Chapter 517

Xu Yang still wanted to slash an exotic beast to eat, but unfortunately, the Green-Scaled Eagle did not appear again for several days.

His days gradually calmed down, and his daily cultivation was not much different from when he was at the Profound Heaven Sect's Blazing Fire Peak. The only difference was that he reduced his cultivation of the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture, stopping each time at the appropriate point without exhausting all his mental energy.

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

The art of weapon forging is not just 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-by-day practice.

No matter how well the Thousand Forging Technique is cultivated, if the knife forged is ugly, I'm afraid it's useless.

The Iron-Refining Hand and the Weapon-Nurturing Technique also need to be practiced slowly.

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

Time passed slowly, and Xu Yang was immersed in cultivation and blacksmithing. From the beginning, when he forged things that looked like nothing, he gradually had various forms, and knives were clearly knives, and swords were clearly swords.

This day, five miles outside the mine, several figures appeared, to be precise, five.

It was Cao Jin, Luo Xin, and their party who were determined to nip Xu Yang in the bud.

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

"Stop, any further and it will be the Moon Lake." Luo Xin raised his hand, and Cao Jin and the others all stopped.

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

"Are we not going to kill him directly?" Yun Heng said with a face full of killing intent.

Among the five, he hated Xu Yang the most. The others had only had verbal conflicts with Xu Yang, but only he had had an arm broken by Xu Yang, which had not yet fully healed.

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

Liu Qing nodded: "Indeed, we must discuss it. When taking action, try not to use the 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; those who had been in the Profound Heaven Sect for a long time had been there for over ten years, so it was impossible for them to only know the sect's things.

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 will be 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 steward Chen Yong can be considered an expert, but he is only at the early stage of the Marrow Cleansing Minor Success Realm, not worth mentioning."

"We can't just kill Xu Yang; that way the target looks too obvious. After killing him, take away some black iron ore and disguise it as mountain bandits coming to snatch things." Cao Jin said.

"Are we going to kill everyone?" Wang Jianxing frowned slightly.

He only wanted to kill Xu Yang and did not 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 hold him accountable.

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

When he saw Liu Qing and the others in Qingyang City, he realized that they were asking him out to join forces to kill Xu Yang. He couldn't refuse, as refusing would mean being silenced, so he had to bite the bullet and agree.

Luo Xin snorted coldly: "If we still want to interrogate him for the cultivation method of the Jin Gang Qi, the others cannot be left alive, at least we cannot hold back when we strike."

Wang Jianxing stopped talking after hearing this. He knew that what Luo Xin said made sense. Being too deliberate would easily cause problems. They were not here to seek revenge now, but were mountain bandits eyeing the mine. How could mountain bandits not kill innocent people indiscriminately?

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

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

"Let's strike during the day. Luo Xin and I have the strongest cultivation, so the two of us will suppress Xu Yang head-on, and you all will provide support to prevent him from escaping." Liu Qing decided.

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

"Rest for a while, eat something to replenish your strength, and strike in an hour."

Luo Xin sat down first, took out dry rations from his body, and began to gnaw on them. Liu Qing and the others followed suit, and soon they finished eating, and several people began to sit in meditation to adjust their breath.

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

"Kill Xu Yang and eliminate future troubles!"

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

"Follow me!"

Luo Xin growled and rushed toward the Moon Lake first.

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

"Charge over directly!" Luo Xin said.

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

"Boom, boom..."

The cultivation of the Marrow Cleansing Minor Success Realm of several people was unleashed without reservation. Gang Qi exploded at the soles of their feet, and five figures cracked the earth beneath their feet, rushing toward the mine entrance ahead like arrows released from a bow.

At the mine entrance, Zhou Jiang, who was standing guard with people, was the first to discover the figures carrying a cloud of dust.

"Enemy attack!"

He roared with all his strength without hesitation, and at the same time, he slammed a heavy punch onto the copper gong beside him. These people were hiding their heads and showing their tails, their speed was as fast as lightning, and their target was clearly the mine.

"Clang!"

The shouting, accompanied by the gong sound, spread throughout the entire mine in an instant.

"Clang, clang..."

The disciples with him drew their precious knives, their Gang Qi surging, and made a posture to meet the enemy.

"Where did these petty thieves come from, daring to snatch the Profound Heaven Sect's mine? They are simply courting death." A disciple shouted, eager to try.

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

"Run, these people are Marrow Cleansing experts."

Zhou Jiang's voice trembled. The five masked figures were moving at a terrifying speed, and they were definitely not at the Gang Qi cultivation level.

Fighting these people was simply throwing their lives away.

"What?"

"Marrow Cleansing?"

Several companions exclaimed, turned around to look, and only then discovered that Zhou Jiang had already fled into the mine and was fleeing in the direction of Xu Yang.

Several people didn't hesitate, unfolded their movement techniques, and followed him into the mine, like stray dogs.

Five Marrow Cleansing powerhouses; as long as one or two of them were at the Marrow Cleansing Minor Success Realm, no one in the mine would survive.

"Hide in the mine tunnel, perhaps there is still a chance of survival." Zhou Jiang roared.

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

It was just that with the speed of these people, he was afraid they would be caught up before they could even escape into the mine tunnel.

Xu Yang didn't expect that there would be so many things happening at this mine; in just a few days, the gong sound had rung again.

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

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

Xu Yang was only at the Marrow Cleansing Minor Success Realm and was definitely not the opponent of those five people. That speed and momentum didn't look like the cultivation of someone who had just entered Marrow Cleansing at all; it seemed they were all experts at the Marrow Cleansing Minor Success Realm.

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

"Enter the mine tunnel, forget the black iron!" Chen Yong roared.

This kind of power had already exceeded their scope of handling. Even if the things were lost, the sect would not punish them.

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

"It's too late!"

Xu Yang had already seen five bodies like ghosts rushing over quickly. He could hide in the mine tunnel, but Zhou Jiang and these people definitely wouldn't have time; they were still a hundred feet away from the mine tunnel.

At this moment, he had already felt the cultivation of the invading enemies; all five of them were at the Marrow Cleansing Minor Success Realm, not just having entered Marrow Cleansing.

"You all hide well!"

Xu Yang took a step out, crossed paths with Zhou Jiang and the others, and faced the rushing figures head-on.

In an instant, under his perception, the killing intent on the five masked people suddenly intensified, and the eyes looking at him were all filled with hatred.

"So it turns out they are coming for me." He realized in his heart instantly.

The mine was just some black iron, and although it was worth a lot of money, it wasn't enough to attract five martial artists at the Marrow Cleansing Minor Success Realm at once, unless spiritual iron had been dug up. It turned out they were here to kill him.