I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 112 - 101 "Heart Inquiry Skill" Acquired

"We're both at the eighth level of Qi Refinement; what we're missing is a top-grade Spell by our side. Luckily, this Zhou Qing has a top-grade Spell. As long as we take him down, we can obtain that Spell."

In the same thorny forest, but the two red-robed Cultivators beside Tian Lin had changed.

The Cultivator in the red robe on the right had just finished speaking when the one on the left said:

"Although Zhou Qing is only at the sixth level of Qi Refinement, his Heart Inquiry Skill is, after all, at the Minor Success Realm. The three of us only practice Mid-grade Techniques, we might not be a match for him."

"With the Thunder Talismans in our hands, and on top of that, taking the initiative to ambush, the advantage is ours. What's there to be afraid of?"

During their conversation, a carriage on the official road was rolling over the gravel, approaching from afar.

The three inside the thorny forest fell silent. They watched as the carriage finally drew near, the red-robed Cultivator on the right shouted, "Attack!"

Before his cry, he had already offered up the talisman paper in his hand, which swelled up against the wind.

And as he shouted the words "Attack!", two bedsheet-sized talisman papers shot out bolts of lightning in succession.

Accompanying the bolts of lightning, two thunderclaps instantly reduced the carriage's pulling horses and the driver to pieces.

From within the carriage, the wailing of an infant rose, followed by Zhou Qing stumbling out of it.

"Zhou Qing, think it over. You're still standing because we, the three brothers, have shown mercy. Hand over the Heart Inquiry Skill if you know what's good for you, otherwise, the next Thunder Talisman will take your life."

Watching Zhou Qing, covered in blood and wielding a sword, the red-robed Cultivator rose from within the thorny forest and spoke.

"You Blood Sect Devils again! Ten years ago, you ambushed me here in this thorny forest, and now you're ambushing me again? Do I, Zhou Qing, have some deep grudge against you Blood Sect Devils?"

As Zhou Qing spoke, he slowly walked toward the thorny forest, using his body to shield the rear half of the carriage.

"Ha, ten years ago, you were ambushed by my Huang brothers right here, and ten years later, you fell into the trap of my Huang brothers again. Falling into the same pit twice, you really never learn; no wonder the Zhou Family has fallen into decline under your watch."

"Cut the nonsense! If you're here just for my life, Zhou Qing, then let my wife and child go. As for the Heart Inquiry Skill and my life, if you want it, come take it!"

"Good, we brothers have no intention of harming your esteemed wife and young master. As long as young master Zhou is willing to hand over the Heart Inquiry Skill and destroy his own Dantian, we brothers will let your esteemed wife and young master go on their own."

After the red-robed Cultivator finished speaking, a young woman emerged from the carriage holding a child and said:

"Qing, don't do it. They're coaxing you with words, and they will still not let us go even after you destroy your Dantian."

As the young woman spoke, the infant in her arms cried even louder.

Zhou Qing looked at his wife and child reluctantly and said with a bitter smile: "Under the Thunder Stone, jade and stone burn alike, how can I risk letting you both take such a danger?"

After finishing his words, he said to the red-robed Cultivators in the thorny forest:

"My wife and child are but mortals. You need not worry about them seeking revenge. As long as you allow my wife and child to go first for half an hour, I, Zhou, am willing to hand over the Heart Inquiry Skill and personally offer my head."

"No way! If your wife and child leave, what if you don't hand over the Heart Inquiry Skill? What use is killing you then?"

The red-robed Cultivator firmly refused, and then said:

"Zhou Qing, stop wasting words. Hand over your Heart Inquiry Skill now, and we will let your wife and child leave first. Fifteen minutes later, you destroy your Dantian, and we guarantee not to chase after your wife and child."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing slapped his Storage Bag and took out a thread-bound book: "The ancestral Heart Inquiry Skill of my family is here. Now that I've given you the Technique, you can let my wife and child leave, right?"

He threw the Technique into the thorny forest, and Tian Lin leapt forward to catch the thread-bound book.

His Wind Walking Skill startled the two red-robed Cultivators beside him, but even if they were surprised and doubtful, they could only suppress their suspicions, planning to investigate after the fact.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I heard that you came from Wendaos Sect and you have a mountain-shaped stone carving from Dao Seeking Mountain."

