Sword Spirit Senior, You Have to Take Responsibility for Me...

The Amethyst Winged Lion King flashed before Yun Yun in an instant, its enormous, razor-sharp claw slamming into her chest!

This was its desperate final gamble.

Between Wu Changqing and Yun Yun, it chose to launch a sneak attack on Yun Yun.

After all, Yun Yun looked easier to bully.

Wu Changqing was too far away to rush over in time and could only watch helplessly as the Amethyst Winged Lion King's attack landed on Yun Yun.

At the same time, Yun Yun thrust her sword forward.

"Wind's Extreme: Meteoric Kill!"

An extremely fine strand of sword energy shot from the tip of her blade, striking the horn atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head and shearing half of its single horn clean off.

The pain made the Amethyst Winged Lion King let out a savage lion's roar.

At the same time, Wu Changqing stabbed forward with his sword.

"Sword Extremity: Star Extinction!"

Points of light as brilliant as stars formed at the sword tip before transforming into a massive sword aura that crashed into the Amethyst Winged Lion King with all its force.

Boom!

The Amethyst Winged Lion King's enormous body was sent flying as though it had been struck by a mountain, smashing viciously into the ground.

Crack!

Under the power of that sword aura, the hard crystal scales covering its body began to shatter piece by piece, signaling the complete collapse of its defenses.

"Roar!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King roared unwillingly, attempting one final struggle.

But Wu Changqing's strike had utterly destroyed its defenses.

After breaking through its crystal scales, the Evergreen Sword in Wu Changqing's hand pierced straight into the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body.

Then—

"Sword Furnace!"

The Evergreen Sword immediately transformed into a furnace capable of refining all things, forcibly swallowing the Amethyst Winged Lion King's enormous body!

[Successfully refined a sixth-rank magical beast—the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Cultivation increased to a five-star Dou Huang!]

[Obtained reward—Purple Flame!]

The Sword Furnace could replenish Wu Changqing's cultivation by refining all kinds of things.

Previously, he had mostly used it to devour the attacks of others. Though it could also absorb cultivation, the effect was ultimately limited.

This was the first time he had truly refined a powerful opponent.

Even one as powerful as the Amethyst Winged Lion King could be directly refined by the Sword Furnace!

After finishing all this, Wu Changqing immediately turned and found the heavily wounded Yun Yun.

"Yun Yun, how are you?!"

There was a grisly wound across her chest.

"I've been hit by its seal... It seems like I can't move."

Yun Yun's face was pale, and her forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"You should have healing medicine in your storage ring, right?"

Wu Changqing hurriedly found a healing pill in her storage ring and fed it to Yun Yun himself.

But even with healing medicine, the effects would not appear so quickly.

"I'll get you out of here first."

He picked Yun Yun up and swiftly flew away.

The battle in the Magical Beast Mountain Range had ended.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King had died miserably. For the entire Magical Beast Mountain Range, this was devastating news.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King had been the overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, as well as their king!

With its death, the Magical Beast Mountain Range would likely descend into a fresh wave of chaos until a new king emerged.

Though the other magical beasts knew where Wu Changqing and Yun Yun had gone, none of them dared to seek death.

Even the Amethyst Winged Lion King had been killed. Wouldn't they just be throwing their lives away if they went after them?

They were not that stupid.

Inside a cave.

Carrying the injured Yun Yun, Wu Changqing found a relatively quiet cave and carefully laid her down.

"Mm..."

Perhaps because it pulled at her wound, Yun Yun could not help letting out a soft, pained groan. Her face remained pale.

The healing medicine had only barely stopped the bleeding and eased some of the pain.

But with an injury this severe, merely easing the pain would not solve anything.

Moreover, she had been sealed by the Amethyst Winged Lion King and could not move for the time being.

Wu Changqing quickly examined her condition. "You've been sealed by the Amethyst Winged Lion King. I can undo it for you, but you're too badly injured to break the seal directly right now. We need to treat your wound first."

He took out all the healing medicine from Yun Yun's storage ring and searched for something suitable.

Basically, all cultivators carried some healing medicine when traveling outside. It was essential.

Soon, Wu Changqing found some topical medicine.

"Your wound needs to be treated immediately. Do you want me to help you treat it?" Wu Changqing asked.

Yun Yun tried moving and found that she still could not, so she could only nod. "Mm, I'll have to trouble you, Sword Spirit Senior."

"But let me say this first. Your wound is here, so I'll need to tear open your clothes," Wu Changqing said.

Yun Yun's cheeks flushed. "Why did you have to say it..."

Of course she knew that.

If Wu Changqing had not said anything, she could have pretended not to mind.

But now that he had brought it up, she could not help feeling embarrassed.

After all, that spot was far too private...

In the end, though, she merely turned her face slightly away and said softly, "I know. Since it's Sword Spirit Senior... I don't mind."

"Alright, here I go."

Wu Changqing first carefully tore open a large gap in the clothing over her chest.

Beneath her clothes was a blue metal inner armor.

It was precisely because that metal inner armor had blocked the Amethyst Winged Lion King's attack that she had only been injured.

Otherwise, that strike from the Amethyst Winged Lion King would have been enough to take Yun Yun's life.

"This should be the Heartsea Armor made from the scales of that Heartsea Blue Beast we hunted together three years ago, right?" Wu Changqing asked.

"Mm, that's the one."

"Good thing this Heartsea Armor blocked most of the damage for you. Otherwise, it would have been troublesome."

Afterward, Wu Changqing carefully undid the Heartsea Armor.

At that point, Yun Yun's upper body was completely exposed before Wu Changqing.

Whether from the pain of her wound or something else, her delicate body trembled faintly despite herself.

Wu Changqing merely took a brief look at the sight before him, then quickly began treating her wound.

First, he used a clean strip of cloth to carefully wipe away the excess blood around the wound.

The instant he touched the wound, Yun Yun could not help letting out a soft groan of pain.

"Does it hurt a lot?"

"Mm..."

"I'll apply the medicine right away."

Wu Changqing poured the topical healing powder over the wound, then bandaged it up.

Finally, he took out a piece of clothing and draped it over Yun Yun, covering her exquisite body.

"Alright. How do you feel?"

He helped Yun Yun lie down to one side.

"The wound feels numb. The healing medicine should be taking effect."

"Mm. Once your wound gets a little better in a day or two, I'll help you remove the seal," Wu Changqing said.

"Alright."

As she spoke, Yun Yun suddenly blinked and looked at Wu Changqing, a lovely blush on her cheeks.

"Sword Spirit Senior, you saw my body just now... Don't you have to take responsibility for me?"