Chapter 438: Preaching in Hanzhou

The towering Jade Steel Mountain, with its craggy rocks and steep cliffs, was lush and green.

Because the mountain soil was rich in Jade Moist Profound Steel, it all presented a celadon color. Looking from afar, it was like a giant wearing a jade garment, magnificent and splendid.

The mountain streams gurgled, like a zither being played lightly, clanging and ringing.

The mountain rocks were hard and crystal clear, sparkling and shining.

The open-pit ore beds on the mountain were layered, the ore veins crisscrossed, and it was extremely rich. Its mine tunnels were deep and complex, extending like a giant net to the depths of the mountain belly, with mine lamps flickering like stars. The miners were like ants, digging hard, not afraid of hardship.

On the mountainside was the Jade Steel Mountain Town, with towering city walls and many watchtowers. Since Meng Zijhong was defeated at Mount Wuyin, the pattern here had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Nowadays, many cultivators patrol day and night, taking turns on duty, and the defense is much stricter than before.

Hanzhou was currently in a small courtyard in the mountain town, looking at the rolling thick smoke in the sky, which was caused by the furnaces in the town running day and night.

The furnace fire was burning, and it never stopped day and night.

"Fellow Daoist Hanzhou, everyone has arrived." An old man pushed open the courtyard door and walked in.

Hanzhou nodded: "Please let everyone in."

So, a large group of Ning family branch members poured into the courtyard.

Hanzhou scanned the circle and saw that there were twenty or thirty Ning family members, all at the Qi Refining stage. Some were young, some were old, but no matter what age, their eyes contained light.

Hanzhou had experienced ups and downs and had seen cultivators at many levels, and he liked the light in everyone's eyes.

Because he knew that this light was hope for the future and expectation for happiness.

He sat directly on the grass.

The Ning family members looked at each other and soon followed Hanzhou's example and sat down one by one.

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

He was quite direct, straight to the point.

This wave of Ning family members immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

After Hanzhou finished teaching, everyone was silent, some closed their eyes tightly, racking their brains, and pondering with all their might.

Ning Youfu on the side witnessed the whole process and couldn't help but smile.

Hanzhou taught the technique, directly teaching the Qi Refining chapter and the Foundation Establishment chapter, which was very refreshing.

Ning Youfu listened to the whole process, although he had no intention of changing his practice, he also knew that this Bitter Cold Sutra was very exquisite, no less than the top-level Ice Heart Art of the Ning family's main line.

If the Ning family branch members wanted to practice the Ice Heart Art when they were in the main family, they would probably have to dedicate most of their lives to accumulate merits for the family.

But in the Ning family branch here, they easily obtained such high treatment.

"Patriarch Ning Zhuo really has means."

"This time, he actually sent such a strong person to teach scriptures specifically for our Ning family members."

"Also, this time, the ancestor Ning Jiufan actually came to Jade Steel Mountain and was warmly entertained by the town mayor all day long. With him standing here this time, the prestige of our Ning family branch in Jade Steel Mountain will surge by a large margin, and many things will become very simple."

Ning Youfu felt excited.

Ning Zhuo's handwriting this time exceeded his expectations.

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

Originally, Ning Youfu was quite worried when he knew that Ning Zhuo left Fire Persimmon Immortal City to travel the world. Now it seems that geniuses cannot be calculated by common sense.

"It is my old eyes that are dim, underestimating our patriarch." Ning Youfu looked at the blue sky and couldn't help but imagine the future.

"With such a young patriarch with natural talent and high wrist, why worry that the family will not flourish?"

"I didn't expect that in my old age, I could still follow such a person and have such a life."

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

"What Young Master Ning Zhuo said to persuade me is really good."

"Sometimes, choice is far more important than effort."

"This time teaching scriptures, it was easy, and I taught twenty or thirty people."

"According to the agreement, with the help of Young Master Ning Zhuo, I will teach more in the future."

Thinking of Ning Zhuo, Hanzhou felt admiration and faint guilt in his heart.

"No."

"Young Master Ning Zhuo's capacity far exceeds ordinary people, which can be described as high wind and bright festival, but I cannot only think of myself."

"From the point of view of reason, 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, and only after confirming it myself can I truly feel at ease."

Thinking of this, Hanzhou made this request to Ning Youfu.

In the letter to Ning Youfu, Ning Zhuo stated that Hanzhou was a strong person at the Foundation Establishment stage, who came to teach techniques and help hold the field.

Unexpectedly, Hanzhou was so active and wanted to verify the effect of the Bitter Cold Sutra on mining.

Ning Youfu immediately expressed his gratitude and persuaded Hanzhou that teaching techniques today was physically and mentally exhausting, so he might as well rest, and it would be fine to go tomorrow. Anyway, Hanzhou stayed here for a long time, so he was not in a hurry.

