Chapter 269: “great Fortune” Arrives At The Door!
After a long time, Qu Suxin made another call.
Qu Suxin asked hoarsely, “Hello, Xiao Gang, where are you now?”
Upon receiving the call from his aunt, Xiao Gang quickly reported, “Ah! I’m on a ship now, and if nothing unexpected happens, I’ll be arriving in the Yamato Region soon. The destination is the Fugaku Secret Realm.”
“Hoo~”
Qu Suxin sighed heavily, “I told you to be careful.”
After hanging up the phone, Qu Suxin furrowed her brows and pinched the bridge of her nose.
It was now basically confirmed that Lu Li’s prophecy was not wrong. The Earth God might indeed be in the Fugaku Secret Realm, and the Earth God was about to revive, bringing infinite continental disaster to the world.
Thinking of this, Qu Suxin quickly contacted Qu Tongtong.
Qu Suxin’s instructions were simple: be ready to retreat and live in a Secret Realm at any time.
After ending the call with Qu Suxin, Lu Li contacted Ekaterina. After telling Ekaterina the news, Lu Li sat back on the sofa to ponder countermeasures.
The crisis had not yet arrived, and it seemed he had done everything he could. Therefore, Lu Li should just get stronger.
With this thought, Lu Li began his talisman-drawing endeavor.
This crisis could affect the whole world, so it was always right to prepare some life-saving items.
Two days later.
The Qu family’s first batch of supplies arrived. After receiving the supplies, Lu Li took his Pokémon to Qingfeng City.
Compared to two months ago, Qingfeng City had become even more desolate, and the streets were even a bit deserted.
If it continued to develop at this rate, Qingfeng City might soon become Qingfeng Town.
People with connections in Qingfeng City had already left, as no one wanted to be neighbors with an Evil God. The common people had also moved.
The reason was simple: the weather.
Due to the influence of the Ancient Sword Leopard, the highest temperature in Qingfeng City was only 5 degrees Celsius, sometimes even dropping to zero.
For people from the south, living in such an environment for a long time was somewhat arduous.
Lu Li, who had originally wanted to go shopping, instantly lost interest. Feeling bored, Lu Li returned directly to the villa.
Seeing Lu Li’s preoccupied expression, Yao Yifei immediately realized that his trip out had not gone smoothly.
“What’s wrong? I remember you haven’t been to Qingfeng City in a long time. Why are you unhappy after going?” Yao Yifei asked with concern.
Lu Li shook his head and sighed, “It’s nothing. I just feel that Qingfeng City might also be declining.”
Lu Li’s tone carried a hint of lament. Qingfeng City was where he grew up. He didn’t have many memories of that city.
After all, since he started school, his life had been filled with cultivation and studying. But seeing the desolate scene of Qingfeng City today, Lu Li felt a touch of emotion.
“Even Qingyun City has been affected. The city’s foot traffic has decreased by at least 30%,” Yao Yifei comforted him.
Well, Lu Li thought this was probably meant to be comforting.
“Alright, don’t think too much about it… huh?” Yao Yifei, who was about to offer comfort, suddenly stopped.
Yao Yifei frowned, looking out the window. Lu Li also shot up from the sofa.
This is…
Espeon suddenly appeared and then communicated via telepathy, “It’s a spatial fluctuation. A Secret Realm has suddenly connected to the backyard.”
“What?”
Yao Yifei and Lu Li were both full of surprise.
The Secret Realm entrance opened directly in the backyard? If this were a novel, it would be the treatment for a protagonist with a dual-world transmigration.
Yao Yifei asked with a frown, “Are you sure?”
Espeon nodded affirmatively.
Lu Li said with a grave expression, “Let’s go take a look first.”
The advent of a Secret Realm is both an opportunity and a disaster, depending on what is inside.
Having quickly made a decision, Lu Li directly said, “Espeon, please go call Wei He and Bao Bao back, and then we’ll go explore that Secret Realm.”
Espeon nodded and disappeared from the living room.
A moment later, Wei He and Bao Bao rushed back home.
Wei He asked in surprise, “Espeon said a Secret Realm opened directly in our home?”
Lu Li nodded with a grave expression.
Bao Bao looked at the solemn expressions of everyone and asked curiously, “Isn’t this a good thing? This is the resources of a Secret Realm, and the Earth God is about to revive. If there’s any danger then, we can quickly hide in the Secret Realm.”
