For example, the deeper you go into the underground mineral deposits, the more spirit stones you will need and the shorter the time limit will be.

For example, the ore that the monks dug out was not allowed to be kept privately, but had to be taken out in full when leaving the mine for easy inspection. Yugang Town would take 50% of it and leave the other 50% for the monks.

"Azhuo, look here, it's just as you expected." Sun Lingtong transmitted a message to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo gave up studying the price list and turned around to see a wanted poster for the demon Black Tiger.

The wanted poster shows a black tiger with bared teeth and sticky blood flowing from between its teeth. The artist has excellent skills in depicting the unique temperament of this demon.

"Black Wind Tiger Demon." Ning Zhuo murmured and read out the name on the wanted list softly.

In addition to it, there were several other demon cultivators that looked quite familiar to Ning Zhuo.

After careful identification, I found that they were members of the group of demon cultivators I saw in the valley. When they were fighting for blood food, they were extremely powerful and domineering. They were considered small leaders under the Black Wind Tiger Demon.

"There is another person practicing here." Sun Lingtong said again. His observation ability was much stronger than Ning Zhuo's.

In the Shanxi Valley, there was only one human cultivator, who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage and was used as a slave by the Tiger Demon.

Ning Zhuo looked in the direction of the voice, but unexpectedly discovered that this human cultivator was not on the wanted list, but was listed in a missing person notice.

The human cultivator was named Shi Sui, who was good at earth magic and was the son of the previous mayor. Ever since the Black Wind Tiger Demon led his people to attack the mountain town and killed many cultivators including the previous mayor, Shi Sui's whereabouts were unknown after the war and he has not been found to this day.

Sun Lingtong: "This tiger demon can attack the mountain town, and its combat power is not bad. Shi Sui must have been captured by him in that battle and has been imprisoned in the Shanxi Valley. He was not slaughtered, but used as a slave to serve him."

"We will poison the Tiger Demon next. Shi Sui may be able to serve as our accomplice. After all, his father died at the hands of the Tiger Demon! I thought he was a traitor."

Sun Lingtong looked at Ning Zhuo and said with a smile: "In this way, we have killed the Black Wind Tiger Demon and we can collect a reward. Not bad, not bad. Shall we announce the result now?"

Ning Zhuo stopped him and said, "Boss, don't worry, let's go into the city and explore."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Sun Lingtong said.

After the Lava Fairy Palace incident, Sun Lingtong had thoroughly witnessed Ning Zhuo's strategy. He was very self-aware and knew that in terms of strategy and tactics, this little brother he had trained was treacherous, deceitful, sinister and dangerous, and definitely far superior to himself.

The two men disguised themselves as casual miners, paid fifty spirit stones each, and entered the town.

The streets in the town are very wide, and huge motor vehicles are running on them.

On both sides of the street stood a number of simple stone houses, which shone brightly in the sun, and were obviously built by the monks using local materials.

The town was bustling with people, the cries of vendors and the laughter of miners intertwined.

Many monks have bare chests, bulging muscles, rough voices, and heroic demeanors. You can tell at first glance that they are physical cultivators.

Apart from these, most people practice gold and earth.

These three types of monks are more suitable to serve as miners.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong first went to find a teahouse, ordered a serving of jade rhino beef and three taels of jade dew wine, and while eating and drinking, they listened to the discussions of the monks.

When the waiter came to serve the food, Ning Zhuo took out a portion of spirit stones and gave it to him as a reward for his inquiry.

After some questioning, the two obtained a lot of information about the mountain town.

For example, the previous mayor, Mr. Shi, was harsh and petty. If any monk tried to smuggle anything, once discovered, he would be severely punished and would never be tolerated.

For example, the current mayor’s surname is Meng and his courtesy name is Zizhong, which comes from the Meng family, a noble family in the State of Nandou, and he is of noble birth.

After Meng Zizhong took office, he was generous, did not supervise strictly, trained soldiers diligently, and liked martial arts. He often led the monks out of the town and took the initiative to sweep around Yugang Mountain, clearing out all threatening monsters and monster cultivators, and was very responsible.

His powerful military force also provided the townspeople with a sense of security. In terms of reputation, he was much better than the previous mayor.

Sun Lingtong said, "Meng Zizhong was born in the Meng family, and his martial spirit is strong. Judging from his actions of posting the wanted list and searching for the Night Wind Tiger Demon, if we look for him after the list is revealed, he will definitely be happy to see it happen and give us detailed information about the demon."

Ning Zhuo hesitated for a moment and shook his head slightly: "Don't worry, Boss. Now that we are here, let's go to the mine and take a look."

Sun Lingtong exclaimed: "Just a hundred low-grade crystal stones... Are you still concerned about this trivial thing?"

Ning Zhuo smiled and said, "From childhood to adulthood, I have never mined like this."

Sun Lingtong rested his hands on his pillow: "You are still too young. What's so fun about mining!"

Not long after.

The two men were mining on the first ore deposit.

"Look, look, what did I dig up! Such a big piece of jade-smooth black steel." Sun Lingtong said show off.

"That's great, boss." Ning Zhuo smiled faintly.

