Earth Flow Chariot

The delegation from Wushen Mountain has arrived?!

Li Qi sprang out of bed with a somersault, instantly waking up from his sleepiness.

People from Wushen Mountain have arrived, and it seems I'm not the only one studying abroad.

Three young masters? That should include myself.

Who are the other two suckers?

Li Qi bluntly believed that they were three suckers, because he knew that apart from those with strong curiosity like himself, most Shaman really hated the Tang Kingdom.

The two sides have different paths and genuinely dislike each other, just like a Russian political commissar seeing an eagle boss—there's an innate sense of aversion.

In fact, Li Qi didn't really like Human Path either, because he felt that many aspects of Human Path were too extreme, which was his natural feeling as Shaman.

In reality, he did agree with the idea of "going with the flow" and also had a considerable degree of acceptance of many of the ideas of Shaman Path.

However, Li Qi was not a native of the area, and he still maintained a basic respect for multiculturalism, so he would not attack those who disagreed with him.

Moreover, the more pressing issue now, rather than attacking them, is receiving the delegation.

I wonder who's leading the team?

Surely it can't really just be three young masters, right? Then it can't be called an envoy delegation, can it?

Thinking about all this, Li Qi packed his things and quickly ran out the door.

Off to pick up the delegation from Wushen Mountain!

First, investigate the situation. If there are problems, it's best to run away as soon as possible. If there are no problems, then return to the warm family, so that you have someone backing you up.

With this in mind, Li Qi boarded a bus, preparing to travel four thousand miles away.

That's right, four thousand miles, incredibly far, but the address on the terminal's news app is right there.

Even ordinary people from Chang'an wouldn't casually travel that far.

This means that you no longer need to use the usual means of transportation. It's like if you're on the Second Ring Road and want to go to Tianjin, the price of a taxi will skyrocket.

For this type of situation, you usually need to take an intercity bus.

Li Qi had long admired Chang'an's intercity buses.

Soon, Li Qi arrived at the corresponding bus stop.

There, a centipede was crawling.

This insect resembles a giant centipede, with legs as sharp as blades.

It is over a mile long, with thousands of legs arranged in a dense array, and its body is covered with a hard carapace engraved with countless runes.

Although it is called a 10,000-legged insect, except for some large individuals, none of them have 10,000 legs.

Then, on the back of this centipede, there was a train carriage, which looked like a series of pavilions, and it looked quite magical.

Li Qi had already learned about the operating principle of this thing through the terminal.

This is the 'Earth Flow Chariot'.

This centipede is alive, but it is a creature from the earth, adept at moving along the earth's veins, feeding on earth energy and minerals. It is a strange beast without intelligence.

When they were young, they were only as thick as an arm. They could lay tens of thousands of eggs at a time, but not one of them would grow to adulthood, which is why they have such huge bodies that are more than a mile long now.

Sometimes it takes several spawnings for one lucky egg to grow to this size. Once it reaches this size, it directly possesses the combat power of a seventh-rank, but it is not immortal and will still die naturally and return to the earth.

The Tang Kingdom captured and kept the centipede in captivity, then artificially bred it. Utilizing its ability to quickly travel through the earth's veins and energy, they created the Earth Flow Chariot.

After buying the ticket, Li Qi climbed onto the back of the centipede.

We arrived at a pavilion and entered our private room.

There are no tickets for communal sleeping areas here; each ticket corresponds to a single room. After all, a worm that's over a mile long could carry thousands of rooms on its back.

The pavilions up there have three or four floors.

The corridors are winding and interconnected, forming a loop that allows for easy access between buildings and a large passenger capacity.

In any case, Tang Kingdom was both advanced and inexpensive in terms of basic public infrastructure.

After boarding the Earth Flow Chariot and waiting for a while, the centipedes below began to move.

It began to burrow into the ground.

As you can see, there are Land God all around, responsible for maintaining the stability of the earth's veins and creating a smooth environment for the centipede to move forward.

The centipede entered the ground, and the runes around its body began to flash.

These runes and the attic blend together to form a protective barrier, preventing the violent ley line energy from outside from seeping into the vehicle.

Li Qi could see outside from the window in the attic.

It gleamed with a soft golden light.

Yellow earth energy, riddled with cracks and scratches, gleamed and accumulated in the visible fissures of the canyon, where fierce earth energy raged.

