Stealing Treasure from the Beast's Cave

"Holy crap... it's actually the Vast Sea Universe Cover. This thing is practically a life-saving divine artifact." Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Xiao Se could not help but blurt out a complaint.

With a wave of his hand, he took out the Vast Sea Universe Cover from the System Space. Instantly, the entire room was enveloped in a brilliant treasure light.

As the treasure light gradually faded, a crystalline blue gemstone came into Xiao Se's view.

It was a triangular gemstone, about the size of a palm. Watery ripples shimmered across its surface in circles along with the blue radiance, as though it were alive, emitting a hazy glow.

Feeling the powerful energy fluctuations within the Vast Sea Universe Cover, Xiao Se smiled, bit his finger, and dripped a drop of blood onto it.

The instant the blood came into contact with it, it was absorbed by the gemstone.

The next moment, a faint blue glow drifted out of the Vast Sea Universe Cover and entered Xiao Se's brow. Finally, even the Vast Sea Universe Cover itself entered his brow.

The moment the Vast Sea Universe Cover entered his brow, Xiao Se clearly felt that he had formed a connection with it. At the same time, his Soul Power seemed to have increased somewhat as well.

At the same time, four pieces of skill information appeared in his mind: Vast Sea Bodyguard Cover, Universe Immobilization Cover, Vast Sea Raging Waves, and Universe Demon Slayer.

Xiao Se directly ignored the latter two skills, but the Vast Sea Bodyguard Cover and Universe Immobilization Cover were different. The former could completely conceal one's figure, aura, and even physical form. The latter could immobilize anyone whose Soul Power was less than three times his own. Although he could not harm the opponent after immobilizing them, it could still be used to steal treasures and make his escape easier.

Even among Dou Emperor and Dou Zong experts, this was undoubtedly a supreme treasure.

"I've struck it rich." Xiao Se could not help but cry out.

"Brother, what's got you so happy?" Hearing Xiao Se's voice, Long Kui slowly floated out of the Demon Sword and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, of course I got my hands on something good. Long Kui, come steal some treasure with me tomorrow." Xiao Se chuckled and gently caressed Long Kui's delicate cheek.

"Huh???"

Long Kui tilted her adorable little head, utterly confused, her head full of question marks.

The next morning, the sun shone brightly.

Inside the wooden house, Xiao Se exhaled deeply and slowly opened his eyes.

Even through the door, Xiao Se could smell the fragrance of food drifting in from the living room. He pushed himself up from the bed, leaped to his feet, slipped on his boots in an instant, and quickly walked out.

Several dishes had already been placed on the wooden table in the living room. At the entrance, Little Fairy Doctor happened to be carefully carrying in a small pot. After placing it on the table, she drew back her slightly reddened hands and gently blew on them with her red lips.

"Look how badly you burned yourself. You should've just left something like this to me." Xiao Se smiled and shook his head, then slowly walked over to Little Fairy Doctor, took her hand, and pulled out a salve for burns from his Ring, applying it to the reddened skin.

Feeling the warmth of Xiao Se's palm and the coolness of the ointment, Little Fairy Doctor's pretty face flushed slightly. She smiled softly. "Wasn't it because you hadn't gotten up yet?"

"Hehe, then sorry about that. But next time, you can just kick my door open. I rarely sleep at night—I mostly replace sleep with cultivation." Xiao Se smiled, evenly spread the salve over her hand, plugged the bottle, and placed the jade bottle in Little Fairy Doctor's hand. "Keep this ointment for now. Such beautiful hands mustn't be hurt."

"Pfft..." Xiao Se's praise made Little Fairy Doctor burst into laughter. She accepted the jade bottle and said with a smile, "Then this Miss won't stand on ceremony."

After putting away the jade bottle, the two sat down and enjoyed breakfast together as usual, the atmosphere warm and cozy.

"I'm going out for a while later. Wait here for me to come back," Xiao Se said casually after taking a sip of rice porridge.

"You broke through to Dou Master?" Little Fairy Doctor was startled by his words, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief. It had only been a little over a month since Xiao Se had broken through to a nine-star Dou Zhe. Even with the abundant energy in this valley, breaking through to Dou Master in just over a month was far too terrifying.

"What are you talking about? How could it be that fast? I'm going to the Demon Beast Mountain Range to find something. Once I get it, I should be able to break through to Dou Master." Xiao Se smiled.

"How long will you be gone?" Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly, a faint trace of reluctance flashing through her beautiful eyes.

"If all goes well, I'll be back before evening." Xiao Se roughly estimated the distance from here to the Amethyst Winged Lion King Cave and answered truthfully.

"Evening?" Little Fairy Doctor murmured softly. A gentle smile appeared on her delicate face as she said, "Go on. I'll wait for you to come back."

"Mm. Once I break through to Dou Master, I'll take you traveling across the Dou Qi Continent. While we're at it, we'll search for the materials needed to solve your Calamity Poison Body." After finishing the last mouthful of rice porridge, Xiao Se put down his bowl and chopsticks with a smile.

Under Little Fairy Doctor's watchful gaze, Xiao Se spread his purple wings and flew out of the small valley. Xiao Se had already told Little Fairy Doctor about the items in the other two stone boxes from the cave, so there was no need to hide them.

After flying out of the valley, Xiao Se put away his Purple Cloud Wings and continued on using his movement technique. He had yet to advance to Dou Master, and his cultivation technique was only Yellow Middle Grade, so he did not have much Dou Qi to squander.

After hurrying onward, Xiao Se finally reached the inner region of the Demon Beast Mountain Range near noon. He stopped his rapid advance, used the Aura Concealing Art to hide his presence, and landed atop a towering tree.

He raised his head slightly and swept his gaze over the majestic, precipitous mountain in the distance. At the summit, a massive cave dwelling came into view.

Concealed by the trees, the entrance of the cave revealed the faint outline of a huge horned lion head.

"Brother, is that the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave?" Long Kui's soft voice suddenly rang out in his heart.

"Mm. Once I activate the Vast Sea Bodyguard Cover, you can send me into the cave. The two of us siblings are going to strip its lair clean." Xiao Se nodded with a wicked grin.

"Hehe, then be careful, Brother. But that Demon Beast is very powerful, so let Xiao Hong handle it instead. If anything unexpected happens, she'll be better able to protect you." Seeing the faint mischievous smile on Xiao Se's lips, Long Kui knew that the Amethyst Winged Lion King was about to suffer.

The Vast Sea Universe Cover slowly flew out from Xiao Se's brow, rose above his head, and released a deep blue curtain of light. Within moments, it enveloped his entire body.

"Long Kui, you can come out now."

As Xiao Se's words fell, the Demon Sword on his back flashed with a dazzling white light, and the voluptuous Hong Kui appeared out of thin air before him.

"It's been a long time, Long Kui." Xiao Se smiled broadly, opened his arms toward Hong Kui, and spoke softly.

Ever since Xiao Se had pulled Hong Kui into the bath four months ago, she had never formally appeared again.

"Mm, it's been a long time, Brother." Xiao Se's embrace made Hong Kui's pretty face flush slightly. Then she opened her arms as well, and the two embraced.