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Chapter 21 Lava Demon

In addition, although he failed to refine those things one after another at first.

But he quickly mastered the trick and gradually produced some of those things, with a success rate of barely half a percent.

now.

A hidden spot in the mineral vein.

"The power of this low-grade Fiery Flying Sword and its associated formation is truly impressive."

"If I didn't already possess a more powerful top-tier innate magical artifact and formation, I might have left it behind."

Seeing that the newly crafted first-grade low-level Fiery Flying Swords and Fiery Array were quite powerful, Ye Xuan'an couldn't help but show a hint of delight in his eyes.

He then glanced at it a few more times before putting it away.

They planned to sell the spirit stones at the market in the future to continue purchasing spirit materials for refining weapons and arrays.

……

In the blink of an eye.

Half a year has passed.

During this period, with the accumulation of nearly one or two thousand spirit stones, Ye Xuan'an's probability of refining a first-grade low-level Fiery Flying Sword and Fiery Array gradually reached nearly 20%.

He even estimated that in a few months, the probability of him refining that kind of thing would reach 30%, which would make him profitable.

However, the price he paid for this was truly painful.

After all, one or two thousand spirit stones is no small amount.

Even Ye Xuan'an and Kui Yi's savings from the past six months, and even from the past, have been almost entirely depleted as a result.

At this moment, in a remote part of the mine.

"The art of weapon crafting and formation is truly expensive."

"It seems we need to work harder to forge more innate magical artifacts and have Kui Yi and the others mine more ore; otherwise, we simply won't be able to fill this hole."

Ye Xuan'an couldn't help but smile bitterly.

But it was at this very moment.

Boom!

Loud noises and fluctuations of spiritual energy immediately emanated from the outside.

"What's that noise? Why is it so loud?"

Ye Xuan'an's expression changed drastically. He immediately stopped what he was doing, took out several high-level concealment talismans and stuck them on his body, then quietly crept towards the outside world.

And then he witnessed an astonishing scene.

More than thirty demonic cultivators dressed in black surrounded all the exits of the mine and attacked them relentlessly.

Among them was even a demonic cultivator at the second level of Foundation Establishment and two demonic cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, making their overall strength exceptionally formidable.

Furthermore, they unleashed a top-tier, first-class magical artifact resembling a bronze bell, which conjured a large shield that trapped the entire mine.

Suddenly, the situation of the mineral vein became particularly dire.

In fact, if the Zhao family hadn't set up a top-grade first-tier offensive and defensive formation called the "Blazing Flame Formation" in the mine years ago, and hadn't arranged for many Zhao family cultivators to be stationed there, something bad would have happened here long ago.

"The Lava Demon? And his disciples and grand-disciples?"

"How dare they show their faces again?"

Ye Xuan'an observed the methods of those demonic cultivators outside and guessed some of their background, which surprised him somewhat.

The demonic cultivator at the second level of Foundation Establishment was named "Lava Old Demon," and his abilities were particularly impressive.

Furthermore, he is not only skilled in bizarre demonic fire magic, but also a top-tier first-class demonic weapon refiner.

In addition, he was extremely skilled in business, recruiting many disciples and followers, and often committed many evil deeds, using the flesh and blood of cultivators and mortals to refine treasures.

His reputation for evil was infamous.

However, it is said that more than ten years ago, he was hated by the Zhao family for slaughtering nearly seven or eight thousand mortals who were refining treasures.

The Zhao family even dispatched many powerful individuals to hunt him down, but he couldn't withstand the onslaught and disappeared without a trace, never daring to show his face again.

Moreover, if Ye Xuan'an was not mistaken, he should still be suffering from extremely serious injuries and his strength was not at its peak.

It is quite strange that they would still dare to attack the Zhao family under such circumstances.

After all, this is tantamount to courting death.

"Could it be that my earlier suspicion that the Zhao family intended to expedite ore mining was true, and that the Zhao family has run into some trouble?"

"Is this why the Lava Demon dares to reappear and wreak havoc?"

Ye Xuan'an was filled with sorrow.

"Damn it, how did we run into demonic cultivators?"

"It is said that demonic cultivators can be extremely vicious. Once this place is breached, even if we have no connection with the Zhao family, we will probably not escape our fate."

"Even after death, our flesh and soul may be used by those demonic cultivators to refine treasures."

"..."

The other miners, seeing the situation outside, shivered and their faces were filled with panic.

If they weren't trapped on all sides, they would have wanted to escape long ago.

now.

"Though those miners are a disorganized bunch, if they could be brought together, they would be a formidable fighting force."

The Zhao clan cultivators, who were fighting against the Lava Demon and other demonic cultivators, noticed the changes in the expressions of Ye Xuan'an and the others and their eyes lit up.

Immediately afterwards, they made promises to Ye Xuan'an and the other miners.

"Fellow Daoists of the mine, we are now all tied to the same boat. If you continue to stand idly by, we will all surely die. Please join us in fighting the enemy."

"We have already sent a message to the outside world that our clan's Foundation Establishment experts will arrive soon. At that time, we will surely be able to overcome this crisis, and afterwards, our clan will definitely reward us."

"I don't know if this aid is real or not."

Ye Xuan'an, however, was somewhat unsure about this.

It was precisely for this reason that he promptly used his magical artifacts to help with the defense.

However, he did not summon Kui and the others, but instead kept them as a trump card to prevent any unexpected events from occurring.

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, the other miners also resorted to some means of attack.

The Blood Fiend Gang's leader, Blood Fiend, and Pei Su and other members of the Zhao family's gangs fought extremely hard.

This was because Zhao Xingchuan had promised them even more benefits.

In an instant, all the hundreds of cultivators in the mine united against the common enemy.

Most of the miners had low cultivation levels, some even only at the first level of Qi Refining.

But their numbers are quite large.

By working together, they were able to alleviate a lot of the garrison pressure on the Zhao family's stewards.

"With the help of the Blood Fiend Gang and those hundreds of miners, we should be able to hold out for a while longer."

"Furthermore, that Lava Demon dared to bring so many demonic cultivators to attack, so he probably knew about that matter."

"I just don't know... whether the family can weather this calamity and send people here in time."

Upon seeing this, the Zhao family stewards' furrowed brows relaxed somewhat, but they also had some concerns.

As far as they knew, the Zhao family had suffered a calamity not only at this mine, but also at other mines.

Therefore, they were unsure whether their family would be able to come to their aid.

Their previous promises were also intended to gather the strength of Ye Xuan'an and others to help.