Chapter 775: Chapter 775

This cave must be at least as big as two basketball gymnasiums.

Moreover, there are nearly three hundred people busily mining in here.

At this moment, the cave was lit up with quite a few electric lights, making it particularly bright.

"Supervisor, you're here?"

Ding Fan had just arrived at the cave when a man in ragged clothes approached him with a fawning smile.

It seemed this man was also a laborer, but unlike the others, he held a whip in his hand.

"Supervisor, it's so dirty and smelly down here. With me watching over everything, you have nothing to worry about, right?" The man said with a flattering laugh.

Ding Fan surveyed the area and quickly grasped the situation.

It appeared that since the cave was very deep underground, damp, dirty, and smelly, nobody from the Earth Dragon Sect wanted to come down, which is why this laborer was put in charge of supervising.

In fact, Ding Fan's guess was not wrong. Indeed, no one from the Earth Dragon Sect was willing to come down, particularly since the collapse of the Jade Dragon was unpredictable.

Ding Fan observed that there were about a dozen laborers man, all wielding whips to oversee the work in the cave.

These men were laborers themselves but, empowered by their master's whips, they were just as ruthless as those above.

Ding Fan had no good impression of these people who were bullying under false pretenses.

"I've come down to take a look," Ding Fan said indifferently.

"Don't you worry, Supervisor. With me here, these people won't dare to slack off..." the man fawned as he spoke to Ding Fan.

"Where are the people from the Hundred Herbs Sect?" Ding Fan asked.

What mattered most to Ding Fan right now was to lead the people from the Hundred Herbs Sect out. That was also one of the main reasons for coming here.

"Oh, so Supervisor is here for those stubborn donkeys from the Hundred Herbs Sect. Rest assured, I've disciplined them well. They don't dare to make trouble anymore," the man said, thumping his chest confidently.

"Take me to see them," said Ding Fan.

With no suspicion, the man led Ding Fan straight into the depths of the cave.

They stopped when they reached a mining area deep within the cave.

"People from the Hundred Herbs Sect, all of you come here!"

Ding Fan glanced at the mining area before him.

There was a vast vein of Spirit Stone Ore here, and many were desperately mining the Spirit Stones.

Ding Fan looked at the exposed Spirit Stone Ore.

No wonder the people from the Earth Dragon Sect were desperately holding out below to prevent the Jade Dragon from collapsing. If they mined all the Spirit Stones from here, the Earth Dragon Sect would truly strike it rich...

Such a large vein of Spirit Stone Ore was something even Ding Fan had never seen before.

"Elder He, you're here strutting about again. Has your master come down to throw you a bone?" A burly man currently mining Spirit Stones grumbled discontentedly.

Elder He's tone rose sharply. "Have the people of Hundred Herbs Sect not died enough? If you're told to come down then come down quickly, otherwise we will execute all of you..."

Although the people from the Hundred Herbs Sect despised this Elder He, they were compelled to bow their heads since they were under someone else's roof.

Soon, seventeen or eighteen people came forward, one after another.

Ding Fan saw that they all had bloodstains on them and looked disheveled and wretched. They were all shackled with heavy Mysterious Iron handcuffs and leg irons.

Many of them had serious injuries.

"Elder He, it seems your treatment isn't great either. Your master didn't bring you a bone when he came down," said a burly man with a mocking tone.

"You... who are you calling a dog!" Elder He became furiously angry, walked over, and lifted his whip, ready to beat the mocking man.

Although the man was restrained by heavy shackles, he was agile. In an instant, he had a rock in his hand and threw it directly at Elder He without a second thought.

Elder He never expected his opponent to pull such a trick.

With a single strike, the rock hit Elder He's head, causing blood to flow immediately.

"Guards, these people from Hundred Herbs Sect won't behave unless you discipline them!" Elder He was beside himself with anger.

Three other laborers carrying whips were already running over from afar.

"Elder He, I apologize on behalf of my third brother for messing with you. Please, don't take it seriously..." said a woman with an indiscernible face, stepping forward.

Though her face was covered in black, her voice was pleasing to the ear. Ding Fan took another look at the woman's figure.

If she were to clean her face, she would likely be a very standard-looking girl.

"Sun Xiaoyu, you make it sound so simple. Look at my head..." Elder He said, pointing to his own head.

Elder He's head was now busted open, with blood covering his face.

"Ha ha, I did hit you, Elder He," the man known as the third brother laughed heartily.

"Beat him to death!" Elder He ordered the three people behind him fiercely.

"Wait... Isn't my apology for my third brother's behavior enough?" Sun Xiaoyu came forward, hastily making amends.

These people may be overbearing due to the power given to them, but they acted quite brutally. It wasn't unprecedented for someone to be beaten to death before.

