The Lantern Ghost's Lair!

Chapter 89 The Lantern Ghost's Lair!

Watching Guan Yue return to her room.

Shen Yi couldn't help but smile.

"This Guan Yue—"

His face showed a hint of sadness.

Having gone through so much, he certainly couldn't be like others, easily collapsing at the slightest setback.

However, the environment in this bizarre world was too oppressive.

Most people are trapped in Heishan Village for their entire lives, working from dawn till dusk every day just to fill their stomachs and survive.

Moreover, there are no cell phones or computers, no air conditioning or WiFi, no entertainment facilities, and no places for passion here, which could drive a modern person crazy.

In addition, he realized today that there was an unstable bomb near his territory that could destroy everything at any moment.

Shen Yi then felt the intense pressure to survive that he had experienced at the bottom of society in America.

Without money, power, or a stable income, that place can truly devour you completely, and even after you die, you'll end up on someone else's assets!

They'll squeeze every last bit of value out of you!

However, if one can settle down, then life can be quite comfortable and pleasant.

Many things can be done.

Just like here.

If his territory is safe and secure enough, he no longer needs to worry about the threat of monsters.

Moreover, they must be strong enough to command respect and control the situation.

Shen Yi's thoughts gradually settled, and he let out a long breath.

Then, he stepped into the house.

Upon learning that there was a spirit with the potential to reach the second tier in the vicinity, the villagers couldn't help but feel fear and unease.

They worked harder than ever before, and also devoted more time to their spiritual practice.

With the daily intake of monster meat, many people have already mastered the Three Styles of the Savage Bull!

Their qi and blood strength have also increased significantly, and some of them have even broken through to a higher realm.

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A whole month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Thanks to everyone's tireless efforts day and night, most of the projects within the former two acres of land have finally been completed.

Another warehouse is still under construction, and the two warehouses together cover an area of ​​about two acres.

The ground is also being reinforced and paved to facilitate the transportation of supplies.

The pond has been dug.

Over the course of this month, Shen Yi had the villagers go to the stream and catch a lot of live fish, which they then raised in the pond.

"Brother, there were only 962 pieces of Yin Soul Wood left last night."

Shen Kun reported.

Shen Yi got up and collected the Yin Soul Wood.

For the past two weeks, the number of lantern ghosts has been decreasing every night.

For many days now, the number of heads has dropped below a thousand.

You have to understand that there couldn't have been so few lantern ghosts attacking the village every day before.

He glanced at the reserves of Yin Soul Wood.

[Materials collected: 30775 Shadow Wood]

"This amount of ghost wood is not enough to support me in upgrading the wooden house, vegetable garden, and chicken coop."

Shen Yi sighed softly.

"Upgrade the cabin first. There's no rush to build the vegetable garden and chicken coop; just leave them as they are for now."

If the Yin Soul Wood is used on these three architectural structures, then the upgrade plans for other structures will likely have to be put on hold for a long time.

He won't be able to upgrade his creations to higher levels until he finds a suitable new location for lantern ghosts to roam.

Shen Yi has currently lowered the priority of the vegetable garden and chicken coop.

The main focus is on upgrading the wooden houses. The remaining Ghost Wood will be used to improve the wooden golems, repair the walls, upgrade the warehouse, and so on. "Brother, there are fewer and fewer Lantern Ghosts. If you want to use your talents, you'll need Ghost Wood. I think we've almost wiped out all the Lantern Ghosts here."

Shen Kun suggested, "How about we go take a stroll around Yanling Village?"

"Anyway, it's not far from us. We can go there, stay overnight, and come back in a few days."

"Are you going to Yanling Village? I'm going too. You can't leave me behind."

Shen Yuan has very sharp ears and could hear Shen Kun's words from the backyard, so she immediately ran out.

"Of course I'll take you with me. Everyone knows you're a tagalong." Shen Kun made a face at her.

"Tch, I'm here to protect my older brother. I wouldn't trust him to go with you."

"Hey, what do you mean by that? Are you implying I'm unreliable?"

Shen Yuan pursed her lips and said teasingly, "You said it yourself, I didn't."

Shen Kun rolled up his sleeves: "You little sis, you want to test your second brother's iron fist, don't you?"

"Second brother, I remember you're no longer my match, are you?" Shen Yuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shen Kun's face instantly darkened.

He is now at the fifth level of the Qi and Blood Realm, but unfortunately his younger sister Shen Yuan's cultivation talent is indeed quite good, at least stronger than his.

