Chapter 70: Chapter 6: The Disfigured Woman of the Ghost World (Part 6)

In the original plot, after Li Shuning became an apprentice, with her master’s connections, her parents were settled in a big city.

As Li Shuning’s fame grew, her parents naturally became more carefree.

Now, however, Li Shuning did not intend to apprentice once again; she wasn’t going to let Zhou Jinyun become her senior sister.

In Jingtang Village, people rely on the mountains for sustenance, and on the water for their livelihood. Most villagers made their living from the water.

Except for those who were more clever, or who had connections and left the village to do business, like Wu Lei and the others.

Wanting to improve the family’s conditions while staying in Jingtang Village was certainly impossible.

She had a lot of items in her Qiankun Necklace, but she had no way to use them.

Moving to the city earlier?

How to persuade her parents?

It’s said that tentatively in more than ten years, this village will be ruined as well.

The stationed magician was too weak and was directly eliminated by the ghosts, leaving the villagers struggling to escape.

Aside from those like Wu Lei who left early and some other big families in the village, the fate of the village people wasn’t great.

Honestly, the villagers were all quite kind. When she fell into the water, they all spontaneously dropped what they were doing to row boats and help with the rescue.

Li Shuning decided to think carefully about this.

Actually, there were many Spirit Monsters hidden in the village, like the one in the kindergarten before, which was quite powerful, and there were still hidden ones elsewhere.

Li Shuning found it strange; this world seemed to have some things beyond her expectations.

Why were those Spirit Monsters hiding? Were they developing themselves secretly after gaining intelligence? So why did riots start in a few decades? Was there no need to hide anymore?

Do they share some consensus? Or is there some secret to this world?

Initially, this world was similar to the one she belonged to, until inexplicably, twenty or thirty years ago, this world suddenly could experience cultivation, and species suddenly mutated.

Li Shuning couldn’t figure it out, and given her current lack of influence, she had no ability to investigate.

She thought up a plan; that night, after Li Fu and Wang Xiaojuan fell asleep, Li Shuning quietly left the house.

Entering a nearby small grove, Li Shuning suddenly leaped up and kicked a large tree, her foot imbued with True Yuan.

In the next instant, a spider as big as a manhole cover quickly fell off the tree.

Li Shuning naturally saw that a silver thread was behind the spider, hanging from a branch, on which the spider relied to support its body.

During its rapid descent, the spider suddenly spat a few silver threads at Li Shuning.

Li Shuning neither dodged nor avoided; a large ball of fire suddenly appeared in her hand, and the next moment, that fireball was hurled towards the spider.

The fire directly severed the silver thread behind the spider, causing it to drop straight to the ground.

Unsurprisingly, the silver threads it spat out were consumed by the fireball.

After the spider hit the ground, it did not seem injured but rather grew more furious.

Li Shuning attacked intermittently, making the spider increasingly agitated.

The spider’s fangs were broken, and its abdomen had a large cavity, but the spider was still alive, spitting out countless silver threads to wrap its body into a ball; it seemed somewhat afraid and focused on defense.

The silver threads were incredibly tough but could not withstand fire.

However, when Li Shuning threw another fireball, that ball remained unscathed, showing that this trump card was different from the previous silver threads…

Li Shuning snorted coldly, and her hands suddenly formed seals rapidly; in her palms, strands of small lightning gleamed.

Pointing her hands forward, those hair-like strands of lightning suddenly broke away from her palms and struck toward the ball.

Lightning holds a restraining effect on all phantom specters in this world.

The seemingly small and not-so-powerful lightning enveloped the entire ball upon contact, followed by a sharp, painful screech from within the ball.

That sound in the quiet night was somewhat chilling.

Li Shuning quickly left the spot, hastily returning home.

If the commotion got too large, her parents would surely wake up and become extremely worried if they saw she was gone.

She just got into the house, squeezed through the kitchen window, when she heard Wang Xiaojuan’s anxious voice calling her from upstairs.

Li Shuning quickly grabbed an apple and rushed upstairs.

“Mom, I’m here.”

Wang Xiaojuan immediately hugged Li Shuning: “Sweetheart, where did you go? I was worried sick.”

“Mom, I was a bit thirsty, went to the kitchen for water, saw an apple, and couldn’t resist wanting to eat it. Mom, what’s wrong?”

“There seems to be an incident in the village; let’s go take a look.”

The three of them stepped out and found a lot of people outside heading towards the direction of the screech.

When they saw the immense Spider Demon writhing painfully on the ground, everyone retreated in fear.

The Spider Demon had some scattered silver threads on it, and its body bore many scorch marks; clearly, Li Shuning’s final strike had left it in this miserable state.

The village magician looked pale.

He couldn’t understand why such a Spirit Monster appeared suddenly in the village.

Clearly, someone skilled in magic led to this; since they were so capable, why not just finish off the Spider Demon?

The magician contacted the county magician again, as his magic had zero effect on the Spider Demon.

After thinking it over, he even reached out to the city magician.

That night, no one in Jingtang Village could sleep well.

The recent events unsettled everyone.

First, the giant mosquito in the kindergarten, then this Spider Demon, one Spirit Monster after another. Was the village cursed?

The next day, even before dawn, the village was bustling; several cars drove in from outside, and a few magicians got out of the cars.

These magicians quickly surrounded the Spider Demon’s location; upon receiving the news, they swiftly organized their team to come over.

The Thunder Skill, as of yet, has no one in the Warlock World capable of casting it. Which elder engaged in this magic duel?

The Spider Demon was still here; was the elder okay?

In recent years, the world has grown increasingly unstable. Having a proficient elder in magic was undoubtedly beneficial for humans, prompting many to come.

When they saw the Spider Demon, they were stunned too. This Spider Demon obviously had gained intelligence and was a relatively strong Spirit Monster. Even joined together, they wouldn’t necessarily defeat it, yet this formidable Demon was left in such a state, highlighting the prowess of its opponent.

Yet those people searched extensively but didn’t find the practitioner they sought. After dealing with the Spider Demon, they left.

The village chief sought out the stationed magician, on behalf of the entire village, to understand if there were issues in the village.

The magician couldn’t answer, awkwardly smiling while claiming there was no problem.

Yet, a few days later, another Spirit Monster appeared in the village.

Spirit Monsters showing up consecutively turned Jingtang Village increasingly eerie, and drew the attention of higher authorities.

Jingtang Village was placed under lockdown, and the villagers were naturally relocated out.

Li Shuning successfully moved her family into the city, so when chaos descended, there wouldn’t be a mad rush to the city.

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