"Sun Xiaoyu, if you want Elder He to spare you, it's not impossible... Elder He is very fond of you. As long as you show him a good attitude, I'm sure he'll forgive your third brother," said one of Elder He's followers.

Sun Xiaoyu's brow furrowed.

That damn Elder He had tried several times to take advantage of her. He really had put a lot of thought into it…

"You ****** are talking nonsense, if I did something myself, why would I need someone else to take the fall for me?" The one called Third Brother stood up directly. "Elder He, it was me who did it to you, what about it, not happy? Come bite me!"

Elder He was quite angry at this moment.

He had always thought Ding Fan was from the Earth Dragon Sect, and with his master present, the fact that the other party was not giving him face meant he couldn't bear the humiliation.

"Third Brother… don't be reckless… just admit your mistake," Sun Xiaoyu worried about Third Brother's safety and hurriedly spoke up.

"Even if he admits his mistake, I won't let him off," said Elder He as he directly swung his whip without hesitation right toward Third Brother.

However, before the whip could strike Third Brother, a foot kicked out from behind Elder He.

Elder He, who hadn't stood firm, was directly kicked to the ground.

Those present clearly saw that the one who had kicked Elder He was none other than Ding Fan.

"Overseer? You?" Elder He was utterly perplexed at this moment.

"I told you to gather the people from the Hundred Herbs Sect here, did I tell you to beat them?" Ding Fan spoke coldly.

"This… this… not really," Elder He said. "But, Overseer, the other people hit me… you saw it too, look at my head…"

"So what if they hit you? Aren't you just a lapdog?" Ding Fan said bluntly.

Elder He didn't expect Ding Fan to be so direct. He awkwardly smiled but didn't know what else to say.

He was acting as a lapdog, bullying others on the strength of his master, but now that his master was displeased, he had been kicked.

"Elder He, even when the master is not happy, the lapdog gets kicked," Third Brother laughed delightedly at the side.

Although Elder He was unhappy in his heart, Ding Fan was after all the overseer of the Earth Dragon Sect, and under this Mine Cave, the other party held control over his life and death, how could he dare to complain.

For a while, Elder He climbed up from the ground and then obediently stood behind Ding Fan.

Ding Fan used his Divine Sense to examine the people of the Hundred Herbs Sect.

These people were all very weak, many of them injured; it seemed they had suffered a lot during this period.

Moreover, like Bai Fangqi, the cultivation in their dantian had been sealed, so these people were no different from ordinary people at the moment.

Ding Fan did not hesitate to take out eighteen Second Grade Foundation Building Pills from his storage ring.

"Your name is Sun Xiaoyu, right?" Ding Fan looked towards the woman.

The woman nodded her head. "Yes."

Ding Fan said, "You distribute these Pills to everyone, have them all swallow them."

Everyone present was stunned. The Earth Dragon Sect and the Hundred Herbs Sect were at loggerheads; why was Ding Fan not dealing with the people from the Hundred Herbs Sect and instead was giving Pills to the Hundred Herbs Sect disciples?

Sun Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, but in the end still came over and took all the Pills in her hands. Then she distributed the Pills, one by one, to the Hundred Herbs Sect disciples.

"Could this be… Second Grade Foundation Building Pills?" someone exclaimed.

The Hundred Herbs Sect was known for Alchemy, so they could instantly recognize the Second Grade Pills.

"They really are Second Grade Foundation Building Pills," someone affirmed at this moment.

The people of the Hundred Herbs Sect looked at one another; they really didn't understand what Ding Fan was trying to do by giving them Pills.

"Eat them," Ding Fan instructed.

"Eat them then, not afraid of death, what else is there to fear?" The one called Third Brother was very straightforward and without another word, swallowed the Pill.

The other disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect then all followed suit and swallowed their Pills.

"Overseer, what does this mean?"

Elder He was completely baffled at this moment.

Elder He had thought that if Ding Fan had come down, he would surely be dealing with those from the Hundred Herbs Sect, but now not only had Ding Fan not dealt with them, he had even given them Second Grade Pills.

Pills that are Second Grade and above are treasures. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱

Normally, a Second Grade Pill was invaluable, and Ding Fan had actually taken out eighteen Pills in one go…

The gesture was simply too grand.

While Elder He still had no clue what was happening, Ding Fan directly pulled out the Nine Profound Iron.

Swish, swish, swish...

With several swift strikes, the handcuffs and shackles on several people were all unlocked.

At this point, not just Elder He but even the people from the Hundred Herbs Sect were dumbfounded…

What exactly was the man before them trying to do?

"I was asked by Bai Fangqi to come and rescue you, now I will take you out of here," Ding Fan said indifferently to the Hundred Herbs Sect disciples before him.

Elder He's eyes grew wide in shock. Wasn't that the Sect Master of the Hundred Herbs Sect?

"You… you were sent by the Hundred Herbs Sect?"

It was not until now that Elder He finally awoke to reality.