Now, Shen Yuan is already preparing to break through to the sixth level of the Qi and Blood Realm, surpassing him in terms of Qi and Blood strength.

Therefore, in the recent sparring sessions, he was always just a little short and ultimately lost.

Shen Kun had to admit that his sister was truly a genius.

He wouldn't be jealous, since they were family, and his cultivation speed wasn't necessarily much slower!

Shen Yi watched them bicker, and a thought stirred within him.

He did indeed have plans to go to Yanling Village.

Staying here will prevent us from acquiring more Soul Wood, which is very detrimental to our plans to upgrade our creations.

Then, Shen Yi said to the two of them, "In two days, after I reach the late stage of the Qi and Blood Realm, I will go to Yanling Village."

"Hiss, big brother, are you about to break through again?"

Shen Kun gasped upon hearing this.

He never expected that his elder brother's cultivation speed would always be far ahead of theirs.

Perhaps this is the innate advantage of being talented?

"Yes, we've found the right opportunity, it'll be in the next couple of days," Shen Yi replied.

Shen Yuan's eyes lit up. "Big brother, I'm also breaking through to the sixth level of the Qi and Blood Realm in a couple of days. I definitely won't hold you back then!"

Shen Kun: "——".

Does that mean I'm the one who's dragging things down?

"What are you three siblings talking about?"

Guan Yue returned from outside the courtyard; she had just gone to check on the eight acres of vegetable garden.

She's keeping a close eye on the vegetable garden now, since it's planted with mutated gray rice, and she can't afford any problems.

Shen Yuan turned around and said to her with a smile, "Sister Guan Yue, we're planning to go to Yanling Village for a visit."

After spending this time together, the two of them became extremely close.

Shen Yi asked Guan Yue to teach Shen Yuan some basic physiological knowledge about girls.

The two talked about everything, spending most of their time whispering to each other.

However, it did not interfere with his cultivation.

Shen Yi was too lazy to bother them.

"Going to Yanling Village?"

Guan Yue thought for a moment, "I'll go too, it'll be good to have more people to look after each other."

"I've already planned it out. It'll be just the four of us, plus Mo Guanhai, who's been to Yanling Village and is quite familiar with it, making a total of five people going there. The rest of us will stay in the territory and keep things running normally."

Shen Yi said.

Upon hearing this, Guan Yue's face lit up with a bright smile, and she felt an indescribable joy in her heart.

To her surprise, Shen Yi had actually considered her in advance and included her in the plan.

"Fifth Master is going too? He's already so old—"

Shen Kun was surprised.

"Will this work?"

"Who said I'm old?"

Suddenly, an old voice came from outside the door, and then Mo Guanhai walked in with steady steps.

Shen Kun lowered his head somewhat awkwardly.

"I'm just worried that your health might not be able to handle it."

"What problems could there be in just over sixty miles?"

Mo Guanhai found a place to sit down and looked at Shen Yi, asking, "What are you planning to do in Yanling Village this time?"

"I won't hide it from you, old man."

Shen Yi said directly, "My wooden puppet technique requires the Yin Soul Wood from the Lantern Ghost, and these things are very important to me."

"There are fewer and fewer lantern ghosts around here now, so I thought I'd go to Yanling Village to see if I could at least get enough Yin Soul Wood."

"There are definitely fewer lantern ghosts around here at night."

Mo Guanhai seemed lost in thought.

He continued looking at Shen Yi and slowly said, "There are indeed quite a few lantern ghosts in Yanling Village. Because their area is fertile and rich, their number of lantern ghosts is even greater than here!"

"Moreover, they don't need the ghost wood of the lantern ghosts, so they won't specifically hunt lantern ghosts. I didn't expect that your puppet inheritance could actually use ghost wood."

Mo Guanhai's heart skipped a beat, and he clicked his tongue in amazement, "Those wooden puppet soldiers, you must have made them from Yin Soul Wood, right?"

"Fifth Master is right."

Shen Yi nodded in agreement.

"No wonder they didn't suffer any damage when faced with the erosion of the demons. Ordinary wood, even with the blessing of spirit patterns, would have been damaged long ago."

"The Yin Soul Wood is very hard and not easily damaged."

"Alright, then I'll accompany you on this trip. I haven't been to Yanling Village in a long time, so I'll take this opportunity to see if those old friends are still alive."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Fifth Master Mo."

"Why be so polite? It's enough that I can make a contribution to you before I die.

