The next morning, Jiang Ping'an and Yu Lianhua drove the spirit boat away from Biyou Peak, and met up with He Zudao and Jiang Feng in front of the Azure Origin Sect mountain gate.
When Jiang Ping'an and Yu Lianhua arrived in front of the mountain gate, He Zudao and Jiang Feng were waiting in front of the mountain gate in advance.
"Greetings to Martial Uncle Jiang, I have met the jade Fairy." He Zudao and Jiang Feng flew up together and saluted Jiang Ping'an and Yu Lianhua.
Jiang Ping'an smiled and said, "No need to be polite. I kept you waiting for a long time. Come on the spirit boat and let's set off."
He Zudao and Jiang Feng then flew onto the spirit boat.
That Cloud Pattern Steel Mine is about 4,500 miles away from the Azure Origin Sect. Jiang Ping'an allows the spirit boat to fly at a speed of four hundred miles per hour.
At night, Jiang Ping'an continued on their way without rest. Therefore, early the next morning, they arrived at their destination.
The destination is called Xiaojiuling, Ehuai Town, Dongba County, Lanling Prefecture.
The rising sun rises in the east and the sun shines.
The spirit boat was suspended several hundred feet in the air. Jiang Feng pointed to a mountain ridge below that was no more than two hundred feet high and said, "Martial Uncle Jiang, jade Fairy, the seven or eight hills below are where Cloud Pattern Steel Mine is. Mineral deposits are generally at a depth of fifty feet underground."
"Let's go down and have a look." Jiang Ping'an said and let the spirit boat land.
After a day of investigation, Jiang Ping'an determined that Cloud Pattern Steel Mine was basically consistent with what Jiang Feng said.
After a night's rest, Jiang Ping'an and others returned to the Azure Origin Sect the next morning.
After returning to the Azure Origin Sect, Jiang Ping'an convened everyone to formally confirm the amount of investment and distribution ratio of each party, and then went to the Azure Origin Sect Spirit Mine Department to contract the Cloud Pattern Steel Mine, paying two thousand spiritual stones as a deposit.
After officially obtaining the mining rights of Cloud Pattern Steel Mine, Jiang Ping'an and others took action immediately.
The first is to recruit manpower: miners and Cloud Pattern Steel Refiner.
The second is to build the magic circle for that Cloud Pattern Steel Mine: Defense Array and Spirit Gathering Array.
Yu Lianhua was very interested in Cloud Pattern Steel Mine, so Jiang Ping'an simply asked her to take charge of everything and let her invest more energy and time.
Jiang Ping'an I regard mining Cloud Pattern Steel Mine as an ordinary investment. I don't really care whether or how many spiritual stones I can earn.
He only contributed 1,500 spiritual stones, which was not much to him.
After more than three months of busy work, Cloud Pattern Steel Mine finally started production.
After it is put into production, three Qi Refining Realm monks are needed to guard the mine. Yu Lianhua chose to guard the mine in the first round, and Jiang Ping'an naturally followed her to guard the mine. The third person is Wei An.
Evil Plant has not been planted for long, and it still needs to be cultivated by Wei An or Zhu Junchen.
On the hilltop of the mine, three caves were opened for Jiang Ping'an and six other Qi Refining Realm monks to live in when they were on guard duty.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the mine was originally very thin, but after Jiang Ping'an and others spared no effort in spiritual stones to build the spirit gathering array, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the cave was barely enough.
Three months later, the first rotation ended, and He Zudao, Zhu Junchen and Jiang Feng came to take turns. After these three months of mining and refining, the production of Cloud Pattern Steel was on track.
At present, more than 1,400 kilograms of Cloud Pattern Steel have been refined, and the production capacity is constantly increasing.
According to the current production speed, it is definitely not possible to hand over 10,000 jins of Cloud Pattern Steel to the sect in the first year. However, the sect has also given a one-year grace period, and only needs to hand over 3,000 jins of Cloud Pattern Steel in the first year.
After more than three months, Jiang Ping'an and Yu Lianhua returned to the Azure Origin Sect.
On the same day, Yu Lianhua went to see Wang Zhongyou for the reason of paying respects.
In the Biguang Cave Mansion, Wang Zhongyou's face is slightly dark.
"How much time has a small mine delayed your uncle's cultivation time?" Wang Zhongyou criticized in a deep voice, "The main purpose of letting you stay with your uncle is to assist your uncle in his cultivation!"
