strictlysupreme Chapter 76 Water Fairy Spirit
Chapter 76 Water Fairy Spirit
Lin Er followed the river and soon saw Flora and the others. After meeting up with them, he recounted what he had just witnessed.
"This deer-headed demon is very sensitive to the smell of blood, so we need to be even more careful in our next move."
Talia and Keller were both still shaken upon hearing this.
The monster was so huge that it appeared in the mist and looked terrifying from afar.
Flora pondered, "It should leave once it's full."
Lin Er thought for a moment and decided to refine the ginseng first, and then find a way to deal with the Deer-Headed Demon when he reached the late stage of Qi Refining.
"Let's find a safe place to rest first, and then come back to check later."
No one objected, and they continued downstream along the stream until they found a small hillside to set up camp.
Several hours passed.
Lin Er returned to the vicinity of the swamp, where the remains of the corpses on the ground had been devoured.
Many waterbirds were devouring chunks of meat there, and they gathered in a patch of various colors, which was quite strange.
At a glance, there was no trace of the Deer-Headed Demon.
He immediately called Flora over and said, "Look, where has that stag-headed demon gone?"
Flora followed the tracks on the ground after hearing this, and after walking a hundred or two meters, she looked up at the north side of the marsh.
"It's eaten its fill now and should be heading north to find a place to rest. If you're looking for a water elemental, now's the best time."
Lin Er's gaze returned to the remains of the corpses on the ground.
"The smell of blood on these corpses will probably attract monsters. You and Talia will keep watch for me."
Flora nodded, turned to fetch Talia and the others, and then set up some simple spike traps nearby.
Lin Er withdrew his gaze, picked up his sword and walked towards the shore of the marsh. He had refined water elements before and had a certain perception of water elements, but at this moment he could not feel anything.
"Could it be that all the water elements here have been eliminated?"
Lin Er continued to approach the marsh, leaped up, and landed on a rock in the shallow water.
His gaze involuntarily drifted deeper into the marshland.
"There seems to be spiritual energy swirling over there."
Lin Er glanced at the depth of the swamp again. There was nowhere to step in the deep water. He discovered that if he waded across, there would be many unknown creatures swimming underwater, and snakes and insects were not uncommon.
If you were to be ambushed like that, it wouldn't be pleasant at all.
At this moment, strange shadows could be vaguely seen moving about in the mist over the deep water area.
He looked closely and saw that the monster was humanoid, with a body made of pure flowing water.
"Ginseng spirit, I've found you."
Lin Er estimated that the target was within a 200-meter attack range, so he picked up a fireball and threw it directly at the target.
At first, the fireball flew at a high speed, but after exceeding 100 meters, its speed inevitably slowed down.
The water elemental was very sensitive to fire and turned its head to look at the incoming fireball.
The next second, it leaped up quickly, covering more than ten meters, leaving ripples on the water's surface.
The water elemental, thinking it had escaped the attack, peered around, trying to find the attacker.
At that moment, the fireball, which was about to miss its target, suddenly made a sharp turn and then attacked it.
The water elemental stood on the water's surface and was stunned for a second upon seeing this scene.
In an instant, the fireball struck its body, and the water and fire collided, instantly bursting into a violent cloud of water mist.
This elemental creature seemed to have no sense of pain; it didn't utter a single groan after being hit by the fireball.
However, judging from the large amount of water mist rising, it has also suffered considerable damage.
When the mist dissipated and Lin Er went to look again, there was nothing on the surface of the lake; the water element had vanished without a trace.
Just then, Lin Er sensed something approaching underwater.
The next moment, three water elementals burst out of the swamp, splashing water everywhere, and they extended their icy claws to attack Lin Er.
Because Lin Er was prepared, he leaped up and unleashed a fireball in mid-air.
Upon contact with the water element, the fireball immediately exploded between them. The water and fire clashed, and a large cloud of thick water mist gushed out, instantly spreading to a radius of more than ten meters.
Lin Er used a wind-controlling technique to adjust his center of gravity and fall from mid-air.
He used both hands, one on each side, to lift a water elemental and, with lightning speed, refined them in an instant.
The water flow in the third water elemental's body became extremely turbulent, and its form was on the verge of collapse.
Lin Er caught it directly, but did not refine it immediately. Instead, he casually threw the water element into the marsh.
After the water elemental touched the water, its body gradually stabilized. This water elemental seemed to possess intelligence. It glared fiercely at Lin Er, not understanding why he had suddenly let it go.
"Your friend, it's delicious."
The water elemental seemed to understand these words; its body, which was about to stabilize, suddenly became chaotic again.
It glared at Lin Er one last time before plunging into the water and disappearing from sight.
Lin Erli waited in place for a while, and soon seven or eight rapids approached from not far away, moving at a very fast speed.
"There's so much, I feel like I'm going to burst."
Despite saying that, Lin Er didn't hesitate and leaped towards the shore, running for about a hundred meters. When he looked back, all eight water elementals had caught up with him, their killing intent almost solidifying.
He ran another hundred meters or so before the water element behind him stopped, seemingly having decided to give up.
"It seems that the purity of the hatred in these water elements is not high enough."
Seeing this, Lin Er stopped retreating and threw a fireball backhand.
These water elements were all on high alert, seemingly aware of the danger the flames could cause them.
As the fireball flew into the water elementals, they scattered and tried to escape.
With a loud bang, a series of hissing sounds rang out.
Lin Er leaped forward, continuously firing fireballs from his hands.
Even if the fireball misses on the first attack, it will continue to curve and launch a second and third attack, hitting the water elemental at a very tricky angle.
Just then, Talia's exclamation suddenly came from not far away.
"Talia, look! Senior Brother's fireball can actually curve!"
"Oh, isn't this normal? Don't make a fuss."
"This is not normal at all."
"Your senior brother's flying sword can easily turn corners, and it can even cut your hair, so isn't it normal for a fireball to turn corners too?"
"..."
Lin Er didn't have time to listen to Talia and the others' exclamations; he plunged headlong into the massive white mist that the water elementals were evaporating.
After a while.
The white mist gradually dissipated.
Lin Er then emerged from the mist, his brows furrowed and his face showing distress.
Having refined too much at once, he felt as if his dantian was about to explode, but releasing the spiritual energy would result in a huge loss.
Just as Lin Er was in a dilemma, a notification popped up.
[You have successfully refined ten hundred-year-old ginseng spirits. Reward: Water Fairy Essence.]
[Continue refining ginseng essences of the corresponding attributes to obtain new Five Elements Essences.]
[Water Demon Essence: After refining, it can summon a water demon with late-stage Qi Refining cultivation. It can store a certain amount of spiritual energy to assist the operation of the Spirit Gathering Array.]