"Wouldn't that be letting him off too easily?"
"Don't act recklessly. If a fight breaks out here, all our efforts will be wasted."
Just as the two of them raised their guard, unbeknownst to them, Chen Mo's back was already drenched in cold sweat. He had no real background; it was all an act.
If a fight broke out, his ruse would be exposed.
To be safe, Chen Mo added, "Don't think about taking me down quickly. Since I can see through your trump card at a glance, I naturally have a way to deal with it. However, if it comes to that…"
Chen Mo's tone turned icy, "It will be a fight to the death!"
"What kind of brat talks so arrogantly? Didn't your elders teach you that the most important thing in the martial world is to stay low-key?"
Yao Lao floated out of the ring Xiao Yan was wearing, exuding an air of authority. Stroking his ethereal white beard, he scrutinized Chen Mo carefully, especially the Battle Qi Gauze Armor formed from Nether Energy that Chen Mo was wrapped in.
"It doesn't seem like the Hall of Souls' methods, but why does it make me tremble? How strange!" Unable to figure it out, Yao Lao decided not to dwell on it. He couldn't bring himself to ask a junior directly, so he spoke with a hint of sarcasm, "Do you know that the Amethyst Origin can only be obtained with the Violet Spirit Crystal?"
"Is that so?" Chen Mo wasn't embarrassed that his scheme had been exposed. Instead, he took two steps closer, "Tsk tsk, this large piece of Amethyst Origin is indeed extremely rare."
Both Yao Lao and Xiao Yan frowned at the same time.
"I, Chen Mo, keep my word. If I say I only want the Violet Spirit Crystal, then I only want the Violet Spirit Crystal." Seeing their reactions, Chen Mo smiled and glanced around, "When we find the Violet Spirit Crystal and break it open, I'll take the crystal, and you can have the Amethyst Origin. How about that?"
While Yao Lao was still pondering, Xiao Yan chimed in, a playful smirk on his lips, "There's clearly no Violet Spirit Crystal here. It must be in another passage. Now the question is, who's going to get it?"
"Another passage?" Chen Mo couldn't help but frown. Although he knew the general plot of Battle Through the Heavens, he didn't remember every detail.
He knew the Violet Spirit Crystal was in this cave, but he wasn't sure exactly where.
However, since the Violet Spirit Crystal was shed from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, it was likely kept in the safest place. Since there was no sign of the young Amethyst Winged Lion here, it must be in the other passage.
Thinking this, Chen Mo replied with equal playfulness, "Of course, I have no problem with that, but…"
Before he could finish, Chen Mo, whether pretending or not, left the passage without a second thought.
Once he was far enough away, Chen Mo silently confirmed his plan in his mind.
His earlier steps closer were part of this scheme.
"Ding, spending 300 Luck Points. Plundering the Amethyst Origin. Due to the distance, the plundering speed will slow down. Please wait patiently."
"Damn, this thing even has a progress bar?"
Chen Mo later learned that the Plunder function could only detect items within ten meters of him.
Once detected, the item could be marked by the system. After being marked, as long as the item remained within one kilometer of Chen Mo, it could be plundered at any time.
The farther the distance, the more Luck Points required for plundering, and the slower the speed.
"That's good, we shouldn't be discovered for a while," Chen Mo quickened his pace.
"Teacher?"
"What were you thinking?" Yao Lao was somewhat speechless. "Don't you want the Violet Spirit Crystal anymore?"
"Teacher, can't you break through it?" Under Yao Lao's astonished gaze, Xiao Yan scratched his head and said, "I thought you were bluffing him."
"Bluffing what? Hurry up and follow."
"Teacher, you didn't tell me."
"You dare blame your teacher?"
"I wouldn't dare."
Xiao Yan hurriedly followed.
His body pressed tightly against the cave wall, not daring to let go of the Aura Concealment Technique for a moment.
At this moment, Chen Mo noticed the movement behind him and teased, "Here?"
Xiao Yan chose not to respond and gave him a disdainful look.
Yao Lao, however, looked at Chen Mo with some appreciation, believing more in what Chen Mo had said earlier.
After walking along the passage for a while, Chen Mo's vision finally widened again.
This cave chamber was more than twice as large as the one on the left, almost entirely filled with amethyst stones. In the center, a smaller Amethyst Winged Lion King was soundly asleep.
"Ding, discovered a third-tier Amethyst Winged Lion King. You can spend 1000 Luck Points to Plunder its cultivation."
"Could it be any more expensive?" Chen Mo complained inwardly.
A third-tier Magical Beast, with strength comparable to a human Battle Master, and this was the Magical Beast's stronghold. Chen Mo dared not wake it.
"Will you do it or shall I?" Chen Mo asked Xiao Yan.
"Watch me," Xiao Yan, seemingly having lost face earlier, was eager to regain it.
Just like in the novel, the Amethyst Smoke Fruit paired with Xiao Yan's homemade strong laxative.
When Xiao Yan took out those strange jars, Chen Mo's expression changed slightly. The distance between him and Yun Yun was just one jar away.
Everything went smoothly, with no other incidents. The Amethyst Smoke Fruit was successfully swallowed by the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Next was the search for the Violet Spirit Crystal.
"Ding, discovered the spiritual object Violet Spirit Crystal. You can spend 260 Luck Points to Plunder it."
"260 points, so expensive. I'll do it myself!"
Following the system's guidance, Chen Mo went directly behind a piece of amethyst stone at the edge.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan reached out and tapped on a dozen nearby amethyst stones.
During this process, Chen Mo had already pried open the stone slab, and a burst of purple light shot out instantly.
"Why does this feel so familiar?" Xiao Yan was extremely puzzled, feeling as if Chen Mo had returned to his own home.
"Is that important? Hurry up and get to work!"
As soon as Chen Mo picked up the Violet Spirit Crystal.
"Ding, close contact with the Violet Spirit Crystal. You can spend 1 Luck Point to Plunder it."
"Can it be like this?"
Strange things kept increasing, and Chen Mo thought he needed to find time to study this properly.
Not Plundering for now, he held it in his hand and walked out of the cave chamber.
"Let's go!" After restoring the position, Chen Mo waved his hand.
The three returned to the cave chamber containing the Amethyst Origin.
Arriving at the crystal platform, Xiao Yan greedily gazed at the purple sphere, unaware that both the temperature and the contents inside had changed.
Yao Lao sensed something unusual, but from the beginning until now, he had been watching Chen Mo, and it was clearly not caused by him.
"Crack." Chen Mo directly smashed open the amethyst sphere, and a significant amount of Amethyst Origin flowed out.
"Hurry, that's the Purple Crystal Source. Quickly, use the jade bottle to collect it."
Thus, under Yao Lao's urgent prompting, Xiao Yan swiftly sprang into action.
"That's strange, why is it rapidly decreasing?"
"I don't know either, this is the first time I've seen it cracked open."
Then, to the astonishment of both onlookers, Xiao Yan's tongue latched onto the small indentation in the stone and began to suck directly.
"Well, since both parties have gotten what they wanted, I'll be on my w
ay now." Joking aside, if he didn't leave soon, even what Xiao Yan had in the bottle would be gone.
Neither Xiao Yan nor Yao Lao stopped him, as Chen Mo hadn't caused any trouble in the process.
(End of Chapter)