Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Dozens of meters away from the battle zone, Xiao Xue stopped. Using the forest as cover, she hid at the top of a towering giant tree.
From this position, Xiao Xue could clearly see both sides of the conflict.
One side was a Rank 6 Demonic Beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
The other side was Yun Yun, just an ordinary Dou Huang.
As expected, Yun Yun had come to trade for the purple spirit crystal.
Perhaps because she had witnessed the Xiao Family's "strength" during the previous Engagement Annulment, Nalan Yanran, as a "Genius," also felt a sense of urgency.
After all, in the current Nalan Yanran's eyes, Xiao Yan was not the "trash" from the original story, but was instead hiding his true abilities.
Especially after hearing that Xiao Yan's talent had "returned," Nalan Yanran became even more certain of this thought.
After all, whose talent would just disappear for no reason?
The disappearance of talent was merely an excuse to hide one's brilliance.
There were recent rumors that the Xiao Family had reached a cooperation agreement with the Jiama Royal Family. Presumably, having the Jiama Royal Family as a backer gave the Xiao Family Members more confidence.
After all, a small Family without even a single Dou Ling was simply too weak.
It wasn't impossible for a small Family to produce a few geniuses with Heaven-Defying talent, only for them to be strangled before they could grow up.
And now, presumably with the Jiama Royal Family as a backer, the Xiao Family naturally no longer had that concern and began to show their prominence.
As for why they didn't choose to seek refuge with the Cloud Mist Sect... the requirements of a Sect power like the Cloud Mist Sect were certainly much stricter than those of the Royal Family.
After all, choosing the Royal Family was a "cooperation," while choosing a Sect was "joining."
The meaning behind this was completely different.
Most geniuses would be unwilling to be bound by the rules and regulations of a Sect, so there were quite a few who refused to join.
After all, the Cloud Mist Sect wouldn't go as far as to secretly assassinate a Genius just because they refused to join.
As the Young Sect Leader, Nalan Yanran was well aware of these points. Therefore, she also expressed understanding when Xiao Yan and Xiao Xue refused to join the Cloud Mist Sect.
Nalan Yanran felt she had discovered the truth—
The "Twin Stars of the Xiao Family" hadn't lost their talent; they had their own plans!
However, refusing to join the Cloud Mist Sect was one thing, but the Xiao Family cooperating with the Jiama Royal Family was another.
After all, the Cloud Mist Sect and the Jiama Royal Family had been at odds for many years, and she still had a marriage contract with Xiao Yan.
If this marriage contract could succeed, it would be a good thing for both the Royal Family and the Cloud Mist Sect. But if her strength was too weak, it would be the Nalan Family and the Cloud Mist Sect who lost face in the end.
Therefore, as the Young Sect Leader, Nalan Yanran was desperate to improve her strength and begged her cheap master, Yun Yun, for help.
Thus, Yun Yun had come to trade for the purple spirit crystal for her Disciple.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King wasn't polite either, directly opening its mouth to demand a Transformation Pill.
Naturally, Yun Yun couldn't produce a Transformation Pill; she could only offer a Rank 5 Monster Core and a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King had no interest in these things, but Yun Yun was determined to get the purple spirit crystal. The two failed to reach an agreement and immediately started fighting.
Two beams of light, one green and one purple, chased each other straight into the sky, and then began a fierce clash at an altitude of over a thousand meters.
After confirming the identities of both parties and seeing that they had already started fighting, Xiao Xue directly manipulated her sword and flew towards the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Immortal Cave.
At the entrance of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Immortal Cave, there were many Demonic Beast guards. Most of them were Rank 3, and there were even some Rank 4 Demonic Beasts.
As for Rank 5 Demonic Beasts, they were already comparable to human Dou Wangs and naturally went off to occupy their own mountains as kings; none were there to guard the door for it.
Rank 4 Demonic Beasts were equivalent to Dou Lings among humans. At least for now, Xiao Xue didn't have the strength to challenge them.
Not to mention, these Demonic Beasts weren't just one, but a whole group!