Chapter 513

He believed that these people were just like him; they would not sit by and watch Xu Yang grow.

"If I can torture the method for cultivating Jin Gang Qi out of him, reaching the Heavenly Origin Realm wouldn't just be a sure thing—achieving Major Success in Marrow Cleansing would be absolutely no problem."

With their grudges combined with the Jin Gang Qi cultivation method—which even Li Chuyang was curious about—he was confident he could persuade these people.

Soon, he found Cao Jin at Beast King Peak.

"May I ask what business Brother Luo has with me?" Cao Jin looked at the person before him with suspicion.

He had met Luo Xin before, but they had no real friendship.

Luo Xin sipped his tea and transmitted his voice: "Brother Cao, let's not beat around the bush. I have an irreconcilable feud with Xu Yang. Today, Elder Huoyun punished him to guard Moon Lake. He has already left the Profound Heaven Sect and is heading there.

I came to find you, Brother Cao, because I want to join forces with you to finish off Xu Yang."

Xu Yang left the Profound Heaven Sect?

Cao Jin's heart stirred, but his expression remained calm: "Brother Luo has found the wrong person. My dispute with Xu Yang was merely verbal, and we have already reconciled. I will pretend I never heard what you just said."

Pretend he never heard it!

As soon as Luo Xin heard this, he knew Cao Jin still wanted to kill Xu Yang. He immediately transmitted his voice: "Brother Cao, you are too naive. Ask yourself, would you truly reconcile with someone who once threatened to kill you? Once you become a Heavenly Origin expert, he will still be nothing but an ant. Wouldn't you crush him to death while you're at it?"

Cao Jin's expression changed slightly.

Judging others by himself, if he were Xu Yang, once he had the strength, he would never let go of someone who had once threatened to kill him.

Moreover, when he went to cause trouble for Xu Yang back then, he wasn't just biting blindly; he was quite certain that Xu Yang had killed his nephew, Cao Rong. He just hadn't expected that Xu Yang would eventually become a genius ranked fifth among the Ten Elites.

"Brother Cao, do not hesitate. This is our only chance to survive. If we don't take this risk, we will surely die in the future. This time frame is definitely no more than five years. And... aren't you tempted by the cultivation method for Jin Gang Qi?"

He dragged out the words "Jin Gang Qi" for a long time. Sure enough, a look of greed appeared in Cao Jin's eyes.

"Although Moon Lake is outside the sect, there are other high-level experts from the sect there. Just the two of us cannot kill a genius ranked fifth among the Ten Elites.

Yun Heng of Heavenly Pivot Peak is also at Minor Success in Marrow Cleansing, and Xu Yang shattered his arm with just one punch."

Cao Jin finally relented; Luo Xin's words had moved him.

Luo Xin smiled: "Yun Heng had only just broken through to Minor Success in Marrow Cleansing. I wouldn't dare say I could shatter his arm with one punch, but I am confident I could kill him in under ten moves.

It is true that you and I alone cannot kill Xu Yang at Moon Lake, but what if we add Yun Heng and Wang Jianxing from Medicine King Peak? There are more people than just you and me who want Xu Yang dead.

When we torture the Jin Gang Qi cultivation method out of him, you and I might have hope for the Heavenly Origin Realm in the future."

Heavenly Origin!

Hearing these two words, the greed in Cao Jin's eyes grew heavier. What Heavenly Origin experts possess is not only formidable martial power but also a lifespan far longer than that of Marrow Cleansing martial artists.

Why are people like Xu Yang, Li Chuyang, Jiang Fan, and Du Chuan the leaders of the younger generation? Because they all cultivate superior, exotic Gang Qi methods.

Li Chuyang's Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Art, Jiang Fan's Nine Revolutions Blood-Coagulating Battle Gang, Xu Yang's Jin Gang Qi, the exotic Gang Qi method Du Chuan cultivates—which is also passed down from the Du family—and people like Yan Guiyun also cultivate exotic Gang Qi.

Only they have always cultivated ordinary red Gang Qi methods, which don't even count as specialized Gang Qi cultivation methods; the Marrow Cleansing effect simply cannot compare to superior exotic Gang Qi methods.

A flash of madness crossed his eyes, and Cao Jin gritted his teeth: "I'll do it. I know a man named Liu Qing at Medicine King Peak who also has a grudge against Xu Yang. His talent is not bad; he began grinding at the Major Success bottleneck of Marrow Cleansing last year.