Hanzhou shook his head decisively: "Old Ning, I came from a muddy leg background, and before I entered the cultivation path, I was a beggar."

"Young Master Ning Zhuo treats me as a close friend, never disliked my background, and when we met a few times, he directly lent me the Enlightenment Map to understand frost spells."

"Don't be too polite to me, teaching techniques is not tiring at all. If it is convenient for Old Ning, let's go now!"

Hanzhou was so straightforward that Ning Youfu was overjoyed.

Hanzhou's temper and character really fit Ning Youfu's eye.

Ning Youfu said: "In front of Fellow Daoist Hanzhou, what kind of Old Ning am I, just call me Fellow Daoist directly. Since Fellow Daoist is interested, let's go to the mine now."

The mine is not far from the mountain town, or more accurately, a large number of mines are wrapped in the mountain town.

The cultivators guarding the mine saw the token shown by Ning Youfu and immediately let them go.

Unlike the first time, Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong entered the mine and had to pay fees.

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

Hanzhou entered the mine and gradually deepened.

He activated the Bitter Cold Sutra and tried to mine.

Soon, he abandoned tools such as picks and dug with his bare hands.

Under the blessing of the Suffering Body, the more tired and injured he was, the more his physical strength and power were increased, and his movements became faster and faster.

Ning Youfu saw the clues on the side and said excitedly: "Good technique, good technique."

"My clansmen generally lack magic tools, and their magic power is low. Practicing this technique can not only mine but also increase cultivation, killing two birds with one stone, it is really wonderful!"

Hanzhou said: "Using magic tools to mine is much more efficient than my bare-handed mining. However, if you calculate the cost, using magic tools will increase the consumption of magic power."

"Cultivators have to absorb spirit stones midway to supplement magic power to continue."

"Also, the magic tools for mining will have damage and consumption after being used for a long time, and they must be repaired every once in a while."

"Calculated this way, my Bitter Cold Sutra is really suitable for mining."

Realizing this, Hanzhou breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "It seems that I did not live up to Young Master Ning Zhuo."

He sighed, and his movements did not stop.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of "ge-beng".

The rock wall he was digging suddenly cracked.

The cracks spread in an instant, and then a large piece of rock wall fell apart, revealing a hole.

Hanzhou and Ning Youfu had already retreated more than ten steps, terrified.

Because such changes contain many dangers, and if it is serious, it may even lead to a collapse.

The smoke and dust dissipated, and the mine was still very stable.

Hanzhou and Ning Youfu breathed a sigh of relief, and after calming their minds, they carefully probed into the cave.

The spiritual sense of cultivators is quite hindered in the mine, because treasures are everywhere in the mine, which will isolate spiritual sense. Unlike ordinary mud and stone, it is easy to be penetrated by spiritual sense.

Spiritual sense spread in the cave for a while, and Hanzhou and Ning Youfu both revealed joy.

After confirming safety, the two went down the hole all the way.

Not long after, their vision widened, and they came to an underground karst cave.

They saw that there were many vines and weeds growing in this karst cave.

These vines were brownish-yellow and very thick. The weeds were as sharp as swords, emitting a sharp aura.

"This is the Raw Earth Vine and the Stone-Breaking Grass," Ning Youfu said.

Hanzhou didn't know about this, so he hurriedly asked for advice.

Ning Youfu told him that the Raw Earth Vine is buried deep in the earth, and in the process of growth, it can soften the rock layer and turn it into mud.

As for the Stone-Breaking Grass, it often grows with the Raw Earth Vine, and the grass leaves are sharp enough to break rocks.

"Because of this, ordinary mountain rocks do not exist here. What can remain are minerals that are not afraid of Raw Earth Vines and Stone-Breaking Grass."

This doesn't need Ning Youfu to explain, Hanzhou saw it himself.

This underground karst cave is quite large, and the entire cave wall, up, down, left, and right, including the top of the cave and the ground, is Jade Moist Profound Steel.

And the quality of these Jade Moist Profound Steels is far more outstanding than other places, almost all of top quality.

Ning Youfu was full of joy and looked at Hanzhou: "Fellow Daoist Hanzhou just arrived and has such an opportunity. Old miners also call such karst caves treasure caves. Relying on my spiritual sense penetration, these Jade Moist Profound Steels are at least one foot thick, and the total market price should be 30 million low-grade spirit stones."

Hanzhou couldn't help but be moved.

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

The total price of this mine is more than half a year's profit of an ordinary Foundation Establishment force!

"Mining is good." Hanzhou sighed sincerely.

