Chapter 757

I Can See Through Everything – Chapter 757

Chapter 757: The Convergence at the Seventh Trial—Come Here and Die

“Senior Brother Yu Jian, how’s your comprehension going?”

In the Sword Dao passage’s seventh trial, Qing Xi asked.

“The Sword Intent of this seventh trial is profound and full of mysteries. Even now, I’ve only grasped forty to fifty percent,” Yu Jian sighed.

“Senior Brother, you can still grasp forty to fifty percent. I can only manage thirty percent so far.” Qing Xi said helplessly. “Looks like I won’t be able to pass the seventh trial. I can’t keep up with your pace anymore.”

In the earlier trials, Qing Xi had been able to rely on her talent in the sword to follow Yu Jian all the way here.

But in the end, her foundation was still a notch weaker than Yu Jian’s.

This seventh trial’s Sword Intent—after studying it for so long—was still like fog and clouds to her. She could only barely comprehend thirty percent of its true meaning.

To fully understand it and pass smoothly was probably impossible.

“Don’t give up,” Yu Jian encouraged. “The time limit for clearing the seventh trial is as long as ten years. Only two or three years have passed so far. There’s still hope.

“Even if you can’t clear it, it’s still good to comprehend more of the Sword Intent here.

“These sword-testing stones contain Sword Intent that’s clearly an extraordinary Sword Dao legacy.

“The more we comprehend, the more it benefits our Sword Dao accumulation.”

“Senior Brother is right. I’ve been too impatient,” Qing Xi said.

With that reminder, she came back to herself a bit.

In truth, after being inside for so long, she had already understood that the sword-testing stones in this Sword Dao passage were both a trial and an opportunity.

The profound and subtle Sword Intent within was itself an extremely deep Sword Dao legacy.

If it were complete, it wouldn’t be inferior to the few core sword cultivation Techniques of their Kongming Sect.

It was only because the Sword Intent of this seventh trial was too abstruse and obscure—and her comprehension wasn’t going smoothly—that she had grown anxious.

“But Senior Brother Yu Jian, if I can’t clear it, I won’t be able to join you in the later trials to deal with Mo Tushan and the others together,” Qing Xi said worriedly.

“It’s fine. They may not be able to do anything to me anyway. Besides, even I can’t say for sure that I can break through this seventh trial. Thinking about what comes after is still too early,” Yu Jian said with a smile.

“With your Sword Dao cultivation, you’ll definitely clear it,” Qing Xi said, utterly confident.

Yu Jian was about to say something when, all of a sudden, a radiance appeared within the space of the seventh trial.

The two of them immediately went on guard. Their swords flashed into their hands, sword light swallowing and吐ing, ready to fight at any moment.

Ever since Mo Tushan had ambushed them once, they had become jumpy—like startled birds.

Any disturbance made them think someone had come to launch another sneak attack.

But then they saw that the radiance didn’t appear at any of the seven teleportation arrays. Instead, it rose from the very center of the space.

“Senior Brother Yu Jian, this doesn’t look like someone coming over from another passage… it looks more like…” Qing Xi said hesitantly.

Before she could finish, a figure had already appeared within the pillar of light.

Both of their minds tightened in an instant.

Even Old Canglong and the others watching from within the Immortal Palace felt tense.

They didn’t know whether Lu Qing would clash with Yu Jian and Qing Xi.

But when the light dispersed and the person inside was fully revealed, Yu Jian and Qing Xi both froze.

“It’s you?”

Seeing that the newcomer was actually Lu Qing, Qing Xi’s eyes went wide.

She could tell that the pillar of light just now meant someone had successfully cleared the sixth trial and arrived at the seventh.

But she never imagined the one who cleared it would be Lu Qing.

Of course Qing Xi recognized him.

Back then, when he had toyed with Mo Tushan, she had been watching from the side—and had even taken the opportunity to mock Mo Tushan a few times.

And the extreme speed Lu Qing displayed that day had left a deep impression on her.

Yet she still couldn’t imagine that Lu Qing would appear in the Sword Dao passage’s seventh trial.

From the pillar of light, it was obvious he had been clearing trials nonstop, charging straight into the seventh.

A Five-Tribulation Nascent Soul, keeping pace with them in a Sword Dao trial passage—how could Qing Xi not be shocked?

After all, none of the other disciples of the Kongming Sect or the Heaven-Shattering Sword Sect had reached the seventh trial yet.

And among their junior brothers and sisters, there were plenty of powerful experts at perfection in the seven-tribulation Nascent Soul realm.

“Turns out the two Dao friends are here in the seventh trial. I greet you both,” Lu Qing said, also a little surprised when he saw Yu Jian and Qing Xi.

He hadn’t expected that after so long, these two were still in the seventh trial.

