HLnovel Chapter 118 A Crystal for One Year of Cultivation
Chapter 118 A Crystal for One Year of Cultivation
"help me……"
Zhao Shengping used the last bit of strength he had left to squeeze out a weak sound from his dry throat.
Seeing that he was still breathing, Zhao Taohua breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that she had arrived in time and that the mosquito demon had not sucked all of Zhao Shengping's life essence.
Otherwise, it will be too late by then.
She pulled a handful of talismans from her bosom and, with the help of spiritual energy, accurately flung them at the mosquito monster's face.
Instantly, she began chanting a spell, and a beam of white light descended from the sky, striking the mosquito monster like lightning.
The mosquito monster let out a shrill scream and had to release its mouthparts, its body being sent flying several meters away.
The mosquito monster quickly steadied itself in mid-air, flapping its wings to produce a sharp, piercing buzzing sound.
The sound was like a sharp blade, spreading throughout the entire Guan Guan Mountain.
The villagers who were climbing up the mountain all heard it.
However, many people have already seen their relatives, but Xi Shi is the only one who has not seen her husband, Zhao Guangping.
She asked Zhao Shengzhu, the captain of Guan Guanshan's team, "Shengzhu, have you seen your Uncle Guangping?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shengzhu immediately searched through the crowd and discovered that Zhao Guangping had not run down.
He looked up at the mountain and frowned, saying:
"Oh no, could Uncle Guangping still be on the mountain?"
The villagers nearby immediately exclaimed in horror, "What? Guangping didn't come down?"
"That mosquito was enormous and sinister, especially its compound eyes, which were red and glowed red!"
"It was glowing red all over, as terrifying as blood. Could it be that Guangping was stopped by it?"
Another villager said.
After seeing the mosquito monster, everyone was only concerned with their own survival, wishing they had ten legs to run faster!
When Xi heard what everyone was saying, her face turned pale. Guangping had been caught by the mosquito monster?
Madam Xi cried bitterly, "What will happen to me and the children if anything happens to Guangping?"
Zhao Shengzhu looked at her with great sympathy; Xi was only twenty-two years old this year.
Although he called Zhao Guangping "Uncle," Zhao Guangping was actually only one year older than him. He was called "Uncle" because of Zhao Guangping's seniority.
Zhao Guangping and Xi Shi have two children, the older one is only six years old and the younger one is only four years old.
If Zhao Guangping is killed by the mosquito monster, Xi Shi, a woman raising two young children alone, will face a very difficult life.
Suddenly, someone said, "I think I just saw Peach Blossom and Shen Ming go up. Maybe Guangping is a lucky man and was saved by Peach Blossom and the others. Is he alright?"
Xi's crying stopped abruptly. With Peach Blossom around, even the biggest monster could be destroyed by her!
Xi rushed up the mountain to check the situation, and the other villagers also carefully went up the mountain.
Although there were peach blossoms on the mountain, they were still afraid that if they were unfortunately killed by the mosquito monster, it would be all over.
On the mountain, the mosquito monster's body, which had become somewhat bloated from absorbing Zhao Guangping's essence, suddenly swelled up rapidly.
The red light emanating from his body grew increasingly dazzling and intense, casting a sinister and terrifying glow over the surroundings.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Taohua's eyes sharpened.
Recently, she has absorbed a lot of spiritual energy from her brother Shen Ming, and she is worried about where to use it!
This mosquito monster is half-human, with a mosquito head and a human body. At first glance, it seems to have two hundred years of cultivation.
Zhao Taohua's gaze swept over the mosquito monster from top to bottom, as if she were looking at it with an X-ray, trying to find the location of the cultivation crystal inside the mosquito monster's body.
Zhao Taohua's body surged with spiritual energy, so much so that it condensed directly into countless white flying knives, heading straight for the mosquito monster.
The mosquito monster reacted quickly, rapidly flapping its huge wings and creating a powerful black gust of wind that swallowed up all the flying knives.
Taking advantage of the lull, the mosquito monster opened its mouthparts, which were covered with serrated edges, and sprayed out a stream of red venom.
The venom, like a vast net, enveloped Zhao Taohua.
