Seeing that everything had been arranged properly, Yun Yun felt somewhat relieved. As she took to the air, she turned her head and softly said to Xiao Yi Xian, "You... be careful. Don't let anything happen to you."
With a faint smile, Xiao Yi Xian said, "You be careful too. Although I'd love to see you get sealed again, I still hope you'll be all right."
Shaking her head helplessly, Yun Yun said no more. Her wings spread behind her, and her graceful figure lightly soared into the sky before streaking toward the enormous cave entrance like lightning.
Since Xiao Yi Xian made no attempt to conceal herself, waves of beastly roars rang across the mountains when she came within a hundred meters of the cave.
With a grip of her jade-like hand, a strange green longsword appeared in Yun Yun's palm. Her body transformed into a streak of green light and dove into the dense forest surrounding the cave in an instant.
Immediately, shrill beast roars erupted. Numerous magical beasts fled frantically from around the cave. Before a Dou Emperor, these ferocious beasts had no chance to display their savagery.
"Human woman! You dare show yourself again?! Today, I'll take your life to avenge my broken horn!"
As Yun Yun slaughtered the guarding magical beasts, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's furious roar suddenly exploded from within the massive cavern and echoed through the sky.
Following that roar, a purple streak shot out of the cave like lightning and plunged headlong into the forest. In an instant, radiant light burst forth, reducing the woods to wreckage.
As the forest was destroyed, one green and one purple beam of light shot into the sky, chasing one another. More than a thousand meters above the ground, they began a savage clash.
Glancing at the battle in the sky, Xiao Yi Xian began to move as well. Her pale purple figure slipped silently past, then swiftly darted into the forest and stealthily made her way toward the cave atop the mountain.
After a while, Xiao Yi Xian passed through the forest Yun Yun had entered earlier. Before her lay the bodies of many enormous third-tier and higher magical beasts, their heads severed from their bodies as they lay in pools of blood.
The bloody sight raised Xiao Yi Xian's estimation of a Dou Emperor's strength by another level.
Though the magical beast corpses might contain high-grade magic cores, Xiao Yi Xian had no time to search for them. She swiftly leaped over the bodies and darted out of the forest.
Beyond the woods, the enormous cave entrance came into view.
Not far away, Xiao Yan naturally noticed the commotion as well. After all, the power of a Dou Emperor was truly terrifying.
"Medicine Elder, what's going on over there?"
Xiao Yan looked at the distant sky, split between green and purple, in confusion. Even the faint pressure made his heart tremble.
Medicine Elder stood with his hands behind his back and calmly said as he watched the beast and woman in the distance, "Just a battle between Dou Emperors."
Xiao Yan's eyes filled with shock and envy upon hearing that. There were only a handful of Dou Emperors in the Jia Ma Empire.
Medicine Elder shook his head as he looked at Xiao Yan. "Come on, let's go take a look. Your master will conceal your aura for you."
Relying on the Sword Box to conceal her aura, Xiao Yi Xian quickly slipped into the cave. The lighting within was not as dim as she had imagined.
Purple crystal chunks were embedded here and there along the surrounding rock walls. These crystals were naturally produced by the cave, and in the human world, they were valuable decorative items worth a considerable sum.
The deep, spacious interior of the cave was decorated by these purple crystal chunks and looked exceptionally beautiful. Gazing at this naturally formed dwelling, Xiao Yi Xian could not help sighing. "That lion has become sentient and still knows how to enjoy a comfortable life. This is seriously awesome..."
As she carefully proceeded, she found that Yun Yun had been right. There were no other magical beasts inside the cave. Apart from the faint sound of her footsteps, there was no other noise.
After passing through the long tunnel for some time, two branching paths appeared before her.
Frowning at the two paths, Xiao Yi Xian pondered for a moment. She decided to take the treasure on the left first, then head down the right path to retrieve what Yun Yun wanted.
The left passage was rather winding. Xiao Yi Xian turned several corners, and as she went deeper, she suddenly realized that the temperature around her was growing hotter and hotter.
She suddenly recalled some treasures from the original story, such as that liquid Xiao Yan had foolishly licked...
Looking at the exit ahead, which faintly emitted purple light, Xiao Yi Xian rubbed her hands together and took a deep breath. Dou Qi slowly began circulating through her body, driving away the scorching heat.
Staring at the nearby exit, Xiao Yi Xian kept her footsteps as quiet as possible. Then she cautiously poked out half her head and swiftly swept her gaze across the spacious cave interior.
After carefully examining it, Xiao Yi Xian was surprised to find no trace of even a single magical beast. She blinked and observed for a while longer before finally entering with ease.
Upon entering the cave, Xiao Yi Xian looked around. At last, her gaze stopped at the center of the cave, where Purple Crystal Stones piled more than a meter high formed something like a platform.
Resting quietly atop the Purple Crystal Stone platform was a purple, spherical object as large as a human head.
Xiao Yi Xian stared intently at the purple sphere. She knew that all the heat within the cave was being released by this thing.
If she remembered correctly, the liquid inside this sphere was the Companion Purple Crystal Source!
The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was an extraordinarily gifted magical beast; otherwise, it could never have become a sixth-tier magical beast.
Whenever this type of magical beast gave birth, there was a tiny chance that it would produce this Companion Purple Crystal Source alongside its cub.
Because the Companion Purple Crystal Source remained inside the Lion King's body for an extremely long time, the pure energy it contained was quite astonishing.
Once the cub grew into a fourth-tier magical beast, consuming this Companion Purple Crystal Source would allow it to directly become a fifth-tier magical beast.
Furthermore, the Purple Flame within its body would become even more powerful than that of Purple Crystal Winged Lions that had never consumed Companion Purple Crystal Source!
It could be called a true treasure. This was Purple Flame—sixth-tier Purple Flame. Even to her, it would be of considerable use.
Even if she did not use it, it would still be valuable whether she sold it or did anything else with it.
Xiao Yi Xian drew You Su. Purple Sword Qi directly sliced through the rock beneath the Companion Purple Crystal Source, and she then stored it in her Storage Ring.
Now that she had obtained the item, it was time to change locations. Returning to the fork once more, Xiao Yi Xian darted into the other passage.
Since she knew there was also a young Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, Xiao Yi Xian was especially cautious. As she walked, she did not even dare casually step on the stones beneath her feet.
After following the passage for a while, the view ahead opened up once more.
Pressing her body tightly against the cave entrance, Xiao Yi Xian revealed one eye and slowly scanned the cave, which was almost completely filled with Purple Crystal Stones.
Her searching gaze gradually stopped when it reached the center, because there, a smaller Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was lying on the ground, sleeping peacefully.
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