However, this originally violent earth energy is now under strict control, and the repulsive force overflows from it, evaporates and dissipates into the air, providing basic power for the centipedes.

Beneath the centipede's body, the ever-changing and extending energy flow connected with the ground below, firmly anchoring the centipede within.

Above, countless energies formed vortexes, like a large pool of rocks being constantly stirred and ground.

Only visible:

Yellow clouds stretch for ten thousand miles, stirred by the wind; golden waves flow in a thousand streams.

The shimmering gold and stone present a magnificent sight, while the towering natural barriers are now calmed by the surging waves.

Magnificent and beautiful, it conjures up countless vibrant yellow hues before your eyes. During the preparation of the Earth Flow Chariot, one can almost feel the strength of the earth's veins.

If this power were to be unleashed, it could easily shake the world for thousands of miles and shatter countless mountains and rivers.

Then, the Earth Flow Chariot began to move.

The centipede moved its thousands of razor-sharp legs, and like dominoes, suddenly, countless legs formed waves.

A rumbling sound came from behind.

Only hearsay:

The thunderous drums resound, shaking heaven and earth; the golden snake movie begins.

The collapse shook the mountains, stirred the seas and overturned the rivers, felled trees and destroyed cliffs.

Like a giant furnace at the beginning of the night, the booming sound was incessant, reaching rivers and lakes, causing countless birds, beasts and fish to slump down.

However, Li Qi did not actually see the birds and beasts frightened; it was just the sound that gave him that feeling.

He heard the sound as if he were witnessing an earthquake.

In fact, Li Qi knew that although there was such a commotion here, no one on the ground would actually feel anything.

Such an action is almost equivalent to an earthquake.

However, the Tang Kingdom utilized the energy of the earthquake, causing the Earth Flow Chariot to accelerate to an extremely high speed in an instant!

Such a massive amount of energy certainly wouldn't be supplied to just one Earth Flow Chariot.

In fact, a large number of Earth Flow Chariot travel through the Tang Kingdom every day; there are hundreds of thousands of such carts in the Tang Kingdom.

Hundreds of thousands of adult centipedes connected all the intercity transportation in the Tang Kingdom. Through this "underground high-speed rail", ordinary people in the Tang Kingdom could travel without being hindered by huge distances.

After all, the world is really too big. Ordinary people can't even walk out of a single block in Chang'an if they want to travel on their own.

Therefore, these means of transportation in the Tang Kingdom truly made life more convenient for ordinary people.

Even a seventh-grade cultivator would find it hard to surpass the speed of these modes of transportation. Although they might be able to catch up, since the speeds are about the same, why not just take a car? Right?

It is estimated that only those who reach the sixth rank can escape these public transportation options and walk faster on their own two feet.

But presumably by then, there will also be transportation options for those of the sixth rank, just not as widespread as public transportation, and they will be exclusive items.

The Earth Flow Chariot operates at a very high speed.

However, the downside is that the scenery outside is quite monotonous.

When you first come to the underground, you will definitely find it spectacular, but spectacular as it may be, it will not change, and you will eventually get tired of it after looking at it too many times.

Back in the Great Deer Kingdom, Li Qi learned about the existence of the Earth Flow Chariot from Jing Yan, a merchant from the Song Kingdom. At that time, the Song Kingdom said that the Earth Flow Chariot could travel three thousand miles a day, but for the time being, only one route was open to the Song Kingdom.

At the time, Li Qi exclaimed that they were invincible because they were too fast.

However, it now seems that it's probably because the ley lines in the Song Kingdom are really too weak, and the centipedes are probably not any good either, just junk from the periphery, only able to travel three thousand miles a day.

In Chang'an, the local Earth Flow Chariot can easily travel 15,000 li a day. If they were to travel at full speed, they could probably do it even faster. However, they usually have to take care of the health of the centipedes, so they don't travel too fast.

But at this speed, it would only take one morning to reach the outskirts of Chang'an, which is four thousand miles away.

The morning passed quickly.

Li Qi has arrived at his destination.

It was already noon when I got off the car.

He quickly arrived at a highland park, the place mentioned in the news where the envoys from Wushen Mountain would appear, give interviews, and make public contact with the Tang Kingdom.

To be honest, Li Qi didn't understand why they needed to make the talks public. Did the relationship between the two sides improve?