Zhao Taohua's pupils contracted, and in an instant, a great deal of spiritual energy flew out from her body, forming a spiritual energy shield in front of her.
The venom landed on the aura shield, making a sizzling, corrosive sound, splashing up bursts of dark red foam and a pungent odor.
Zhao Taohua's sharp gaze pierced through the spiritual energy shield, a cold smile flashing across her face. "Comparing cultivation levels?"
Her lips moved rapidly: "All gods pay homage, command thunder and lightning, thunderbolts appear swiftly, and monsters vanish!"
Suddenly, the world seemed to be drawn together by an invisible force, and dark clouds surged in the sky, with lightning flashing intermittently within them.
The instant Zhao Taohua finished chanting the incantation, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket, carrying earth-shattering power, crashed down from the dark clouds and struck the mosquito monster precisely.
It had just opened its mouth to let out a scream when it was blasted shut by dozens of lightning bolts that followed.
With each strike of lightning, the earth trembled.
For the first time, Zhao Taohua experienced the thrill of using such powerful energy by directly reciting incantations. Sure enough, with abundant spiritual energy within her body, she could do whatever she wanted.
Amidst the relentless bombardment of lightning, the mosquito monster's body appeared and disappeared in the flashes of light.
The red light on its body had long been obscured by the lightning, and cracks began to appear on its hard shell, from which dark red blood gushed out.
Just as it was flapping its wings with all its might, preparing to put up a last-ditch effort and break free from the cage of lightning on its body, a bolt of lightning pierced straight through its body!
With a loud bang, the mosquito monster's compound eyes lost their red light, and its entire body collapsed to the ground.
When Xi heard the thunder and ran up the mountain, she saw this scene: that dark and charred thing was the mosquito monster.
It's dead?
Zhao Taohua picked up a stick and walked towards the mosquito monster. She rummaged through its body and finally found a crystal containing a hundred years of cultivation in its head.
Ok?
How come he only has a hundred years of cultivation?
Before Zhao Taohua could figure it out, she heard Xi Shi crying behind her:
"Kuangping, Kuangping, are you alright? Wake up!"
Zhao Taohua turned to look at the two of them and said, "Aunt Xi, Uncle Guangping's essence was sucked away by the mosquito monster, so he is now a little weak."
However, Uncle Guangping is young and healthy; he'll be fine in a couple of days, so don't worry too much.
Hearing Zhao Taohua's words, Xi Shi's crying subsided somewhat.
At this moment, Zhao Shengzhu and other villagers also came up the mountain. Looking with lingering fear at the small hole from which the mosquitoes had previously emerged, they asked Zhao Taohua:
"Peach Blossom, what if some mosquito monsters come out of here? We're a little scared..."
Zhao Taohua stepped forward and squatted down in front of the small hole.
Shen Ming stayed by her side worriedly: "Peach Blossom Sister, have you found anything?"
The small hole was pitch black, and nothing could be seen clearly, making it impossible to know how deep it was.
Zhao Taohua released her spiritual energy to search the entire mosquito nest, and finally confirmed that it was empty.
However, to put everyone at ease, she still used her spiritual energy to seal the mosquito nest.
"Don't worry, everyone, there won't be any more mosquito monsters here."
Zhao Taohua stood up and addressed the crowd.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and someone said repeatedly, "That's good, that was really scary."
"Yes, I was so scared that I ran away as fast as I could, afraid that it would catch up with me!"
Zhao Shengzhu led the group to shovel the mosquito monster's corpse into the pit like dirt. They were afraid of it when it was alive, but now that it's dead and a charred corpse, why should they be afraid of it?
Two villagers helped Xi carry Zhao Guangping down the mountain.
Zhao Guangping should rest well for the next couple of days and go back to work on the mountain once he feels better.
As Zhao Taohua descended the mountain, her brows remained furrowed, and she would occasionally take out the crystal that represented only a hundred years of cultivation.
Seeing that Zhao Taohua was distracted and not paying attention to the road, and was about to crash into the tree trunk in front of her, Shen Ming reached out and cushioned the impact with the hard trunk.
Just then, Zhao Taohua came to her senses.
"Peach Blossom Sister, what's wrong with this crystal, Mosquito Monster? Is there something on it?"
Shen Ming asked in confusion.