This cave seemed to have been formed naturally. Like most of the caves on the mountain, there was nothing special about it.
The space inside the cave was quite large, at least 20 to 30 feet high. There were also a few smaller caves, which seemed to be the nest of the monkeys. Tender cries could be heard coming from one of the small caves. A few little monkeys poked their heads out, but they were immediately pulled back by a monkey arm.
Following that, a female monkey appeared at the entrance of the cave. She looked at Han Li cautiously and let out a threatening cry.
"Roar!" The Red-Furred Monkey King growled.
The female monkey's expression immediately changed, and she retreated back into the cave.
The Red-Furred Monkey King turned and called out apologetically to Han Li, then continued walking deeper into the cave. Soon, he arrived at the innermost cave.
This cave was not very big, only a few feet wide. A rich wine aroma permeated the cave, coming from a furnace that was as tall as a person.
This furnace was greyish white, as if it was made from some unknown Stone. It was supported by three legs, and the middle part was round. There was a lid in the shape of a bamboo hat on top.
There were eight thick runes carved on the body of the furnace. It looked quite extraordinary, but the entire furnace did not emit any aura. It was like an ordinary furnace.
The Red-Furred Monkey King pointed at the furnace and called out a few times. Then, it leaped onto the furnace and reached out to open the lid.
The furnace was half filled with a faint red liquid. A rich wine aroma wafted out. This was the Monkey Wine inside the gourd.
This wine was clearly not fully brewed, and it still looked a little turbid.
Beside the stove, there were a lot of fruit peels and the remains of fruit cores.
Han Li looked at the fruit peels on the ground and frowned.
He pointed at the fruit peels on the ground and asked, "Is your Monkey Wine brewed from these things?"
The Red-Furred Monkey King nodded.
Han Li fell silent. He walked to the side of the furnace and carefully examined it. His eyes gradually brightened.
The fruit peels on the ground were ordinary wild fruits. Although they grew in the Zhong Ming Mountain Range and contained some Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, they could only be considered the most ordinary of spirit fruits.
Using these things to brew wine that was comparable to immortal wine, these monkeys' wine-making techniques were indeed brilliant. However, a large part of the reason was probably because of this mysterious stone furnace.
Han Li looked at it for a while, then placed his palm on the stone furnace and slowly injected his celestial spiritual energy into it.
In the end, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, there was no reaction from the stone furnace at all.
He furrowed his brows, and his body shone with a green light. He increased the amount of celestial spiritual energy, and at the same time, his divine sense entered it.
The eight charm characters on the surface of the stone furnace suddenly shone with a glimmer of light, but immediately dimmed down.
A hint of joy flashed across Han Li's eyes as he retracted his Immortal Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Sense.
Although he still couldn't figure out the mysteries of this stone furnace, it was indeed not an ordinary item.
"Where did you get this stone furnace?" He looked at the red-furred monkey king and asked.
The monkey king scratched its head and pointed at the cave, squeaking for a while.
"You mean, this thing was placed here from the beginning?" Han Li asked tentatively.
The Monkey King revealed a joyful expression and nodded repeatedly.
Seeing this, Han Li fell silent.
This cave wasn't man-made, so why would there be such a mysterious stone furnace? Could it be that someone placed it here?
But immediately after, he shook his head.
No matter where this stone furnace came from, it was definitely a rare treasure. At the very least, it was a treasure used to brew wine.
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
At this moment, the other monkeys came in from the outside and started playing around in the cave.
The originally quiet cave instantly became a little lively.
Many of the monkeys looked towards the innermost cave, but they didn't step in.
"This stone furnace is very useful to me. I wonder if you can give it to me?" Han Li glanced outside, then quickly retracted his gaze and said to the red-furred monkey king.
"Of course, I won't take your things for free. Elixirs, Spiritual Fruits, or anything else, you can pick whatever you want." Han Li said immediately. He flipped his hand and took out a large pile of items, which floated in front of the red-furred monkey king.
When the monkey king saw those elixirs and Spiritual Fruits, its eyes lit up.
However, the monkey shook its head fiercely, as if it was trying to resist the temptation of these items. It pointed towards the direction of the Crimson Afterglow Peak and squeaked.
Seeing this, Han Li pondered for a moment and said, "You want me to bring you to the Crimson Afterglow Peak?"
The monkey king nodded repeatedly. Then, it thought of something and pointed at the group of monkeys outside and squeaked a few more times.
"You want me to bring them with me?" Han Li asked.
The monkey king nodded, a hopeful look appeared in its eyes.
The group of monkeys outside seemed to feel something as well. They all stopped playing and became incomparably quiet.
"Okay, but the Spiritual Qi at the Crimson Afterglow Peak is much denser than here and the weather is much colder. Can you guys endure it?" Han Li thought for a moment and asked.
The monkey king nodded vigorously and patted its chest loudly.
"Okay.
Since that's the case, I will come back later to bring you guys away. You guys should prepare to migrate first. "Han Li said as he put away the items he took out.
The monkey king squeaked excitedly twice, then turned around and ran outside while squeaking loudly.
The group of monkeys outside cheered excitedly and all of them jumped up and down in joy.
Han Li faintly smiled and looked at the stone stove. He waved his hand and a green light wrapped around it, storing it together with the monkey wine inside.
He showed a satisfied smile and walked out of the cave.
