I Can See Through Everything

Chapter 323

Lu Qing slowly walked towards the spot where the Plague Gourd had fallen.

At this moment, the Plague Gourd was quietly half-lying in the pit it had created.

No more gray mist was emitting from it, revealing its dusty, gray body.

However, Lu Qing didn’t approach too closely, maintaining a safe distance.

In his vision, the Plague Gourd was emitting a faint purple light of some strange energy.

[Plague Gourd: An evil Dao artifact, a damaged low-grade spiritual artifact.]

[This was the life-bound artifact of the Plague Elder, a powerful figure of the evil Dao during the Ancient Cultivation Era.]

[It contains plague energy that can erode a person's soul and body, spreading plagues, and is extremely malevolent.]

[This artifact once suffered severe damage, greatly reducing its spiritual power and might, and it has not yet recovered.]

...

A strange look appeared in Lu Qing’s eyes.

The words appearing on the Plague Gourd contained a significant amount of information.

Firstly, there was the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. This was the first time Lu Qing had encountered this description.

It seemed that the end of the Cultivation Era was not merely due to the decline of spiritual energy; there must have been more terrifying events that led to the extinction of cultivators, leaving behind only a few traces of their legacy.

Secondly, there was this so-called Plague Elder.

Abandoning the body, taking possession of the artifact spirit...

So, does this mean that the Plague Elder is still alive inside the gourd?

Lu Qing silently observed the Plague Gourd.

After a long time, there was still no movement.

It was as if, after the death of the fourth son of the Qi family, the gourd had lost its controller and had become a lifeless object.

But Lu Qing was naturally not so rash.

The fourth son of the Qi family was only at the peak of the Precelestial Realm, which logically speaking, shouldn’t have allowed him to freely control a spiritual artifact of this level.

Even with Lu Qing’s current strength, using the Qiankun Qi Bag was still very strenuous.

If someone said there was no trickery involved, Lu Qing wouldn’t believe it for a second.

Now that the Plague Gourd was playing dead, Lu Qing naturally wouldn’t fall for it so easily.

He thought for a moment, and suddenly a cloth bag appeared in his hand. With a thought, the cloth bag rapidly expanded and moved to engulf the half-human-sized Plague Gourd.

At the moment the bag expanded, an unbelievable fluctuation suddenly emanated from within the gourd: "Qiankun Qi Bag! How is this possible, wait..."

However, before the fluctuation could finish speaking, the Qiankun Qi Bag had already swallowed the Plague Gourd, cutting off its words.

After devouring the Plague Gourd, the Qiankun Qi Bag shrank back to palm size and fell into Lu Qing’s hand.

A cold smile appeared on Lu Qing’s face. "You want to negotiate now? Too late."

He knew all along that this old plague ghost had not perished.

Otherwise, with just the cultivation of the Qi family’s fourth son, even if the Plague Gourd was damaged, it wouldn’t have been so easily controlled.

There had to be another presence secretly assisting him.

He even suspected that the fourth son of the Qi family had never actually refined the Plague Gourd; it was all just the plague ghost in the gourd deceiving him.

When dealing with such a cunning old ghost, who had survived for tens of thousands of years, Lu Qing naturally didn’t want to listen to it any longer.

Only by fully controlling it first would he be at ease.

As for how to deal with the old ghost later, that would be up to his discretion.

After putting away the Qiankun Qi Bag, Lu Qing returned to the village.

The head of the Ji family and others greeted him with reverent gazes.

After witnessing Lu Qing's numerous miraculous techniques and the terrifying power of that arrow earlier, the head of the Ji family and the others finally understood why the Lord of Azure Dragon City said that even the Sacred Mountain wouldn’t dare provoke this young man.

It was because his strength was no longer something that could be fathomed by the Precelestial Realm; it was on an entirely different level.

"Young Master Lu, is the fourth son of the Qi family dead?" the head of the Ji family cautiously asked.

"Dead." Lu Qing nodded.

The head of the Ji family immediately let out a sigh of relief.

Although he had seen Qi Changfeng blown to pieces by Lu Qing’s arrow, the various strange methods Qi Changfeng had used before were too baffling.

So, until Lu Qing confirmed it, he didn’t dare to be sure that Qi Changfeng was truly dead.

"By the way, Young Master Lu, how is my son now?"

