Moonlight filtered through the dense foliage, dappling the depths of the forest. A low roar shattered the silence of the night, like a summons from hell.

Zuo Qingya gripped the watermelon knife tightly in her hand. However, this watermelon knife was a bit brittle, with missing teeth. It was a good knife, but it could only cut watermelons. To chop wild boars, she would need to get a different knife.

Zuo Qingya then took out a cleaver. Judging from its thickness and weight, it was a good knife. When she bought it, the shopkeeper even said it could cut through iron like mud!

Holding the knife, Zuo Qingya, as if emboldened by Liang Jingru's words, stared intently at the enormous mutated wild boar ahead. Its eyes gleamed with an eerie green light, its tusks bared, radiating an unsettling aura.

Seeing the mutated wild boar charge at her, Zuo Qingya was overjoyed; the ground trembled. She quickly dodged to the side, simultaneously slashing at the boar's hind leg with her knife. However, the boar's hide was thick, and the blow did not harm it in the slightest.

"Cut iron like mud?" She hadn't even scratched the wild boar. Zuo Qingya quickly adjusted her stance, preparing for the next attack. The mutated boar charged again, this time targeting Zuo Qingya's abdomen. Zuo Qingya lightly touched the ground with her toes, floating away and dodging the attack. She circled behind the boar, aiming for its hind legs. This time, she swung her knife with all her might, finally slicing through the boar's skin, and blood gushed out.

The mutated wild boar let out a shrill howl and angrily turned to charge at Zuo Qingya. Zuo Qingya quickly retreated, while continuously swinging her bone-chopping knife to block the boar's attacks, as if she were toying with it.

Having had her fill of fun, Zuo Qingya used magic to blast the mutated wild boar away with a deafening roar. Its body was instantly blasted into a bloody mess, and it collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

He clapped his hands and said, "Done." He picked up the crystal core from the ground, cleaned it with a cleaning spell, and then placed it in his consciousness space.

"Tiger, come out, we're leaving!"

A moment later, Tiger came running over, looking rather cute.

Zuo Qingya picked up Hu Zi and said, "Hu Zi, how can you be so cute?" She then stroked Hu Zi's fur a few times.

"Come on, Tiger, let's go find another sparring partner."

"Awoo awoo~~~" (Okay! Okay!)

Zuo Qingya and Hu Zi were traversing through the dense jungle when suddenly, a giant mutated rabbit leaped out of the grass, blocking their path.

"Tiger, hide."

Tiger reacted quickly, hiding himself and starting to watch the fight.

This mutated rabbit was large and muscular, with a fierce glint in its eyes. Its ears were perked up, as if it were constantly listening to the sounds around it. Seeing that Tiger had run away, it assumed it was scared and ignored Tiger, focusing its attention solely on Zuo Qingya.

Zuo Qingya gripped the cleaver, watching the mutated rabbit's every move with vigilance.

The mutated rabbit didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack; it slowly approached Zuo Qingya, seemingly searching for the best opportunity to strike. Zuo Qingya remained vigilant, ready to respond to any possible attack.

Suddenly, the mutated rabbit pounced on Zuo Qingya. Zuo Qingya quickly dodged the attack and swung her bone-chopping knife at the rabbit's head. However, the mutated rabbit nimbly dodged her attack and turned to bite her. Zuo Qingya also dodged to the side.

Zuo Qingya searched for the mutated rabbit's weakness. With her right hand wielding the bone-chopping knife, she repeatedly slashed at the rabbit's head and body, while her left hand formed a spell. Taking advantage of the rabbit's momentary lapse in attention, she unleashed a powerful spell, blasting it towards its head.

The spell was incredibly powerful, striking the mutated rabbit directly in the head. The rabbit let out a scream and staggered to the ground. Taking advantage of the moment, Zuo Qingya rushed forward and launched a final attack with her bone-chopping knife. With a snap, Zuo Qingya severed the rabbit's head.

Seeing that the mutated rabbit was dead, Zuo Qingya breathed a sigh of relief, "Another one is done."

Next, Zuo Qingya found a few stronger mutated animals to fight, but the level of the mutated animals was not high at the moment, so it was just for practice. When there was no danger, Zuo Qingya used physical attacks. Only when she felt that she was ready did she use magic to finish the battle quickly.

Along the way, Zuo Qingya found many positively mutated plants, some edible and some usable. For example, the leaf in Zuo Qingya's hand now—don't underestimate this leaf, it's seaweed flavored! How to put it! When you eat it, it's different from real seaweed, but the taste is still the same.

Zuo Qingya also put seaweed leaves on the shelves of the small general store to sell, in exchange for points. There are quite a few good things in the system store.

Zuo Qingya continued to play with the mutated animals while consolidating her cultivation level. Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Deep in the dense forest, on a tall tree, Zuo Qingya lay leisurely, holding Huzi in her arms. The tree was very tall, and from the top, one could enjoy the scenery below.

A small black dot slowly approached from a distance. Zuo Qingya seemed to sense something, opened her eyes, and subconsciously concealed herself.

As the small black dot drew closer, Zuo Qingya realized it was a person standing on a flying sword. Was this the cultivator her mother had mentioned? Had he descended the mountain?

Zuo Qingya breathed a sigh of relief after the person flew over, because she didn't know whether this person was good or bad, and she didn't know what would happen if they fought.

"Tiger, I miss my mom. Let's go home!"

"Awoo awoo~~~" (Okay! Okay!)

Zuo Qingya sighed: "How come you only know these two words? Awoo?"

Tiger snorted through his nose.

"Oh! Now there's an extra word, humph."

Tiger rolled his eyes and turned his backside toward Zuo Qingya.

"Hey... she's throwing a little tantrum."

Zuo Qingya, holding Huzi, also took out a flying sword, jumped on it, affixed an invisibility talisman, and hurried back in the direction she was heading.

Luckily, she didn't get lost. From afar, Zuo Qingya saw a person already standing in front of the cabin.

After jumping off the flying sword, Zuo Qingya ran towards Zuo Haijia, shouting, "Mom! I'm back!" and hugged Zuo Haijia.

Zuo Haijia nodded, "Your cultivation has been well consolidated."

"hey-hey···"

"Mom, have you missed me these past few days?"

What do you think?

"Hehe, you must have missed me!"

"Let's go in."

"Um……"

Upon entering the cabin, the interior remained unchanged, just as it had been when she left.

Seeing the pastries on the table, Zuo Qingya immediately reached out, grabbed a piece, and started eating. "Delicious!"

"You little glutton!"

After sitting down, she eagerly recounted what had happened over the past month.

Zuo Qingya rolled up her sleeves and said, "Mom, look, I've gotten so muscular."

"Biceps!"