Chen Xu watched the Monkey King leave.

At the same time, by his side, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book opened.

[You feasted the Monkey King with Jade Liquid Heart-Clarifying Wine, helping him attain enlightenment, break through his obstacles, and gained 1000 likes.]

[Likes +800 +600...]

[Obtained Spiritual Material: Flying Cloud Gourd.]

[Flying Cloud Gourd: Collect morning clouds and evening breezes; repeat for ten days to obtain a gourd of flying clouds.

Releasing the flying clouds allows for flight; melting them yields light and agile water, an excellent ingredient for gourmet cooking.]

Chen Xu felt he had broadened his horizons once again.

He had encountered many strange and peculiar spiritual materials, yet whenever a new one appeared, it never failed to fascinate him.

Truly interesting.

Chen Xu thought of the various auxiliary materials that had previously confounded him, like last year's snow or volcanic spring, and now he had obtained light and agile water.

He didn't know which recipes this light and agile water could be used in, but such things are never wasted and the more, the merrier.

He carefully stored the Flying Cloud Gourd, already looking forward to tomorrow's dawn clouds.

In the Food Cauldron Celestial Book, there were still some new prompts, such as:

[Cultivation: Meridian Passage Realm Late Stage 93.9%]

Indeed, just after taking the second and third sips of Thousand Treasure Brew, Chen Xu had made another breakthrough in his cultivation.

He leaped from 82% to 93% once again.

And there was more.

[Lifespan: 18/280]

His lifespan had astonishingly increased to two hundred and eighty years!

The first sip of Thousand Treasure Brew extended Chen Xu's lifespan by twenty years;

The second sip extended it by thirty years;

By the third sip, his lifespan increased by another fifty years.

In total, three sips of spirit wine had extended his lifespan by a hundred years, an unbelievable increment.

This increase even surpassed the original limit of Thousand Treasure Brew—

Of course, it wasn't much beyond, just a total difference of ten years.

Thousand Treasure Brew was originally a top-grade spirit wine that could extend one's life by a century—a rare treasure. If not for the great risk in drinking it, the spirit monkeys of the mountain might have long been hunted by some master.

Thinking this way, the flaw of Thousand Treasure Brew was no longer a flaw.

But became a necessary form of self-protection.

Chen Xu stood up, not drunk, yet feeling slightly tipsy.

The moonlight looked cool, like silver gauze flowing like water.

The Monkey King was gone, the little mouse on his shoulder snuggled close to him, while the little hedgehog rolled over from the stone to sit up, rubbing its eyes, looking somewhat dazed.

Suddenly, the little mouse squeaked and swiftly ran down from Chen Xu's shoulder, darting into his sleeve.

Heh, this little guy had all sorts of thoughts.

One moment wanting to reprimand the hedgehog, another wanting to chase it away.

But after a prompt from Chen Xu, it figured things out and started guarding the hedgehog attentively.

Yet now, seeing the hedgehog awake, it couldn't resist and darted into Chen Xu's sleeve again.

Ah, it's in the scholar's sleeve that the little mouse feels safest.

Feeling the furry creature snug against his left forearm, Chen Xu couldn't help but find it both amusing and exasperating.

Wei Yuan, seeing the little mouse's fleeting figure, sat dazed on the stone for quite a while.

He had slept sweetly the whole time, completely unaware of the other's inner turmoil.

As for the comings and goings of the Monkey Demon, the little hedgehog knew even less.

It only saw the moonlight like water and the gentle mountain breeze, and seeing Chen Xu smiling at it, couldn't help but smile back broadly at Chen Xu.

"Brother Chen," Wei Yuan said, filled with an indescribable joy and satisfaction.

"It's the fifteenth again, the moon is full once more," Wei Yuan looked at the bright moon and said.

Chen Xu stood up, waved his sleeve to put away the low table and wine pot before him, and said to Wei Yuan, "Ah Yuan, tonight you and I will have the moon as our companion and sleep in the wilderness.

Are you afraid, do you find it difficult?"

Wei Yuan, on the contrary, was surprised, "Ah, with such a beautiful moon, how could it be difficult? I've always lived out in the wilds after all."

Saying this, Wei Yuan suddenly tilted his head and said joyfully, "Brother Chen, you're not used to sleeping outdoors, are you? No worries, I'm best at earth diving and finding shelters.

Let me dive into the earth and find a cave, we'll stay in a cave tonight!"

Chen Xu laughed.

Indeed, natural little demons never find sleeping outdoors difficult, only humans accustomed to houses and beds would consider it a hardship.

He took out a Jade Leaf Knot he had not had the chance to take out earlier and gave a piece of Jade Leaf to Wei Yuan, explaining its purpose.

[Jade Leaf Knot: If held separately with a specific spirit demon for a month, and both meet daily during this period, it matures and can be steamed and cooked into a delicacy with secret techniques.

After consuming it together, a crisis link can be established, allowing mutual summons within a three hundred mile radius.]

Wei Yuan accepted it, feeling both amazed and delighted, "Brother Chen, you're willing to summon each other with me at any time?"

Thinking about the crises he had faced before, and how Chen Xu had tirelessly come to find and help him, Wei Yuan felt overwhelming gratitude well up inside him.

Unable to hold back, tears started streaming down, "Brother Chen, you're worried about my safety and want to be able to save me anytime, right?

I-I won't act foolish anymore, I won't recklessly put myself in danger."

Tears welled up in his eyes, only to hear a mocking laugh.

It turned out that Little Mouse Ah Shi didn't know when it had emerged from Chen Xu's sleeve, baring its teeth in a mocking laugh, glaring at the Jade Leaf in its hand.

Wei Yuan froze again.

He stared blankly at the little mouse, although being mocked by it, he instinctively tucked his feet and hastily hid the Jade Leaf in his book box behind him.

Ah Shi let out a "humph," perched on Chen Xu's sleeve, glaring at Wei Yuan with its large grape-like eyes, puffing with indignation.

Chen Xu: ...

Chen Xu stood silently for a moment, before finally reaching out to pat Ah Shi's head and back.

"Ah Shi, you're always by my side, and we won't be apart, so you don't need this Jade Leaf Knot."

He then said to Wei Yuan, "Ah Yuan, with us holding the Jade Leaf Knot, once it matures, if we are ever apart in the future, you can summon me in times of crisis, and if I face danger, I can make an arrangement with you in advance.

Thus, you can summon me at the agreed time to leave, which is also saving me."

Indeed, the Jade Leaf Knot has such a purpose too.

Upon hearing this, Wei Yuan's eyes lit up.

He nodded repeatedly, suddenly joyful, "That's how it should be, Brother Chen, this Jade Leaf Knot is wonderful! Don't worry, I won't leave your side for this month, we must nurture the Jade Leaf Knot to maturity."

And with the little mouse close to Chen Xu, it no longer bared its teeth or glared at Wei Yuan.

It let out a soft chirp, nuzzled Chen Xu's fingers, and scampered back into his sleeve.

Chen Xu smiled, stood up, and said, "Ah Shi, Ah Yuan, let's be off. Tonight the moon is beautiful, I shall find a good spot to open a ghost market.

We won't go in, but invite a good friend to share his experiences at the ghost market. What do you say?"

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