“Things don’t work that way,” Lu Li said with a chuckle, rubbing Bao Bao’s head.
“You and your older sister stay at home. If anything happens, run first. Your sister Yao and I will go in and check the situation.”
“Ah! Can I go too?” Bao Bao asked eagerly.
Wei He, standing beside him, immediately refused, “No.”
Lu Li could only coax gently, “Be good, the Secret Realm is too dangerous. When you get stronger, I’ll take you to explore Secret Realms.”
Pouting, Bao Bao wanted to say more but was silenced by her older sister. In the end, Bao Bao nodded aggrievedly.
Bao Bao really wanted to jump up and say, “Older sister, I’m stronger than you, why don’t you stay home?”
But considering her sister’s strong fists, Bao Bao ultimately chose silence.
After Yao Yifei and Lu Li packed their things, they went directly to the Secret Realm entrance in the backyard.
Unlike Secret Realm entrances that resembled spatial rifts, the entrance before them looked more like a time-space tunnel.
“Strange… this doesn’t look like a proper Secret Realm entrance,” Yao Yifei said with a frown.
Having been to many Secret Realms, Yao Yifei could tell at a glance that this entrance was very unusual.
Lu Li, standing at the entrance, looked somewhat pale. He seemed to see his death omen flashing, an instinctive warning from a cultivator.
There was definitely great terror within this Secret Realm.
But there was no other way. The entrance was right in front of them. Between danger and unknown danger, Lu Li preferred the former.
In the mind world, Terapagos laughed triumphantly, “Hiding? I’m directly opening the entrance in front of you. Let’s see how you hide now.”
Celebi, who had clearly misunderstood something, mocked, “Are you too good to your Divine Envoy? Even offering pickup and drop-off service for business trips.”
Hearing this, Terapagos’s face darkened.
What do you mean “too good”? That old man simply didn’t want to go out!
The relationship between a true Divine Envoy and a god should be that the god has an idea, and the Divine Envoy rushes around.
Just like a certain Rainbow Hero and the Forest Messenger.
For the sake of a god’s whim, they traveled long distances and had to travel for several days by boat.
Unlike the one before them, the entrance opened directly at home, emphasizing pickup and drop-off service.
Zygarde Cell Form also grumbled, “So who is the envoy, then?”
Compared to that human, Zygarde felt Terapagos was the one working overtime.
Terapagos forcefully tried to save face, “You don’t understand. This is a special way this god interacts with their own Divine Envoy. I’m all about doting on my Divine Envoy.”
Celebi gave him a look. This guy was really dragging down the prestige of them gods. When did they need to care so much about their spokespersons?
“I despise you!” Celebi said and then disappeared from the mind world.
He still had to keep an eye on Huang Meng to prevent his spokesperson from being in danger.
“I won’t say who is the truly embarrassing one,” Terapagos said with a cold smile, watching Celebi leave.
You’re almost forming a bond with that little human girl, what are you pretending for?
Zygarde also chimed in, “I’ve always felt that gods and humans shouldn’t get too close.”
Terapagos looked at him with a strange gaze. As a god who could see the past and future, Terapagos knew how ridiculous Zygarde’s words were at that moment.
“I’ll leave Groudon’s matter to you,” Zygarde said and then disappeared from the room.
………………
The time-space tunnel was quite long. The two of them walked for two full minutes before emerging from it.
After exiting the tunnel, the first thing they saw was not the sky, but a towering volcano. Under the scorching sun, the volcano resembled a giant clad in crimson armor.
Lu Li quipped, “Such a towering volcano, this doesn’t comply with geographical science at all.”
Yao Yifei did not comment. Her expression was extremely grim, one could even describe her current demeanor as fear.
Yao Yifei gritted her teeth, “Fugaku Volcano!”
Lu Li looked at Yao Yifei in confusion.
Yao Yifei was able to call out the volcano’s name in one go. Could it be that this was not a new Secret Realm?
Wait.
Lu Li suddenly realized.
Yao Yifei had just spoken the name of this volcano.
Fugaku?
Returning to his senses, Lu Li’s face darkened. He then grabbed Yao Yifei’s hand and said, “Let’s get out of here.”
After speaking, Lu Li wanted to drag Yao Yifei away from this accursed place.
Damn it!
Lu Li cursed inwardly.
He felt like he must have offended some god in charge of destiny. He had tried every way possible to avoid the deceptive Fugaku Secret Realm.
And yet, this guy directly attacked him head-on, shoving the Secret Realm entrance into his home.
