I Can See Through All Things Information

Chapter 268: Chapter 197: Slightly at a Disadvantage

Within the Nameless Valley, Lu Qing and Wei Shanhai were engaged in an indistinguishable fight.

The splattering Sword Qi and strong energy carved crisscrossing cracks into the mud and sand of the riverbed within the valley, a frightening sight to behold.

Atop the hillside, Ma Gu and Wei Zian were already dumbstruck, watching this scene in astonishment.

Even Wei Shanhai could hardly believe what was happening in his heart.

He hadn’t expected that even after he had utilized his Innate True Qi, he still couldn’t swiftly defeat Lu Qing. He had only managed to barely suppress him, gaining a slight advantage.

Moreover, this advantage was not stable, for Lu Qing’s resilience was extremely strong. Even when at a disadvantage, his Saber Technique remained fierce and unmatched.

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A moment of inattention could lead to an instant reversal by Lu Qing.

Meanwhile, Wei Shanhai was also shocked by Lu Qing’s physical strength.

Logically speaking, a martial artist who had unleashed an explosive secret technique should rapidly deplete their strength, and their burst could certainly not be sustained for long.

However, Lu Qing had been fighting him for so long without showing any signs of weakening. Even his breathing remained undisturbed, maintaining a frightening level of composure.

It was unknown what kind of explosive secret technique Lu Qing had executed. Not only did the strength it erupted with surpass the normal, comparable to the Initial Innate Realm,

but its effects lasted so long, it was simply inconceivable.

“Do I also need to use a Secret Technique?”

As the fight dragged on without conclusion, such a thought suddenly popped into Wei Shanhai’s mind.

But he quickly dismissed this idea.

It was a joke. As someone from the Innate Realm, engaging in a friendly spar with a junior from the Postnatal Realm, it was tolerable not to take him down quickly, but to use a Secret Technique would be too much of an embarrassment.

During the fluctuations of Wei Shanhai’s thoughts, he and Lu Qing crossed blades once again.

Bang!

Another crisp sound.

This time, however, it was not Wei Shanhai’s Sword Qi that shattered. Instead, it was Lu Qing’s War Saber that could no longer endure the immense pressure and exploded instantly.

His figure swayed slightly, dodging the scattered fragments of the War Saber, he staggered back several steps.

He looked at the saber hilt in his hand and Wei Shanhai’s almost unscathed War Saber, and sighed silently to himself.

The Qi-Blood Power of the Postnatal Realm could not, after all, be compared to the Innate True Qi obtained from the refinement of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Though he had tried his best to protect his War Saber with Qi-Blood Power, it had still shattered due to the repeated clashes.

In contrast, Wei Shanhai’s War Saber, empowered by Innate True Qi, had not suffered much damage.

“Young Master Lu, would you like to continue the spar? If I recall correctly, you have a self-forged Divine Weapon Battle Saber. Shall you retrieve it?”

Seeing Lu Qing’s War Saber shatter, Wei Shanhai also felt it was a pity.

He was rather enjoying the fight. Lu Qing’s sword intention was broader and deeper than his own.

From sparing with Lu Qing, he faintly felt that his own sword intention was also showing signs of improvement.

The sudden interruption left him feeling rather uncomfortable.

“There’s no need,” said Lu Qing, shaking his head. “This battle has been greatly beneficial to me. It has given me quite an insight into the perplexities of my heart. Thank you, Senior Wei, for the opportunity.”

“Oh, you’ve had an insight?” Wei Shanhai asked with some surprise. “Have you glimpsed the path forward and felt the opportunity to step into the Innate Realm?”

Knowing that Lu Qing had already achieved Postnatal Realm Perfection, Wei Shanhai subconsciously assumed that Lu Qing’s so-called bottleneck was the barrier between the Postnatal Realm and the Innate Realm.

“That’s right,” nodded Lu Qing. “The path to the Innate Realm seems quite clear to me now. With some more accumulation, breaking through shouldn’t be difficult.”

“Very good!”

Wei Shanhai felt extremely gratified that Lu Qing had gained something; it had not been in vain that he had accompanied him in training.

“Senior Wei, how much of your strength did you employ when sparring with me earlier?”

Lu Qing asked a very important question.

“If we’re talking about conventional strength, I had already given it my all. To continue fighting, I’m afraid I’d have to resort to using secret techniques to defeat you,” replied Wei Shanhai truthfully.

At the same time, his feelings were quite complex.

His words were not mere courtesy.

Indeed, he had almost exerted his full strength just before.

Aside from not utilizing Innate Realm secret techniques, he had nearly pushed his Innate True Qi to its limit.

Under normal circumstances, Innate Realm Martial Artists, even without using secret techniques, could easily crush any Martial Arts Grandmaster at the peak of the Internal Organ Realm with their innate True Qi alone.

But unexpectedly, Lu Qing proved to be fiercely powerful; with an explosive secret technique, he managed to unleash a force that was barely any weaker than his.

Combined with even more refined Saber Technique, Wei Shanhai found himself unable to get the upper hand over Lu Qing in a short period of time.

Realizing this, and observing Lu Qing’s aura which still showed no sign of weakening, Wei Shanhai could not hold back any longer.

He asked, “Young Master Lu, what was that secret technique you used just now? It’s so formidable, it allowed you to burst forth with power comparable to that of the Initial Innate Realm?”

“It’s a legacy I came across by chance. I have been cultivating it for a long time before achieving perfection,” Lu Qing said vaguely.

The Perfect Burst could be considered his own creation, the key being his exceptionally strong Divine Soul Power.

The Divine Soul Talisman was one of Lu Qing’s biggest trump cards. Even his master wasn’t privy to it, so naturally, he wouldn’t disclose it lightly.

“I see.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Shanhai knew that Lu Qing did not wish to elaborate, so he tactfully refrained from probing further.

“Ancestor! Doctor Lu Qing!”

At this moment, Wei Zian and Ma Gu also came down from the hillside, both with shocked expressions on their faces.

Especially Wei Zian, who was extremely excited.

Looking at Lu Qing with eyes full of admiration, he exclaimed, “Doctor Lu Qing, you’re truly incredible, to be able to fight to a draw with the ancestor. It’s just unbelievable!”

“I dare not claim it was a draw; didn’t you see my saber shatter?” laughed Lu Qing. “If we continued, unarmed as I would be, I wouldn’t stand a chance against Senior Wei’s single move.”

“Young Master, you’re being too modest. I only had a slight advantage with Innate True Qi. Had you used your own Divine Weapon Battle Saber, the outcome would be hard to say,” objected Wei Shanhai.

“Even with your Divine Weapon, I would still lose…”

As the group praised each other, they slowly left the valley.

After emerging from the deep mountains and bidding farewell to Wei Shanhai and the others, Lu Qing returned home to rest and recover his strength. Then, he began to reflect on the insights from this sparring session.

There was one thing that Lu Qing had deceived Wei Shanhai about.

His wish to spar was not because his cultivation had hit a bottleneck.

With his Superpower, he naturally had an almost instinctual ability for Sudden Enlightenment.

There was hardly any Cultivation Technique he couldn’t comprehend.

The line between the Postnatal and Innate, in his eyes, was already crystal clear, devoid of any confusion, readily crossed at any moment.

It was just a certain Intuition that had prevented him from taking that step until now.

Lu Qing’s real purpose for inviting Wei Shanhai to spar was to personally experience the power of the Innate Realm and to understand what made the Innate Realm so formidable,

So he could have a reference for his future actions.