The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 148: The Natural Thunder Pond in Skull Mountain (6k)

Boom boom boom!
For a moment, there were continuous explosions.

"Damn beast--" Li Hong was shocked and angry, and couldn't help but curse.

The Thunder Sound Golden Toad just snorted coldly, and the moment it opened its mouth again, a long tongue like a black lightning swept towards Li Hong in an instant.

Wherever the tongue passed, the air was torn apart, making a sharp whistling sound.

Seeing this, Li Hong was horrified and immediately fled as fast as he could.

Looking at the man and the beast disappearing into the night, Lu Yaoyao, who had witnessed all this while hiding in the fog, couldn't help but swallow subconsciously and patted her chest with lingering fear.

Then he looked at Zhou Qing with a solemn expression, and at this moment, there was only admiration left.

[Heart Judgment Points +9]

Soon, the note above her head that said "good man" changed to "good prediction" in the blink of an eye.

Hearing the prompt tone and meeting Lu Yaoyao's eyes, Zhou Qing smiled slightly.

"Brother Zhou, how do you know it's pretending to be dead?" Lu Yaoyao asked curiously in a low voice.

Zhou Qing patiently explained, "If you pay more attention to the details, you can find many flaws, such as the unreasonable smell of corpses, or the direction of the cemetery it chose for itself..."

Since he had nothing to do, Zhou Qing decided to teach this girl some of these experiences.

Others might sneer at it, but Lu Yaoyao is studying seriously and is very obedient.

Just like the last time with the secret passage, because the second uncle was there and told her to hide and not come out, she obediently pretended to sleep and suppressed her curiosity and didn't look.

And his cautious performance in this operation showed that he cooperated with him very well.

At this moment, Lu Yaoyao was listening attentively, nodding and realizing constantly, and keeping all these experiences firmly in her mind.

"I understand. What should we do now? Should we go find the master to pass on the teachings?" Lu Yaoyao asked again.

Zhou Qing shook his head slightly and said calmly, "No rush, let's wait until this Thunder Sound Golden Toad is completely dead."

"Dead? I see it's full of energy. It's obvious that it's pretending to be like this on purpose to fish," Lu Yaoyao said with a puzzled look on her face.

Zhou Qing just smiled calmly and said firmly: "Don't worry, it will come back."

Just like that, about two hours later, the Thunder Sound Golden Toad returned as expected.

The aura on its body became gloomy again, like a candle that was about to burn out. Lightning arcs appeared on its back again, and it began to explore and sense.

I just don’t know whether Li Hong escaped or was killed?
The two of them watched as the figure of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad disappeared in the thick fog, and neither dared to follow it rashly.

After all, who knows what crazy things it will do before it dies.

Zhou Qing was not in a hurry at all. He had plenty of time anyway, especially since it was still a crescent moon tonight.

It was not until dawn that bursts of whistling sounds suddenly came from the distant sky.

The two of them immediately lay low and hid their bodies.

Not long after, several figures were seen sneaking towards this side.

Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes even more, because the people who came were two men in black robes, and on the shoulder of one of them was floating the Yuanying of Li Hong who had escaped last night.

"A human-shaped puppet in the early Nascent Soul stage!" His brows furrowed slightly.

In addition, there was another person who also exuded the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul Realm and had an extraordinary aura.

Zhou Qing immediately understood that these people should be all the strong men stationed in the Blood Rock Mine.

Presumably, Li Hong had secretly brought his confidants here in order to keep the Thunder Sound Golden Toad for himself.

Unexpectedly, he lost more than he gained. After losing his physical body, he had no choice but to call on others to avenge him.

Generally speaking, there is usually only one Nascent Soul Realm expert in charge of each mine, just like the Beimang Mine where the Chaos Mysterious Gold was discovered before.

However, ever since the Cang Yan Dao Palace and the Tian Ji Sect jointly attacked the Tai Qing Sect and other mines some time ago, the Three Sects Alliance also launched a counterattack, and the situation escalated, forcing the Cang Yan Dao Palace to send more personnel to garrison.

