Myriad Beast Spirit Flame

After a while, having passed through a long cave passage, two branching paths appeared before the three of them.

Seeing this, Xiao Kun turned and asked, "Lion King, which way do we go?"

"To the right! My son and the Purple Spirit Crystal are both on the right!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King thought for a moment before answering.

Yun Yun had no objections, so the three of them headed into the passage on the right.

After following the passage for a while, the view before them opened up once more.

Scanning the newly revealed cave, Xiao Kun discovered that it was almost entirely filled with amethyst crystals.

As his gaze swept around and reached the center of the cave, it slowly came to a stop. There, a miniature Amethyst Winged Lion King was curled up on the ground, sleeping peacefully.

Before Xiao Kun could say anything, the Amethyst Winged Lion King strode out from behind him, gently swiped with its massive purple claw, and sent the little Amethyst Winged Lion King tumbling over.

Startled awake by the swipe, the little Amethyst Winged Lion King let out two incomprehensible lion roars before realizing that it was its father who had swatted it. It immediately lowered its head and fell silent.

As for its mother, she had disappeared during an outing several years ago.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King then directly pried open a stone slab beneath where the little Amethyst Winged Lion King had been lying.

In an instant, purple radiance shot out, causing even Xiao Kun's eyes to sting slightly.

After blinking twice and recovering, he looked into the small hollow and saw an irregular, sharp-edged purple spirit crystal the size of a fist resting quietly within.

Light flowed across the purple spirit crystal's surface, making it exceptionally beautiful.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King carefully picked it up and handed it to Xiao Kun, saying with some heartache, "You must remember to compensate me!"

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer a loss." Xiao Kun smiled.

With the Purple Spirit Crystal in hand, Xiao Kun examined it closely before explaining to Yun Yun, "We'll still need this Purple Spirit Crystal to obtain the Associated Amethyst Source later. I'll give it to you afterward."

"Alright, no problem." Yun Yun replied with a smile, not asking why.

Although Yun Yun did not know what the Purple Spirit Crystal had to do with the Associated Amethyst Source, she trusted Xiao Kun and believed he would not deceive her over this.

Besides, Yun Yun had not contributed much this time. Even if Xiao Kun did not give it to her, she would not say anything, much less when it was only being delayed.

"Lion King, is the Associated Amethyst Source in the passage on the left?" Having obtained the Purple Spirit Crystal, Xiao Kun figured it was time to retrieve the Associated Amethyst Source and asked directly.

"Yes, Young Clan Leader," the Amethyst Winged Lion King answered firmly.

"Then Sister Yun and I will go to the left and retrieve the Associated Amethyst Source. You stay here with your son and take the Form Transformation Pill first."

"Alright, Young Clan Leader." The Lion King looked excited. It had been eagerly awaiting the chance to consume the Form Transformation Pill.

After a while, Xiao Kun and Yun Yun walked shoulder to shoulder through the left passage and found it to be quite winding. The two of them turned several corners in succession.

As they drew closer, they discovered that the temperature around them was steadily rising. However, for the two of them, both possessing Dou Emperor cultivation, it was nothing worth mentioning.

Looking at the exit in the distance that faintly emitted a purple glow, Xiao Kun knew they had arrived.

After entering the cave, Xiao Kun looked around. In the end, his gaze settled on the center of the cave.

There stood a platform-like structure piled from amethyst crystals, over a meter high. Resting atop the amethyst platform was a purple spherical object about the size of Xiao Kun's head.

Staring at the purple sphere radiating heat, Xiao Kun said to Yun Yun, "Yun Zhi, the purple sphere on the platform in the center of the cave contains the Associated Amethyst Source."

Hearing this, Yun Yun's beautiful eyes flickered with curiosity as she looked at the heat-emitting purple sphere. "I've heard you mention this thing several times. Is there something special about it?"

"Of course it's special."

"The Amethyst Winged Lion King is an unusually gifted magical beast. Whenever this kind of magical beast gives birth, there is an extremely small chance that, along with producing a cub, it will also produce this kind of Associated Amethyst Source."

"Because this Associated Amethyst Source remains inside the Lion King's cave for an extremely long time, the pure energy contained within it is quite remarkable."

"Once the cub grows into a fourth-tier magical beast, swallowing it will allow it to immediately become a fifth-tier magical beast. Moreover, the Purple Flame within its body will be far stronger than that of other Amethyst Winged Lion Kings that have not consumed Associated Amethyst Source," Xiao Kun explained.

Xiao Kun then took out the Purple Spirit Crystal from his Storage Ring and said, "Other than swallowing this Associated Amethyst Source in one gulp, the only way to break it open is with a Purple Spirit Crystal. Its outer shell possesses an absorbing effect, so any other kind of attack is largely ineffective."

After saying that, Xiao Kun prepared to strike the purple sphere with the Purple Spirit Crystal.

Knowing that the purple sphere would burst apart after being struck, Xiao Kun used Flame Shaping to create another white shell around it, leaving only a small hole for striking.

Holding the Purple Spirit Crystal, he lightly tapped the purple sphere through the small hole.

"Crack..." The Purple Spirit Crystal struck the sphere. After a brief silence, cracks began spreading across the latter's surface, followed by a bang as it exploded.

Seeing the purple sphere shatter and reveal the purple Associated Amethyst Source inside, Xiao Kun opened another small hole at the bottom of the white shell surrounding it. He then took out jade bottles from his Storage Ring and collected the flowing Associated Amethyst Source.

Though the sphere appeared quite large, the purple liquid it contained was only enough to fill eight small jade bottles.

After collecting the final drop of Amethyst Source from the bottom of the sphere into a jade bottle, Xiao Kun directly handed four of the bottles, along with the Purple Spirit Crystal, to the waiting Yun Yun and said, "Yun Zhi, although the Associated Amethyst Source, as a rare treasure, is not of much help to your cultivation, you can trade it with those who need it for treasures you require. You should take half as well!"

Yun Yun looked at the Purple Spirit Crystal and four bottles of Associated Amethyst Source Xiao Kun was offering her. A trace of emotion rose in her heart, but she still shook her head. "I didn't contribute anything. Just the Purple Spirit Crystal is enough."

"What's our relationship? Just take them. Besides, do you think someone with my resources would lack this sort of thing?" Xiao Kun forcefully stuffed the items into Yun Yun's hands, holding her soft, jade-like hand as he spoke.

Feeling the scorching warmth in Xiao Kun's hand and recalling the events of the past few days, a blush appeared on Yun Yun's pretty face. She silently nodded.

After Yun Yun nodded, the system prompt sounded in Xiao Kun's mind again:

"Ding! You gifted Yun Yun one Purple Spirit Crystal and four bottles of Associated Amethyst Source."

"You triggered a hundred-thousandfold critical-hit compensation."

"You obtained one complete portion of Associated Amethyst Source."

"You obtained a Heavenly Flame: Myriad Beast Spirit Flame ×1."

"All items have been stored in the System Space. Please check them."

Another hundred-thousandfold critical hit—his luck was pretty good! Xiao Kun felt another surge of delight.

Of course, it probably also had something to do with this being his first time giving Yun Yun something, as well as her significant role in the original story.