"I guessed it from the very beginning."
Naturally, Xiao Yan would never answer that Yao Lao had told him.
Meeting Nalan Yanran's puzzled, crystalline eyes, Xiao Yan explained, "It wasn't that hard to guess.
What could there be in the Magical Beast Mountain Range that would draw you here? Only the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal."
"Rumor has it that cultivators who consume the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal can directly increase their power without any side effects or obstacles to their future cultivation."
Everything Xiao Yan said had come from Yao Chen. He was merely repeating it now to gain Nalan Yanran's trust.
What Xiao Yan recounted was more or less the same as what Nalan Yanran knew.
Thus, Nalan Yanran believed him and revealed her reason for coming to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
"That's right. I returned to the Magical Beast Mountain Range from the Central Plains specifically for the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal."
"I need to consume it to increase my power and break through to Four-Star Dou Emperor."
"I advanced from Dou Zhe to Peak Dou Wang too quickly, so the Dou Qi in my body isn't pure enough.
And I switched to a different cultivation method along the way, leaving my Dou Qi in disarray and making it extremely difficult to break through into the Dou Huang Realm."
Nalan Yanran explained her plan to consume the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal to improve the purity of her Dou Qi.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, putting on a thoughtful expression.
"The Purple Spirit Crystal won't be easy to get. You've seen how powerful the Amethyst Winged Lion King is!"
Nalan Yanran fell silent.
Not only had she witnessed the Amethyst Winged Lion King's strength, she had