Chapter 530

Xu Yang looked back and saw Zhou Jiang and the others, who had run out after discovering there was no more movement.

Everyone was filled with shock, staring blankly at the battlefield that looked as if it had been swept by a gale; there were large pits and crisscrossing cracks everywhere, as if the earth had been overturned.

The massive alligator dragon was covered in blood and gore, its breath already gone, lying motionless before a large pit. Even though it was dead, they could still feel its soul-shaking ferocity.

The handsome youth's robes were torn, yet his eyes were bright, standing beside a half-kneeling corpse, holding two half-spiritual weapons in his hands.

"The alligator dragon is dead!" Zhou Jiang said, losing his voice.

This alligator dragon had harassed the mine for many years, and even Heavenly Origin experts had come to lie in wait for it but could do nothing. He hadn't expected that, just like the Green-Scaled Eagle before, it had become a lifeless corpse.

"How is this possible?" Guo Yun's face was filled with horror.

Wasn't Xu Yang injured? How could he still kill the alligator dragon?

Looking at him, he still appeared full of vigor after slaying the alligator dragon; it was only his torn clothes that looked a bit disheveled, but he was not injured at all.

He looked around in a panic, not finding any sign of Chen Yong.

"Damn it, this beast wouldn't have taken the item and run away, leaving me behind, would he?"

A bad premonition arose in Guo Yun's heart. Logically speaking, Chen Yong should have already hidden the item and returned.

Thinking of that piece of spirit iron about the size of a head, he became increasingly certain of this guess.

With such a large piece of spirit iron, he didn't even know how much it could be sold for; it was normal for Chen Yong to abandon him and run.

"That is... Brother Guan Du!" someone suddenly exclaimed, recognizing the person kneeling beside Xu Yang.

Everyone ran over and discovered it really was Guan Du, who used to guard here; they didn't know why he had appeared here again.

"Ah... Chen Yong, Manager Chen's head."

"Such a large piece of spirit iron!"

Others saw Chen Yong's head and the spirit iron and couldn't help but be shocked.

"How could Manager Chen's head be here?" Guo Yun tried his best to suppress the fear in his heart, pretending to be normal.

"Don't you know?" Xu Yang smiled.

Guo Yun felt a panic in his heart: "I... I don't know."

Xu Yang's palm suddenly struck out, slamming into Guo Yun's chest.

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound of breaking bones, Guo Yun's chest collapsed, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body flew backward, leaving the ground.

By the time he landed, he had already lost his breath.

In an instant, everyone was silent as cicadas in winter, thinking Xu Yang wanted to kill them to silence them over that piece of spirit iron.

Naturally, Xu Yang would not have such greed; the spirit iron was good, but he still had some bottom lines and would not kill innocent people indiscriminately for treasures.

Moreover, if he really wanted to kill, it wouldn't just be these few people; he would have to kill everyone, otherwise, the truth could not be covered up.

If he really killed everyone and only he survived, the higher-ups of the Profound Heaven Sect were not fools.

"Guo Yun colluded with Chen Yong to embezzle spirit iron; his death is well-deserved," Xu Yang explained.

Actually, he could have spared Guo Yun!

However, regarding this matter, he didn't know if anyone with a more powerful background in the Profound Heaven Sect was involved, so he simply killed him to let the matter end there.

In this way, even if there were others or forces behind Guo Yun and Chen Yong, they would not be exposed.

If the other party was not exposed, this matter would not continue to develop.

"Chen Yong used the alligator dragon to create chaos and transport the spirit iron out, but was killed by Guan Du. Guan Du was a disciple of the Blood Lotus Sect who came here to kill me, and he was slain by me. Zhou Jiang, you return to the sect immediately, have them send a new manager to manage this, and send experts to transport the spirit iron away.

Don't go looking for anyone else; go to Fire Peak first to find my senior brother, Gao Lin, and tell him about the matter."

Xu Yang briefly explained the matter and then had Zhou Jiang rush back to the sect to report the news.

"Yes!"

Zhou Jiang looked at the spirit iron, which was about the size of a human head, and also realized the severity of the matter. Not daring to delay, he mounted his weapon and left immediately.

Xu Yang looked at the remaining people: "You have all seen this spirit iron. If it leaks out, everyone will be on a dead-end road. Before the sect experts arrive, all of you give me your best effort. The news must absolutely not leak out. If you discover anyone with improper actions, you can kill them on the spot or tell me."

"Understood!"

Those who had no ghosts in their hearts knew the consequences of the matter leaking out and all became serious.

Xu Yang bent down and grabbed the spirit iron: "Take the alligator dragon's corpse, go back to work, and keep an eye on those miners."

Among the remaining disciples, he hadn't found anyone with problems; the main thing was to keep a close watch on those miners.

Several people nodded, joined forces to lift the alligator dragon's corpse, and followed Xu Yang back to the mine.

Over the next few days, Xu Yang was much more cautious, his five senses constantly covering the entire mine; fortunately, nothing happened.

On the sixth day, Zhou Jiang appeared at the mine with Gao Lin and the others.

Coming with them were Zhu Yuan and Hong Lei, as well as the newly dispatched outer sect deacon, Liu Xunjiang.

"Senior Brother Gao, I've finally waited for you all." Xu Yang greeted them with a smile.