Yu Lianhua was so frightened that he knelt down and admitted his mistake. "Master, I know I was wrong."
Wang Zhongyou sternly ordered, "You are not allowed to guard the mine in the future!"
"Disciple, I obey." Yu Lianhua kowtowed.
Wang Zhongyou then asked Yu Lianhua to report on Jiang Ping'an's recent situation, and Yu Lianhua reported it truthfully.
Finally, Wang Zhongyou asked Yu Lianhua to go back.
After leaving Biguang Cave Mansion, Yu Lianhua couldn't help but sigh depressedly.
Generally speaking, no one is willing to guard the mine unless they are given a lot of spiritual stones. The Cloud Pattern Steel Mine was contracted by themselves. At first, they set the remuneration for guarding the mine relatively high, one hundred spiritual stones per person per month, and each person can get three hundred spiritual stones for one round of guarding.
If he steals several dozen kilograms of Cloud Pattern Steel while on duty, he can earn at least two hundred spiritual stones a month, which is quite a high income.
Now, she and Jiang Ping'an are prohibited from guarding the mine. Not only is this income gone, but she and Jiang Ping'an have been missing for a long time. He Zudao, Zhu Junchen and others will definitely steal more Cloud Pattern Steel.
Yu Lianhua returned to the cave, and Jiang Ping'an, who was sitting in the hall drinking Spirit Tea and enjoying Ziling's shoulders and back, saw that she was in a low mood.
"Lianhua, what's wrong?" Jiang Ping'an asked.
Yu Lianhua smiled bitterly and said, "Master thinks that our guarding the mine affects our cultivation too much, so I am not allowed to guard the mine anymore."
"Senior Brother Wang is right." Jiang Ping'an said with a smile, "Besides, keeping mines is also very boring. I just don't go there anymore."
"If He Zudao, Zhu Junchen, Wei An and Jiang Feng are not willing to defend the mine for a long time, we can ask others to help us take turns to defend the mine."
Seeing that Jiang Ping'an did not foresee the loss, Yu Lianhua paused for a moment before saying, "This is the only way."
She couldn't openly talk about the loss, otherwise it would turn her into complaining and resenting Wang Zhongyou. If Wang Zhongyou heard it with some magical power, the consequences would be serious.
However, not being able to say it out loud made her feel even more uncomfortable inside.
At noon the next day, Jiang Ping'an was invited by Wang Zhongyou to talk.
In the Biguang Cave Mansion, Jiang Ping'an saluted Wang Zhongyou, and Wang Zhongyou kindly invited Jiang Ping'an to take a seat.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Wang Zhongyou said, "Martial Uncle Jiang, Master has high hopes for you. You must practice diligently and catch up with and surpass Brother Yu as soon as possible."
"It's okay for you to contract mining, but there is no need to be too hands-on, such as guarding the mines."
Jiang Ping'an said sincerely, "Thank you Senior Brother Wang for reminding me. I also think it is not necessary to guard the mine personally. I will not go to guard the mine in the future. At most, I will patrol once in a while. From now on, I will continue to practice hard and live up to your teachings and Master's expectations."
Seeing that Jiang Ping'an agreed not to guard the mine, the smile on Wang Zhongyou's face became even more amiable.
He taught Jiang Ping'an: "Cultivation is our foundation, and earning spiritual stones is just to allow us to practice better and improve our cultivation faster. Junior Brother Jiang must not put the cart before the horse."
"That's what Senior Brother Wang said." Jiang Ping'an said in a learned and authentic manner.
Wang Zhongyou said, "After some time, when you meet Master, Brother Yu will help you apply for more monthly appointments so that you can practice with more peace of mind."
Jiang Ping'an stood up happily, excited and embarrassed at the same time. "How can this happen? If the master is angry and involves Senior Brother Wang, I, I..."
"Haha, Junior Brother Jiang, don't worry." Wang Zhongyou waved his hand to interrupt Jiang Ping'an and said with a smile, "Master has high hopes for you, he will not be angry."
Jiang Ping'an showed great gratitude and said, "Thank you Senior Brother Wang. If you succeed in cultivation in the future, you will never forget Senior Brother Wang's great kindness."
After burning most of the incense, Jiang Ping'an left Biguang Cave Mansion.