I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 660

Chapter 660: Sword Qi Transformation, Exchange Rewards

Ning Jizi’s screams lasted a full quarter of an hour before fading.

It wasn’t Lu Qing’s mercy, but rather that Ning Jizi could no longer withstand the endless illusion created by Lu Qing’s [Psychedelic] ability.

In the boundless agony, his mind and spirit completely collapsed, his spirit shattered.

Time in an illusion differs from reality.

While only a quarter of an hour had passed in reality, Ning Jizi’s spirit had been tormented for an untold amount of time.

Finally, in the endless torment, Ning Jizi went completely mad, his mind shattered, his spirit annihilated.

Looking at Ning Jizi, who now possessed no trace of life, Lu Qing calmly collected his body.

He then plucked up the head of the Blackhearted Bandit leader from the ground and, after doing the same

, flew away without a word, not even glancing down.

All Ning Yuan Sect disciples, including the several Grand Elders in the Late Jindan stage, dared not move, even after Lu Qing withdrew the power to suppress them. They

simply watched Lu Qing depart in awe.

By this point, they understood that the mysterious figure wearing the ghost mask must be a powerhouse above the level of a Primordial Spirit.

Facing such a formidable being, they had no chance of resisting. Any resistance would likely result in the extermination of the sect.

Therefore, only after Lu Qing had vanished did a disciple tremble and ask, “Grand Elder, the Sect Master has passed away. What should we do?”

The leading elder’s expression grimaced. The

Sect Master being publicly tortured to death—if this were to become known, it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the Ningyuan Sect.

But even more concerning to him was the truth of what the masked man had just said. Was the Sect

Master truly connected to the Blackheart Bandits?

Instinctively, the elder refused to believe it.

But then he thought of the head of Duan Xin, missing for thirty years, that the mysterious figure had just retrieved. He

also considered the Sect Master’s unusual behavior in recent years and their repeated attempts to eliminate the Blackheart Bandits, which had failed.

Those black-hearted thieves seemed to have foresight, always anticipating their movements and hiding in the underground caves.

The old man couldn’t help but harbor a vague suspicion.

However, this matter concerned the reputation of the Ningyuan Sect, so he naturally couldn’t speak directly in front of so many disciples.

Ultimately, he could only say, “This individual’s origins are mysterious, and we don’t know what grudge he holds against us. However, his power is unfathomable, and we are beyond our ability to deal with him. I will report this matter to the Holy Alliance, and they will make a decision on our behalf.”

Hearing the Grand Elder’s decision, the Ningyuan Sect disciples breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Holy Alliance could intervene, that would be the best option.

Although the Sect Master had been killed, that individual was so terrifying that even if they desired revenge, they were powerless.

Seeing the disciples’ expressions, the old man knew that the entire sect was completely terrified by that mysterious individual. They didn’t know what his origins were, and why he would target the Ningyuan Sect so harshly.

For a moment, the old man felt a pang of gloom descend upon him.

Lu Qing had no interest in knowing the thoughts of the remaining members of the Ningyuan Sect.

If, while torturing Ning Jizi, he hadn’t learned that the Black Hearted Bandit only obeyed his orders, a fact unknown to the other Ningyuan Sect disciples, he would have simply wiped out the entire sect.

During their flight, Lu Qing suddenly stopped, hovering high in the sky, staring at the slowly setting sun in silence.

Xiao Li, resting on his shoulder, also remained silent, keeping him company.

After a long moment, he softly said, “Ah Qing, are you still unhappy?”

“No,” Lu Qing shook his head. “The world is unfair, and the weak suffer. I’ve always known this. Isn’t it that we cultivate so hard to escape this fate?

But the tragic scene in the caverns earlier filled me with an unusually angry rage, intensifying my murderous intent and even increasing the power of my sword energy. This is somewhat unusual.”

The sword energy Lu Qing had previously casually unleashed had left Ning Jizi, a ninth-level Jindan cultivator, almost powerless to resist.

This power was even somewhat unexpected.

In his rage at the time, he hadn’t thought much of it, but now, looking back, he felt a strange feeling.

“I also think Ah Qing, your murderous intent is particularly strong this time. It’s quite strange!” Xiao Li said quickly.

He had followed Lu Qing for many years, since he was still a child.

He had witnessed Lu Qing’s anger many times, but this time, Lu Qing’s murderous intent was particularly strong, making Xiao Li a little worried.

“Something is wrong. Please protect me while I find the cause.”

