I Can See Through Everything-Chapter 581

Lu Qing chose to study the Void Core within the spiritual artifact space of the Li Huo Cauldron for the sake of secrecy.

After all, the Void Core was the power source of the Void Flying Boat, and no one knew what unexpected changes might occur once they came into contact.

His current cave dwelling did have a Concealment Formation to mask fluctuations and aura, but it was ultimately just a Golden Core-level abode—not secure enough.

The Li Huo Cauldron, being a mid-grade spiritual artifact, was particularly suited for suppression. Its internal space was incomparably stable and also had the effects of concealing aura and shielding causality.

Even if something truly unexpected happened, the dual layers of concealment would make it difficult for the outside world to detect.

Once the Void Flying Boat appeared, Yan also quieted down.

As the artifact spirit, it naturally knew how formidable this flying boat was. Seeing Lu Qing take it out suddenly could only mean something important was about to happen.

"Hmm?"

As soon as Lu Qing released the Void Flying Boat, he immediately sensed a mysterious link between the Void Core in his hand and the boat.

It seemed to want to fly out of his hand and into the boat on its own.

At the same time, he also felt a pulling force from within the flying boat, trying to absorb the core.

He didn’t resist and let the silver sphere float toward the flying boat.

The moment the sphere touched the hull, the entire Void Flying Boat rippled like flowing water, completely absorbing the core.

In the next instant, dazzling silver light burst forth from the boat.

A tremendous and overwhelming power erupted out of nowhere and swept in all directions.

Sensing this power, Yan’s expression changed drastically.

As an artifact spirit, it instinctively felt fear toward this kind of force.

That was the instinctive reverence felt when facing a treasure far superior to its own essence.

Lu Qing, feeling the immense power radiating from the Void Flying Boat, was inwardly relieved.

Fortunately, he had chosen to fuse the core inside the spiritual artifact space. Otherwise, such a powerful aura could never be hidden by the formations in his cave dwelling.

If that had happened, the entire Tianxu City would likely have been alarmed.

At the same time, his eyes shone with anticipation.

He was eager to see what changes would come from the fusion.

Dozens of breaths passed, and the fusion still wasn’t complete. Instead, the aura emitted by the Void Flying Boat grew even stronger.

Even the space within the Li Huo Cauldron began to tremble faintly.

Lu Qing and Yan had to work together to activate the cauldron’s formation and stabilize the space once again.

The fusion of the flying boat and the core took a full quarter of an hour before the power began to recede and the silver glow dimmed. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

When the light fully faded and the boat’s true form reappeared—

Lu Qing saw that the previously damaged hull was still marred by gaps, but they had noticeably shrunk.

The boat’s aura had also become much more restrained, though it now faintly radiated an unfathomable, vast power.

Even just hovering there, it caused the surrounding space of the spiritual artifact to tremble slightly.

"Master, this flying boat…"

Yan’s voice trembled.

It could clearly feel that the Void Flying Boat had become far more powerful than before.

As a mid-grade spiritual artifact spirit, it felt a deep, instinctual fear.

"Let me take a look first."

Lu Qing’s voice also carried a trace of excitement.

He had long since refined the Void Flying Boat, and through the soul imprint he had left inside it, he could clearly feel that the boat’s power had undergone a qualitative transformation.

But what exactly had changed, he still needed to investigate for himself.

Lu Qing activated his ability and gazed at the Void Flying Boat.

After a while, nearly tangible purple light of his ability surged forth, and several lines of text floated up.

【Void Flying Boat: Exceptional Treasure, Remnant of a Dao Artifact.】

【This boat was once a major component of a powerful Dao Artifact, made from unique materials. Severely damaged in the past, it has significantly recovered and regained some of its power after fusing with the Void Core. It has now evolved into a high-grade spiritual artifact.】

【A Dao Artifact is a treasure that contains a complete Great Dao Law.】

【This boat possesses the ability to traverse the void and escape at extreme speeds.】

【After fusing with the power core, the Void Flying Boat has become whole. It can now draw energy from the vast void to restore itself.】

…

“It really has been restored to a high-grade spiritual artifact!”

When Lu Qing finished reading the text, his eyes lit up with uncontrollable joy.

Although he had already suspected this after sensing the flying boat’s power earlier—

Seeing the confirmation in those floating words still filled him with elation.

