The mountain soil is rich in jade and black steel, and is the color of green jade. From a distance, it looks like a giant wearing jade clothes, magnificent and splendid.

The gurgling stream in the mountains makes the sound of a zither being plucked.

The rocks are hard, crystal clear and sparkling.

The open-pit mines on the mountain are stacked, with crisscrossing veins and extremely rich mineral resources. The mines are deep and complex, extending deep into the mountain like a giant net. The mine lights flicker like stars. The miners are like ants, digging hard and working tirelessly.

Halfway up the mountain is Yugang Mountain Town, with towering city walls and numerous sentry towers. Ever since Mengzi's heavy defeat at Wuyin Mountain, the situation here has undergone a radical change.

Nowadays, many monks patrol day and night and take turns standing guard, and the defense is much stricter than before.

Hanzhou was in a small courtyard in the mountain town at this time, looking at the thick smoke billowing in the sky. This was caused by the furnace in the mountain town running day and night.

The fire burns brightly day and night.

"Fellow Daoist Hanzhou, everyone is here." An old man pushed open the gate and walked in.

Han Zhou nodded: "Please come in, everyone."

Then, a large group of members of the Ning family's branch clan poured into the courtyard.

Han Zhou looked around and saw that there were 20 to 30 Ning clan members, all of whom were in the Qi Refining Stage. Some were young, some were old, but no matter what age they were, there was light in their eyes.

Hanzhou has had many ups and downs in his life and has seen many levels of cultivators. He likes the light in people's eyes.

Because he knows that this light is hope for the future and expectation for happiness.

He just sat cross-legged on the grass.

The Ning clan members looked at each other, and soon followed Han Zhou's example and sat down one by one.

Han Zhou: "Next, I will teach you the Bitter Cold Sutra."

He is quite direct and gets straight to the point.

The Ning clan members immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

After Hanzhou finished teaching, everyone was silent. Some closed their eyes, racked their brains, and tried their best to think.

Ning Youfu, who was standing by, witnessed the whole process and couldn't help but smile.

Han Zhou taught the martial arts, directly teaching the Qi Refining and Foundation Building chapters, which was very straightforward.

Ning Youfu listened in and although he had no intention of changing his practice, he knew that this Bitter Cold Sutra was extremely exquisite and was no less exquisite than the Bing Xin Jue, the top-level Sutra of the Ning family's main lineage.

If the members of the Ning family's branch wanted to practice the Bing Xin Jue when they were in the main family, they would probably have to devote most of their lives to accumulating merits for the family.

But here in the Ning family branch, he easily received such high treatment.

"Patriarch Ning Zhuo does have some skills."

"This time, they actually sent such a strong person to teach scriptures to my Ning family members."

"Also, this time, our ancestor Ning Jiufan also came to Yugang Mountain and was warmly received by the mayor all day. With his support this time, the reputation of our Ning family in Yugang Mountain will skyrocket, and many things will become very simple."

Ning Youfu felt very excited.

Ning Zhuo's move this time was beyond his expectations.

In fact, after Ning Zhuo became the patriarch of the branch family, he brought shock to the entire branch family from time to time.

Originally, Ning Youfu was quite worried when he knew that Ning Zhuo had left Huoshi Xiancheng and traveled around the world. Now it seems that genius can never be estimated by common sense.

"My eyes are blurry due to old age, and I underestimated the head of my family." Ning Youfu looked at the azure sky and couldn't help but imagine the future.

"With such a talented and skillful young patriarch here, why should we worry about the family's prosperity?"

"I never thought that an old man like me could follow such a person and have such a life in my old age."

Ning Youfu was satisfied, and Hanzhou was also quite satisfied.

"Mr. Ning Zhuo's words of persuasion to me are really good."

“Sometimes, choice is far more important than hard work.”

“This time, I taught the scriptures easily to 20 to 30 people.”

"As agreed, with the help of Master Ning Zhuo, I will teach you more in the future."

Thinking of Ning Zhuo, Han Zhou suddenly felt admiration and a slight sense of guilt.

"No."

"Mr. Ning Zhuo is much more magnanimous than ordinary people, and can be said to be of high character and integrity, but I cannot just think about myself."

"In theory, the Bitter Cold Sutra is very suitable for cultivators to mine. But to be on the safe side, I still have to go to the mine to test it out. Only after I confirm it myself can I feel truly at ease."

Thinking of this, Han Zhou made this request to Ning Youfu.

In the letter to Ning Youfu, Ning Zhuo stated that Han Zhou was a strong man in the foundation-building stage, and he came to teach martial arts and help maintain order.

Unexpectedly, Hanzhou was so proactive and wanted to verify the effectiveness of the Bitter Cold Sutra in mining.

Ning Youfu immediately expressed his gratitude and persuaded Hanzhou to rest after teaching him the skills today. He was exhausted physically and mentally, so he could go again tomorrow. Anyway, Hanzhou would stay here for a long time, so there was no need to rush.

