unlocks the folk blueprint: Swamp!

Under the moonlight.

Six or seven clumps of murky, yellowish-gray mud soon came into view.

They are about four feet tall, with mud constantly churning on their bodies, and they slide rapidly forward on the ground.

A foul, fishy smell wafted in the wind.

The lantern ghosts crowded together with the mud monsters and rushed into the Shen family's courtyard.

Five meters from the house, the lantern ghosts were forced to stop under the burning of the spirit patterns.

The swamp monster seemed oblivious to the damage from the spirit runes. It only showed signs of discomfort and made a puzzled "gurgling" sound when it was about a meter away from the house.

inside the house.

Shen Yi and Shen Kun took out the wooden spears they had made that day.

After the Zhenyin wooden house became more effective at suppressing the spirits, Shen Yi finally had the idea of ​​using a long weapon to hunt them down.

Although there will be considerable risks, the rewards will be substantial!

Moreover, upgrading melee weapons is essential.

It was not only for dealing with spirits and monsters, but also for hunting demonic beasts.

The Yin Wood Bow and Arrow are indeed useful.

However, once the monsters get close, their situation becomes extremely dangerous.

After much deliberation, Shen Yi chose wooden spears as their weapons.

The wooden spear was made from a fine tree selected from the Black Mountain, though its quality was not as good as that of dark ebony.

But Shen Yi didn't intend to use its original material to deal with demons and monsters.

He gripped the spear, a thought forming in his mind.

[Standard Spear - Level 0]

[Function: Thrust]

【Characteristics: None】

【Durability: 98/100】

……

upgrade!

In an instant, the wooden spear in Shen Yi's hand changed.

The material on it is even more profound, imbued with a cold and gloomy aura.

[Shadowwood Spear - Level 1]

[Function: Thrust]

【Characteristic: Yin Sha (Can inflict penetrating damage on the target)】

【Durability: 100/100】

……

This time, a full ten pieces of Ghost Wood were used to upgrade the wooden spear!

It's ten times the power of upgrading the Deep Black Arrow!

Shen Yi's gaze fell on the swamp monster outside, and he immediately had an idea.

"Ah Kun, Xiao Yuan, you two cover me with the bows. I'm going out to test how effective this spear is against monsters."

"No, brother, I'm going out!"

Shen Kun shook his head decisively and said, "Big brother, you are the only one among us siblings with talent. You absolutely cannot be lost. If anyone has to take the risk, it should be me."

Seeing that his older brother seemed about to say something, he firmly continued, "Brother, if you don't agree, then none of us are getting out!"

"Okay, be careful."

Shen Yi smiled and didn't insist any further. He simply patted his younger brother on the shoulder and handed him the upgraded spear.

"Then I'll go out."

Shen Kun took a deep breath.

This was his first time going out at night, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.

Shen Yuan silently took his previous position and stood guard at the door.

Shen Yi gripped the bow and arrow, providing cover for Shen Kun.

The three siblings have a perfect understanding.

Shen Yuan opened the door.

With a determined heart, Shen Kun strode out.

The spear was a full two meters long. He only needed to stand at the doorway to easily pierce the swamp monster, which was a meter away from the house!

Seeing the bubbling monster in the mud right in front of him, Shen Kun didn't think much of it.

He gripped the spear and thrust it with all his might toward the head of a swamp monster!

puff!

The sound of mud being pierced rang out.

A small hole suddenly appeared in the swamp monster's head!

However, this attack seemed to have no effect.

The swamp monster, in pain, made an impatient "gurgling" sound, and the mud on its body quickly blocked the hole again.

Two mud tentacles surged from its body, attempting to strangle the attacker.

However, its tentacles had only entered within a meter of the room.

The spiritual patterns on the house flashed instantly, and a strong burning sensation immediately acted on its mud tentacles.

The swamp monster cried out in pain and quickly severed its two tentacles, letting them fall to the ground.

The tentacles quickly lost their vitality and turned into a clump of soil.

"Brother, attacking their heads doesn't work. How can we kill these swamp monsters?"

"Try a few more places!"

Faced with Shen Kun's question, Shen Yi had no clue and could only keep trying to find the swamp monster's weak points.

Shen Kun quickly agreed. The next moment, he stared at the swamp monster's chest and gripped the spear again, thrusting it in with all his might.

puff!

However, this time...

The swamp monster did not allow him to pull the spear back smoothly.

The mud on its body kept rolling, sucking the spear tightly into its body.

Shen Kun's expression changed drastically. He felt an immense force coming from his hand, which was being pulled out little by little!

His body was thus dragged away.

