23: Found the mineral vein, fighting the black iron demon leopard!

At the bottom of the shovel in Lin Dong's hand, a faint red glow was visible, shimmering beneath the soil.

Lin Zhentian and his two sons were stunned, their hearts trembling at the sight.

Lin Fan was also quite pleased. He took a step forward, quickly formed a Spirit Wood Seal with both hands, and the green handprint slammed into the ground.

“Bang!”

A loud explosion rang out, and the ground near the shovel instantly shattered!

Lin Fan waved his hand, and a palm wind blew away the broken earth.

In an instant, a layer of red light entered their eyes.

It was a translucent, pale red rock layer.

Faintly, within the depths of the rock layer, pale red crystals were embedded, sparkling with dazzling light!

“It really is… a Yang Yuan Stone Mine! Heaven bless my Lin family!”

Lin Zhentian, seeing the scene beneath the rock layer, was as delighted as a child.

Their Lin family would change starting today!

Lin Ken and Lin Xiao were also incredibly excited.

Lin Dong’s cheeks were similarly filled with excitement.

Qing Tan clapped her hands and happily said, “Lin Fan Brother, I’ve really made a contribution this time!”

Lin Fan smiled and ruffled Qing Tan’s head, chuckling, “Indeed, Qing Tan has made a great contribution to our family.”

【Ding! You touched Lin Qingtan and received one Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicine, Heavenly Yuan Fruit!】

Hmm?

Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicine?

Not bad!

Hearing the System’s reward sound in his mind, Lin Fan couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy.

Lin Zhentian, standing nearby, also burst into laughter upon hearing Qing Tan’s words, “Indeed, Qing Tan has made a great contribution this time!”

Lin Ken and Lin Xiao also nodded with smiles.

Seeing this, Qing Tan felt a bit embarrassed, “Well, it’s mainly Lin Fan Brother’s credit. If it weren’t for Lin Fan Brother, I would have just avoided the heat and certainly wouldn’t have investigated further.”

Lin Zhentian said cheerfully, “Indeed, Lin Fan also has great credit! And Lin Dong, who was the first to dig out a yang yuan stones, also has no small credit.”

Lin Dong scratched his head, “I just dug a bit deeper along where Father dug, and luckily found the yang yuan stones first.”

Lin Fan heard Lin Dong mention the word “luck” and couldn’t help but want to laugh, so he changed the subject:

“Grandfather, we can talk about credit later. The most important thing now is to seal off news of the Yang Yuan Stone Mine and deal with those two Black Iron Demonic Leopards.”

“This matter of the Yang Yuan Stone Mine must not be known by the Lei and Xie families, otherwise, it will definitely cause complications.”

Lin Zhentian said with relief, “You’re right. I will quickly gather manpower to strictly guard Tiemu Village.”

“As for this Yang Yuan Stone Mine, don’t reveal it for now. Carefully select a batch of loyal and reliable people before officially starting the excavation.”

Naturally, everyone had no objections to this arrangement.

The next day, Lin Zhentian mobilized five or six tenths of the Lin family’s forces, guarding Tiemu Village as if it were an impenetrable fortress.

Additionally, Lin Zhentian also transferred many workers from other Lin family villages to Tiemu Village.

Of course, most people would only be used for logging; only those absolutely loyal to the Lin family would be secretly assigned to excavate the Yang Yuan Stone Mine.

However, before excavating the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, they first had to deal with the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards.

To ensure nothing went wrong, Lin Zhentian directly brought Lin Ken, Lin Xiao, and Lin Fan along.

Four Heavenly Yuan Realm masters against two Heavenly Yuan Realm Black Iron Demonic Leopards—victory was assured!

So, when Lin Dong and Qing Tan proposed wanting to watch the battle, Lin Zhentian hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

“Lin Dong and Qing Tan, stay at the mouth of the valley. The three of you follow me down!”

At a high point at the mouth of the valley, Lin Zhentian’s expression was serious as he spoke to them.

This had been decided long ago, and no one had any objections.

