Chapter 18 - One Year On
The spirit monkey suddenly executed such a ferocious Sanguine Ape Fist Seal. Su Zimo was taken aback.
Su Zimo was suddenly enlightened on the gist of this style. Slightly distracted, he was hit right in the face by the spirit monkey’s punch.
The blow was severe. Su Zimo was caught off guard. He was flung out and he bumped onto the stone walls in the cave, causing a huge dent on it. Dense cracks started to appear around the stone wall.
“I… ”
Su Zimo was dazed by the hit.
At one moment, this monkey was laughing in such a carefree manner. In the next moment, he turned hostile and attacked. It was completely illogical.
In fact, although the spirit monkey was intelligent and psychic, it did not understand the way humans interacted with one another. Hence, it was not influenced by the fighting and scheming as well as deceiving and blackmailing means in the mortal world.
Later on, when the spirit monkey realized that he could not gain the upper hand, it felt indignant and started to do sneak attacks.
Sometimes, when Su Zimo was resting, eating or sleeping, the spirit monkey would sneak up to punch him before turning and escaping, then make funny faces at Su Zimo from afar, laughing arrogantly and loudly as if it was the victor.
After some time, as Su Zimo’s spirit perception became increasingly acute, the spirit monkey found it hard to succeed in his sneak attacks.
In the blink of an eye, another five months passed.
The one year of test in Cang Lang Mountain Range was almost coming to an end.
During this period, Su Zimo had been refining the energy of the Scarlet Flame Fruit and devouring blood and flesh at the same time. The Body Tempering and Tendons Transformation Realms advanced continuously towards phenomenal success.
Su Zimo’s body was coordinated, it could be hard or soft; and his strides were as light as a raccoon. When he walked, there was no sound in the air and no traces in the snow. He leaped and shuttled in the dense forest like apes. Using the old tree branches as his support, his feet did not even need to touch the ground.
Of course, to Su Zimo, his close combat ability had improved the most.
In Cang Lang Mountain Range, there were not many spirit beasts that were Su Zimo’s match now.
A man and a monkey seemed to have become the lord of the place. Many spirit beasts would choose to retreat at the sight of them.
Su Zimo had a hunch that the cold lake in the cave was not ordinary. During this period, he dived into the cold lake countless times, wanting to explore it.
However, before Su Zimo could travel to the lakebed, bone-chilling coldness would penetrate his body and slow down his blood circulation, showing signs of freezing. He would return without any success each time.
Today, Su Zimo planned to check out the cold lake one last time before he left the Cang Lang Mountain Range.
Not long after, Su Zimo rose to the surface of the water. He could not hide the disappointment in his eyes and shook his head.
He still did not succeed.
Body Tempering and Tendons Transformation sections trained the flesh, blood and large tendons. In the deeper waters, the three body parts could endure the invasion of the cold but when the coldness penetrated the bones and seeped through the blood veins, Su Zimo could not endure it longer.
In The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, the two sections after Tendons Transformation were Bones Strengthening and Marrow Cleansing.
“It seems that I have the capability to get close to the bottom of the lake only after cultivating the Marrow Cleansing section. I can come again and explore at that time.” Su Zimo said secretly.
He did not know where the spirit monkey went. Perhaps it went out to look for the wolf clan’s trouble.
Su Zimo was not worried.
The spirit monkey was extremely alert and intelligent. Although there were many spirit beasts in Cang Lang Mountain Range, it was difficult for them to hurt it.
Furthermore, during this period, the spirit monkey’s ability had improved much after sparring and fighting with Su Zimo.
Su Zimo was most curious of something. The spirit monkey seemed to have learned the Tendons Transformation section before.
The spirit monkey not only knew the Sanguine Ape Tri-style. His usual breathing and expiration was also similar to that in the Tendons Transformation section. Yet, it was a little different.
It seemed a little strange.
When Su Zimo questioned the spirit monkey, it seemed to be a taboo. It always averted his question.
Later on, Su Zimo no longer questioned him.
Today, Su Zimo did not leave the cave. He intended to bid farewell to the spirit monkey upon its return and then return to Ping Yang Town.
One year had passed. Su Zimo missed the Su family very much, especially his older brother and younger sister.
Of course, Su Zimo also look forward to meeting Die Yue again.
In the blink of an eye, the sun gradually descended and it was almost evening.
The spirit monkey had not returned.
Su Zimo furrowed his brows. There was a flash of worry in his eyes.
Cang Lang Mountain Range was very eerie at night. Scary spirit demons would often appear, looking for prey. Although Su Zimo and the spirit monkey were very powerful, they were not a match for spirit demons.
Hence, before the night arrived, they would return to the mountain cave.
The situation of the spirit monkey not returning for the entire day had never happened before.
Su Zimo felt very uneasy. He suddenly stood up and drew out the Thunderbolt Saber that was pierced in the stone wall. He tied it to his back and stepped out of the cave.