First Meeting with Xiao Yan

"Humans are always like this. They can't afford the price, yet they always want to take things by force. How could there be such a good deal in this world?!"

The Lion King shot out of the cave entrance, leaving devastation in his wake, his lips curled in mockery at Yun Yun.

Yun Yun knew she was in the wrong, but the path of cultivation was always like this—fighting against heaven and fighting against earth. Thus, she wasted no more words. With a raise of her hand, a small Green Tornado condensed at her left side.

"Arrogant!"

The Lion King snorted coldly, and a streak of purple light burst from his mouth. It was precisely the ultimate move that had sealed Yun Yun's cultivation that day.

"Holy shit! He's using his ultimate right off the bat? His rage bar's already full?"

Chen Mo clicked his tongue at the sight below.

Didn't fights usually start with basic attacks? Then one side realized they couldn't win, threw out some taunts, said, "You forced me to do this," and finally shouted the name of their move before unleashing their ultimate?

Using an ultimate right away wasn't following the script at all.

Chen Mo had no time to think further. This also meant the battle would not last long, so he had to hurry.

He gathered most of the Dou Qi in his body into his legs, pushed off the ground with his toes, and darted forward at high speed, shooting out of the forest.

After leaving the forest, he followed the route he had scouted earlier.

A massive cave entrance suddenly appeared before Chen Mo.

Most of the magical beast guards at the entrance had been dealt with by Yun Yun, but time had been too short. Two Third Rank magical beasts still remained.

Third Rank magical beasts were equivalent to human Da Dou Shi. Combined with their powerful bodies and their skill in close combat, Chen Mo was clearly no match for them.

After a brief moment of thought, he used the Aura Concealment Technique. He then tore off a strip of cloth from his left pant leg and tied it around the sole of his foot. Using the terrain for cover, he made his way above the cave.

Finally, he leaped down from above the cave. The instant his feet touched the ground, Chen Mo slightly crouched and shot into the cave.

"Ding! Purple Crystal Block detected. One Fortune Value may be spent to Plunder it."

"One point? That cheap?" Chen Mo said in surprise.

"The host may also harvest it personally. However, items Plundered by the system can be directly stored in the system storage space."

In short,

Only things Plundered by the system could be placed inside it. Anything not Plundered, including Chen Mo's personal belongings, could not be stored in the system.

In other words, if Chen Mo wanted to put something into the system in the future, he would have to spend Fortune Points to Plunder it first.

Damn! Although Plundering his own belongings cost very few Fortune Points, Chen Mo still felt the system was incredibly shady.

Along the way, the system's prompts were all for worthless Purple Crystal Blocks. However, the deep and spacious cave was decorated with these Purple Crystal Blocks, making it exceptionally beautiful.

Since this was where the Lion King lived, there were no other magical beasts inside the cave. The tension Chen Mo had been holding onto eased slightly.

But that relief did not even last half a minute. When Chen Mo reached a fork in the path and chose the left passage, getting halfway through it,

the system prompt made his scalp tingle.

"Ding! A weakened Nine Star Dou Venerate Soul Body has been detected. 190,000 Fortune Points may be spent to Plunder its cultivation!"

"Ding! A Seven Star Dou Practitioner has been detected. 270 Fortune Value may be spent to Plunder its cultivation."

"Warning: If you Plunder a being whose cultivation is lower than yours, your cultivations will be exchanged."

Chen Mo immediately stopped in alert, but he was still noticed.

"Be careful. Something seems to have entered?"

"Someone else?"

"Not sure yet. The aura is very weak."

"Could it be one of her people?"

"Very likely. That girl had her cultivation sealed that day, yet she still evaded the magical beasts' search. Someone was clearly helping her. And today, she deliberately came here and killed the magical beasts guarding the entrance..."

Xiao Yan withdrew his hand from the Accompanying Purple Crystal Source.

"Who's there? Come out!"

"Damn it, the protagonist still got here before me. I was already fast enough, but he was even faster, like he'd been waiting at the cave entrance in advance." Cursing inwardly, Chen Mo walked out.

His features were handsome. Though he still carried a trace of youthful immaturity, the strong body displayed by his bare upper torso seemed to perfectly erase that immaturity, making him appear tough and resolute.

"So handsome." Xiao Yan immediately slapped himself. "What am I thinking?"

Chen Mo was likewise sizing up this senior transmigrator before him.

He wore a black robe and had a slender figure. A heavy black ruler was strapped to his back. Chen Mo's gaze lowered and settled on the Ancient Ring on Xiao Yan's right hand.

"So Elder Ya is hiding in that little thing?"

Chen Mo's lingering gaze made Xiao Yan frown. The feeling was as though his trump card had been left completely uncovered, exposed nakedly before Chen Mo.

"Who are you?" Xiao Yan asked, somewhat displeased.

"Chen Mo." Ignoring the displeasure in his tone, Chen Mo shifted his gaze to Xiao Yan's face and thought, He's not even as handsome as me. Why are so many beauties smitten with him? Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian...

"Could it be because of the Protagonist Halo?"

"Chen Mo? Never heard of him."

Seeing Chen Mo holding his chin with a skeptical expression, Xiao Yan secretly frowned. He immediately removed the Heavy Xuan Ruler from his back and gripped it in his hand, clearly ready to beat Chen Mo up if he ruined his plans.

"It doesn't matter if you've never heard of me. As long as I've heard of you." Seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, Chen Mo muttered inwardly. Then he smiled. "Harmony brings wealth. I bear you no ill will," silently adding, for now.

"That Accompanying Purple Crystal Source, as well as the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King that appears later, are all yours. I only want the Purple Spirit Crystal."

"Why?" Although he had no idea what Chen Mo was talking about, the fact that Chen Mo had recognized the Accompanying Purple Crystal Source at a glance was enough to alarm Xiao Yan.

"Why? Heh." Chen Mo sneered as a Dou Qi Gauze Robe evolved from Underworld God's Power wrapped around his entire body.

"Because you're a Dou Shi?" Xiao Yan sneered.

"No, no, no!" Chen Mo raised one finger and shook it. "I know you have a powerful soul body backing you up. It's hiding inside the ring you're wearing, isn't it?"

Xiao Yan's left hand pulled back. This was his greatest secret. He immediately said coldly, "Who exactly are you?"

"Chen Mo."

"I mean your identity."

"I'm from the Central Continent." Chen Mo knew his intimidation had worked, so he gave a vague answer.

"Teacher..." Xiao Yan knew this had already entered a realm of knowledge beyond his reach.

"Central Continent? To be able to see through my existence at a glance—even among the Eight Great Ancient Clans, there are only a few who could do that. Could he be from that place?" Elder Ya's voice carried a trace of anger.

"Teacher?" Hearing the anger in Elder Ya's voice, Xiao Yan was shocked. What kind of existence could make such a major figure angry?

"For some reason, his Dou Qi makes my soul body feel a hint of danger. Though it is only a tiny bit..." Elder Ya changed the subject. "Agree to his terms first."