The five hundred soldiers of the Black Armor Army rested for more than half a day after lunch, and then left Yicheng to continue their journey, rushing over 300 miles in one breath. They finally arrived at their destination, "Tie Lian Shan" outside Huafeng City, where the gold mine was located, in the late afternoon.

  Tie Lian Mountain is a large mountain with an area of nearly ten miles in circumference, of course, much smaller than Da Yan Mountain.

  However, Tie Lian Mountain has a rich gold mine, which is now the largest source of income for the Guiyuan Sect.

  At the foot of Mount Tieshan, hundreds of people gathered, led by two men who looked similar in appearance. They were welcoming the 500 Black Armor soldiers arriving from Jiangning Prefecture.

  "Haha, Bai Zei Shidi!" One of the two people in front shouted loudly from a distance.

  Shirasaki's army of five hundred soldiers finally arrived under his command.

  "Guī Tāo shī xiōng, Guī Qìng shī xiōng." Bái Zǐ also jumped off his horse and smiled as he cupped his hands in greeting.

  Guī Tāo, Guī Qìng shī xiōng dì, rú jiàn nián guò sì shí, shì guī yuán zōng yǒu míng de 'Guī Shì Shuāng Dāo', dì xīong 'Guī Tāo' shì hēi jiǎ jūn de yī míng dū tǒng, zǎo dá dào hòu tiān diān fēng, shí lì jīng rén. ér dà gē 'Guī Qìng' shì huá fēng chéng chéng zhǔ, shí lì bù xià yú tā dì xīong.

  Their grandfather was a senior elder of the Guiyuan Sect, with unfathomable strength. The two brothers were also pillars of the Gui family, and within the Guiyuan Sect, there were many younger disciples from the Gui family, so ordinary people didn't dare to bully them.

  "Bai Ze, brother, this war horse can't climb the mountain. For now, let me take care of these horses." Gu Qing said with a smile.

  "Haha, in three months, I'll have to ask Brother Shi for help taking care of these horses," said Bai Ze.

  "It should be." Gui Qing waved his hand, and several soldiers behind him immediately ran over to start leading the horses. More than 500 warhorses were gathered at the foot of the mountain, with some soldiers from Huafeng City helping to guard and care for them.

  "Go up the mountain!"

  Then, Teng Qing-shan and his group all went up the mountain.

  ……

  Teng Qing Shan and four other centurions walked together.

  "This Iron Linked Mountain is the greatest treasure of our Return to Origin Sect! Even that 'Green Lake Island' has been eyeing this precious mountain, but it's useless for them to covet it, as this treasure is within the borders of our Jiangning Prefecture." Du Hong, the oldest of the Five Hundred Elders, praised, "This mountain contains gold inside!"

  "What's gold? In the depths of this gold mine, there is still a small piece of purple gold ore." said Wan Fansheng, who was tall and thin.

  "Zijin Mine?" asked Teng Qing Shan, "What is that?"

  Lu Shang had a general idea of the situation with the Tie Lian Shan gold mine on the way, but he didn't know about the Zi Jin Mine.

  Tian Dan said, "Qing Shan, my brother, this gold mine is vast, and the difficulty of panning for gold is not small either. However, deep within the mine, there's a place where there's no ordinary gold, but instead, it's filled with purple gold! The legendary 'Heavenly Sword' wielded by the Qinling Heavenly Emperor, who once ruled the world, was forged from this very same purple gold! Just one or two liang of purple gold is equivalent to 100 liang of ordinary gold. Moreover, purple gold is extremely heavy, so that sword must have weighed over a hundred kilograms, which translates to 10,000 liang of ordinary gold! It's truly priceless!"

  "The weapons of the Heavenly Emperor of Qinling are made of rotten iron, and they are all priceless treasures." Someone next to him also said.

  "Actually, Zijin is not very suitable for making weapons. Qinling Tian Emperor has a heavenly sword, but Qinling Tian Emperor relies on his palms to make weapons. 'Tianjian' just represents his status. In terms of hardness, Zijin is slightly inferior to Xuan Tie! However, Zijin symbolizes noble status, some wealthy merchants or sect leaders also like to use Zijin. That's very prestigious!" said Wan Fansheng, who was tall and thin.

