Jiuyan Mountain contains Xiaoling.
"Is there really someone who has tempered the third level? The dwarf's nonsense has come true." Jin Yuan, the Heavenly King of Fire, muttered for a moment and put away the magic weapon.
After reading Huang Lunpei's letter, Jin Yuan went out of the house, patted the pet bag, and rode on the thunder leopard of Dacheng.
In the middle period of the martial arts sage, Jin Yuan lived in seclusion in the southeast of Jiuyan Mountain in his early years. He met Li Wanlong, the later martial sage, on a narrow road. They fought fiercely for a long time. The two sides were afraid of each other and reached a tacit agreement to go their separate ways.
Forty years ago, Li Wanlong suddenly proposed to form Xuanmen and gave Jin Yuan the position of Heavenly King, while he became the deputy leader of Jiuyan.
The leader was extremely mysterious. Jin Yuan had only met him once and his cultivation level was unknown, but Li Wanlong was extremely obedient.
Jiuyanxiong Mountain is a steep mountain with rich reserves of tempered soil. Li Wanlong also invited Ao Shuo, the dwarf warrior saint, to serve as a protector.
Logically speaking, the level of Heavenly King is slightly higher, but Jin Shuo can temper the fourth grade, and his status in the religion seems to surpass that of Heavenly King.
In the middle period of Ao Shuo's martial career, he committed evil in the northwest of Manzhou and gained a bad reputation. He met Li Wanlong when he went to Jiuyan to dig soil for quenching.
Ao Shuo's idea of using tempering equipment to expand his influence and make money coincided with Li Wanlong's. After planning, the two gradually opened up business in the four towns.
Ao Shuo asserted that Jiuyan tempered weapons will soon reach the level of third grade tempering.
Jin didn't think so at first, but he didn't expect that Xue Tong would fulfill Ao Shuo's prediction a few years later.
"I wonder how Ao Chaozi plans to deal with this person named Xue?" Jin Yuan thought.
Ao Shuo once said in dialect that people who come to temper weapons need to be treated differently. Most of them are trapped or swindled, and only a small proportion are delivered normally.
Lei Bao jumped over the high wall with a slight movement, and disappeared into the vast mountains after a few ups and downs.
When the guards of Ao Mansion saw King Jin coming in person, they hurriedly led him into the courtyard and went to the back mountain to report.
Jin Yuan waited for half an hour before Ao Shuo slowly entered the living room.
"Protector Ao seems to be very careless in treating guests." Jin Yuan said angrily.
"I'm sorry, King Jin, but Ao was halfway through refining his Qi, so he had to delay some time."
Jin Yuan didn't have time to continue fussing about Xue Tong.
None of Jiuyan's senior officials are good people. They are all self-righteous and extremely selfish. They have no affection for each other and are nothing more than bound by interests.
After Jin Yuan finished speaking, he added: "The third-grade quenching weapon needs to be arranged by Protector Ao. Xue Tong lives in Lianhuo Town. It seems that he will wait for fifteen years."
The third-grade tempering tools were all completed by Ao Shuo and the few dwarves he brought, so Jin Yuan had no choice but to come to ask for help.
"What does King Jin mean, quenching or not?" Ao Shuo asked.
"To open a business, it's time to temper it." Jin Yuan said.
"What the world thinks is impossible is just the right thing to do. Although the man named Xue is the number one, he is not incapable of killing. If something happens, most outsiders will think it is him." Ao Shuo said with a smile.
Jiuyan teaches business tips: tempering weapons and selling soil to make money, trapping and killing high-ranking people to steal money, no taboos.
"Haha, what Protector Ao said makes sense, the quenching tool is just for quenching, the third-grade sword is the quenching material, and the quenching soil is mine." Jin Yuan couldn't listen to Ao Shuo, so he gave four barrels of quenching soil and said goodbye.
…
Every ten or eight days, Xue Tong would take a walk in the small courtyard and go for a walk on the mountain road during his break from practicing. Two months later, new people came to the empty courtyard next door, and they would say hello when they met by chance.
The monk next door is named Wang Qing. He is in the middle stage of heaven and is waiting to temper a second-grade magic weapon. He is also a customer of shopkeeper Guo's shop.
After going back and forth, Xue Tong and Wang Qing gradually became "familiar" and talked about quenching soil and quenching tools.
Xue Tong intentionally or unintentionally revealed his intention to engage in quenching soil.
"Jiuyan Mountain is infested with high-level people. Digging is too dangerous," Wang Qing said.
"Yeah, so let's forget about staying in Lianhuozhen."
