My cultivation level increases by one year every day!

"It seems the attack was launched by the people of Qinggang Village!"

Fang Yuan looked down at the two corpses. They were dressed in simple clothes and had a bandit-like air about them. He took out a token that symbolized his identity.

Down the mountain, the firelight was bright, and the sounds of fighting and clashing weapons filled the air.

"Young Master!"

Fang Zheng lived not far from Fang Yuan, so he rushed over immediately to express his concern and check on the situation.

The two cold corpses lying on the ground clearly indicated that a battle had taken place here, and one of them even exuded the aura of the Innate Realm.

"Two petty thieves, they can't hurt me." Fang Yuan pointed towards the mine, where the fighting was fierce. "Let's go down and help."

Fang Zheng couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Even the Innate Realm is considered second-rate."

"It seems that the young master's strength is even greater than rumored."

Fang Zheng was at the mine, but he also knew about the news within his family.

He initially thought that Fang Yuan's defeat by a single sword strike was just his family creating hype for him, but it turned out to be true.

After all, the person lying on the ground was the leader of Qinggang Village, a cultivator at the second level of the Innate Realm.

Judging from the signs of battle at the scene, he was clearly killed instantly.

He was confident he could easily crush the man, but in a nighttime attack, it would be far from easy.

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Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, the battle was chaotic, with an estimated hundred cultivators involved, indicating a considerable scale of fighting.

Fang Yuan would naturally not allow the bandits to harm his own people, so he went all out and wherever he went, bandits would fall.

"Who is this person? They're incredibly strong!"

Some of the clansmen who had long been stationed at the mine had hardly ever seen Fang Yuan, and their eyes were filled with surprise and suspicion.

"You don't even recognize the future head of the family? I bet you want to stay in the mines your whole life," a companion mocked.

Fang Yuan was heading towards the residence of the younger generation of his family.

Upon arriving in this area, he saw six experts at the Innate Realm engaged in fierce combat, and some of his disciples were already injured.

"Qinggang Village is coming on strong!"

Fang Yuan's eyes flickered slightly. He picked up a pebble from the ground, poured his true energy into it, and launched it out.

In an instant, he sent a bandit who was trying to sneak up on his disciple flying.

"Young Master!"

Upon seeing Fang Yuan appear, the disciples' confidence soared, and they gripped their weapons even tighter as they charged at the enemy before them.

"Man'er's strength is quite good."

Fang Yuan noticed that two battles were showing a one-sided trend.

Among them, Fang Man wielded a fine iron staff, moving with wide, sweeping strokes, and single-handedly took on two people at the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, holding his own without being at a disadvantage.

"Fang Yuan's strength is growing rapidly."

While relieving the pressure on his disciples, Fang Yuan caught a glimpse of an old acquaintance fighting the bandit leader out of the corner of his eye, and his gaze was somewhat surprised.

"I never expected him to have mastered the Seven Fists of Wounds."

Both being the signature martial arts of the Fang family, the Seven Fists of Injury is even more famous than the Myriad Stars Fist.

"These are all individual choices, and there's nothing wrong with that."

Set aside your desire to help others and respect their fate.

The one fighting Fang Yuan was a bandit leader at the second level of the Innate Realm. His blood and qi surged, and his true energy surged. The leader was almost being overwhelmed by the blows, and his fist force broke through the air.

"If the family hadn't sent a steward over beforehand, this mine would have been massacred tonight."

Fang Yuanguang encountered more than a handful of bandit leaders, and the actual number was probably much higher.

锵…

After Fang Yuan joined the battle, the stalemate in the battle at the Innate Realm began to reverse.

Fang Yuan wielded a longsword imbued with true energy, and with a swift swing, severed the arm of a leader.

With his arm severed, the bandit leader's fighting strength was greatly reduced, and he was quickly killed by the family steward.

"I don't need help!"

After Fang Yuan finished off the fight for the two stewards, Fang Yuan's pride flared up, his face contorted with rage, and he roared in anger.

Fang Yuan was too lazy to pay attention.

He never intended to help him, but his friend presumptuously took it upon himself to do so.

"The young master is truly a remarkable and valiant man; I've finally met him today."

The two stewards, having caught their breath, came forward and showered Fang Yuan with compliments, leaving him feeling extremely annoyed.

Fang Yuan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the bandits whose numbers had dwindled, knowing that the battle was nearing its end.

"Let's go check out other places."

The mining area covers a large area, but there are only a few key locations, including the accommodation area.

Fang Yuan used the Phantom Step technique, moving with incredible speed, traversing various parts of the mine, and then killed two more bandit leaders.

"The young master's cultivation level is now at least at the fourth level of the Innate Realm!"

"Fourth level of the Innate Realm? I remember it was only the third level of the Innate Realm half a year ago, such a rapid improvement."

"He participated in the Grand Trial, so this is quite normal."

"Be careful what you say!"

Fang Yuan's formidable strength surprised many stewards, who discussed it privately and expressed their amazement.

Despite their young age, their strength is almost on par with theirs, which is truly admirable.

"Young Master, please give us your instructions on what to do next."

As the battle gradually subsided, Fang Zheng gathered the key personnel from the mine site together and gave up the main position to Fang Yuan.

"I am still young and inexperienced, so I will leave it to Steward Fang Zheng to handle."

Fang Yuan didn't want to stand out.

Instead of trying to usurp power as soon as you arrive at the mine, you should use that power to cultivate yourself.

Seeing this, everyone secretly sighed at the boy's gentle nature, his restrained sharpness, and his pride without arrogance.

Fang Zheng's ability to become the person in charge of the mine is quite strong; he has arranged many matters properly.

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

A pale white tinge appeared on the distant horizon, faintly tinged with purple mist.

Fang Zheng gathered the good news and went to Fang Yuan's door to report the situation.

"Tonight, Qinggang Village has dispatched eight leaders and more than forty cultivators at the Acquired Realm."

"The invading bandits were basically all wiped out."

"We have lost six Acquired cultivators and one deacon is seriously injured."

Fang Yuan nodded; such a loss ratio was normal.

Although they were the ones attacked at night, they achieved a great victory.

"What is the situation regarding casualties among the younger generation of disciples?" Fang Yuan asked.

Fang Zheng pondered for a moment and replied, "No one died, but two were seriously injured and four or five were slightly injured."

"Fortunately, the young master came, which gave our mine the ability to turn defeat into victory," Fang Zheng praised.

Fang Yuan did not take credit for it.

If the family hadn't dispatched a steward in advance, he could have slaughtered all the invading bandits, but the losses wouldn't have been this small.

With the number of people in the game, it will take time to kill them all back and forth.

Fang Yuan watched the first rays of sunlight fall upon the earth and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know where the bandit stronghold of Qinggang Village is located?"

Fang Zheng thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"It's better to take the initiative than to sit and wait for death."

The lesson of the night raid is clear. If we allow the bandits to continue to run rampant, what will become of the Fang family's reputation?

The mine's overall strength has now reached a new level, and it is now capable of turning the tables.

"But Qinggang Village has a Foundation Establishment Realm expert in charge."

Fang Zheng was afraid that Fang Yuan might act rashly and lead his men to attack Qinggang Village, which would be a betrayal of the Heavenly Gang.

"I can't deal with him at the Foundation Establishment stage for now."

Fang Yuan's eyes flickered with uncertainty. "But the rest—not a single one of them will live!"