Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 22 - Scarlet Flame Long-Tailed Hawk’s Nest

All around for miles was what appeared to be a desolate wasteland. Rocks with a dim red glow littered the ground for as far as the eye could see.

Long Di lay on the cot that was being dragged by Uncle Tian Lu, who said nothing since they exited the forest.

Long Di was really feeling the awkward silence and… he liked it. This was his happy place, truth be told. In any case, he retreated into his mind to monitor the situation of the Destiny Scale.

It moved from the mind sea and so, above the dantian hung a grand and imposing steel stele. It hovered there as if it was the master of this world. A dantian occupies a ‘world’ or ‘space’ of its own that is between illusion and reality. This was why they were able to hold as much energy as they eventually could.

As for the Destiny Scale, black streaks of lightning could be seen dancing around it, and even less could be seen being drawn from its surroundings. Those few strands being drawn in were the ones wreaking havoc in his body.

‘Boy, am I in pain,’ thought Long Di to himself.

Though it was at a snail’s pace, one could still see the volume of lightning growing ever weaker as the Destiny Scale refined it.

‘Hhmm, based on what I’m seeing here, the tribulation lightning I have left will be fully drained by the end of the day. I need to be able to create at least a rudimentary foundation for my cultivation technique as soon as possible. Otherwise, who knows when I will find another energy source as good as this one? And goodness knows I don’t want some normal element like fire or water. Ohhh no, this MC needs something that’ll ensure I never lose a game of ‘guess the protag.’’

The map work for Long Di’s cultivation technique was already laid out. However, the foundation for it couldn’t be completed because the minute it came down for him to finish one grand cycle, the energy, being as tyrannical and overbearing as it is, disallowed him the chance to refine even a single strand, much less use it to assign his spiritual energy an attribute.

The fact that he’s unable to grasp a

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