I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 715

Chapter 715: Eternal Life and Death, Immortal Mark

“I’ve finally comprehended this secret technique.”

Lu Qing was naturally unaware of the various developments beyond the starry sky.

He had been comprehending the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal] within the Jade Cavern.

Today, he finally grasped the secret technique completely, freeing him from any doubts.

Of course, comprehension and practice are two different things; to truly master this technique, he still needed to practice it step by step.

However, the benefits of comprehending the secret technique were also obvious: it greatly accelerated his progress.

“Let’s condense the soul mark first.”

The first step in cultivating the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal] was to condense a special soul mark.

This soul mark was extremely important, arguably the foundation of this supreme secret technique.

The stronger the soul mark, the greater the chance of successfully imprinting it upon the world’s origin.

Lu Qing didn’t hesitate, and the cultivation method of the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal] flowed through his mind.

The next moment, the soul power within the acupoint between his eyebrows surged, condensing a soul mark.

Of course, this alone was far from enough.

The power of the world’s origin was immense, and imprinting a soul mark upon it was no easy feat.

Ordinary soul marks would likely be shattered and incinerated by the immense might before even approaching the world’s origin.

Therefore, Lu Qing must cultivate according to the [Mayfly Heavenly Life Entrustment Seal], repeatedly tempering this soul mark until it possessed a hint of indestructibility, enabling it to withstand the might of the world’s origin.

Finally, like the immortal mayfly, the mark would parasitize the world’s origin.

“Immortality?”

Lu Qing recalled the [Eternal Indestructible Heavenly Witch Body] left behind by the great being of the Wu Clan.

This supreme technique also sought the immortality of the physical body.

It seemed that after reaching a certain realm, powerful cultivators all pursued similar goals, achieving the same end.

Regaining his mind, Lu Qing returned his focus to cultivation.

As his mind urged it, the soul mark began to change and twist, finally collapsing and shrinking endlessly.

Then, when it reached its limit, with a soft sound, the soul mark suddenly exploded, completely annihilated.

A slight stinging sensation emanated from Lu Qing’s soul.

“Failed? Sure enough, I’m still a little unsure of my power. Maintaining control over the soul mark on the brink of destruction, comprehending the meaning of life and death, is truly not that easy.”

Feeling the tingling pain in his soul, Lu Qing began to analyze the reasons for this failure.

Indeed, the method used by the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal] to condense the soul mark is to continuously compress it through a series of complex transformations, bringing it endlessly

close to destruction, yet unable to truly annihilate.

Each compression is a form of birth and death.

Then, between destruction and rebirth, he comprehends and captures a glimmer of the indestructible state.

Finally, through these cycles of birth and death, he forged an indestructible mark.

Only a soul mark of this kind, immortal and enduring, could possibly withstand the immense power of the world’s origin and successfully reside within it.

“However, given that gloomy old man’s strength, he doesn’t seem to possess such exquisite soul control. How was he able to condense the soul mark and successfully imprint it?

Could he have relied on some treasure to achieve this?”

Lu Qing wondered.

That day, when he had interrogated the gloomy old man in the illusion, he had only extracted the cultivation method for the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal].

He hadn’t inquired how he practiced it.

Now, having experienced the difficulty of condensing the soul mark, he was puzzled.

After pondering for a while, Lu Qing couldn’t understand the answer, so he put it aside and refocused his attention on cultivation.

After his previous failure, he had gradually grasped the key. He condensed another soul mark and began to refine and compress it.

This time, he finally succeeded in causing this new soul mark to undergo a cycle of birth and death without completely destroying it.

He then injected another trace of his soul power into it and began to condense and compress it once more.

With this infusion of soul power, the soul mark grew slightly stronger.

Lu Qing began to compress it a second time.

The second compression went smoothly as well.

However, during the third compression, Lu Qing made a mistake and destroyed the newly condensed soul mark.

“It seems I need to be careful with each injection of soul power, otherwise it’s easy to make mistakes.”

Lu Qing felt the pain of the slight increase in soul power and reflected on this failure.

After a few breaths, he condensed another soul mark and began to compress it again.

Time passed as Lu Qing compressed the soul mark again and again.

Ten days later.

“Finally, I’ve condensed a Hundred Tribulations Mark.”

