Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 155.1 - Heaven's Drop (Pt 1)

The energy drilled into Lu Pei’s body through the ‘King’ character and before long, cracks appeared all over his body.

The twilight gave rise to a scream of pain that reverberated across the distant plains.

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“Stop!”

Shu!

A group of young cultivators were chasing a figure in the dead of night. However, they were unable to catch him. It wasn’t his speed that allowed him to outrun them, but his use of the terrain.

If it wasn’t enough that the dense brushes of the forest they were in made it hard to spot the fleeing figure, there was also the fact that he leapt from tree to tree.

“Hisss!”

“Damn it!” One of the cultivators cursed when he saw what they ran into.

It was a snake-like magical beast covered in dark purple scales that glinted even in the moonlight. Its long tongue that hissed every now and again leaked venom that caused steam to rise from the ground it dripped on.

It hissed furiously at the cultivators that entered its territory.

“T-That’s a rank 2 Violet-Armoured Serpent King!”

“There he is!” one of the cultivators pointed to the person they were chasing now a faint shadow due to the distance that opened up.

“Let’s get him!”

One cultivator got too close to the beast, causing its head to rear back before striking with blinding speed.

“Aaaah!”

“Careful! This is a magical beast known for being extremely territorial and vicious. I don’t know how he got past it, but we need to deal with it before we can give chase!”

So said, so done, for as soon as this revelation was verbalised, the Violet-Armoured serpent king attacked the entire group with unmatched fury.

Boom!

Bam!

Before long, sounds of battle erupted, but the person fleeing didn’t care. He got what he wanted by now, and that was all that mattered.

After running for a little less than an hour, the escapee came to a cave that was out of the way. The entrance was set up in such a way that one would easily pass by it and be none the wiser.

The figure looked around with an elevated wariness and after making sure that no one was watching; the figure entered the cave.

Moving near the end of the cave, the figure carefully opened what he held in his grasp. It was a flower… similar to a lily of some kind. Obviously, this was no ordinary plant as one could see the petals of this flower radiating a faint white light that painted the cave in a dim glow.

“Heaven’s Drop, I’ve got it!” the figure said in a trembling voice, the excitement clearly evident in its voice.

The figure pulled back the cloak that hid his face from view, revealing the young, haggard face of Lu Pei.

It was Lu Pei, the same young man who was discontent with the Copper Destiny he possessed. The same Lu Pei who was humiliated by some cultivators after he set out to try to search for some miraculous encounter. The same Lu Pei who had the fortune or misfortune of encountering a Di Ming, a race shrouded in mystery. Whose intentions spanned eras and epochs with world-changing corollaries to sign their work.

“Alright, here I go!” Lu Pei sat down cross-legged and after taking a deep breath, he carefully held the stalk of Heaven’s Drop and tilted it so that the point of one of the petals was pointed towards his mouth.

Soon enough, a single bead of glistening crystal clear dew came rolling down the middle of the petal.

Before long, it rolled off into Lu Pei’s mouth.

Plip…

“Hmmm, it tastes a bit sweet,” Lu Pei said after smacking his lips. “All of that for just a single drop o—”

Whoosh!

“Whoa!”

A powerful gust of wind kicked up in the cave!

The minute the drop of dew entered his body, the energy within was released. A powerful surge of spiritual qi tunnelled through Lu Pe’s body like an out-of-control carriage… or Long Di driving a normal carriage!

He quickly composed himself and closed his eyes, focusing on the sudden influx of energy and the best way to circulate it.

“Ugh!”

Lu Pei grit his teeth in an attempt to control it. He wanted to forcefully direct it through the main starting qi meridians for circulation via the great path so he could send it towards the empty vessels surrounding his tan’tien.

All nine vessels needed to be filled if he wished to bring his tan’tien to life. As of now, he had four vassals filled owing to his many adventures in the forest.

He was told many things by that creature a few weeks ago. He was advised by it before it disappeared that he needed to get stronger as fast as possible. So he couldn’t tarry in these lower realms.

He needed to advance quickly and reach higher heights!

“Ack!”

He coughed up a mouthful of blood after a failed attempt to curb the energy to his will, but he didn’t dare lose focus.

After all, if he died here, he would have no one to blame but himself.

It was cryptic in its manner of speaking. Lu Pei still found the situation much like a dream. The Di Ming changed his destiny and oddly enough he wasn’t sure was destiny it was.

Anytime he tried to delve into it; it was like his insides were obscured by a strange fog. Also, he was given a cultivation technique by that same creature, and because he had nothing else, he decided to use it.

The pain was excruciating, but he would bear it all over again for his current achievements. Without him asking, it told him that he was needed as part of a grand plan that affected not just the continent, but the entirety of this heaven and earth.

His destiny needed to be changed to change the destiny of this world. To keep it from being drunk upon by a thirst that had no right to be quenched.

“Pwah!”

Another mouthful of blood was spat out, following another failed effort to control the energy.

‘This is not working! If I allow the energy to run rampant like this, I’ll explode before I even get the chance to use it to increase my cultivation!’