novelraw Chapter 18 Stone Treasure Chest
Chapter 18 Stone Treasure Chest
Li Yuan gripped the coin sword tightly and turned to walk outside. After two steps, he stopped. A cool breeze blew from the clear river in front of him, sending chills down his spine.
It seems I can't leave even if I want to.
Li Yuan remained calm. He'd already been to two treacherous places! What kind of situation hadn't he seen?
Is it a trick to break through a wall?
Li Yuan cautiously surveyed his surroundings. The lush green reeds swayed gently, and the clear river water rippled. The scenery seemed perfectly normal, yet this was precisely what was most abnormal!
Wait, I can hear a faint sound! Is it because I've awakened, or is it an illusion created by some strange ability?
Li Yuan carefully surveyed the area but found nothing strange. However, he knew that something was nearby, and if he had to guess where it was hiding, the lush reed beds would be a perfect place.
He had cinnabar in his hand and could have scattered it to test the waters, but unfortunately he couldn't get any in the trade.
Even with increased prices, no one is willing to trade. They can only wait until they are starving and too afraid to venture into the treacherous lands.
However, that's not necessary; there are better methods.
Li Yuan walked to the water's edge and looked at the river at his feet. There was nothing unusual. He poked the water with his coin sword, but there was still nothing unusual. Then, Li Yuan stretched out his left index finger and touched the water's surface, while holding the coin sword in his right hand and keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.
Li Yuan channeled his spiritual power into his left index finger, unleashing a surge of lightning. The crackling thunder spread across the water like tiny black snakes, resembling a blot of ink spreading from afar.
However, this ink is deadly.
"Sizzle~"
As Li Yuan activated his spiritual power, dark lightning flashed on the water's surface, and the killing lightning quickly covered the surrounding area, causing several small fish to float to the surface belly up.
The little fish died, its body riddled with holes.
The lightning not only paralyzed their bodies but also pierced them like steel needles.
Looking at Xiaoyu's gruesome corpse, Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "Truly worthy of being called Killing Thunder!"
A faint smell of burning wafted through the air.
Li Yuan shocked the fish for another three seconds, and nothing unusual happened except for more fish surfacing.
Li Yuan muttered to himself, "Could it be that it's not in the water? Or is it hiding on the shore?"
Li Yuan looked at the dense weeds on the bank and became troubled. If it was a ghost, he really couldn't catch it. Ghosts could hide in the ground, and he couldn't find it even after turning over the grass.
There's only one way left: if they won't let me leave, then I'll go in!
Go down into the river to get the treasure chest! Lure it out!
Li Yuan made up his mind that since he wasn't going to leave, he might as well have some fun, since he hadn't taken the treasure chest yet.
Li Yuan thought this but did not go down immediately. He had just used up a lot of spiritual energy and needed to recover first. Li Yuan grabbed his trouser pocket, which contained a spirit stone. A layer of cloth could not block the absorption of spiritual energy.
Li Yuan calmly replenished his spiritual energy. Even the strange creatures weren't in a hurry to attack him, so why should he be in a rush?
As Li Yuan absorbed the spiritual energy, he discovered that the capacity of the spiritual source had increased slightly after repeated absorption and use.
It's just a little bit, barely perceptible.
If there were cultivation techniques like in fantasy novels, the speed of becoming stronger would definitely be much faster. Unfortunately, this bizarre survival game forces us to be independent, and we have to research the cultivation techniques ourselves!
No, xxx09, Doctor Weirdos!
There are indigenous people in this world! They must have something like cultivation techniques; we should keep an eye out for that when we explore later.
Li Yuan sensed that the spiritual source had stopped replenishing its spiritual power, but he still did not go into the water.
Li Yuan took off his coat, leaving only his underwear. Although he could take off his underwear after getting wet and there was no one around, he was still embarrassed.
Li Yuan began to mobilize his spiritual power, and before entering the water, he wanted to be able to release lightning throughout his entire body!