Lu Qing’s eyes were filled with fatigue as he felt the soul mark emanating a strange aura from the acupoint between his eyebrows.

That aura held a faint hint of immortality.

Over these ten days, he had endured nearly a hundred failures before finally succeeding in condensing a primordial spirit seal that had endured a hundred cycles of birth and death.

The Hundred Tribulations Seal was the minimum requirement for the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal] to imprint the world’s origin.

According to the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal], if one couldn’t even condense the Hundred Tribulations Seal, it would be impossible to withstand the power of the world’s origin.

“The amount of spiritual energy required to condense this Hundred Tribulations Mark is truly remarkable.”

Lu Qing sighed as he felt the spiritual energy mark in the acupoint between his eyebrows.

This mark looked incredibly small, but in reality, it had consumed a full one percent of Lu Qing’s spiritual energy to condense.

While one percent might not seem like much

, Lu Qing’s soul was a fully

formed Elemental Soul. Currently, his spiritual energy was no less than that of a Five Tribulations Soul Realm cultivator.

Therefore, one percent of his spiritual energy was far greater than the combined spiritual energy of an average Soul Realm cultivator.

Imagine how powerful a soul mark condensed from such a vast amount of spiritual energy must be.

“However, the Hundred Tribulations Mark isn’t enough; it merely meets the minimum standard for enshrining the world’s essence.

According to the description of the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal], if one wishes to continually devour the world’s essence and strengthen oneself,

perhaps even ultimately reaching the state of usurping the magpie’s nest, controlling the world’s essence, and replacing the Heaven’s heart with one’s own,

it would be best to condense the Thousand Tribulations Mark, or even the Ten Thousand Tribulations Mark!

Otherwise, the Hundred Tribulations Mark alone is at best just like a true mayfly:

clinging to the world’s essence, absorbing its power and resurrecting itself, but unable to do much more.”

Lu Qing’s mind raced through the various descriptions of the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Life Seal], and he had already made his decision.

With his abilities, he naturally wouldn’t be satisfied with merely mastering this secret technique

at the very beginning. Continuing to compress and condense it would risk the collapse and destruction of this hard-earned Hundred Tribulations Mark.

At that point, the mark, containing even one percent of his primordial power, would be annihilated, and even with his formidable primordial spirit, he would suffer severe damage.

However, Lu Qing could still afford such a loss. The worst that could happen was that he could start over again.

Given his immense vitality, a minor soul injury wouldn’t be difficult to recover from.

So, without hesitation, he resumed his practice.

Having experienced so many failures before, Lu Qing had become incredibly skilled at compressing his soul mark.

The repeated near-death experiences had only deepened his mind’s profound calmness.

Consequently, during the subsequent compressions, his pace, far from slowing, accelerated.

Later, he could complete a compression in just a few breaths.

Ten days later, Lu Qing successfully condensed the Thousand Tribulations Mark.

This time, however, Lu Qing chose not to pause, but to continue compressing.

A month later,

when the final compression was complete, the soul mark in Lu Qing’s brow acupoint suddenly glowed brightly, undergoing an unimaginable transformation.

When the light faded, a soul mark emanating a mysterious aura quietly hovered within the space between Lu Qing’s eyebrows.

This soul mark had no fixed form, seemingly constantly shifting.

From time to time, mysterious runes would appear within it.

Just looking at it, one could sense a sense of immortality emanating from it.

“The Myriad Tribulations Seal has finally condensed.”

Lu Qing, his eyes filled with fatigue, felt the soul seal within the space between his eyebrows, and a surge of joy

welled up in his heart. For over a month, he had been working almost non-stop, compressing and refining this soul seal.

His consciousness was constantly tense, like dancing on the edge of a knife.

Even he felt a deep sense of exhaustion.

Even the soul within the myriad tribulations had dimmed.

Fortunately, all his efforts had paid off.

This Myriad Tribulations Seal, after undergoing countless cycles of compression and destruction, had finally been condensed.

“The soul power contained in this Myriad Tribulations Seal is equivalent to my entire soul! This secret technique truly possesses immense difficulty in cultivation.”

Feeling the terrifying aura within the Myriad Tribulations Seal, Lu Qing felt a wave of amazement.

He could sense the power contained within this soul seal.