Lu Qing condensed a cloud of auspiciousness and sat cross-legged. Xiao Li squatted beside him, carefully guarding him.

After concentrating his mind and calming his breath, Lu Qing immediately activated his supernatural powers and, in a state of sudden enlightenment, examined himself.

He quickly found the cause.

“So that’s it. Is it the influence of the Lesser Breaking Heaven Sword Qi…”

Indeed, after a series of investigations, Lu Qing had pinpointed the cause of his increased murderous intent.

It was his recent frequent use of the Lesser Breaking Heaven Sword Qi.

Lu Qing developed the Small Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi based on the legacy of the Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi left behind by the “Heaven

-Breaking Taoist” over a hundred thousand years ago in his home world. Originally, this was a profound sword art practiced only after reaching the Spiritual Realm.

However, Lu Qing, leveraging his extraordinary abilities and observing the sword energy wielded by the “Heaven-Breaking Taoist” within the inherited illusion,

ultimately developed a form of the Small Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi that allowed him to cultivate even at the Golden Core Realm.

During his more than ten years of seclusion, he had already cultivated the Small Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi to the ultimate limit of the Golden Core Realm.

However, he hadn’t anticipated that the repeated use of this sword energy would subtly intensify his murderous intent.

“As expected of a legacy left by a powerful Yuanshen who had survived countless tribulations, I’m merely cultivating and comprehending the sword energy I created, yet it still affects my mind,”

Lu Qing marveled. He

also felt even more wary of those veteran Yuanshen masters who had also survived numerous tribulations.

If a single legacy could subtly affect his mind, how terrifying must those old Yuanshen monsters themselves be?

“But, this doesn’t seem like a bad thing?”

Now that he understood the cause, it was easy to resolve.

Lu Qing recalled the tragic scene in the underground cave, and slowly, murderous intent welled up within him again.

He channeled this killing intent into [Small Breaking Heaven Sword Qi] and instantly felt the sword energy surge in power.

“So that’s how it is. The [Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi] is about destroying the heaven and earth, killing everything. It requires a murderous heart to control the sword energy and kill in all directions.

Although I created the [Small Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi], I have rarely used this sword energy against the enemy, and I have never integrated my true killing intent into it.

So although this sword energy is powerful, it always lacks a trace of true charm.

This time, the evil deeds of those black-hearted thieves aroused the true killing intent in my heart. Integrating it into it can truly make this sword energy complete.”

Lu Qing’s mind was filled with enlightenment.

In the Nether Palace’s trial space, he had employed his [Small Sky-Breaking Sword Qi] to confront Cang Jue.

In reality, due to the disparity in strength, his murderous intent wasn’t particularly strong.

It wasn’t until this time, upon witnessing the gruesome scene in the underground caverns, that his killing intent was truly aroused.

This moment was arguably the most furious he’d been since his rebirth into this world.

The only other time he could even begin to compare was when, in his early days as a martial artist and still at the Qi and Blood Realm, he slaughtered the robbers from Happy Village.

It was that night that his mind underwent a transformation, leading him to grasp the truth of understanding one’s true nature and upholding one’s heart.

“I never thought these two breakthroughs would be related to the robbers,”

Lu Qing shook his head. A wisp of sword energy condensed in his hand, curling around his fingertips.

The sword energy’s power was restrained, but when it circulated, it practically sliced through space, a terrifying sight.

“After infusing this small Heaven-Smashing Sword Qi with murderous intent, its power has greatly increased. It has reached true perfection, and I can even remove the

“small” character. It can now be called true Heaven-Smashing Sword Qi.” Originally, the cultivation of Heaven-Smashing Sword Qi required

the attainment of the Primordial Spirit. However, this time, Lu Qing stumbled upon the principle of controlling sword energy with a murderous intent and truly mastered this form of sword energy.

Of course, this was all due to Lu Qing’s profound foundation. The power of a perfected Golden Core at the ninth level of perfection rivaled that of

a cultivator at the initial stage of the Primordial Spirit. Furthermore, his physical body and spirit were equally formidable, far surpassing those of cultivators of the same level.

His true strength could even sever a Primordial Spirit. Only

with such a formidable foundation could one condense true Heaven-Smashing Sword Qi.

Otherwise, even if someone at another level of Golden Core Perfection could comprehend Heaven-Smashing Sword Qi, their physical body would be unable to withstand its terrifying power.

“Mastering the Heaven-Splitting Sword Qi has given me another means of defeating enemies, allowing me to better conceal my identity.”

