Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 62 A Chance Encounter (Seeking Further Reading)

"wrong!"

Xu Mingxuan quickly noticed something was wrong; the exposed stone skin had a silvery sheen.

"Mysterious Iron Essence should be black and glossy."

He had dug up a few before.

In the Great Wei army camp, more than half of the people were mining, but firstly, mining was difficult, and secondly, it was impossible for them to mine in large, continuous areas.

Therefore, it's normal for them to have no harvest for several days in a row while mining.

"Let's dig it out first."

Xu Mingxuan thought for a moment and then began to gently tap around the area to determine the edges of the ore.

"Is it the size of a palm? It feels a bit small."

Xu Mingxuan muttered to himself twice and began digging.

"Strange, how can such a small piece of ore be so heavy? It must weigh hundreds of kilograms."

“This is an opportunity!”

A thought flashed through Xu Mingxuan's mind.

"It must be handed over!"

Although the ore is small and easy to carry, it is difficult to take it out.

Xu Mingxuan instructed Lao Mo and the others to continue working, while he returned to the military camp and went to the captain's tent.

Every captain is a naturally born martial artist.

As for the commander-in-chief, a squad leader like him was basically not qualified to meet him.

"Captain Ge, Xu Mingxuan requests an audience," Xu Mingxuan called out from outside the tent.

"Xu Mingxuan?"

Captain Ge remembered that this was one of the men he had personally chosen to serve as a squad leader under his command.

"come in."

Xu Mingxuan entered the tent and bowed in greeting.

"What is it? Speak," Captain Ge said calmly, continuing to handle his duties.

Xu Mingxuan held the ore in both hands and said, "I found a peculiar ore at Shuangtuo Peak, which is suspected to be a high-quality Xuan Tie Jing Shi (a type of mineral).

"Bring it to me quickly."

Upon hearing this, Colonel Ge was startled and immediately replied.

Xu Mingxuan stepped forward and placed the silver-gray ore on his desk.

After examining it closely, he suddenly burst into laughter, "It really is the Mother of Mysterious Iron!"

"I never expected that the first piece of Xuan Tie essence would be unearthed under my command. It's truly a blessing from heaven."

"Come, follow me to see the Commander."

On the way, Xu Mingxuan asked curiously, "May I ask, Captain, what exactly is this Xuan Tie Jing Mu?"

"It's alright to tell you. You all know about Xuan Tie Jing Shi. It's a material used to forge precious weapons, and it can barely be compared with the magical artifacts of immortal masters."

"But Xuan Tie Jing Mu is exactly the kind of magic weapon material that Immortal Masters need. A Xuan Tie Jing Mu might not even be produced in a Xuan Tie Jing Shi mine."

"Xu Mingxuan, you have done a great job."

Xu Mingxuan clasped his hands and said, "It is all thanks to the captain; how dare I take credit for it?"

Captain Ge nodded in satisfaction; he was a pragmatic person.

"Don't worry, I will recommend you for credit. The contribution of this first piece of Xuan Iron Essence is significant; getting a first-class merit is no problem."

"With this achievement, once the war is over, you can easily open a martial arts school in your hometown."

"By the way, which prefecture are you from?"

"Moon Lake County".

"Hmm." Captain Ge nodded. "His strength is a bit low, otherwise, with this first-class merit, he could have secured a position in the county town."

Before long, the two arrived at the camp of the commander of the Dingzi Camp.

Four peak-level Acquired Realm soldiers dressed in black armor guarded the entrance to the camp.

"Colonel Ge Xuanhong has come to pay his respects to the Commander-in-Chief."

"Let them in."

A deep voice came from inside the tent, and the soldiers then allowed them to pass.

"Ge Xuanhong, what brings you here?"

"Of course, it's Lord He Xi."

"Oh, what's there to be happy about?"

"Please take a look, Commander."

Ge Xuanhong presented the Black Iron Essence Mother, and Du Tong immediately recognized it, exclaiming in surprise, "Black Iron Essence Mother?!"

"Haha, the first piece of Xuan Iron Essence has appeared in my Dingzi Camp. Let's see how those old guys act arrogantly in front of me, hahaha~" "Ge Xuanhong, this commander will not forget your contribution."

