Chapter 20

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Chapter 20: The Elder Takes Action

Ji Yang hurriedly ran out of the mine and reached the hall. Without a second thought, he dashed towards the exit.

Just as he was about to leave the mine, two individuals blocked his path.

These were two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, the ones who usually guarded the mine.

"Senior Brother, I found a very powerful monster, hurry and report to Elder Lu!" Ji Yang quickly spoke.

Hearing Ji Yang’s words, the two showed surprise.

He found a monster? What nonsense is this?

This mine had never been explored before; where could a monster come from?

However, seeing Ji Yang’s serious and anxious expression did not suggest he was lying.

Besides, even if the information was mistaken, it wasn’t their fault; they would only have to report it as an outer disciple.

After a moment of thought, one of them took out a spiritual talisman, waved his fingers, and transformed it into a light point that radiated outwards. He then said to Ji Yang,

"Alright, I have reported to Elder Lu. You just wait here for a moment."

Seeing this, Ji Yang’s anxiety slightly eased.

He wasn’t worried about the monster; he was worried about his golden light point!

He did consider asking these two for help, even though they were just guardians of the mine and had Foundation Establishment stage cultivation. But given the strangeness of this situation, it was better to find Elder Lu.

Moreover, these two couldn’t leave their posts without permission, or they would face punishment from the sect.

Soon, Elder Lu received the message and flew over.

This made Ji Yang’s expression gradually calm down. Not everyone could be a steward in the sect; the minimum cultivation level required was Golden Core!

However, Ji Yang was surprised to see that Elder Lu was accompanied by an unremarkable old man.

Ji Yang glanced at the old man’s clothing, which was quite extravagant. Most importantly, Elder Lu’s attitude towards him showed a hint of respect, suggesting that the old man held a notable status.

Ji Yang didn’t pay much attention; he was only thinking about his golden light point.

"What happened?" Elder Lu asked as he approached Ji Yang.

"When I was mining just now, I dug up a monster with about the strength of a Foundation Establishment stage…" Ji Yang succinctly explained the situation.

After listening, Elder Lu wore a puzzled expression and was about to speak when the old man beside him could no longer contain himself and said anxiously,

"Hurry, let’s go take a look!"

Noticing the old man’s excitement, Elder Lu clearly realized something important.

He then took Ji Yang with him, and the three of them flew through the air, swiftly passing through the mine and following Ji Yang’s directions to the deeper mine tunnel.

There, the sounds of battle echoed continuously.

Many low-level disciples were hurriedly fleeing outside, and those who had been curious had already suffered injuries.

Inside the mine, He Feng and the others were entangled with the purple lizard.

To say they were entangled was actually to say they were running for their lives.

Every time the purple lizard glowed with purple light, a group spell would launch towards the crowd, as if it had endless magical power!

This was also the reason for He Feng and the others’ surprise; they were all quite exhausted, with very little magic left in their bodies.

The spells they occasionally cast were easily dodged by the purple lizard.

When the group saw Elder Lu flying in the air, their expressions relaxed—help had arrived!

Elder Lu, noticing the numerous injured disciples, frowned and took out a high-grade magic tool from his storage bag, ready to take action!

At this moment, the old man beside him hurriedly intervened, saying,

“Don’t hurt it! Let me handle this!”

After hearing this, Elder Lu withdrew the magic tool and looked at the purple lizard with some surprise.

This was when everyone finally noticed the old man beside Elder Lu.

Ruan Yong’an and He Feng were taken aback when they saw the old man’s deep blue robe adorned with decorations. That was the clothing of a sect elder!

Although they did not know which peak he belonged to, there were only a few dozen elders in the entire He Dao Sect, each with high cultivation levels, right below the Peak Masters.

At this moment, the purple lizard in the mine tunnel showed no signs of fear. Its purple light flashed again, preparing to use its group spell.

But the next moment, the purple lizard realized it could not cast its spell.

When it looked up, it noticed a yellow cloth bag coming straight at it from the air.

The purple lizard quickly dodged.

But no matter how it attempted to escape, it could not shake off the bag.

As the bag reached above its head, a beam of yellow light shot out.

The purple lizard, caught by the yellow light, instantly froze and could not move, its eyes filled with urgency.

The next moment, the yellow light retracted, pulling the purple lizard into the bag.

The monster that had made countless outer disciples cry out in despair was easily subdued by the old man, causing many outer disciples to feel envious.

Many also showed confusion about how a monster appeared in the mine.

Only Ruan Yong’an below wore a shocked expression, remembering what the purple lizard was!

If he guessed correctly!

The old man above did not provide much explanation but instead addressed Ji Yang, who was still in the air with Elder Lu.

“This nephew, where did you dig up this monster?”

The old man’s face was kind, with a faint smile, showing great courtesy.

But Ji Yang did not dare to underestimate him; he could tell the old man’s strength was extraordinary.

“Right inside the mine tunnel I dug.”

Ji Yang pointed to the mine tunnel he had excavated, and Elder Lu very considerately flew Ji Yang over there.

After the three left, countless disciples below began to discuss among themselves, their eyes filled with curiosity.

After mining for so long, they had not encountered such an unexpected event in a long time, which excited their emotions.

Some disciples, recalling how much ore they still needed for the day, hurriedly picked up their iron picks and headed back to the mine.

He Feng and Ruan Yong’an wanted to follow and see, but sadly, Elder Lu and the others flew too quickly, and they could not keep up. They had to give up and wait for Ji Yang to return to ask about it.

The three of them quickly entered the mine tunnel Ji Yang had excavated, and Elder Lu was shocked.

He had seen many mines, but he had never encountered one as complex as Ji Yang’s, which contained numerous branches in a single tunnel.

Besides, Ji Yang had only been here for less than half a month.

At this moment, Elder Lu seemed to understand why Ji Yang’s iron pick broke so quickly.

Soon, they arrived at the place where Ji Yang had dug up the purple lizard.

Before them lay a scene filled with purple light, illuminating the entire mine, just as it had been when Ji Yang left earlier.

Both the old man and Ji Yang were attracted by what lay ahead.

However, the old man focused on a piece of deep purple ore, while Ji Yang’s gaze was fixed on the golden light point in the center of that purple ore.

The golden light point had not disappeared after being dug out; it remained the same.

But now, Ji Yang did not dare to approach and take it, as the two beside him had too high a cultivation level, and he worried about being discovered.

Even though he previously tested that others could not see these light points, Ji Yang still wanted to avoid any mistakes.