Alchemist Sword Sect

"This... Elder Liu Qi personally led people to mine the fourth mining area. According to Elder Liu, although there is black iron essence in the fourth mining area, it is very small, and there are also monsters in it, which is very dangerous. Ordinary disciples cannot Go in." An inner disciple said.

"Is there a monster? What monster?" Lu Chen asked.

"Senior Brother Lu, I have a brother who was killed in the fourth mining area eight days ago. Elder Liu said he was killed by a monster and ordered us not to break in. We don't know what kind of monster it was," one person answered.

"Oh? In that case, I want to go down and see for myself." Lu Chen said, "You guys, come down with me."

Lu Chen casually named seven or eight inner disciples, including two warriors at the eighth level of the innate realm and one warrior at the ninth level of the innate realm.

"But Elder Liu forbids us from going down." A disciple hesitated.

"It doesn't matter, I'll just take it if something happens." Lu Chen said calmly.

At this time, another voice shouted: "No, Zhang He's injuries are getting more and more serious."

Everyone looked around and saw a wounded man on the ground with a broken wound and light black blood flowing out from the corner of his mouth.

Lu Chen walked over and everyone quickly gave way.

"Is there no one to take care of him when he is injured? Judging from his injuries, it seems that he has been injured for a while. Why is no one treating him? If he cannot be saved, why not bring him back to the sect?" Lu Chen asked coldly.

This practice of ignoring the wounded simply hurts the people's sentiments and can easily arouse dissatisfaction among the disciples.

An inner disciple quickly said: "Zhang He was injured by someone from the Jiuliu Sect and was poisoned. We wanted to take him back to the sect, but Elder Liu said that we are in need of manpower here and we are not allowed to leave."

"Then why didn't he heal the wounded?" Lu Chen asked.

The disciple said angrily: "He said the poison penetrated into the bone marrow, but he couldn't cure it."

"Isn't this looking down on human life?" Lu Chen said.

Others dared not agree. However, it can be seen from their expressions that Liu Qi treats ordinary inner and outer disciples not as human beings at all, but as slaves. Everyone dared to be angry but dared not speak out.

Lu Chen sneered and said, "So Liu Qi won't be of much use here. When he comes out, I'll tell him to go back."

As he spoke, he waved his palm out, and a green light of mysterious energy penetrated Zhang He's body. In a moment, most of the toxins in Zhang He's body had been removed, and the black energy on his face had also receded.

Although he could not recover from his injuries, at least he was out of danger.

Others were overjoyed to see Lu Chen willing to heal an inner disciple with a low cultivation level and thanked him repeatedly.

"What's so poisonous is that it's all an excuse." Lu Chen asked, "When will Liu Qi come out?"

One person said: "Maybe it will come out tomorrow."

"Then wait until tomorrow." Lu Chen nodded. Then he began to arrange matters in the mining area, set up warnings, and rationally allocate everyone's collection work.

When everyone saw that Lu Chen was no older than them, but not only had advanced cultivation, but also was well organized, everyone was immediately convinced.

Lu Chen's prestige in the Nebula Sect was already high enough, let alone now. Everyone was truly convinced.

Just as Lu Chen was listening to the report from below on what had happened in the past few days, someone suddenly reported that someone from Taiyuan Sect was visiting.

"What are the Taiyuan Sect people doing here?" Lu Chen said and walked out of the tent.

There were three people wearing the costumes of Taiyuan Sect's elite disciples standing not far away.

The leader of Taiyuan Sect said: "Our elders invite you, Elder Liu, to come over to talk and discuss matters in the Xuantie Mining Area."

Lu Chen said: "What do we need to discuss with you about our Xuantie Mine?"

The man said impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense and ask you, Elder Liu, to come out. As a junior, what qualifications do you have to speak?" Looking at Lu Chen's youth, he thought Lu Chen was just an ordinary inner disciple.

Everyone looked at the man with strange expressions. Wang Xi immediately stood up and said coldly: "Go back to your Taiyuan Sect's bird's nest. Don't act recklessly here, otherwise they will all be blasted away."

The three people looked ugly and sneered: "You'd better inform Elder Liu immediately, otherwise you will miss important events in the sect and you will not be able to bear this responsibility."

Lu Chen suddenly waved his right hand out, and a strong gust of wind suddenly blew towards the three people.

The bodies of the three Taiyuan Sect disciples were involuntarily blown up into the air. They felt that the wind was not like wind, but like a razor blade blowing against them. All their robes were blown to tatters, and blood oozed from their skin.

The three of them rolled out for dozens of meters in embarrassment. When they got up, they all looked like beggars. Although they only suffered some superficial injuries, they were in such a state of desolation and embarrassment that it is simply indescribable.

Everyone laughed when they saw the appearance of these three people.

The three people got up in a panic and asked, "Are you Lu Chen or Jiang Tie?"

They naturally saw that Lu Chen's strength was not something they could offend. If they could defeat several of them like this with one move, after thinking about it, it could only be Lu Chen, Jiang Tie, Nangong Shenyu, Nangong Shenyu and Taiyuan. Zong has always been on good terms with each other, so this attitude is impossible. Jiang Tie was seriously injured a few days ago and may still be recovering from his injuries in the sect. This person can obviously only be Lu Chen. They suspected this in their hearts, but wanted to ask clearly so that they could go back and follow him. The elder has an explanation.

