I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 780

Chapter 779 Capturing the Life Core, Settling the Minor Karma

“It really is the forest where we secluded ourselves back then!”

Xiao Li recognized the roar immediately.

It remembered the roar; it was the cry of the Wind Beast, a unique beast found only in the Gale Plains.

“That’s right, this is outside the Gale Plains, the forest where we secluded ourselves back then,” Lu Qing nodded.

It was because he had spent some time here that Lu Qing remembered the spatial coordinates and was able to teleport in smoothly.

“Brother, have you been here before?” Xiao Yan asked.

“Yes, perfect timing, let’s go see our old friends.”

Lu Qing waved his hand, and a spatial force enveloped everyone, causing them to disappear from their spot.

The next moment, when they reappeared, the surroundings were filled with raging winds and yellow sand.

Not far away, there was a huge figure waving its arms, seemingly attacking something.

Lu Qing merely moved his mind slightly, and the raging sandstorm within a ten-foot radius around them completely stopped.

Moreover, his aura completely merged with the surroundings, and even the huge figure did not notice their arrival.

“Ah Qing, it’s the Nascent Soul Realm Wind Beast we encountered before!”

Xiao Li exclaimed upon seeing the enormous figure.

It turned out that the roaring beast was the very same Nascent Soul Realm Wind Beast that had chased them when they passed through the Gale Plains.

“That’s the same guy, that’s why I said we’re old friends,” Lu Qing nodded slightly.

He also noticed that this Nascent Soul Realm Wind Beast, with whom he had fought before, had improved its cultivation.

The sand and stones that had coalesced into its body were now exceptionally solid, and its arm movements were quite methodical.

Clearly, it had truly entered the Nascent Soul Realm, and its intelligence had also increased considerably.

His gaze then fell on the other side.

Opposite the wind beast, seven or eight human cultivators were forming an array, jointly activating a magic treasure to create a defensive light shield, struggling to withstand the wind beast’s attacks.

However, judging from the constantly swaying light shield under the wind beast’s attacks, it was obvious they couldn’t hold out for long.

“Senior brother, this wind beast has actually fully entered the Nascent Soul Realm! Its intelligence has greatly increased, and it can perfectly control the wind laws of this Gale Plain. What should we do?”

Inside the light barrier, a woman at the late Golden Core Realm looked at the shaky magic shield and asked anxiously.

She hadn’t expected that this wind beast in the Gale Plain had actually truly entered the Nascent Soul Realm and completely controlled the Gale Plain.

It wasn’t just a half-step Nascent Soul Realm cultivator with low intelligence as rumored.

She and her senior brothers had been too reckless in coming to hunt this wind beast.

If it weren’t for the mid-grade spiritual artifact, the Profound Light Shield, bestowed by their master, they would probably have already perished here.

But now it seemed that even the Profound Light Shield could only hold out for a while; if things continued like this, it would be destroyed sooner or later.

“Don’t panic, hold on a little longer. I’m preparing to unleash the Heaven-Shattering Thrust. It will only take twenty breaths at most. You guys hold on!”

A white-robed youth standing at the forefront of the formation said through gritted teeth.

“Heaven-Shattering Thrust! Senior Brother, you absolutely mustn’t!” another youth exclaimed. “Once you use Heaven-Shattering Thrust, your mana will be completely depleted, and you’ll be unable to move!”

The others’ expressions also changed drastically. In this Gale Plains, the meaning of depleted mana was all too clear.

“There’s no other way. This Nascent Soul Realm wind beast is far more powerful than we anticipated. Apart from Heaven-Shattering Thrust, there’s no way to harm it,” the white-robed youth said urgently.

“Remember, when I blast its body apart with Heaven-Shattering Thrust, you all run immediately. As long as the wind beast’s life core isn’t destroyed, it’s immortal. Even if its body is shattered, it will recover in a dozen breaths at most.

Regardless of whether I destroy the wind beast’s life core or not, you all take advantage of this time to run as far as possible. You must escape the Gale Plains as quickly as possible!”

“Then what about you, Senior Brother?” the woman asked.

“Don’t worry about me. This is the only way. Otherwise, we’ll all die here!” the white-robed youth shouted.

At the same time, a golden thorn condensed in front of him, radiating an astonishing aura.

