Chapter 6

After a while, Li Qingxuan's consciousness gradually recovered, his head felt like it was splitting, as if heaven and earth were spinning, his stomach churned; he braced his hands on the ground and slowly sat up, seeing the two Ghouls silently approaching behind him, he quickly leaned on his iron spear and rose to meet them.

As the Ghouls drew closer, Li Qingxuan felt his stamina recover considerably; at least his movements were no longer impeded.

Li Qingxuan did not rush to kill the Ghouls; instead, he slowly approached the crystal fragments left by the dead female ghost, recorded them in the Atlas, and the system panel immediately prompted Spirit +8.

Having gained no new ability, Li Qingxuan felt a bit disappointed, but the moment his Spirit Value increased, his Spirit felt like parched land moistened by rain, and the earlier effect of the Spiritual Shock was greatly alleviated.

When the two Ghouls drew near, Li Qingxuan moved with agility, twisting and turning, easily slaying them; he then recorded the two corpses in the Atlas, and the panel immediately prompted Constitution +16.

Scanning his surroundings, seeing the gloomy forest around, Li Qingxuan retraced his path and sprinted back to the Wooden House, along the way seeing many Human-faced Spiders and Whispering Ghosts.

Li Qingxuan worried that battle noises would attract more Weird Creatures, so he carefully evaded them; after about half an hour, he finally returned safely to the Wooden House.

He leaned against the door of the Wooden House, the taut string in his heart slackened unnoticed, his inner panic instantly dissipated, and he fully enjoyed the sense of safety the little wooden house brought.

At this moment, Li Qingxuan opened his personal Control Panel to check the newly acquired ability.

【Ability: Soul Arrow】

【Description: Consumes Spirit to condense an arrow, inflicting Spirit damage on the target (range = Spirit × 2 meters)】

"Finally mastering the Spirit-layer attack ability, I can now be considered fully developed. If I could Domination a Whispering Ghost to handle control while I handle killing, then encountering these Low-Attribute Weird Creatures would be a breeze, hahahaha."

Li Qingxuan checked the time; it was already six o'clock after his ordeal, seeing there were still four or five hours until dawn, he prepared to sleep a bit more.

Before sleeping, Li Qingxuan restored the Wooden House's durability to 100; seeing only 4 units of Wood left, he felt his eyes go dark, unable to sleep, he hurriedly opened the Trading Center, listed two Bread, one Spirit Fruit, and one bottle of Water, noting the need to exchange for 20 Stone Material, 10 Filter Cotton, 10 Activated Carbon, and 10 Plastic. After suffering a wait of over half an hour, he finally gathered the materials.

Li Qingxuan walked to the Manufacturing Table, crafted two Water Purifiers, and checked their information.

【Item: Water Purifier】

【Effect: Capacity 200L, can filter out 50L of pure water per hour】

【Description: A large-capacity Water Purifier that can filter out clean water sources】

Li Qingxuan took out a Water Purifier and listed it in the Trading Center, posting trade info noting willingness to trade for blueprints or large amounts of basic materials, inviting Private Chat.

At the same time, he opened Li Feifei's Private Chat interface and asked, "Hello, Li Feifei, great beauty, interested in moving in to survive together?"

After sending the message and waiting a while with no reply, Li Qingxuan slapped his forehead, thinking, "This water definitely needs a container; can't just pour it on the ground," and with that thought he reopened the Trading Center to search.

After a lengthy search, Li Qingxuan finally spotted someone's posting of a Wooden Barrel Blueprint trade in the flood of messages; he quickly clicked the avatar, bargained with the other party, and ultimately exchanged two bottles of Mineral Water for the blueprint.

【Blueprint: Wooden Barrel】

【Construction Requirement: 1 unit Wood】

【Description: Can obtain a 20L Wooden Barrel】

"All is ready, only missing the east wind." Li Qingxuan saw that dawn was still less than four hours away, lay back on the bed to rest.

"Mmm… sleeping in is really comfortable; fortunately no Weird Creatures came 'knocking' last night, otherwise the Wood wouldn't have been enough." Li Qingxuan lazily yawned, glanced at the countdown, and saw there was still half an hour until dawn. He took out a Bread to eat; although his mouth was dry, he had no bottle of water left, so he could only endure.

After filtering the Private Chat messages, seeing no useful blueprint, he opened Li Feifei's Private Chat and saw her reply: "I have no idea for now; let's talk later."

