Chapter 515

"The Moon Lake is so big, there should be quite a few fish in it, so why would there be a shortage of meat?" Xu Yang asked in confusion.

Although he had not approached the Moon Lake, he had seen it from afar, and its area was very vast. The mine, plus all the miners, only amounted to sixty or seventy people. If they made a large net, the fish caught every day would definitely be enough for everyone to eat.

Guan Du said: "Junior Brother, you must not approach the Moon Lake. There is an exotic beast in this Moon Lake called a Tuo Dragon. Its skin is thick and its flesh is tough, and its scales are indestructible; even half-spiritual weapons cannot cut through them."

"It regards the Moon Lake as its own territory and will attack once anyone approaches. From time to time, this beast will also come to harass the mine to eat people and black iron. It is the most troublesome thing."

He showed a look of lingering fear, clearly having fought with the exotic beast in the Moon Lake.

Xu Yang was a bit surprised: "Even half-spiritual weapons can't kill it?"

Guan Du nodded: "They can't kill it. This beast has lived for decades and often feeds on black iron. Its scales are harder than black iron, and it is also alert. Once injured, it will quickly flee back into the lake, and no matter how strong your methods are, you can do nothing to it."

As he spoke, he took a porcelain bottle from his bosom and handed it to Xu Yang: "This is Five-Poison Water, extremely poisonous. It was prepared by the alchemists of Medicine King Peak specifically to deal with this beast."

"Once it comes to the mine, you just need to smash this thing on its body, and you will be able to drive it away."

Xu Yang solemnly took the item.

He saw Guan Du hand him a large signal firework and said: "This is an enhanced signal firework. Once launched, it can be seen within a radius of ten miles. Use it when you encounter a strong enemy. If there are sect disciples nearby, they will all come to support."

"Although there may not happen to be experts within a ten-mile radius, it is a hope after all."

Xu Yang nodded and asked the key question: "Is it me who calls the shots at the mine, or Chen Yong!"

In terms of status, he, as an inner sect disciple, was higher, but Chen Yong was the mine steward, under the jurisdiction of Heavenly Authority Peak, and had also been an inner sect disciple. When encountering major issues, he had to figure out whether it was he or Chen Yong who called the shots.

"Chen Yong calls the shots. We are just guards, responsible for safety and supervising them so they don't embezzle sect property. How the mine operates is not our concern."

"However, we are inner-chamber disciples, and our cultivation is higher than his. Under normal circumstances, he will listen to what we say."

"Junior Brother, farewell!"

Having finished the instructions, Guan Du had already packed his luggage, and with his things on his back, he intended to return to the Profound Heaven Sect.

Xu Yang personally saw this Fifth Senior Brother off the mine before returning to the courtyard.

After several days of traveling, he hadn't really cultivated much. Fortunately, the Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill had been slowly releasing its medicinal power, so his cultivation hadn't been delayed much.

After tidying up the room and putting everything away, he intended to make up for the cultivation he had missed over the past few days and began to circulate the Bear-Burdening Scripture for Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing.

"The Gang Qi has become even sharper!"

As he cultivated, he discovered that the changes in his Gang Qi were even greater; it was as sharp as a blade, causing his tendons, bones, flesh, and blood to sting with pain.

This feeling only appeared when his Diamond Body Technique had achieved a breakthrough in the past. It would take some time, after his body strength improved, to adapt to the tempering of this more domineering Gang Qi.

After cultivating for about an hour, he switched the Bear-Burdening Scripture to the Bright King Immovable Body to begin body forging. This time, it felt even more like being sliced by a thousand knives.

Fortunately, although it was painful, the effect of body forging had improved significantly. His tendons, bones, flesh, and blood felt as if they were being tempered a thousand times, and both his strength and intensity were increasing at a perceptible speed.

"The mine is fraught with crises; the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture cannot be over-cultivated." Xu Yang pondered.

The Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture consumed too much mental energy. If he over-cultivated it, he would fall into a deep sleep. In a place fraught with crises, he could only cultivate it appropriately.

This was also the reason why he came to replace Guan Du. Disciples also needed to cultivate; it was impossible to be a beast of burden for the sect forever. Therefore, after being stationed outside for a period of time, one would be allowed to return to cultivate diligently for a period of time to ensure that one's cultivation would not be left behind.

In the evening, Chen Yong ordered someone to send over dinner. Just as Guan Du had said, the food was indeed not very good.

A large basin of rice, and the side dish was soup boiled with dried tofu and meat jerky. There were not many pieces of meat, and there were no vegetables at all.

This was still his food; the miners were likely eating even worse.

"It seems I still have to get my own food."

With his current body, no matter how much ordinary food he ate, it was not enough to digest, and it simply could not support his martial arts training.

A night passed, and nothing happened.

"Clang, clang..."

Early in the morning, while he was cultivating in the room, he heard a burst of gong sounds from outside, followed by the panicked voices of the miners.

"An enemy is attacking!"

He knew that this gong sound was a warning; only when danger appeared would the patrolling outer sect disciples strike it.

Without hesitation, Xu Yang grabbed the Red Blood placed beside him, struck out a gentle force through the air to shake the door open, and rushed out of the room like a whirlwind.

The miners who had just gotten up to prepare for breakfast were already in chaos, desperately running into the rooms on both sides. Xu Yang scanned with his eyes but did not see any enemies.

"It's a Green-Scaled Eagle, run!"

"Run my ass, hurry up and lie down. The Green-Scaled Eagle only eats living things; lie down and play dead."

A miner shouted, and at this moment, Xu Yang also felt the wind coming from overhead, and the sky darkened.