Even if used as a means of attack, the unleashed power would be terrifying.

A Soul Realm below the Fifth Tribulation Realm, if struck head-on, would likely be annihilated, instantly slain.

Of course, Lu Qing would never use the Myriad Tribulations Seal as a means of attack.

He had condensed this seal through immense painstaking effort.

It could be said that among the countless techniques and secret arts Lu Qing, possessing supernatural powers, had encountered since his cultivation

, the [Mayfly Heavenly Life Seal] was the most difficult.

Even the [Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Heavenly Witch Body] hadn’t been as difficult to cultivate.

His Soul Realm was inherently powerful; a different Soul Realm cultivator, even one at the Fifth Tribulation Realm, would never have been able to condense the Myriad Tribulations Seal.

After a moment of turmoil, Lu Qing calmed his mind.

Condensing the Soul Seal was merely the first step in cultivating the [Myriad Tribulations Seal].

Next, he needed to imprint the Myriad Tribulations Seal upon the origin of the world, truly completing this secret technique.

Of course, given Lu Qing’s current state, the most important thing was to restore his soul.

Otherwise, not only would he not be able to imprint the origin, but even comprehend the origin of the world would be impossible.

Retrieving a bottle of pills from his Qiankun Yiqi bag, Lu Qing poured the entire amount into his mouth and began to cultivate his energy.

This bottle of pills, acquired from a Soul-Realm cultivator he had previously slain, was quite effective in restoring soul power.

However, given Lu Qing’s powerful soul, one or two pills wouldn’t have much effect, so he swallowed the entire bottle.

After consuming the pills, fueled by the immense medicinal power and his own surging vitality, Lu Qing’s soul rapidly recovered.

In less than an hour, he was back to peak form.

However, upon recovering, Lu Qing didn’t immediately resume his cultivation.

Instead, he left the quiet room to calm his mind.

For over a month, his mind had been in an extremely tense state due to the constant compression of his soul mark.

Although his soul had now recovered, he still needed to relax his exhausted mind.

After leaving the meditation room, everything was quiet outside. The puppet clone and Xiao Li were both practicing in meditation separately.

Sensing Lu Qing’s emergence, the puppet clone opened its eyes.

However, Lu Qing shared his thoughts and, with a single thought, closed them again and continued practicing.

“Ah Qing, are you done?”

Xiao Li also sensed the movement and awoke from his meditation. With a swish, he leaped onto Lu Qing’s shoulder.

“Not yet.”

Lu Qing took Xiao Li off his body, cradled him in his arms, and gently stroked his soft fur.

“I’ve simply reached a critical juncture in my practice and am feeling a little exhausted, so I came out to relax.”

“Is the secret technique you’re practicing this time difficult?”

Xiao Li was surprised.

In his mind, Ah Qing’s cultivation talent was incomprehensibly extraordinary.

No matter the level of the technique, in his hands, it would become simple.

Even if it was a martial art he had never practiced before, he could still see the mystery at a glance and have a deep understanding of it.

For example, Lu Qing had never practiced its [Nine Transformations of the True Dragon].

But sometimes, when it didn’t understand something, it would ask him, often receiving a brilliant explanation that would bring it to a sudden realization.

But Xiao Li found it hard to believe that Ah Qing, with such incredible cultivation talent, had reached a point where he was mentally exhausted.

Could it be some incredibly dangerous secret technique?

“The secret technique I’m practicing this time is a bit unusual, but I’m confident. Don’t worry.”

Lu Qing, sensing Xiao Li’s surprise, rubbed his head and soothed him.

“Well, then, be careful.”

Xiao Li nodded, rubbing his head against Lu Qing’s palm.

Holding Xiao Li for a moment, Lu Qing’s mind gradually calmed.

After a moment, he put Xiao Li down: “Alright, I’ve rested enough. I need to get back to my practice.”

“Well, keep going, Ah Qing!”

Xiao Li held his little paw and cheered Lu Qing on.

He could sense that Lu Qing’s understanding of this secret technique must be extremely important.

“Alright, you can go practice too.”

Lu Qing returned to the quiet room, sat cross-legged, and began to prepare for the next step of practicing the [Mayfly Heaven and Earth Destiny Chapter]. (End of this chapter)