He only has five strings of coins on his wrists, ankles, neck, and waist, which cannot protect his whole body. If a monster grabs his calf, it will be difficult to deal with. Therefore, he can only go into the water with peace of mind if he can release killing lightning from his whole body.
Li Yuan began cultivating. Having gained experience in generating electricity from his palms, he found it much easier to generate electricity from other places. He succeeded after a few tries. During his cultivation, he was careful not to use up all his spiritual power to prevent the strange creatures from suddenly attacking.
After succeeding, Li Yuan watched the second spirit stone in his hand dissipate and thought that carrying two was still too few. He should carry ten from now on.
I originally wanted to bring more this time, but unfortunately I couldn't find a backpack in the cabin. Logically, there should have been one; who doesn't have a bag at home? But Li Yuan couldn't find it, so the male owner of the cabin must have taken it.
The man in that photo album was burly but looked a bit dull.
Other containers are inconvenient to carry, and I didn't expect to cultivate on-site. Carrying two spirit stones is enough for normal use of spiritual power.
Li Yuan, having mastered the power of electric discharge, stopped and walked towards the river.
As I entered the water, the river water flowed through my fingers, a little cool but very comfortable, like going back to the summer days when I was a child and went fishing in the river with my friends.
Unfortunately, it became a stinking ditch.
Li Yuan dived into the water and swam toward the stone treasure chest. The river was clear and the visibility was very high. Li Yuan reached the treasure chest without much effort.
A person can open their eyes underwater, but there are two conditions: the water must be clean and the water pressure must be low. Don't try it lightly.
Li Yuan's eyes were protected by spiritual power, so the water pressure was no problem.
Although the stone treasure chest was only made of stone on the outside, it was filled with things inside and was quite heavy, so Li couldn't drag it.
Li Yuan channeled his spiritual energy into his arm.
Since the ghosts can use yin energy to enhance their power, I should also be able to use spiritual energy to enhance my power!
This attempt paid off.
Li Yuan had already circulated his spiritual energy into his arm several times, but he didn't pay attention to the increase in power.
Li Yuan successfully picked up the stone treasure chest and swam ashore, throwing the fish that had been killed by lightning onto the shore as he passed by.
Hey, fish soup for dinner!
Li Yuan quickly returned to the shore and successfully got ashore. Li Yuan was very surprised that this strange creature didn't make its move while he was in the water. If it had, he would have definitely killed it.
Li Yuan's plan failed. What exactly was this strange person up to?!
Li Yuan returned to the shore but was not in a hurry to leave. He wanted to see what was in the stone treasure chest first.
What good stuff can you find in a level 2 treasure chest?
The first thing I saw when I opened the treasure chest was five packs of braised beef noodles. It's my favorite food when I'm busy at work. It's convenient, quick, and flavorful. Adding an egg and ham makes it even more nutritious.
Then there were five energy drinks, the 500ml kind.
One kilogram of cinnabar, one liter of black dog blood, two catties of glutinous rice, three Five Emperors Coins, three spirit stones, and a peach wood sword.
As expected of a stone treasure chest, it's much more generous than a wooden one, and it even comes with a peach wood sword!
Li Yuan picked up the peach wood sword and brandished it. This peach wood sword was less than a meter long and very light, looking like a child's wooden toy sword. The words "peach wood sword" were engraved on the blade, but since it came from a treasure chest, it had the ability to ward off evil spirits no matter how ordinary its appearance was.
After inspecting the stone treasure chest, Li Yuan was almost dry. He put his clothes back on, feeling a little uncomfortable down there, but it was impossible for him to take off his underwear in front of the eerie presence.
Li Yuan hung the cinnabar and black dog blood on his waist, put the dead fish into the treasure chest, and then carried the stone treasure chest outside. After a few steps, he saw the quietly flowing river again.
It wasn't that easy after all.
How could he leave so easily when the strange situation hasn't been resolved yet?