Boom!

  Heavy rain poured down, and the deafening thunder also rang out from time to time. This heavy rain was obviously not going to stop anytime soon.

  About a mile away from Tunjiacun, a young man was walking barefoot on the muddy ground. His sleeves had become tattered strips of cloth and his pants were completely torn into strips. With his hair disheveled, he looked like a beggar.

  "Its really embarrassing enough." Teng Qing Shan looked at his clothes, and in the battle with the python monster in Bihanchi and Shentan, he couldnt help but use all his strength, his arms and legs bursting with energy to the extreme, and his pants and sleeves were torn into strips. As for those boots... Teng Qing Shan was wearing boots when he entered the mountain, but before going down to Bihanchi, he took off his boots and left them aside.

  When escaping, there was no time to bring it back either.

  "That huge python went mad, and I reckon my boots were crushed by the rubble too. In this state, how can I face people when I go back?" Teng Qing Shan looked at Teng Family Village in the distance with a bitter smile.

  This wretched appearance, if seen by his own people, would likely lead them to speculate about what could have caused Chen Qing Shan to become so disheveled.

  "Whoosh!"

  Teng Qing Shan, in the midst of a torrential downpour, transformed into a phantom-like figure, charging towards the protective wooden palisade surrounding the Teng Family Manor. In just one li, he traversed the distance in an instant. With a slight tap of his foot, he leapt over a yard high, effortlessly clearing the towering palisade. Behind the wooden palisade lay rows of sharpened wooden stakes and houses.

  With a light tap on the wooden stake, Teng Qing Shan landed on the rooftop of the house. Only to see Teng Qing Shan exerting his internal energy, his entire body as light as a swallow, treading on the tiles and moving swiftly and stealthily.

  Fortunately, this rainstorm caused almost all the villagers to hide in their homes. Since it was still early, every household was busy with breakfast. No one noticed that under such a rainstorm, the first hero of their clan was hiking on the rooftop.

  ……

  Teng Qings home is in the mountains.

  Qing Yu is burning fire, her mother Yuan Lan is making pancakes, busy with breakfast.

  "Huh? Someones come in." Yuan Lan looked out in surprise.

  "Mother." Teng Qing Shan pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard, calling out to his mother, Yuan Lan. Yuan Lan quickly grabbed an umbrella and ran over, taking a shocked glance at Teng Qing Shan before anxiously asking: "Qing Shan, what happened? Your clothes are completely torn! And where are your boots? You came back barefoot?"

  His father, Teng Yongfan, also walked to the threshold of the main hall and looked at Teng Qingshan outside in surprise.

  "Qingshan, what happened to you? You look so wretched. Where is your iron spear?" asked Teng Yongfan.

  Teng Qing Shan tossed the withered leaves in his hand to one side, then took out a section of iron spear wrapped in tree leaves. He couldnt help but smile and say, "Dad, no choice, only this much is left?" Teng Yong Fans expression changed upon hearing this. His sons strength, he knew it well. That was a first-rate warrior.

  Able to make a first-rate warrior lose half of his weapon, what kind of danger would the son have encountered before?

  "Dad, Ill go wash up and change into some clean clothes first." Teng Qing Shan said with a smile.

  "Go and change your clothes quickly, Ill be waiting for you." Teng Yongfan said.

  Hong Qingshan nodded and entered his own room.

  "Brother Fang, what kind of danger did Qing Shan encounter in the Green Mountain? Was it the Wild Boar King or the Wolf King?" Mother Yuan Lan asked doubtfully. Teng Yongfan shook his head and said: "You still dont know your sons abilities? At the age of ten, he could already kill the Wolf King. Now, even a hundred Wolf Kings wouldnt be able to threaten him. He is a first-rate martial artist! I really didnt expect that in this vast wilderness, there would be something that could make Qing Shan so desperate."

  "Mother, quickly flip the pancake, its going to burn." Qingyu shouted while tending to the fire.

  "Ah." Yuan Lan rushed over.

  ******

  Teng Qings house is in the mountains.

  After washing up, changing into clothes and putting on shoes, using a rope to tie his hair slightly, Teng Qing Shan also felt refreshed. In this ancient era, there were no barber shops, and the tribes hair was relatively long, so Teng Qing Shan couldnt have short hair, could he?

  "Lost a set of clothes, a pair of boots, and half a rifle, in exchange for these two pieces of ore." Teng Qing Shan carefully examined the two pieces of ore in his hand.

  These two pieces of ore are one slightly larger and one slightly smaller, both entirely black in color, looking ordinary.

  These two pieces of ore were among the many discovered by Teng Qing Shan at the bottom of Bi Han Tan, and he had no way to carry them all back then. He simply picked up two pieces and put them in his pocket.

  "Huh, didnt the purple glow appear in the cold pool?" When placed in front of his eyes, he couldnt see any purple glow at all. Teng Qing Shan immediately covered the ore with both hands to block out the light, and indeed, under dark conditions, Teng Qing Shan barely saw a very weak purple glow. Its estimated that in the cold pool, under completely dark conditions, this purple glow would be even more pronounced.

  "In the cold pool, I thought this ore was still quite hot, now it feels just warm." Teng Qing Shan also understood that in the outside world, he too felt that the ore was only warm.

  In the icy pool at the bottom, under extremely cold conditions, touching this ore feels very hot, which is normal.

  "I dont know about minerals, Ill go ask Father what kind of mineral this is." Teng Qing Shan put the two pieces of ore in his bosom, opened an umbrella and walked out of the house, passing through the courtyard to head towards the main hall.

  Put down the umbrella and Teng Qing Shan sat beside the table.

  Its raining heavily outside, but its warm and cozy inside.

