Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 233 A hundred treasures, blood and charcoal
Sitting in the glow of the sunset, Chen Xu first made it clear to the two little monkey demons that he had no healing elixirs.

The two monkey demons immediately drooped their heads like wilted eggplants.

Monkey Twelve squeaked anxiously, wishing he could do dozens of somersaults right then and there to make Chen Xu change his mind, but suddenly he heard Chen Xu say:

"Leaving aside the healing elixirs, do you want these prisoners of war?"

Monkey Twelve tilted its head, scratching its ears and cheeks, not yet understanding the meaning of Chen Xu's words. Monkey Nine, however, suddenly had a bright idea. It looked at Black Wind Howl, who was lying motionless on the ground.

The demon general of the Black Monkey Clan was now covered in blood, lying there in a miserable state, its fate unknown.

But since Chen Xu mentioned the word "prisoner," it seems that Hei Fengxiao is not quite dead yet.

A living, half-dead Black Wind Howl!
What value would it be if they could capture me?
Monkey Nine was immediately excited. It couldn't help but take a step forward, its long, thin tail curling up behind it. It tried its best to remain calm and said, "Senior, do you mean... you're willing to let us take Black Wind Howl back?"

Chen Xu sat there, unhurried and smiling, and said, "Why not?"

"Awoooooo! Squeak squeak squeak..."

Monkey Twelve finally understood the meaning behind Chen Xu's words, and immediately jumped up, doing several somersaults on the spot.

Just as it was about to leap directly to Black Wind Howl's side, looking as if it couldn't wait to drag the other away, Monkey Nine quickly grabbed Monkey Twelve's tail.

"Squeak..."

Monkey Twelve was both anxious and annoyed, and immediately turned around to scratch Monkey Nine: "Monkey Nine, what are you doing?"

Hey, but unexpectedly, Monkey Nine suddenly pointed at it with his paw and uttered a single word: "Freeze!"

Monkey Twelve's impatient movements were immediately frozen in place.

It twisted its waist, glared, and squeezed its face, frozen in place like a comical sculpture.

"Squeak..."

Suddenly, a snickering sound came from Chen Xu's direction.

Monkey Nine was startled and opened his eyes wide to look over.

Monkey Twelve was also startled, but helplessly controlled by the immobilization spell, unable to move for a moment. His only remaining strength was to turn his eyes toward Chen Xu, trying to see clearly who was mocking him.

After all, the "squeaking" sound had a strange feeling that was both inexplicably familiar and distinctly unfamiliar.

Monkey Twelve's eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, but unfortunately, the angle of his body was wrong, and he couldn't see the specific situation on Chen Xu's side.

Only the agile Monkey Nine saw everything clearly.

It turned out to be a small mouse with gray-gold fur, which had somehow darted out from the human expert's waist and climbed onto his shoulder.

The little mouse had hazy, dark eyes, clearly looking sleepy, yet it nestled against a person's shoulder and craned its neck to mock the comical Monkey Twelve.

The human expert didn't blame it for climbing onto his shoulder; instead, he flipped his hand, and a small, bright red fruit appeared in his palm.

The mouse's eyes lit up instantly, and it scurried over, picked up the fruit, and happily began to eat it.

While eating, it cheered, "Red cinnabar coat, delicious!"

Monkey Twelve smelled the enchanting fragrance of the fruit and couldn't help but feel both eager and envious, his mouth watering.

Fortunately, Monkey Nine remembered the important matter. It stopped the impatient Monkey Twelve and stepped forward, first bowing to Chen Xu with both hands to express its gratitude.

Then, Monkey Nine couldn't help but swallow hard.

While secretly swallowing its saliva, it tried its best to appear calm and polite, saying, "Senior, since you are willing to let us take Black Wind Howl away, we little monkeys cannot be ignorant of etiquette."

This gourd of rare and precious wine is a gift to my senior, as a token of my gratitude for your assistance.

After saying this, it took off the wine gourd hanging from its waist and respectfully presented it to Chen Xu with its hairy hands.

Chen Xu didn't stand on ceremony. He reached out and gently beckoned, and the gourd suddenly leaped away from Hou Jiu's hand and flew into Chen Xu's hand in an instant.

