I Can See Through All Things' Information Chapter 1268 - 774: Void Transference, Return and Guilt (Part 2)
Previously on I Can See Through All Things' Information...
Lu Qing had long since etched the star coordinates of the homeland world deep into his memory.
Prior to his cultivation session, a portion of his divided heart and spirit had been guiding the flying boat straight toward the homeland world.
It appeared that arrival was imminent right now.
"Little Li, how much time has passed since I began cultivating?" Lu Qing inquired.
"It hasn't been long at all, less than half a quarter of an hour," Little Li responded.
"Less than half a quarter of an hour, is it?" Lu Qing realized inwardly.
Ever since grasping the Laws, he had developed a solid grasp on the Space Dao.
In particular, regarding the Space Shifting Technique—a must-have for even veteran Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators—he had acquired profound comprehension.
The Space Shifting Technique stands as a Daoist art that's simple to pick up yet incredibly tough to perfect.
Its simplicity stems from the fact that upon reaching the Five Tribulations of the Primordial Spirit Realm, one can start to comprehend the Laws.
With even a basic insight into the Space Law, nearly every cultivator can execute the Space Shifting Technique.
Its challenge lies in how the technique's range depends on the depth of void penetration one achieves.
To put it plainly, the further into the void a person delves, the greater the distance of their eventual shift.
The Void Flying Boat accesses a void level that's even hard for a Great Power of Harmony to breach, making its void pathway remarkably extensive.
Despite the homeland world lying across multiple Immortal Domains from the Silent Extinction Star Sea, the journey back nearly completed in under half a quarter of an hour.
"Even though the duration was brief, this enlightenment brought me substantial gains."
A sense of deep contentment filled Lu Qing's heart.
His recent epiphany amid the void's depths propelled his mastery of the Space Law to a new height.
With enough time, his proficiency in the Space Dao could potentially rival those of other Great Daos—who could say for sure?
The Void Flying Boat hurtled forward at tremendous speed, shattering the final spatial barrier in an instant to reemerge into reality.
An indescribably intimate vibration instantly stirred within Lu Qing's heart and spirit.
This was the pulse of the homeland world itself.
With Little Li in his arms, he soared out from the confines of the Void Flying Boat.
Scanning the nearby landscape, he confirmed his return to the homeland world—right in the heart of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, exactly where the Void Flying Boat had first whisked him away.
"Ah Qing, we've truly made it back!"
Little Li gazed around at the familiar sights and cried out in delight.
"Indeed, we've at last come home," Lu Qing replied with a soft sigh.
That abrupt abduction to the Returning Ruins Secret Realm by the Void Flying Boat had been fraught with peril.
At the time, his cultivation hovered merely at the first tribulation of the Primordial Spirit Realm, paling in comparison to the top-tier powerhouses from various factions.
Thankfully, through his divine powers and inherent prudence, he managed to endure.
Not only that, but he secured discipleship under the Gui Xu Taoist, inheriting a wealth of legacies from him.
He had even ascended to the sixth tribulation of the Primordial Spirit Realm on his own.
One could honestly call it a fortune born from misfortune.
"Time to head home. After over twenty years away, I can't help but wonder how anxious Master and Little Yan must have been."
The Void Flying Boat's unexpected activation caught him off guard completely; Lu Qing hadn't managed to transmit any word to Master or Little Yan.
More than two decades had passed in absence, compounded by his extended seclusion period, which was no brief affair.
Should Master and Little Yan have realized he was no longer in the homeland world, their concern would undoubtedly have been immense.
Gripping Little Li close, a mere flicker of intent summoned a wave of spatial ripples.
The instant after, his form vanished from the spot and materialized within the village.
"Hmm?"
The elder doctor, immersed in cultivation at the Half Mountain Small Courtyard, detected an anomaly and dashed forth without delay.
Yet the moment he entered the courtyard, he halted abruptly, his eyes widening just a touch as they fixed on the silhouette beneath the peach tree.
"Ah Qing, you've returned?"
"That's right, Master. You've clearly noticed your disciple's absence from the homeland world."
Lu Qing pieced it together instantly from those words.
"How can you speak so casually? Where on earth did you vanish to all these years without a trace?" the elder doctor grumbled with irritation. "Do you have any idea how distressed Little Yan became when she couldn't locate you?"
"Circumstances arose," Lu Qing said, rubbing his head sheepishly. "Truth be told, Master, Little Li and I spent all that time in the Returning Ruins Secret Realm."
