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Chapter 72 A Last Stand

[Side Quest: Become the Mountain Master]

[You repelled the invasion of the Western leader and successfully defended Songhu Mine, proving your ability. You were appreciated and recognized by the mountain master, who promoted you to captain of the guard.

Now, you are above one person and below ten thousand people, and you are not far from becoming a real mountain master. You just need to be better than the mountain master of Yanxi Mine and gain the attention of Tianjian Sect, and this position will be yours sooner or later. 】

[Requirement: Get promoted and become the owner of Yanxi Mine. ]

Turn off the task.

No hints are needed this time.

Chen Lang continued to wait, and around dusk, a spy came back:
"Captain, the Rock Creek Mine is quiet now. I saw a few figures escape. I didn't go inside to see, so I came directly to report to you."

"Got it." Chen Lang nodded and let him leave.

Because he felt that an evil spirit was approaching, it was very strong and somewhat familiar.

He came to the outside of Songhu Mine and went to the natural cave where the spiritual stone was hidden. Sure enough, a tattered red robe was flying everywhere, like a bat eager to suck blood, looking for something, but couldn't find the location.

"Hey, isn't this the Western Leader of the Pingtian Sect? I haven't seen him for a long time, why do you look so different?" Chen Lang said with a smile.

"Boy! You are here? Where did you hide my Ten Thousand Souls Banner? I'm going to kill you!"

The Western leader roared, his clothes were torn, his breath was weak, his body was covered with knife wounds and blood, but his overall condition was still intact.

There was another person left beside him. His black robe was gone, leaving only one arm, and there was a sword wound near his heart that went through it from front to back.

"You bastard, how dare you use the earth-escaping talisman to frame us!" The man in black robe covered his heart. They were really miserable. They were suppressed by the mountain protection formation. The mountain master had eaten three soul-burning pills and was fighting with them desperately. They were also besieged by more than two hundred guards.

More than two hundred!
The old ox was exhausted to death.

After they fought their way out of the encirclement and returned to Walang Town, they found that the place had indeed been destroyed. A few alchemists came back and after questioning, they found out that it was really the captain of Team Seven, Han Tianxiao, who came and killed most of the team except the five of them.

This made him extremely angry. Is this something a righteous sect could do?

"Han Tianxiao."

The Western leader panted and stared at Chen Lang, "I admit that I underestimated you. I shouldn't have let my guard down and let you in."

"But you took something you shouldn't have taken. The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was made by the Empress, and she entrusted us with the important task of collecting souls. It's useless for you to keep it. Give it back to me. I can withdraw today and won't bother with you anymore."

When he was fighting in the mine, he felt that his soul mark had been erased. In the end, he only remembered that it was in this area, but he couldn't find the location.

Chen Lang was not in a hurry. He took out the foundation-building dematerialization device and locked onto the Western Leader.

The Western leader's face changed and he took a few steps back, but his murderous intent was still there.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" asked the man in black robe next to him.

Chen Lang smiled and thought to himself that it was indeed so. Perhaps because the people of Pingtian Sect often come into contact with souls, they have an especially strong premonition of crisis.

"You are not qualified to negotiate with me now, get out." Chen Lang said.

The Western leader had a gloomy expression on his face. He could see that this man had reached the initial stage of foundation building. Although he was injured, he was still a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building. It would not be difficult for him to deal with him. But what kind of killing weapon was in his hand?
"Good boy, if you have guts, we will meet again sooner or later." The Western leader hesitated for a moment, but finally backed down and disappeared into the night.

"What a classic villain line."

Chen Lang was speechless. He really wanted to send him directly to heaven. However, the equipment was too expensive and he couldn't bear to do it. Besides, all his equipment had exploded and it would be less valuable than a cannon cart if he was killed.

He has learned his lesson. He should be patient when necessary. Impatience will ruin big plans. He should save some props for future use.

After the Western leader left, Chen Lang returned along the same route. At this point, the aftermath of the mine protection mission had been resolved. Next, it was time to go see the leader.

Chen Lang went to Yanxi Mine alone, put on his mask again, and went. Jin Ye and the four skinny monkeys wanted to follow him, but Chen Lang refused. There was no news from there so far, but he had a premonition that a big war was about to break out.

Arriving alone outside the Yanxi Mine, Chen Lang saw rocks rolling down and many corpses on the ground, all wearing armor and covered in blood.

Thick smoke was billowing on the mountain, and the mountaintops in the distance were flattened. The protective formation was already broken. Invisible ripples in the air rolled from time to time, condensing into strong winds and turbulence. That was the formation collapsing.

He walked all the way without seeing anyone, until he reached the coordinate point of the underground escape talisman, Chen Lang heard a woman crying and several young men calling "Second brother, second brother".

When Chen Lang appeared, someone spotted him and exclaimed:
"The captain of Team Seven is here!"

There was no joy in the cry, only panic and fear.

When those people saw Chen Lang, they immediately became chaotic. A middle-aged monk raised a spear and shouted at Chen Lang:

"Traitor! Are you going to take advantage of the situation?"

Just as he finished speaking, a bloody hand was placed on the middle-aged monk's shoulder, and the mountain master slowly sat up, "Brother, step back."

Then, the mountain master picked up the sword with the blade rolled off the ground, blocked the villagers behind him, and stared at Chen Lang with a tired and low voice:

"You finally came."

Chen Lang did not provide any support and even killed his nephew. When the news came back, he had already expected this moment.

"who are you?"

Chen Lang stared at the mountain master for a long time before he recognized him in surprise, "So it's the mountain master. I heard that you took the soul-burning pill?"

At this moment, the master of Yanxi Mountain had a head full of white hair, a thin face, and sallow skin, like an old man in his twilight years. Even his voice sounded much older, but his eyes were still sharp.

Wow, you really dare to eat it.

A leader is a leader. When something happens, he really goes for it. He killed three generals of the Pingtian Sect and seriously injured the Western Sect Leader. This moved Chen Lang and made him feel that his position as the mountain master was secure and there was no need to fight any more fierce battles.

"Are you mocking me? Young man, you are not qualified."

The master of Yanxi Mountain shook his palm, and a small white porcelain bottle appeared again. The people behind him saw it, their faces changed, and they stepped forward to stop him:

"Second brother! Stop eating!"

"Hengzi, don't work so hard. You'll die if you keep eating."

Elderly men or women came to stop him. They were all his relatives and friends, and the whole family depended on him for their livelihood, which was relatively happy. But now they were very sad and did not want to see him die.

A young boy next to him stared at Chen Lang, gritting his teeth, with hatred in his eyes not concealed at all. This evil man had harmed his father so much that they lost the mine, the family business, and many of their relatives and friends died.

If his father had not taken the Soul-Burning Pills one after another to repel the enemy and protect them, the Western Sect Leader would have wiped out their entire family.

But they could not stop the mountain master's will. He flicked his fingers and the Soul-Burning Pill entered his mouth, which he consumed and refined.

boom!
The mountain master's aura surged, his white hair fluttered, his eyes were as bright as lightning, and he entered the late stage of foundation building.

He held the sword in his right hand and waved his left hand. A blood-stained shield flew over. He blocked the entire family behind him and faced Chen Lang:
"Do you want to fight me?"

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(End of this chapter)