"Li Hong, are you sure this is true?" Chu Yu, who was also in the early Nascent Soul stage, asked.

Li Hong looked helpless and said speechlessly, "Brother Chu, I've become like this now, how can I still lie to you?"

"At first, I wanted to ask you to come along, but you were drunk at the time, and the situation was urgent, so I rushed here with the others. Who could have imagined that we would be ambushed like this?"

Chu Yu snorted and sneered disdainfully, "It's true that I was drunk, but wasn't it you who brought the wine? And you drank quite a bit at that time."

A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on Li Hong's childish face.

"Alright, since you've already confirmed that this Thunder Sound Golden Toad is nearing the end of its lifespan, I've come along too. I'll just go up and take a look. It's best for you to find a physical body to possess as soon as possible!"

After Chu Yu finished speaking, he said no more and led everyone to walk quickly towards the mountain.

At this moment, Lu Yaoyao waited until the group of people completely disappeared from her sight before turning her gaze to Zhou Qing, quietly waiting for his decision.

Zhou Qing thought for a while.

Judging from the time, this Thunder Sound Golden Toad should pass away tonight. If it clashes with this group of people, it will probably pass away earlier.

And if we keep going, there might be a chance to refresh the ignore point, but the closer we get to the final moment, the more unstable the coefficient will be.

Not to mention that he was bringing Lu Yaoyao with him.

"Wait until dark!" Zhou Qing said calmly after thinking for a moment.

Lu Yaoyao had no objection and nodded obediently.

In this way, they waited until dusk, when suddenly a continuous roar was heard from the top of the mountain, mixed with the unique frog croaking and angry roar of the Thunder Toad.

However, Zhou Qing remained unmoved and continued to lurk in the fog on the mountainside.

Until a series of powerful explosions were heard from above, causing the originally calm fog on the mountainside to begin to roll and surge violently. Seeing this, Zhou Qing took Lu Yaoyao and hurried towards the top of the mountain.

As the two gradually approached the top of the mountain, they looked at the scene in front of them with shock.

I saw that the ground in front of me was covered with pieces of flesh, hanging on many white bones, which was creepy to see.

All the Jindan realm disciples who had followed Chu Yu and others up before have now died.

Even the two humanoid puppets in the Nascent Soul stage were not spared and were broken into several pieces and thrown on the ground.

As for Chu Yu, like Li Hong, he now only had a Nascent Soul left, and he looked at the Thunder Sound Golden Toad opposite him with horror on his face.

Of course, the Thunder Sound Golden Toad was not in a much better condition. Only half of its body was left and it was still twitching, as if it was making its last struggle. Until the end, with a look of unwillingness in its eyes, it completely died.

"Li Hong, it's all your fault. My physical body is gone!"

Chu Yu roared, rushed towards Li Hong angrily, and started to wrestle with Li Hong.

The sight of the two mini Nascent Souls tearing each other apart seemed somewhat comical and even adorable in this bloody and tragic scene.

"How can you blame me? Would you have come here if you weren't greedy? Keep laughing if you can!"

"I'll tear your mouth apart!"

"Come on, don't think that just because I call you Senior Brother you think you are better than me."

Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao couldn't help but laugh as they watched the two people quarreling.

But Lu Yaoyao did not dare to act rashly. Even though they had lost their physical bodies, they were still at the Nascent Soul stage.

Mental strength alone can easily crush them.

Zhou Qing, however, seemed to be completely unconcerned. He just cast his gaze towards the fallen Thunder Sound Golden Toad and immediately made an assessment of it.

Compared to these two brainless guys, he was actually a little worried about this monster.

[Dead monster: This is the flesh of a recently deceased Yuanying realm Thunder Sound Golden Toad. Unfortunately, its luck was bad. If it could hold on for another two hours, it would have waited for a full moon night. Then, with the power of thunder and lightning, it would have been able to sense the bones of the Suanni it sought.]