A high-grade spiritual artifact!

Just half an hour ago, the frenzied bidding over the Immortal Golden Bell at the auction was still fresh in his mind.

Those top-tier factions had been willing to spend over a billion spirit stones just to win it.

It was easy to see how rare and valuable a high-grade spiritual artifact was.

To think that, after fusing with the core, the Void Flying Boat had reached the same level.

Moreover, according to the information from the floating words, the fusion made the boat whole again.

Now, it could absorb energy from the vast void and continue recovering.

When it finally completed its restoration, it might even undergo a further transformation!

“And those major factions, focused on the Immortal Golden Bell, left me the chance to win the Void Core…”

Lu Qing felt both joyous and fortunate.

This auction had brought him incredible gains.

Even if he found nothing inside the Secret Realm next, this trip to Tianxu City had already been more than worth it.

Once he calmed down a bit, Lu Qing used his spiritual sense to carefully examine the changes inside the Void Flying Boat.

He soon discovered that not only had its power improved qualitatively—

More importantly, at the very core of the boat lay a silver sphere etched with layer upon layer of profound and intricate rune arrays that slowly rotated.

With every rotation, a large amount of energy was extracted from the depths of the void, accumulated, and used to gradually repair the boat.

This process completely ignored the isolation of the Li Huo Cauldron’s internal space.

It was a very slow process. Lu Qing estimated that at this pace, fully repairing the boat would likely take a hundred years.

But he was already more than satisfied.

This fusion had not only restored the Void Flying Boat to high-grade spiritual artifact level—

Now, with the core constantly drawing void energy, he no longer needed to spend spirit stones to power it up.

“The only pity is, with so many powerful experts in the Tianyuan Great World, I can’t even test the boat’s new power.”

The power of a high-grade spiritual artifact, once unleashed, would undoubtedly be shocking.

It might even draw the attention of some old monsters hidden in deep seclusion.

With his current strength, if word got out that he possessed a high-grade spiritual artifact—

The top-tier factions, even Nascent Soul old monsters, might come swarming to tear him apart.

Thus, Lu Qing decided that unless it was a matter of life and death, he would absolutely not use the Void Flying Boat.

After sensing it a little longer, he finally put the Void Flying Boat away into his Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag.

“Master, has the flying boat’s grade really increased?”

At that moment, Yan couldn’t hold back and asked.

“That’s right. The Void Flying Boat has now evolved into a high-grade spiritual artifact,” Lu Qing confirmed with a nod.

“It really has!”

Yan couldn’t help but tremble with awe.

Although Yan, as an artifact spirit, had already suspected it when he felt the overwhelming power of the Void Flying Boat…

Hearing Lu Qing personally confirm it still left him stunned.

“Master, that silver sphere just now—what was it exactly?”

Ever since arriving in the Tianyuan Great World, Yan had kept himself obediently confined within the Li Huo Cauldron.

Unlike in their homeworld, where he would often manifest his form, now he rarely dared even to extend his spiritual sense to the outside world.

He knew very well—this wasn’t the homeworld anymore.

The Tianyuan Great World was teeming with Nascent Soul-level experts, whose spiritual perception was incredibly sharp.

If anyone were to detect that he was a sentient artifact spirit, it could bring enormous trouble upon Lu Qing.

So all Yan knew was that Lu Qing had attended an auction, but nothing of what had happened there.

“That sphere was one of the core components of the Void Flying Boat,” Lu Qing replied. “I happened upon it at the auction and managed to win the bid.

I didn’t expect it would actually allow the flying boat to evolve to a higher grade.”

“Master, your fortune truly runs deep.”

Yan couldn’t help but marvel.

Just a simple trip to the auction, and Lu Qing had encountered the one thing that could elevate the Void Flying Boat.

Such fortune was beyond belief.

“Just a bit of luck,” Lu Qing said with a smile. “By the way, Senior Yan, I have a small favor to ask.”

“Please, Master—speak freely,”

Yan immediately perked up.

“I want to forge a set of flying swords, but I’ll be entering seclusion soon and won’t have time to handle it myself.

Could I trouble you to forge the sword embryos first? Let’s use this piece of Heaven's Meteorite Iron as the primary material.”

With a wave of his hand, a massive piece of Heaven's Meteorite Iron appeared in front of him.