"I have already removed the miasma mark from the third young master’s body. His body is now fine, and after some rest, he should fully recover.

He has fallen asleep now. If you’re worried, you can go and check on him."

With a gentle wave of his hand, Lu Qing dispelled the formation’s light screen surrounding the third young master of the Ji family.

Seeing this, the head of the Ji family became even more reverent. After paying his respects to Lu Qing, he went over to his son.

Lu Qing then looked at the old doctor. "Master, how is your health?"

The old doctor, who had just finished adjusting his breath, smiled. "I’m fine now. With the help of your talisman, that bit of gray mist didn’t cause much harm to me."

"Since the matter here is settled, shall we continue our journey, Master?"

"Very well." The old doctor did not object.

"Young Master Lu, Elder Chen, are you leaving?"

The head of the Ji family, after checking on his son, was about to express his gratitude when he heard the two talking and was surprised.

"Yes, Head of the Ji family, before we arrived, the people in this village were constantly protecting your son.

Especially the young lady who was by his side; she never left him and took care of him the entire time.

Please, Head of the Ji family, do not neglect them."

Hearing this, the head of the Ji family immediately became solemn. "Of course. I, Ji, am not someone who would forget such kindness.

Rest assured, Young Master Lu, the Ji family will take good care of the villagers here."

"Head of the Ji family, these villagers were once afflicted with leprosy. Although they have recovered, some residual illnesses remain in their bodies.

I’ll leave a prescription here. You can have someone who understands medicine prepare the prescription and make some ointment.

Applying it to these villagers should help them recover almost completely over time.

Your son can also use this prescription to remove the sores and scars on his face and body after he recovers."

At this moment, the old doctor spoke.

"Then I must thank the elder on behalf of my son and these villagers." The head of the Ji family respectfully said.

He dared not show any neglect toward the old doctor.

Recalling the sword qi domain the elder had displayed earlier still left him in awe.

As someone who also cultivated the sword, he felt that his own sword skills were like a child learning to walk compared to the elder’s, completely unable to reach the same level.

So the old doctor went to the carriage, took out ink and paper, and wrote a prescription for the head of the Ji family.

Lu Qing thought for a moment and decided to leave a prescription as well, handing it to him.

"Head of the Ji family, this is a prescription for conditioning. Follow the instructions on it to nurse the third young master back to health. In less than half a month, he should fully recover."

"Thank you both. I, Ji, will remember this kindness forever and will not forget it for a moment."

The head of the Ji family respectfully accepted the prescription, feeling a mix of emotions.

He had just seen his son’s condition—extremely weak, with alarming sores on the left side of his body and face.

These two prescriptions were like a timely rain, arriving just when they were most needed.

After taking care of these matters, Lu Qing and the others were finally ready to set off.

"Head of the Ji family, we’ll meet again if fate allows."

After everyone boarded the carriage, Lu Qing slightly nodded his head and entered the carriage.

Mago gently flicked the whip, and the carriage started slowly, then surged forward as a blue stream of light, quickly heading off into the distance.

The head of the Ji family and the others stood at the village entrance, respectfully watching the carriage disappear into the distance.

It wasn’t until the carriage was out of sight that they finally looked away.

"Head of the Ji family, this Young Master Lu is truly like an immortal. No wonder the city lord holds him in such high regard and doesn’t dare to offend him in the slightest."

A Precelestial of

the Ji family couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Indeed, and that elder is equally extraordinary. The sword qi as fierce as a dragon that he displayed earlier is a realm that we who practice swordsmanship can only dream of."

Another Precelestial sighed as well.

"Not only that, but wasn’t the fourth son of the Qi family also terrifyingly powerful? I wonder where he got that gourd from, with such strange and mystical powers. I wonder what kind of treasure it is."

Hearing this, the Precelestial members of the Ji family fell silent for a moment.

Indeed, they were all curious about this matter as well.

They were very familiar with the fourth son of the Qi family.

He used to be weak, and his strength was even inferior to theirs.

But earlier, with that mysterious gourd, not only did he reach the peak of the Precelestial Realm, but he could also unleash such terrifying power.

Even the elder who had comprehended the sword qi domain couldn’t do anything to him.

There was no doubt that the gourd was an unimaginable treasure.

But unfortunately, with Young Master Lu around, that gourd was definitely out of their reach.