Seeing the feedback, Zhou Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that the other party was really dead this time and did not leave any tricks behind.

Then he looked at the evening scene and sighed softly.

If it hadn't been disturbed by these two guys, if it had held on a little longer, it might have been able to live a second life.

At this moment, Zhou Qing quietly released his spiritual consciousness. After making sure that there was no other life breath, he gently patted Lu Yaoyao's back and then slowly stood up.

Lu Yaoyao was startled, but it was too late when she tried to pull him away.

They were two Yuanying realm cultivators, so it was easy to deal with them now. However, Zhou Qing had already gone out, so she had no choice but to quickly get up, take out her weapon, and trot after him.

The two Yuanying who were fighting and arguing stopped immediately when they heard the footsteps behind them. They looked at Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao in unison, and their faces were instantly full of vigilance, as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Damn it, I'm being taken advantage of!" Chu Yu cursed.

"I was wondering why I felt hairy on my back this time!" Li Hong also spat.

But the good news is that the other party seems to be two Jindan realm masters, and they are overestimating their own abilities.

No, why does that guy look so familiar?

"Zhou Qing from Taiqing Sect?" Soon, Li Hong seemed to remember something and was shocked.

Chu Yu was stunned.

Is he the one who ranked tenth on the must-kill list, the one who killed Meng Xing and Song Yuan, the five greatest geniuses of our sect?

Zhou Qing didn't say a word. He flicked his fingers and two balls of golden flames roared out instantly, bringing with them a violent and scorching heat wave, and in the blink of an eye they enveloped the two Nascent Souls.

"Oh, that's great! You actually know fire-related skills. It seems you admire my Cang Yan Dao Palace very much. If you don't turn to the light as soon as possible, maybe my sect will give you a lighter punishment."

"Yes, although we have lost our physical bodies, you, a mere Jindan realm cultivator, can trap us with just this little fire element? You are really showing off your skills in front of an expert." Seeing this, the two men were not afraid at all. Instead, they laughed and sneered, their eyes full of disdain.

Zhou Qing shook his head.

"Here's a piece of advice for you: never underestimate any insignificant person. Arrogance can sometimes lead you into a desperate situation!"

When Zhou Qing said this, he did not forget to glance at Lu Yaoyao who was standing beside him, ready to fight at any time.

Lu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded repeatedly to indicate that she remembered it.

Zhou Qing slowly clenched his fists, and as he moved, the two flames began to shrink gradually. The two people trapped inside suddenly let out a shrill scream, accompanied by a "sizzling" sound.

At this time, they discovered with horror that the flame was so advanced and terrifying. It was too late to escape.

"How is this possible? How is this possible!" The two were desperate and struggled desperately, but seemed so powerless.

Zhou Qing, however, looked calm as he walked forward step by step, stretched out a hand, and pointed directly at the center of Li Hong's Yuanying's eyebrows, and immediately began to search his soul.

Soon, Li Hong felt this terrifying spiritual power. His Nascent Soul began to tremble violently, his eyes rolled back, and he said in disbelief: "You...you are not a Golden Core..."

With a muffled bang, after the soul search was completed and no useful clues were obtained, Zhou Qing exerted force lightly, and Li Hong's Nascent Soul was like broken glass, instantly turning into powder and dissipating in the air, leaving only a faint fluctuation of spiritual power.

Chu Yu was so frightened when he saw this scene that he begged for mercy repeatedly, his voice full of fear and pleading.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong..."

Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "You're not wrong, you just feel like you're going to die!"

After saying this, he also mercilessly probed with his spiritual sense and then crushed it.

Being kind to your enemies is being cruel to yourself. You want to survive, and so do we.

In this cruel world, there is no room for mercy.

At this moment, Lu Yaoyao was looking at the scene in front of her in shock.

No, two Yuanying realm cultivators died just like that?
Isn’t this too crispy?

