Confucian and Taoist Cultivation Starting from the Equipment Slot

The next moment, information about ghouls surfaced in his mind.

"Ghoul: A ghost-level demon, skilled in pouncing and biting, often found in areas with large numbers of corpses, and strong in single combat."

"Warning! Exercise caution when facing this demon alone."

It was actually a ghoul. A look of seriousness appeared in Chen Zhuo's eyes.

It's not just because ghouls are strong in combat, but also because of the conditions under which they are born.

It is the product of corpses being corroded by the long night; the appearance of ghouls means that there are a large number of corpses nearby.

Although the specifics are unknown, this is certainly not a small matter.

In a flash, Chen Zhuo's thoughts came to mind.

But he quickly turned his attention to the ghoul in front of him.

Focusing on dealing with the immediate threat is the right approach.

The ghoul's sudden attack missed its target, then it turned and pounced again towards the spot where Chen Zhuo had appeared.

This time, Chen Zhuo was prepared. He instantly activated a "sun" character spell, sending a huge fireball flying.

The ghoul neither dodged nor evaded, taking the hit head-on. Its body was slightly charred, but its speed did not decrease at all!

Chen Zhuo's heart sank upon seeing this. Was he not going to break through her defenses?

But he reacted quickly, releasing the "Moon" scripture, and his body briefly entered a hidden state.

His figure appeared not far away, but this time his expression was somewhat solemn.

This ghoul is definitely at the peak of the Wanderer level; it's probably just a matter of a few more corpses before it can advance to the Beast level.

Maybe if you eat the one opposite you, you'll advance.

Chen Zhuo's thoughts wandered.

After two failed lunges, the ghoul became visibly enraged.

He pounced on me again.

In fact, most ghouls only know two moves: pounce and bite.

A pounce is like this: quickly approach the enemy and tackle them.

Tearing is literally biting off a piece of flesh.

Watching the ghoul pounce.

Chen Zhuo changed his attack method this time.

The character "战" (war) condensed and took shape in the air.

He chose to confront the ghoul head-on and see whose head was harder!

In an instant, the human and the demon collided, but quickly moved away due to inertia.

When he landed, Chen Zhuo felt a little dizzy.

He hadn't expected ghouls to be so tough, their skin as hard as steel, with extremely strong defense.

On the other side, after the ghoul landed, it swayed a few steps, clearly the fixed damage from the "Battle" spell had still affected it.

Chen Zhuo's sharp eyes also caught this scene, and he understood what was going on.

Even if the opponent has strong defense, fixed damage still works, even if the damage is very low.

Having figured this out, Chen Zhuo took the initiative to launch an attack.

The additional effect of the War Word Technique is that if the opponent has wounds, it will instead deal penetrating damage that ignores defense.

Green ink flowed out around him, and the character "war" quickly took shape.

He was consuming ink to make the same spell activate again in a short time.

Chen Zhuo's figure once again passed through the ghoul's body, the violent impact making its body even more shaky and unstable.

Seeing this, Chen Zhuo was secretly delighted; it seemed there was hope!

At this moment, the ghoul pounced again.

Chen Zhuo unleashed the "Moon" character incantation, quickly creating some distance. Just as he was about to activate the "Battle" character incantation again, he discovered that he didn't have much remaining incantation energy in his body.

The art of war consumes too much literary energy!

Without hesitation, he took out a piece of jade and began to restore his literary energy.

The literary energy within Wen Yu was being rapidly depleted, while the literary energy within Chen Zhuo's body was gradually recovering.

Just when he thought he had it in the bag, the ghoul in front of him suddenly doubled in size, its wounds healed rapidly, and it rushed over at an even faster speed.

Chen Zhuo was almost stunned by what he saw.

He couldn't understand the reason for this change, as there was no record of such a situation in the books he had read.

But that didn't stop him from giving it a try.

Judging from its aura, the ghoul's strength was still at the Wandering Soul level, not yet at the Beast level.

There's still a fight to be had!

If he were a beast-level being, he would have torn open the "teleportation" rune given to him by his junior sister without hesitation.

The "War" spell was quickly activated, colliding with the ghoul's lunge.

Upon landing, Chen Zhuo's face was ashen.

He discovered that he was actually immune to attacks!

The ghouls' defense has been greatly improved.

Chen Zhuo moved quickly, playing hide-and-seek with the ghouls.

"This can't go on. If things continue like this, my literary energy will eventually be exhausted!"

Suddenly, he sensed something moving around him.

It was an unknown inscription that his father had given him before.

If he remembered correctly, there was a scripture recorded on the stone.

[Unknown Engraving Stone (Green): Negative effects can be offset; equipment effects are unknown.]

[Literary Arts (Devour): After activating the effect, a certain amount of essence is sacrificed to devour any item into the body.]

"The negative effects can be offset? What's the reason? Is it the ghoul in front of us?"

Chen Zhuo pondered in his mind, but his hands had already equipped the carving stone.

Now that the negative effects have been neutralized, he can try out the Devouring Word Technique.

To be honest, he had been eyeing this effect for a long time.

I've just been so caught up in a negative state that I haven't tried.

After equipping the engraving stone, the ghoul pounced again.

Chen Zhuo no longer hesitated and directly used the "Devouring" script technique that he had just mastered.

As he activated his literary arts, the literary energy within his body was rapidly depleted, and a black hole was formed in front of him.

The ghoul's leaping figure was caught in the throng.

A piercing "crunch" sound rang out, and the ghoul's figure vanished instantly.

Suddenly, he felt something being drawn out of his body.

This has a negative effect: it depletes your vital energy!

Just as his vital energy was about to leave his body, he felt an unknown energy appear and replace the consumption.

Then, he felt a warm current suddenly flow through his body.

A warm current flowed into his limbs and bones, and Chen Zhuo felt that his physical fitness had been significantly enhanced.

It felt like I had transformed from a weak scholar into an incredibly strong and powerful man.

"Is this a move to cultivate a well-rounded individual, excelling in both academics and martial arts?"

Feeling the changes in his body, Chen Zhuo seemed to be deep in thought.

However, the feeling of having my vital energy drained away just now made me feel a sense of unease.

My original judgment was correct; this literary art is not something that can be used lightly.

This time, an unknown item replaced the negative penalty. What about next time?

Having figured this out, Chen Zhuo sighed.

It seems that my idea is still in its infancy. To truly achieve both cultural relic preservation and economic benefits, I need to understand what exactly is the thing that can replace the negative effects.

The fight on Chen Zhuo's side had already disturbed the people mining the ore.

After Chen Zhuo destroyed the ghoul, they celebrated quietly before hurrying back to continue their work.