"It seems that this move is too gentle. It is necessary to let you know what pain is." Lu Chen said.

The three people ran away quickly, not daring to say any nonsense.

"Senior Brother Lu, these Taiyuan Sect people are so arrogant mainly because Elder Liu is too indulgent." Wang Xi said.

Lu Chen nodded to express his understanding.

Wang Xi wanted to remind him that Liu Qi was from the Nangong family, and the Nangong family had a good relationship with the Taiyuan Sect. Liu Qi might use the Taiyuan Sect to deal with Lu Chen.

"Don't worry. I am no longer the same person I was two years ago." Lu Chen said, "Two years ago, I had no way to deal with Nangong Lingxiao. He did whatever he said. Now he no longer has this ability. Now he should He’s the one who’s worried, not me.”

"How should we deal with that Liu Qi?" At this point, Wang Xi lowered his voice and said: "Brother Lu, I suspect that Liu Qi colluded with Taiyuan Sect to carve up this black iron mine."

Lu Chen nodded and said: "It's better not to spread this. We can't talk nonsense without evidence."

Wang Xi responded quickly.

"However, if there is evidence, Liu Qi must be dealt with." Lu Chen said solemnly.

…

The next day, Lu Chen thought Liu Qi would come out of the mine, but he didn't know that there was no sign of him until the afternoon.

Lu Chen did not wait any longer, but took seven or eight inner disciples to the fourth mining area.

It was said that there was black iron essence in the fourth mining area. Lu Chen wanted to go down and see for himself. He also suspected that Liu Qi had secretly manipulated the black iron essence and embezzled it.

After entering the mining area, Lu Chen found that the mine was like a maze, with various passages so complicated that it was almost impossible to get lost when walking in.

"Are you familiar with this place?" Lu Chen asked the people behind him.

"Elder Liu won't let us in, and we haven't been here before, but except for the fourth mining area, we are familiar with other mining areas." Everyone said.

Lu Chen could only smile bitterly. He just wanted to see what was abnormal in the fourth mining area. He didn't need to know about the other mining areas. He could just listen to their oral descriptions.

Everyone was walking around like headless flies.

"Hey, there seems to be blood here." Wang Xi suddenly stopped and said.

There was a small pool of black blood on a rock on the ground.

Lu Chen had already sensed something unusual, and pointed to a stone wall and said, "It seems like there has been an impact here. It seems that there is something abnormal in the cave, but it doesn't look like a monster, but like someone is fighting."

"Is there anyone?" Everyone was surprised.

Lu Chen was almost certain that someone had taken action here, but the action was more secretive and the intensity of the fight was not violent, indicating that the battle ended quickly.

"Besides Liu Qi, who else has been here?" Lu Chen asked.

An inner disciple said: "Except for Liu Qi, it seems that Liu Qi's two disciples often come in and out of this place, and no other outsiders have been here."

"There are no outsiders?" Lu Chen was a little confused, "Did someone sneak in?"

Everyone said it was impossible: "Elder Liu asked us to guard day and night. It is impossible for anyone to sneak in."

"Oh? Is there another exit from this mine?" Lu Chen asked.

"This is indeed possible, but the cave inside is already very deep, hundreds of feet above the ground. Who could dig such a deep hole without knowing it?" Some people couldn't understand.

Lu Chen shook his head, it seemed that things were a bit strange.

"Let's take a look again." He led the people and continued walking forward. Not long after walking, the smell of blood in the air became heavier and heavier. Chase Lu followed the smell and walked over. Not long after, he saw a corpse.

"It's Li Chao, Liu Qi's direct disciple. Why did he die?" Everyone was shocked.

"He was shocked to death by a palm from behind. It was not a monster at all." Lu Chen said.

"Li Chao is already a master of the ninth level of Xiantian. If he can kill him with one move, his opponent is at least a master of the Dongxuan Realm." Wang Xi said suddenly.

Everyone also had this speculation, and everyone shuddered at the thought that there might be masters of the Cave Mystic Realm in the mine.

Although Lu Chen is very strong, if his opponent is not weak, the weak ones like them in the innate realm will definitely suffer, and Lu Chen may not be able to keep them safe.

However, they could only bite the bullet and follow behind Chase Lu. Now they could only hope that Chase Lu could solve all the problems.

Lu Chen said with a smile: "Don't worry, this opponent may not be weak, but it won't be too strong either. You don't have to be nervous."

At this time, Lu Chen suddenly stopped and began to expand his perception range.

Wandering around like this, it is estimated that he would not be able to figure out the situation here for ten days and a half. The complexity of the mine exceeded his expectations.

By making full use of perception and detecting nearby anomalies, you can purposefully find a route. Of course, doing so consumes a lot of money and puts a severe test on a person's mental strength and profound energy.

At this time, Lu Chen suddenly felt someone three hundred meters to the left.

He quickly walked to the left.

In a moment, he saw excavated soil on the road. Wang Xi whispered: "Senior Brother Lu, these are all the essence of black iron."