He had originally thought he wouldn’t run into them until at least the eighth or even the ninth.

“Dao friend truly has been hiding your strength. We all misjudged you,” Yu Jian sighed.

At this point, how could he not understand? For all this time, Lu Qing had probably been deliberately holding back.

No wonder he dared to enter the Gui Xu Secret Realm alone to explore.

“Dao friend Yu, you overpraise me. I still haven’t thanked you for the favor of that sword strike that day,” Lu Qing said.

Back when he had first entered the Gui Xu Secret Realm, Mo Tushan had attacked him. It was Yu Jian who intervened for a moment, allowing Lu Qing to escape smoothly.

Even if Yu Jian hadn’t helped, Lu Qing was confident he could have gotten away.

But if so, he would have been forced to expose some of his trump cards.

So he still remembered that goodwill.

“Dao friend jokes. With your strength, that sword strike of mine back then was simply unnecessary,” Yu Jian said.

He didn’t think he had done Lu Qing any great favor.

With the speed Lu Qing later revealed, shaking off Mo Tushan would have been effortless. He hadn’t needed help at all.

Lu Qing smiled but didn’t explain further.

Instead, he asked, “There’s something I’d like to ask the two of you. Would that be all right?”

“Please speak,” Yu Jian said politely.

Lu Qing’s origins were mysterious, but Yu Jian didn’t sense any hostility from him.

And since Lu Qing also didn’t get along with Mo Tushan, Yu Jian was willing to befriend him if possible.

More importantly, there was one matter about Lu Qing that Yu Jian had been paying close attention to.

So he was glad to have a chance to draw closer.

“How long have you been in the seventh trial? Have you gone to any other passage? And do you know which trial passage Mo Tushan chose, and what trial he’s on now?”

Hearing Lu Qing fire off questions in a row, Yu Jian paused in slight surprise.

Then he replied, “Qing Xi and I have been in the seventh trial for nearly three years. We haven’t gone to any other passage. As for Mo Tushan, he took the Flesh-Body Trial passage back then. We don’t know what trial he’s on now.”

Back in the fifth trial, Mo Tushan had come to ambush them once—an ambush that left Yu Jian seriously injured.

But after that, Mo Tushan seemed to vanish, never coming again to cause trouble.

So Yu Jian and Qing Xi really didn’t know where he was now.

“The Flesh-Body Trial passage… many thanks,” Lu Qing said, nodding, and then headed straight toward the teleportation array leading to the Flesh-Body Trial passage.

“Dao friend, wait!”

Seeing Lu Qing’s movement, Yu Jian finally realized what he was doing and hurriedly called out.

Lu Qing stopped and turned back. “Does Dao friend Yu still have something?”

“Dao friend… are you going to the Flesh-Body Trial passage to find Mo Tushan and trouble him?” Yu Jian asked.

Beside him, Qing Xi’s mouth fell slightly open as she stared at Lu Qing in disbelief.

“Yes. I’m going over to settle some grievances with Mo Tushan,” Lu Qing admitted.

“Dao friend, I’m not questioning your strength, but Mo Tushan is not easy to deal with. Please think carefully,” Yu Jian urged.

“Thank you for your concern. Even if I’m not Mo Tushan’s match, I still have some confidence in preserving my life,” Lu Qing said.

After thanking him, he stepped forward and entered the teleportation array.

In the next moment, light flickered, and his figure vanished—heading for the Flesh-Body Passage.

“This Five-Tribulation Nascent Soul… he actually dares to go looking for Mo Tushan on purpose?”

Watching Lu Qing truly head into the Flesh-Body Passage, Qing Xi couldn’t help but exclaim.

Her eyes were filled with deep confusion.

She couldn’t understand where Lu Qing’s courage came from—daring to seek Mo Tushan out to settle accounts.

Yes, the speed Lu Qing had shown back then was dazzling.

But in these trial passages, each trial space wasn’t very large.

With limited space, the advantage of speed would be greatly restricted.

After all, at their level, any casual Dao technique could likely cover most of the space.

So Qing Xi couldn’t make sense of it—why Lu Qing had the nerve to go after Mo Tushan.

Just then, she saw Yu Jian’s expression shift a few times. He, too, stepped forward, walking toward the same teleportation array Lu Qing had just used.

“Senior Brother Yu Jian, you’re going too?” Qing Xi asked hurriedly.

“Correct. I can’t just watch that Dao friend fall into Mo Tushan’s hands,” Yu Jian said.

Yu Jian could tell Lu Qing was extremely mysterious and likely had many trump cards and methods.

But in the end, Lu Qing was still only at the Five-Tribulation Nascent Soul realm. No matter how many trump cards he had, he couldn’t possibly be Mo Tushan’s match.

