Chapter 117 - Monkeys Go Wild

Lin Xuan was in no hurry to enter the Blood-colored Forest and instead cultivated on the periphery.

Night fell, and Lin Xuan built a bonfire by the river, killed a wild beast, and placed it on the rack over the fire.

He took out a purple Little Gourd, sipped a small mouthful, then closed his eyes and concentrated, continuously refining.

The Spiritual Wine Lin Xuan drank was the freshly prepared brew by the Lord of Wine, fused with ten Demon Crystal Cores and several stalks of Third-grade Spirit Grass, and it contained a vast amount of energy.

If it weren’t for Lin Xuan having undergone tenfold training and having strengthened his body, he wouldn’t have dared to drink it.

His body emitted a faint light as Lin Xuan rapidly circulated the Longevity Technique, refining the Spiritual Wine with a smile.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and clearly felt a substantial increase in Spiritual Power within his body.

He tore off a piece of meat and slowly ate it.

After a while, Lin Xuan would take a bite of meat, then a sip of Spiritual Wine, and refine it.

Finally, the Spirit Veins inside his body roared, and under the impact of this tremendous force, the ninth Spirit Vein finally became fully unblocked.

At this point, all nine of Lin Xuan’s Spirit Veins were open.

Nine Veins vibrating in unison, like surging waves hitting the shore, light rushing towards the sky as if a god had descended.

Feeling the full power within him, Lin Xuan couldn’t help clenching his fists—he now had the confidence to battle a Martial Artist in the Spirit Sea First Layer Heaven!

He was one step closer to the Spirit Sea Realm.

Lin Xuan exhaled a breath of stale air and took another sip of the Spiritual Wine, finding its effect had significantly decreased.

“To advance to the Spirit Sea Realm, you need a different kind of wine,” said the Lord of Wine leisurely.

“I will give you the ingredients; once you collect them, I will start refining.”

Lin Xuan’s mind stirred, and new ingredient information appeared, which was clearly a level higher than this Spiritual Wine.

After memorizing these materials, Lin Xuan began to relax and savored the wild game.

“Chi Chi!”

“Ho Ho!”

Several dark figures flashed nearby, rustling sounds accompanying their movements.

Lin Xuan sneered inwardly, having just advanced and wanting to test his new combat power, he hadn’t expected challengers to come so soon.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The figures seemed to grow impatient and started heading towards the bonfire.

“Chi Chi!”

They cautiously approached and looked at Lin Xuan warily.

Lin Xuan was stunned, and the hand he’d raised paused mid-air as he gazed ahead, suddenly making a ghost face.

It turned out these shadows were actually a few small white monkeys, about half human height, and very cute.

Seeing Lin Xuan’s ghost face, the five little monkeys were clearly startled but realized there was no danger and began imitating his ghost face.

Lin Xuan could not help but laugh at the antics of these little creatures.

He noticed that besides looking at him, they were more focused on the meat roasting above the fire.

“Do monkeys like meat too?” Lin Xuan wondered, but subconsciously tore off a piece and threw it over.

“Chi Chi!”

“Chi Chi!”

The little monkeys scrambled for it, devouring the meat quickly, then stared at Lin Xuan with large, pleading eyes.

Lin Xuan found it humorous and ended up throwing all the remaining roasted meat their way.

Moments later, only bones were left on the ground, but the little monkeys still looked pitifully at Lin Xuan.

“There’s no more,” Lin Xuan shrugged his shoulders, then pointed at the bonfire, making an apologetic expression.

Who knew, after a brief huddle, the monkeys began to scurry around searching for more game.

Lin Xuan’s pupils emitted orange light, clearly observing everything; he was somewhat worried these small monkeys would encounter danger.

“Roar!”

A Green Winged Demon Wolf, angered by the little creatures, roared as it prepared to pounce.

Lin Xuan frowned and was about to step in to help.

The next moment, he froze again.

Several adorable little monkeys suddenly swelled in size, reaching two to three meters tall, their muscles solid as little hills.

With a flurry of punches and kicks, they killed a Demon Wolf with green wings, then joyously carried the wolf’s corpse to Lin Xuan.

Hoo!

The little monkeys shrank back down, looking cute again.

Lin Xuan’s mouth twitched, and then he swallowed his saliva quietly.

The Blood-colored Trial Land was indeed a terrifying place; even seemingly cute little monkeys could instantly transform into demons.

“Eh, could these monkeys be that type?” Lord of Wine suddenly spoke, then mumbled to himself, “But no, something’s different…”

Lin Xuan listened for a while but couldn’t understand.

Combined with the little monkeys’ persistent urging, he started to swiftly deal with the Green Winged Demon Wolf.

Before long, chunks of wolf meat were placed on the grill, sizzling.

A white little monkey sat opposite Lin Xuan, anxiously waiting.

Time passed gradually, the wolf meat turned golden, and a layer of fat seeped out and dripped into the fire, hissing.

Wafts of meaty aroma spread as the golden wolf meat formed.

Lin Xuan divided the meat and handed it to them.

The little monkeys wolfed it down, quickly finishing off the entire wolf.

“Gigi!

Gigi!”

The white little monkeys danced and tugged at Lin Xuan’s pants, seemingly inviting him.

“Are you asking me to go with you?” Lin Xuan asked.

“Gigi!” The little monkeys nodded quickly and then led the way.

Despite their small and cute appearance, the monkeys were fast runners, using tree branches to swing through the air.

Lin Xuan had to use his Step Technique to keep up.

After running who knows how long, the little monkeys stopped.

Lin Xuan’s figure flickered and appeared behind them.

Ahead was a small cave, overgrown with vines.

If one didn’t look closely, it would go unnoticed.

“Gigi!

Gigi!”

The little monkeys pointed at the cave, seemingly inviting Lin Xuan inside as a guest.

With Sword Intent protecting him and Lord of Wine’s guidance in the shadows, Lin Xuan was not afraid.

Without any hesitation, he walked in.

Inside it was dry and not too dim, with light streaming in from an unknown source.

Lin Xuan silently used his Step Technique, making no sound at all.

Walking further inside, he came to a larger space with stone tables and chairs, and even a stone bed in the corner.

It was clear that people had lived here.

Lin Xuan remained motionless but turned on his Purple Spirit Eyes and Soul Power to discreetly scan the entire space.

The result was that he didn’t find anything unusual—except for some bones and ragged objects in the corners, which any normal person would ignore.

“Gigi!

Gigi!”

Unexpectedly, the little monkeys ran to the pile of bones and wouldn’t stop calling out.

One of the monkeys even dragged out a rusty set of gloves from the debris.

The white little monkey wobbled over to Lin Xuan and handed over the shabby gloves.

Lin Xuan smiled and accepted them.

Heavy, extremely heavy!

The object was heavier than he imagined; he had to use his Spiritual Power to hold it steadily.

Lin Xuan’s expression became serious as he looked carefully at the gloves in his hands.

It didn’t just cover the forearm but the palm as well.

At the center of the palm, there was a faint, intriguing Rune engraved.

“Eh, this thing, could it be…” Lord of Wine’s voice suddenly sounded.