  Heng Qingshan listened and benefited greatly.

  The value of purple gold lies in its face!

  The majestic Qinling Tian Emperor, from ancient times to the present, only Yu Huang and Qinling Tian Emperor have unified the world. Yu Huang built the Nine Tripods, which became a symbol of the nine states, and everyone worshiped them. The Qinling Tian Emperor cast the "Tianjian" with rare purple gold, commanding the world. That purple gold was extremely precious.

  With purple gold, it's got face!

  "Hey, Bai Ze, I heard that in this year's Hundred Men Competition, there was a 16-year-old named Teng Qing Shan, who is now probably 17. He defeated many people, including Wei Wu Xue's favorite disciple 'Yue Song', and I heard he's in your camp?"

  The sound coming from ahead made Teng Qing Shan involuntarily raise his head.

  Shirosaki and Katsuragi brothers walked together, at this moment Shirasaki turned around, bringing the Katsuragi brothers over.

  "These four, you all know them. This newcomer is Teng Qing Shan!" Bai Ze pointed at Teng Qing Shan and said, "Qing Shan, this is the lord of Huafeng City, Gui Qing, and this is Commander-in-Chief Gui Tao."

  Huafeng City Lord Gui Qing, upon seeing Teng Qing Shan, immediately smiled warmly and said: "Brother Qing Shan, I've heard of your great name in Huafeng City. Haha... You're about the same age as Yun Shidi, and yet your strength is so astonishing. I think that when I return to Yuan Zong, I'll have to rely on Yun Shidi, you, and Zang Feng Shidi."

  Bai Ze's face suddenly sank.

  "Brother, Bai Ze's junior brother is now also making rapid progress! I heard that his 'Morning Sun Nine Spears' are almost complete, and in terms of strength, he's probably not much different from Zang Feng's junior brother." Guan Tao said with a smile.

  Bai Ze Dou Tong smiled and said, "My 'Morning Sun Nine Spears', the other day, on Long Gang, I watched the sunrise and suddenly had an epiphany. The last difficulty of 'Morning Sun Nine Spears' has been broken through, and with a bit more practice, it will be fully mastered. Of course, compared to Zang Feng Shixiong, I'm still slightly inferior." Although he spoke humbly, his face was secretly pleased.

  "Chao Yang's Nine Guns" was thoroughly understood, and Bai Ze felt quite satisfied with himself.

  In his opinion, it's about the same as being led by Zang Feng, the first among the younger generation. However, to be more modest, he didn't dare say that it was too slow.

  "Oh? Congratulations to my junior brother then." Gu Tao and Gui Qing were indeed somewhat surprised.

  "Right, younger brother, how are we going to arrange the garrison of the gold mine?" Gu Tao said, "This matter should be settled tonight, and tomorrow morning, my troops will return to Jiangning Prefecture!"

  "This is natural." Shirasaki turned around and ordered, "Tian Dan, you lead a hundred soldiers under your command to take charge of the first district of the gold mine!"

  "Yes." Tian Dan bowed his head.

  "Du Hong, you will lead a hundred soldiers under your command and be in charge of the second area south of the gold mine!"

  "Yes." Du Hong bowed his head.

  "Liu He! You will lead your 100 troops and take charge of the third area in the western part of the gold mine!"

  "Yes!" The short Liu nodded his head.

  "Wan Fanzhang, you lead your hundred soldiers under your command, and take charge of the last fourth area of the gold mine!"

  "Yes!" The tall and thin Wan Fanshang bowed his head.

  At this time, among the five hundred officials, only Tun Qing was left without an appointment.

  Gu Qing beside him exclaimed in surprise, "Young Master, you plan to let Qing Shan lead the troops and take charge of the Zi Jin mining area? Qing Shan is leading the army for the first time and it's also his first time stationed here. He's not very familiar with it... how about we change to someone else?"

  "No need! Qing Shan is quite capable, I believe he'll do a good job." General Bai looked at Qing Shan, "Qing Shan, right?"

  Hong Qingshan bowed his head and accepted the order.