Two months later, Xue Tong talked about quenching soil again. Wang Qing finally couldn't help but said: "I heard that there may be third-grade mineral veins in the Yanbai Ridge area, and the essence in the soil exceeds 1%."
The production of quenched soil requires first collecting a large amount of soil, washing it and selecting it. If the proportion of rare gold in the original soil exceeds 100, it is a high-quality soil ore.
"Oh, Yan Bailing?... Maybe we can go there another day if we make an appointment." Xue Tong pondered.
Regardless of whether the speaker means it or not, the listener Xue Tong does mean it, even if Wang Qing is probably a liar who deliberately digs holes!
…
Half a month later, in Yanbailing District.
The mountainous area with a radius of hundreds of miles is covered with bearded pines and green cypresses.
Xue Tong checked the sedimentary soil in the creeks and streams washed by the mountain torrents. This is the simplest way to explore the quenched soil.
Xue Tong packed up thousands of kilograms of sedimentary soil and threw the storage bag hundreds of feet high.
The soil spread out like a giant curtain, Xue Tong hurriedly recited the Fire Cloud Mantra and waved his arms.
The "giant screen" stood on fire.
Quenched earth contains rare metals and gives off a special luster when burned.
Xue Tong glanced at the fire screen. There were twelve or three kinds of colored light spots, accounting for nearly 10% of the fire screen.
"The proportion is one ten thousandth, the number of colors exceeds ten, and the sedimentary soil has this quality. The rumors about the existence of quenched earth mines in Zhuanbai Ridge seem to be true!"
When the fireworks cleared, Xue Tong was already searching in the mountains.
He had just dug a deep hole when he saw a flying boat approaching from the horizon.
Xue Tong wiped his lips with a smile: "Wang Qing is indeed from Jiuyan Mountain!"
The conflagration could be seen for hundreds of miles, and Jin Yuan, who was squatting at Yanbai Ridge, caught him easily.
He received a message from Wang Qing: Xue Tong will arrive soon.
Several items were mentioned in the letter: Xue Tong should have no hidden accomplices in Lianhuo Town, and his cultivation showed that he was in the early stage of the Martial Saint. He took the initiative to mention the quenching earth mine many times, without caring, and seemed to have deliberately fallen into a trap, which is quite suspicious.
Wang Qingyuan was not taking things easy and had a keen sense. Xue Tong's method of asking for information without concealing it made him alert.
…
After the death of Jin Yuan, the king envoy Liu Jiao was in the early stage of the martial sage.
Xue Tong smiled and said nothing, looking directly indifferently.
"Did you know that the tempered soil in the mountains has long been known as a flower and belongs to the Jiuyan Sect's resources." Jin Yuan said, throwing out the background of Jiuyan.
Doubts abounded in his heart: "Xue Tong was smiling and careless. It was definitely not the way he should be when he meets a strange and powerful person in a fierce wilderness in the wilderness."
"Oh, Jiuyan Sect? Mountain Region has established a Xuanmen?" Xue Tong was quite surprised and suppressed his murderous intention.
It is not difficult to kill two people, and there is no need to fear the Jiuyan Sect. However, it is a lot of trouble to involve Xuanmen, and you need to consider whether it is cost-effective.
"Yes, Your Excellency came to Yanbai specifically to wait for us?"
"Xue wants to dig some quenching soil..."
Xue Tong thought about whether to kill people, and then said: "... Digging for dirt is troublesome after all. Can Jiuyan Sect sell it at a low price?"
"The third grade is in short supply, and the fourth grade is out of stock. If fellow Taoists join the cult, they can buy it at a low price according to their rank."
"Oh, who are you, and what level are you teaching?"
"I am Jin Yuan, the Fire Heavenly King of Jiuyan Sect, third level."
Xue Tong was once the head of the Xuanmen clan, and he knew the rules of division: if the clan leader is the first level, he can buy things at a 30% discount, and if Jin Yuan is the third level, he can buy things at a 50% discount.
"Xue wants to buy thirty barrels at a 40% discount," Xue Tong said.
Liu Jiao was puzzled that Jin Yuan had never been so polite to a low-level person, but Xue actually asked for advice and bargained, which made the lion open his mouth.
"Fellow Taoist needs to try a few tricks with Ambassador Liu to verify his strength." Jin Yuan said.
"What are you trying to verify? You want to peek into my cultivation?"
"It's your bad luck, Xue doesn't want to kill anyone today!"
Xue Tong turned around and punched the mountain a hundred feet away.
60% effort.
