Monkey King Wine

After the Collapsing Mountain move of the Nine Refinements Bone Forging Fist was combined with the Water Origin Art inside his body,

The resulting basic martial skill already possessed the power of an entry-tier martial skill. It was Zhang Qingyuan's strongest offensive trump card!

Ever since advancing to the Seventh Layer Mid Stage Peak,

How could Zhang Qingyuan's strength have improved by merely one notch compared to half a month ago?

Under the Collapsing Mountain he wielded,

Its power was even greater,

Almost truly possessing the supreme Great Power to shatter mountains!

Unmatched force erupted,

The Demonic Qi released by the Yao Monkey King collapsed and shattered layer by layer. Vast Power surged down like a mountain crashing forward, waves overturning mountains and seas. The Yao Monkey King's massive hand that had been slapping toward the sky seemed to have encountered an irresistible force, producing crack-crack sounds that made one's hair stand on end as it shattered layer by layer and twisted downward!

Roar!!!

The Yao Monkey King let out a miserable cry of pain,

However,

No matter how piercing its roars were, they could not save it from its doomed defeat!

With nowhere to evade, its arm was pulverized by Zhang Qingyuan's Collapsing Mountain punch, and its chest was struck by another fist!

Bang!

Vast Power erupted,

The impact shook the surrounding lands,

The Yao Monkey King's chest caved in as it was severely injured. Its Massive Body crashed fiercely to the ground like a cannonball!

The earth collapsed,

Kicking up smoke and dust that filled the sky!

The Collapsing Mountain move, comparable to an entry-tier martial skill, had defeated the Yao Monkey King,

But Zhang Qingyuan did not stop there,

Pressing the Advantage,

His body spun as Silver Shadow turned in his palm, transforming into a Milky Way-like streak of brilliance in mid-air. It plunged down like lightning, like a silver Flood Dragon tearing through the air as it shot straight toward the Yao Monkey King deep beneath the smoke and dust shrouding the collapsed ground!

His figure and Sword Light flashed, piercing through the center of the smoke and dust,

Rip!

A savage, enormous head soared into the sky before tumbling onto the ground.

Already severely injured, the Yao Monkey King had no way to withstand the attack of Zhang Qingyuan's top-grade low-tier Magic Tool, Silver Shadow. In an instant, its head was severed!

As the smoke and dust dispersed,

Zhang Qingyuan stood in the field and let out a long breath.

Behind him,

The towering corpse of the Yao Monkey King stood there. From the mirror-smooth cut on its neck, scorching blood spurted out as its headless body slowly and powerlessly fell to the ground.

This battle,

Had sounded long when described, but in truth, not much time had passed.

Zhang Qingyuan had seemed at ease when facing the Yao Monkey King,

But in reality, danger lurked at every turn.

Under the desperate struggle of this Spirit Essence Realm Seventh Level Yao Monkey King,

One careless mistake could have cost him his life!

"It's finally dead!"

Beneath Zhang Qingyuan's expressionless face, his tightly wound mind finally began to relax.

This battle,

Though it had not been as fraught with peril as the time he killed the Crimson Fiend Yao Python in Azure Mountain Town,

Had not been easy either,

He had already used every bit of his strength,

At this moment,

The people around them, stunned by this terrifying battle, remained rooted where they stood, Horrified and unable to recover their senses for a long while.

Such a dreadful battle,

Probably Not something one could even approach without being shattered to death by the aftershock!

The power of an Immortal,

Was terrifying indeed!

"Esteemed Immortal, what are your instructions for what comes next?"

Having awakened from his shock, Patriarch Zheng hurriedly stepped forward, lowered his stance, and respectfully asked Zhang Qingyuan.

"Act as you please. Go on your own."

Zhang Qingyuan waved a hand indifferently,

Part of the Demon Monkey Pack was still scattering in Escape, but most of the many low-level Monkey Demons had already been cleared out by Zhang Qingyuan. The remaining ones were more than manageable for them.

Without paying much attention to the people below,

Zhang Qingyuan put Silver Shadow back into his Storage Bag, then leaped into the air. He lightly tapped the fractured cliff face a few times, swiftly crossing dozens of zhang before landing in front of the Yao Monkey King's cave entrance.

In less than a month,

The Yao Monkey King had rapidly expanded the Monkey Demon tribe under its command to a force numbering several hundred or even a thousand. No one would believe there was no hidden reason behind it.

In merely one night,

It had gone from escaping while severely injured at the peak of the Sixth Level of the Spirit Essence Realm to rapidly advancing to the Spirit Essence Realm Seventh Level.

How could there be nothing strange about that!

At the foot of the mountain,

After instructing those below to encircle the Monkey Demons trying to Escape and clean up the battlefield, Patriarch Zheng led several people after Zhang Qingyuan and leaped up before the Yao Monkey King's lair.

"Esteemed Immortal, allow us to scout the way ahead."

Patriarch Zheng and the other cultivators stood before Zhang Qingyuan, preparing to enter the cave ahead of him.

Zhang Qingyuan nodded and did not stop them,

Although he had not sensed any dangerous Aura within, having someone willing to scout ahead was better than having no one at all.

Following behind them,

He drifted into the cave,

It was a fairly large mountain cave. After going ten or so meters inward, they came upon a space of roughly one hundred square meters.

The light was somewhat dim,

But everyone present was a cultivator, and their eyesight was far beyond that of ordinary mortals.

Dry, disordered straw was scattered everywhere,

Half-eaten fruits lay tossed about, while the stench of monkeys drifted through the air,

Causing every cultivator who entered to furrow their brows slightly.

"So that's it!"

Up ahead,

Patriarch Zheng, who had gone to inspect the area around the natural stone seat where the Yao Monkey King usually sat, suddenly cried out in realization, immediately drawing the surrounding gazes.

"Monkey King Wine—it's actually Monkey King Wine!"

"And Monkey King Wine brewed from Human Tier mid-grade Mystic Moon Fruits at that!"

As he spoke,

Patriarch Zheng dug several wine jars out of the dirt in a corner and deeply inhaled the mellow fragrance of wine lingering around them.

The air around them was instantly permeated by a rich wine fragrance.

Looking up,

They saw that of the four wine jars Patriarch Zheng had brought out, the clay seals of three had already been opened, leaving only remnants inside. Only one jar's clay seal remained completely intact.

"Esteemed Immortal, look!"

He brought one of the empty wine jars before Zhang Qingyuan. In the jar that the Yao Monkey King had found from who knew where, only half a jar of residue remained.

The fragrance of wine rushed to the nose,

Even with only a little residue left, it still emanated Spiritual energy.

"This Yao Monkey King must have obtained Human Tier mid-grade Mystic Moon Fruits from somewhere and used them to brew these four jars of Monkey King Wine. No wonder the strength of this Demon Monkey Pack could grow and swell so quickly, and no wonder the Yao Monkey King could recover from its injuries in a single night before taking its strength up another level."

"The Mystic Moon Fruit itself has healing effects. The Monkey King Wine brewed from it likely has even greater effects."

"It is only a pity that we arrived too late and let this beast squander three whole jars of such treasure!"

At this,

Patriarch Zheng was nearly heartbroken.

One had to know,

This was Monkey King Wine brewed from Human Tier mid-grade spirit fruits! Its value was almost impossible to measure for cultivators below the True Essence Realm!