Mo Guanhai said with emotion, "I've spent the first half of my life working hard to build Heishan Village. Now that Heishan Village depends on you to lead it, I have to squeeze some value out of you in the last few years of my life."

Shen Yi chuckled upon hearing this, "Fifth Master, you flatter me. You have a long life ahead of you."

"You don't need to comfort me. I know what's going on in my heart. I can feel it's been happening in the last few years."

Mo Guanhai waved his hand.

He suddenly remembered something, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Actually, a few brothers and I accidentally discovered a lantern ghost's lair in the Black Mountain years ago. There were several lantern ghosts inside. However, so many years have passed, and we don't know if the lantern ghost's lair is still in that location."

"Ghost with a lantern!?"

Shen Yi was startled and suddenly looked up.

The Lantern Ghost contains Soul-Nourishing Wood, which is even rarer than Yin Soul Wood!

Moreover, the body of the Lantern Ghost is made of Yin Soul Wood, and a large amount of Yin Soul Wood can be collected.

Shen Nong quickly shook off the Lantern Ghost and successfully refined its essence, thus gaining the talent of "Netherfire Refining".

Who knows, other lantern-bearing ghosts might have essence that can be refined!

"Yes, the Lantern Ghost evolved from the Lantern Ghost. You haven't seen it, so you don't know how terrifying it is."

Mo Guanhai shook his head and said, "That place is not safe to go to. At least you should wait until you have all reached the ninth level of the Qi and Blood Realm before you can go and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Shen Kun and Shen Yuan exchanged a knowing smile.

Ghost with a lantern?

They not only met them, but also killed one of them recently!

"Fifth Master, do you have a way to go out at night?"

Shen Nong suddenly asked.

The fact that Liu Wanhe and his group could operate at night meant they had ways to resist the encroachment of darkness.

"It's no secret. Everyone in town knows that as long as you put the monster's bodily fluids on your clothes, you won't be attacked."

"However, this method is only effective against low-level, ignorant spirits. If a high-level spirit develops intelligence, it can see through the disguise with its eyes."

Shen Nong pondered for a moment. Indeed, the risks were considerable. However, he could still create the "straw raincoat hat" to add multiple layers of concealment.

Is this the lantern ghost's lair?

That seems like something to consider!

You don't even need to wait until the ninth level of the Qi and Blood Realm.

He continued to upgrade the wooden puppets. Once he found the lantern demon's lair, he only needed to find a secluded place to stay, build a perimeter, and then let the wooden puppets enter the lantern demon's lair and hack and slash!

Seeing Shen Nong's current state, Mo Guanhai suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. "Nong, don't tell me you went to the Lantern Ghost's lair!"

"Fifth Master, you guessed it all correctly."

Shen Nong immediately smiled. "I have a plan. Later, please ask Fifth Master to lead the way to the lantern ghost's lair that you discovered before on Black Mountain. I'll build a circular fortification there in advance, and then at night we can control the wooden puppet soldiers to rush into the lantern ghost's lair!"

"Wow, you've got some nerve, kid."

Have you considered the risks involved?

Mo Guanhai's eyes flickered.

"However, your wooden puppet soldiers are indeed very strong. Dealing with the lantern ghost should not be a problem. Moreover, Ling can help you deal with some of the crises. This is actually quite possible."

Even those few at the ninth level of the Qi and Blood Realm dared to break into Black Mountain at night, let alone Shen Nong, who could control a wooden puppet soldier comparable to a ninth-level Qi and Blood Realm cultivator.

He hardly thought about it for long.

"Alright, I'll take you around the vicinity of the Lantern Ghost's lair, but they may have moved their lair over the years, so be prepared."

Shen Nong gave him a quick glance, and the three of them immediately went to put on their Yin Wood Armor, picked up their bows, and prepared to set off.

"Your outfit is quite complete," Mo Guanhai said curiously, glancing at Ye Ge.

Liao'er and his hunting party seemed to be equipped with similar wooden armor.

However, it seems that the wooden armor of Shen Nong and his group is more refined.

He didn't speculate too much.

After all, manufacturing equipment requires a lot of effort, and Shen Nong cannot equip every single one of them with the same level of equipment. It is normal to prioritize equipping his core members first.

May Day quickly left its territory.

After walking for a full ten miles towards Black Mountain, Mo Guanhai finally stopped in front of a desolate forest piled high with withered leaves.

He gestured ahead, pointing to the cave at the bottom of the small hill.

"That's it."

"Back then, that lantern ghost's lair would emerge from the darkness at nightfall and take up residence in that location!"