The gourd was still tightly sealed with a stopper, yet an entry suddenly appeared.

【Hundred Treasures Brew, a superior spiritual wine, is brewed by a monkey demon with special spiritual abilities by collecting a hundred kinds of precious fruits from the mountains and absorbing the essence of the sun and moon over a long period of time.】

It takes a hundred fruits and a hundred years to make a rare and precious wine.

Drinking this wine can greatly replenish vital energy and aid in spiritual practice. A sufficient initial intake can stimulate vital energy activity, accelerating spiritual progress by 50% within a month. Long-term consumption can prolong life.

Accumulated over several years, consuming a hundred jin (approximately 50 kg) of this liquor, it can potentially add up to thirty years to one's lifespan.

Chen Xu, holding the wine gourd, couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

He had long suspected that this Hundred Treasures Brew was extraordinary, but he never expected that long-term consumption could "prolong life"!
Most importantly, this is not some vague concept of extending lifespan, but a definite numerical upper limit for lifespan growth.

This was the first time Chen Xu had come into contact with such a clearly identifiable longevity-enhancing spiritual object since he began his cultivation.

It's important to understand that even though Chen Xu's three elemental attributes are balanced and his physique far surpasses that of ordinary people, his current lifespan is still:
【Shouyuan: 18/180】

Although this world has many mythical spells, increasing lifespan has always been a major challenge.

Thirty years is no small amount of time.

In the ordinary mortal world, thirty years is enough for two generations to be born and grow up.

Of course, Chen Xu knew that the gourd of rare wine he had just received weighed at most two pounds just by holding it in his hand.

It's still far from the 100-pound limit.

Even without mentioning the attribute of "adding thirty years to lifespan," the fact that "drinking a sufficient amount for the first time can stimulate the activity of true qi and accelerate cultivation speed by 50% within a month" is enough to show how precious the Hundred Treasures Brew is.

Monkey Nine presented the Hundred Treasures Wine and immediately went to drag Black Wind Howl away happily.

However, Black Wind Howl was tall, while Monkey Nine was only a little over three feet tall, and at first glance, the two were not in the same league at all. Monkey Nine was not strong enough, so he immediately drew a circle in the air with both hands and pointed to the dense forest to the east.

Suddenly, a green vine shot out from the dense forest. The vine grew rapidly as if it were alive, and in an instant, it bound the unconscious Hei Fengxiao tightly.

Hou Jiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, suppressing his excitement as he bowed to Chen Xu and said:
"Senior, the little monkeys have taken Black Wind Howl away. Thank you for your help. We...we couldn't get any healing medicine in return..."

Its expression finally fell when it was mentioned that there were no healing elixirs.

At this moment, Chen Xu suddenly took out a small box from his sleeve, tossed it gently, and it landed in Hou Jiu's arms in an arc.

Monkey Nine caught it blankly, and Chen Xu laughed and said, "How can a mere Black Wind Howl be worth a pot of Hundred Treasures Wine?"

Take this box of crimson robes back with you; consider it a return gift from me.

Finally, Monkey Nine broke Monkey Twelve's immobilization spell.

Amidst the excited squeaking of Monkey Twelve, the two little monkeys, dragged along by Black Wind Howl who was bound by vines, sped back to the Jade Pool Monkey Cave.

During the process, the two little monkeys were completely unaware of the puppet soldiers following them.

Monkey Twelve, still in high spirits, couldn't help but angrily say to Monkey Nine:

"Monkey Nine, you cast a spell on me to freeze me. After we go back, for at least three days, no, for at least two days, don't even think about me helping you find spiritual fruits again."

Its nose is incredibly sensitive, making it an expert at finding rare fruits in the mountains and forests.

Monkey Nine said helplessly, "You're so reckless. If I don't use a freezing spell on you, am I just supposed to watch you go and drag Black Wind Howl away without giving anything?"

Monkey Twelve protested, "What...what did I do wrong?"

“You’re wrong in every way, you don’t know any manners at all… Let me tell you, that senior has rules and regulations in his actions.”