"It seems that with the revival of spiritual energy, the world has truly changed. Strange and unexplainable events are emerging one after another. I fear that the world is no longer something we of the Precelestial Realm can control."

After a long silence, a Precelestial member sighed.

"Enough, no need to lament. While the revival of spiritual energy has made the world more mysterious, it may also be an opportunity for us.

You must have felt it too. Cultivating lately has become much easier than before.

If we continue to practice diligently, we might one day possess power like that of Young Master Lu."

Seeing the dejected expressions on the faces of the Ji family’s Precelestials, the head of the Ji family spoke.

The Precelestial members of the Ji family were startled, their eyes clearing up, and they showed signs of shame.

"The head of the family is right. We must not lose our will."

The head of the Ji family shook his head. In fact, after witnessing Lu Qing’s display of power, how could he not have been shaken?

But as the head of the family, he couldn’t allow such defeatism to spread.

Looking in the direction the carriage had gone, the head of the Ji family walked back into the village with a complicated heart.

He was already thinking about how to settle the villagers of this place.

Since he had promised to take good care of them, he naturally wouldn’t go back on his word.

...

Lu Qing naturally didn’t know about the conversation that took place among the Ji family after they left.

But he wasn’t worried that the Ji family wouldn’t keep their promise.

Not to mention the nature of the third young master of the Ji family, who wouldn’t allow it.

Even the head of the Ji family didn’t seem like someone who would fail to understand the consequences of such actions.

As the head of a family, he should clearly understand what would happen if he tried to deceive them.

In the carriage, Hu Laosan was asking Hu Zezhi.

"Xiao Lian, where did you go after leaving the city gate that day?

Your uncle later sent a letter saying that you didn’t attend the Xuanxin Sect’s disciple recruitment ceremony.

And what about Brother Zheng and Miss Wang?

After they left the city gate, they disappeared just like you, and they didn’t return to Azure Dragon City. I visited their residence several times, but no one was there."

Hu Laosan thought about the letter he had received from Hu Zezhi’s uncle and the panic it caused in him.

If it weren’t for knowing how vast Zhongzhou was and how difficult it was to find someone, he would have left Azure Dragon City long ago to search for his daughter.

"Father, you don’t know, but that Wang and Zheng weren’t really planning to escort me to the Xuanxin Sect; they had long been plotting to take my Xuanxin Order...

If it weren’t for Young Master Lu and the others rescuing me, I might never have seen you again in this life."

Hu Zezhi finally had the chance to express her grievances to her father.

Her words left Hu Laosan both shocked and furious.

"Those bastards surnamed Zheng! How could they be so despicable?

I thought they were my trusted friends, and I helped them settle down in the city.

I must have been blind!"

Hu Laosan never imagined that the people he trusted almost led his child into a life of endless suffering.

His heart was filled with both anger and fear.

Suddenly, Hu Laosan knelt down in the carriage, kowtowing to Lu Qing and the old doctor.

"Thank you, Young Master, and elder, for saving my daughter’s life. Without you, I don’t know how I could have gone on living."

"Uncle Hu, there’s no need for this. We just happened to be there that day. It’s all due to Miss Hu’s good fortune that she was able to turn calamity into safety."

Lu Qing gently helped Hu Laosan up and smiled.

"Young Master Lu, since her mother passed away, Xiao Lian has been my only concern in this life.

I can’t even imagine what I would do if she were gone.

I will never forget your great kindness, and I will repay it even if it means becoming a beast of burden."

Hu Laosan couldn’t kneel any longer, but his gratitude was still evident on his face.

"Uncle Hu, you’re too kind."

Lu Qing consoled Hu Laosan with a few more words.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he gently called out, "Master Ma, find a place for us to rest at noon."

Then, with a serious look, he turned to the old doctor. "Master, when we stop, I need to enter seclusion for a while."

"Is there something wrong with the gourd? Do you need my help?"

The old doctor, noticing Lu Qing’s expression, asked with concern.

He had seen Lu Qing collect the Plague Gourd earlier.

In fact, he had long been aware that Lu Qing possessed a miraculous treasure capable of storing items.

After all, Lu Qing had never really hidden it.

Recalling the strangeness of the gray gourd, the old doctor couldn’t help but worry.

"It’s nothing. I can handle it. I just need you to stand guard for me, Master." Lu Qing smiled calmly.

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