"Ah Kun, let go!"

It looked like Shen Kun was about to be dragged into the darkness.

Shen Yi shouted in a deep voice, and the arrow in his hand flew out, hitting the mud monster firmly in the lower center of the body!

puff-

This time, the swamp monster suddenly stopped moving.

All that could be seen was a pool of foul-smelling, viscous black liquid gushing from the spot where it was stabbed, before it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Kun steadied himself and forcefully pulled the spear back.

"Its weak point is slightly below the midline!"

He was terribly frightened.

Shen Kun quickly calmed down.

He held a spear and thrust it repeatedly at the midline of the two swamp monsters!

puff!puff!

The movements were incredibly fluid.

In no time, Shen Kun struck repeatedly, stabbing the remaining three mud monsters that had broken into the courtyard in vital points.

After succeeding, he didn't linger at all and turned to go inside.

"Huffing and puffing..."

Shen Yuan quickly closed the door.

Shen Kun slumped against the wall, almost completely exhausted, panting heavily.

He was almost dragged into the darkness by the swamp monster just now!

Once he enters the darkness, there is no doubt that he will be torn apart and devoured by countless ferocious monsters in an instant!

A matter of life and death!

At this moment, Shen Kun did not feel any fear; instead, he felt an unusually excited mood!

"How are you? Are you alright?" Shen Yi asked him.

Shen Kun exclaimed excitedly, "Big brother, I'm fine! That feeling just now... was really exciting!"

Upon hearing this...

Shen Yi said irritably, "Temper my foot! You almost died out there. Let me see your spear."

"Hehehe..."

Shen Kun chuckled twice and handed over the cracked spear in his hand.

[Shadowwood Spear - Level 1]

[Function: Thrust]

【Characteristic: Yin Sha (Can inflict penetrating damage on the target)】

【Durability: 33/100】

……

It's almost empty after just one use against six swamp monsters.

Shen Yi felt a pang of heartache.

It took him ten pieces of Yin Soul Wood to upgrade this.

We can only hope that the swamp monster's harvest can make up for it.

Looking at the lantern ghost, which was a good five meters away from the house in the courtyard, Shen Yi thought for a moment, then raised his spear and said to Shen Yuan:

"Little sister, you watch the door, I'll go and take care of the lantern ghost outside."

"Big brother, I'm going too!" Upon hearing this, Shen Kun quickly got up from the ground and said before his little sister could speak.

Shen Yi looked at him suspiciously: "Are you sure you're alright?"

"It's really fine! Besides, the two of us will be more efficient at killing lantern ghosts together!"

Why does it feel like Ah Kun has gone berserk?

Shen Yi shook his head.

But then I thought that there were only lantern ghosts outside, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

He then used ten pieces of Yin Soul Wood to upgrade another spear and handed it to his younger brother.

"Big brother, I also want to help," Shen Yuan couldn't help but say.

Without a second thought, Shen Yi replied, "We'll talk about it when you reach the Qi and Blood Realm."

After speaking, he opened the door and cautiously walked out.

As Shen Kun passed by his younger sister, he smiled at her and said, "Little sister, leave the monster-slaying to me and your older brother. You just need to keep a close watch on the door, hehe."

"you…"

Shen Yuan was so angry at her second brother's smug and irritating look that she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

Seeing this, Shen Kun quickly went out the door, afraid that she would punch him.

puff!puff!

Shen Yi had already reached a position one meter away from the lantern ghost, gripped the spear with both hands, and aimed it at the two balls of spiritual fire inside.

The accuracy was a bit off, but after a few tries, I finally managed to kill one of the lantern ghosts.

Moreover, it would require an immense amount of force to destroy a ball of spiritual fire.

Killing a lantern ghost consumes a lot of stamina.

【Durability: 33/100】

I took the opportunity to check the durability of the Yin Wood Spear.

Shen Yi couldn't help but be surprised.

The durability didn't drop?

He was overjoyed.

This is wonderful!

As time went on.

He also became increasingly skilled in using the Yin Wood Spear.

Shen Kun, standing to the side, did not slack off at all.

The two men diligently hunted down the lantern ghosts in the darkness.

A night passed quietly.

Soon the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

at this time.

The brothers Shen Yi and Shen Kun were soaked with sweat, and their clothes were piled up with the corpses of lantern ghosts in front of them.

A rough estimate suggests there are definitely no fewer than two hundred!

This means that Shen Yi obtained two hundred Yin Soul Woods in one night!

A great harvest!

As dawn broke, the lantern ghost disappeared into the darkness.