I will go to Medicine King Peak to contact him and Wang Jianxing, and you, Brother Luo, go to Heavenly Pivot Peak to contact Yun Heng."

Luo Xin nodded: "I also intend to contact Li Chuyang. He should also be interested in Xu Yang."

Cao Jin hurriedly stopped him: "Li Chuyang is still in solitary confinement and may not be able to see us. Moreover, this person is too overbearing. If we really torture the Jin Gang Qi cultivation method out of him, we might not have the chance to cultivate it ourselves; we might even be silenced in return.

As long as Liu Qing is willing to act, the five of us at Minor Success in Marrow Cleansing will be enough to kill Xu Yang. Don't involve Li Chuyang."

Li Chuyang's background is too great. Joining forces with such a person is like asking a tiger for its skin; after the deed is done, in order to erase the traces, he might kill them to silence them.

Luo Xin was stunned, only then remembering that Li Chuyang had been punished by the Sect Master to three months of solitary confinement for fighting Jiang Fan in Heavenly Wind Valley, and he was still locked up.

Moreover, Cao Jin's words made sense. As long as they had enough strength to kill Xu Yang, there was no need to provoke an overbearing fellow like Li Chuyang.

"Let's act separately."

The two soon descended Beast King Peak together and then went their separate ways.

After traveling for three days, a lake shaped like a moon appeared in Xu Yang's line of sight. He saw mountain ranges undulating on all sides, with tall trees and dense forests, and miasma rising everywhere.

This was deep within the Cloud Ridge mountain range, where the climate was milder than where the Profound Heaven Sect was located. Even though it was already the autumn season, the area was still shaded by green trees.

At the foot of the mountain not far from the lake was a cluster of houses built of stone and wood, with outer sect disciples carrying long sabers on their waists standing guard and patrolling.

This was a mining site under the Fire Peak, rich in iron ore.

Of course, the Profound Heaven Sect established a mine here mainly not for iron ore, but for the occasionally appearing raw Profound Iron ore. Sometimes, it was said that one could even dig up Spirit Iron and Spirit Gold.

Spirit Iron and Profound Iron ore were what the Profound Heaven Sect wanted; the other iron ore was sold directly.

Xu Yang had come here to guard this mining site, not this Moon Lake.

At the entrance of the mine, the outer sect disciples on guard saw Xu Yang and hurriedly cupped their hands: "Greetings, Senior Brother Xu Yang."

They had all seen Xu Yang's demeanor at the outer sect grand competition, so they naturally recognized him.

"Greetings, junior brothers!" Xu Yang cupped his hands politely.

His personality was not one to put on airs, and besides, everyone would be working together here in the future; putting on airs would only add trouble for himself.

"Senior Brother Xu, let me take you to find Senior Brother Guan Du."

One person took the initiative to step forward and led Xu Yang into the mining site.

Soon, in the house at the very center of the mining site, Xu Yang met his fifth senior brother, Guan Du, a big man with somewhat dark skin and a face full of whiskers.

He was shirtless, holding a forging hammer, and was forging a weapon in the courtyard, with a furnace burning red-hot nearby.

Xu Yang's eyes lit up. He had thought that upon coming here, he would be unable to practice his weapon forging skills for a while, but he hadn't expected that things like furnace fires and forging tables were already readily available.

"Wait a moment, Junior Brother Xu, this saber of mine will be ready soon!"

Guan Du did not put down what he was doing just because Xu Yang had appeared, and continued to hammer away with a *bang, bang*.

"Senior Brother Guan, please continue your work."

Xu Yang scanned the area and saw that Guan Du was only using ordinary materials, and a saber that had already taken shape was gradually being completed.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Guan Du finally finished, threw down the forging hammer in his hand, and smiled: "As expected of a genius among the Ten Elites, Junior Brother Xu is indeed a man of talent."

Xu Yang smiled: "Senior Brother Guan is too kind."

Guan Du nodded and said to the disciple who had brought Xu Yang here: "My Junior Brother Xu has arrived. Go and invite Manager Chen Yong over so we can finish the task handover."

This person was named Zhou Jiang; Xu Yang had already asked for his name on the road just now.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiang nodded, turned, and left.

"Wait a moment, Junior Brother Xu. I'll go change my clothes and then take you to get familiar with this place."

After Guan Du finished speaking, he walked quickly into the house.