Chapter 633

Chapter 633

I Can See Through Everything

In a secluded cave deep within a mountain range, Lu Qing laid down a Concealment Array to mask his presence. Then, shielding the space with the Li Huo Cauldron to obscure the heavens, he finally released Xiao Li.

“Ah Qing! You’re incredible!”

“So many Nascent Soul cultivators, and none of them were your match! Have you already reached the Nascent Soul Realm?”

The moment she emerged, Xiao Li threw herself onto Lu Qing, her tail wagging furiously and her eyes brimming with excitement.

Though Lu Qing had sealed her inside the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag earlier, he hadn’t cut off her senses.

Through the restrictions inside the bag, she had been able to faintly perceive what was happening outside.

So, she had witnessed the entire sequence: Lu Qing unleashing his power, cutting down Nascent Soul experts one after another, and leaving the battlefield with calm grace.

She had never imagined that, after just one year of seclusion, Lu Qing’s strength would reach such a terrifying level.

Even Nascent Soul powerhouses could be slain with ease.

“Master, have you really stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm?” Even Yan couldn’t help but materialize and ask.

“Why are you asking too?” Lu Qing laughed. “You’ve been with me all along. You’d know if I had undergone tribulation to break through, wouldn’t you?”

Breaking through from the Golden Core Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm required undergoing Heavenly Tribulation.

Yet Lu Qing’s year of closed-door cultivation had passed without a single disturbance.

“I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t so unbelievable, Master,” Yan replied.

Indeed, he knew Lu Qing hadn’t undergone tribulation.

And precisely because of that, his shock was all the greater.

To not even be in the Nascent Soul Realm, yet slaughter Nascent Soul cultivators as if slicing melons—how could that be anything but absurd?

Lu Qing’s current strength defied all common sense.

Yan had watched him cultivate all this time, yet still couldn’t fathom how he had become so monstrously powerful.

“I’ve studied both body cultivation and spell cultivation. Naturally, I’m stronger than most,” Lu Qing explained.

That’s putting it lightly...

Yan couldn’t help muttering internally.

Still, he knew his master had always been modest with his words.

After Xiao Li calmed down from her excitement, Lu Qing asked, “Back when you were taken away, what exactly happened?”

After Xiao Li had been taken by that mysterious being within Bone Mountain, they’d only reunited right before leaving. Lu Qing hadn’t yet had a chance to ask her for details.

Xiao Li thought for a moment. “That senior took me to a mysterious space. It was kind of like the one you were in, Ah Qing. There was a blood pool inside, and he told me to soak in it…”

As she recounted her experience, Lu Qing began to piece things together. It was similar to his own.

The difference was, Xiao Li had fallen into a deep sleep upon entering the Cleansing Pool.

When she awoke, she found her physical body had undergone a tremendous transformation—far stronger than before.

“Later, that senior said you were in seclusion, so he gave me a technique to study so I wouldn’t get bored.”

“Oh? What technique?”

“It’s called

Nine Transformations of the True Dragon

. He said I’ve got some True Dragon blood in me, and that the dragon race used to be a branch of the Wu Clan, so this technique is really suited to me.”

“

Nine Transformations of the True Dragon

? And the dragon race was once part of the Wu Clan?”

Lu Qing was a little surprised by this revelation.

Xiao Li’s dragon blood likely originated from the drop of True Blood gifted by the Ancient Dragon Tortoise.

And that bloodline traced back to the Suan Ni, and further still to the Ancestral Dragon—a being who had reached Nine Tribulations of the Nascent Soul countless eons ago.

Who would have guessed they all descended from the Wu Clan?

It seemed that the mysterious being in the Secret Realm had not been entirely truthful when claiming the Wu Clan no longer existed.

At the very least, some traces of its bloodline still remained.

“Ah Qing, that senior said only those with True Dragon blood can cultivate

Nine Transformations of the True Dragon

. Do you think I could pass it on to that stinky snake?” Xiao Li suddenly asked.

“What’s this? Don’t you complain about Wuxing all the time? And now you’re thinking of sharing a good technique with him?” Lu Qing teased.

“Well, I’m the boss, after all. I’ve got to look after my little brothers,” Xiao Li said, lifting her chin proudly. “Besides, that stinky snake has been sleeping this whole time. He missed out on all the fortune in the Secret Realm. If his strength keeps falling behind, how’s he going to help me in the future?”

“Alright, alright. You’re the boss. You make the rules,” Lu Qing chuckled. “But did that senior say it’s okay to pass on the technique? Are you sure it won’t be a problem?”

“No problem! I asked him. He said once the technique was given to me, it was up to me who I passed it to.”

“In that case, pass it to Wuxing when you’re ready. He’s of Dragon lineage—it should suit him well too,” Lu Qing nodded.

“But I’ve got to master it myself first before I can pass it on. This

Nine Transformations of the True Dragon

is really hard. The first three transformations are for the Golden Core Realm, and if I finish the third, I’ll reach peak Golden Core. Right now, I’ve only just started to grasp the first,” Xiao Li said with a frown.

“No rush. Take your time. If you run into anything you don’t understand, come ask me,” Lu Qing said, ruffling her head affectionately.

Though

Nine Transformations of the True Dragon

was designed for those with dragon blood, it was ultimately a technique of the Wu Clan.

Lu Qing himself cultivated the

Heavenly Witch Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations

, created by an unknown Supreme Being who had merged countless paths into one.

Its profundity surely exceeded even the

Nine Transformations

.

With his Spiritual Powers and ability to deduce Techniques, helping Xiao Li refine this one shouldn’t be difficult at all.

“Okay!” Xiao Li beamed. “Once I get the hang of it and can pass it on, I’ll let you know first!”

She knew that Lu Qing had a rare talent for comprehension. No matter the technique, even if he couldn’t practice it, he could grasp its essence quickly.

With his help, she was confident she’d master this profound cultivation method in no time.

…

After playing around with Xiao Li for a while and lightening his mood, Lu Qing finally sat cross-legged.

From his Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag, he retrieved a mountain of items.

These were the spoils he’d collected from the experts he’d slain earlier.

The most eye-catching among them were, of course, the powerful Artifacts and storage treasures emanating with formidable auras.

Even Lu Qing, with his calm and measured temperament, couldn’t help but feel a ripple of emotion as he looked upon the bounty before him.

He had killed multiple Nascent Soul powerhouses and many Golden Core cultivators during his time in the Secret Realm, and had taken nearly all their belongings.

It was a harvest of astonishing proportions.

Back in the Secret Realm, he’d been fretting over his dwindling supply of Spirit Stones, wondering how he’d earn enough to fund his next bout of seclusion.

But now, it seemed he could skip all that effort.

Excited, Lu Qing picked up one of the storage pouches, preparing to examine its contents.