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Chapter 444: Home-brewed
Chapter 444: Home-brewed
Lu Chen's questioning voice rang out like a thunderclap in the young man's ear.
"Do you dare?"
Though he desired it in his heart, he dared not take the Palm Demon Order that was within reach.
To take the token from Lu Chen would be to question and challenge the Jade Prince's Golden Core cultivation. He would never dare to do such a thing, not even if he had a hundred guts to spare.
He glanced at the Palm Demon Order lying quietly on the table, then shifted his gaze to Lu Chen, who was sitting there nonchalantly. His face paled, then flushed.
"Brother Lu, we have been rude. We shouldn't have doubted your abilities. From now on, we will follow your instructions and do our best to comply with your arrangements." Sun Yun bowed his head and promised.
"Then I appreciate your hard work, Brother Sun and fellow disciples. If there are any issues with the spirit beasts in the future, feel free to come to me," Lu Chen said, his tone softening slightly as he saw Sun Yun's attitude change.
Sun Yun and the others took their leave.
After their auras had faded, Lu Chen kept the Palm Demon Order that was on the table.
The four of them had originally intended to vent their frustration in front of him for not being able to get the Palm Demon Order. Unexpectedly, Lu Chen had deftly shifted the conflict.
"You want the token? I'll give it to you, but do you dare to take it?" he seemed to say. Intimidated by the reputation of a Golden Core cultivator, Sun Yun and his group had no choice but to back down.
Lu Chen wasn't worried about them causing any trouble. After all, the spirit beasts in the blessed land were under their care, and he was just the guardian. If anything happened to the spirit beasts, the cultivators tending to them would be the first to bear the consequences.
Moreover, with his ability to understand the spirit beasts' conditions, Lu Chen wasn't afraid of any unforeseen problems.
After this minor incident, Lu Chen stayed in the cloud cottage, cultivating peacefully. Occasionally, he would take a stroll through the Myriad Beast Cave.
The lion-bird beast he had encountered before remembered Lu Chen's instructions and gathered the other spirit beasts that had been tamed by Lu Chen in the blessed land. Together, they reminisced about the past and their journey toward becoming spirit beasts.
Among the initially problematic spirit beasts, the once rebellious and freedom-loving Four-Winged Thunderclaw Tiger was now well-behaved and aspired only to be a loyal guardian of the sect, hoping to gain an official position within it.
The Seven-Colored Pheasant Demon, who had once just wanted to get by, now laid a Seven-Colored Pheasant Demon egg at regular intervals to ensure its survival. The rest of its time was spent obsessively studying illusion techniques, from which it derived great pleasure.
The Lion-Bird Beast, with its low spiritual intelligence and dull comprehension, took steady steps, making up for its shortcomings with hard work. It continuously improved itself, striving toward its goals.
The rest of the spirit beasts also showed positive progress.
After a short reunion with them, Lu Chen continued his exploration of the Myriad Beast Cave.
He didn't need to be involved in the day-to-day care of the spirit beasts; he only needed to provide Sun Yun and the others with a general direction. This left him with plenty of free time each day.
The Myriad Beast Cave was vast and endless, featuring a variety of terrain and no safety concerns. Lu Chen treated it like a scenic tour of the blessed land.
As he wandered leisurely, he eventually came to a tall mountain one day, intending to climb it and explore. Suddenly, a beam of white light shot toward him like a bolt of lightning.
Lu Chen was initially startled, but upon sensing the familiar aura within the white light, he immediately regained his calm, a slight smile curving his lips.
A delicate and petite White Jade Ape Monkey stood before him.
It was the White Jade Holding-up-the-Sky Ape that frequently visited his cave abode to sample the spiritual fruits and liquors.
Its eyes sparkled like translucent red jade, and the three silvery-white hairs on its forehead remained steady even after its rapid movement, a sign of its extraordinary spirit.
"So, little monkey, you live around here?" Lu Chen asked with a smile.
The White Jade Ape Monkey let out a series of crisp cries, expressing its delight at Lu Chen's visit.
Following the White Jade Ape Monkey, Lu Chen ventured into the towering forest.
Through the thoughts conveyed by the little monkey, he learned that the Luan Bird lived several hundred miles away and often came to play with the monkey.
"Are you the friend my child speaks of from within the sect?"
Just as Lu Chen was about to ask the White Jade Ape Monkey to call the Xuan Tian Luan Bird over, a deep voice rang in his ear.
"Who's there?"
Lu Chen was extremely surprised. With the nourishment of the fifth-grade treasure, the Spirit-Nurturing Slip, and his cultivation of the Spirit Derivation Scripture that enhanced his spiritual sense, his spiritual sense far surpassed that of his peers.
Yet, he had not detected the slightest hint of the speaker's presence.
Just as he was about to concentrate and search for the source, a pure white giant ape emerged from the forest.
The giant ape's body resembled white jade, and its every move was filled with natural grace, as if it were in harmony with the entire blessed land.
Overall, it gave off a scholarly and amicable vibe, contrasting starkly with its massive and ferocious build.
"My little friend, this White Jade Ape Monkey is my descendant."
The giant ape spoke slowly.
"Greetings, Senior!"
Lu Chen immediately understood the identity of the giant ape. As the elder of the White Jade Ape Monkey, which possessed the potential of a seventh-grade beast, its aura was like a deep abyss, indicating that it was the sect's protective beast, the sixth-grade White Jade Holding-Up-the-Sky Ape.
Suppressing his curiosity, Lu Chen bowed respectfully.
This was a pillar of support he had to cling to tightly!
"But you are curious as to how I can speak, aren't you?"
The giant ape seemed to see right through Lu Chen's thoughts.
"Yao beasts can refine the transverse bones in their throats after breaking through to the fifth-grade, thus gaining the ability to speak."
Its tone shifted.
"My little monkey here is quite the glutton. It often goes out with the Luan Bird to look for food. It told me that it has eaten many delicious spirit fruits and spirits at your place."
"Thank you for taking care of it."
"It's my duty. I get along very well with the White Jade Ape. As long as it doesn't mind the simplicity of the spirit fruits and spirits, I'm happy."
Lu Chen quickly replied, skillfully masking his intention to cling to the protective beast's metaphorical thigh.
"Hmm, it seems there's also the aura of that old deer within you?"
The giant ape suddenly seemed to have noticed something, its eyes fixed on the area of Lu Chen's dantian.
In his dantian, the pale blue globule of light that was slowly spinning began to rotate slightly faster.
"Do you refer to the protective beast, the Qing Xuan Deer?"
"Before its demise, I helped it resolve a minor obsession. After its fall, all its life essence condensed into Azure Wood Origin Qi, a small part of which fused with my body."
"So, you're the young cultivator who obtained the old deer's Azure Wood Origin Qi."
The giant ape spoke with a hint of surprise, a trace of acknowledgment in its eyes as it looked at Lu Chen.
To receive a portion of the Qing Xuan Deer's life essence just before its death and to be held in such high regard by its descendant, it was clear that Lu Chen possessed an excellent nature.
With this thought, the giant ape waved its hand, and a bottle of spirit brew quietly appeared in its hand.
"This is a monkey wine brewed by my family. The outside world is unaware of its recipe, and it is not easy to brew. After consumption, it can purge impurities from the body and enhance a cultivator's spiritual power. You may take it and have a taste."
The giant ape spoke gently to Lu Chen.
"Thank you, Senior, for the gift of wine."
Lu Chen bowed and thanked the giant ape, accepting the bottle of monkey wine.
"It's homemade, so it's non-alcoholic, right?"
He quietly mocked in his heart.
(End of Chapter)
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