: Red Eggplant Mutates, Giving Birth to a Spirit Plant!

"Brother, what did Sister Guanyue say to you?"

Shen Yuan came out immediately, her eyes filled with vigilance.

Shen Yi frowned and said, "They said Liu Ergou was secretly staking out our house."

"Isn't Liu Ergou just a local thug? He follows Feng Youtian around stealing chickens and dogs all day long. Many people in our village have been bullied by them."

Shen Kun came out and, upon hearing this, immediately became furious: "Big brother, he must be thinking we three siblings are young and easy to bully. He's definitely here to cause trouble. Let's take him down first!"

"Don't act rashly. Keep an eye on their movements and see what they're up to. We won't go out for the next few days."

Shen Yi calmed his younger brother down, his eyes cold.

With someone lurking in the shadows, you might get shot while you're out in Black Mountain.

They need to deal with this guy first before they can go out and do their jobs with peace of mind.

If he truly harbored malicious intentions, Shen Yi's butcher's knife wasn't just for slaughtering pigs!

After this incident, the three siblings became much more focused and concentrated on practicing their skills.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Around noon.

Shen Yuan's muscles were burning hot, heat was overflowing, and blood and qi were surging in her meridians, breaking through the next barrier with a bang.

Qi and Blood Realm, Level Two!

"My little sister has finally broken through too."

Upon seeing this, Shen Kun stopped practicing the Three Forms of the Savage Bull and said with delight.

After several days of nourishing themselves with demon beast meat, their breakthrough process was smooth and effortless!

He and his elder brother had already broken through to new levels two days ago.

"So this is the second level of the Qi and Blood Realm? My strength and physique feel significantly improved!"

Shen Yuan murmured to herself, sensing the changes within herself, and then suddenly raised her hand and unleashed a powerful palm strike!

The powerful palm strike whistled down towards the large rock in front of them!

Bang!

When I moved my hand away, I could see that the stone had cracked.

That casual palm strike definitely weighed no less than a thousand pounds!

In addition to the improvement in strength and physique, the upper limit of condensing qi and blood has also increased significantly.

Coming to her senses, Shen Yuan saw that only her second brother was in the courtyard and immediately asked, "Where's my eldest brother?"

"He's in the backyard; he hasn't come out for a long time."

"Could it be that he's using his talent again?"

Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel worried.

Every time the eldest brother uses his talent, he looks like all his energy has been drained.

Fearing that her older brother had already fainted, she hurriedly ran to the backyard.

Enter the backyard.

Seeing her older brother staring at a red eggplant in the vegetable field with a happy expression, not even blinking, Shen Yuan couldn't help but be stunned.

She stepped forward lightly. "Brother, is there something wrong with this red eggplant?"

"There's a big problem!"

Shen Yi didn't turn his head, but his tone couldn't hide a hint of surprise.

Under his gaze, several lines of small characters woven with gold threads quietly appeared on the red eggplant.

[Mutant Red Eggplant - Tier 1 Spirit Plant]

Maturity period: 39%

[Effects: Strengthens Qi and Blood]

……

His level 3 vegetable plot actually mutated an ordinary red eggplant into a level 1 spiritual plant!

Information about spiritual plants is just as beneficial to cultivators as information about demon beast meat!

Shen Yi stared intently at the mutated red eggplant with burning eyes.

He quickly came up with an idea.

"First, cultivate this mutated red eggplant to maturity, and then use the fruits and seeds produced for large-scale cultivation. They are already first-tier spiritual plants; the next generation cannot possibly be ordinary!"

Moreover, judging from the current situation, his two level 3 vegetable plots are sufficient to meet the growth needs of first-tier spiritual plants!

The spiritual plants have harsh growing conditions and are extremely difficult to find even in the Black Mountain.

With these two vegetable plots capable of growing first-tier spiritual plants, he essentially possessed a treasure trove of spiritual plants!

pity.

Among all these wild fruits and vegetables, only this one red eggplant has mutated.

Shen Yi glanced at the other fruit and vegetable plants with a sense of regret, but quickly suppressed his emotions.

Anyway, as long as there are still crops growing in the vegetable garden, they will have a high probability of mutating. Just be patient.

When Shen Yuan learned that a mutated spiritual plant had grown in her vegetable garden, she was so excited that she almost jumped up on the spot.

He turned around and pulled his second brother over. The two of them stared intently at the mutated red eggplant, unable to look away for a long time.

They examined the spiritual plant with admiration.

"Little sister, look how beautiful this spiritual plant is! It's so beautiful, so translucent, with such lovely leaves and roots..."

"Mmm, mmm!"

Shen Yi looked at the two little guys with amusement, then turned and walked towards the chicken coop on the side.

He didn't go hunting for three days, so he took the opportunity to upgrade all the parts of his house that needed upgrading.

