I Can See Through Everything-Chapter 617

A ferocious surge of Fiendish aura burst forth, and even Lu Qing’s body trembled slightly.

The Fiendish aura within the True Marrow Essence was far more intense than the vital essence of a mid-stage Golden Core Realm beast.

If not for his incredibly resilient body, unshakable brow acupoint, and formidable soul power, this single burst of impact might have overwhelmed him entirely.

"Just the Fiendish aura from a single thread of True Marrow Essence is already this fierce. No wonder only those who reach the summit of Bone Mountain are qualified to enter the True Marrow Tempering Pool. If one can't even withstand the attacks of the Fiendish Beasts at the summit, trying to absorb and refine this essence is a death sentence."

Feeling the violent surge of Fiendish aura erupting inside him, Lu Qing gained a clear understanding.

The Wu Clan had set such a high bar for the trial of the True Marrow Tempering Pool not only to inspire their kin but also to protect them.

At the very least, he now had a grasp on how dangerous the True Marrow Essence truly was.

Without further hesitation, Lu Qing began absorbing and refining it in earnest.

His physical body once again strengthened rapidly, undergoing a new round of transformation.

"I wonder how much of the True Marrow Essence this little fellow can absorb."

A mysterious presence in the shadows watched Lu Qing seated cross-legged in the True Marrow Tempering Pool, a flicker of anticipation rising in its heart.

Even among those who could ascend Wu Mountain, there were still degrees of strength.

And the difference lay in how much of the True Marrow Essence they could absorb and refine.

The more one absorbed, the greater the potential.

If he could become a Grand Witch in the future, the path would stretch even further ahead.

Moreover, this little one had condensed a Flawless Golden Core.

Recalling how the great being who created this space had once spoken highly of Flawless Golden Cores, its expectations for Lu Qing only deepened.

While Lu Qing was focused on refining the True Marrow Essence, below Bone Mountain, the gathered experts exchanged uncertain glances.

Ever since Lu Qing had stepped onto the twenty-fifth vertebra, he’d vanished into the clouds high above.

They could no longer see any trace of him.

Now, so much time had passed without any further movement. He hadn’t come down, nor had there been any other activity above.

"Nothing’s happened for so long—what’s going on up there? Did he make it to the top?"

"Could he have succumbed to the pressure and Fiendish aura and died up there?"

"Come on, with his strength? Even if he couldn’t bear it, he would’ve backed down. Dying? That’s unlikely."

"My guess is that he already reached the summit. He might be up there receiving a great opportunity right now."

"Exactly. If even he can’t pass this test, I can’t imagine who else could possibly earn the inheritance here."

"Let’s just wait. Maybe we’ll find out before long."

As the group continued to speculate, suddenly, Batian, Shen Zangfeng, the Daoist from Dao Xu Temple in his starry robe, and Fairy Luo from Bilu Palace all reacted at once.

Soon after, other late-stage Golden Core experts also noticed something, all turning their gazes to the ground.

"What’s going on?"

"Something’s… emerging from underground!"

"Watch out, dodge!"

One of the cultivators turned pale and shouted in alarm.

But before he could even finish his warning, the ground beneath them split open with a thunderous crack. Blinding white light surged out, flooding toward them.

In an instant, blood sprayed through the air.

…

"This little guy… why is his absorption efficiency so low?"

In the mysterious space, the hidden presence observed Lu Qing still seated in the blood pool, refining the True Marrow Essence, and felt a jolt of surprise.

The speed at which Lu Qing was absorbing and refining the essence was far slower than expected.

Nowhere near what someone of his physical strength should be capable of.

Puzzled, the presence watched him a while longer and finally noticed something unusual.

"This kid… is he absorbing the True Marrow Essence purely by bodily instinct? Could it be… he’s never cultivated any proper body-refining technique?"

Now it was truly astonished.

It had assumed that for Lu Qing to cultivate his body to this level in the Golden Core Realm, he must have practiced some extraordinary body-refining technique.