"Junior Brother Xu, you have performed a great service this time." Gao Lin laughed.

He had killed Guan Du, the secret agent arranged by the Blood Lotus Sect in the Profound Heaven Sect, killed the alligator dragon that had been plaguing the mine, and most importantly, recovered that piece of spirit iron comparable to the size of a human head and wiped out Chen Yong and these sect parasites.

"This is the reward Master requested from the sect for you."

Gao Lin handed over a jade box. Xu Yang opened it and saw it was actually a Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill.

"Many thanks to Master for his concern." Xu Yang closed the jade box again.

Gao Lin said: "This is what you deserve. This Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill is just a reward. When your guarding mission here ends, the contribution points you are entitled to will still be calculated for you normally.

Where is the spirit iron? Take it out quickly and let me see."

Xu Yang went to fetch the head-sized fish-pattern steel. Gao Lin and the others were all amazed. In his many years at Fire Peak, he hadn't seen such a large piece of spirit iron many times; it was no wonder Chen Yong wanted to take such a risk.

"The item is precious; we must escort it back to the sect immediately. Junior Brother Xu, this place is left to you and Deacon Liu. When we return to the sect, we brothers will talk again."

Gao Lin took out a bag to pack the spirit iron and immediately bid farewell to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang nodded and did not try to keep them, cupping his fists: "Three senior brothers, be careful on the road."

Gao Lin, Zhu Yuan, and Hong Lei cupped their fists, then turned and strode away.

"Zhou Jiang, you take Deacon Liu to familiarize himself with the mine!" Xu Yang turned to look at Zhou Jiang and Liu Xunjiang.

Zhou Jiang nodded, and Liu Xunjiang smiled: "In the future, I ask for Junior Brother Xu's kind care."

He hadn't come alone; he had also brought two disciples with Major Success Gang Qi cultivation.

"I cannot care for you, Senior Brother Liu. In name, you are the one in charge of the mine." Xu Yang always felt that this Liu Xunjiang had a smile that didn't reach his eyes and was extremely calculating.

Liu Xunjiang smiled, cupped his fists, and left with Zhou Jiang to take over the mine's affairs.

With Liu Xunjiang presiding over the mine's affairs, Xu Yang's days became regular again. Every day, besides cultivating, he practiced his weapon-forging skills.

The weather grew colder. Without realizing it, he had taken two more Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pills, and the time he had spent at Moon Lake had already exceeded two months.

【Bright King Immovable Body · Entry-level (3998/4000)】

Between the Mountain-Bearing Bear Scripture and the Bright King Immovable Body, it was the Bright King Immovable Body that first reached the threshold of a breakthrough.

"With the Bright King Immovable Body at Minor Success, even if my physical body is not as tough as a half-spiritual weapon, it won't be much worse. At the very least, I can withstand a few slashes from a half-spiritual weapon."

Back then, Li Ye was only at the Minor Success realm, yet he could use his physical body to fight against Gao Lin's half-spiritual weapon, which was incredibly fierce.

Of course, there were other reasons for this; it was impossible for him to have Li Ye's realm just by breaking through.

Li Ye had Major Success Gang Qi cultivation, and his Bright King Immovable Body was not just at the entry-level of Minor Success. The half-spiritual weapon in Gao Lin's hand also had less power than Red Blood.

However, there weren't many half-spiritual weapons like Red Blood. Once he reached Minor Success, he wouldn't need to fear the slashes of half-spiritual weapons so much.

After eating, Xu Yang closed his room door, took two Profound Origin Qi-Transforming Pills, and began his breakthrough.

The sharp and fierce Jin Gang Qi, driven by the Bright King Immovable Body mental cultivation method, was like a furnace fire tempering his skin, flesh, tendons, and bones, refining every inch of his body.

Under the dim oil lamp, golden light surged beneath his skin, and his blood rushed like a dragon. A majestic aura was brewing, like a volcano about to erupt, accumulating its final strength.

Time gradually reached late at night. The bottleneck began to loosen, and the strength that hadn't increased for several days began to show slow growth.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound rang out in Xu Yang's mind, followed by the roar of a landslide and tsunami. It was as if some kind of restraint had been broken. Xu Yang's tendons and bones chimed in unison, and his Qi and blood boiled.

Throughout his limbs and bones, powerful strength flowed out from an unknown place, crazily washing over his flesh, tendons, and bones.

Xu Yang only felt his entire body's strength increasing rapidly, his tendons, bones, and flesh constantly strengthening, and the rich Qi and blood almost escaping from his pores.

His skin turned crimson, then quickly transformed toward a jade color, fair and tender.

His physical body was like land that had been thirsty for a long time, greedily swallowing the Jin Gang Qi. Even the Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill that hadn't been fully digested in his stomach was now being rapidly absorbed.

Muscles knotted one by one, the lines soft and natural, giving people a sense of being indestructible.

【Bright King Immovable Body · Minor Success (1/8000)】

The surging strength slowed down. Xu Yang opened his eyes from his closed state, possessing a powerful self-confidence that he could break the firmament with one punch and withstand the slash of a half-spiritual weapon with his physical body.

The surging and increasing strength seemed to want to escape from his chest, and his blood roared in his body like a great river.