The shadow of the fist burst out and expanded rapidly. It had expanded to fifty feet square in front of the mountain. The huge green and black light and shadow hit the mountainside firmly.
"Boom~"
The mountains instantly soared into the air, exploded and disintegrated!
Liu Jiao faces platinum paper. Under this punch, not to mention himself, even Jin Yuan has no way out.
How did he know that if Xue Tong put on the fourth-grade boxing gloves and attacked with all his strength, the scene would be terrifying!
"Oh, my fellow Taoist has the power to do it easily. The matter of quenching the soil is easy to talk about. The details will be decided by the deputy leader." Jin Yuan said with a cold sweat on his vest as he smiled awkwardly.
"Hmm~hmm" Xue Tong mumbled, pacing back and forth.
It has not made its position clear.
Jin Yuan and Liu Jiao's expressions gradually became frightened.
"Tell us more about Jiuyan Sect," Xue Tong asked.
Jin Yuan explained in detail, while Xue Tong listened and pondered.
"Xue needs a long-term supply of tempered soil. Does King Jin have any idea?"
"I don't deserve the title of Heavenly King. I only have the right to allocate an extra barrel every year. If there is an emergency in the church, there is no guarantee. But you can ask Deputy Leader Li to see if he can do anything... How about the Taoist Master joins the Nine Yan Jiao?"
"You have a bad reputation, how can Xue destroy his own reputation?"
"Then let's listen to what Deputy Hierarch Li has to say?"
Xue Tong held up a handful of freshly fried mountain soil and tested it over the fire.
"The quality of the soil in this ridge is slightly poor, and the rare gold is less than a thousand gold. We need to think about it again."
"Xue just doesn't want to bother prospecting, just scouring the land."
"You tell Li Wanlong and we will reply within half a month!"
Xue Tong finally made up his mind and revealed his intention to collect the soil himself if he didn't want to sell it, and to kill people if he was blocked.
"Yeah, let's do it right now." Jin Yuan said.
…
Xue Tong returned to Lianhuo Town to strengthen security and protection.
Wang Qing disappeared without a trace, but Liu Jiao, the envoy of the Heavenly King, arrived.
"After King Tian's full efforts, Vice Hierarch Li promised to supply twenty barrels at a preferential price during the fifteen years of Taoist Master's sword-hardening period, and then purchase them at market price. This result is not easy. If Taoist Master is dissatisfied, please don't embarrass King Jin Tianjin."
Liu Jiao's implication was that Xue Tong would just stop digging at Jin Yuan's site.
"Well, Xue is not in the quenching business, so twenty barrels is almost enough."
Tempering the soil is not the key at the moment, and there is no need to force it too much.
…
Fast forward two years, Xue Tong received three barrels of quenched soil.
He has never left Lianhuo Town and rarely goes out. At most, he goes to the town's spiritual shop.
The Spiritual Object Shop is directly operated by the Jiuyan Sect, and there are few things that Xue Tong can like.
The quenching business in the town is much better than when we first arrived, and the reputation of Jiuyan Town is gradually growing.
On this day, it was raining in autumn, and a visitor came outside the courtyard.
When I entered the room and took off my makeup, I saw King Jin Yuan!
"Forgive me, Taoist Master, Jin Yuan has important matters to discuss and doesn't want to be seen."
"oh?"
"The leader is about to come in person. This is the first time in twenty years. Ao Aozi will probably express his dissatisfaction and mention the tempering soil that deputy leader Li gave to the Taoist priest."
"Is quenching soil a big deal?" Xue Tong wondered.
"It's not big. The key is that the leader is in Hanxiaoling. He can't help but talk about tempering and making weapons. Once Ao Aozi mentions Taoist Xue's strange purchase of soil, the leader will pay attention." Jin Yuan said.
"Maybe bring someone to kill Xue?" Xue Tong asked.
"I can't tell, but it's better to be careful."
"Fellow Taoist, do you want me to leave quickly and avoid the limelight first?"
Jin Yuan shook his head and uttered shocking words: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Jiuyan Sect has just been established. If we can settle...the leader of the cult, Jiuyan will be the Taoist's world from now on!"
Xue Tong never expected that Jin Yuan would change his loyalties and betrayal at any time, and actually show him a path to great wealth!
"Xue is not a greedy person," Xue Tong said.
"I know, but you can never have too much of a good thing. Tempered soil is useful after all. Taoist priest doesn't need to take many risks, so why not?" Jin Yuan tried his best to persuade.
"Is this what Li Wanlong meant?" Xue Tong asked.
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