Tian Lin, while flipping through the thread-bound book, did not look up as he said: "I've been interested in stone carvings since I was young, I wonder, before you die, would you show me that mountain-shaped carving?"

Not just Zhou Qing was stunned at this request, but even the two red-robed Cultivators beside him were taken aback.

They had not heard 'Old Huang' mention anything about a mountain-shaped stone carving before, and Zhou Qing had never mentioned it to anyone either.

As such, he did not know how this masked 'Old Huang' knew about his own mountain-shaped stone carving.

"That carving is just a common ornament, every servant disciple from Wendaos Sect gets one, and there's nothing special about it. Since you, fellow Daoist, want it, then how about I give it to you?"

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After Zhou Qing finished his words, a miniature stone carving flew toward Tian Lin.

Tian Lin, remembering Zhou Qing had once used exploding beads as concealed weapons, did not dare to catch the carving directly when he saw the mountain-shaped stone carving coming his way.

He stepped back two paces and used his hand to knock the mountain-shaped carving into the shrubs.

Seeing that it didn't explode, he then went forward to pick up the carving.

After stroking the stone carving for a while, Tian Lin's face soon revealed a look of disappointment.

Indeed, it was a mere ordinary stone, without any peculiarity.

"Alright, now you can let my wife and child leave, right?"

Zhou Qing said, watching the three in the thorny forest warily, as he told his wife and child without turning back, "Go to Daoist Yun, and let him protect you and leave Pingyang County."

The young woman cried and said, "Qing, our child doesn't have a given name yet, you should give him a name first!"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing said:

"Ever since I was young, I wanted to revive my family's glory, but the scheming and power struggles for fame and profit in the Cultivation World is not only tiring, but it has also implicated my family—

It's better to let our child live as a mortal, become a wealthy man in the mortal world and not get caught up in the rights and wrongs of the Cultivation World.

So, let's name him Shoufan."

Zhou Shoufan?

Having put the mountain-shaped stone sculpture into his Storage Bag, Tian Lin looked up, somewhat incredulously at the infant in the young woman's arms.

If Tian Lin remembered correctly, the old ancestor of the Heart Inquiry Sect was called Zhou Shoufan.

That is to say, the Heart Inquiry Sect was indeed a Zhou family affair.

And this infant, after his father died, did not follow his father's last wishes but instead embarked on the Cultivation Path once again.

"Ha ha, Zhou Qing, your talent in naming is truly lacking. But that doesn't matter, let your wife and child leave now. In a quarter of an hour, we'll be waiting for you to take your own life!"

The red-robed Cultivator in the thorny forest spoke up.

It wasn't that this red-robed Cultivator was a man of his word, but rather that he wasn't confident about killing Zhou Qing without using a Thunder Talisman.

But using a Thunder Talisman seemed a bit too wasteful.

Of course, waiting for Zhou Qing to end his own life would be best.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Qing estimated that his wife and child had already gone far.

But he wouldn't comply and instead suddenly drew his sword and charged at the red-robed Cultivator and Tian Lin.

Tian Lin was well-prepared, transforming into a wraith-like figure and vanishing in a flash.

Knowing he couldn't catch up with Tian Lin, Zhou Qing then focused on the other two red-robed Cultivators.

Accompanied by the thunderous sounds, Zhou Qing turned into dust, while the other two red-robed Cultivators ended up one dead and one injured.

Tian Lin emerged from the illusion and woke up on the nineteenth stone step.

To avoid any memory errors, he first took out pen and paper to record the Heart Inquiry Skill on the nineteenth step, then re-entered the illusion.

It was still that same thorny forest. When the carriage approached from a distance and those two red-robed Cultivators were about to unveil their talisman paper, Tian Lin's Thunder Talisman exploded first.

The explosion startled the carriage on the official road, and Zhou Qing leaped out of the carriage, appearing before Tian Lin in a blink.

He looked at the two corpses on the ground and was about to draw his sword against Tian Lin when Tian Lin pulled off the mask from his face.

