I Can See Through All Things Information

Chapter 491: Chapter 323: An Existence that has Survived for Tens of Thousands of Years, Negotiation and Threat_2

Otherwise, he found it hard to believe that a mere brat like Lu Qing could see through his tail,

And know so much about his identity and origin.

Was it the Artifact Spirit of the Qiankun Qi Bag, or was it a fellow Primordial Spirit old monster like him?

“Trying to get information out of me, Plague Elder, give up your foolish dreams!”

Seeing that the Plague Elder seemed to have misunderstood something, Lu Qing did not bother to explain, but instead started to mock.

“Just with you, you’re not qualified to make him appear!”

“Brat, don’t be arrogant!”

Seeing Lu Qing calling him old ghost repeatedly, the Plague Elder finally lost his patience.

“Since you know who I am, you still dare to be so presumptuous! Hasn’t that person beside you ever told you about the old man’s renown back in the day?”

“What, you still dare to get angry?” Lu Qing chuckled lightly, “Plague Elder, I think it’s now you who can’t see the reality, who fails to recognize your own situation.

Do you think you still have the capital to threaten me?”

The Plague Elder fell into silence.

He felt the suppressive force bearing down on the gourd and knew Lu Qing was right.

In the current situation, he indeed had no right to threaten the other party.

But of course, he would not show weakness just like that.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke: “Boy, what exactly do you want?”

“Very simple, release your True Spirit and let my Divine Soul Power imprint its mark,” Lu Qing said bluntly.

“Impossible!”

However, the Plague Elder refused without any hesitation.

What a joke, releasing his True Spirit and receiving an imprint.

If that were to happen, he would be completely refined, with his life and death at Lu Qing’s mere thought.

As an ancient being who had lived for tens of thousands of years, how could the Plague Elder accept such an outcome?

“Young friend, it’s impossible for me to release my True Spirit. How about this?

Since you know about my past, you must also have heard of my prestige in the Cultivation World.

I am privy to countless cultivation secret techniques and Divine Secret Skills; any one of these would cause the prodigies of the Cultivation World to fight tooth and nail for.

I propose a deal with you: just send me out, and I will impart all these Divine Skills and Secret Techniques to you. How about that?”

“How about not, Plague Elder, at this point, you still want to spread deceitful words here? Do you think I am as naive as the Qi Family’s fourth son, to cultivate your evil skills and then be manipulated by your trickery?

The only way for you to leave this place is to release your True Spirit and let me refine you.

Otherwise, you’ll just die trapped in my Qiankun Qi Bag!

You old ghost have suffered for tens of thousands of years, your True Spirit must be rotten to the core by now.

Without the nourishment of Spiritual Energy, I wonder how long you can last!”

Lu Qing was not at all enticed, threatening directly instead.

“I’m afraid that will disappoint you. Recently, I was nourished by the Plague Qi condensed from the life force of over a hundred thousand people, and my True Spirit has long since recovered, living another thousand or hundred years is a mere trifle.

Perhaps when you, boy, are dead, I will still be alive and well.

Boy, to threaten me, you’re still far too green!”

Seeing that Lu Qing was impervious to his persuasion, the Plague Elder finally realized that this young man’s cunning was far beyond that of Qi Changfeng’s simple-mindedness.

He simply tore off the pretense and withdrew into the depths of the gourd, falling silent.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Lu Qing thought for a moment, and within the Qiankun Qi Bag’s space,

Suddenly, countless Celestial Gales appeared, bombarding the surroundings of the Plague Gourd.

The Plague Elder inside the gourd, sensing this, could not help but chuckle coldly:

“Boy, don’t waste your effort. The Qiankun Qi Bag is indeed powerful, but its Celestial Gales are not enough to bother my Plague Gourd.

If you are truly willing, consider my proposal carefully.

I always keep my word; as long as you let me out, I will surely teach you the Supreme Divine Skill.

Even condensing a Golden Core or achieving a Primordial Spirit will become effortless for you!”

“Really, old ghost? You really think I can’t deal with you? Then just wait and see.”

Seeing that the Celestial Gales indeed could not affect the Plague Gourd, Lu Qing stopped wasting his effort.

After all, activating the power of the Qiankun Qi Bag was a tremendous drain on his Heart and Spirit.

