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The Dongju Mountains are made up of thousands of stretching peaks. The heights of the peaks are staggered, and the peaks vary in size to form valleys and abyss. The trees in the mountains are so tall, some have grown for hundreds of years, and it takes two adult men to hug the trees. There are large lakes, small lakes, and waterfalls, and wild beasts are rampant, including some powerful monsters.

The Qionglou Immortal Palace was built on nine of the peaks, and the sect-protecting formations were arranged. The nine peaks were shrouded in mist, misty and ethereal. When mortals saw it, they would have thought they were the residences of immortals. These are the nine palaces of Yufeng Sect. peak.

Yufeng Sect also has outer peaks, some far from the inner peak, each performing its own duties.

More than sixty boys and girls, led by three young men in green robes, walked among the stone oaks and trees. There was no direct mountain road leading to Yufeng Zongzong from the outside world to avoid woodcutters and hunters from disturbing the tranquility.

The terrain was steep and full of rocks, making it difficult to walk, but it did not affect the steps of the three young men in green robes. They walked easily and talked and laughed along the way. But the more than sixty boys and girls did not have the strength to do so, and they took every step carefully. , some of the young men who became disciples of the outer sect of weapon refining, alchemy, and talisman making began to complain, hanging behind with tired expressions.

The middle-aged man who was in charge of recruiting disciples flew away with his sword after entering the mountains. Several boys and girls had seen this method before. All of them had big mouths and stared blankly at the sky, asking the Wind Control Sect for more information. It is endless yearning.

It was a peaceful journey along the way. Most of the wild beasts outside were driven away, but we encountered a few naughty monkeys, mountain rabbits and pheasants. After stumbling for more than an hour, we saw stone steps one foot wide in front of us.

After walking up hundreds of steps, we reached the mountainside. A two-story pavilion was located in the open space on the mountainside. In front of the pavilion, there were already several people in different clothes waiting there, including men and women.

"Disciples who refine weapons, come to me" "Those who are selected to refine alchemy, don't come to me stupidly"...

Yang Qing and other twenty people came to a short old man wearing a gray robe. The old man checked the number of people and saw that they were all young men with strong bodies. He nodded with satisfaction.

In the pavilion, everyone's name, age and other information were recorded, a waist tag was given, and common items such as clothing, wooden basins, and sweat towels were received. Each person was also given two thin books.

Each outer peak has standard clothing. The clothing in the Hantie Mine area is a gray short robe. Yang Qing and others have distributed two sets. The two books are all secret books of Xuan Gong.

"Come on, come with me to the Hantie Mining Area. If you walk too slowly, lunch time will be over." The old man in gray robe said kindly, and without a straight face towards Yang Qing and others, he led them down the stone steps again. Walking towards the Han Iron Mine Area.

The old man walked in front and began to talk about the cold iron mining area.

The Hantie Mining Area is one of the outer peaks of Yufeng Sect. It is forty miles away from the nine inner peaks. Within these forty miles, wide mountain roads have been dug out to transport the raw ore of Hantie.

The reason why it is called Hantie Mining Area is because there is a small Hantie Mine there. This Hantie Mine was discovered twenty years ago. Since then, Waifeng of Hantie Mining Area was established.

The daily homework of the disciples in the Han Iron Mine is to mine the cold iron ore, extract the raw cold iron ore and transport it to the Refining Outer Peak, where it will be refined into cold iron at the Refining Outer Peak.

This cold iron ore has been mined for nearly twenty years. As the quality of the cold iron ore has improved, the difficulty of mining has also increased. The scale of the cold iron ore is not large. It will be mined in another five or six years. After that, the cold iron mining area will be disbanded.

It was already noon when the group of people arrived at Hantie Mining Area. The old man handed over twenty teenagers to a young man named Zhou Tengyun, and specifically asked Zhou Tengyun to divide the new disciples into two rooms.

Zhou Tengyun is less than thirty years old, tall, with an extraordinary appearance and a cold expression. He is the deacon who manages the daily affairs of the disciples in Hantie Mining Area. This time he will allocate stone houses to a group of people, and also explain homework, rules and other related matters.

There are many stone houses in the cold iron mining area, which are about ten feet wide and high, as gray as caves, and they are closely adjacent to each other.

Yang Qing was assigned to a stone house with a sixteen-year-old boy named Lu Zhen. Yang Qing knew that this boy was one of those people who could "know a thousand words", but he was assigned to the cold iron mining area.

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Lu Zhen is two fingers taller than Yang Qing, has a frail body, small eyebrows, tender skin, and the appearance of a scholar. They are both the same age and do not have too many restrictions.

The stone house is not big. There are only two wooden beds and a table and two chairs. There are wax stands, teapots and other things on the table. There are beddings on the wooden bed, all of which are brand new.

"Yang Qing, we are going to be in the same room for a while, and we have to help each other, right?" Lu Zhen looked at the stone house and said with a smile. "By the way, what kind of encounter did you encounter to be dressed like this?"

"I've been wearing this dress for four days, can I stop wearing it?" Yang Qing grinned, with a look of helplessness on his face. He put the things away and was changing his clothes. The fabric of the clothes was very thick and very wear-resistant.

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Yang Qing's clothes were so dirty that he couldn't even see the original condition, and he couldn't bear to throw them away. After all, his mother had sewn them stitch by stitch.

"Tell me about it, I like listening to stories the most." Lu Zhen was curious. He changed into a robe and put it on his frail body. He sat down on Yang Qing's bed, his eyes shining.

"It's nothing, I just ran away from home..." Yang Qing felt excited in his loneliness. Lu Zhen's familiarity made him feel friendly, so he ran out from home and started talking.

