, Lu Qing deeply sensed the terrifying depths of the Nether Palace.

No wonder the three major clans were so wary of the Nether Palace; this mysterious force was truly too terrifying.

Furthermore, Lu Qing knew that the Nether Palace of the Tianyuan World was actually just a branch, and the true Nether Palace was likely even more powerful than one could imagine.

“It seems that we can only let Gongshu Lian live for a while longer. Well, let’s take some D-level missions first and raise the assassination level.”

After finding out the assassination level of the Nether Palace, Lu Qing knew that accepting C-level missions would have to be postponed temporarily.

So he returned to the mission wall and continued to select missions.

This time, he focused on those D-level missions and slowly selected them.

However, the bounties for D-level missions are much lower than those for C-level.

Most of them are hundreds to thousands of medium-grade spirit stones, and few can exceed ten thousand.

After a while, he returned to the woman with the rabbit mask.

“Senior, are you sure you want to accept these bounty missions at the same time?”

The woman with the rabbit mask was surprised again.

“Yes, is there anything wrong?”

“Senior, you are aware that the missions in our Nether Palace will all have deadlines.

If you fail to complete a mission within the specified timeframe, your mission points will be deducted.

Once your points drop below -10, your membership will be revoked.

So, if you accept so many missions at once and fail to complete them in time, and your mission points are deducted, it would be a loss,”

the rabbit-masked woman advised.

“That’s fine. The missions I’ve chosen aren’t far from where I am, so they shouldn’t be impossible to complete,”

Lu Qing said nonchalantly.

Seeing Lu Qing’s persistence, the rabbit-masked woman gave him a deep look before giving him no further persuasion.

She felt that this senior must be extremely confident in his own abilities.

She had seen many such people before, and knew that persuasion was impossible. Only after encountering a real obstacle would one realize that the missions of the Nether Palace were not so easy to complete.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Qing’s mind withdrew from the Nether Jade Tablet, and his consciousness returned to his body.

However, a hint of wonder still lingered in his eyes.

That soul space was truly too profound.

Not only could it manifest various physical structures, but it also allowed so much soul power to manifest and communicate.

It was truly unbelievable what level of power the powerful being who created that soul space had reached.

Putting away the Nether Jade Plate, Lu Qing began to reflect.

Just now, in the soul space, he had successfully accepted ten D-level missions.

Furthermore, these missions were required to be completed within a month, a rather tight timeline.

But for Lu Qing, it wasn’t a problem.

“Xiao Li, let’s go.”

“Where are we going, Ah Qing?”

“To complete the mission, of course.”

…

Half a day later, Lu Qing appeared deep in the mountains, gazing at a very ordinary, unremarkable cave entrance at the foot of a mountain.

“This should be it, the entrance to the Blackhearted Bandits’ lair.”

Lu Qing activated his supernatural power and peered towards the cave entrance. Soon, he saw several notes floating out of the cave, and a smile spread across his face.

“Ah Qing, is this the location of your first mission?”

Xiao Li emerged from Lu Qing’s hood, curiously surveying the area ahead.

“Yes,”

Lu Qing nodded slightly.

While he hoped to earn spirit stones in the Nether Palace, he naturally wouldn’t accept just any mission.

The ten missions he had chosen this time were all achievable without violating his principles.

For example, within this cave before him lay a band of robbers known as the “Blackhearted Bandits,” who specialized in robbing passing caravans and independent cultivators.

This area, nestled between several nearby small sects, was a lawless zone.

Furthermore, these bandits were said to possess a rare treasure that could conceal their whereabouts. Furthermore, they were extremely cautious in their actions. They

moved swiftly, retreating to the underground caverns if anything seemed amiss.

The terrain in this area was complex, and the underground caverns resembled a maze, making it difficult to navigate.

Despite their familiarity with the terrain, even a top-tier Jindan cultivator would struggle to apprehend these bandits.

