Pulling a Big Job

Four months later, Xiao Yan naturally broke through to the Da Dou Shi realm.

As for alchemy, with the aid of the Black Demon Cauldron, Xiao Yan successfully refined a Fifth Grade Pill with a ten-percent success rate.

Although Old Yao furiously scolded him for wasting medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan still shamelessly proclaimed himself a Fifth Grade Alchemist and showed off for quite a while.

The day after Xiao Yan successfully refined the Fifth Grade Pill, just as Old Yao was planning to take Xiao Yan out to broaden his horizons, a violent Energy Fluctuation and a savage lion's roar suddenly exploded through the sky.

Xiao Lan, who had been flying above Little Medicine Valley, shuddered and nearly plummeted straight down.

"The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King..." Old Yao quietly identified the owner of that roar and fell into thought.

"Teacher, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King should have Beast Flame, right?" Xiao Yan also fell into thought.

Xiao Yan was not even fifteen yet. Wasn't Yun Yun coming to find the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King a little early at this time?

"I remember now. The Sixth Grade Pill, Purple Crystal Lion Heart Pill, requires the heart and Magical Core of a Sixth Grade Purple Crystal Winged Lion King as its main ingredients."

"The Purple Crystal Lion Heart Pill has mild medicinal effects. Even a Dou Zhe can take it. After consuming it, not only can one control Purple Fire, but a protective layer of purple crystal will form around the heart, making your heart comparable to that of a Sixth Grade Magical Beast. It will become a source of blood vitality, constantly tempering your blood and strengthening your physique."

"Since someone happens to be causing trouble for that lion king, your teacher will take you into the world of the strong today and hunt a Sixth Grade Magical Beast."

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Xiao Yan was genuinely startled, but he quickly realized that Old Yao had successively consumed Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva and the Soul Life Fruit. The strength he could currently wield far surpassed that of an ordinary Dou Zong, reaching a level comparable to a High-Level Dou Zong. Killing a Sixth Grade Magical Beast truly was nothing difficult.

Thus, Xiao Yan instructed Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Lan to remain in Little Medicine Valley and not wander about. He then crossed out of the valley and traveled through the Beast Mountain Range with Old Yao's power.

Several dozen meters away from the battlefield, Xiao Yan stopped. Using the forest as cover, he leaped onto the crown of a towering tree.

From this position, Xiao Yan could clearly see both sides of the conflict.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was covered entirely in purple crystals. Its pupils were blood-red and shimmered with an unusual violet light. A fiery-red spiral horn grew from its head, while a pair of purple wings extended from the sides of its lion body.

On the other side was Yun Yun, merely an ordinary Dou Emperor.

Yun Yun had indeed come to trade for Purple Spirit Crystal. Perhaps because Xiao Yan had revealed himself in the Imperial Capital, the pressure on the Nalan Family had greatly increased. Nalan Yanran had been harshly berated by her elders and, desperate to improve her strength, begged Yun Yun for help.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was not polite either. The moment it opened its mouth, it demanded a Form Transformation Pill.

Naturally, Yun Yun could not produce one and could only offer a Tier 5 Magical Core and a Xuan Tier Cultivation Method.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had no interest, but Yun Yun was determined to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal. Their negotiations broke down, and they immediately began fighting.

After a probing attack, Yun Yun discovered that the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's hide was thick and its flesh sturdy, making it difficult to break through its defenses. She simply relied on the agility of her wind attribute and her smaller body to dodge left and right, drawing out the fight with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and wearing down its Dou Qi and stamina.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was not flustered in the slightest. It used the purple crystals covering its body to continuously absorb the sun's energy, converting it into fierce Purple Fire for attacks as it searched for Yun Yun's openings.

"The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's defenses and physical body are exceptionally formidable, while that woman knows several profound wind-attribute Dou Techniques. Moreover, both are Dou Emperor experts, and the gap in their strength is not great. If they continue like this without using their true trump cards, it will be difficult to determine a victor," Old Yao explained.

"Teacher, if that woman unfortunately loses, please lend her a hand," Xiao Yan said after thinking for a moment.

Old Yao was taken aback, then teased, "Oh? Have you taken a fancy to her? Don't you already have Xiao Yi Xian? Do you want to enjoy the blessings of having them both?"

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes dramatically. He was rather speechless at this old man who had no respect for his age, so he explained, "That wind-attribute Dou Emperor is most likely the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect. If she dies, the Misty Cloud Sect will have no one to hold it up. The previous sect leader might even come out."

"I have already chosen a side. I'm currently hostile to the Misty Cloud Sect, and my potential is enormous. When that happens, the Misty Cloud Sect will definitely try to kill me and wipe out the Xiao Family as well."

"I heard that the Misty Cloud Sect was founded by a Dou Zun. It probably has quite a few trump cards. Even if Teacher is now comparable to a High-Level Dou Zong, you could easily suffer a loss. It would be better to let the Misty Cloud Sect remain as it is."

After rambling on at length, Xiao Yan finally persuaded Old Yao and breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yan knew very well that an envoy from Soul Hall was hiding within the Misty Cloud Sect. If Old Yao were discovered, Soul Hall might directly send a Dou Zun down to seize him.

But Xiao Yan had no way to explain that. He could only exaggerate the Misty Cloud Sect's strength, taking advantage of Old Yao being from the Central Continent and not knowing the true state of this backwater region.

The two sides tested each other throughout the afternoon. Seeing that the sun was about to set, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King decided to unleash its ultimate move.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Amethyst Seal struck Yun Yun while she was caught off guard, while Yun Yun's final counterattack snapped the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's horn.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King flew into a rage and was about to tear this hateful woman to pieces when an intense sense of danger suddenly arose within it.

This was the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's beastly instinct. It chose to trust its instincts, gave up on tearing Yun Yun apart, and fled instead.

However, that was useless. The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was only equivalent to a two- or three-star Dou Emperor and was currently weakened and injured. Ambushed with Heavenly Flames by an expert comparable to a High-Level Dou Zong, its head was pierced straight through.

Yun Yun was filled with uncertainty. She had no idea where this mysterious expert had come from and did not dare step forward to request a trade for Purple Spirit Crystal. She suddenly turned around, flapped her Dou Qi Wings, and her body flickered strangely several times in succession before instantly vanishing beyond the horizon.

Old Yao unhurriedly stripped away the crystals covering the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's body. Only after removing an intact, fresh heart and a Sixth Grade Magical Core did he store the remaining corpse away.

"Let's go. We'll take a look at its cave. There may be Companion Purple Crystal Source there."

"Whenever a Purple Crystal Winged Lion King gives birth, there is a very small chance that, along with producing a cub, it will also produce Companion Purple Crystal Source."

"The Companion Purple Crystal Source remains in the lion king's belly for an extremely long time, so the pure energy it contains is quite astonishing. Once a cub reaches the Fourth Rank Magical Beast level, it only needs to consume it to directly become a Fifth Grade Magical Beast."

After explaining this to Xiao Yan, Old Yao went deep into the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's cave and soon found a purple stone sphere radiating waves of heat.

"Tsk, your luck really is incredible, kid. Back then, I searched through eight Purple Crystal Winged Lion King caves without finding this thing, yet you actually encountered it."

With that, Old Yao smashed apart the Stone Platform connected to the purple stone sphere with one slap and stored the entire sphere in his Storage Ring.