Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 245 - Lu Pei Meets Long Di

The ground below him shook and before long it gave way under him before the explosion arrived!

A bright light consumed his vision before darkness came much too quickly and stole it all away.

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Plop, plop, plop…

The sound of dripping water echoed in a dark and damp place.

“Mhmm…”

A groan interrupted the rhythmic chanting of the water drops. Lu Pei who was lying on the ground, strained to open his eyes.

He tried to get up before a surge of pain wracked his body, causing him to clench his jaw in pain.

The King character’s glow had long faded from his forehead and the backlash caused by its use had superimposed on his already grievous injuries.

“Great.”

He then lay there for a while, waiting for the pain to abate even a little.

It did not.

Taking deep breaths, he moved his hand over his storage ring, causing a medicinal pill to appear in his hand.

It was mottled and filled with holes. Its medicinal scent was nearly non-existent and its colour was dull, making the pill appear like it was dead.

Medicinal pills weren’t alive in the traditional sense, but this thing was so dead-looking that it made every other pill look alive in comparison.

He looked at it in disappointment before he hardened his heart and swallowed it.

The pill dissolved chunk by chunk before it was all gone. He could feel the medicinal energy coursing through his body, but the pain he felt only receded by a little.

He had to actively direct the meagre medicinal energy to where the wounds were most severe.

The pain finally diminished a tad, but his situation was far from good.

“Sighs…”

He thought about all the hardships he endured to get where he was. Truly, his life wasn’t as easy as he would like it to be.

Enemies were beset on all sides and circumstances yielded death if he was to relax even a little. As of now, he was a Third Duan Martial Disciple. A pitifully low cultivation base in the cultivation world, but he resolved to survive these moments and reflect on them to never forget where he came from.

Eventually, he felt strong enough to sit up, and he did so to regain his bearings and figure out where he was.

“Where am I? The last thing I remember was the explosion nearing me and the entire place shook before the ground caved in and…”

Remembering this, he looked up to see the ceiling, a mass of huge rocks stuck together.

‘A cave-in?’ he thought to himself.

He looked down with a wry smile at his luck, “How am I gonna get out of here?”

He tried his best to cheer himself and took a deep breath to think about his next move.

“Inhale…”

“What the!?”

The minute he took a deep breath, a surge of strength entered his limbs!

He wheeled his head around in shock before a daunting sight greeted him!

Where he was located was a cave system, but this wasn’t the unusual aspect of it. What was off was the abundance of spiritual energy in this place!

The spiritual energy here was thick enough for beads of spiritual energy liquid to form on the walls!

There was not much light here, but the spiritual energy fog that formed as a result of this possessed a quiet luminescence that cast the entire place in an otherworldly glow. If someone told Lu Pei, this was an Immortal’s grotto, he would believe them.

“Incredible!” The state of the environment here took Lu Pei’s breath away.

“So you’re an alchemist?”

“An alchemist apprentice, really.”

“I didn’t think the demon race had alchemists.”

“We’re not all muscle brains y’kno! Plus, anyone can cultivate somatic essence and spiritual force since it’s inherently different from spiritual qi. Can you stop talking to me now!? I don’t like you!”

“I didn’t think that was a prerequisite for this conversation.”

“Long Di, how could you not notice that Mina wasn’t with us?”

“I can’t keep an eye on her all at times.”

“But what if she gets hurt?”

“I’m sure she’s fine. She’s stronger than you think…. ish.”

“That doesn’t instil confidence!”

“You’re right.”

“And you’re actually agreeing!”

“Meh.”

“Stop it!”

Suddenly, Lu Pei heard voices from an earlier path in the cave system. He quickly found a small crack in the side to hide himself in.

He positioned himself in such a way so that he could see who it was that was coming.

The fog of spiritual energy here rendered it impossible for him to see far away, so he needed to wait till they were much closer.

Soon, three shadows emerged from the fog and upon spotting the first one, a blush quickly crept up Lu Pei’s cheeks.

He had never seen someone so beautiful before. Not even in the Soaring Cloud Immortal Sect where there were many city-toppling beauties.

Her face was perfectly oval, and her figure was striking. Her pouting expression also lit up the passage.

At a glance, however, he could see that she wasn’t human, evident by her violet skin. In addition, there was a regal bearing to her that he couldn’t quite describe. It was this bearing that dissuaded any impure thoughts about her.

‘Is she from the demon race?’

This was the first time he saw such a life form. The other person was the same as well. However, she lacked the regal bearing the former had. In addition, her beauty came from a little sister type of cuteness.

The third figure, on the other hand…

“!”

Lu Pei’s eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw who that figure was. He could never forget the day when after checking his destiny, a world-shaking calamity descended, nearly destroying his hometown.

Those dead eyes, that impassive, immovable expression. There was no mistaking it!

“L-Long Di…” the figure subconsciously uttered before quickly covering his mouth with both hands, but it was too late.

It was only a whisper, but in a cave system like this, even whispers carried far.

“Who’s there!?”