Chapter 43 Three Hundred Years of Cloud-Brewed Bamboo
As Shi Lin and his companions ventured deeper into the bamboo forest, the cultivation levels of the bamboo spirit beasts within increased from ten-year spirit beasts to hundred-year spirit beasts. Although these spirit beasts were all plant-based, their destructive power was not weak.
Shi An accidentally threw a bamboo plant covered with sharp leaves. The moment he touched the leaves, they shot out like raindrops.
If the three of them hadn't been wearing armor, they would probably have turned into blood gourds.
Other bamboo-type spirit beasts also possess some offensive capabilities, but they still cannot penetrate the armor's defenses.
"Young Master, be careful, the combat power of the soul beasts here is getting stronger and stronger." Shi An whispered a reminder to Shi Lin.
"Okay, I know. Be careful too." Shi Lin nodded in response.
As Shi Lin ventured deeper into the bamboo forest, he carefully observed the surrounding bamboo spirit beasts.
Three hours had passed, and there was still no trace of Yunniangzhu, which made Shi Lin quite anxious.
If you were to search for Yunniang bamboo in a bamboo forest like a headless fly, it would probably take several days to find anything.
Although Shi Lin and his two companions were wearing armor, they only had enough supplies for ten days, so they needed to finish the battle quickly.
Just then, Shi Lin suddenly had a flash of inspiration, stopped in his tracks, reached out and opened a bamboo basket at his waist. A high-grade bitter wine Gu crawled out of the basket and onto Shi Lin's palm.
Not only can the wine Gu produce alcohol, but it can also smell alcohol. After all, the wine Gu's food is alcohol. Under normal circumstances, the wine Gu needs to find its own food, so it knows where there is alcohol.
In this vast bamboo forest, there shouldn't be many bamboos that can emit the aroma of wine. With the help of the wine Gu, Shi Lin and the others should be able to find the Cloud Brewing Bamboo quickly.
Lin Yu saw Shi Lin take out a wine Gu from the bamboo basket and was puzzled for a moment, but the next second she realized what Shi Lin wanted to do.
After all, Lin Yu had been dealing with alcohol poisoning almost every day for the past year.
Shi Lin was trying to use the properties of the wine Gu to find the Cloud Brewing Bamboo. Lin Yu looked at Shi Lin with admiration in her eyes, not expecting Shi Lin to be so quick-witted.
Soon, the wine Gu began to wriggle its body and then crawled out in one direction.
Shi Lin couldn't bear to see the wine Gu get lost, so he quickly picked it up, used the Divine Wood Cauldron to suppress it, and then threw it into the bamboo basket.
By observing the direction the wine Gu was crawling, Shi Lin determined the direction of the Yunniangzhu, making things much easier from then on.
"Brother An, southwest." Shi Lin patted Shi An on the back and said loudly.
"Yes, young master!" Shi An replied, then immediately took his machete and began clearing a path towards the southwest.
After the three changed direction, they walked for an hour and actually arrived at the territory of Yunniangzhu.
"Young Master! Young Master, Yunniang Bamboo! This is Yunniang Bamboo!" Lin Yu suddenly pointed to a few bamboo stalks not far away and said to Shi Lin with a voice full of surprise.
Shi Lin stopped, glanced at Lin Yu, and then looked in the direction Lin Yu was pointing.
It really is Yunniangzhu!
Yunniang bamboo is entirely green with a layer of white spots all over its surface. The better the growing conditions, the more spots there are on the surface of the bamboo, and the better the quality of the wine inside.
Shi Lin observed carefully and found that the dozen or so bamboo plants in front of him were all Yunniang bamboo, and looking further inside, they were all Yunniang bamboo as well.
Moreover, Shi Lin also saw several Yunniang bamboo plants that were over a hundred years old.
This cultivation level is just right for Lin Yu to absorb the soul ring.
"We've finally found the Cloud Brew Bamboo! That's great!" Shi Lin said happily.