"Thank you, sir. This piece of Xuan Tie essence was dug up by my subordinate, squad leader Xu Mingxuan. I would like to request a first-class merit for him."

The commander glanced at Xu Mingxuan and said, "He's a young man with good spirits."

"I agreed."

"Thank you, sir!"

"Thank you very much, Commander!"

Xu Mingxuan immediately bowed in respect.

The two quickly returned to the captain's tent.

Ge Xuanhong patted Xu Mingxuan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Xu Mingxuan, are you interested in becoming my personal guard? Let's see how lucky you are to patrol the mining areas under my jurisdiction."

"Thank you, Colonel Xie. I am willing." Xu Mingxuan smiled and clasped his hands in a salute.

"Do a good job, I have high hopes for you."

On the day.

Xu Mingxuan ordered his soldiers to excavate in the area where the Xuan Tie Jing Mu had been unearthed.

As a result, a large amount of black iron ore was unearthed, making Ge Xuanhong's achievements far exceed those of the other captains in charge of the mining areas.

Overjoyed, Xu Mingxuan's soldiers also received commendations from Ge Xuanhong.

You can earn battle merits by mining a certain amount of minerals and killing soldiers of the Great Liang.

However, some rewards, such as Qi-Boosting Pills and Qi-Blood Pills, will only be issued after the war ends and battle merits are tallied.

"I wonder if my father, elder brothers, and second elder brothers will be very surprised when they see my first-class merit award list when I get back."

"Indeed, Father is right. Trust your intuition."

Xu Mingxuan didn't know about the Xuan Tie Jing Mu, but when he saw the silver ore, he immediately thought it was a good thing.

They didn't hesitate to hand it over.

"Materials for immortal cultivators' magical artifacts, but unfortunately they are of no use to my Xu family."

With this in mind, Xu Mingxuan quickly entered a meditative state, breathing deeply and sensing the power of heaven and earth.

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Yuehu County, Qingjiang County.

Dongxi Village.

Bihan Pool.

"After the snow."

"Here you are, Father."

With a quick movement, Xu Mingshu arrived at the newly built house with blue bricks and black tiles next to the bamboo house in just a few steps.

"Go down the mountain to find your elder brother and bring five loyal martial arts practitioners. The age range should be: one between six and twelve years old, one between fifteen and twenty, one between twenty-one and thirty, one between thirty-one and forty, and one between forty-one and fifty."

"Good thing, just go. Remember, loyalty comes first, and you must be a martial artist."

"Oh, I know."

Xu Mingshu nodded and called out to the white tiger, "Little White."

Baihu got up, looked at Xu Mingshu, then at the black iron fruit on the tree, reluctant to leave.

"When you come back, I'll ask your father to give you a few."

The white tiger roared excitedly.

dong dong dong~
With a few leaps, he traversed over a hundred meters and arrived in front of Xu Mingshu.

Xu Mingshu climbed onto the bed and patted her gently. "Let's go home."

roar~
The white tiger ran, creating a gust of wind, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Xu Mingxian stopped breathing, walked to the front of the house, and looked at Xu Chuan inside.

Before him was a furnace, the flames of which had already gone out.

"Father, have you refined something good?"

"It's a good thing, but it's useless to you."

Xu Chuan picked up a porcelain bottle from the side and handed it to Xu Mingxian.

Xu Mingxian stepped into the room and took the porcelain bottle.

The porcelain bottle had a label that read, "Tongqiao Dan" (通窍丹).

"Opening the acupoints? Is it a pill that helps open up the acupoints?"

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "That's right. Unlike medicinal diets, this pill has a remarkable effect on opening up acupoints, especially in the first few times you take it. It should be able to open up an acupoint directly."

For top-tier martial artists, reaching the peak of the Acquired Realm becomes increasingly difficult, requiring months of accumulated effort even with the aid of medicinal diets. However, with the addition of the Acupoint-Opening Pill, the time to reach the peak of the Acquired Realm can be reduced by half.

Xu Mingxian was shocked. "With this pill, plus our family's three secret medicinal diets, as long as the martial artists have decent aptitude, wouldn't we be able to quickly cultivate a batch of peak acquired martial artists?"

　Fellow Daoists, please help me!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)