The Oddities of Immortal Heaven

The answer was that Li Qi really could read minds.

After being strengthened once more, True Knowledge could easily probe even Li Shiwei's surface thoughts, let alone a ninth-rank cultivator like Ju Ye before him.

So Li Qi continued, "Ju Ye, born in the Wind Swift Sect. The sect has now been exterminated by its enemy, the Tiger Slaying Gate. You were absorbed by the Tiger Slaying Gate and pressed into its service, using the Spirit Walking Technique to steal and rob..."

"What kind of lousy name is that? So tacky." Li Qi curled his lip, then continued, "After your sect was wiped out, you had no choice. Restrictions controlled you, and you made your living doing these things every day. But several months ago, you broke through to the ninth rank. With your abilities, you could have left long ago. The reason you did not was because you still had a senior sister. She was still below rank, and you could not take her with you."

"No way, brother. After your senior sister was taken by the Tiger Slaying Gate, she even gave birth to three children... You really are devoted, aren't you?" As Li Qi spoke, he continued scanning Ju Ye's mind, peering into his surface thoughts.

Though he could not see memories, the surface thoughts were enough for Li Qi to understand this person.

As Li Qi spoke, the ninth-rank cultivator named Ju Ye first showed astonishment, then fear. When Li Qi mentioned "senior sister," his expression turned furious.

But after the fury came confusion.

The other party... knew him far too well. Without a specialized investigation, it would have been absolutely impossible to know so much detail—unless someone could read minds.

But mind-reading was too absurd. There were soul-searching techniques, and he had heard of how