"You are really that kind of person. Aren't you afraid that your parents will be sad?" Lu Zhen was surprised. His pale face was full of disbelief. He obviously didn't understand Yang Qing's behavior. "I was brought here by my father. My father said...

The outer disciples of Yufeng Sect are better than the scholars, so I am here."

"I'm afraid they will be sad, hey, you don't understand." Yang Qing felt guilty, and then thought, "My parents should be very happy to become an outer disciple. But..."

"What kind of book is this?" Yang Qing said silently. He took out the two books and looked at them, but he didn't recognize the words on them. The books were very thin, and the two books were less than a finger thick when put together.

"This one is called "Sixteen Forms of Xiantian", and that one is called "Hua Xi Jue", Lu Zhen said casually, took out his two books and glanced at them casually.

"Sixteen Forms of Xiantian" is a technique for the Xiantian Realm. There are sixteen forms in total. Each form is clearly described, and there are detailed key points beside it.

"Hua Xi Jue" is also a technique of the Xiantian realm. It is a breathing technique. It can assist "Sixteen Xiantian Postures" in tempering the five internal organs and six internal organs and opening up the twelve main meridians. It is recorded in the second chapter of "Hua Xi Jue"

How to activate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the movement of true energy.

"Yang Qing, you don't know how to read. You haven't been to school." Lu Zhen put down the two books and came to Yang Qing's side, with a cunning look on his face.

"My village is poor and there is no school, and I can't read either." Yang Qing responded numbly. He was carefully watching the line figures in "Sixteen Innate Styles" when he suddenly came close to him and startled him.

"Yang Qing, let me discuss this with you. If you are illiterate, you can't understand the words in this book, so you can't practice, right?" Lu Zhen pointed at the densely packed children on "Hua Xi Jue"

, he said in a coaxing way, "How about this, if you help me with half of your daily homework, I will teach you how to read."

"Really? I wanted to learn how to read from you, but I didn't know how to speak." Yang Qing looked happy, but couldn't believe it.

"Really, we are under the same roof. If I don't help you, who will I help?" Lu Zhen patted Yang Qing on the shoulder and said enthusiastically.

"Okay, it's settled. I'll do half of your homework for you, and you'll teach me how to read. Thank you so much." Yang Qing grinned and thanked her sincerely.

The two of them agreed, took the wooden basin and went out to wash up, and then went to the dining room to have lunch together.

Meals are taken from the spacious dining room next to the many stone houses. You can eat them inside or take them back to the stone houses.

The food here is very good, including rice, steamed buns, meat, and soup.

Those in charge of meals are also outer disciples and belong to the "meals" in the outer peaks. In addition, the peak where Yang Qing and others receive clothes and other sundries is also one of the outer peaks.

In the dining room, there were many young people gathering together to eat. When they saw a group of young people coming in, some smiled kindly, while others took one look and ignored them.

In the afternoon, Lu Zhen began to teach Yang Qing how to read, starting with simple and commonly used words.

"I'll only teach you this once, but you have to remember it. If you don't bring paper or pen, just write with water."

Lu Zhenjiao was tired, so the two of them tried the moves of the "Sixteen Innate Moves". Each of these moves had strict requirements, and the slightest difference could make a huge difference.

It takes a lot of time to accurately master one move, and it also takes sixteen moves to be performed accurately and continuously. The speed of switching between moves is also strictly limited. In short, there is no progress in an afternoon.

In terms of literacy, Yang Qing is keen to be cautious. Firstly, Yang Qing is neither stupid nor stupid. Secondly, Yang Qing is already fourteen years old. His memory and understanding are not comparable to those of children who have just entered school. Moreover, he knows how to read many words.

What do you mean, I just can’t write.

As Yang Qing's literacy increases, his literacy speed will become faster and faster. Drawing inferences from one example and drawing analogies are also applicable to literacy.

The twenty young men who had just arrived in the Hantie Mining Area were sitting in their respective stone houses, doing their own business. Some were practicing the "Sixteen Innate Styles", some were sitting cross-legged on the bed practicing the "Hua Xi Jue", and some were chatting... They were all right.

This strange environment is full of curiosity.

The afternoon passed very quickly, at least that's what Yang Qing thought. By the time he remembered the fiftieth word, it was already dinner time.

After devouring the food, Lu Zhen was already tired after walking such a long journey, and soon after lying on the bed, he began to snore slightly.

Yang Qing carefully stood on the ground and constantly adjusted his posture, hoping to be consistent with the moves in the "Sixteen Innate Moves".

After practicing for a while, his body became a little stiff, so he lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and recalled the words that Lu Zhen taught so as not to forget them. He knew that entering the Yufeng Sect was just the first step. If he didn't work hard, he would end up with nothing.

Didn't get it.

The outer sect disciples are no different than the inner sect disciples. They have a lot of homework to do every day, and then they can practice the exercises and improve their cultivation.

The daily homework for the outer disciples in the Hantie Mining Area is to mine the raw ore of Hantie. Each person needs to mine a four-wheeled cart filled with red horse-drawn ore, which is about two thousand kilograms.

Mining raw ore is not as simple as loading the stone onto the truck. It requires first distinguishing the cold iron raw ore from ordinary stones, then hammering and smashing the large pieces of raw cold iron ore with a pickaxe into pieces of about a hundred kilograms, and finally transporting it onto the truck.

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Cold iron ore is easy to distinguish from ordinary stones. Cold iron ore is cold no matter how hot the weather is. Good quality cold iron ore is even colder.

Deacon Zhou Tengyun looked at these matters silently and spoke loudly. Tomorrow morning, after receiving the tools for mining, he can start doing his homework.;