Mist Shadow Stone, Level 1 Vegetable Garden

Ten catties of monster meat!

This is no small amount.

"The Yin Soul Wood is useless and not worth the price."

Shen Yi's eyes remained calm. "Besides, Sister Guan Yue, with our strength, how could we possibly hunt down a demonic beast?"

"Didn't I allow you to owe me money first?"

Guan Yue said, "I believe in you, and you will pay it back someday."

"Okay, but ten catties of monster meat is too much. How about two catties?"

"Five catties! I have about forty pieces of the ghost wood in my house."

The two discussed the price.

In the end, Shen Yi borrowed five catties of demon beast meat on credit to exchange for the Yin Soul Wood in Guan Yue's hands.

"Xiao Yi, I'm curious, you said the Yin Soul Wood is useless, so why do you want to exchange it for mine?"

Guan Yue was very satisfied with the deal.

Anyway, she has no use for the Yin Soul Wood, so she might as well exchange it for five catties of demon beast meat.

However, Shen Yi's actions struck her as somewhat strange.

"Sister Guan Yue, I naturally have my own uses for it." Shen Yi smiled slightly.

Seeing that he refused to talk, Guan Yue didn't pay any attention.

"Take the things back first, and come back to my house later to get the Yin Soul Wood."

Guan Yue uttered a single sentence.

She picked up what she had obtained from Yang Ming's house and walked towards her own home with a swaying gait.

"Big brother, when are we going to hunt monsters?"

Shen Kun was very interested in hunting monsters and leaned closer to ask excitedly.

"What's the rush? We can buy the monster meat on credit. We'll talk about it once you've all become formal cultivators."

"Take everything back with you."

Shen Yi stood up and gave instructions to his two younger siblings.

"yes!"

Seeing his elder brother say this, Shen Kun didn't say anything more and obediently carried his things back home quickly.

The three then continued walking towards Guan Yue's house.

Soon, Shen Yuan finished counting the Yin Soul Wood in Guan Yue's house and said to Shen Yi:

"Brother, there are forty-seven in total."

Shen Yi nodded slightly, indicating that they should take the things.

"Sister Guanyue, when we have the chance to obtain monster meat in the future, we will definitely send it to you as soon as possible."

Without continuing the conversation, he said goodbye and took Shen Yuan and the other person back.

"Big brother, there should still be quite a few lantern ghosts in the village," Shen Yuan reminded him.

"By now, everyone should have gotten up and taken away the lantern ghost."

Shen Yi shook his head.

As for the villagers who were killed, their belongings were naturally divided up by the neighbors who collected their bodies.

Their family lived on the edge of the village, and going there at this time would most likely be a wasted trip.

Anyway, the villagers have no use for the Yin Soul Wood, so we can find a way to get it from them later.

"Everyone's exhausted from not sleeping for a day and a night, let's go back and rest."

At this moment, Shen Yi was exhausted and drowsy, and all he wanted to do was get a good night's sleep.

Go home.

Shen Kun and Shen Yuan began to work on removing the Yin Soul Wood from the lantern ghost.

The seven lantern ghosts killed by the eldest brother before dawn, plus the lantern ghosts that the two of them dragged back.

At this time, there were a total of twenty-eight lantern ghosts in the courtyard.

They also obtained the Yin Soul Wood from Guan Yue; this time, they harvested 75 pieces of Yin Soul Wood!

Shen Yi sat in the armchair watching them work, while devouring all the Yin Soul Wood they handed him.

[Materials collected: 79 Shadow Wood]

……

"It should be time to upgrade the Town Shade Wooden House!"

Shen Yi tentatively threw a piece of Yin Soul Wood into the Yin-Suppressing Wooden House.

[Zhenyin Wooden House - Level 2 (Upgrading in progress 1/50)]

[Function: Can withstand attacks from first-tier demons]

【Characteristic: Suppresses Yin (White color, deals significant damage to Yin-attribute monsters near the wooden house)】

【Durability: 100/100】

……

"Upgrading to level 3 requires fifty Soul Woods, and we have enough."

Shen Yi let out a soft sigh of relief.

Even if we encounter the Shadow Monster again tonight, we have nothing to fear.

Keep the 50 Soul Wood needed to upgrade the house, and you'll have 29 Soul Wood left over. You can consider upgrading other things first.

Shen Yi glanced at the two wooden bows he had received from Yang Ming's family. Their main problem at the moment was that they didn't have enough arrows.

Don't rush to upgrade the wooden bow.

Upgrading the machete is even less necessary.

Even if one possesses some special ability, in most cases one still needs to fight monsters in close combat, which is too dangerous.