"The Returning Ruins Secret Realm! Isn't that..."
The elder doctor's face registered shock at the revelation, his mind flashing back to Lu Qing's earlier accounts.
"Correct, it's the very Returning Ruins Secret Realm I described to you—the strange domain where entry and exit aren't at one's whim. Your disciple only recently uncovered a way to depart it."
Lu Qing promptly narrated the sequence from that fateful year: the Void Flying Boat's sudden unrest, how it carried him and Little Li away from the homeland world into the Returning Ruins Secret Realm, his venture into the Immortal Palace, and ultimately his escape.
"Ah, now it makes sense. I never imagined such dramatic events unfolded then. It's no surprise I felt that cosmic surge intensify beyond the skies right around that moment—it must have been the Returning Ruins Secret Realm's activation. So, Ah Qing, you and Little Li got swept up by the Void Flying Boat precisely then."
Enlightenment dawned on the elder doctor as he reflected on the disturbance he'd perceived over twenty years prior.
"Exactly, that's when Little Li and I were pulled in, straight into the Returning Ruins Secret Realm. Master, your disciple scraped by in the secret realm's fissures and in the end took on the Gui Xu Taoist as his master. You're not upset about it, right?" Lu Qing ventured, a hint of worry in his voice.
"What nonsense is that? In cultivation's pursuit, fortune favors the bold—that Gui Xu Taoist was a Transformation Immortal, and becoming his disciple is an immense blessing. As your master, I'm thrilled for you; how could I possibly be upset?"
The elder doctor responded with a mix of fondness and mild reproach.
Relieved by this, Lu Qing broke into a grin: "I figured Master wouldn't mind. In the Returning Ruins Secret Realm, I've collected considerable treasures, among them a deep Sword Dao legacy. I'll share them with you soon, Master."
"Save that for later—you need to visit Little Yan first. Your vanishing act left her in deep turmoil," the elder doctor advised.
"One more thing, Master: is Little Yan furious with me?" Lu Qing probed carefully.
Back when he first departed, he'd vowed to Little Yan that any future exit from the homeland world would include her.
Yet he'd vanished from the homeland world for more than twenty years out of the blue, even if compelled by forces beyond control.
Nevertheless, a pang of unfounded guilt tugged at Lu Qing.
"Whether she's angry, I can't say for certain, but during your long seclusion with no appearances and ignored messages,
we feared you'd erred in your cultivation practice, prompting a search in the Jade Cave.
There was no sign of you or Little Li, and your clone puppet indicated you'd ended seclusion alongside Little Li.
After repeated failed attempts to reach you, we began to fear you and Little Li had left this world entirely.
At first, Little Yan sulked heavily, though worry soon overtook her."
She even considered venturing into the starry skies with the Five Elements and Xiao Bai to search for you.
Only after my earnest persuasion did I manage to dissuade her from that plan.
Regardless, hurry and reassure her now, before any rift forms in her Dao Heart."
The elder doctor succinctly outlined the happenings of recent years.
"I'll head home right away to check on things."
With this reassurance, Lu Qing's mind settled fully.
He'd visited the Half Mountain Small Courtyard initially to gauge Master's reaction subtly.
Evidently, Little Yan's anger wasn't overwhelming, easing his tension somewhat.
At his present cultivation level, detecting Little Yan's aura at home came effortlessly.
In a flash of thought, he and Little Li faded away from the Half Mountain Small Courtyard.
Witnessing this, the elder doctor's gaze sharpened instantly.
The effortless display from Lu Qing left the elder doctor utterly unaware of his departure method.
Thinking back to Lu Qing's abrupt arrival in the courtyard moments ago—with zero disturbance from the outer array, as though conjured from nowhere—the elder doctor grasped it all.
His disciple had clearly reaped extraordinary benefits in the Returning Ruins Secret Realm across those years, propelling his power to unprecedented peaks.
Back at the Lu Family residence, Little Yan practiced her cultivation with a frosty demeanor.
Yet inexplicably, an undercurrent of unease plagued her this day.
Neither her icy cultivation method nor her lifebound spiritual fire, Ice Cold Yan, could soothe her inner turmoil.
She pondered if her prolonged session warranted a brief stroll outside.
Suddenly, two auras manifested beyond the dwelling.
These auras struck her as profoundly recognizable.
Little Yan shuddered violently, bursting through the door to charge outward.