Yu Jian could not watch a powerhouse who seemed to carry their Heaven-Shattering Sword Sect’s legacy die at the hands of demonic heretics.

“That’s true. That Dao friend clearly carries a precious treasure. If he falls into Mo Tushan’s hands, that would be bad,” Qing Xi said.

Though she felt Lu Qing was overestimating himself, she also didn’t want to see him die by Mo Tushan’s hand.

If that happened, it would only greatly strengthen that demon’s foundation.

“Senior Brother, let’s hurry. Otherwise, we might be too late.”

The two quickly stepped onto the teleportation array. As light flickered, their figures disappeared as well.

“Good—at least they didn’t start fighting.”

Inside the Immortal Palace, Old Canglong and the others finally relaxed a bit when they saw this.

It wasn’t only because Lu Qing hadn’t clashed with Yu Jian and Qing Xi, but also because the two of them followed him.

With Yu Jian and Qing Xi there, even if they didn’t intervene, Lu Qing likely wouldn’t be in mortal danger.

“These two little ones are not bad. When the secret realm closes, we can grant them some better opportunities,” Old Canglong said, stroking his whiskers with a chuckle.

“Not bad indeed. With them there, Mo Tushan will have to be more wary,” the Black Savage Bull said as well.

“Hard to say,” Ming Feng suddenly spoke. “Look—Mo Tushan seems to have helpers too.”

“So he does. This is trouble,” the Black Savage Bull said, seeing the situation on the light screen now, and immediately grew anxious.

On the other side, Lu Qing had just passed through the teleportation array and shifted into the Flesh-Body Passage.

Before he could observe his surroundings, he felt several icy, razor-sharp gazes pressing down on him.

His expression didn’t change as he looked ahead.

Three powerful figures stood before him, staring coldly.

One of them was a burly silhouette—if it wasn’t Mo Tushan, who else could it be?

“Kid, it’s you?”

Mo Tushan had originally thought some powerhouse from another passage had come over. When he saw Lu Qing, he froze for a moment.

Even the other two figures showed surprise.

It was no wonder they were shocked. In their view, Lu Qing shouldn’t have been able to appear here.

Because no matter which trial passage it was, the seventh trial was not a place a mere Five-Tribulation Nascent Soul should be able to enter.

But after the surprise, a ferocious grin spread across Mo Tushan’s face.

“Good, good! Kid, truly ‘searching high and low only to find you at last.’ I never thought I’d meet you here. What—are you tired of living, coming here specifically to deliver yourself to death?”

He didn’t know how Lu Qing had made it here, but Mo Tushan didn’t care.

As long as he captured this brat, he had ways to make him spill every secret.

“Is that the only line you have?” Lu Qing said coldly, still calm even facing three powerhouses.

At that moment, Lu Qing’s expression flickered. He shifted to the side.

Immediately after, the teleportation array he’d just come from flared with light. Very quickly, two figures appeared—Yu Jian and Qing Xi.

“It’s you two?”

Seeing Yu Jian and Qing Xi, Mo Tushan was stunned again, then showed a look of realization.

“So that’s how it is. This kid has you backing him, no wonder he’s so fearless. What—done playing turtle and hiding your heads? Now you want to stand up for someone else?”

“Mo Tushan, Tao Fairy, and Hei Ming?”

After seeing the figures opposite them clearly, Yu Jian and Qing Xi were also startled.

So besides Mo Tushan, the other two were Tao Fairy of the Enchantress Pavilion, and Hei Ming of the Netherworld Palace.

They hadn’t expected these two had also broken into the seventh trial—and somehow ended up together.

“This is bad,” Qing Xi felt her heart sink.

Originally, with her and Yu Jian joining hands, dealing with Mo Tushan alone wouldn’t have been hard.

But now these demonic heretics had, for some reason, allied together.

In that case, the disadvantaged side was theirs.

“Brother Yu Jian, long time no see,” Hei Ming greeted at once upon seeing Yu Jian.

But Yu Jian didn’t respond. Instead, he sent a message through Divine Soul Transmission: “Dao friend, you can see it too. The other side has the numbers, and we’re at a disadvantage. Why not withdraw for now?”

Lu Qing glanced at Yu Jian, somewhat surprised.

He had already used his Spiritual Powers to probe some of Yu Jian’s basic information, and knew he was a righteous, upright sword cultivator.

He hadn’t expected Yu Jian to be urging him to retreat at a moment like this.

But Lu Qing had finally found Mo Tushan—how could he leave now?

So, after giving Yu Jian a slight shake of the head, he stepped forward.

“Demon whelp of the Black-and-White Temple, I came here for no other reason—just to butcher you. Come out and accept death.”

The moment those words fell, everyone’s expression changed.

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