Zhou Qing acted as if nothing had happened, and said with a gentle smile on his face: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and pick up the storage bag."

Lu Yaoyao came to her senses and began to search around, while Zhou Qing slowly walked up to the corpse of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad and looked at it carefully.

The poison sacs were all shattered, the body was in tatters, and the Nascent Soul had long since dissipated. There was almost nothing valuable left.

"Forget it. It's because of you that I learned how to find the remains of Suanni using the real method. Have a safe journey!"

Zhou Qing finished speaking softly, and immediately mobilized the spiritual power in his body, dug a huge deep pit in the open space nearby, and then buried it.

To prevent later generations from dismantling its bones and selling them, at least let it rest in peace.

[Heart Judgment Points +8]

Hearing the prompt tone, Zhou Qing subconsciously looked at Lu Yaoyao. Sure enough, she was running towards this side excitedly with a pile of bloody storage bags.

The words "Good Prediction" that originally appeared above her head also changed to "Good Kindness" at this moment.

"Senior Brother Zhou, everything is here!" Lu Yaoyao said excitedly.

Zhou Qing nodded and said seriously, "Please check first to see if all the storage bags can be opened, just in case."

When Lu Yaoyao heard this, she immediately admired Zhou Qing again.

I was still careless. If there is something that cannot be opened, it means that there is a soul mark there, and the other party is not completely dead yet. I have to find it quickly to prevent being stabbed in the back at the critical moment.

The reason why Zhou Qing didn't check it himself was actually to increase the girl's experience in living outside. After all, she was still too naive.

It is estimated that when she went out with Li Daoxuan, He Han and others before, someone helped her take care of these trivial matters and even protected them well.

If this goes on for a long time, it will only harm her. Only by letting her experience more and learn more can she survive better in this treacherous world.

Fortunately, after a careful inspection, nothing unusual was found.

Lu Yaoyao even learned from her experience and sorted the things in the storage bag, then integrated them into two storage bags before handing them to Zhou Qing.

As for the others, take them back and hand them in to the Mission Hall. They are real points certificates that can be exchanged for a lot of good things.

"You take it, I don't need it!" Zhou Qing waved his hand.

He still has plenty of spirit stones on him now, and if it weren't for this girl, how would he know that there would be the remains of the Suanni here.

What's more, after this matter is over, the two of them can also go to the blood rock mine over there.

According to the information obtained from soul searching, there are only a few low-level disciples left guarding the place, and there are still a large number of blood rock crystals left in the warehouse.

Lu Yaoyao shook her head repeatedly, insisting on sharing the spoils with Zhou Qingping.

"Be obedient!" Zhou Qing's tone was full of unquestionable meaning. After he finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back, paced around, and waited quietly for the full moon to rise.

Seeing Zhou Qing's expression, Lu Yaoyao had no choice but to accept it, but her face was still filled with a happy smile.

It's been a long time since I felt so pampered by him.

Time passed little by little, and when the bright moon rose, Zhou Qing immediately started to practice the "Cang Lei Sword Technique".

In an instant, arcs of lightning flashed on his body, and his entire body seemed to be enveloped by a layer of brilliant lightning.

Afterwards, he took Lu Yaoyao and walked around here continuously, holding his breath and concentrating, quietly feeling the subtle changes in the surrounding atmosphere.

It was almost dawn when Zhou Qing suddenly sensed something. His eyes lit up and he immediately ran quickly in one direction.

At this moment, a strange sensation seemed to emerge at the foot of the mountain of bones in front of them, and this feeling made Zhou Qing feel very familiar, as if he had felt it somewhere before.

"Is this... a thunder pond?"

After reacting, Zhou Qing's eyes were full of disbelief. Then, he sensed it again and became more and more certain that the breath below was indeed the breath of the Thunder Pool.

