Chapter 316

This kind of exotic beast that had already reached adulthood was wild and difficult to tame, fearless of death, and could not be tamed just by catching it. The exotic beasts cultivated by Medicine King Peak were mostly tamed from cubs.

After flying for a while, the Green Scale Eagle seemed to know that it couldn’t provoke Xu Yang, left a few unwilling cries, and then flew toward the distant sky, disappearing from sight.

The miners who were hiding around walked out of the room, and Chen Yong, the mine steward, also arrived late.

“Junior Brother Xu has good means, making a great contribution just after coming to the mine.” Chen Yong smiled.

Xu Yang shook his head: “I think this Green Scale Eagle will probably come back. Everyone pay attention when patrolling, and give a warning if you find it.”

Zhou Jiang and Guo Yun nodded in agreement.

Xu Yang bent down and flicked one of its feathers, which emitted a metallic tremor. The hard feathers could be used directly as knives.

Xu Yang still wanted to slay a strange beast to eat, but unfortunately, the Green-Scaled Eagle did not appear again for several days.

His days gradually became peaceful. He cultivated every day, which was not much different from his time at the Blazing Fire Peak of the Purple Sun Sect. The only difference was that he reduced his practice of the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture, stopping each time before exhausting all his mental energy.

The mining site had plenty of iron and it didn't cost money, so he began to find time to practice the art of weapon forging.

The art of weapon forging is not just about the Thousand-Forging Technique. The Thousand-Forging Technique is the foundation, but besides that, there are rough forging, shaping, sharpening, and quenching, all of which require day-to-day practice.

No matter how well the Thousand-Forging Technique is practiced, if the blade forged is ugly, it's likely useless.

Iron-Refining Hands and weapon-nurturing techniques also need to be practiced slowly.

These few months are just right for practicing with the ordinary iron here.

Time passed slowly. Xu Yang was immersed in cultivation and blacksmithing. From the strange-looking things he forged at the beginning, they gradually took on various forms, with blades being blades and swords being swords, very distinct.

This day, five miles outside the mining site, several figures appeared—to be precise, five.

They were Cao Jin, Luo Xin, and their group, who wanted to nip Xu Yang in the bud.

If Xu Yang grew up, they would undoubtedly die, so even if killing a Top Ten disciple might be investigated by the sect, they had to take the risk.

"Stop here. Any further and we'll be at Moon Lake," Luo Xin said, raising his hand, and Cao Jin and the others stopped.

He had been stationed at Moon Lake and knew the surroundings very well.

"Aren't we going to kill him directly?" Yun Heng asked, his face full of killing intent.

Among the five, he hated Xu Yang the most. The others had only exchanged words with Xu Yang, but he had had an arm broken by Xu Yang, which still hadn't fully healed.

Luo Xin said: "Let's discuss some specific details first. Killing a Top Ten disciple is no small matter. Leaving even a small flaw could lead them to us."

Liu Qing nodded: "Indeed, we must discuss it. When we act, try not to use martial arts learned from the sect. I think everyone should have some methods that don't belong to the sect, right?"

They were all old hands; the longest among them had been in the Purple Sun Sect for over ten years, so it was impossible for them to only know the sect's techniques.

Several people nodded.

Wang Jianxing said: "Brother Luo has been stationed here, so you should be very familiar with this place. Tell us first how many experts are here."

Luo Xin nodded: "The production of black iron and spiritual iron here is not large, so there are no experts. Besides Xu Yang, only the manager Chen Yong counts as an expert, but he is only at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing, not worth mentioning."

"We can't just kill Xu Yang; that would make the target too obvious. After killing him, we'll take some black iron ore and disguise ourselves as mountain bandits coming to loot," Cao Jin said.

"Do we have to kill everyone?" Wang Jianxing frowned slightly.

He only wanted to kill Xu Yang and didn't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately.

He actually didn't want to get involved in this matter, because Xu Yang had said that day that if he hadn't participated in bullying Xu Qing, Xu Yang wouldn't pursue him.

But Liu Qing and the others didn't know this and thought he had some deep hatred for Xu Yang.

When he met Liu Qing and the others in Qingyang City, he realized that inviting him out was to join forces to kill Xu Yang. He couldn't refuse, as refusing would mean being silenced, so he had to agree with a heavy heart.

Luo Xin snorted coldly: "If we still want to interrogate him for the technique to cultivate Golden Qi, we can't leave the others alive. At least, we can't hold back when we strike."

Wang Jianxing stopped talking upon hearing this. He knew Luo Xin was right; being too deliberate would cause problems. They weren't here for revenge now, but as mountain bandits eyeing the mining site. What mountain bandits don't kill innocent people?

"It's not that we have to kill everyone. We can choose to strike when the miners enter the mine. That way, we only need to kill Xu Yang and Chen Yong and those people. The miners in the mine won't know what happened outside at all."

