Lan Hong and Little Doctor Immortal sat together on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's back. He had shrunk the little lion down until it was like a kitten, and it lay asleep on Lan Hong's shoulder.
Little Doctor Immortal continued cultivating. Lan Hong had given her the task of breaking through to Dou Ling before they reached the Tagor Desert.
This was a relatively easy task. Little Doctor Immortal had already been just one step away from Dou Ling, and after putting her past in Qingshan Town behind her, her breakthrough came naturally.
At that moment, Little Doctor Immortal opened her eyes and retracted the Dou Qi she had released earlier.
"Master, I successfully broke through to Dou Ling!"
"Mm, not bad. You were a little faster than expected. Once we arrive, I'll find you an opponent."
"An opponent? What kind of opponent?"
"An opponent you'll find very difficult to defeat."
"Could it be a Dou Wang?"
"No. His current strength is only at Dou Ling as well. You'll understand once you meet him."
Not long afterward, they arrived at the Tagor Desert. Lan Hong also changed Little Doctor Immortal's outfit and gave her a mask to protect against the sand.
"So this is the desert? It really is endless yellow sand, nothing like a place people could live.
Is that Queen Medusa really so beautiful that you'd make a trip all the way to a place like this, Master?"
"You'll know once you see her. In terms of looks, you and Queen Medusa are about equal, but your beauty lies in completely different directions. There's no comparing the two."
"Master, are you complimenting me?"
"Hehe, take it as you will. All right, we've reached our first stop."
Lan Hong had the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King land in