Sensing the aura emanating from the golden spikes, the Nascent Soul Realm wind beast seemed to realize the threat, its attacks becoming even more ferocious.

Its fist, formed from sand and stone and as massive as a mountain, slammed into the light barrier before it, aiming to crush these small reptiles completely.

However, the Xuan Guang Shield, as expected of a mid-grade defensive spiritual artifact,

held firm even under such attacks.

Although it swayed, deformed, and twisted, it remained unbroken thanks to the desperate resistance of those within.

Time passed slowly, and the golden spikes before the white-robed youth grew increasingly bright.

The Nascent Soul Realm wind beast became even more agitated. Under the intense threat, it disregarded everything, leaping high into the air, clasping its fists together, and slamming them down onto the light barrier below.

It wanted to crush these reptiles completely before the golden spikes were fully formed!

“Now!”

However, just as the Nascent Soul Realm wind beast leaped, the white-robed youth’s eyes suddenly snapped open, a sharp glint flashing within them.

At the same time, the golden spike in front of him transformed into a beam of golden light, shooting towards the location of the life core he sensed at unimaginable speed.

“Success!”

The white-robed youth was overjoyed as he watched the golden light pierce the target.

In his perception, the wind beast’s life core hadn’t changed and was about to be hit.

But in the next instant, he saw a cunning glint flash in the wind beast’s eyes.

Then he saw that, just as his Heaven-Shattering Spike was about to strike the wind beast’s life core,

the wind beast’s entire body suddenly exploded, merging with its life core into the endless sandstorm.

The Heaven-Shattering Spike, which he had conjured with all his magic power, missed its target and shot straight into the sky.

“Go!”

What shocked the white-robed youth even more was that he heard a loud shout beside him, and several figures rushed out of the light barrier and flew backward.

It was his junior brothers and sisters, who thought he had blasted the wind beast apart and dared not delay, desperately fleeing as he had instructed.

A sudden fear gripped the young man in white. He turned around and shouted, “No!”

But it was too late. The wind beast that had just exploded was instantly reformed.

With a sweep of its hand, a gigantic palm, as large as a mountain, crushed towards the figures who hadn’t escaped far.

“Not good! How did the wind beast’s body solidify so quickly?”

“It deliberately dispersed its body; it wasn’t hit by Senior Brother!”

“It deliberately created an opening just now; this wind beast actually possesses such intelligence?”

“This is bad! Without the Xuan Guang Shield, we can’t withstand its palm strike!”

“It’s over!”

The fleeing figures, feeling the power of the wind beast’s palm strike, were utterly shocked.

They never expected that this Nascent Soul Realm wind beast’s intelligence would reach such a level.

Its earlier aggression was all an act, intended to lure Senior Brother into attacking.

Now, without the Heaven-Shattering Thorn, and having left the protective range of the Xuan Guang Shield,

they were lambs to the slaughter before this cunning wind beast at the Nascent Soul Realm level, capable of manipulating countless sandstorms, with no hope of escape.

Watching the approaching sandstorm palm, boundless despair welled up in everyone’s hearts.

Just when they thought they were about to be crushed…

A soft voice suddenly rang out.

“Freeze.”

With that word, the entire world fell silent.

The enormous wind beast, the endless sandstorm, and even the figures desperately fleeing—everything

froze, completely still.

“What happened?”

The white-robed youth twisted his head, his eyes wide as he stared at the scene before him.

In his eyes, the entire world before him was still.

The enormous wind beast was frozen in mid-air, its outstretched sandstorm claws hovering above the heads of his junior brothers and sisters.

His junior brothers and sisters were also unable to move, their faces filled with terror.

Similarly, he himself was suppressed in place, unable to make any movement.

Just as the white-robed youth was in shock, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Because he saw several figures suddenly appear before the enormous Nascent Soul Realm wind beast.

To be precise, it was a young man in green robes, a beautiful young woman, and several small, strange beasts.

Then, he saw the young man smile at the wind beast.

“Old friend, long time no see. Have you missed me?”

Lu Qing greeted the terrified wind beast with a smile.

He was also somewhat surprised.

He hadn’t expected that after decades, the once clumsy wind beast had made such significant progress.

Not only had it entered the Nascent Soul realm, but its intelligence had also increased considerably; it had even learned to be cunning.

