Suddenly Want to Dig a Pit...

In the darkness of night, within the Magical Beast Mountain Range, a massive purple lion used the cover of night to search the skies for prey...

It should not have come out to hunt at this time, but after several days of nursing, its fullness had dropped dangerously low. In order to better feed its cub afterward, it had no choice but to come out hunting now. The cub was asleep at this hour, giving it the chance to search for food...

Not long after flying out of its cave, it caught a scent that it desperately craved!

Following its beastly instinct to feed, it flew toward the source of that fragrance without hesitation...

"Sorry, big lion. This road is closed..."

Suddenly, directly ahead, a handsome young man in a white robe with golden trim stood in midair. With a refined expression, he blocked the path of the enormous purple lion, which stood four or five meters tall and had a wingspan of roughly ten meters...

"A human Dou Zong expert!?"

The great lion was utterly shocked and actually spoke human words. Its enormous lion eyes, as large as bronze bells, were filled with alarm...

"Dou Zong? What kind of trash rank is that..."

"Dou Zong... trash..."

The great lion was speechless. If Dou Zong-level experts were trash, then wasn't its mere sixth-tier cultivation even worse than trash? Uh... it seemed it was indeed not even trash... After all, even Dou Zong experts meant nothing to him. What could a mere sixth-tier magical beast like itself amount to?

"Human expert, why have you blocked my path? This should be our first meeting..."

The giant lion hovered in the distance, its huge fleshy wings beating as it stared fixedly at the graceful young man, who remained calm and gentle. It did not know why this human, who was at least a Dou Zong-level expert, had come to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and intercepted it...

"Indeed, this is our first meeting..."

Seeing that the young man showed no hostility, the great lion relaxed its taut nerves slightly. However, as a high-tier magical beast, it knew that it was best not to believe a single punctuation mark humans said. Otherwise, who knew when it might simply die at their hands...

"Then why are you stopping me?"

"Why? Because you came somewhere you shouldn't have..."

Boom!

Gu Xia released an aura belonging to the Venerable realm. He hoped the great lion would understand that killing it would take no effort at all—and retreat obediently because of it...

"Venerable realm!"

The great lion's eyes filled with disbelief. It had thought that in this remote and barren region, the appearance of a Dou Zong would already be the limit. Yet tonight, when it had come out to hunt, it had actually encountered a Dou Zun-level expert! And this Venerable expert had even released pressure upon it!

"Now you know I mean you no harm, right?"

Gu Xia had only come here this time to help Xun'er train and, along the way, find some older spiritual herbs. On the journey here, Gu Xia had secretly used his spatial abilities to bring Xun'er into the inner outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range without her noticing.

The first thing he did after arriving was clear out all magical beasts within the area that could threaten Xun'er. Of course, clearing them out did not mean killing them. He had merely driven them beyond the safe zone.

During this time, he had also obtained quite a few blue rare spiritual herbs guarded by magical beasts, as well as some precious purple spiritual herbs. As for golden legendary items, he could only dream on...

Every time, Gu Xia took advantage of the time Xun'er spent fighting the magical beasts he had found for her training to go search for the spiritual herbs he needed, catch more magical beasts suitable for sparring with her, and conveniently solve the problem of their meals...

Considering nighttime comfort, he had specifically sold some materials and made a rather luxurious, sturdy tent! He had even bought himself a soft double bed.

Together with all kinds of daily necessities and seasonings, there was even a fishing rod! This was clearly a camping trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, wasn't it? Ahem, that was getting off track. Let's return to Gu Xia and the great lion...

Gu Xia had no intention of directly killing this great lion. After all, it was an important utility beast! If he wanted to know whether Xiao Yan would encounter any other adventures or opportunities besides those mentioned in the original story, this great lion was an indispensable part of the process. Besides, Gu Xia was not someone who enjoyed killing.

So, he had no intention of attacking the great lion...

"I understand. I'll leave now..."

After saying that, the great lion turned to leave, but Gu Xia spoke again and stopped it...

"Hey! Big lion, wait!"