Well then, it might be time to consider upgrading the fence, vegetable garden, or chicken coop...

Shen Yi's eyes flashed.

Just then, Shen Kun's voice came.

"Big brother, there's a purple stone inside this Shadow Monster's body!"

Shen Yi's attention was immediately drawn to it.

Shen Kun gripped the dagger and calmly began to dissect the corpse of a Mist Shadow Monster, his right hand pulling a crystal from its left chest.

This crystal is deep purple, with a clear and translucent texture, and emits a faint halo.

Shen Yi's expression shifted slightly.

Is this also a kind of folk material?

"Let me see it," he gestured.

Shen Kun immediately walked over and placed the purple crystal in Shen Yi's hand.

[Tier 1 Folk Material 'Mist Shadow Stone' detected. Collect?]

collect!

Shen Yi swallowed it without hesitation, and then said:

"Take the stones from the other two Mist Shadow Monsters as well."

Shen Kun immediately complied, skillfully dissecting the body of the Fog Shadow Monster and extracting the Fog Shadow Stone.

In no time, Shen Yi had devoured all the Mist Shadow Stones.

Materials collected: 78 Shadow Wood, 3 Mist Shadow Stones

"Brother, what's the use of this?"

"We still don't know."

Hearing his younger brother's curious question, Shen Yi shook his head.

He is still in the exploratory stage regarding folk materials.

Shen Yuan pulled the Deep Black Arrows out of the Mist Shadow Monster's body and put them away. Shen Yi then checked the durability of the nine Deep Black Arrows.

【Durability: 30/100】

"So many fell?"

Yesterday it should have had 60 durability points, but this time when it was used to fight the Fog Shadow Monster, it lost 30 points.

Moreover, even after spending the entire night in the Zhenyin wooden house, they still managed to inflict significant damage on the Deep Black Arrow.

If you were to fight the Mist Shadow Monster right after nightfall, its durability would probably drop even more.

Forget it, as long as it can still deal with monsters of the level of the Mist Shadow Monster, that's fine.

"I'm going to check on the vegetable garden in the backyard. You guys go ahead and cook. Get some rest early, there might be some issues tonight, so you need to be well-rested."

Shen Yi put the arrow away and stood up from the chair.

We made our way to the backyard.

Looking at the two vegetable plots in front of me.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yi decided to try upgrading the vegetable garden.

After all, the nutrients contained in fruits and vegetables are essential for the human body.

I tried throwing a piece of ghost wood into the vegetable garden.

[Vegetable Garden - Level 0 (Upgrading 1/10)]

……

Fortunately.

Only 10 pieces of Yin Soul Wood are needed.

Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately chose to upgrade!

hum-

A white light flashed across the vegetable garden, followed by the soil beginning to undulate, as if the Yin Soul Wood had been buried deep inside as fertilizer.

The soil gradually turned dark and moist.

[Vegetable Garden - Level 1]

[Function: Growing crops]

【Characteristic: Fertile (All crops planted in the vegetable garden grow faster, and there is a very small chance that they will mutate)】

【Durability: 100/100】

……

Shen Yi checked the information about the vegetable garden, and it was exactly what he wanted!

So I took the dozen or so red eggplant plants that I had dug up yesterday and saw that they were already wilted, so I carefully planted them in the level 1 vegetable garden.

The effects of a level 1 vegetable garden are immediate.

It was only a short time after the red eggplant plant was planted.

They seemed to come back to life, their branches standing tall and radiating vitality.

"That's really amazing!"

Shen Yi couldn't help but marvel.

He turned his head and looked at the chicken coop not far from the backyard.

In the end, I didn't upgrade.

Their family has no shortage of meat, so they don't need to raise chickens for the time being.

Let's wait until we've harvested another large batch of Yin Soul Wood before considering it.

"Big brother, dinner is ready."

Shen Yuan jogged over from behind and called Shen Yi to have breakfast.

She soon noticed the red eggplants planted in the vegetable garden.

His eyes widened involuntarily.

She knew very well that the eggplant plants had been wilting this morning, so how could they have suddenly become so vibrant?

"Big brother, did you upgrade our vegetable garden?"

"Yes, we won't lack fruits and vegetables anymore."

Shen Yi brushed the dirt off his hands and smiled.

Seeing that the red eggplants only occupied a small corner of the vegetable garden, a plan immediately came to mind.

We need to transplant all the red eggplants from the edge of the Black Mountain.

However, I'm too tired to go out today.

After upgrading his vegetable garden, Shen Yi's energy continued to be drained.

After quickly filling their stomachs, they went back inside and lay down, soon falling asleep.