After all, the Dao lineage had once possessed many powerful body-refining Techniques.

Such as the Great Sun Tathagata Body and the Ninefold Profound Physique, which, when cultivated to advanced stages, rivaled even the Grand Witch Body of their own Wu Clan.

But judging by Lu Qing’s current performance… he hadn’t practiced anything of that caliber at all?

"He hasn’t practiced any advanced body-refining Technique—then how did he forge his body to this extent?"

The presence was baffled. After mulling it over, it finally made a decision.

"Little one, if you keep relying solely on instinct to refine the True Marrow Essence, your efficiency is too low. You’ll end up wasting your body’s potential."

A mysterious voice echoed in Lu Qing’s mind, prompting him to stop refining and open his eyes.

"Senior, you mean…?"

"Never mind. Since you’ve passed the highest-level trial, this was going to be yours eventually. Giving it to you now makes no difference."

As the voice fell silent, an ancient stone tablet radiating a strange aura appeared before Lu Qing.

"This tablet contains a legacy left behind by the creator of this space. You may study it. How much you comprehend will depend on your own fortune."

"A legacy left by the one who created this mystic realm?"

Lu Qing’s heart surged with excitement as he gazed at the stone tablet.

He couldn’t begin to fathom the level of cultivation of the one who created this realm.

But he was certain of one thing: that being must have been unimaginably powerful.

And their legacy—surely beyond extraordinary.

"Senior, I am not of the Wu Clan. May I still cultivate this legacy?" Lu Qing asked.

"Heh. Before leaving this place, the creator made it clear: any being who could reach the summit of Wu Mountain was qualified to enter the True Marrow Tempering Pool and study the legacy on this stone tablet.

Since you passed the trial, there’s no reason you can’t.

Besides, although that great being was born of the Wu Clan, they later broke away.

The Wu Clan’s rules no longer bound them, and their legacy is theirs to pass on as they choose."

The voice chuckled softly.

"That one severed ties with the Wu Clan?" Lu Qing was taken aback.

Clearly, there was a deeper story behind it.

But seeing that the mysterious voice wasn’t inclined to elaborate, Lu Qing sensibly dropped the matter and focused on the stone tablet before him.

"Go ahead and comprehend it," the voice continued. "But let me warn you first—this legacy is no easy thing. Back in the day, even the most extraordinary prodigies of the Wu Clan struggled with it. Very few managed to make anything of it.

None were ever able to cultivate it to the level of a Grand Witch.

Of course, the Grand Witch stage is still far off for you.

Just getting started with this legacy will significantly boost your efficiency in refining the True Marrow Essence, letting you absorb its full essence."

While the voice explained, Lu Qing had already taken the stone tablet into his hands and activated his spiritual powers to examine it closely.

The tablet was one foot wide and three feet long. Its aura was strange, and it looked incredibly ancient. Its material was indiscernible.

There was no powerful force emanating from it, and Lu Qing held it easily.

Its surface was uneven, carved with images of eighteen strange and exotic beasts.

After observing it for over fifteen minutes, Lu Qing finally saw floating text appear in his vision.

[Legacy Stone Tablet: A stone tablet containing a legacy left behind by an ancient being.]

[The tablet is made of Chaotic Stone Clay, an incredibly rare material that formed at the birth of the world and endures for countless eons.]

…

[Legacy detected. Begin download?]

The earlier descriptions didn’t surprise Lu Qing. He had already guessed this tablet was no ordinary item.

What intrigued him most was that final line of text.

Without hesitation, he confirmed the download.

[Downloading… Progress: 1%, 2%, 3%… 98%, 99%, 100%.]

[Download complete. Begin simulation?]

He confirmed.

[Simulating… Progress: 1%, 2%, 3%… 98%, 99%, 100%.]

[Simulation complete. Begin learning?]

As the message appeared, Lu Qing chose to learn immediately.

In the next moment, a flood of comprehension surged into his mind.