Luo Xin added: "But if we do that, we have to act during the day!"

"Let's act during the day. Luo Xin and I have the strongest cultivation bases. We two will suppress Xu Yang from the front, and you all will provide support to prevent him from escaping," Liu Qing decided.

He and Luo Xin had the highest cultivation bases, so after he spoke, no one else objected.

"Rest for a while, eat something to replenish your strength, and we'll act in an hour."

Luo Xin sat down first, took out dry rations, and began to chew. Liu Qing and the others followed suit. Soon, they finished eating and began to meditate and adjust their breathing.

An hour later, Luo Xin stood up first, took a mask from his bosom, and put it on his face: "Let's go! Kill Xu Yang and remove the future trouble."

"Kill Xu Yang and remove the future trouble!"

Cao Jin and the others also stood up one after another, took out the masks they had prepared, and put them on, full of killing intent.

"Follow me!"

Luo Xin shouted in a low voice and rushed toward Moon Lake first.

A while later, a crescent-shaped lake and a row of stone houses built against the mountain appeared in their sight.

"Charge and kill directly!" Luo Xin said.

Except for Xu Yang, no one else at Moon Lake was worth worrying about, so there was no need for any surprise attacks or infiltration.

"Boom, boom..."

The cultivation bases of the five at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing erupted without reservation. Qi exploded under their feet, and five figures cracked the earth beneath them, rushing toward the entrance of the mining site like arrows released from a bow.

At the entrance of the mining site, Zhou Jiang, who was standing guard with his men, was the first to spot the figures shrouded in dust.

"Enemy attack!"

He shouted with all his strength without hesitation, and at the same time, he slammed a fist heavily onto the bronze gong beside him. These people were hiding their heads and showing their tails, and their speed was as fast as lightning; their target was clearly the mining site.

"Clang!"

The shout, accompanied by the sound of the gong, spread throughout the entire mining site in an instant.

"Clang, clang..."

The disciples with him drew their precious blades, their Qi surging, and took a defensive stance.

"Where did these petty thieves come from, daring to seize the Purple Sun Sect's mining site? They are simply courting death," one disciple shouted, eager to try.

They were stationed here, and if everything was peaceful, they wouldn't get many contribution points. Only by killing enemies and making contributions would they get more.

"Run! These people are all Marrow Cleansing experts."

Zhou Jiang's voice trembled. The five masked figures were terrifyingly fast; they were definitely not at the Qi Refining stage.

Fighting these people was simply throwing their lives away.

"What?"

"Marrow Cleansing?"

Several companions exclaimed and turned to look, only to find that Zhou Jiang had already fled into the mining site, running toward Xu Yang's direction.

Several people didn't hesitate, unleashed their movement techniques, and followed him into the mining site like stray dogs.

With five Marrow Cleansing experts, as long as one or two were at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing, no one in the mining site would survive.

"Hide in the mine; maybe there's still a chance of survival," Zhou Jiang roared.

The mine was crisscrossed with countless branches and forks. As long as they didn't fight these people to the death, there was a chance to survive.

It was just that at the speed of these people, he feared they would be caught before they could even escape into the mine.

Xu Yang didn't expect so many things to happen at this mining site. In just a few days, the sound of the gong had rung out again.

He grabbed his Red Blood blade and ran out of the courtyard, only to see Zhou Jiang and the others running in from the entrance in a panic, their faces devoid of any color.

"Senior Brother Xu, five experts who are at least at the Marrow Cleansing stage have come. Forget the property, quickly hide in the mine to save your life," Zhou Jiang shouted.

Xu Yang was only at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing and was definitely no match for those five. That speed and momentum didn't look like the early stage of Marrow Cleansing at all; it seemed they were all experts at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing.

Not far away, Chen Yong and other disciples also walked out of their rooms. Upon hearing Zhou Jiang's words, their expressions changed drastically.

"Enter the mine! Forget the black iron!" Chen Yong roared.

This kind of power had exceeded their scope of handling. Even if the items were lost, the sect wouldn't punish them.

Even if they were punished, it would at most be a deduction of contribution points or confinement, which was better than losing their lives!

"It's too late!"

Xu Yang had already seen five ghost-like figures rushing over quickly. He could hide in the mine, but Zhou Jiang and the others definitely wouldn't make it in time; they were still a hundred feet away from the mine.

At this moment, he had already sensed the cultivation bases of the invading enemies: all five were at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing, not just entering the Marrow Cleansing stage.

"You all hide well!"

Xu Yang took a step forward, passed Zhou Jiang and the others, and faced the rushing figures.

In an instant, under his perception, the killing intent on the five masked people intensified, and their gazes toward him were all filled with hatred.

"So they were coming for me," he realized instantly in his heart.

The mining site only had some black iron, and although it was worth a lot of money, it wasn't enough to attract five Marrow Cleansing experts at once unless they had dug up spiritual iron. So, it turned out they were here to kill him.