[Xiao Yan: Holy shit, didn't I just transform into Nalan Jie and trick her away? How did she come back so soon?]
Xiao Yan was stunned.
He had seen "Fights Break Sphere" and knew that Yun Yun had also come here in search of the Purple Spirit Crystal.
So, before approaching the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, he first used the transformation technique he learned from Naruto to transform into Nalan Jie's form, then proactively approached Yun Yun.
Of course, he had Yao Lao lean over him.
After all, Nalan Jie was a Dou Wang powerhouse and could fly.
Without Yao Lao attached to him, he couldn't fly.
Later, using the identity of "Nalan Jie," he deceived Yun Yun, claiming that Nalan Yanran had accidentally become possessed while training in the Yunlan Sect, suffering severe injuries. No one in the Yunlan Sect could heal her, not even the Alchemy King Gu He. He, his "grandfather," was completely helpless, so he had come all the way here to find Yun Yun, hoping she would return to treat her.
Yun Yun had come to the Monster Mountain Range to search for the Purple Spirit Crystal for Nalan Yanran to enhance her cultivation. When she saw "Old Man Nalan" personally approach her and revealed Nalan Yanran's serious injury, she panicked and immediately turned back.
Xiao Yan had assumed that a round trip from the Yunlan Sect would take considerable time.
They only needed to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal and its accompanying Purple Crystal Source within that timeframe.
Unexpectedly, Yun Yun returned so quickly.
This left him at a loss as to what to do.
A single Amethyst Winged Lion King was already a headache for them.
Now Yun Yun was back.
Didn't that mean they would have to face a human Dou Huang and a sixth-tier demon beast with comparable power?
The difficulty was significantly increased!
"You're quite clever, kid. You knew to trick Yun Yun away before you took action,"
Zhu Chen said, smiling at Xiao Yan.
"Brother Zhu, don't tease me. Old Master Nalan Jie visited our Xiao family before. I happened to have met him and remember him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to use this trick to trick a Dou Huang."
Xiao Yan forced a grimace and continued, "Brother Zhu, now that Yun Yun is back, we need to face two Dou Huangs. This time, I really have to rely on you."
Lin Dong suddenly interrupted, "Brother Zhu, what are your chances of success against two Dou Huangs?"
Xiao Yan glanced over nervously at this remark.
He remembered Zhu Chen had just said he had an 80% chance of winning against the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
He wondered what his opponent's chances were now against two Dou Huang masters at once.
Zhu Chen looked at the two men's clear yet foolish eyes and almost questioned his own life. It was fine
that Lin Dong had never been educated,
but Xiao Yan, after all, had attended nine years of compulsory education. How could he have become so unintelligent?
Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King were already fighting. They could just sit back and watch the fight. Why rush in and get involved?
Wouldn't it be nice to reap the benefits while others are at it?
"You two idiots! Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King aren't on the same side. It's a good opportunity for them to start fighting. Now's the time to rush to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair and get the Companion Amethyst Source and Purple Spirit Crystal. This is a great opportunity."
Yao Lao couldn't stand it anymore. He floated out of his storage ring in spirit form and lectured Xiao Yan and Lin Dong.
Zhu Chen noticed that Yao Lao's spirit form was a little unstable. It seemed that he had played a significant role in helping Xiao Yan and the others "outsmart" the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
"Oh my god, why didn't I think of that just now!"
"Brother Xiao, there's no time to lose, let's act now."
"Okay!"
Xiao Yan and Lin Dong finally understood after hearing Yao Lao's lecture.
They greeted Zhu Chen and immediately activated the "Qi Condensation Technique" and tiptoed towards the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair.
Xiao Yan also tagged Uzumaki Naruto, who was lurking near the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair, in the group chat, asking him to be ready for assistance.
They were coming.
Watching Xiao Yan and Lin Dong depart, Zhu Chen was speechless for a moment. As the saying goes
, "A red plum blossoms when it's around, a red plum blossom when it's around." Xiao Yan had been so close to Lin Dong lately, had he been infected?
If so,
wouldn't their group be filled with a pair of "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick"?
"Forget it, Elder Yao is here to teach Xiao Yan, so why should I worry about that?"
Zhu Chen gave a wry smile and followed.
They deliberately avoided the battle between Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King, carefully groping their way to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair.
There, Zhu Chen finally spotted Uzumaki Naruto.
It turned out that the guy had transformed himself into a stone using a transformation technique and had been lying outside the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair, keeping watch.
To mask his scent, he'd found a pile of monster feces from who knows where, mashed it up, and smeared it around himself.
This guy, known in his own world as the "Ninja of Unexpectedness," was definitely on to something, having devised this method to conceal himself, even fooling a sixth-tier monster.
The act of using feces to mask his scent was truly disgusting.
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While the Amethyst Winged Lion King was still playing with Yun Yun outside, Zhu Chen and the others rushed into the cave, heading deeper.
Fearing the cub's cries might attract the old lion king, Zhu Chen decisively activated [Vermillion Bird Magic: Flowing Fire] and rushed to the front of the group. The moment he saw the cub, he immediately used [Vermillion Bird Magic: Imprisonment] to freeze it in place, then struck it in the head with a powerful punch.
When Xiao Yan and the others arrived, they found only a bloody lion corpse on the ground.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King had been entrenched deep within the Demonic Beast Mountains for years, hoarding valuables in its lair. Besides its companion Amethyst Source and Purple Spirit Crystal, it also contained numerous rare minerals and precious medicinal herbs.
Zhu Chen despised the rare minerals, but the medicinal herbs were quite valuable.
There were many alchemists in the group.
Xiao Yan and Yao Lao can refine pills, Han Li can refine pills, and Lin Dong's ancestral stone can also refine pills.
And that Wang Lin...
never mind, he's not fit to refine pills.
He's better used in fights!
Anyway, with so many alchemists in the group, more resources like spiritual herbs and precious medicines are naturally better.
"Look, the Purple Spirit Crystal and the accompanying Purple Crystal Source are right there..."
Yao Lao spotted the Purple Spirit Crystal and the accompanying Purple Crystal Source the moment he entered, and motioned for Xiao Yan to go get them immediately.
Xiao Yan looked at Zhu Chen and the others sheepishly, clasping his fists and saying, "Everyone, this Purple Spirit Crystal and its accompanying Purple Crystal Source will be of great use to me. I'll take them for now. Next time, if you..."
"—Boom!"
He hadn't finished his words when the cave began to shake violently.
Immediately afterwards, an angry lion's roar echoed from the forest over ten miles away. Like rolling thunder, it reached this spot, resonating within the mountain.
"Oh no! The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is connected to its cub by blood. It senses the cub's death. Hurry and take the items! Once you've taken them, leave..."
Yao Lao quickly warned everyone.
Xiao Yan, without hesitation, immediately went up and took the Purple Spirit Crystal and its accompanying Purple Crystal Source.
Lin Dong took a fancy to the rare minerals, while Zhu Chen swept up all the spiritual herbs and precious medicines in the cave.
Uzumaki Naruto took nothing, as there was nothing he needed.
After quickly clearing the battlefield, the others hurried out of the cave.
...
(End of this chapter)