Ning Youfu continued to detect with spiritual sense while smiling and saying: "According to the rules of our branch family, Fellow Daoist Hanzhou, you discovered this, and you will have a 30% share."

"10 million low-grade spirit stones?!" Hanzhou immediately widened his eyes.

He was moved.

Then, in the upper dantian spirit sea, the Bitter Cold True Meaning melted like white snow in the sun.

Hanzhou's expression changed suddenly.

He shook his head decisively, with a bitter smile on his face: "This is an external object, I don't need it."

At first, Ning Youfu thought Hanzhou was being polite.

As a result, after talking for a few sentences, Ning Youfu confirmed that Hanzhou really didn't want it.

The old man of the Ning family branch couldn't help but gasp in his heart, and admired Ning Zhuo's means even more: "My God, where did the patriarch find such a person. Too suitable!"

"The Bitter Cold Sutra and mining are so compatible. It is foreseeable that a considerable number of clansmen will give up the reward of mining for the sake of their own cultivation improvement."

"So powerful, this is really powerful."

Hanzhou suddenly turned his head and looked at the cave wall in the southeast direction: "Fellow Daoist Ning, there seems to be different Jade Moist Profound Steel after one foot and eight inches here."

"Oh?" Ning Youfu's spiritual sense could only penetrate one foot, and it was quite reluctant, and the second half of the induction was quite blurred.

Ning Youfu immediately activated the magic tool, regardless of the severe consumption of magic power, and dug a deep hole.

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

The ore was deep green, with a hint of blue, and on the surface, a faint silver-white brilliance rose, like a lake surface sprinkled with moonlight, sparkling.

The surface of the ore was as smooth as a mirror, cold to the touch, and scattered with strands of moonlight's cold aura.

Ning Youfu became excited: "This is Green Moon Essence Steel, the essence of Jade Moist Profound Steel, which is formed by the combination of Jade Moist Profound Steel and moonlight."

"It must be on a clear night without clouds, moonlight penetrates the cold air, seeps into the ore vein, and accumulates for hundreds or thousands of years to gradually form."

"This is a Golden Core-level mineral!"

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

Hanzhou's face was even more bitter, and he shook his head with difficulty: "No need, no need."

Ning Youfu paid tribute and bowed to Hanzhou solemnly: "Fellow Daoist's righteousness is rare in the world!"

"Trouble Fellow Daoist to take action with me to seal this place."

"The reserves of Green Moon Essence Steel still need to be detected."

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

"Fortunately, the ancestor of the old family is here, I must report it immediately."

Hanzhou said: "Fellow Daoist, please go, I will guard here."

Ning Youfu quickly left the mine and went to the mansion in the center of the town.

Ning Jiufan was drinking with the current town mayor, Zhu Xuanji.

Ning Jiufan raised his glass to Zhu Xuanji again: "This time I was in trouble, thanks to Fellow Daoist Zhu for helping, the grace of saving life, Ning will engrave it in his heart!"

Ning Jiufan was ambushed before, although he fought majestically, he knew clearly that it was dangerous to continue fighting. The other party was prepared and likely targeted Yuan Lao.

Zhu Xuanji and Shen Lingshu stood in the clouds to watch, and seeing Ning Jiufan's moves were old and about to be unable to support, they decisively took action, broke the formation and saved people, not to mention, Zhu Xuanji was even more destructive and killed three cultivators.

His amazing combat power made Ning Jiufan feel shocked.

Zhu Xuanji was also very heroic, drank the wine in his hand, and was about to speak, when the attendant came to report.

Ning Youfu entered the mansion and immediately saluted Zhu Xuanji and the current town mayor, saying that he wanted to report alone.

Ning Jiufan led him to the side room, and after learning this good news, he patted Ning Youfu on the shoulder and rewarded two talismans on the spot, letting Ning Youfu take one to Hanzhou.

Returning to the wine table, Ning Jiufan directly stated that a mineral deposit had been discovered, containing Green Moon Essence Steel.

For the Ning family's frankness, not hiding this point, the current town mayor and Zhu Xuanji were quite satisfied.

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The atmosphere at the wine table was even better.

For a time, they pushed cups and changed lamps, and it was harmonious.

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

"Senior, if Ning Zhuo plants 'Human Life Hanging by a Thread' on Hanzhou, can he still have such good luck when the energy is connected?" Zhu Xuanji asked.

Shen Lingshu took out the Mysterious Qi Intake Bag.

This leather bag was bulging, all of which was the energy absorbed from Ning Jiufan.

Shen Lingshu pondered: "I observe secretly every day, Ning Jiufan's energy loss is heavy, but it still maintains a high position."

"If it is 'Human Life Hanging by a Thread', there should be such a strange phenomenon!"