You know, when he was practicing the fourth move of "Cang Lei Sword Technique" in Jin Lei Sect before, he absorbed a lot of pure thunder energy on the stone platform, so he was naturally familiar with this kind of breath.

"Could it be that there's a natural thunder pond hidden beneath this Spirit Skull Mountain? That's why Suanni, a thunder-type monster, traveled thousands of miles to this place?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing was suddenly overjoyed and excited.

But soon, this feeling disappeared completely, as if it had never appeared.

Zhou Qing became anxious and quickly squatted down to dig.

However, after digging dozens of meters deep, there was nothing. Even the huge spiritual sense could not detect anything.

It seemed as if the aura of the thunder pool was just an illusion.

Looking at the gradually rising dawn in the east, Zhou Qing sighed helplessly.

He finally understood why the people from Cang Yan Dao Palace, who clearly saw the extraordinaryness of this place, found nothing.

This place is similar to the simulation of Shenxu Heavenly Palace, and is in a different space.

The full moon is the gateway and thunder is the key, neither of them can be missing.

"Brother Zhou, why don't we look somewhere else?" Looking at Zhou Qing, who crawled out of the deep pit covered in dust and dirt, Lu Yaoyao encouraged him.

When she was a child, she only heard her father mention this place, saying that it was a turning point in his destiny, but she didn't know how he obtained the inheritance from that master.

Zhou Qing just smiled and shook his head, saying in a relaxed tone: "It's okay, I feel that thing is here, don't worry, let's find a place to have a good rest and talk about it after dark."

After saying that, Zhou Qing was in a good mood. He found a place sheltered from the wind and took turns resting with Lu Yaoyao.

"Brother Zhou, no matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, it would be great if you could always maintain this optimistic attitude!"

Lu Yaoyao lay on her side, looking at Zhou Qing's face, and couldn't help but speak softly.

Zhou Qing responded: "Don't worry, I'm a very kind person. When encountering problems, I always think of the good side and am always positive."

Lu Yaoyao nodded slightly and continued, "Well, I believe you can do it. Decadence is really scary, especially when you're always silent and taciturn. Not only do you look particularly depressed, but your loved ones will also worry about you."

Zhou Qing looked at her doubtfully, but Lu Yaoyao closed her eyes tiredly and fell asleep. She looked as if she was talking in her sleep.

Looking at her peaceful profile as she fell asleep, Zhou Qing always felt that this girl must have suffered a lot in the past.

He remembered that when the Grand Elder first used a large cauldron to take them to the cave heaven, Lu Yaoyao came over with a pale face inside the cauldron, tightly grasped his arm, closed her eyes, and trembled all over.

He had suspected then that this girl must be claustrophobic.

Generally, this symptom is either congenital or caused by something experienced in childhood that left a psychological shadow.

But until now, no one knows her family and she has never talked about it.

According to the information the master had inquired about, the head teacher was out hunting sea beasts along the coast a few years ago when a tornado happened to occur there.

Lu Yaoyao suddenly fell from the sky. It was strange that she had never practiced martial arts before, but her body foundation was extremely strong, and she only suffered minor injuries.

The head teacher was quite surprised to see this, so he brought him back to Taiqing Sect and accepted him as Xiaoliu.

"He must have been a miserable man—" Zhou Qing sighed softly. Based on her previous experiences, her brother was most likely no longer alive.

Then, he looked at the layers of thick fog on the mountainside below and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

We still have to hurry. The deaths of Li Hong, Chu Yu, and the two puppets who are also in the Nascent Soul Stage will definitely be noticed by the Soul Lighthouse of the Cang Yan Taoist Palace.

Knowing that the Blood Rock Mine had definitely been attacked, they might send other powerful people to check it out.

Just as Zhou Qing was looking forward to the full moon night tonight, at the same time, on the other side, a shocking piece of news spread again, causing an uproar in an instant.

In the ancestral land of Cang Yan Dao Palace, the ancestral graves that had just been reburied less than a month ago were actually dug up again.

(End of this chapter)