Gu Xia seemed to have suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly stepped forward and instantly appeared before the great lion once again, blocking its path...

"Human expert, is there anything else?"

The great lion knew that Gu Xia bore it no ill will, so it was not worried that it might suddenly die. Besides, worrying was useless. No matter how careful it was, it would still only take one slap from him. Why make things difficult for itself and try to please him? So it simply stopped caring about all that unnecessary nonsense...

"Big lion, you must have given birth recently, right? Could you give me a little of the Companion Amethyst Source for your baby? Just a tiny bit! I definitely won't take too much, I promise! After all, I'm a fine resident of this continent who pursues freedom, equality, integrity, and friendliness..."

Worried that the great lion might not trust humans, Gu Xia gave a long string of assurances. He was an outstanding model young man. Following the socialist core values of the twenty-first century, he upheld the principle of not resorting to violence if possible, spreading truth, kindness, and beauty to every corner of the continent!

"Stop, stop, stop. I understand. I can give you some Companion Amethyst Source. Follow me..."

Gu Xia's words made the great lion's head ache. If this continued, it feared Gu Xia might brainwash it into becoming a law-abiding vegetarian magical beast...

"Only by helping each other can we make the world even more... Uh... you agreed? Great! Then let's go right away!"

For a moment, Gu Xia, who had been enthusiastically preaching and trying to freeload, could not stop talking. But he quickly came to his senses and followed the great lion back to its nest...

"Human expert, wait here for a moment. I'll retrieve the Companion Amethyst Source..."

Although Gu Xia was a "Venerable realm" big shot, the great lion had no desire to let anyone visit its nest. Besides, there was a newborn baby inside. What if this human accidentally hurt its child? Thus, it chose to leave Gu Xia outside the cave entrance...

"No problem. Hurry up and go..."

Gu Xia had no objections. After all, as someone who had come to "borrow" something, he still possessed the most basic manners...

After receiving Gu Xia's reply, the great lion said nothing more. It spread its huge paws and walked into the cave...

It did not make Gu Xia wait long. In just two or three minutes, its huge head appeared at the cave entrance again...

"Here, this is the Companion Amethyst Source you wanted. I can only give you this much at most. Any more, and my child won't have enough..."

It spat out a purple crystal about the size of a washbasin. Within the crystal was a small mass of purple spiritual liquid roughly the size of a bowl.

Feeling the warmth radiating from the crystal, Gu Xia knew this was the Companion Amethyst Source. He had heard that the odds of these great lions producing Companion Amethyst Source were extremely low. If he had not retained some memories of this great lion's plot, he probably would not have managed to get it for free...

"That's right. Thank you, big lion! Oh, right, it doesn't seem very appropriate for a big shot like me to take your things for free. In exchange, I can tell you something. About a year from now, a female Dou Huang will come to ask you for Purple Spirit Crystal. As someone who knows what will happen, I suggest that you directly agree to her exchange conditions. Of course, it's fine if you don't want to trade. But afterward, keep a close eye on your child's Companion Amethyst Source, because she'll bring a little rat with her. She'll lure you away, while that little rat goes inside to steal your Companion Amethyst Source..."

Seeing that the great lion still seemed hesitant, Gu Xia continued:

"I've given you the information. Whether you believe it is your freedom. If you don't want greed to leave you with nothing, you'd better consider my advice. That's all I have to say, and I should head back now. Bye-bye, big fellow..."

As for why Gu Xia had warned the great lion, it was mainly because he did not want to see such a beautiful woman have her "first time" taken by some "rat" with plot armor.

As for anything else, he might have considered it if he did not have Xun'er yet. But now that he had Xun'er, there were many things he could not personally do... After all, someone's narcissism did not appear out of nowhere, did it?

"Hmm... just in case, I should come and take a look myself then. Though changing outfits will be a little troublesome..."

While flying back, Gu Xia thought it over and decided it was still necessary for him to come here personally when the time came. It was not that he did not trust the great lion; he was afraid that unexpected circumstances might arise and lead to uncontrollable developments...

No matter what Gu Xia thought, at this moment, several uninvited guests had arrived at their camp...