"Heh... We'll talk about that after you advance. Don't worry, it definitely won't be beyond your abilities."
Xiao Yan smiled, rose, and shook out his long robe. "Lead the way. It's best to get the medicinal ingredients in hand now, lest delays bring trouble."
"All right!"
At the mention of advancing, the Amethyst Winged Lion King visibly grew excited. It half-spread its wings and extended a claw toward Xiao Yan. "My lord, please climb on! The journey is somewhat far. Dou Qi wings are ultimately not as effortless as wings that grow from one's own body."
"Fine. Then I'll trouble you?"
"Not at all, not at all~ My lord sitting there in silence refining medicine is what truly taxes the mind and spirit. I'm the one who owes my lord a favor!"
"Roar! Ugly Baboon, get out here for this king!"
Purple flames surged through the sky, washing across the clouds like a tidal wave and covering an area several hundred meters overhead. From afar, the purple light even overwhelmed the sun in the sky, tinting the forest in another color.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King flapped its wings, and the unique pressure of a sixth-rank magical beast rushed toward the cave below. Flames ignited on the spiral horn atop its head, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
Clearly, though its mouth was very fierce, its body was indeed very afraid.
After all, that Withered Owl Ape had tricked it badly before. One mental attack had forced it to recuperate for two or three months before it recovered.
"If you still don't come out, you can forget about keeping your cave!"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King kept shouting provocations.
It waited in the sky for a long time, yet still saw no movement at the cave entrance,