It doesn't matter if they don't understand; it's enough that the big shots at the top do.

Li Qi sat on the street waiting, looking around the park.

This appears to be a memorial park, with some statues that Li Qi doesn't recognize. There is a huge square surrounded by jade platforms, each several feet wide, and white stone pillars all around.

There are sounds of drums and trumpets on the mountain, swaying green plants, a gentle breeze, fountains, and various recreational facilities.

However, the art style is all ancient and antique, and they are basically all decorated with openwork and flying eaves.

The ground spouts fountains, and the clear pool exudes a distant mist.

Swaying gracefully amidst the blooming flowers, glistening with dew.

Li Qi casually found a place to sit in the park and checked the time.

Soon, about an hour later, he got what he wanted.

Suddenly, Tang Kingdom deities and guards appeared all around and began setting up an area nearby.

People from some newspapers or other information organizations, just like me, started waiting on the sidelines early on.

Interested onlookers began to gather.

Many ushers were already seated on chairs temporarily set up in the square.

Li Qi was asked to leave because he did not have press credentials, and could only stay in the crowd of onlookers outside.

There were quite a few onlookers, about ten thousand people, probably gathered because they had heard of the name of Wushen Mountain.

Li Qi bought some food outside and ate while waiting for another half hour.

During this time, he was not idle either; he squatted by the roadside and chatted with a passerby.

"Dude, what's going on with all these people gathered around here?" Li Qi asked a man who looked to be about thirty years old next to him, looking curious.

"Huh? You didn't know and you still came over?" the man said, somewhat surprised.

"I just came over because there were so many people," Li Qi said with a smile.

"I see. Well, look at the news. People from Wushen Mountain are coming here today. Everyone's here to see the excitement. This is the first time I've ever seen people from the Shaman Path. I've only ever seen them on the terminal before. I heard they don't wear clothes, they only wear animal skins, and they call it 'natural'."

"What public account did you read that on? Isn't this just a rumor? How could Wushen Mountain, which can stand alongside Tang Kingdom, really be so backward?" Li Qi said, pursing his lips.

The man wasn't offended and smiled, saying, "I've never seen it before, so I came to see it for myself."

"I remember it's all written about in the library and various legitimate science popularization accounts. I've been looking into the local customs and culture of Wushen Mountain lately," Li Qi said seriously, taking out his terminal.

That's absolutely true.

The terminal is similar to an ultimate Internet of Things, and through the Human Path Dragon Vein, it establishes a latency-free Internet that can even connect to all the heavens and myriad worlds.

Of course, with the internet, everything you need is now available.

It can be said that the spiritual life of the people of the Tang Kingdom was very rich.

Li Qi learned a lot from this; some popular science accounts even knew more about Wushen Mountain than he did.

This is because Li Qi didn't even stay at Wushen Mountain for more than a few days before leaving.

"Is what they say true? It's all the same. You still have to see it for yourself. That's why I took the Earth Flow Chariot specifically to come and see!" the man said, raising his head.

"Indeed, we'll have to see it with our own eyes to know if it's true or not," Li Qi nodded.

The two chatted idly about their speculations about Wushen Mountain, and as time passed, the scene became increasingly grand.

To be honest, it wasn't very grand. Although the decorations were quite luxurious, Li Qi didn't see any high-ranking officials from the Tang Kingdom. It was just some lowly servants doing the work.

I chatted with that man for about half an hour, and we each shared our fantasies about Wushen Mountain. It was during their conversation that...

Just then, a luxurious carriage suddenly appeared and drove in that direction.

The large cart was pulled by a dragon.

It's not some kind of Flood Dragon, serpent, River Dragon.

Instead, it was... a real dragon covered in wounds, looking dejected as it pulled the chariot ahead.

Four people got out of the car.

Suddenly, the surrounding area was filled with the clicking sounds of cameras taking pictures and videos.

The person standing in front should be the adult who led the way, and the young master who followed behind.

Li Qi could see that, led by two adults he didn't recognize, were two people he did know.

Yan Ke, and... Bo Yue?

Huh? You can get Bo Yue involved in something like this? What business is it of his?

However, Li Qi, who was standing outside, noticed that Bo Yue looked very unhappy.

Although he forced a smile, you could tell he looked haggard.

What's going on? How did they end up bringing Bo Yue over here?

What's the deal with that Yan Ke?

How come they happen to be two people I know?