Even he himself was impressed by the scene where it deliberately created an opening, causing the white-robed youth’s killing move to miss.

The suppressed Nascent Soul realm wind beast trembled upon seeing Lu Qing’s face, its eyes flashing with anger.

How could it not recognize this person? This was the human who had once toyed with it.

Although its appearance had changed, it could never forget that aura of divine power.

It was this very boy who had not only tricked it but also slaughtered many of its subordinates.

This had forced the wind beast to learn its lesson and diligently cultivate, ultimately mastering the power of the Nascent Soul realm.

Furthermore, it secretly observed the humans passing through the Gale Plains, learning their cunning and schemes.

Its goal was to one day, when it encountered that brat again, not be fooled, but utterly crush him!

Now, seeing its enemy right before it, how could the wind beast not be enraged?

The sand and dust around its body began to tremble, trying to break free of its restraints and smash the human brat before it into a bloody pulp.

“You still haven’t learned your lesson.”

Looking at the wind beast’s furious expression, Lu Qing shook his head.

He had just thought the wind beast had become more intelligent, knowing how to scheme.

Now it seemed there hadn’t been any fundamental transformation.

It couldn’t even see the situation clearly; essentially, it was still brainless.

“It seems you have no intention of reminiscing with me. Fine, then I’ll send you on your way.”

Lu Qing’s thoughts shifted slightly, and he withdrew the suppressive power from the wind beast.

The Nascent Soul Realm wind beast felt the invisible force binding it disappear and was overjoyed.

The next moment, it roared and prepared to pounce on Lu Qing.

Just as Lu Qing thought the wind beast was about to fight him to the death, its massive body suddenly dissipated, exploding into a sandstorm.

Its life core instantly merged into the endless sandstorm, disappearing without a trace.

It had chosen to flee at the first moment.

Lu Qing was slightly taken aback, then laughed: “You’ve improved somewhat, haven’t you? You even know how to bluff. But do you think you can escape my grasp like this?”

He gently stretched out his hand, grabbing at the empty space below.

Then, an incredulous roar rang out.

Within the endless sandstorm, wisps of faint yellow light rapidly gathered towards Lu Qing’s palm.

Soon, they formed a yellow dot of light, landing on his hand.

From within that yellow dot of light came invisible roars—the voice of the Nascent Soul Realm wind beast.

“It actually forcibly extracted the wind beast’s life core, which had already merged into the sandstorm?”

The white-robed youth and the others nearly popped their eyes out at this sight.

For a moment, they didn’t even notice that the suppressing power on them had vanished.

There was no way around it; Lu Qing’s methods were simply too astonishing.

The Gale Plains were a very special place, a mysterious wind cave that continuously nurtured powerful wind beasts. These

wind beasts were the darlings of this region filled with wind-elemental laws; their ability to gather and disperse invisibly gave them extremely tenacious survival skills.

Even an ordinary wind beast, once its life core merged into the sandstorm, was beyond the reach of even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

But what they were witnessing now was a Nascent Soul Realm wind beast that had already merged its life core into the sandstorm.

And yet, it had been forcibly pulled out of the endless sandstorm by another human cultivator!

Looking at the yellow light in Lu Qing’s hand, the white-robed youth and the others couldn’t fathom how this was done.

Even their master, a dignified Fourth Tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator, didn’t possess such supernatural abilities.

Just what level of existence was this mysterious young man before them!

“I told you, you can’t escape my grasp.”

Lu Qing looked at the Wind Beast’s life core, which seemed to be begging for mercy, and showed no mercy.

With a gentle squeeze, an immense, terrifying power erupted, and the yellow light point was instantly crushed and annihilated without any resistance.

After understanding the cause and effect, Lu Qing said, “Xiao Yan, let’s go.”

“Senior, wait a moment…”

Seeing Lu Qing about to leave, the white-robed youth, who had found himself able to move again, hurriedly called out.

However, before he could finish speaking, Lu Qing and the others had vanished without a trace.

“This is… spatial teleportation!”

The white-robed youth’s body trembled again.

Those who could perform spatial teleportation were at least powerful beings at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

That senior was indeed a being whose realm far surpassed his master’s!

But for some reason, he felt a slight sense of familiarity about that senior’s appearance.

The white-robed youth pondered deeply, when suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and his eyes widened abruptly.

(End of Chapter)