As for the powerful Yuanshen, the surrounding sects were small forces, without any Yuanshen-level powerhouses.

Therefore, even after so much time had passed, these black-hearted bandits continued to thrive, with no one coming to eliminate them.

In the past, assassins from the Nether Palace had also been tasked with eliminating these black-hearted bandits.

But these black-hearted thieves were extremely alert. Whenever they noticed something was amiss, they would hide in underground caves, leaving the assassins helpless.

Furthermore, the bounty for this mission wasn’t very high.

Over time, fewer assassins were willing to take it.

“Are they good at hiding?”

Lu Qing pondered, then explained to Xiao Li.

As Xiao Li listened, his eyes gradually lit up, and he nodded vigorously. “Don’t worry, Qing. I’m sure I can find them all!”

With that, Xiao Li’s figure melted into space and disappeared.

Lu Qing smiled and walked towards the cave.

He had sent Xiao Li in first, naturally wanting him to find the black-hearted thieves first.

As for Xiao Li’s safety, he wasn’t worried.

According to the information provided by the Nether Palace, the strongest leader of these black-hearted thieves was only at the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm.

Even if the information from the Nether Palace was delayed, the black-hearted thief leader’s realm breakthrough would only be to the late Golden Core Realm.

Xiao Li’s current spatial ability was so powerful that even a powerful being at the initial stage of the Yuan Shen realm would be completely unable to detect it.

There was no way these black-hearted thieves would be able to detect its presence.

Just as Lu Qing had imagined, not long after he entered the cave, he felt his shoulders sink as Xiao Li emerged.

With a hint of excitement in his eyes, he said, “Ah Qing, I’ve found their location.”

“Okay, then you lead the way.”

Following Xiao Li’s guidance, Lu Qing headed towards the black-hearted thieves’ location.

As they passed, they observed the ever-decreasing terrain and the unusually complex branching of the cave.

Lu Qing finally understood why all the previous assassins from the Nether Palace had returned empty-handed.

Deep underground, the earth elemental power was incredibly strong, profoundly suppressing a cultivator’s spiritual perception abilities.

Using spiritual power to locate the bandits would be difficult.

Furthermore, they were currently located very deep underground.

Any excessive commotion could potentially disrupt the earth veins and cause the caverns to collapse.

Even a cultivator in the late Jindan stage wouldn’t be able to escape.

Of course, these difficulties were no problem for Lu Qing.

He tapped his foot, and a faint yellow light flashed around him. Then, an invisible wave, centered around him, spread outward.

In the next moment, he could sense everything within a radius of dozens of miles.

“The Earth Spirit Pearl is truly exceptional in this situation,”

Lu Qing exclaimed with a sigh.

He then increased his speed, heading in a certain direction.

Through the magnetic power of the earth veins, he had already discovered the bandits’ tracks.

Naturally, his own aura was impossible for the other party to detect.

After more than ten breaths, Lu Qing suddenly paused.

“Quite alert,”

he smiled, sensing the faint, almost imperceptible fluctuations ahead.

It was a small, ingeniously designed formation.

Its own auras blended seamlessly into the surrounding earth energy, making it difficult for even a cultivator in the late Jindan stage to detect without careful observation.

Even if they did, passing through without disturbing the formation would be difficult.

Only Xiao Li, who had directly merged into another dimension, could avoid being detected and easily pass through.

Naturally, this was no problem for Lu Qing.

While the formation was ingenious, it was perfectly apparent to a master of formations like him.

With just a few glances, he understood its principles. After a brief reflection, he casually cast a few runes onto the formation and began to walk forward.

As he stepped through, the formation remained motionless.

It was clearly still operating, yet no warning was given.

Lu Qing continued forward. These bandits were indeed extremely vigilant, having deployed numerous warning arrays in the tunnels surrounding their lair.

Without Lu Qing’s profound mastery of array formations, his silent infiltration would have been impossible.