Lin Zhentian led the way, with Lin Ken, Lin Xiao, and Lin Fan following closely behind, flashing down the rock face on one side of the valley. Not long after, the group of four landed steadily at the bottom of the valley.

“Roar!”

As soon as Lin Fan and the three others landed in the valley, the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards cautiously discovered them, letting out a low growl from their mouths, seemingly as a warning.

“Lin Fan and I will deal with one, and you two brothers will deal with the other. Let’s finish this quickly. To avoid future trouble, we must not let them escape!”

Lin Zhentian’s gaze was sharp as he looked in the direction of the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards, letting out a low shout.

“Fan’er, you must be careful!”

Lin Xiao warned Lin Fan, then rushed towards one of the Black Iron Demonic Leopards with Lin Ken.

Lin Zhentian, meanwhile, took Lin Fan and launched an attack on the other Black Iron Demonic Leopard.

Lin Zhentian was confident that he alone could handle one Black Iron Demonic Leopard. Bringing Lin Fan was just to let him experience a life-and-death battle with a Yao Beast!

After all, if one wanted to go further on the Martial Dao path, life-and-death battles were inevitable!

Lin Zhentian had high hopes for Lin Fan and intended to use this opportunity to temper him.

“Roar!”

Facing the attacks from Lin Zhentian and Lin Fan, the Black Iron Demonic Leopard also let out an angry roar and counterattacked.

The Black Iron Demonic Leopard possessed a certain level of intelligence and seemed to know that Lin Fan was weaker, so it charged towards him!

It raised its front legs and fiercely pounced on Lin Fan, simultaneously opening its gaping maw to bite at Lin Fan’s head!

Facing the Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s attack, Lin Fan did not panic. His hands rapidly shifted, forming a fiery red handprint that he slammed down towards the Black Iron Demonic Leopard!

“Bang! Bang!”

The Blazing Fire Seal unleashed by Lin Fan fiercely collided with the Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s front legs, producing two dull thudding sounds.

The immense shock force caused Lin Fan’s Qi and blood to churn, making him retreat five or six steps before he stabilized himself.

The Black Iron Demonic Leopard was not feeling well either!

Although the Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s Realm was higher than Lin Fan’s, and its strength was several times greater, the flame attack accompanying the Blazing Fire Seal caused it considerable pain, its legs nearly roasted!

“Roar!”

The Black Iron Demonic Leopard roared in fury, frantically channeling Yuan Power into its legs, displaying a desperate stance as it tried to pounce on Lin Fan again.

By sheer coincidence, this action extinguished the flames on its legs.

However, it was impossible for it to continue attacking Lin Fan!

Lin Zhentian, who was nearby, seized the moment when the Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s entire attention was focused on Lin Fan, and his body suddenly shot into the air!

Immediately after, Lin Zhentian condensed all his Yuan Power into his clasped fingers, descending from the sky. His fingers, like sharp swords, fiercely plunged into the Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s tough skull!

This move was precisely the Lin family’s Fourth-Grade Martial Art, Pure Yuan Finger!

Although Lin Zhentian had also begun to Cultivate the Five Elements Seal, the Pure Yuan Finger was much more proficient.

Moreover, he discovered that each stance of the Five Elements Seal corresponded to a different Martial Art grade.

The Pure Yuan Finger and Blazing Fire Seal were of similar rank, only slightly inferior.

“Wuwu!”

The Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s head was pierced, and it let out a mournful cry, quickly losing its life.

The other Black Iron Demonic Leopard, seeing this scene, immediately let out an angry roar.

After the Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s roar echoed, many howls of fierce beasts actually came from the surrounding mountain forest!

Clearly, they were all attracted by the Black Iron Demonic Leopard’s roar!

“Finish this quickly!”

Noticing the rumbling sounds of the fierce beasts running, Lin Zhentian’s expression changed drastically, and he shouted sternly.

He had not expected the Black Iron Demonic Leopard to be able to summon fierce beasts.

Although those fierce beasts were certainly not as ferocious as the Black Iron Demonic Leopards, if there were too many of them, it would also be a big problem!