The chicken coop was upgraded to level 2 two days ago.

And its accompanying "breeding" characteristic is indeed impressive.

Both hens are able to lay at least one egg every day, and occasionally even two eggs.

In addition to the original 6 eggs, there are now 9 more fertilized eggs in the henhouse.

I just don't know when they'll hatch.

Shen Yi plans to upgrade the chicken coop to the next level.

After all, he had collected as many as 1083 pieces of Yin Soul Wood in the past three days.

[Chicken Coop - Level 3]

【Function: Raising chickens and poultry】

【Trait: Reproduction (White color, increased mating frequency; note: eggs laid have a high probability of mutation)】

【Durability: 100/100】

……

Consumes 100 Soul Wood.

The appearance of the chicken coop changed slightly immediately.

This upgrade didn't take as much to his physical strength as before.

It's probably because his strength has reached the second level of the Qi and Blood Realm.

Shen Yi examined the characteristics of the chicken coop and couldn't help but let his imagination run wild:

"The mutation rate of the eggs has increased significantly. If a golden hen could mutate and lay golden eggs every day, tsk tsk..."

I didn't fantasize for too long.

Shen Yi got up and wandered around the courtyard, lost in thought.

Their house was ultimately too small.

If the goal is to build a completely self-sufficient home fortress with the ability to retaliate, the current base area is clearly far from sufficient.

But if we say...

What if we build another outer wall outside their yard?

By enclosing a larger area of ​​land with the outer wall, and enclosing their house in the inner center, the level of security is undoubtedly multiplied several times!

The spirit entered through a gap in the outer wall, but was blocked by the inner wall.

They could only be sandwiched between the inner and outer walls, at the mercy of others!

It's just a bit complicated to operate.

Erecting a wide new wall out of nowhere will definitely attract attention.

Furthermore.

Shen Yi hasn't unlocked the folk blueprints for the Yinmu wall yet; he has to build a new wall on the outside himself and then upgrade it.

The amount of manpower and resources required is absolutely staggering.

However, they have one advantage: their house is located on the edge of the village, with only two neighboring households.

Yang Ming's family had already suffered from the evil spirits that broke into their home a few days earlier.

Now only Guan Yue's family remains.

If he wanted to enclose land, there would be little resistance from his neighbors, allowing him to proceed freely.

Unfortunately, due to insufficient resources at present, we can only treat this as a preliminary idea for now.

Shen Yi took out the blueprints and started sketching on them, while also taking stock of the buildings and items that his family currently possessed.

The house has been upgraded to level 3.

The suppression of spirits has greatly increased, and now the lantern ghost can hardly get within eight meters of their house.

This distance is a bit awkward.

Because the marshland is located in this area.

Shen Yi could only have his younger siblings hunt the lantern ghosts from the open area on the other side, where there was no mud pit, in order to prevent the lantern ghosts from falling into the swamp.

Otherwise, we'd have to put in the effort to retrieve it.

The wall has also been upgraded to level 2.

This cost him 500 pieces of Yin Soul Wood.

However, the effect is extremely remarkable. Now their fence is not only stronger, but also higher, reaching 3 meters, making it as thick and sturdy as a copper wall.

The two vegetable plots and the chicken coop have all been upgraded to level 3.

Regarding armor and weapons, upgrade them all to level 2, and all 62 Deep Black Arrows I have are also level 2.

Each of the siblings was equipped with twenty dark black arrows, which was enough for the time being.

More Deep Black Arrows will definitely need to be replenished in the future.

Now, all that's left of their house is the gate to the courtyard.

The courtyard gate was made of black sapwood, very thick, and had good defensive capabilities.

However, it is already on the verge of being completely scrapped.

Shen Yi immediately upgraded the courtyard gate to level 2.

Instantly, 60 Yin Soul Wood were consumed.

The wooden door was then quickly repaired.

In the blink of an eye, there was no trace of damage left, and the material had become even more solid and heavy.

[Courtyard Gate - Level 2]

[Function: Resist attacks from spirits]

【Characteristic: Sturdy (White, Enhanced Defense)】

【Durability: 100/100】

……

Shen Yi looked at the renovated courtyard gate and nodded in satisfaction.

Now they don't have to worry about other people barging in when they go out.

Especially that guy Liu Ergou.

Thinking of this person.

Shen Yi's eyes turned slightly cold.

These past few days, Liu Ergou has been loitering around their house, and no one knows what he's up to.

We absolutely must deal with this guy first.

Otherwise, they'd be like a fly buzzing around, bothering them and interfering with their plans to hunt monsters.

"Ah Kun, Xiao Yuan, grab your gear, let's go out for a bit."

Seeing his elder brother's expression, Shen Kun understood, revealed a sinister smile, and replied:

"Alright, big brother."