Just as he passed the last warning array, Lu Qing faintly heard a cacophony of voices from the front.

The bandits appeared to be drinking and merrymaking.

However, hearing some screams amidst the noise, Lu Qing frowned slightly.

He focused his mind and quickly “saw” the scene ahead.

Once he had a clear view, a cold, murderous look filled his eyes.

“You all deserve to die!”

With Lu Qing’s soul-shaking roar, his aura surged, and a yellow light, centered around him, rapidly spread out, completely enveloping the area for miles.

The clamor ahead immediately quieted down, becoming completely silent.

“Ah Qing…”

Xiao Li, startled, couldn’t help but whisper.

This time, however, Lu Qing, unusually, didn’t respond. He simply walked forward with a stern expression.

After turning several corners, he finally arrived at a vast cavern.

A bonfire burned inside, surrounded by fine wine and meat, and dozens of figures.

Some were toasting, some were eating.

Others, n*ked, were engaging in obscene acts with the women beneath them.

On one of the massive jade thrones, a burly figure, arms around each woman, laughed heartily.

But without exception, all of these figures were now suppressed by Lu Qing’s earthly magnetic force, unable to move.

Only the fear in their eyes and the emanation of life on their bodies indicated they were still alive, not dead.

Lu Qing ignored the terrified looks of the unscrupulous thieves, his gaze fixed on a large cauldron resting on the fire in the center of the cavern.

Inside, the broth seethed and simmered, but from it rose human heads.

Looking around, the gnawed bones were clearly human remains, some so tiny they looked like children’s.

Lu Qing could no longer suppress the murderous intent within him.

“You scum!”

Lu Qing thought, partially unbinding the restraints on the burly figure atop the jade throne, who held the most powerful aura.

“Senior! Please spare my life…”

The burly figure, upon being freed, begged Lu Qing for mercy.

Although he had recently made a breakthrough, entering the seventh stage of the Golden Core Realm,

the mysterious figure before him, wearing a ghostly mask, easily overpowered him. It was clear he was no match for them.

Before he could finish his words, a wave of spiritual energy reached the acupoint between his eyebrows.

Instantly, the burly man froze, his mind lost in an endless trance.

Through the interrogation in the illusion, Lu Qing quickly learned everything about the burly man in front of him.

“He has eaten so many people?”

Upon learning of the burly man’s actions, Lu Qing’s expression darkened even further.

He unleashed the illusion that had enveloped the burly man, allowing him to awaken from his endless phantasmagoria.

Upon waking, the burly man, upon seeing Lu Qing’s mask, was instantly filled with utter horror, as if he had witnessed something utterly terrifying.

A sudden, foul odor wafted forth. It was a dignified seventh-stage Jindan cultivator, overcome by fear, unable to control his physical body and incontinent.

“Senior, I was only following instructions. Most of the spoils from plundering those caravans must be returned to the sect. Please, Senior, spare my life, spare my life!”

the burly man begged frantically, tears streaming down his face.

If he hadn’t been restrained, he would have immediately dropped to the ground, licking Lu Qing’s shoes, begging him to spare his life.

It was unknown what illusion Lu Qing had cast upon him to cause such terror.

“Did your sect force you to eat people?”

Lu Qing’s calm voice came, and the burly man’s voice of begging for mercy suddenly stopped.

He was about to argue when Lu Qing’s words rang out again.

“You bunch of scum, I won’t let you die so easily. Next, I will let all of you be thrown into an illusion and experience torture that is a hundred times, a thousand times more tragic and painful than what you just experienced. You should feel some of your own sins before you die!”

“No! No!”

The burly man heard the words and his face suddenly showed an extremely terrified look, and he shouted wildly.

But before he could continue shouting, Lu Qing’s soul fluctuations had already fallen into his eyebrow acupoint again.

Even this soul fluctuation enveloped all the other robbers in the cave. (End of this chapter)