Then, the three continued walking into the bamboo forest of Yunniang Bamboo, and stopped in front of a Yunniang Bamboo with three hundred years of cultivation.
The Cloud Brewing Bamboo has a special property: it is born with ten segments, and every year its cultivation level increases, a white spot will appear on one segment, indicating that it contains wine.
After breaking through ten years of cultivation, the calculations are recalculated, and a hundred years later, it all starts again from scratch.
Looking at the size of this cloud-brewed bamboo, and the fact that only three sections of the bamboo have grown white spots.
Shi Lin calculated that this Cloud Brewing Bamboo has a cultivation level of three hundred years.
"That's it, Lin Yu. These kinds of support-type soul beasts generally don't have offensive capabilities. You have a knife, go and chop down this bamboo," Shi Lin said, pointing to the Cloud Brewing Bamboo, which had a cultivation of three hundred years.
Upon hearing Shi Lin's words, Lin Yu blinked her big eyes nervously, as if resisting Shi Lin's command.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Shi Lin asked Lin Yu in confusion. Why doesn't she want to absorb such a good spirit ring?
"Young Master, this Cloud Brew Bamboo has a cultivation level of three hundred years. Isn't that too high for me?" Lin Yu asked Shi Lin cautiously, afraid that her refusal would anger Shi Lin.
She didn't want to disobey Shi Lin, but absorbing a three-hundred-year-old soul beast was still too dangerous for her.
"So that's what you were worried about. Don't worry, with the wine Gu's blessing, I'd even like to let you try absorbing a five- or six-hundred-year-old soul ring. It's just a three-hundred-year-old soul beast, no problem." Shi Lin shook his head with a smile after hearing Lin Yu's words. This girl is quite cautious.
Under normal circumstances, food-type soul masters are physically weak and generally absorb soul rings with a cultivation level of less than two hundred years. Some food-type soul masters even go straight for ten-year soul beasts and do not consider hundred-year soul beasts at all.
Therefore, Lin Yu's concerns are understandable.
However, Shi Lin has a wine Gu in his hand, which is equivalent to an external dantian, increasing the amount of soul power his body can hold. In this way, he will not explode due to the soul power exceeding his capacity.
Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, did some self-reflection, and then agreed to absorb the Cloud Brewing Bamboo with three hundred years of cultivation.
After Shi Lin's analysis, Lin Yu also felt that with the wine Gu, the time it would take for her to absorb soul rings could be appropriately increased.
"Yes, young master! I will absorb this three-hundred-year soul ring!" Lin Yu nodded earnestly.
"Okay, go ahead." Shi Lin shook his head helplessly as he looked at Lin Yu's heroic expression.
Honestly, it's not like we're sending this girl to her death.
Lin Yu took the machete from her waist and walked step by step toward Yunniangzhu.
As if sensing Lin Yu's killing intent, the bamboo leaves began to tremble, making a rustling sound.
Shi Lin didn't pay attention to Lin Yu's reaction.
Lin Yu is, after all, just a food-type Soul Master and doesn't need to go to the battlefield. It's good that she has the courage to kill Soul Beasts. If she doesn't have enough courage, Shi Lin can encourage her.
Bored, Shi Lin took out a high-grade bitter wine Gu from the bamboo basket at his waist. Now that he was within the range of the Cloud Brewing Bamboo, he wanted to see how the wine Gu would react.
As Shi Lin took out the wine Gu, it began to writhe wildly in his palm.
Taking advantage of Shi Lin's inattention, the wine Gu broke free from Shi Lin's restraints and rushed out with a "whoosh".
"Oh my god!" Shi Lin exclaimed and hurriedly chased after the wine Gu.
Despite his round and chubby appearance, the wine Gu was actually faster than Shi Lin.
Shi An reacted immediately and rushed towards Shi Lin to protect him.
Lin Yu was also stunned for a moment, then sheathed her short sword and chased after Shi Lin. The safety of Shi Lin was more important than the first spirit ring.
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