However, seeing that the Plague Elder seemed to have made up his mind about him, Lu Qing also lost his temper.

After dispersing the Celestial Gale, his heart and spirit withdrew from the Qiankun Qi Bag, no longer planning to waste words with it.

Once Lu Qing’s heart and spirit had withdrawn, the space inside the Qiankun Qi Bag once again returned to calm.

The Plague Elder waited a long time, and upon seeing that Lu Qing no longer made a sound, he knew that Lu Qing had left.

He quietly sensed the situation outside and discovered that the suppressing force placed on the Plague Gourd was still present, making it difficult for him to even twitch.

He then knew that Lu Qing had not relaxed his vigilance against him.

Although he felt suffocated, the Plague Elder was helpless in the face of this situation.

Initially, although he successfully possessed an Artifact Spirit and evaded the Heavenly Human Five Decays Tribulation, substantially extending his lifespan and maintaining his True Spirit undestroyed, he survived through tens of thousands of years during the era of spiritual depletion.

However, he did not do so without paying a price.

On the contrary, the price he paid was quite heavy.

Firstly, after possessing the Artifact Spirit, he himself became the Artifact Spirit of the Plague Gourd. The earth-shaking cultivation he once possessed also vanished into nothingness.

Apart from a little bit of his True Spirit not being extinguished, he had lost all other powers.

Secondly, after becoming the Artifact Spirit, although he could control the power of the Plague Gourd, he lost the ability to cultivate on his own.

To elevate his grade, he needed someone else’s help.

That was why he had chosen Qi Changfeng, letting him initially refine the Plague Gourd.

Because relying solely on himself, restoring his former state would be far too slow.

This was the shortcoming of Spiritual Artifacts.

As Magical Treasures containing the Power of Laws and a trace of spiritually sentient immortality, the lifespan of Spiritual Artifacts far exceeds that of any Cultivator below the Ascension Realm.

But likewise, their immortal spiritual nature also became their shackles.

They found it nearly impossible to break through their own confinement and elevate their grade on their own.

Only with outside help could it possibly be achieved.

But for the Plague Elder to accept being refined was utterly impossible.

In that case, having life and death entirely controlled by someone else was worse than death itself.

So no matter how Lu Qing threatened, the Plague Elder would never let go of his True Spirit.

For now, all he could do was wait until Lu Qing realized that he truly had no way to deal with him. Then, the real negotiation would begin.

In this matter, the Plague Elder was still quite confident.

Though he had never personally clashed with the Qiankun Qi Bag, he had witnessed its prowess.

Frankly speaking, at its peak, this Magical Treasure was no less powerful than his Plague Gourd.

But being a Spiritual Artifact that embodied the Space Law and wind-related Laws, it was indeed formidable in killing enemies and suppression.

However, to forcibly break through the protection of the Plague Gourd and refine him was still impossible.

Thus, the Plague Elder had enough patience to wait until Lu Qing was willing to negotiate.

The only thing that might cause him some anxiety was that the last time he had manipulated Qi Changfeng to incite a plague in Fengzhou,

Using the life force of more than a hundred thousand people, the condensed Plague Qi nourished his being and prevented the collapse of his True Spirit.

But that did not completely restore his True Spirit.

If he did not receive nourishment from the outside world’s spiritual energy within three years, his True Spirit would collapse again.

Now, the only thing he could hope for was that Lu Qing wouldn’t have the patience to wait that long.

“I refuse to believe that a mere youth will have the patience to actually keep me trapped for three years!”

The Plague Elder swore in his heart, forcefully suppressing the killing intent within him.

He vowed that if ever there came a day when he could escape his confinement, he would find every possible way to exact revenge on the youth who had humiliated him today.

This hatred would not dissipate, even if one day he could break free from his shackles, master the body of that Magical Treasure, and regain his freedom, for his thoughts would likely still be difficult to achieve.

“Ah Qing, how is it going?”

On the large rock, the elder doctor saw Lu Qing wake up and hurriedly asked.

“The matter is temporarily resolved,” Lu Qing said.

But in his eyes, there was a hint of Evil Qi.

“Master, let’s hurry back to Jiuli Village. There’s an old bastard I want to deal with quickly!”