When he woke up, it was almost dusk.

Shen Kun and Shen Yuan had already gotten up and were diligently practicing their skills in the courtyard.

"Big brother, you're awake?"

Seeing him walk out of the house, the two hurried over and said something: "Some people from the village just came by."

"What did they say?" Shen Yi asked in surprise, as the village usually didn't have any dealings with them.

"They say it's because of what happened last night; six households in the village suffered, and they're thinking of gathering together to deal with the monsters that haunt the night."

"Also, Sister Guan Yue just came by and said that two days have passed and the hunting team still hasn't returned."

"I see that the villagers are now living in fear."

Shen Yuan frowned and asked, "Big brother, should we meet up with the villagers?"

"No need. The hunting team hasn't returned yet. Right now, apart from the elderly, the rest of the villagers are at most at the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm. They might not be as safe as we are."

Shen Yi thought for a moment and immediately rejected the idea.

Last night's experience made him acutely aware of how vulnerable the village's wooden houses were to the attack of the Fog Shadow Monster.

They could still hold out for a while in the wooden house in Zhenyin.

However, if they gather with other people, those houses simply won't hold out if they get targeted by the Shadow Monsters.

At that time, everyone will have to face the Fog Shadow Monster.

"That's what we think too."

Shen Kun said, "Nobody else's houses are as sturdy as ours."

"Let's eat and go back inside!"

After dinner.

Night fell as expected.

Shen Yi and his two siblings returned to the house and saw through the window countless spirits emerging from the darkness, rushing madly towards the places where human presence was present.

A short while later.

Black Mountain Village was once again covered by the tide of spirits.

However, tonight only low-level lantern ghosts appeared; no mist shadow monsters were seen.

It seems that the Fog Shadow Monster from last night really did just accidentally enter Black Mountain Village.

After all, Black Mountain Village is located in a special area and has never been invaded by high-level monsters.

Seeing this situation, Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

The Zhenyin Wooden House has been upgraded to level 2.

It exhibited a more powerful suppressive effect on the Lantern Ghost.

After entering their yard, the lantern ghost stopped five meters away and could not get any closer.

Clearly, Shen Kun and his companion had also noticed the change.

"Big brother, every time you upgrade the house, it seems like you make the spiritual patterns in the house stronger."

"It would be even better if we had a weapon that could be used to kill the lantern demons."

Shen Kun's eyes flickered.

They are currently only using bows and arrows to deal with the lantern ghosts, which is too inefficient, as they only have a limited number of arrows available each day.

If they had a large sword that could slay lantern ghosts, they could harvest a large amount of ghost wood in one night!

Shen Yi saw through his thoughts and said expressionlessly, "Don't even think about it. What if there are even more terrifying monsters lurking in the shadows? You won't even have time to run away!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only a few steps away.

Some terrifying monsters can rip a person's head off in an instant.

"Yes, brother, I was just thinking about it." Shen Kun smiled sheepishly.

He knew, of course, that his elder brother cared a great deal about the safety of his two younger siblings, which was why he said those things to him.

The night passed peacefully.

Nothing happened in the village.

As usual, the three siblings hunted down a group of lantern ghosts before dawn.

After it was fully light, I went out to collect my spoils.

After finishing his meal, Shen Yi planned to go to Black Mountain again today to see if he could find anything, and also to dig up all the red eggplant plants he had previously discovered and plant them.

After watching Shen Yi leave the house.

Shen Yuan pursed her lips and whispered:

"Second brother, how much longer until you reach the Qi and Blood Realm? It's so worrying that eldest brother is out alone... I'm really scared."

"Today!" Shen Kun said with certainty.

"Very good."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"I feel like I'm still a few days away from breaking through to the Qi and Blood Realm, but if you can help my eldest brother sooner, I'll be relieved."

"Wh...what!?"

Shen Kun was originally feeling smug and was preparing to enjoy his younger sister's admiration, but who would have thought that he would hear such a sentence.

His expression immediately froze.

……

It was dusk.

Shen Yi carried a rather large wild boar through the door.

The bamboo basket behind him was already full of red eggplant plants, as well as some common wild vegetables.

He plans to plant all of these in the vegetable garden so that he can eat fresh vegetables regularly in the future.

I'm having good luck today.

He encountered this wild boar as soon as he entered the Black Mountain and killed it with a single arrow.

This wild boar weighs about 200 kilograms, enough to feed the three siblings for several days, so they don't have to worry about meat for the time being.

Not long after returning, Shen Yi heard some good news.

In the afternoon, the second brother, Shen Kun, successfully entered the Qi and Blood Realm and became a true cultivator!