After a moment, a green light shot out from the waterfall and flew into the distance. In the blink of an eye, it flew thousands of miles away and stopped. Han Li's figure appeared.
There were a few black mountain peaks here. There were not many plants on them. It was quite desolate and covered with a thick layer of snow.
After taking a light breath, he rubbed his hands.
With a "woo" sound, the Heavy Water True Wheel emerged.
Han Li chanted an incantation and activated it with all his strength.
But the next moment, his complexion slightly changed. He only felt that the immortal spiritual power in his body was being absorbed by the Heavy Water True Wheel.
Before he could do anything, the Heavy Water True Wheel in front of him shone with a black light and instantly expanded several times.
A terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly burst out from the Heavy Water True Wheel. Circles of black light waves swept out and made a "hua hua" sound, like a huge tide.
Within a radius of ten thousand miles, the spiritual power of heaven and earth seemed to be stimulated and fluctuated violently.
Countless specks of blue light appeared and converged in one direction.
Seeing this scene, Han Li was startled at first, then he was overjoyed.
The True Wheel in front of him had expanded to the size of a house and was rotating rapidly. Its surface emitted a dazzling black water light, and the blue water dao pattern on it was even more dazzling. The black and blue lights intertwined and seemed to have a mutual effect. It became brighter and brighter, like a black and blue sun.
At the same time, invisible waves gushed out, one after another, and became more and more intense. It caused the nearby void to tremble violently and set off a huge gale that swept towards the surroundings.
Han Li pondered for a moment and suddenly waved his arm.
The Heavy Water True Wheel that was the size of a house immediately shot out and hit the ground below.
The black and blue light on the surface of the True Wheel shone brightly and turned into an incomparably grand circle of rainbow light.
Rumble!
The ground and the sky shook violently at the same time, as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting.
The black and blue light waves swept out in all directions and set off a monstrous hurricane. The snow on the ground was easily swept up and a layer of the ground was ruthlessly scraped off. Countless smoke and dust rose into the sky.
The clouds in the sky also changed and surged, layer after layer, like roaring and rushing waves, spreading into the distance.
The Crimson Afterglow Peak that was thousands of miles away also seemed to shake, and countless snow rustled and fell.
In the spiritual fields at the foot of the mountain, Sun Buzheng and the others revealed expressions of surprise. They looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
"Could it be that Elder Li is cultivating some kind of cultivation method?
But the shaking doesn't seem to be coming from the peak, "someone said tentatively.
"Besides Elder Li, who else can make such a big movement?
He has just come out of seclusion. Perhaps he has cultivated some powerful cultivation method, or forged a secret treasure and is testing its power. "Sun Buzheng looked in the direction of the shaking and a look of longing appeared in his eyes.
Meng Qianqian also looked into the distance, her beautiful eyes revealing a look of worship.
Thousands of miles away, the earth-shattering shaking disappeared without a trace. The rolling smoke and dust slowly stopped, revealing the situation on the ground.
An incomparably huge chasm suddenly appeared on the ground. It was hundreds of feet wide and extended to both sides. No one knew how long it was, but it seemed to have split the earth in half.
The chasm was dark and bottomless. One could faintly see one or two hot red lights inside, as if it was connected to the lava deep underground.
The nearby mountain peaks had all disappeared. It was obvious that they had already been turned into dust.
Han Li stood in mid-air, the Heavy Water True Wheel floating beside him. It had already returned to its original size and was spinning gently.
His face was slightly pale. He used all his strength to activate the Heavy Water True Wheel, absorbing thirty percent of the Celestial Spiritual Energy in his body.
But there was more surprise on his face.
The power of the Heavy Water True Wheel was so great that it was far beyond his expectations. If it was used in actual combat, its power would probably be comparable to a high grade Postcelestial Artifact.
He took a deep breath and his face quickly returned to normal. He turned his hand and put away the Heavy Water True Wheel. Then, his figure turned into a green light and flew towards the Crimson Afterglow Peak.
…
Half a day later, in a huge cave halfway up the Crimson Afterglow Peak, a figure flashed and Han Li's figure appeared.
After looking around, he raised his hand and flicked his fingers.
Rays of sword qi scattered in all directions. The extremely hard mountain wall seemed to become tofu. Soon, more than ten small caves were dug out, the surface of which was very smooth.
Han Li nodded in satisfaction and waved his sleeve.
A light flashed on the ground in the cave and a group of monkeys appeared out of thin air. It was the group of monkeys at the foot of the mountain.
The group of monkeys looked around with surprise on their faces. Soon, they scurried around the cave.
The crimson-furred monkey monarch leaped over to the entrance of the cave and looked around with elation in its eyes. It then immediately turned around and kowtowed to Han Li over and over again.
"You will live here in the future. If you have any difficulties, you can find my servant at the peak," Han Li said slowly.
The red-haired monkey king squeaked and nodded repeatedly.
Han Li's figure flashed and disappeared from where he stood.
The group of monkeys ran over and looked at each other for a while. Then, under the leadership of the monkey king, they bowed to the place where Han Li had just stood.
At this time, Han Li had already returned to the cave residence at the peak. He placed the stone furnace in a room and set up a few restrictions.
After doing this, he went to the secret room.
Now that the three sect tasks were completed and the Heavy Water True Wheel was almost finished, it was time to think about the elixir.