Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 290 - 191: Spiritual Wine_2

Chapter 290: Chapter 191: Spiritual Wine_2

The efficacy of these Spirit Fruits was uncertain to the Spirit Monkey, but they could be used to brew the finest wine.

Fearing that the Spirit Monkey King would destroy the Monkey Wine, Li Shiming adopted a most risky combat method designed to lead the Spirit Monkey King into making a misjudgment.

He charged straight at the Spirit Monkey King, not using Thunder and Lightning Magic, not wielding his best flying swords.

The Spirit Monkey King possessed wisdom, and it was no small measure of wisdom at that.

It had witnessed Li Shiming’s way of combat and knew what kind of fighting style Li Shiming excelled in.

Seeing Li Shiming charging at it alone, it was confident that even with a severely injured body, it could still kill Li Shiming in close combat with its mid-stage Foundation Establishment strength.

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This was the self-assurance of a spirit beast in its own racial talent; spirit beasts naturally have a much stronger physique than humans, and the regular intake of spiritual objects meant they could fully overpower cultivators.

The Spirit Monkey King stepped forward to meet Li Shiming, who, seeing the Monkey Wine left unguarded, let go of his biggest worry.

“Three meters, five meters, ten meters!” He calculated the distance between the Spirit Monkey King and the Monkey Wine, and once he believed it was safe enough, he made contact with the Spirit Monkey King.

‘Sword Demon Secret Manual’ close combat swordsmanship, combined with a Third Grade Sword Base, turned him into a sword cultivator specializing in close combat.

When the Spirit Monkey King’s claws touched the Third Grade Sword Base, Li Shiming stepped back twice, while the Spirit Monkey King’s body also swayed.

Upon first contact, Li Shiming took a slight disadvantage, but the gap between them wasn’t so wide that he couldn’t handle it, which eased his mind considerably.

“Slash, slash, slash!” He shouted, and his Third Grade Sword Base sliced through the air at high speed, sending out slashes in rapid succession.

The Spirit Monkey King was gravely wounded, and its agility had significantly decreased, causing it to want to end the battle quickly.

Its claws and feet turned into four shadows, ceaselessly striking at Li Shiming.

Li Shiming rarely showed his prowess in close combat, not because he lacked the ability, but because ‘Sword Demon Secret Manual’ is among the most formidable close combat techniques for cultivators below the Golden Core stage.

Wielding the ‘Sword Demon Secret Manual’ built on a Third Grade Metal foundation was intended to unleash ferocious close-quarter sword techniques.

The sounds of the sword clashing with claws, and the sword slicing skin, kept echoing through the cave.

In Li Shiming’s field of vision, besides what he could see, there were also constant prompts from the IBMz15, analyzing the Spirit Monkey King’s movements, predicting where the next blow should land.

This made his battle much easier, as he could inflict another wound on the Spirit Monkey King every time he parried its attacks.

The sharpness of the Third Grade Sword Base, along with the infusion of spiritual energy, made its destructive power nearly as great as the finest sword-type spiritual artifacts.

Had it not been for the Spirit Monkey King’s instincts in close combat, allowing it to evade Li Shiming’s lethal strikes several times, it would have fallen long ago.

However, the accumulating injuries slowed down the Spirit Monkey King’s movements, and it thought of the Monkey Wine; even in death, it could not leave the wine for the enemy.

It wanted to return to the spot where the Monkey Wine was, to destroy it.

Li Shiming noticed this and, while he initially wished to have a proper battle with the Spirit Monkey King, the latter didn’t afford him the opportunity.

After one slash, Nezha materialized beside the Spirit Monkey King.

Nezha, with three heads and six arms, began to furiously claw at it upon appearance; what made Nezha truly formidable was the additional four arms and its panoramic view.

Six arms meant six Iron Corpse claws, plus the defensive power and strength of an Iron Corpse. Even Li Shiming couldn’t be sure he’d win against Nezha in close quarters, let alone the severely weakened Spirit Monkey King at this point.

Li Shiming smiled faintly and left the battle. The Spirit Monkey King realized what he was doing and let out a crazy roar, but that did not affect his actions in the slightest.

He approached the Monkey Wine and simply squatting beside it and smelling the wine, he once again felt his blood surge.

Just from the scent of the wine, his physical strength increased a notch.

“What a great item!” His eyes shone brightly as he took out a wine pot and used Spiritual Thought to lead the Monkey Wine into it.

