"Me?"
Wan Gaoming froze.
Cheng Xinzhan nodded.
The eye technique in his right eye was called the "Nether-Penetrating, Spirit-Illuminating Azure Eyes," a wondrous technique bestowed by an Immortal. Also known as the Judge's Eye, it was said to have first come from a judge of the ancient underworld.
When his cultivation was low, this eye technique had seemed rather unremarkable. Ordinarily, he could see a cow through a mountain with every hair distinct, or examine mineral veins through the earth without the slightest error. It was quite handy for piercing obstructions or Qi Observation. Yet the impression it gave was that, while somewhat extraordinary, it fell short of the marvels of an Immortal Art.
Only recently had Cheng Xinzhan clearly sensed its distinctive power gradually beginning to reveal itself. He had analyzed the reasons: perhaps his cultivation realm had grown deeper, perhaps he had refined more Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, or perhaps it was because of the Mysterious Female Pearl or impermanence baleful intent. It might also have been his recent studies of Life Treasury Divine Abilities, Yin-Yang, withering and flourishing, and Void Arts. Of course, it was even more likely that all these causes had contributed-small steps accumulating into a thousand miles, little streams gathering into rivers and seas-bringing about a different sort of change in his eye technique.
When imparting the technique, the Immortal had said these eyes could see through souls and Primordial Spirits and subject ghosts and dead things to Aversive Suppression. This Divine Ability had never struck Cheng Xinzhan as particularly powerful before, but things had changed recently.
For example, with Wan Gaoming before him now, whether because they were too close together or because this demon had no Purple Tower treasure protecting him, Cheng Xinzhan could look straight through his Primordial Spirit with