"I have observed the myriad primal tribulation beasts and Fiendish Beasts of this world, contemplated their transformations and the essence of tribulation, and ultimately created this Technique: Heavenly Witch Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations..."

A vast voice echoed in his mind.

His spirit shifted, and he found himself within a mysterious space.

"As expected. When it comes to extremely profound legacies, my spiritual power always simulates them into a legacy space."

Lu Qing wasn’t alarmed. He’d experienced this many times before while comprehending Heaven-Shattering Sword Qi and the Seven-Star Sword Formation.

Glancing at himself, he realized his form had become a strange beast.

Its appearance felt oddly familiar. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

In a flash, he recognized it—it was the first of the eighteen exotic beasts carved into the stone tablet.

"So the legacy is encoded within those eighteen beasts..."

Clarity dawned in Lu Qing’s heart.

And he recalled the booming voice he had heard moments ago.

Could these eighteen beasts on the tablet be the so-called primal tribulation and Fiendish Beasts?

While pondering this, a thunderous roar snapped him out of his thoughts.

The beast he now inhabited suddenly raised its head and howled at the sky.

In the next instant, clouds gathered rapidly above, forming a swirling vortex laced with flickering lightning.

"A tribulation?"

Lu Qing was startled.

Though the cloud vortex was only gray, the pressure it radiated left no doubt—it was a tribulation.

Could the beast he had become be undergoing a tribulation?

Before he could think further, something even more astonishing happened.

The beast suddenly opened its maw and inhaled sharply toward the tribulation cloud.

A bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down—and was swallowed whole.

"Swallowed… the lightning?!"

Watching the beast smack its lips as if savoring the taste, Lu Qing was utterly dumbfounded.

At that moment, a mysterious diagram emerged in his mind.

At first, he was confused. But soon, he realized—it was a diagram of the beast’s internal energy flow.

Then he sensed the tribulation lightning it had swallowed coursing through that pathway, transforming into pure energy that merged with its body.

"Swallowing tribulation lightning… to strengthen itself?" Lu Qing could hardly believe his eyes.

…

"Can this little one truly comprehend the Technique left behind by that being?"

In the mysterious space, the hidden presence watched Lu Qing holding the stone tablet with eyes closed in deep focus, yet still felt uncertain.

The being who had created this space was far too great.

Originally born of the Wu Clan, they had been exiled for certain reasons and wandered through the stars.

In that journey, they encountered a great opportunity, drawing deeply from the essence of the Dao lineage.

Eventually, with unparalleled wisdom, they fused the myriad paths, shattered the Wu Clan’s shackles, and transcended into a realm beyond comprehension.

Even the Wu Clan could no longer touch them.

A legacy left behind by such a figure was bound to be extraordinary.

Though that being had said the legacy on the tablet was created before they attained enlightenment—and only included the first half, allowing cultivation up to the Grand Witch stage—even that first half had proven too difficult for countless Wu Clan prodigies over the years.

None had ever reached the Grand Witch stage with it.

That alone showed how difficult this legacy was.

So even though Lu Qing had already exceeded expectations today, the mysterious presence still couldn’t be sure he’d be able to grasp this legacy.

After all, he wasn’t even of the Wu Clan.

Time passed slowly within the mysterious space.

Lu Qing sat still with the stone tablet in hand, eyes closed.

There was no day or night here—only the drifting blood mist and stillness all around.

No one knew how long had passed when at last, he opened his eyes, filled with awe.

"Heavenly Witch Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations… This legacy is truly profound. It draws upon the cultivation methods of all manner of tribulation and Fiendish Beasts, fusing their principles into one grand body-refining Technique."

Indeed, Lu Qing had now fully received the Technique engraved upon the ancient tablet.

And he had already comprehended part of it.

That alone was enough to leave him shaken.

For the Technique recorded on the tablet was vast beyond imagination.

He suspected it might far exceed even the Nascent Soul Realm.

Heavenly Witch Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations—this was the name of the legacy.