"Is it you? You ambushed me ten years ago, and at that time I spared your life. You dare to ambush me again?"

After Zhou Qing finished speaking, Tian Lin said:

"It was these two red-robed Cultivators who wanted to ambush you. Remembering the past affair between you and me from ten years ago, I took the initiative to take them down for you."

Tian Lin finished speaking and smiled at Zhou Qing: "All said and done, I could be considered your life-saving benefactor. What, you wouldn't invite me to your estate for a meal?"

Tian Lin was eager for the Spirit Rice, otherwise, he would not have walked the nineteen steps again.

Zhou Qing glanced at the corpses on the ground, confident that if Tian Lin wanted to kill him, he could have used the Thunder Talisman right on his carriage.

If that were the case, he and his wife and child would have also been wiped out.

Thinking of this potential outcome, he sheathed his sword and bowed with clasped hands to Tian Lin:

"Brother Huang has saved the lives of my wife and child. Not to mention a bowl of food, even ten bowls, a hundred bowls, would not be difficult."

The two of them leaped up and returned to the official road, where Zhou Qing immediately discovered that Tian Lin's movement technique was as fast as a ghostly wraith, and he couldn't help but exclaim:

"It appears, Brother Huang hasn't wasted these ten years. Just with that movement technique alone, there are few in the Qi Refinement stage who can catch up with you."

Tian Lin said: "Brother Zhou flatters me! My movement technique is only for fleeing; I'm far from being a match for you in a direct confrontation—if I were to face a Cultivator who has mastered a top-grade movement technique, then my advantage would be completely nullified."

Inside the carriage, the baby's cries resounded, and the voice of the young woman, Yue'er, came out: "Qing, how is everything?"

Zhou Qing immediately replied: "My lady does not know, we owe our lives this time to Brother Huang's intervention. Otherwise, our whole family would have been in grave danger."

Hearing it was their life-saving benefactor, the woman in the carriage no longer had reservations.

She climbed out of the carriage, holding the baby and bowed slightly to Tian Lin: "This humble wife thanks Brother Huang for his life-saving grace."

Tian Lin gestured with his hand, saying: "Ten years ago, I ambushed Brother Zhou, but when he learned I had been deceived by the Blood Sect, he spared me. Now, by taking action to help him, I pay back the kindness of ten years ago."

Zhou Qing replied: "To be honest, at that time I had just killed two Devil Path followers of the Blood Sect, and being seriously injured, I dared not duel with you to the death, so I just let it go willingly."

Anxious to eat the Spirit Rice, Tian Lin did not argue with Zhou Qing, simply saying:

"With such commotion here earlier, I fear it's no longer safe. It would be best if my sister-in-law returns to the carriage, and we should leave here quickly."

So the wife continued in the carriage with the baby as the driver spurred the horse, and Tian Lin and Zhou Qing walked alongside.

Both of them being Cultivators, their walking pace wasn't any slower than that of a horse.

As they strolled along, Zhou Qing asked Tian Lin, "Ten years ago those two Blood Sect followers ambushed me to use me for Blood Refining Pills. It's been ten years since then, and Blood Sect followers are ambushing me again, could it be that my Zhou family has a grudge with the Blood Sect?"

Tian Lin replied, "Brother Zhou misunderstands, these two Blood Sect followers bear no grudge with the Zhou family, nor do they want to use Brother Zhou for Alchemy. Their sole intention was to covet the Heart Inquiry Skill of the Zhou family, seeking to seize this top-grade spell."

Hearing this, Zhou Qing sighed and said:

"So many have died in the Cultivation World over chances, Magical Treasures, Dao companions, and spells. Now my Zhou family is so down and out that it keeps attracting petty thieves."

Having said that, he turned to Tian Lin and asked, "Is Brother Huang also interested in my Heart Inquiry Skill?"

Tian Lin had already seen the Heart Inquiry Skill in the previous illusion, so the Zhou family's Heart Inquiry Skill was no secret to him.

Therefore, Tian Lin grandly shook his head:

"The Heart Inquiry Skill is a Zhou family legacy; how could I possibly covet your family's Cultivation Technique? All I think about now is my hunger; I am only concerned about the meal at Brother Zhou's home."