Lu Qing, toying with the wisp of sword energy at his fingertips, felt a surge of joy.

This time out of seclusion, to conceal his identity as “Chen Qing,”

he primarily employed the techniques of a sword cultivator, rarely revealing his physical strength. Even the Fire Cauldron was kept hidden, never manifesting.

Without the Fire Cauldron, relying solely on sword cultivation, he was more than capable of dealing with a Jindan realm cultivator. However, facing a Soul Realm cultivator, he would likely struggle.

While the Sword Dao Domain technique was powerful, a Soul Realm cultivator, with its preparedness, would likely struggle to contain it.

Now that he had mastered the true Heaven-Splitting Sword Qi, things were different.

With this sword energy alone, Lu Qing was confident he could battle even the mightiest Soul Realm cultivators without resorting to other methods.

Once he had gathered enough spirit stones, he would break through his limit and truly enter a realm beyond the Ninth Transformation.

Then the power of this sword energy will be even more terrifying. Even if he were to repeat his feat at Tianshu Divine Mountain, it would not be impossible to kill the soul in reverse.

After a while of ups and downs in his heart, Lu Qing put away the sword energy and took out a storage magic weapon. He

stared at it for a while, sighed, and probed his mind into it.

Then, he saw that there were indeed many treasures, spirit stones, and elixirs inside.

This storage magic weapon was found on Ning Jizi.

With this person’s selfishness, he naturally took all the important treasures with him, but now they all fell into Lu Qing’s hands.

However, looking at the treasures inside, Lu Qing did not feel too happy.

Because he knew that many of the treasures inside were probably offered by the black-hearted thieves.

Thinking of the merchants who were slaughtered and eaten, Lu Qing’s joy of breaking through was also diluted a lot.

He put away his things and stood up.

“Ah Qing, how is it, have you found the reason?” Xiao Li asked.

“Well, it’s due to a cultivation technique I’ve been practicing, but I’m fine now. Let’s go. We still have a lot of missions to complete.”

Xiao Li looked at Lu Qing seriously, as if to confirm he was truly alright.

Lu Qing rubbed his head and smiled, “He’s really fine, don’t worry.”

“That’s good. Let’s go.”

Feeling the warmth of Lu Qing’s palm, Xiao Li knew he was truly alright, and finally felt completely relieved.

Lu Qing dispersed the auspicious clouds, transformed into a stream of light, and continued on to his next destination.

For the next month, Lu Qing traveled through several nearby continents, completing missions.

The missions he took on in his soul space were all carefully selected.

Only a small number of them were assassination missions, while the majority involved searching for elixirs and rare items in desolate and desolate areas.

Assassination missions were naturally no problem for him. He only selected the most heinous criminals who had committed many crimes and had bounties on their heads, so he felt no pressure to kill them.

As for searching for elixirs and rare items, Xiao Li’s extraordinary treasure-hunting ability made them easy to complete.

On the twenty-fifth day of his mission, he entered a small town and walked into a small building.

Seeing the old man who had once given him the Jade Talisman for the Trial, still drowsy, Lu Qing shook his head.

Then he softly called out, “Senior, I’m here to claim the reward for the mission.”

After a few breaths, the old man opened his cloudy eyes and asked impatiently, “What reward?”

But upon catching sight of Lu Qing, a hint of wonder crossed his eyes.

“Boy, is that you?”

“Yes, it’s me. It was thanks to you, Senior, that you granted me the Jade Talisman for the Trial that day that I wouldn’t have become a member of the Nether Palace.”

Lu Qing still wore a black cloak and a ghostly mask, exactly as he had when he first entered the building.

“You got the Trial Jade Talisman through your own ability, not a gift from me.” The old man wasn’t sold on this. “I didn’t expect you to actually have some skills. You didn’t die in there and passed the trial. What did you say just now? You wanted to claim the reward for the mission?”

“Yes, I’ve taken on some missions recently and just completed them all. I want to claim the reward.”

Lu Qing took out his Nether Jade Talisman and handed it over.

Because the soul space can only be entered with the power of the soul, physical objects cannot be passed in.

Therefore, after completing a mission, the assassins of the Nether Palace still have to submit their mission certificates at the various Nether Palace bases.

Only after confirmation can they claim the bounty and mission points.

“Let me see, what mission did you complete?”

The old man took Lu Qing’s Nether Jade Talisman, cast a few seals on it, and then used his mind to investigate.

Then, the next moment, his eyes widened slightly.

“You completed ten D-level missions in less than a month?” (End of this chapter)