The three of them packed their things and went out, but after circling around several times, they couldn't find Liu Ergou.

"Not here?"

I asked someone.

I just found out that Liu Ergou went to Heishan with a group of people this morning, and someone saw him there just now.

Upon learning this news, Shen Yi immediately led Shen Kun and the other person towards Black Mountain.

"Brother, what should we do after we find Liu Ergou?"

During their journey, Shen Kun asked in a calm tone.

"We're all from the same village. Find out the reason, and if he doesn't intend to do anything outrageous, just teach him a lesson and that's it."

Shen Kun then asked, "What if he intended to harm the three of us siblings?"

Shen Yi turned to look at them, his gaze frighteningly calm, and uttered two words indifferently:

"Kill him."

hiss--

Shen Kun and Shen Yuan were shocked.

They had similar thoughts as well.

But when these words actually came out of the elder brother's mouth, they still caused the two of them to be emotionally disturbed.

"good!"

Shen Kun quickly adapted, and the smile on his face became even more violent and ferocious.

No one should even think of having the slightest intention to harm the three siblings!

If so, then die!

Shen Yuan was slightly behind her two older brothers, silently following behind without making a sound.

soon.

The three of them entered Black Mountain, pretending to be hunting in the mountains, but secretly keeping an eye on Liu Ergou's whereabouts.

"Brother, we haven't seen Liu Ergou in this area. Could he have gone into the outer reaches of Black Mountain?"

Three or four hours later.

They still haven't found the person.

On the contrary, they caught quite a few pheasants and rabbits, and also picked up some wild vegetables.

Shen Kun frowned and spoke:

"Although he is only at the second level of the Qi and Blood Realm, and Feng Youtian, who is with him, is only at the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm, their group has already gone to work for Wang Tieming."

Given Wang Tieming's recent behavior, the fact that he dared to treat a second-level Qi and Blood Realm cultivator as a mid-level Qi and Blood Realm cultivator suggests he's gone to the outer areas to hunt monsters.

"Big brother, second brother, look! There's a monster ahead!"

Suddenly, Shen Yuan's gaze sharpened like lightning.

He keenly spotted a dark figure darting through the bushes ahead and shouted urgently.

"Let's put everything else aside for now and take down this monster!"

Shen Yi quickly greeted them.

The three immediately spread their legs.

People galloped along the mountain path like horses in pursuit.

They quickly got a clear look at the monster's appearance.

It was a demon rabbit with grayish-blue fur.

It was smaller than the demon rabbit they had hunted the first time, but it still weighed about thirty pounds!

Long-range combat is one of their strengths.

Shen Kun had a confident smile on his face.

With the longbow drawn, he instantly and easily locked onto the target's every move.

After the Shadowwood Longbow is upgraded to level 2, the effect of its "Aim" trait is further enhanced.

Even the village's veteran archers might not be able to match his archery skills!

call out--

As the demon rabbit leaped up again, the long arrow was already fired, hitting the demon rabbit accurately.

The demon rabbit was thrown a distance by the impact.

Before the three of them could pick up the demon rabbit,

The group happened to emerge from the jungle ahead.

They saw the demon rabbit that had fallen nearby, and then they spotted Shen Yi and his two siblings in front of them.

One of them burst into laughter and said to the burly man next to him:

"Brother Yutian, we spent most of the day working hard on the outskirts of Black Mountain and failed to catch any monsters, but on the way back we stumbled upon such a good one!"

Upon witnessing this scene, the expressions of Shen Yi and his two siblings all darkened.

Isn't this the Liu Ergou they've been looking for all day?

Feng Youtian stared at the demon rabbit for a moment, then grinned, "Not bad, let's take it back and add it to our meal, it'll strengthen our forces again."

At this moment, Liu Ergou said meaningfully:

"Brother Arita, shouldn't we ask them for something?"

"Go ahead." Feng Youtian's expression flashed, and he nodded in acknowledgment.

"OK!"

Liu Ergou chuckled and turned to walk a few steps toward the three siblings.

He drew a large cleaver from his waist, his words dripping with threat:

"Do the three of you possess some kind of treasure that can even slay demonic beasts? Why don't you show it to your uncles?"

"As for this demonic rabbit, we uncles won't stand on ceremony!"

talking.

He bent down to collect the dead rabbit from the ground into his pocket.

Shen Kun glared angrily at the sight.

He raised his hand and an arrow flew out!

puff!

"ah!!!"

next second.

Blood splattered out.

A piercing scream escaped Liu Ergou's lips in an instant, and he immediately knelt on the ground.

An arrow had already pierced his right hand mercilessly.

His entire palm was firmly pinned to the ground!

Blood was flowing everywhere!

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

That little brat, he's ruthless!