I Can See Through All Things' Information Chapter 1388 - 843: The Iron Law of Cultivation

Observing the tribulation clouds as they sparked with lightning, a glimmer of avarice flickered within Lu Qing’s gaze.

At this moment, the heavenly tribulation that struck terror into the hearts of others had transformed into a source of immense vitality for him.

As time progressed, every drop of tribulation thunder he consumed would only serve to fortify his foundation even further.

In contrast, the formidable cultivators gathered at the perimeter were not unsettled by Lu Qing’s lack of injuries.

After all, he had endured the preliminary strikes of the Gold Path tribulation without sustaining any real harm.

It stood to reason that the opening onslaught of the Wood Path tribulation would find it equally impossible to wound him.

None of them suspected that Lu Qing was secretly devouring and refining the tribulation lightning to bolster his own constitution.

However, as the subsequent waves crashed down, and the fifth tribulation thunder eventually vanished, the realization that Lu Qing remained completely unscathed, his aura as vibrant as ever, caused a wave of unease to ripple through the gathering of experts.

"That is impossible. This is the fifth tribulation strike; how could this devil withstand it without suffering a single scratch?" Mo Cangtian bellowed, his eyes wide with disbelief.

One must remember that even the earlier Gold Path tribulation had managed to injure Lu Qing by the third strike.

The fifth strike of that same path had left him severely wounded.

Yet, the Wood Path tribulation now seemed entirely incapable of harming him in the slightest.

"There is but one explanation," the hook-nosed elder stated gravely, "this devil continues to grow more powerful throughout the duration of his tribulation, causing the damage from the strikes to diminish gradually."

"Growing stronger in the middle of a heavenly tribulation?"

Mo Cangtian repeated the words with utter incredulity.

Nevertheless, peering back at the thunderous clouds swirling high above, he found himself forced to acknowledge that his senior brother’s conjecture was likely the truth.

He could sense clearly that the intensity of the Wood Path’s lightning had not withered. The aura emanating from each preceding strike was just as terrifying as those of the Gold Path.

Since the potency of the tribulation thunder remained undiminished, only one other possibility remained: this devil was indeed tempering himself into a stronger vessel as the tribulation unfolded.

To Mo Cangtian and his cohorts, this information was far from welcome.

It indicated that their prospects of watching Lu Qing perish beneath the wrath of the heavens were becoming increasingly bleak.

"To flourish while trapped within the jaws of a heavenly tribulation—the potential this one possesses is truly horrifying!" the white-haired elder exclaimed in genuine awe.

For any other Primordial Spirit Realm cultivator seeking to ascend to the Unity Realm Stage, even the most gifted must exhaust every ounce of their strength, flirting with the brink of death just to barely survive the ordeal.

Yet, this individual appeared to grow only more formidable, navigating the refining fires of the heavens with growing ease.

The disparity between them was truly profound.

As the minutes crawled by, the tribulation thunder descended in relentless succession.

Even when the ninth strike of the Wood Tribulation Lightning finally exhausted its power, Lu Qing remained untouched, leaving the assembled experts in a state of absolute shock.

They could not fathom the technique Lu Qing employed that allowed him to render the great path's manifestation of power completely ineffective.

"The Wood Path tribulation has ceased; should we make our move now, senior brother?" Mo Cangtian inquired as the thundering sea of the ninth strike began to dissipate.

The hook-nosed old man refrained from acting impulsively. "Let us wait a moment longer. This devil is entirely uninjured, which makes him difficult to engage."

Beyond Lu Qing's pristine condition, his caution was fueled by the ominous warnings the great path had previously issued.

The others echoed his hesitation, still haunted by the lingering dread of their past experiences.

They had no desire to blindly charge forward, only to be caught in another disaster should this devil’s tribulation prove unfinished.

Others in the crowd shared this instinct, sensing that this devilish tribulation might yet hold further surprises.

Consequently, as the ninth strike of the Wood Path faded, every pair of eyes remained locked onto the swirling vortex in the sky.

Suddenly, the clouds rumbled with renewed fury.

The vibrant green glow of the lightning vanished, replaced by an abyssal black hue.

A new, distinct essence of the great path surged outward, flooding the starry expanse.

"It is indeed the Water Dao..."

Watching this sight, the gathered experts were struck by a mixture of shock and clarity.

They finally grasped why Lu Qing’s tribulation displayed such erratic shifts: the trial he had provoked was clearly not limited to a single path, but was a Five Elements Path heavenly tribulation.

Though they remained ignorant of how Lu Qing had orchestrated this, they all recalled that his Taoist skills encompassed all five elements, each cultivated to the absolute peak of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

"His ambition is monstrously vast. Can he be attempting to synchronize the five paths of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth simultaneously? Is his primordial spirit capable of enduring the discord of those five paths?"

The white-haired elder finally pieced the mystery together, his face etched with pure astonishment.

Attempting to integrate multiple paths through Divine Thought while breaking through to the Unity Realm Stage was not unheard of in the annals of cultivation.

Throughout history, there had never been a shortage of individuals who harbored such audacious aspirations.

Some had been luminous, peerless geniuses; others had been domineering heroes who sought to dwarf the stars themselves.

But without a single exception, every one of them had met with failure.

The difficulty of comprehending the great path was immense; achieving peak comprehension in even one path at the Primordial Spirit Realm was as rare as finding a phoenix feather.

Attaining that level in two was practically unheard of.

Furthermore, the primordial spirit possessed rigid limitations when reaching for the Unity Realm; it could only safely anchor itself to the resonance of one path.

Any who dared to attempt the integration of two paths with their divine thought, regardless of their status as legendary geniuses or mighty heroes, suffered the same inevitable fate.

Their primordial spirits would be shattered by the conflicting resonance of the paths, leading to total annihilation and dissolution of their existence.

Owing to these grim precedents, every cultivator had come to respect one iron rule: when ascending to the Unity Realm, one must limit the divine thought to at most a single path.

Greed in this endeavor led only to one's doom.

The white-haired elder felt both rattled and profoundly anxious.

While Lu Qing’s potential constantly shattered their previous understanding of cultivation, he still doubted that this young man could shatter this iron-clad law forged by the blood of countless predecessors.

"It turns out this devil intends to harmonize all five elements at once—he is undoubtedly walking to his death now!"

Unlike the white-haired elder, Mo Cangtian and his companions reacted with pure elation upon realizing Lu Qing’s goal.

As seasoned experts deeply versed in the laws of cultivation, it was impossible for them not to know the iron rule.

Witnessing Lu Qing attempt such a reckless act of defiance, they found themselves overcome with joy.