Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

Within the reef, a faint red light shone.

The skeleton was pinned to the stone wall by a water spear, its body churning with black energy, and ghostly flames flickering violently in its empty eye sockets.

It used its only remaining arm to grab the water spear, trying to pull it out.

But those water forks, though clearly formed from condensed water, seemed to have taken root and grown deep into the reef!

No matter how much it struggled, it could not budge an inch.

Just as the skeleton was struggling desperately, the surrounding water suddenly sank, and two shadows, as tall as iron towers, loomed over it.

In the shadows, the skeleton's movements suddenly froze.

It turned its head mechanically, before it could even make a move!

next moment!

The empty-handed water armor soldier quickly raised his palm and placed it directly on the white skeletal skull.

Then, a piece of dark green grass fell off the chest of the water armor soldier, floated down the water flow along his arm to the forehead of the white bone, and stuck to the white bone's forehead.

In an instant, a blood-red light of extreme yang and strength flashed from the blade of grass.

hum! !

An invisible force of suppression seeped into the bones through the grass.

The surging black energy within the skeleton's body paused abruptly, then fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, the will-o'-the-wisp in the empty eye socket quickly dimmed.

The skeleton, which had been struggling desperately, seemed to have had its last major tendon removed.

Its entire skeleton suddenly loosened and slumped down.

The armored soldier holding the water spear had no expression on his face. He gripped the handle with his large hand and pulled it outward with great force.

puff-

The water spear was pulled out of the reef.

The pierced skeleton was also removed.

The skeleton swayed gently in the river with the harpoon, like a dead fish pierced by a harpoon.

With a flick of his wrist, the water soldier casually hoisted the water spear and the skeleton onto his shoulder.

The two straw figures in the water palace looked at each other, and the water around them surged and circulated, transforming into two streaks of bluish-black light that headed towards the river surface.

however,

Right after they left.

Deep in the riverbed, a reef covered in silt suddenly trembled slightly.

Tiny specks of mud and sand slid off the rocks.

next second!

A pale white head peeked out from a crevice in the rocks.

The head was horribly grotesque; half of it was dented from being smashed, with nearby scalp torn off and irregular scratches covering the entire face.

Black "veins" spread out from below the neck, like tree branches, climbing along the cheeks, forehead, and corners of the eyes, covering the entire head.

The meridians seemed to have a life of their own, trembling slightly.

As the water gently brushed against his head, his eyelids fluttered slightly.

Then,

The remaining gray-white eye slowly opened.

……

Splash!

Two sprays of water suddenly burst open on the river!

Two tall, armored sailors leaped up and landed heavily back on the deck.

Boom!

The dull, loud noise made the entire ship's deck tremble violently, and water droplets scattered everywhere.

The sudden noise startled Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, who instinctively took a half-step back and almost fell down on the yellow cloth altar.

At the same time, the water armored soldier holding the water spear raised his hand.

boom!

The pale skeleton was thrown directly onto the deck.

The skeletons were lumped together, their bones colliding and making a sickeningly crisp sound.

On its forehead, the dark blue-green leaf of Yinshui grass still clung tightly, its surface shimmering with red light, suppressing the remaining evil energy within the skeleton.

Snapped!

Before Qiu Shengwen could react, there was another soft sound.

The water-armored soldier holding a spear felt water surging between his chest and abdomen, and the piece of white bone arm that had been sucked into his body was also spat out.

The skeletal arm landed on the deck, rolled twice, and finally stopped beside the skeleton.

Looking at the immobile skeleton not far away, Chen Bingwen's throat bobbed involuntarily as he swallowed hard.

"No... this, that's it?!"

From the moment those two armored water soldiers entered the water until they emerged from it, all told, it must have taken less than the time it takes to brew half a cup of tea!

Originally, he planned to show off his skills and correct the "prejudice" that the people of Renjia Town had against him.

However, before he could even make a move, the water ghost was captured and brought back!

Then all that preparation was for nothing? These things cost me five silver dollars!

Looking at the boat full of materials for the ritual altar, Chen Bingwen sighed and his arm fell limply to his side.

He had thought Lin Xuan was strong, but he hadn't expected him to be this strong!

On the boat, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai also stared wide-eyed.

Wen Cai stared at the skeletons on the deck, then looked at the two imposing sailors beside him, and finally managed to utter a sentence after his mouth was open for a long time.

"My God... how long has it been, and the water ghost has already been caught?! I thought it would take at least an incense stick's time..."

Qiu Sheng's heart was pounding, and his eyes flashed with astonishment.

The night before last, my senior brother said that there was a great calamity under the Beiqing River, and that his abilities at the time were insufficient to deal with it.

And yet, less than two days later, they actually managed to subdue the water ghost through open jars?!

Qiu Sheng looked at the two strange water-mansion straw figures in front of him, and his heart stirred.

The eldest brother used two water plants, some glutinous rice, and a few talismans to create such a powerful straw warrior.

What amazing changes would occur if the sword-shaped calamus and the eerie blood lotus in the backyard were made into straw figures?!

Thinking of this, Qiu Sheng couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Looking at the skeletal remains frozen in place on the deck, he couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother, is this the monstrous creature beneath the North Qing River? Now that we've caught the water ghost, can we go back?"

A sense of urgency rose within Qiu Sheng; he wanted to hurry back and cultivate diligently with his senior brother.

However, Lin Xuan did not answer Qiu Sheng's question.

He stood before the altar, holding a peach wood sword, but his gaze remained fixed on the water in front of him.

His expression remained unchanged, even more serious than before the water soldiers went into the water.

"Senior Brother..."

Seeing that Lin Xuan remained silent, Wen Cai wanted to ask again.

Before Wencai could finish speaking, Qiusheng grabbed his arm and pulled him close. "Shh! Don't talk!!"

"Huh?" Wen Cai looked over with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't you see that Senior Brother's expression is off?" Qiu Sheng lowered his voice, his eyes also becoming serious as he looked at the calm river surface. "Could it be that this matter isn't over yet?!"

Qiu Sheng frowned.

at this time,

A string of bubbles suddenly rose to the surface of the calm river.

Gollum-

Then came the second string.

The third string...

Bubbles continued to appear, and Chen Bingwen finally came to his senses, suddenly looking at the water ahead, his pupils shrinking sharply.

The surface of the river began to ripple gently.

It looked like something was rising from the depths of the water.

Lin Xuan's fingers tightened slightly as he gripped the peach wood sword.

The deep, sinister energy he had sensed earlier has stirred!

Glug glug glug—

The bubbles are getting denser.

Several dark figures rapidly enlarged beneath the murky water and slowly floated to the surface.

Qiu Sheng, Wen Cai, and Chen Bingwen all held their breath.

next moment.

Those things finally broke through the water and appeared before everyone's eyes.

The moment they saw what was happening, the three of them paled and gasped in unison.

"hiss--"

Wen Cai's voice trembled, and his eyes were so wide they almost popped out.

"What...what the hell is this thing?"