Pioneering Instance (Part 1)

Seeing that everything had been properly arranged, Yun Yun felt somewhat relieved. As she took flight, she turned her head and said softly to Xiao Yi Xian, "You... be careful. Don't let anything happen."

Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly and replied, "You be careful too. Although I'd very much like to see you sealed again, I still hope nothing happens to you."

Shaking her head helplessly, Yun Yun said no more. With a flap of the wings on her back, her graceful figure leaped nimbly into the air, then shot like lightning toward the massive cave entrance.

Xiao Yi Xian's figure made no attempt at concealment, so when she approached within a hundred meters of the cave, bursts of beastly roars echoed across the mountain ridges.

With a grip of her jade hand, a strange cyan longsword appeared in her palm. Yun Yun's form turned into a streak of cyan light, diving in an instant into the dense forest surrounding the cave.

Immediately, a series of miserable beastly howls erupted. Numerous magical beasts fled in panic from the vicinity of the cave. In the hands of a Dou Emperor, these ferocious beasts had no chance to show their savagery at all.

"Human woman! You dare show your face again?! Today I will take your life to avenge my broken horn!"

As Yun Yun slaughtered the guardian beasts, the furious roar of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King suddenly thundered across the sky from within the massive cave.

With the roar, a purple streak of light shot out of the cave like lightning and crashed straight into the dense forest. In an instant, brilliant light burst forth, and the forest was obliterated into a mess.

As the forest was destroyed, two beams of light—one cyan, one purple—chased each other straight into the sky, then began a fierce clash at an altitude of over a thousand meters.

Glancing at the battle high above, Xiao Yi Xian began her own move. A faint purple figure slipped past quietly, then swiftly darted into the forest, advancing stealthily toward the cave at the mountain peak.

After a while, Xiao Yi Xian passed through the forest where Yun Yun had entered. What met her eyes were many massive magical beasts of the third rank and above, lying decapitated in pools of blood.

The bloody scene raised Xiao Yi Xian's estimation of a Dou Emperor's strength by another level.

Though there might be high-grade magical cores inside the corpses on the ground, Xiao Yi Xian had no time to search for them now. Her figure quickly leaped over the bodies and dashed out of the forest.

Emerging from the forest, the massive cave entrance appeared clearly before her eyes.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, not far away, had naturally noticed the situation over here. After all, the power of a Dou Emperor was still terrifying.

"Medicine Elder, what's going on over there?"

Xiao Yan stared at the cyan and purple halves of the sky in confusion. Even the faint pressure made his heart pound!

Medicine Elder stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the beast and human in the sky, and said calmly, "Just a fight between Dou Emperors!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with shock and envy. Dou Emperors—there were only a few in the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Medicine Elder looked at Xiao Yan beside him, shook his head, and said, "Come on, let's go take a look. I'll conceal your aura."

Relying on the Sword Box to hide her aura, Xiao Yi Xian quickly circled into the cave. The light inside was not as dim as she had imagined.

Embedded here and there in the surrounding rock walls were some purple crystal blocks. These were natural products of the cave. In the human world, such purple crystal blocks were quite valuable decorative items, worth a considerable sum.

The deep, spacious interior of the cave was adorned with these purple crystal blocks, making it extremely beautiful. Looking at this naturally formed cavern, Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but sigh, "This lion that's become a spirit actually knows how to enjoy a comfortable life. Truly impressive..."

Walking carefully all the way, just as Yun Yun had said, there were no other magical beasts inside the cave. Apart from the faint sound of her own footsteps, there was no other noise.

After passing through the long tunnel, two forks appeared before her after a while.

Frowning at the two paths, Xiao Yi Xian pondered for a moment and decided to first go left to get that treasure, then go right to retrieve what Yun Yun needed.

The left passage was quite winding. Xiao Yi Xian turned several times, and as she went deeper, she suddenly noticed that the surrounding temperature was getting hotter and hotter.

Suddenly, she recalled some treasures from the original story—like that liquid. Xiao Yan had even recklessly licked it...

Looking at the exit in the distance that faintly emitted purple light, Xiao Yi Xian rubbed her hands together, then took a deep breath. Dou Qi began to flow slowly within her body, driving away the scorching sensation.

Staring at the exit just ahead, Xiao Yi Xian lowered her footsteps as much as possible, then quietly poked half her head out. Her gaze swept quickly across the spacious cave interior.

After a careful scan, to Xiao Yi Xian's surprise, there was not a single magical beast in sight. She blinked, observed for a good while longer, and only then walked in with confidence.

Entering the cave, Xiao Yi Xian looked around and finally fixed her gaze on the center of the interior. There, a pile of purple crystal stones over a meter high had been built into something like a square platform.

On the purple crystal platform, a purple spherical object the size of a human head sat quietly.

Staring intently at the purple sphere, Xiao Yi Xian knew that all the heat inside 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 a beast of extraordinary talent; otherwise, it could not have become a sixth-rank magical beast.

Whenever this kind of magical beast gave birth, there was a very small chance that, along with the cub, this Companion Purple Crystal Source would also be produced.

This Companion Purple Crystal Source, having spent an extremely long time inside the lion king's belly, contained a considerable amount of pure energy.

After a cub grew to the fourth rank, if it swallowed this Companion Purple Crystal Source, it could directly become a fifth-rank magical beast.

Moreover, the purple flame within its body would be even stronger than that of other Purple Crystal Winged Lions that had not swallowed the Companion Purple Crystal Source!

It was practically a treasure. This was purple flame—sixth-rank purple flame. Even she could make good use of it.

Even if she didn't use it, selling it or doing anything else with it would fetch a good price.

Xiao Yi Xian's "You Su" sword left its sheath. A purple Sword Qi directly severed the rock beneath the "Companion Purple Crystal Source," and then she stored it directly into her Storage Ring.

Now that the item was in hand, it was time to move on. Returning to the fork, Xiao Yi Xian dashed into the other passage.

Knowing that there was still a young Purple Crystal Winged Lion King inside, Xiao Yi Xian was especially cautious. As she walked, she didn't even dare to step carelessly on the pebbles underfoot.

After walking along the passage for a while, the view before her widened again.

Pressing her body tightly against the cave wall at the entrance, Xiao Yi Xian revealed one eye and slowly scanned the cave, which was almost entirely filled with purple crystal stones.

Her sweeping gaze gradually stopped at the center. There, a small Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was lying prostrate on the ground, sleeping peacefully.