“You want to forge sword embryos with Heaven's Meteorite Iron? Leave it to me!”

As soon as Yan saw the material, he understood that these flying swords were not going to be ordinary.

After all, Heaven's Meteorite Iron was an exceptional material used in forging spiritual artifacts.

“Master, what kind of design do you want?”

“This is roughly the shape I have in mind.”

Lu Qing lightly traced his finger through the air, sketching the outline of the flying sword in the void.

Yan glanced at it and immediately committed it to memory. “Don’t worry, Master. I’ll make sure it’s done quickly.”

“With you in charge, I’m naturally at ease.”

Lu Qing had complete faith in Yan’s smithing skills.

This was, after all, a being who had lived for tens of thousands of years.

Back in the ancient cultivation era, every time the Li Huo Sect crafted important artifacts or pills, the Li Huo Cauldron had to be used.

With so much experience and hands-on participation, Yan’s level in artifact and pill crafting was nothing short of master-tier.

Besides, now that the Li Huo Cauldron had been fully restored, forging a few sword embryos was no difficult task.

After giving Yan a few more instructions, Lu Qing left the spiritual artifact space.

“A Qing, how did it go?”

Xiao Li had been standing watch beside the Li Huo Cauldron the whole time. As soon as he saw Lu Qing emerge, he leapt onto his shoulder and asked.

“A huge gain,” Lu Qing said, rubbing its head. “Now that the core has been fused, the Void Flying Boat has returned to the level of a high-grade spiritual artifact.”

“High-grade spiritual artifact?!”

Xiao Li’s eyes went wide, his mouth gaping in disbelief.

He remembered clearly how, back at the auction, those top-tier factions had fought tooth and nail, throwing out astronomical bids for just one high-grade spiritual artifact.

Even he and Lu Qing had been shocked by its value.

To think they now had one of their own in the blink of an eye.

“A Qing, does that mean we now have one and a half billion spirit stones?” Xiao Li mumbled in a daze.

“You can’t think of it like that,” Lu Qing chuckled at the little creature’s expression. “High-grade spiritual artifacts are priceless. No one willingly puts them up for auction.

The only reason one appeared this time was because of special circumstances.

After this, it might be hundreds or even thousands of years before another such event happens again.

Besides, our Void Flying Boat is far more valuable than your average high-grade spiritual artifact. It can’t be measured by spirit stones alone.”

Not to mention, even the Immortal Golden Bell had its secrets.

The faction that successfully won it wouldn’t be able to fully control it so easily.

Lu Qing recalled the information he had seen using his ability back at the auction and thought silently to himself.

He knew the matter surrounding the Immortal Golden Bell was far from over.

That artifact was bound to stir up more waves in the future.

But he didn’t share any of that with Xiao Li.

After playing around with Xiao Li for a while, Lu Qing finally composed himself and began preparing for closed-door cultivation.

This time, he activated his ability again, continuing to comprehend the Seven-Star Sword Formation.

Previously, he had already comprehended six of the seven basic sword intents needed for the Seven-Star Sword Intent.

Only the final one—the most crucial Heavenly Pivot Sword Intent—remained elusive.

A flash of enlightenment surged within Lu Qing.

Before long, he successfully comprehended the Heavenly Pivot Sword Intent as well.

With that, all seven basic sword intents were now fully grasped.

Next came the process of fusing them together to condense the Seven-Star Sword Intent.

Only after the successful condensation of this sword intent could he begin formally cultivating the Seven-Star Sword Formation.

This step was no easy feat. Under normal circumstances, even attempting to forge the Seven-Star Sword Intent would require at least Nascent Soul-level cultivation.

Only because Lu Qing possessed his ability—an anomaly in the cultivation world—could he accomplish something so seemingly impossible.

Time quietly passed as Lu Qing immersed himself in comprehension.

Meanwhile, Tianxu City had grown bustling and lively.

News from the auction had spread like wildfire.

Especially the parts about a high-grade spiritual artifact being presented—and selling for 1.5 billion spirit stones—were sparking countless heated discussions.

Many cultivators who hadn’t attended were now beating their chests in regret.

To miss such an unprecedented event—it was truly a lifetime of sorrow.

Just as this fervor reached its peak, another explosive rumor suddenly emerged.

“You say the Secret Realm being nurtured atop the Sacred Mountain... has started to stir?”