He had forgotten where he got the pot, a spoil of war from some Cultivator who had died by his hand. He usually didn’t care about such life-oriented Magic Artifacts.

It was only when he saw the Monkey Wine that he remembered he had such a pot.

The pot, similar in function to a storage bag, was specifically made for holding liquids and had the ability to seal the Spiritual Energy within, preventing its leakage.

This was nothing more than a Mid Grade Magical Artifact, not highly valuable but extremely practical.

The amount of Monkey Wine was quite considerable. It took Li Shiming’s Spiritual Thought more than ten seconds to clear out the Monkey Wine below, and he even scraped the wine dregs completely clean.

Although he had no current plans to brew wine, should the opportunity arise later, he could certainly consider making his own. Such high-grade wine dregs could greatly enhance the quality of Spiritual Wine.

When he finished storing the Monkey Wine and turned back to look at the battlefield, the Spirit Monkey King could no longer cry out. Its body was covered with dozens of deep, bone-visible wounds, and it had no strength left to fight.

Li Shiming shook his head, waved his hand and a flash of sword light ended the life of the Spirit Monkey King.

He picked up the corpse of the Spirit Monkey King. The corpse of a spirit beast was a valuable material, and since he encountered the Spirit Monkey King with Xu Chuan, the disposal of the body needed to be discussed with Xu Chuan.

As for the Monkey Wine, since he had found it on his own, he decided not to mention it to Xu Chuan.

He originally had some spirit fish with him, but unfortunately, since his successful Foundation Establishment, the spirit fish had a very weak effect on his Body Refinement, and their small quantity was long gone.

His Body Refinement relied solely on the autonomous advancement provided by his Cultivation Technique, without any external aid, which explained why his progression was extremely slow.

It’s well known in the Cultivation World that Body Refinement is the most resource-consuming technique. All Cultivators understand the benefits of Body Refinement, but the reality is genuine Body Refiners are extremely rare.

It’s not that Body Refining Techniques are scarce; for sect Cultivators, exchanging for a Body Refinement Technique within their sects isn’t difficult.

The main issue is the vast amount of resources required for Body Refinement, discouraging the vast majority of Cultivators from practicing it.

Take for instance the two Body Refining Techniques Li Shiming practices. The ‘Vajra Body Protection Technique’ requires a wealth of Spiritual Medicine for cultivation, in addition to the blessings of Buddhist scriptures. He managed to bypass the latter requirement thanks to the spirit fish and later understood the real meaning of the Angry-eyed Vajra, which spared him from needing too many Spiritual Medicines.

The requirements for the ‘Sword Demon Secret Manual’ are even higher than the Spiritual Medicines, needing Third Grade Metal which, under normal circumstances, is not something a Qi Refining Cultivator could access.

Forget Qi Refining Cultivators, even Foundation Establishment Cultivators can’t obtain Third Grade Metal, as it is a material used to create magical treasures.

Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, Li Shiming once again had to consider the matter of resources for his two Body Refinement Techniques.

Without the appropriate resources, the progress of Body Refinement Techniques is simply too slow.

He had planned to think about this after joining a major sect, but unexpectedly, he found the Monkey Wine, a Spiritual Object.

Monkey Wine was extremely important to him, and he could not possibly share it with others.

He flew out of the cave entrance and looked around but did not see Xu Chuan, probably having missed this place.

Contacting Xu Chuan was easy. He activated the Thunder Spirit Power in his body and released it to the outside, spreading the early-stage Foundation Establishment thunder attribute aura in all directions.

Since there was a group of Spirit Monkeys in the vicinity, there would be no other spirit beasts. The territorial instincts of spirit beasts are strong; he didn’t need to worry about his aura attracting powerful spirit beasts.

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“Brother Li!” As he was considering this, a figure quickly approached; it was Xu Chuan rushing over.

Xu Chuan looked at the corpse of the Spirit Monkey King in Li Shiming’s hands and couldn’t help but show a look of shame on his face. Before the battle, they had assigned tasks.

Li Shiming was to deal with the four early-stage Foundation Establishment White Monkeys, while Xu Chuan took on the Spirit Monkey King, with Li Shiming also trapping the Spirit Monkey King, essentially letting him attack at full force.

Even so, he let the Spirit Monkey King escape, and in the end, it was still Li Shiming who took care of it.

This made him feel utterly useless in the battle, even though he had severely wounded the Spirit Monkey King, he still had such a feeling.