Companion Purple Crystal Source Secured

On a secluded little mountain peak, Xiao Yan stood side by side with Yun Yun.

"Han Li, are you sure it's okay to leave Little Fairy alone in the cave?"

Yun Yun frowned slightly and spoke in a low voice.

After spending several days together, Yun Yun had grown quite fond of Little Fairy, a kind and gentle girl.

"Don't worry. I scattered beast-repelling powder around the cave. Once magical beasts catch its scent, they'll avoid the area."

Xiao Yan smiled. In truth, Little Fairy was not in the cave at all, but inside the Portable Space.

"Take this crystal with you. Whenever you get close to Purple Spirit Crystal, it will heat up. The closer you get, the hotter it becomes."

Yun Yun took a small diamond-shaped crystal from her Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan casually accepted it and hung it around his neck. Smiling, he said, "I was worried about how to find the Purple Spirit Crystal. With this thing of yours, it'll be much easier."

"Although it's astonishing that you possess the strength of a Dou Master at such a young age..."

"There are high-level third- and fourth-order magical beasts around the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave. I'll do my best to kill or draw them away, but some may slip through. One careless mistake could cost you your life."

"I'll leave some of my wind-attributed Dou Qi in your body. Wind-attributed Dou Qi is agile by nature and can greatly increase your speed. If danger arises, it will offer you some protection."

Yun Yun gazed toward a tall mountain in the distance. Halfway up its slope, a dark cave entrance flickered in and out of sight amid the dense trees, while several high-level magical beasts lurked around it.

She spoke with slight concern.

"You really have thought of everything."

Xiao Yan chuckled.

There was actually no need for it. If he encountered danger, he could simply hide inside the Portable Space.

Even if he did not enter the Portable Space, Medicine Elder could possess him. With the Bone Chilling Flame, even a Fifth-Order Magical Beast could be easily slain.

Still, Xiao Yan did not wish to reject Yun Yun's kindness.

Yun Yun extended her jade-like hand and gently pressed it against Xiao Yan's back. A surging mass of Dou Qi poured into his body.

The Dou Qi did not become violent and rampage about after entering an unfamiliar environment. Instead, under the control of a wisp of Yun Yun's will, it circulated obediently through Xiao Yan's meridians.

"Let's move."

Xiao Yan casually stretched his limbs. Sure enough, his entire body felt much lighter. He smiled as he spoke.

Yun Yun nodded. Green wings appeared behind her back, and with a gentle flap, she swiftly soared into the sky and flew toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.

Since she did not conceal her aura, the Amethyst Winged Lion King quickly discovered her.

"Human woman! You dare show yourself again?! Today, I will take your life!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King flapped its purple wings and flew into the sky, roaring furiously.

Yun Yun remained expressionless and launched the first attack. Her target, however, was not the Lion King, but the high-level magical beasts around the cave.

A streak of green sword light flashed, and a third-order magical beast died on the spot.

The Lion King did not care about the death of one of its underlings. Opening its huge maw, it spewed purple flames toward Yun Yun.

Yun Yun flickered aside to evade the attack, then struck again with her sword, killing another third-order magical beast.

She was clearing away the magical beasts around the cave to make things safer for Xiao Yan.

The Lion King roared in fury, continuously spitting Purple Flame in an attempt to burn this human woman to death.

Unfortunately, Yun Yun was incredibly fast and easily dodged every Purple Flame attack.

As the high-level magical beasts in the area either died or fled, Yun Yun began retreating while fighting, luring the enraged Lion King away from the cave until they disappeared beyond the horizon.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan leaped forward and raced through the forest.

Along the way, he tossed every high-level magical beast corpse he encountered into the Portable Space.

He spread out his soul perception. Once he confirmed that it was safe, Xiao Yan flashed into the cave.

A long passage stretched through the cave. After walking for over a hundred meters, he came upon a fork in the path.

Xiao Yan casually chose one passage and proceeded inward. As he went deeper, the crystal around his neck began to heat up, its temperature steadily rising.