  "Green Mountain." Teng Yongfan asked with concern, "You entered the mountain, its only been half an hour, what exactly did you encounter? It actually made you lose half of your iron spear." This entering and exiting the mountain, going down to Bi Han Pool, sounds slow when said, but in reality, at Teng Qing Shans speed, coming and going wouldnt even take half an hour.

  Mother is still preparing breakfast.

  "Whats wrong?" Teng Qing Shan smiled helplessly, "Dad, I didnt expect it either. Our Da Yan Mountain isnt even considered a big mountain, but theres actually a monster in this mountain."

  "Monster?" Teng Yongfan was even more surprised, "What kind of monster?"

  "The giant python with a silver horn on its head, over ten zhang long. Teng Qing Shan recalled that python and still felt his heart racing, that python was indeed impenetrable to swords and guns. Even his own ultimate move Poisonous Dragon Drill could only slightly break the skin, to say nothing of his own strength and marksmanship, the penetrating power of this gun tip had long surpassed many hot weapons in his previous life."

  Its estimated that even if missiles from past lives were used, they wouldnt be able to kill a python with such defensive capabilities.

  "A python over ten zhang long with silver horns on its head?" Teng Yongfan also exclaimed in surprise.

  A python born with a single horn on its head is called a Jiaolong in the land of the nine states.

  "Jiao, thats a mythical creature, a divine beast! Qing Shan, youve encountered a Jiao?" Teng Yongfan couldnt believe it. "In our Da Yan Mountain, theres a Jiao inside?" In many legends of the Nine Provinces vast land, some monsters with unimaginable powers were referred to as divine beasts or mythical creatures.

  Those monsters, each one, have the terrible power to destroy cities.

  Teng Qing Shan laughed and said, "Dad, it was that Bi Han Pool. I dove into the Bi Han Pool... to see why its so cold. At the bottom of the pool, I ran into a python! Luckily I escaped quickly."

  "You kid, stop messing around." Teng Yongfans back was covered in cold sweat after hearing this.

  Just thinking of his own son fighting with the giant python at the bottom of the icy pool, Teng Yongfan felt a wave of terror. If his own son died, what would he do?

  "Dad, Im not coming back," Teng Qing Shan said. "By the way, Dad, from now on, let our tribesmen enter Da Yan Mountain to fetch water from Bi Han Pond. Remember, its best not to throw stones into Bi Han Pond. If a stone sinks to the bottom of the pond and wakes up that monster, once it comes out again, we ordinary tribesmen wont be able to escape."

  Teng Qing Shan was well aware of the terror of this dragon.

  Faster than Mount Tais collapse.

  If it werent for that Jiaolong, unwilling to leave Bihanchuan. But if he insisted on going alone and chasing after Teng Qingshan all the way, then whether he could return safely today was still uncertain.

  "Dont worry, no one is as reckless as you." Teng Yongfan looked at his own son, also unable to scold or laugh.

  I dont know whether I should be proud that my son can fight with the legendary monster, Jiaolong, and still be alive, or angry at his recklessness.

  Teng Qing Shan also knew that his behavior had displeased his father, so he immediately changed the subject: "Right, Dad, when I was at Bi Han Pool, I discovered a kind of mineral. This mineral, at the bottom of Bi Han Pool, actually emits heat, very strange. Take a look, what is this."

  Hong Qingshan took out the two black ore from his bosom.

  At first glance, this ore looks ordinary.

  "Oh, is it from the bottom of the Cold Pool?" Teng Yongfans eyes lit up. As a master armorer, Teng Yongfan knew a lot about refining minerals.

  As soon as he touched the black ore, Teng Yongfans face showed a look of surprise: "Its actually warm..." He took a piece of black ore to his chest, covered it with both hands to block out the light, and examined it carefully. Teng Yongfan exclaimed, "It really is it, it really is Ziguang Han Tie, Purple Light Cold Iron!"

  Teng Qing Shan was filled with doubts: "Father, what is this Purple Light Iron?"

  Teng Yongfan raised his head and looked at Teng Qingshan with surprise: "Qingshan, you may not know about the Purple Light Cold Iron, but it also has another name - Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron!"

  "Ten Thousand Year Ice Iron?" Teng Qing Shan was taken aback.

  Because he thought of a mineral - Thousand Year Cold Iron. In the past, when going to Yicheng Wanxiang Building, Teng Qing Shan had seen this mineral before. The Thousand Year Cold Iron was entirely dark and emitted an icy cold aura. Its price was also extremely expensive, one kilogram of Thousand Year Cold Iron required two taels of gold to purchase.

  "Yes, Ive bought the Wanxiang Buildings book that introduces various refining equipment and minerals. It describes this purple light cold iron. The purple light cold iron is also called Wannian Cold Iron. Its a priceless treasure! According to the book, it can only be found in the northern grasslands, in the icy North Sea, where some people have been lucky enough to discover it."

  "This ten-thousand-year-old Cold Iron is already the most precious Cold Iron. Ordinary thousand-year-old Cold Iron feels piercingly cold to the touch, but this ten-thousand-year-old Cold Iron has reached an extreme and instead becomes warm and jade-like."

  "The Thousand Year Cold Iron, its indestructible and can be forged into a divine weapon with just the right amount of alloy. Its worth one hundred times more than the Thousand Year Cold Iron, and whats more, its priceless!" Teng Yongfan exclaimed excitedly.

  "Thousand-year-old cold iron price a hundred times?" Teng Qing Shan looked at these two black stones, somewhat stunned.

  Teng Qing Shan found that he had lost a set of clothes, a pair of boots and half a gun stock. In exchange for these two pieces of stone, it seemed... profitable.

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