Han Zhou shook his head decisively: "Old Ning, I was born a peasant. Before I entered the Taoist practice, I was even a beggar."

"The noble Master Ning Zhuo treated me as a close friend and never looked down on my background. After the first few times we met, he directly lent me the Enlightenment Diagram to help me comprehend the frost spell."

"Don't be too polite with me. It's not hard to teach you a technique. If it's convenient for Elder Ning, let's go now!"

Han Zhou was so straightforward that Ning Youyi was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Han Zhou's temperament and character are really pleasing to Ning Youfu's eyes.

Ning Youfu said, "In front of Fellow Daoist Hanzhou, I am not Old Ning at all. Just call me Fellow Daoist. Since Fellow Daoist is interested, let's go to the mine now."

The mines are not far from the mountain town. To be more precise, a large number of mines are within the mountain town.

When the monk guarding the mine saw the token Ning Youfu showed, he immediately let them pass.

Unlike the first time, Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong had to pay a fee to enter the mine.

Now, the Ning family branch has mastered part of the mining rights and can be said to be half the owner.

Hanzhou entered the mine and went deeper and deeper.

He activated the Bitter Cold Meridian and tried to mine.

Soon, he threw away his manuscript and other tools and started digging with his bare hands.

With the blessing of the suffering body, the more tired and injured he was, the more his physical strength, power, etc. were enhanced, and his movements became faster and faster.

Ning Youfu saw something nearby and said excitedly, "What a great technique! What a great technique!"

"My people generally lack magical instruments and their magic power is low. Using this technique, we can not only mine, but also improve our cultivation. It's like killing two birds with one stone. It's really great!"

Han Zhou said: "Using magic tools to mine is much more efficient than mining with my bare hands. However, if we consider the cost, the use of magic tools will increase the consumption of mana."

"The cultivator must absorb spirit stones and replenish his mana in the middle of the journey in order to continue."

"Also, mining tools will be damaged after being used for a long time, and they need to be repaired every once in a while."

"With this calculation, my Bitter Cold Sutra is really suitable for mining ore."

Realizing this, Han Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "It seems that I have not let Master Ning Zhuo down."

He sighed but did not stop his hands.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound.

The stone wall he was excavating suddenly cracked.

The cracks spread in an instant, and soon a large section of the stone wall was shattered into pieces, revealing a hole.

This is because such changes imply many dangers and in serious cases may even lead to landslides.

The smoke and dust dissipated and the mine remained very stable.

Han Zhou and Ning Youfu finally breathed a sigh of relief. After calming themselves down, they cautiously explored the cave.

The spiritual consciousness of the monks is greatly hindered in the mine because the mine is full of precious materials, which will block the spiritual consciousness. It is not as easy to be penetrated by the spiritual consciousness as ordinary mud and stone.

The spiritual consciousness spread in the cave for a while, and Han Zhou and Ning Youfu both showed joy.

After confirming that it was safe, the two went down along the cave entrance.

Soon after, their vision suddenly widened and they came to an underground cave.

You can see many vines and weeds growing in this cave.

The vines were yellow-brown in color and very thick. The weeds were sharp like swords, exuding a sharp aura.

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"These are soil-growing vines and stone-breaking grasses." Ning Youfu said.

Han Zhou didn't know this, so he asked for advice immediately.

Ning Youfu told him that the earth vine was buried deep in the earth, and during its growth it could soften the stone layer and turn it into soil.

As for the stone-breaking grass, it often grows together with the soil vine, and its leaves are sharp enough to break rocks.

"That's why ordinary rocks don't exist here. The only ones that survive are minerals that are not afraid of growing vines or breaking rocks."

There was no need for Ning Youfu to explain this, Hanzhou saw it himself.

This underground cave is quite large, and the entire cave wall, including the top and the ground, is made of jade-smooth black steel.

Moreover, the quality of these jade-smooth black steels is far more outstanding than those from other places, and almost all of them are of top quality.

Ning Youfu looked at Hanzhou with a delighted look on his face. "Fellow Daoist Hanzhou has just arrived and has such an opportunity. Old miners call this kind of cave a treasure cave. With my divine sense alone, I can see that this jade-smooth black steel is at least ten feet thick, and its total market value should be thirty million low-grade spirit stones."

Han Zhou couldn't help but be moved.

According to his understanding, the total annual income of a small foundation-building cultivation force (with one to three foundation-building cultivators) is only 48 million low-grade spirit stones.

The total value of this mine exceeds the half-year profit of an ordinary foundation-building force!

"Mining is great." Han Zhou exclaimed sincerely.

Ning Youfu continued to detect with his spiritual sense and said with a smile: "According to the rules of our branch family, Fellow Daoist Hanzhou, since you discovered this place, you will get 30% of the profits."