What kind of situation was this!
Muttering curses, Lu Li had only one thought: get out of here quickly and move!
As he turned, Lu Li let out another curse.
“Damn it! Where’s the entrance? Where did my big entrance go?” Lu Li roared.
“Alright, the Secret Realm entrance just now was probably a time-space tunnel that appeared occasionally due to spatial turbulence. It has already closed, and we won’t be able to find it again,” Yao Yifei comforted him.
Lu Li asked dejectedly, “Then what should we do?”
Yao Yifei said decisively, “Find the true exit of this Secret Realm and leave here quickly, before that person wakes up.”
Then, Yao Yifei added, “As long as we can leave this Secret Realm, we can have Espeon teleport us back directly. The Yamato Region is not far from the border of the Jiuzhou Region.”
Lu Li could only nod helplessly. There was no choice. It was like being violated by destiny. Now that it had happened, he could only endure it silently and try to escape.
The Fugaku Secret Realm was vast. If they relied on walking to find the exit, it might take a lifetime to find it.
Therefore, the only method was to use psychic powers.
However, Espeon’s spiritual power was limited. Its scanning range was about the size of two cities. For a Super Large Secret Realm, a mere two-city range was insignificant.
So, Lu Li took out a turtle shell from his backpack.
Now it was time to showcase true skill.
“I will use Ideal Power to find the exit of the Secret Realm. You keep an eye out for the surroundings and try to avoid any external factors disturbing me,” Lu Li said with a serious expression.
Yao Yifei nodded with a strange look.
No matter how many times she saw it, she found the way Ideal Power was activated to be somewhat like a charlatan’s trick.
As three ancient copper coins landed, Lu Li began to make calculations with his left hand.
Well, this was even more like a charlatan.
Espeon next to him also watched Lu Li curiously. It did not sense any psychic power fluctuations from Lu Li.
This meant Lu Li was not using the Foresight skill.
One minute later.
Lu Li exhaled heavily. Fortunately, just looking for the exit did not trigger the Law of God’s Unknowability.
“The exit of the Secret Realm is in the northwest direction, but…” Lu Li frowned, looking conflicted.
Seeing Lu Li’s hesitation, Yao Yifei kindly asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lu Li explained, “But if we go southwest, we can have a great harvest in that direction.”
Yao Yifei asked rationally, “How far is it approximately?”
“If Espeon could use Teleport, it shouldn’t be too far,” Lu Li said hesitantly.
Actually, he really wanted to find the exit and leave quickly. But for some reason, since entering this Secret Realm, he had a feeling.
A feeling of destiny guiding him.
That is, the so-called “destiny is with me.” This meant that if his intuition was correct, he could do whatever he wanted in this Secret Realm without any danger.
It was like the three great illusions in life: “I am the protagonist.”
Lu Li’s worry was that this might be his own illusion.
But this feeling of “destiny is with me” was so exhilarating, making Lu Li want to take risks.
Lu Li finally chose to trust his cultivator’s intuition and tentatively asked, “How about… we go check out the southwest direction first?”
“I’ll listen to you,” Yao Yifei said decisively, nodding.
Yao Yifei had always trusted Lu Li’s feelings, especially after exploring a Secret Realm with him last time. She trusted Lu Li’s intuition even more.
Lu Li said to Espeon, “Espeon, I’ll send you the location. Try to avoid powerful Pokémon. It’s okay to be a bit slower, the main thing is to be steady.”
Espeon nodded confidently.
The Fugaku Secret Realm was different from the Green Heart Secret Realm because the Fugaku Secret Realm was a developed Secret Realm. This meant that the powerful Pokémon in this Secret Realm had an agreement with humans.
They generally did not attack humans proactively, unless someone was courting death.
After Espeon used Teleport four times consecutively, the two of them arrived at the location marked by Lu Li.
Standing on a large rock, Yao Yifei asked in confusion, “So… is there anything good here?”
“The divination indicated it was here. Could it be something underground again?” Lu Li muttered to himself, bewildered.
Just as Lu Li was about to perform another divination, a crisp scream suddenly sounded from far away, approaching.
“Not good! It looks like a little girl has been captured by a Pokémon,” Yao Yifei said, pointing to the sky.
Lu Li looked in the direction of the sound.
A Vullaby was holding a little girl with yellow hair, its sharp claws hooked onto the girl’s backpack. The poor little girl could only hold on tightly to her backpack to avoid falling.