"Look here, I felt something was wrong. After I chiseled open the jade steel, I found this!" Sun Lingtong took out the associated mineral and showed off.

This is a piece of blue sky stone. The stone is waxy and gray. It is the raw material for classic colored ink used in painting, one of the hundred arts of cultivation.

Ning Zhuo gave a thumbs up.

Sun Lingtong grinned, rubbed his hands together, and excitedly rushed to the mine bed.

His face was almost pressed against the stone surface, his eyes sparkling with intelligence. It was the use of his innate spiritual pupils that allowed him to make more accurate judgments, see deeper, and discover more and better quality ores.

Sun Lingtong dug and dug, immersed in it.

When Ning Zhuo almost dragged him out, Sun Lingtong was still reluctant to leave: "We haven't used up the time limit yet. We have to dig back the money we put in with 50 spirit stones each."

The supervisor picked up some ore, used a magic tool to shine a light on Ning Zhu's whole body, then waved his hand and let him go.

Sun Lingtong secretly hid many precious associated minerals and only handed over a small amount of Yurun Xuangang ore.

The supervisor couldn't take a picture with his magic weapon, so he also waved his hand and let Sun Lingtong go.

Sun Ning walked along the street with his companions.

Ning Zhuo transmitted his voice and sighed, "Yugang Mountain is blessed by nature, and contains such rich jade-smooth black steel. If one person occupies this mountain, he can develop and grow, branch out, and become a large cultivation family."

Sun Lingtong shrugged. "Yugang Mountain is good, but it is far inferior to Huoshixian. It can only support a mountain town, but the resources in Huoshishan can support an immortal city."

"The resources in Huoshi Mountain are endless and cyclical. Every time you mine Yugang Mountain, its resources decrease, and it can't last forever."

Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly: "Boss, you still don't understand what I mean. Let me be frank. I am the head of the Ning family branch. Unfortunately, my branch has just been established and there is a lot of work to be done. Just a few positions in the Lava Fairy Palace, what is that?"

"There is no reliable family business."

"What do you think of Yugang Mountain?"

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Sun Lingtong was stunned, a little confused as to why Ning Zhuo suddenly thought of this.

"Aren't we going to collect your mother's belongings?"

"As a result, we discovered the Black Wind Tiger Demon. Only by eliminating him can we get what we want."

"Why are you interested in Yugang Mountain again? What's going on here?"

Ning Zhuo's smile deepened: "This is all a coincidence."

Seeing that Ning Zhuo was serious, Sun Lingtong began to think about him. After thinking for a while, she had no idea and was quite distressed: "This town is guarded by Meng Zizhong. He has a strong background. How do you want to overthrow him? And how can you get your branch family involved?"

Ning Zhuo's eyes were deep: "How about this, we create some evidence to prove that Meng Zizhong and the Black Wind Tiger Demon have a secret connection."

Sun Lingtong: "You want to frame him? It's very difficult and not easy to do."

"Don't forget the tracing method of the Divine Constable Department."

Ning Zhuo laughed and said, "Boss, I want to give it a try."

Sun Lingtong was excited: "I feel like this will be very interesting and exciting."

So, the two of them left the mountain town and used the Wanli Youlong to return to Wuyin Mountain.

The mechanical dragon drilled deep into the valley and found some broken stones from a corner.

Sun Lingtong took action, knocked him unconscious, and stuffed him into the Wanli Youlong.

Sun Ning and his companion returned to Yugang Mountain and released the broken stone.

Ning Zhuo used his magical power to save lives and planted the seeds on Shi Sui.

When Shi Sui woke up, he was shocked to find that he had escaped.

Ning Zhuo took the opportunity to convey the message, and in the identity of a hermit, told Shi Sui that it was he who saved the latter, but he was afraid of trouble and did not want to break his secluded life, so he took Shi Sui to Yugang Mountain and asked him to report to Meng Zizhong.

Shi Sui was suddenly overjoyed. He kowtowed several times on the spot and then broke into Meng Zizhong's mansion.

Ignoring the gatekeeper's obstruction, he came to the courtyard and shouted loudly.

This alarmed Meng Zizhong.

Meng Zizhong brought the broken stone into the study and inquired carefully.

Shi Sui spoke his mind without reservation and was very emotional.

Meng Zizhong asked, "Did you really run away?"

Shi Sui followed the advice of the "hermit master" and did not reveal the latter's identity. He nodded affirmatively and said that he had been preparing for many years and finally seized the opportunity a few days ago. He ran for his life all the way to Yugang Mountain to ask Nandou Kingdom to avenge him!

"Lord Meng, when will you send out troops?" Shi Sui asked with anticipation.

puff.

A knife pierced through Shi Sui's chest.

Shi Sui was extremely shocked. He looked at the hand on the hilt of the knife, then went up along the arm and saw Meng Zizhong's face.

“You, you…”

The next moment, the stone shattered and he died.

This scene was faithfully reproduced in "Thousands of Miles of Journey".

Sun Lingtong was extremely surprised: "What's going on? Is there really something wrong with Meng Zizhong?!"

He turned his head suddenly and looked at Ning Zhuo: "Brother, how did you know?"

"We both acted together."

(End of this chapter)