"We traded a Black Wind Howl for a pot of Hundred Treasures Wine; we clearly made a profit, yet the senior even gifted us a box of spiritual fruits. When we get back, I'm going to tell Uncle Curly Tail..."

Hundreds of feet away, Chen Xu heard this and smiled slightly.

He has achieved his goal. Perhaps after this back and forth, it won't be long before he has the opportunity to directly obtain a full 100 catties of Baizhen Wine.

After that, the puppet soldiers followed the two little monkeys all the way back to the Jade Pool Monkey Cave.

Of course, the Taoist soldier only lay in ambush on the outside and did not follow the two little monkeys into the monkey cave.

During this time, the soldiers discovered several black monkeys hiding in the shadows, their bodies reeking of blood. When these black monkeys saw Hei Fengxiao bound by vines, they all looked terrified.

Among them, some of the faster-reacting black monkeys immediately made a move to go back and report the news.

Without saying a word, Chen Xu directly ordered the soldiers to kill all the black monkeys they encountered on the way.

He had no intention of showing mercy. The main reason was that the stench emanating from these black monkeys was unpredictable and sinister. Even through the senses of the Dao soldiers, Chen Xu, several miles away, felt an indescribable bloody unease.

It is clear that these black monkeys are not normal demons.

Two of the black monkeys even had snake heads growing from the tips of their tails, making them look eerie and terrifying at first glance, and it was even difficult to tell whether they were snakes or monkeys.

This strange phenomenon seems quite similar to the mutations of the villagers in Xiaopo Village.

Chen Xu kills every demon of this type he sees.

Not content with killing them, he then used the Taoist soldiers to unleash real fire on the spot, burning the black monkey's corpse to ashes.

Finally, Dao Bing returned to Chen Xu's side with a few wisps of ashes.

Surprisingly, even these few bits of ashes have an entry.

The ashes of the strange-boned demon after its death, having been imbued with demonic energy for many years and having consumed life essence in its lifetime, contain a strange vitality.

After impurities are removed by the Eight Methods of Spiritual Cleansing and demonic energy is extracted and kneaded into pills, a Secondary Pill can be obtained. Taking it can provide certain healing abilities.

It can heal the wounds of demons and ghosts, but humans must not eat it.

The cultivation level of the recipient cannot exceed the Core Formation Realm; the specific healing ability depends on the situation.

After reading the entry, Chen Xu pondered for a moment.

The world is truly full of wonders. He had just said that he didn't have any healing artifacts, but after killing a few black monkeys, he actually obtained one.

Looking back, he had once killed a demonic cat, and the demonic bones left behind after the demonic cat died, when calcined into powder, actually possessed healing abilities.

It was only because the Demon Puppet Cat's level was too low that the healing ability of the Demon Bone Powder was very weak. Most importantly, he had already used up all that powder. That's why Chen Xu had been telling the monkey demon that he didn't have any healing items.

Now things have taken a turn for the better, which is a pleasant surprise.

Chen Xu collected the ashes of the black monkey into the kitchen, noticing several pools of messy monkey blood still remaining on the ground there—

The monkey blood was from Black Wind Howl's injuries.

Chen Xu simply used his Spirit Control Technique to move from a distance, and the monkey blood on the ground mixed with the mud and sand rolled into a ball, which then floated lightly in mid-air.

In mid-air, Chen Xu unleashed a burst of flames, and the clump of mud and blood mingled together and began to burn fiercely.

In an instant, the mud and sand dissolved, and the remaining blood turned into a clump of brown solid matter.

Chen Xu beckoned and grabbed it in his palm, then gently rubbed it together, turning it into a ball of powder. The entry was displayed:

【Demon Blood Residue Charcoal】 is a product created from the blood of a demon general during extreme passion. It is a product of extreme yin giving rise to yang. When mixed with Crimson Robe and boiled, it can produce the healing spiritual item Blood Crimson Pill, which can be applied externally to stop bleeding and taken internally to generate blood.

It can be used by humans, gods, demons, and ghosts; it is a superior healing artifact, with effects equivalent to a sixth-grade elixir.

Huh, what is meant by "extreme emotion"?

(End of this chapter)