"Ten million low-grade spirit stones?!" Han Zhou immediately stared.

His heart was pounding.

Then, in the sea of ​​consciousness in the upper dantian, the bitter cold true meaning melted like snow in the sun.

Han Zhou's expression suddenly changed.

He shook his head decisively, with a bitter smile on his face: "This is something outside of my body, I don't need it."

At first, Ning Youfu thought Hanzhou was being polite.

After a few words of conversation, Ning Youfu finally confirmed that Han Zhou really didn't want it.

The old man from the Ning family branch couldn't help but take a deep breath and admired Ning Zhuo's methods even more: "Oh my God, where did the clan leader find such a person? It's so suitable!"

"The Bitter Cold Sutra and mining go hand in hand. It is foreseeable that a considerable number of tribesmen will give up the rewards of mining in order to improve their own cultivation."

"Amazing! This is really amazing."

Han Zhou suddenly turned his head and looked towards the southeast cave wall: "Fellow Daoist Ning, there seems to be a different kind of jade-smooth black steel hidden behind this 18 feet."

"Oh?" Ning Youfu's spiritual sense could only penetrate ten feet, and it was quite barely there, and the perception in the second half was quite vague.

Ning Youfu immediately used his magic weapon and dug a deep hole regardless of the severe loss of his magic power.

After an incense stick of time, he dug out a piece of metal ore from the deep cave.

The mineral is deep green with a slight hint of blue, and a faint silver-white glow appears on the surface, like the sparkling surface of a lake illuminated by moonlight.

The surface of the ore is as smooth as a mirror, feels cool to the touch, and exudes a hint of the cool breath of moonlight.

Ning Youfu became excited: "This is Qingyue Refined Steel, the essence of Jade-Smooth Black Steel, formed by Jade-Smooth Black Steel combined with Moonlight."

"It must be on a clear, cloudless night, with moonlight penetrating the cold air and seeping into the mineral veins, accumulating over hundreds or thousands of years to gradually take shape."

"This is a Jindan-level mineral!"

Ning Youfu looked at Hanzhou: "Fellow Daoist Hanzhou, do you really not want this share of the profits?"

Han Zhou's expression became even more bitter, and he shook his head with difficulty: "No need, no need."

Ning Youfu stood in awe, bowed to Han Zhou, and said solemnly: "Daoyou, you are so righteous, rarely seen in this world!"

"I'd like to trouble you to work with me to seal this place."

"The reserves of Qingyue refined steel still need to be explored."

“If the reserves are too large, there will be huge twists and turns, and the prospects will be worrying.”

"Fortunately, my ancestors are here and I will report it immediately."

Han Zhou said, "Fellow Daoist, please go ahead. I will stay here and keep watch."

Ning Youfu quickly left the mine and headed for his mansion in the town center.

Ning Jiufan was drinking with the current mayor and Zhu Xuanji.

Ning Jiufan raised his glass to Zhu Xuanji again: "I am in trouble now, thanks to the help of Daoist Zhu. I will always remember your life-saving grace!"

Ning was ambushed before he surrendered. Although he fought with great vigor, he knew that it would be dangerous to continue fighting. The enemy was well prepared and was most likely targeting Yuan Lao.

Zhu Xuanji and Shen Lingshu stood in the clouds and watched. When they saw that Ning Jushun's moves were outdated and he was about to collapse, they took decisive action. Not only did they break the formation and save the people, Zhu Xuanji was even more powerful and killed the three cultivators.

Its amazing fighting power shocked Ning Jufan.

Zhu Xuanji was also very generous. He drank the wine cup in his hand and was about to speak when his servant came to report.

Ning Youfu entered the mansion and immediately saluted Zhu Xuanji, the current mayor, and expressed his desire to report to them in private.

Ning Jufan took him to the side room. After learning the good news, he patted Ning Youfu on the shoulder, rewarded him with two talismans on the spot, and asked Ning Youfu to take one to Hanzhou.

Back at the table, Ning Jiufan frankly admitted that he had discovered a mine containing Qingyue refined steel.

The current mayor and Zhu Xuanji were both quite satisfied with the Ning family's honesty and not hiding the fact.

The atmosphere at the table is better.

For a while, everyone was toasting each other and having a great time.

After the banquet, Zhu Xuanji came to see Shen Lingshu and told the latter about the accidental discovery of a mineral deposit.

"Senior, if Ning Zhuo had planted a life-threatening thread on Hanzhou, would he still have such good luck if their fates were connected?" Zhu Xuanji asked.

Shen Lingshu took out the mysterious airbag.

This leather bag is bulging with all the luck absorbed from Ning Jiufan.

Shen Lingshu pondered and said, "I observe secretly every day. Ning surrendered and lost a lot of luck, but he still maintained a high position."

"If a person's life hangs by a thread, this kind of phenomenon will occur!"

(End of this chapter)