Xiao Yan swallowed hard, staring at Zhu Chen in disbelief.
"That was a conservative estimate," Zhu Chen replied calmly.
"The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was already injured, and its strength had declined. That's why I had the advantage."
He wasn't being modest.
The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had clearly suffered injuries at Yun Yun's hands earlier, weakening its combat strength.
That was one reason Zhu Chen could suppress it so easily.
Another reason was that the beast chose to fight him head-on, attempting to counter his punches with its claws...only to be completely overwhelmed.
Once Zhu Chen gained the upper hand, he fully activated the Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique and finished it with a decisive strike.
"Brother Zhu, today I've finally witnessed your true strength," Lin Dong said solemnly, cupping his fists.
"When I return, I'll train even harder. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't even bother fighting me in the future."
Then he turned to Xiao Yan.
"Brother Xiao, since Brother Zhu has already dealt with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, I should head back now. Farewell."
Xiao Yan took out a small bottle and tossed it to him.
"Brother, these are Body Refining Pills. Didn't you say you're still in the Body Tempering Realm? They should help you."
Lin Dong shook his head apologetically.
"I didn't contribute much, yet you're giving me this. I really don't deserve it."
Despite his words, he still carefully stored the pills away.
After that, Xiao Yan also handed Naruto Uzumaki a bottle of Body Refining Pills, fulfilling the reward he had promised them both.
However, when it came time to give Zhu Chen his reward, Xiao Yan hesitated.
Originally, he had planned to give Zhu Chen a Body Refining Pill as well. After all, these pills were personally refined by Yao Lao and far superior to ordinary ones.
But after witnessing Zhu Chen's terrifying strength, he paused.
At Zhu Chen's level, would a Body Refining Pill even be useful?
Seeing Xiao Yan's hesitation, Yao Lao spoke up.
Little friend Zhu Chen, you collected quite a few spiritual herbs and precious medicines from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's lair earlier, didn't you?"
"Yes," Zhu Chen nodded.
There was no reason to hide it with everyone present.
The old alchemist smiled faintly.
"If I'm not mistaken, several of those herbs are key ingredients for refining a sixth-grade Royal Pill.
If you trust me, hand those herbs to Xiao Yan. In a few days, I'll gather the remaining ingredients and refine a batch of Royal Pills for you. How does that sound?"
"Alright. Thank you for your trouble."
Zhu Chen agreed without hesitation and handed over the herbs he had just obtained.
The Body Refining Pill was indeed useless to him.
But the Royal Pill—a sixth-grade pill capable of boosting the cultivation of a Dou Huang.....was something he could truly use.
"Brother Zhu, don't worry," Xiao Yan said seriously.
"I'll gather everything as soon as possible and have my teacher refine the Royal Pill for you!"
He accepted the herbs, cupped his fists toward Zhu Chen, and then turned to leave.
He still had many things to attend to and couldn't remain here for long.
Before leaving, he also gave Zhu Chen several bottles of recovery pills.
After all, Zhu Chen had just gone through an intense battle, and these might come in handy.
"Coming here and getting several Rank 6 pills for free… not a bad deal."
After bidding farewell to Xiao Yan and the others, Zhu Chen prepared to return to his own world.
He planned to borrow the Ancestral Stone from Lin Dong once he returned.
However, just as he activated the interdimensional crossing function, a terrifying surge of spiritual power suddenly erupted within his body.
"I'm about to break through? Is it because of that battle just now?"
Zhu Chen hesitated.
Crossing realms during a breakthrough was extremely risky, so he didn't dare take chances.
He immediately deactivated the interdimensional crossing function and returned to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair.
With the breakthrough imminent, he had no time to think further.
He casually tossed aside the pills Xiao Yan had given him, sat down cross-legged, and began condensing his spiritual power, manifesting the Divine Ring Cave Heaven!
At this very moment—
Outside the lair,
A long-haired woman in a light blue dress staggered inside, her body covered in wounds, one hand clutching her chest.
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