I Can See Through Everything

"This time, it's truly a massive haul."

Inside the cave, Lu Qing's face was brimming with barely contained excitement.

"So many treasures! So many treasures!"

Xiaoli dove straight into the pile of treasures, rolling around gleefully, his face filled with bliss.

Indeed, Lu Qing had just finished taking stock of all his spoils.

And the sheer quantity surpassed even his expectations.

Setting aside the low-grade magical artifacts and equipment carried by the Golden Core Realm cultivators, there were over twenty superior-grade artifacts alone.

As for top-grade artifacts, there were more than ten, and even spiritual artifacts—there were a full five of them.

Most of the top-grade artifacts and spiritual artifacts had been looted from the Nascent Soul cultivators he had slain.

Only a few had come from powerful Golden Core Realm cultivators like Gongshu Yu.

Unfortunately, of the five spiritual artifacts, the majority were low-grade. Only the water-blue shield belonging to the Supreme Elder of the Lanhai Sect barely reached the middle-grade level.

This made Lu Qing realize that even in a vast world like the Tianyuan Great World, high-grade artifacts remained exceedingly rare and precious.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators might not each own a single spiritual artifact.

But that made sense too. Though the Tianyuan Great World was indeed vast, it was also ancient beyond measure, unlike his home world, which had suffered through eras of Spiritual Energy Depletion.

Because of this, the Immortal Dao in the Tianyuan Great World had never experienced collapse—it remained flourishing, with countless cultivators.

The more cultivators there were, the more cultivation resources were required.

So even though the world was rich in resources, high-grade treasures were still in short supply and too few to go around.

When he thought of it that way, Lu Qing felt it was entirely reasonable.

Besides the trove of artifacts, Lu Qing had also acquired a large number of high-grade pills and artifact refinement materials.

These too had mostly been obtained from the Nascent Soul cultivators he had slain.

"It's a pity about the spirit stones, though," Lu Qing sighed.

Indeed, out of all the loot, only the number of spirit stones was underwhelming.

He understood the reason.

Most of the Golden Core cultivators had already exchanged the majority of their spirit stones for pills and artifacts before entering the secret realm to strengthen themselves.

Then, after spending a full year inside the trial secret realm, where spiritual energy was scarce, they had nearly depleted all their remaining spirit stones and pills.

Even the Nascent Soul cultivators had used up a significant amount of their spirit stones during the auction in Tianxu City.

As a result, while Lu Qing's harvest this time was rich, spirit stones were the one thing that fell short of his expectations.

Of course, if he were to exchange even a portion of the treasures for spirit stones, he could easily amass a staggering quantity.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t.

After all, he had just slain numerous Nascent Soul cultivators and offended many factions.

At this point, who knew how many sects, clans, and noble families were out there searching for him?

If he dared to sell these magical artifacts, he would likely be exposed instantly and provoke even fiercer attempts to hunt him down.

"Oh well. Even so, the spirit stones I obtained from those Nascent Soul cultivators' spatial artifacts still total over ten thousand middle-grade stones.

Add in these high-grade pills, and if I use them sparingly, they should be enough to support my cultivation to the Ninth Transformation of the Golden Core Realm, and complete the Grand Witch stage."

Lu Qing sighed with some regret, but soon calmed his thoughts.

One couldn’t be too greedy. What he had gained this time was already beyond abundant—he couldn’t expect perfection in every aspect.

"Besides, the spirit stones aren’t even the most important part of this haul. The true treasure... is these techniques."

Lu Qing’s gaze shifted to the pile of jade slips before him.

They were the cultivation technique inheritance jade slips he had retrieved from the spatial treasures of all those powerful cultivators.

Among them were dozens of Golden Core-level techniques, and ten techniques at the Nascent Soul level.

Lu Qing looked at those ten jade slips containing Nascent Soul-level techniques, and his face lit up with joy.

Back in the secret realm, he had already deduced his Perfect Golden Core Technique up to the Ninth Transformation, but had been unable to advance further.

The reason was that all his insights from Golden Core-level techniques had already been exhausted.

Trying to deduce techniques beyond the Ninth Transformation had become exceedingly difficult and obscure.

After all, none of the Golden Core-level techniques he possessed extended beyond the Ninth Transformation.

There wasn’t a single word on what lay beyond.

The only guidance he had was the Great Dao Chapter bestowed by the Dao itself.

But relying solely on one profound and mysterious chapter to deduce a concrete path of cultivation—no matter how talented he was, even with his Spiritual Powers—it wasn't an easy task.

While still in the secret realm, Lu Qing had already planned to collect as many Nascent Soul-level techniques as possible after leaving, in hopes of drawing inspiration to push the Perfect Golden Core Technique beyond the Ninth Transformation.

Originally, he thought this goal would be nearly impossible.

But to his surprise, he had now obtained ten Nascent Soul-level techniques in one sweep.

Now, not only did he have enough pills and spirit stones for cultivation, but he also had the resources to deduce the next stages of his Perfect Golden Core Technique.

"With all this, it's hard to say whether this exposure was a blessing or a curse. Could it be… that everything had already been foreseen by that senior?"

Lu Qing couldn’t help but sigh.

Previously, that mysterious presence in the secret realm had directly teleported him to the exit, exposing him in front of many Nascent Soul cultivators.

He had originally thought that perhaps the senior was unaware of the situation outside and had made a mistake.

But after this series of battles, not only had he survived, he had acquired nearly all the cultivation resources he lacked.

And when he recalled the words that senior had spoken before he left the secret realm…

Lu Qing couldn’t help but wonder—had it all been part of that mysterious being’s grand design?

If so, then that was truly terrifying.

For a moment, a profound sense of awe welled up in Lu Qing’s heart.

Toward those ancient beings who had lived for tens of thousands of years, he felt a deep and genuine reverence.

“Ah Qing, what are you going to do with all these treasures?”

At that moment, Xiaoli finally recovered his composure and asked.

Lu Qing thought for a moment and said, “There are far too many artifacts. We can’t use them all. Pick a few that you like and refine them. The rest… we’ll store them for now.”

“Yay!”

Xiaoli’s eyes sparkled as he excitedly began picking through the pile of magical artifacts.

Lu Qing smiled slightly at the little creature’s delight.

He had indeed acquired too many treasures this time—he couldn’t even refine all five of the spiritual artifacts himself.

Quality mattered more than quantity, especially at the spiritual artifact level. Activating them consumed a great deal of spiritual power and focus.

The more one refined, the heavier the burden on the mind and spirit.

Lu Qing already possessed several spiritual artifacts. There was no need to overindulge.

Just then, as he watched Xiaoli rummage through the artifacts with glee, Lu Qing’s expression suddenly shifted.

He reached out with his Spiritual Sense and probed into the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag—then smiled.

That Wuxing fellow… was finally awake.