His mind immediately turned to Lei Clan's Ironwood Manor.
Beneath it lay a Yang Yuan Stone mine.
In the original path, the Lin Clan had gambled for control of the manor during the hunting competition.
Lin Dong had won, securing both the manor and the mine.
But with the fire python tiger family taken away earlier, that event never happened.
No matter. Lin Xuan would seize it directly. Lei Clan hadn't discovered the mine yet anyway.
When he finally arrived outside Ironwood Manor, Lin Xuan began establishing new system tasks:
[Task: Discover a Yang Yuan Stone vein. Reward: Bag of Yang Yuan Pills.]
[Task: Seize Ironwood Manor. Reward: Intermediate Qiankun Bag.]
[Task: Occupy the Yang Yuan Stone mine. Reward: Innate Yang Gang Qi.]
"The rewards are excellent." Lin Xuan's eyes gleamed with desire.
"Ironwood Manor… it's mine!"
From the shadows of the forest, his spiritual sense swept outward.
Ironwood Manor specialized in cultivating the dense black trees—sturdy as refined iron, fire and water resistant, ideal for forging weapons and structures.
It was Lei Clan's core industry, guarded by a Sky Origin Realm expert named Lei Xing, along with six Earth Origin cultivators and over a hundred workers and body refiners.
Attacking recklessly would only alert the Lei and Xie clans.
"Wait… weren't there two panthers here in the original?" Lin Xuan's eyes lit up.
Indeed, deep within Ironwood Manor lurked two Black Iron Panthers, both at the Sky Origin Realm. And the Yang Yuan mine lay beneath their lair.
"If I can tame them as guardians, things will be much easier."
With his Beast Control Technique already perfected, handling two Sky Origin Realm beasts was well within his power.
He moved deeper. The Lei Clan avoided this region, even placing warning posts to keep workers away.
No one interfered. Perfect.
Lin Xuan grinned. "Let's set up the tasks."
[Task: Defeat the Black Iron Panther. Reward: One bottle of Five-Grade Yuan Qi Pills.] ×2
[Task: Tame the Black Iron Panther with Beast Control Technique. Reward: One bottle of Four-Grade Spirit Nourishing Pills.] ×2
With four tasks established, Lin Xuan advanced toward his new prey.
His fists hammered against the leopard's iron-like body, each impact echoing dully.
Their fur was like steel needles, tough and sharp.
Without the gloves, even striking them would have hurt his hands.
After twenty exchanges, the Black Iron Leopard facing him grew dizzy. The hidden shock force of the Mountain-Shaking Fist left its insides in chaos, though its outward body remained intact.
"Roar!"
Knowing it was outmatched, the leopard tried to call its partner to retreat.
But Hu Ying had already locked the other in a fierce clash, preventing any escape.
Lin Xuan smirked coldly.
He had only prolonged the fight to wear down its spirit, making it easier to subdue.
"Down!"
With a mighty roar, he slammed the leopard to the ground, both hands pressing its head firmly into the dirt. The beast could no longer resist.
Moments later, Hu Ying also pinned his foe, though that leopard was bloodied from the struggle.Hu Ying wasn't as gentle as Lin Xuan.
Both leopards growled low, unwilling yet defeated.
"Impressive beasts. No wonder the Lei Clan left them alone," Lin Xuan mused.
Their strength, speed, and defense were extraordinary.
Even an ordinary mid-stage Sky Origin cultivator might not be able to subdue them, and if they tried to flee, even late-stage experts would struggle to catch up.
Since they didn't threaten Lei Clan's Ironwood Manor, both sides had coexisted peacefully.
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