  ……

  The next day, Gui Tao led his 500 soldiers back to Jiangning City. Teng Qing Shan and his men were stationed at Tie Lian Mountain. In fact, apart from the Black Armor Army, there were also nearly a thousand soldiers from Huafeng City and Yicheng who assisted in defending the city.

  However, the Zijin Mine area is of great importance and ordinary guards are not allowed to intervene.

  In the eyes of Guiyuan Zong, the Black Armor Army is the most trustworthy.

  ……

  At dawn, Teng Qing walked on the Iron Chain Mountain, where there were many Hei Jia Jun soldiers, guards, and laborers panning for gold.

  "Zi Jin is priceless, one liang of Zi Jin is equivalent to 100 liang of gold, which is equal to 10,000 liang of silver! Ordinary civilians only earn a few dozen or twenty liang of silver in a year. One liang of Zi Jin, they can't even earn it in their lifetime! Zi Jin moves people's hearts, and there are many who risk their lives for Zi Jin." Teng Qing Shan realized that guarding the Zi Jin mine was an unlucky and exhausting task after just one day on duty.

  You did a good job of protecting, nothing went wrong, that's your duty, there won't be any reward.

  But once you make a mistake, it's your fault and you'll be punished!

  So, 'Zijin Mining Area' is a hot potato, being in charge of guarding it is a tough job.

  "This White Xiao, it seems that he is indeed targeting me." Teng Qing Shan's eyes narrowed slightly as he accelerated his pace towards the east.

  "Sir!" Beside him, Heihachi and the black armor soldiers saw Tan Qing Shan and saluted respectfully.

  Hong Qingshan nodded slightly and continued forward.

  As a warrior, one must train hard every day. To stand out in this world, it all depends on real strength. Morning training has almost become a habit for the Black Armor Army soldiers. Of course, the hundred-man commanders and marshals also practice in the morning.

  "Haha…… Old Du, your gun is powerful and heavy, but it lacks speed. You still need to practice hard." The sound of triumphant laughter came from the east, and Teng Qing Shan immediately recognized that it was the voice of Bai Ze Doutong. As he walked closer, Teng Qing Shan caught a glimpse of...

  In the distance, four other centurions and General Shiraki were also there.

  Among them, Du Hong was even knocked to the ground, but at this moment he was propping himself up with his gun and getting up, seemingly injured in the leg.

  "Whetstone?" Teng Qing Shan smiled.

  Within the Black Armor Army, the Centurions, Marshals and Commanders were all top-notch warriors. In order to promote their strength, the Black Armor Army allowed the Centurions, Marshals and Commanders to engage in mutual sparring, with one precondition - killing was not allowed.

  "Qing Shan, we're all doing our morning exercises, how come you're only arriving now?" Tian Dan shouted from afar, he was the closest to Qing Shan among the five leaders.

  "I've been practicing my marksmanship at home." Teng Qing Shan walked over with his revolving rifle and smiled at Bai Ze Dou, "Bai Ze Dou's marksmanship is indeed formidable, even Old Du isn't a match! I heard that Master Bai has mastered the 'Dawn Nine Shots', would you be willing to exchange pointers with me?"

  Teng Qing Shan's voice was loud and clear, and many of the Black Armor Army soldiers, ordinary guards, as well as some laborers heard it.

  Dare you?

  "This 'dare' and 'willing', are two different meanings."

  Teng Qing Shan asked 'Do you dare', the provocative meaning was too strong, if Bai Ze didn't respond, it meant he didn't dare to compete with Teng Qing Shan. A warrior who lost his courage would be secretly ridiculed in the Black Armor Army from then on.

  "Qingshan brothers are really ruthless." Tian Dan and four other hundred officials all smiled secretly.

  Many of the Black Armor soldiers around them had their eyes shining as they watched this scene.

  Shirasaki Toto, are you really going to do it?

  Bai Ze's face turned bright red, and he burst out laughing: "Teng Qing Shan! You're so young and already defeated several people in the Hundred Men Battle, being arrogant and overbearing is normal. But today, I, as the Commander-in-Chief, will let you know what it means to have a heaven beyond the heavens!"

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