After walking another twenty-odd meters, the passage suddenly opened up into a stone chamber.

The walls of the chamber were embedded with countless purple crystals. Purple Flame flickered faintly within them, illuminating the entire chamber in dazzling colors.

At the center of the stone chamber, a miniature Amethyst Winged Lion King lay sprawled across a purple crystal floor, sleeping soundly.

"Teacher, what is this little lion's strength?" Xiao Yan asked softly.

"Hehe, this little beast is only third-order. Go on."

Medicine Elder floated in midair and spoke teasingly.

Xiao Yan crept over on tiptoe, crouched down, and pressed his right hand against the little lion's body. With a thought, he pulled it into the Portable Space.

The little lion suddenly appeared in the space and immediately woke from its slumber. Seeing Xiao Yan appear before it, it instantly let out a low growl.

Awoo~

Xiao Yan waved both hands, forming a Space Lock that confined the little lion within a small enclosed area.

Seemingly sensing something, the little lion charged forward, only to be bounced back by an invisible wall of air.

It possessed the intelligence of only a four- or five-year-old child. Panicked, it crashed about the space in all directions. It even spread its little wings and flew into the air, but after rising more than ten meters, it was stopped by another air wall.

Xiao Yan ignored it and called Little Fairy over.

"Ah, what a beautiful little lion."

Little Fairy was drawn to the sparkling purple crystals covering the little lion's body. Her smiling eyes curved into crescents.

"Xian'er, this is a third-order magical beast. Don't go near it."

Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead and sighed. This was a third-order magical beast; even an ordinary Grand Dou Master might not be its match.

The ferocious aura it emitted could frighten ordinary people to death. Even a Dou Practitioner could suffer serious injuries if caught off guard.

After warning Little Fairy, Xiao Yan flashed out of the space.

"You're cheating far too much."

Medicine Elder, floating in midair, could not help complaining when he saw Xiao Yan emerge.

This would not serve any purpose in training him at all.

"The Portable Space is also part of my strength. How can using it to deal with the little lion be considered cheating?"

Xiao Yan chuckled and walked to where the little lion had been sleeping. There, the crystal around his neck was at its hottest.

He pried open a purple crystal slab, and a beam of purple light immediately shot out, startling him into quickly closing his eyes.

He then slowly opened them and looked into the small hole beneath the slab. Inside lay an irregular purple spirit stone the size of a fist.

Purple flames flowed through the spirit stone like liquid, making for a beautiful sight.

The Purple Spirit Crystal was in hand.

Joy appeared on Xiao Yan's face. He grasped the Purple Spirit Crystal, then headed back through the passage. Reaching the fork, he took the other path.

At the end of that passage was another stone chamber. In its center stood a purple crystal platform, upon which rested a purple sphere as large as Xiao Yan's head.

The purple sphere radiated waves of heat, making the stone chamber unbearably hot.

The energy within the sphere could allow a fourth-order lion to advance into a Fifth-Order Magical Beast.

"It really is the Companion Purple Crystal Source!"

Medicine Elder, floating behind him, spoke in amazement.

Xiao Yan took a special container from his Storage Ring, fitted it over the sphere, and secured it at the bottom.

He then used the Purple Spirit Crystal to crack open the sphere. Purple liquid flowed into the container without spilling a single drop.

Since the container could not store the crystal source for long, Xiao Yan took out jade bottles and transferred the crystal source into them.

The crystal source filled seven jade bottles in total.

Just then, the roar of the Amethyst Winged Lion King came from outside the cave.

A bond connected mother and child. After the little lion vanished, the Amethyst Winged Lion King sensed it. It abandoned its pursuit of Yun Yun and flew back.

Xiao Yan hurriedly sprinted toward the cave entrance. As soon as he reached it, he felt scorching Purple Flame rushing toward him.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King sensed the little lion's aura on Xiao Yan.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King roared, "Human boy, what have you done to my son?"

"Han Li, be careful!"

Yun Yun chased after it through the sky. Seeing Xiao Yan trapped within the cave, she immediately cried out anxiously.