Chapter 391 - 262: Mysterious Trail of the Earth Vein
Chapter 391: Chapter 262: Mysterious Trail of the Earth Vein
Carrying Luo Feifei, Li Xiang traveled at a cruising speed of Mach 2.8. In just over forty minutes, he went from Jinling City all the way into Vietnam.
During the supersonic sprint, he circulated his Spiritual Power and focused his mind, and the strange sensations and urges in his body had long since subsided.
Luo Feifei was truly stunning, an exceptional beauty who had been famous since her youth. Known as the "Little Celestial Immortal," she was the dream goddess of countless men. Li Xiang was naturally fond of her, but unfortunately...
He had his reservations.
A virgin in two lifetimes, he had never once been in a relationship. After his rebirth, he found himself surrounded by beautiful women and was at a loss for how to handle the situation. ’Maybe I should just be a player and have them all?’ But he wasn’t mentally prepared for that.
It was like a pauper who suddenly won a billion-dollar lottery. He was completely bewildered, with no idea how to spend the money or manage his new wealth. But to reject it outright? He could never bring himself to do that.
’I’ll put that aside for now. The important thing is to focus on the task at hand and increase my strength. After all, the Apocalypse is only nine years away.’ In this life, he was determined to achieve something great, not just scrape by like he did in his last one.
Li Xiang set Luo Feifei down. An earthy-yellow light then flared from his body, and he took the beautiful girl with him as they traveled underground in search of a special Earth Vein.
Luo Feifei glanced at Li Xiang beside her and stifled a giggle. ’Other people’s dates are all candlelight dinners, movies, and all kinds of romantic scenes,’ she thought. ’And here we are, treasure hunting underground. It has its own unique charm, though.’
However, after searching all night, Li Xiang still hadn’t found a special Earth Vein by the time the sun came up.
After all, Vietnam’s territory was actually quite large. Though its long, narrow shape made it seem small, it was in fact 330,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of China’s Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces combined.
He had probably just been lucky back in Thailand, stumbling upon one by chance while he was hoarding Jasmine Rice. This trip to Vietnam wasn’t going as smoothly.
Maybe it was one of those things—the harder you look, the less you find.
’Maybe I should have Luo Feifei perform a Divination?’ Li Xiang thought. But for a completely unrelated matter like this, with no clues or associated items, he wasn’t sure if her Divination Technique would even work.
Li Xiang immediately voiced his idea.
"What? You dare look down on me and say I can’t do it?" Luo Feifei said, puffing out her cheeks and rolling up her sleeves. "Just let this Celestial Immortal give it a try. When I make a move, I’m bound to find a clue."
And so, under Li Xiang’s expectant gaze, Luo Feifei confidently took out her Turtle Shell and Copper Coins and began the Divination.
But the result left her stunned.
In the past, she had always gotten a result quickly—sometimes in seconds, five minutes at the most. But this time, after a full seven or eight minutes, she still had nothing.
"Er, let me try again." Luo Feifei was a little embarrassed but refused to admit defeat.
Soon, she failed again.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "One more time."
And so, she tried again.
After six tries, nearly an hour had passed. Fine beads of sweat dotted Luo Feifei’s forehead. Li Xiang couldn’t help but say, "Maybe you should stop. We can just look for it slowly. We’ll treat it as a leisurely trip."
"No. I’m trying one more time."
Undiscouraged, Luo Feifei wiped the sweat from her brow. She persevered, concentrating for a long moment before once again casting the Turtle Shell and Copper Coins.
"Aha, it worked!"
The trigrams finally showed a discernible pattern. Luo Feifei beamed. ’Hard work really does pay off,’ she thought. ’That was absolute torture.’
’That was so stressful, and the pressure was immense. If I hadn’t been able to figure it out, wouldn’t I have completely lost face in front of Li Xiang?’
"Brother Xiang, the trigrams indicate that it’s on the seabed," Luo Feifei said, looking rather surprised after interpreting the results.
"An undersea vein?" Li Xiang was taken aback, equally surprised. ’No wonder I couldn’t find it on land with Earth Escape. It was hidden under the sea all along. Vietnam is always coveting the ocean to its east; turns out this is the root of their ambition.’
’Heh, if I dig up your undersea Royal Vein, maybe you’ll stop having such unrealistic ambitions in the future.’
A place like Vietnam couldn’t possibly have an Emperor Vein like China. At most, it would be a Saint-level Royal Vein, similar to Japan’s.
"We’re going to dig up their undersea Royal Vein? Haha, that’s... so romantic!" When Luo Feifei heard Li Xiang’s plan, she was eager to get started. ’Can ordinary couples even compare to the level of romance and quality of our dates?’ she thought, even though the two of them had never actually defined their relationship.
"Then let’s go right now! The sea is my home turf," Luo Feifei said, her eyes shining with joy. But just as they were about to leave, she was hit by a wave of Dizziness and stumbled, falling backward.
Li Xiang quickly caught and steadied her, asking with concern, "What’s wrong?"
"I think I used up too much mental energy just now. I’m a little exhausted," Luo Feifei said, looking ashamed.
"You pushed yourself too hard." Li Xiang felt a pang of pity and guilt. ’I’m treating her like an unpaid child laborer, and for high-intensity work at that.’
’Oh, wait, I do often give her Spiritual Medicine as payment. Still, that’s no reason to exploit her like this. I told her I was taking her out for fun, but I was really just using her to help me find an Earth Vein.’
"Why don’t we find a place to rest first and leave tonight?" Li Xiang suggested.
"Okay." Luo Feifei was genuinely exhausted, so she agreed immediately.
It was too stuffy underground in the small space Li Xiang had created, which was only a few meters across. Luo Feifei didn’t have the Earth Vein Perception Ability, so unlike Li Xiang, she couldn’t "see" their surroundings for two to three thousand meters in every direction. So, Li Xiang brought her to the surface.