The Shen brothers looked completely exhausted and sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

Shen Kun couldn't help but burst into laughter, and said:

"Brother, we've harvested so much Soul Wood in just one night! That's awesome!"

"It's fun, but it's not safe. If we encounter a powerful monster, we'll be in trouble." Shen Yi shook his head.

"Alright, get up and get back to work now that you've rested enough."

He stood up from the ground and walked towards the location of the six swamp monsters.

Shen Yuan, the younger sister, spoke first:

"Big brother, leave it to me, you can rest a bit more."

Then he looked at Shen Kun, who was still sitting, and said, "Second Brother, go and dismantle the ghost's spirit wood."

"...Hey little sister, so all you know how to do is pity your older brother, and not me, right?" Shen Kun protested.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Shen Yuan glared at him.

She was observant and had long noticed that her older brother's body would become weak after upgrading something.

Therefore, I want to reduce my elder brother's burden as much as possible.

As for the second brother...

We still have to be used like oxen.

"Okay, okay, okay."

Shen Kun sighed and got up to dismantle the Yin Soul Wood.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan turned around and began to search for the mud monster's corpse.

The mud on the dead swamp monster had turned into hard clods of earth that could not be easily broken apart.

Shen Yuan had no choice but to take out a mallet and break up the mud monster's clods of earth one by one.

After working for a while, they finally managed to smash all the clods of earth around the swamp monster's body.

A fist-sized, brownish-yellow stone rolled out from it.

She quickly picked it up and handed it to her older brother.

As soon as Shen Yigang took the object in his hand, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Tier 1 Folk Material 'Milky Soil' has been detected. Collect it?]

Hopefully, this material produced by the swamp monster will prove to be of value.

Shen Yi devoured it.

Since we don't know which items the folk materials we obtained can be used to upgrade, we can only keep them for the time being.

He fell into thought.

How can we discover the uses of folk materials?

[Core Controller: Shen Yi]

[Available Talent Slots: 0/1]

[Loadable Talents: None]

Materials collected: 87 Shadow Wood, 3 Mist Stones, 1 Swamp Soil

Consciousness enters the core of folklore.

Just as Shen Yi was trying to make a type of item from the swamp soil.

The core of folklore trembled, and a message was quickly sent to him.

Should I throw in a piece of swamp soil to unlock a related folk craft blueprint?

You can even put folk materials into the Folk Core to unlock blueprints related to those materials!

Shen Yi was immediately filled with joy.

A thought crossed my mind.

Go for it!

This was accompanied by the addition of marsh soil.

The core of folk customs quickly coalesced into a blueprint.

The graphic depicts a muddy terrain, with intricate brownish-yellow patterns along the edges.

You have obtained a folk crafting blueprint: [Milky Land]!

[Drawing Name: Marshland]

[Use Description: This ability can transform a 3m x 3m x 1m plot of land into a swamp, which can strongly bind any monsters that step into it. The specific binding effect depends on the monster's strength.]

【Materials required for crafting: 1 unit of swamp soil】

……

Shen Yi quickly scanned the information on the folk custom map.

This is actually a blueprint for transforming the land, and it can even bind spirits!

Although it has little effect on lantern ghosts floating in mid-air.

But it is very useful for spirits and monsters that need to walk on the ground!

If any spirits accidentally step into the swamp, they will become easy targets for the three siblings!

Unlocking this blueprint is such a steal!

Besides the piece of swamp soil he had put in, Shen Yi had five more pieces of swamp soil.

Five marshlands can be created!

We need to carefully consider where to place the marshland.

soon.

Shen Yuan then took out all the mud from the remaining five mud monsters and handed it to Shen Yi.

She didn't stop working and went to her second brother's place to dismantle the Yin Soul Wood with him.

Seeing this, Shen Yi got up to prepare breakfast for the three of them.

By the time he finished preparing breakfast, Shen Kun and his companion had just finished dismantling all the Yin Soul Wood and piled it up together.

"Big brother, we killed a total of 216 lantern ghosts last night!"

Shen Kun said the number with a face full of excitement.

This means that there are 216 pieces of Yin Soul Wood!

With the addition of the 87 Yin Soul Woods he had saved up, Shen Yi now has a total of 303 Yin Soul Woods!

Shen Yi immediately forgot about his meal and went to devour all the Yin Soul Wood!

"Big brother, with so much Yin Soul Wood, does this mean we can upgrade the house again?" Shen Yuan leaned over and asked in a low voice.

Shen Yi nodded.

I've already collected enough Ghost Wood to upgrade the house.

This batch of Yin Soul Wood can be used to create multiple layers of security for the three siblings!