"Xiao Tian." He applied medicine to her as he spoke casually.
"Oh." Yun Zhi nodded slightly and said nothing more, merely biting her red lips as she endured the intense, tearing pain.
The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's attack had not only reopened her wounds, but also sealed her strength. The pain was extremely difficult for her to bear in her current state.
However, not long after Xiao Tian finished applying the medicine, its effects gradually took hold, and the pain gave way to a cool, soothing sensation.
"You need the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King?" In the cave, Xiao Tian took a black robe from his Storage Ring and helped her change into it, then asked as if offhandedly.
"Mm." Hearing this, Yun Zhi blinked her beautiful eyes and nodded instinctively.
The Purple Spirit Crystal was very important to her. That was why she had risked fighting the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to obtain it.
Xiao Tian asked nothing more. He took some more medical supplies from his Storage Ring, then strode out of the cave.
"You..." Seeing Xiao Tian leave, Yun Zhi furrowed her brows and hurried after him, her voice tinged with anger. "You can't go out yet. Those magical beasts will find you, and when they do, I won't be able to save you!"
As she spoke, Yun Zhi suddenly grabbed Xiao Tian's arm with her delicate hand, her beautiful eyes fixed on him with a hint of irritation.
They had gone to great lengths to find a temporarily safe place. If Xiao Tian went out now, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's underlings would definitely spot him, and then both of them would be in grave danger.
Feeling a warm, soft touch on his arm, Xiao Tian slowly turned around and smiled. "Don't worry. Stay here and don't move. I'll be right back!"
Before Yun Zhi could react, the Purple Cloud Wings beat their wings, and Xiao Tian vanished from sight.
"Those are the Purple Cloud Wings?"
Staring at the pair of black wings patterned with purple clouds, Yun Zhi's lovely face filled with astonishment. She gazed blankly in the direction Xiao Tian had gone.
Still, she couldn't help worrying about him. From what she could sense, Xiao Tian seemed to be no more than a Dou Qi cultivator. Even with the Purple Cloud Wings, he would have little chance of escaping the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's pursuit.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.
Yun Zhi stood at the cave entrance, looking around, but Xiao Tian was still nowhere to be seen. Her heart sank.
"Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, if anything happens to him, I'll raze this entire mountain range to the ground!" She gritted her teeth, growing more and more uneasy. She immediately drew her sword and left the cave.
Meanwhile, after wandering around the Monster Beast Mountain Range for nearly two hours, Xiao Tian finally found the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's lair.
He had heard of the Purple Spirit Crystal, too. Supposedly, a small piece fell from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's body only once every twenty years. It was incredibly precious and had powerful effects; humans could rapidly increase their cultivation after using it. For that reason, many powerful cultivators had long coveted the Purple Spirit Crystal on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
"Hmph! I've searched high and low, only to find it without lifting a finger. I can't believe you actually dared to show yourself, you loathsome human. This time, I'll make sure you die here!" Seeing Xiao Tian flying in the sky before it, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's enormous eyes blazed with savagery as it let out a low growl.
The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King hated this unexpected interloper. If Xiao Tian hadn't suddenly appeared, the Woman in Plain Skirt would already have been pierced through by its purple beam.
"Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, mind if I borrow a few pieces of Purple Spirit Crystal?" Xiao Tian hovered in the sky, his Purple Cloud Wings beating rapidly. A smile curved his lips as he spoke.
He hadn't been particularly interested in the Purple Spirit Crystal to begin with, but since he had a chance to get some, he couldn't possibly pass it up.
Even if he couldn't use it himself, he could always give it to Xun'er, Ya Fei, or Xiao Yi Xian someday.
"Foolish human! Do you think you can just take my Purple Spirit Crystal because you want it? Keep dreaming, hmph!" Hearing Xiao Tian spout such nonsense in broad daylight, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King snorted. Its fierce face was full of contempt.
"Since you refuse to cooperate, I'll just take it myself!" Seeing that the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King wouldn't give an inch, a ruthless look gradually appeared on Xiao Tian's face.
At once, the Purple Cloud Wings on his back beat furiously. In an instant, Xiao Tian dived, surging Dou Qi gathering in his fists.
"Eight Extremes Collapse!!"
Almost in the blink of an eye, Xiao Tian appeared beside the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Before it could react, his fist, bent at a strange angle, had already slammed into its massive body.
Bang!!
In an instant, an incredibly terrifying force erupted and struck the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. There was no suspense: the beast was sent flying a thousand meters like a kite with its strings cut, crashing hard into the depths of the shadowy forest.
The tremendous impact startled countless magical beasts in the Monster Beast Mountain Range. They cried out in alarm and scattered in every direction.
After that punch, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was on the verge of death. Its chest rose and fell faintly, blood trickled from the corner of its mouth, and it stared in horror at Xiao Tian as he flew toward it.
It had never encountered such terrifying force before. If it hadn't been so thick-skinned and well-defended, that punch would have sent it straight to see the Buddha.
"Wretched human! Even if I die, you'll never get the Purple Spirit Crystal..." The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King gritted its teeth and snarled as Xiao Tian approached from above.
Xiao Tian wasn't angry, though. Instead, he looked at the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King with a broad smile and said, "You don't need to tell me. I think I already know where the Purple Spirit Crystal is hidden!"
Just moments ago, Xiao Tian had noticed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King repeatedly looking toward a valley to the northwest.
If he wasn't mistaken, there was a huge cave there.
In the short time since then, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had looked toward that cave more than ten times.
If his guess was right, the cave was the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's lair, and it had definitely hidden the Purple Spirit Crystal inside.
And just as Xiao Tian had guessed, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had been on guard ever since he appeared.
It was wary of the Woman in Plain Skirt. After all, Xiao Tian had been the one to rescue her, yet now he had appeared alone.
In the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's eyes, humans were incredibly cunning. Xiao Tian might be using a ploy to lure the lion away from its mountain, making it lower its guard so the Woman in Plain Skirt could rush into its lair and steal the Purple Spirit Crystal.
Unfortunately...
The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had overthought things. Xiao Tian had come alone.
If it hadn't been so concerned about keeping its lair safe, Xiao Tian might not have discovered it so quickly.
Now, Xiao Tian flew toward the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's lair with a broad smile.
What he hadn't expected was that a group of little magical beasts was guarding the area around the lair.
The moment they saw Xiao Tian, they roared and charged at him together.
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