The two slowly walked to the middle of the mountainside. Qin Ning suddenly stopped, as if searching for something along the slope.
"Found it!"
Looking at the green grass in front of him, Qin Ning smiled faintly.
Qin Ning knelt down, pulled out a blade of grass, squeezed out a green liquid, and collected it little by little.
Only after slowly filling a bottle with the green liquid did Qin Ning stop.
"Come here!"
Waving gently at Ye Yuanjuan, Qin Ning smiled.
Although Ye Yuanjuan didn't understand what Qin Ning wanted to do, she still stepped forward.
At this moment, Qin Ning extended his palm and stroked Ye Yuanjuan's face.
"Young Master..."
"Don't move..."
Qin Ning slowly took out drops of the green liquid and applied them to Ye Yuanjuan's face, neck, hands, and clothes.
Not long after, Ye Yuanjuan's entire body and clothes had turned green.
After finishing everything, Qin Ning continued to apply the remaining drops of liquid to himself.
"Let's go!"
Qin Ning said softly.
Watching Qin Ning's retreating back, Ye Yuanjuan's face flushed.
"This guy... I could have done it myself..."
The two figures walked towards the mountain peak. Gradually, a scorching aura rushed towards them.
This mountainside was thousands of zhang high; the higher parts should have been the coldest. But now, the higher they went, the hotter they felt.
"We're here!"
Qin Ning stopped, looking a hundred meters towards the mountain peak.
On the peak, a cave appeared before the two of them.
"That's... a Violet Crystal Lion!" Ye Yuanjuan said, gripping her whip tightly.
"No need!"
Qin Ning stopped, smiling, "Just let Xiao Qing handle it!"
Xiao Qing?
This green ox seemed to have only just broken through a few levels of the Spirit Sea Realm. Wouldn't going up there be seeking death?
Xiao Qing charged straight forward, its momentum like a hot knife through butter.
"Moooo..."
Its sudden loud bellow alerted the large beast inside the cave.
Roar...
In an instant, another roar echoed, and a figure stepped out of the mountain cave.
This figure was ten zhang tall, with a large mane the color of violet crystal, and its eyes were full of spirit, sparkling with firelight.
A Violet Crystal Lion!
"Xiao Qing!" Qin Ning urged.
Hearing this, the small green ox became enraged and recklessly charged at the Violet Crystal Lion.
Bang...
But immediately, in an instant, an explosion rang out. Xiao Qing's figure suddenly fell to the ground, flung hundreds of meters away.
But Xiao Qing didn't care. Its green fur bristled up in an instant like a hedgehog, and it charged out again.
It charged five or six times, and the fierce Violet Crystal Lion finally couldn't bear it anymore.
It chased after Xiao Qing and began a fierce attack.
But time and again, even though Xiao Qing had only reached the Spirit Sea Realm, it seemed impossible to defeat, continuously getting up to provoke the Violet Crystal Lion.
"Let's go into the cave!"
Qin Ning smiled faintly at this moment and took a step forward.
As soon as the two stepped forward, suddenly, snakes, each a meter long, shot out from the rock crevices on all sides of the mountain cave.
Long, red-bodied snakes with gloomy green eyes crawled all over the mountain cave.
Seeing this, Ye Yuanjuan coldly drew her whip.
"No need!"
Qin Ning stopped her.
Ye Yuanjuan let out a breath.
But just then, the snakes... retreated!
"The Violet Crystal Lion is a second-grade spirit beast with extremely strong spirituality, so it will leave some things to protect its lair!"
"The liquid we applied earlier was... their urine..."
Hearing this, Ye Yuanjuan's eyes widened as she glared at Qin Ning.
"Sigh... only this way will these Red-Patterned Snakes ignore us. Otherwise, they'll chew our heads down to the bone!"
Even knowing this, Ye Yuanjuan still felt... disgusted!
"Let's go, let's get the Purple Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!"
Qin Ning chuckled and stepped into the cave.
Inside the cave, a scorching aura emanated.
The cave was several tens of meters wide.
At this moment, within the cave, amidst the light radiating in all directions, streaks of purple light appeared, illuminating them.
"Oh? Purple Crystal Origin Stone!"
Qin Ning looked ahead, a little surprised.
"What is a Purple Crystal Origin Stone?"
"A Purple Crystal Lion undergoes a transformation once every ten years. Its fur will shed in piles, and if fortunate, it will condense into Purple Crystal Origin Stones over time!"
"Purple Crystal Origin Stones contain abundant fiery energy, which is very important for spirit alchemists and spirit artifact masters to upgrade their flames."
"Moreover, it's also very effective for condensing the Spirit Ocean!"
Qin Ning said, walking towards the Purple Crystal Origin Stones.
He waved his hand, collecting all the Purple Crystal Origin Stones.
"About a hundred pieces, big and small. You take ten!" Qin Ning said with a smile.
Seeing Ye Yuanjuan slightly startled, Qin Ning added, "You're not a spirit alchemist or a spirit artifact master, so ten pieces are enough. Taking more won't be useful. Although these Purple Crystal Origin Stones have miraculous effects, their fiery energy is too heavy after all!"
"Okay!"
Ye Yuanjuan selected ten stones and put them away.
Qin Ning looked towards an empty stone platform ahead, his gaze gradually settling.
Taking a step forward, he sat on the stone platform.
Closing his eyes and breathing for a moment, Qin Ning then opened his eyes, smiling faintly.
"Purple Crystal Throne!"
Qin Ning said with a smile, "It's for you!"
Hearing this, Ye Yuanjuan was astonished.
She had also heard of the Purple Crystal Throne.
The Purple Crystal Lion is a second-grade spirit beast, and it is extremely spiritual.
It especially likes to arrange its lair, keeping it incredibly clean and tidy.
For its "bed," it has a special preference for choosing stones that contain the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Over time, this transforms its "bed" into a treasure very beneficial for cultivation.
Martial artists call it the Purple Crystal Throne.
Cultivating while sitting on the Purple Crystal Throne greatly enhances one's perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The benefits are no different from sitting within a spirit-gathering array.
This item is so valuable that it cannot be bought with gold; it can only be traded with spirit stones.
Spirit stones are not a common currency in the Beiming Empire. Ten million taels of gold might not even buy a single spirit stone.
If this Purple Crystal Throne were to appear in the Beiming Empire, even powerful cultivators in the Spirit Soul Realm would contend for it.
Qin Ning's generosity made Ye Yuanjuan feel a bit embarrassed.
Qin Ning leisurely strolled through the cave as if he were walking in his own backyard.
"Young Master, let's hurry. I'm afraid Xiao Qing won't last much longer."
"Don't worry!"
Qin Ning waved his hand and said with a smile, "That kid has thick skin. The more he's beaten, the stronger he gets."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ning stopped and looked ahead.
At the bottom of the cave, there was a clear stream. Clusters of purple spiritual plants, resembling ginseng roots, lay quietly in the water at the edge of the stream.
"Purple Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!"
Qin Ning smiled.