He quickly looked up and saw a giant bird with a wingspan of over ten feet swooping down from the sky like a green lightning bolt. Its sharp claws flashed with a cold light, emitting a fierce aura.

Those claws were larger than a human palm and covered with green scales; they could easily grab a person's entire head.

The feathers on its body were oily and smooth, flashing with the unique, cold luster of metal, as if they were forged from gold and iron, like individual blade edges.

A pair of eagle eyes were sharp and spirited, its beak was like an iron hook, its tip like a spearhead, flashing with a faint red light, and its two wings were like two large blades, cutting through the air and emitting bursts of sharp whistling sounds.

At this moment, the Green-Scaled Eagle suddenly folded its wings, and its body suddenly accelerated as it swooped down from the sky, grabbing toward a miner who was running like a green lightning bolt. The wind it carried kicked up a cloud of dust on the ground.

This was the Yunling Mountain Range, which not only nurtured all kinds of treasures but also nurtured many fierce birds and exotic beasts.

Just as the miner was about to be snatched away as prey by the Green-Scaled Eagle, the nearby outer sect disciples finally took action.

"Beast, how dare you!"

Zhou Jiang let out a roar and slashed out a crimson blade aura through the air.

The blade aura was like a ribbon of light rising straight into the firmament, slashing through the air and emitting a sharp whistle, landing on the abdomen of the Green-Scaled Eagle in an instant.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound came, the blade aura dissipated and exploded, but the Green-Scaled Eagle was not affected in the slightest, and its speed remained like lightning as it continued to swoop down.

The blade aura slashed out by an expert at the Gang Qi Major Success Realm, let alone injuring it, didn't even shake off a single feather; its fierce power was astonishing.

The miner it regarded as prey was already like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, intimidated by its fierce power, trembling all over, and standing on the spot unable to move at all.

Fortunately, there was another outer sect disciple named Guo Yun who appeared together with Zhou Jiang. While Zhou Jiang attacked the Green-Scaled Eagle, Guo Yun had already rushed over, grabbed the miner, and dodged away.

"Boom!"

The Green-Scaled Eagle flew past close to the ground like a lightning bolt, its claws missing, earth and stone splashing, a large pit was grabbed out of the ground, and the surging wind kicked up huge dust.

Its body rushed out from the dust, let out a sharp, piercing whistle, and its folded wings spread out and flapped suddenly, causing a gale to rise. Its figure turned abruptly in mid-air, and it actually swooped back, rushing toward Zhou Jiang.

"Zhou Jiang, be careful!"

Guo Yun roared, threw away the miner in his hand, quickly rushed toward Zhou Jiang, and blasted out a thick sword aura through the air.

The Green-Scaled Eagle's eyes were filled with ferocity, seemingly very angry because its hunting was interrupted. Its wings cut out horizontally like large blades, shattering the sword aura blasted out by Guo Yun on the spot, and its body's remaining momentum did not decrease, continuing to stab toward Zhou Jiang like a large spear.

"Oh no!"

Zhou Jiang's face changed drastically, and he finally understood why the miner just now looked like he was waiting for death on the spot. The fierce power emitted by the Green-Scaled Eagle was like a thousand-jin boulder pressing on his body, and moving even a step had become a difficult thing.

"Hurry and dodge!"

Guo Yun's eyes were about to split, and he desperately blasted out sword aura. If Zhou Jiang didn't dodge, he would definitely be torn to pieces by the Green-Scaled Eagle.

"Step aside!"

Just at this moment, Xu Yang's voice rang in his ears, and immediately afterward, a burst of golden light lit up in his eyes, a sharp aura covered the sky and the earth, and the sound of the air being torn apart came.

The golden blade aura was like a crescent moon, condensed as if real, and slashed onto the Green-Scaled Eagle's body with an indestructible force.

"Boom!"

Visible ripples surged, the ground trembled, earth and stone cracked, dust rose into the sky, and the Green-Scaled Eagle's huge body was blasted out, moving horizontally through the void for several feet, almost falling to the ground.

"Swoosh..."

The sharp eagle cry contained pain and anger, and blood-stained feathers exploded.

Xu Yang came across the sky like a golden lightning bolt, but when he landed, the Green-Scaled Eagle had already soared into the sky, shedding a large amount of blood, causing him to miss.

His slash had actually only injured the Green-Scaled Eagle and did not kill it directly.

Mainly because he wanted to save Zhou Jiang, he had slashed out the blade aura from more than ten feet away, and coupled with the hasty strike, he was unable to use his full strength.

Of course, this showed the terror of this Green-Scaled Eagle; it was definitely a fierce exotic beast comparable to a martial artist at the Marrow Cleansing Major Success Realm, and the feathers on its body were harder than refined steel.

Those feathers that fell to the ground looked just like razor blades.

"This beast is holding a grudge!" Guo Yun growled.

He saw that the Green-Scaled Eagle did not fly away directly but was still circling above the mine, its eyes fixed on Xu Yang, emitting sharp whistles.

"Many thanks to Senior Brother Xu for the rescue!" Zhou Jiang walked over with a look of lingering fear.

If it weren't for Xu Yang's timely appearance, he would already be dead.

Facing this terrifying exotic beast, he was not much different from an ordinary person.

"It's just a matter of duty. Let everyone come out to eat; this beast won't dare to cause trouble again."

Xu Yang's eyes were fixed on the Green-Scaled Eagle in the sky. This thing clearly already had some intelligence. If it could be subdued as a mount, it would not only be majestic but also convenient for traveling.

"I'm afraid that's not very likely."

He immediately dismissed this thought.