Vegetable Garden, Chicken Coop, and Fence

A day passed quickly.

Soon it began to get dark.

After a day of practice.

Shen Yi felt the scorching current in his body more and more realistically; it must be the "qi and blood" he had cultivated with the Wild Bull Technique!

With ample food and consistent daily practice, his internal energy and blood have begun to take shape.

The next step is to guide the circulation of Qi and blood through the standing meditation routine.

The difficulty of this stage lies in gathering the scattered Qi and blood, guiding them for other purposes, and thus achieving initial control over Qi and blood.

Shen Yi estimated that he would be able to complete the process of mastering Qi and Blood in the next two days and step into the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm.

It should be fine to break through the barrier before finishing the remaining venison.

Night fell quickly.

Monsters proliferated in the darkness and quickly took over the entire mountain range.

The three siblings, Shen Yi and his sister, noticed the commotion coming from the courtyard while inside the house.

Lantern ghosts, glowing with a bloody, eerie light, were wandering outside, and several had already entered their yard.

The lantern ghost kept approaching the house, attempting to erode the spiritual patterns on the wooden house and enter to devour the life force of the human body.

However, when they were about two meters away from the wooden house, they seemed to be severely burned and retreated, unable to take another step forward.

This was Shen Yi and his group's second time hunting lantern ghosts, so they had experience.

Shen Yi shot down the lantern ghost, the second brother Shen Kun was in charge of guarding the gate, and the youngest sister Shen Yuan was responsible for handing Shen Yi the arrows.

In no time at all.

Shen Yi raised the Yin Wood Longbow and aimed at a lantern ghost about two meters away from the wooden door.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Sixteen arrows shot out rapidly from inside the house!

The spiritual flames of the eight lantern ghosts were suddenly extinguished by the arrows, and they fell uncontrollably to the ground.

Get it!

"Alright, get some rest. We'll go out and see the situation tomorrow."

Shen Kun quickly closed the wooden house door.

Shen Yi exhaled, put down the Yin Wood Longbow, and said to them.

Shen Kun and Shen Yuan nodded excitedly.

……

Early the next morning.

Shen Kun and Shen Yuan woke up early, and it was rare for them to be able to get a good night's sleep.

After getting up, they hurriedly went to the courtyard and began to dismantle the Yin Soul Wood on the lantern ghost.

When Shen Yi woke up, he saw that the two of them had already finished their work.

"Brother, here are the eight pieces of Yin Soul Wood we collected."

When Shen Kun saw him approaching, he immediately picked up the Yin Soul Wood with great excitement.

Shen Yuan retrieved all the Deep Black Arrows from last night and presented them to Shen Yi, her face beaming with delight:

"Brother, look, these sixteen Deep Black Arrows aren't damaged; they can still be used!"

Yesterday's Deep Black Arrow was rendered useless immediately after dealing with a Lantern Ghost.

Today, after the elder brother's talent upgrade, the quality of Deep Black Arrow has been greatly improved, and it is no longer so bad that it will be ruined after one use.

"Why are you all up so early? Couldn't you have slept a little longer?"

Shen Yi first casually devoured all the Yin Soul Wood that Shen Kun had given him, and then grabbed the Deep Black Arrow that Shen Yuan handed over.

[Deep Black Arrow - Level 1]

[Function: Can deal massive damage to Tier 1 monsters]

【Characteristics: Hard (white, slightly increased hardness)】

【Durability: 80/100】

[Materials collected: 8 Shadow Wood]

……

"Will the durability run out after five uses?"

After reviewing the information regarding the recovery of the Deep Black Arrow, Shen Yi frowned slightly.

Although it's more durable than a level 1 Deep Black Arrow, it's not much better.

However, as long as it works, that's fine.

He shook his head, deciding to upgrade the level 1 Deep Black Arrow to level 2 once its durability was depleted.

As for the eight pieces of Yin Soul Wood obtained today, Shen Yi used them all without exception to upgrade the eight previously unusable Deep Black Arrows to level 1.

In this way, he now had twenty-four Deep Black Arrows.

"The Zhenyin Wooden House will be upgraded to level 2 in a couple of days!"

Thinking of this, Shen Yi couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

He subconsciously checked the properties of the Zhenyin Wooden House.

[Zhenyin Wooden House - Level 1]

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

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

【Durability: 99.9/100】

……

"Unexpectedly, after two nights of relentless attack from the spirits, the Zhenyin Wooden House's durability only dropped by 0.1!"

Shen Yi was slightly surprised by the quality of the Zhenyin wooden house.

However, since the cabin was the place where the three siblings lived, Shen Yi naturally couldn't wait until the durability of the cabin dropped to 0 before upgrading it, like Shen Wujian did.

There are many kinds of spirits and monsters in the outside world, and you never know when a second-tier spirit or monster might suddenly appear.

Once you encounter a second-tier spirit, the Zhenyin Wooden House will be completely unable to withstand it, so it is imperative to strengthen its construction.

Therefore, it's natural to upgrade a house as quickly as possible.

After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shen Yi thought they might stay here for a long time.

"Eat meat, practice martial arts!"

The venison that was hunted earlier has been smoked into cured meat, which can be preserved for a long time.

There are only 70-odd pounds left, which won't last more than a few days.

Shen Yuan, the younger sister, originally said she would eat less, but Shen Yi rejected her idea.

Right now is the time for them to improve their strength as quickly as possible, so they need to replenish their energy. Therefore, they were allowed to eat as much as they wanted.

With the three siblings' appetites, each of them could eat at least three catties of venison per meal, most of which was used to nourish their qi and blood, with not a single bit wasted.

Venison is also a highly nutritious food.

Shen Kun could feel the presence of Qi and blood more and more clearly, much faster than before.

They are making a full-fledged sprint towards the Qi and Blood Realm.

Around noon, during a break from practicing martial arts, Shen Yi got up and took a walk around the courtyard.

The Shen family's courtyard is not small; the surrounding walls enclose a space of at least 300 square meters.

The wooden house occupies about 80 or 90 square meters, and the remaining space is used to place water tanks, firewood piles, and the like.

A very simple rural courtyard.

Shen Yi wandered to the back of the house and remembered that there were two cultivated vegetable fields there for growing vegetables.

The vegetable garden is surrounded by rows of spiritual runes, which can prevent monsters from trampling on it.

However, by this time the spirit runes had dimmed and lost their power, and the vegetable garden had been abandoned.

In a corner of the backyard, Shen Yi also discovered a chicken coop.

Since Mr. and Mrs. Shen no longer raise chickens, the chicken coop was abandoned many years ago.

As he gazed at the backyard, Shen Yi's heart stirred slightly.

Golden threads intertwine before my eyes, forming lines of text.

[Vegetable Garden - Level 0]

[Function: Growing crops]

【Characteristics: None】

【Durability: 3/100】

……

[Chicken Coop - Level 0]

【Function: Raising chickens and poultry】

【Characteristics: None】

【Durability: 0/100】

……

They're all upgradable buildings!

We don't have enough materials to upgrade right now; we'll have to wait until we have enough materials later.

Shen Yi turned around and returned the way he came. When his gaze inadvertently swept over the courtyard wall, he noticed that it was also engraved with subtle spiritual patterns.

[Fence: Level 0]

[Function: Block monster attacks]

【Characteristics: None】

【Durability: 17/100】

……

Can walls be upgraded?

Shen Yi's eyes lit up.

If the wall upgrade is successful, the three siblings may not have to stay in the wooden house at night and will have a larger area to move around in.