After obtaining the Purple Spirit Crystal, Xiao Yan did not hesitate. He immediately turned and left the cave.
When he cautiously returned to the fork in the passage and saw that the little Purple Crystal Winged Lion had vanished, Xiao Yan's heart lurched. A tremendous fear and unease instantly engulfed him.
"Kid, why not give up for now and look for another opportunity next time?"
Medicine Elder spoke softly, but Xiao Yan quickly calmed down. After taking a deep breath, he slowly shook his head.
"No, Teacher. If that little Purple Crystal Winged Lion had truly discovered me, it would have attacked me long ago. Maybe it went out to hunt, or perhaps Medusa Queen was too strong, so it left to avoid disaster?"
"No matter what, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm taking the gamble—starve the timid and feed the bold!"
At once, Xiao Yan stopped being as cautious as before and instead boldly hurried down the passage on the left.
When he reached the cave entrance and saw the head-sized purple orb resting atop a purple crystal platform over a meter tall in the center of the cave, a smile appeared on Xiao Yan's face.
"That's right, this is the Companion Amethyst Source. Kid, be quick. Take half and leave."
Though he found it somewhat strange, Xiao Yan still chose to trust Medicine Elder. He strode forward, picked up the Purple Spirit Crystal, and smashed it against the purple orb, cracking it open across the middle.
In an instant, purple liquid carrying a rich fragrance flowed from the orb, and Xiao Yan collected it in a large jade basin.
Once it was about half full and the Companion Amethyst Source inside the orb stopped flowing out, Xiao Yan immediately put away the jade basin.
However, seeing the small