Seeing Li Feifei had not agreed and feeling no discouragement, Li Qingxuan hastily finished the Bread, went to the Manufacturing Table, crafted four Wooden Barrels, and stored them in his Backpack.

"Today I must find a river, otherwise I'll have to use a scroll to exchange." Li Qingxuan felt secretly anxious; at this moment the dawn countdown quietly turned into a night countdown, and the night countdown only had five hours left, making him feel a headache; he then resolutely opened the wooden door and stepped out.

In the Weird World, at eleven o'clock the sky was dimly bright, the ground bore chaotic traces, and Li Qingxuan could not find any trace of where the Human-faced Spiders had come.

"It seems staking out Human-faced Spiders is a no-go, and I don't know if I'll find a water source today." Li Qingxuan silently shook his head.

"Yesterday I looked west and saw no trace of a water source, so today I'll look east." Immediately Li Qingxuan took out his iron spear from his Backpack and headed east into the forest.

Traveling east along the mountains for four or five kilometers, he reached the junction of mountain and plain; Li Qingxuan heard the distant rushing of flowing water, his heart leapt, his feet felt light, and he immediately quickened his pace toward the source.

Before him lay a turbulent river; not far away on the mountainside a waterfall poured down; Li Qingxuan took out his Water Purifier and Wooden Barrel and placed them beside the river.

Li Qingxuan bent over, first used a Wooden Barrel to scoop a ladle of water from the river, slowly poured it into the Water Purifier, then carefully placed another Wooden Barrel at the purifier's outlet to collect the filtered Clean Water.

After filling the Water Purifier with water, Li Qingxuan skillfully used thick branches to build a stable "well" frame over the mouths of the remaining three Wooden Barrels; then he placed the purifier on high, letting the four barrels stack neatly together to quietly receive the filtered water.

Glancing at the time, he saw he still had three and a half hours free; thus he heartily drank two sips of the filtered water, then filled the three empty bottles he had just finished, and without waiting for the purifier to continue filtering, he strode into the forest to begin his treasure chest hunt.

On the way, Li Qingxuan felt the temperature seemed lower than yesterday; the cold wind penetrated his thin clothing, making him involuntarily shiver and raising gooseflesh on his arms.

He rubbed his slightly cool arms, continued deeper into the forest; during the search he occasionally saw animals dart past, but he did not waste time chasing them.

Not long after walking, Li Qingxuan suddenly stopped, seeing a black iron treasure chest beside a pitch-black large tree; he approached cautiously, and the Weird Encyclopedia in his mind flashed with weird information.

【Weird Creature: Twisted Tree Spirit】

【Type: Flesh Type】

【Constitution: 40】

【Spirit: 32】

【Rank: F Rank】

【Ability: Rapid Growth, Tough Branches and Leaves】

【Weakness: Roots】

【Description: A weird plant that feeds on flesh, possessing considerable strength and wisdom】

Li Qingxuan warily eyed the large tree, drew his iron spear from his Backpack, intending to launch a surprise attack, but saw the Twisted Tree Spirit's trunk suddenly thrust out several thick branches, lashing at him like lightning.

Li Qingxuan nimbly dodged, evading the branches' strike, while his iron spear thrust forward straight at the Twisted Tree Spirit's branches.

The Twisted Tree Spirit winced in pain, letting out a low growl, as more branches surged like a tide from all directions, attempting to trap Li Qingxuan.

Li Qingxuan, while nimbly dodging the branches' attacks, continuously fired Soul Arrows to interfere with the opponent, while steadily advancing toward the Twisted Tree Spirit's trunk.

Li Qingxuan noticed that each time a Soul Arrow struck the Twisted Tree Spirit, it showed a pained expression.

He seized the gap in the Twisted Tree Spirit's branch attacks, quickly condensed a Soul Arrow, and shot it at the trunk.

The Soul Arrow pierced through the intertwined branches, precisely hit the target, and the Twisted Tree Spirit let out a shrill wail.

During the fight with the Twisted Tree Spirit, Li Qingxuan fired several Soul Arrows in succession, all hitting the trunk; the branches' attack speed noticeably slowed, and even several limbs went limp and drooped to the ground.

Li Qingxuan seized the moment, quickly closed in on the Twisted Tree Spirit, and swung his iron spear repeatedly, completely severing its roots; the Twisted Tree Spirit uttered its final wail, its massive body slowly collapsed, turning into a pile of withered branches and leaves.

A white light flashed, the Twisted Tree Spirit was recorded in the Atlas, and the panel prompted Constitution +20.

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