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Not long later, three white robed elders came out. Lee Xun had met one of them, it was the Elder Liu that he had met in Qing Lian Mountain that day.

"What business do you two have with this old man?" The old man in the lead asked.

"I am Lee Xun, this is my wife, Lei Jingjing. We have come under the request of Senior Guangcheng." Lee Xun took out a keepsake and Duanmu Quan also took out a similar jade tablet. After comparing the two, he confirmed that it was correct.

"Hur hur, the two of you, please come in."

Lee Xun could tell that this was the young man who had the strength of the ninth stage who was following by Elder Liu's side back then. Now that he had returned to his original appearance, his talent was extremely terrifying, and back then, Lee Xun was only around the ninth stage of his strength. However, Lee Xun had been stuck at the ninth stage for three years already. He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a oval shaped face and a pair of eyes like spring water. He gave off a slightly mature temperament, wore a dark blue tight suit, and even added a bit of a heroic spirit to his body. His round, slender legs seemed to be slightly longer than an ordinary person's, but just this tiny bit was extremely attractive. Lee Xun could not help but exclaim, true Sword Soul Continent was truly filled with talented people.

"You two, let's get to know each other. This old man is Duanmu Quan, this is Elder Ling, and this is Elder Liu He. These two are my family's Miss Sun, Duanmu Ruoxue and Young Master Sun, Duanmu Rufeng. " Duanmu Quan introduced them one by one.

"Lee Xun greets the three seniors." Lee Xun cupped his hands and bowed towards the three, then smiled and nodded towards Duanmu Ruoxue and Duanmu Rufeng.

Duanmu Ruoxue and his sister nodded in return as they saw Lee Xun's courteous actions. However, Duanmu Quan and Liu She frowned. They had felt that Lee Xun's and Lei Jingjing's strength was far above theirs, and that Lei Jingjing's cold and arrogant expression was extremely normal in their eyes, but Lee Xun was a little abnormal. Why did he call the three of them seniors?

"Little friend Lee Xun, you're a peerless genius." Bian Ling seemed to understand the similarity between Duanmu Quan and Liu He, and said with a serious face.

Duanmu Quan and Liu He both looked towards the edge of the mountain range and upon seeing him nod his head slightly, they looked at the somewhat innocent Lee Xun with shock. Of the three of them, the first two had the strength of early stage Earth Rank, and only the ones at the edge of the mountain range had the strength of Earth Rank Peak.

After a short moment of awkwardness, Duanmu Quan invited Lee Xun and his sister to sit.

"Lee Xun, I really can't believe it. This old man has always thought that my Young Master Sun and my Miss Sun can be considered as the phoenix among men, but compared to you, it doesn't seem to be the case."

When Lee Xun and Lei Jingjing came in, Duanmu Ruxue and his sister could not see their strength, and thought that the senior experts had deliberately kept the youths' appearances young. However, after hearing what Bian Ling had said, they had already thought of something, and now that they heard Duanmu Quan's evaluation, the brother and sister became a little unconvinced.

"Senior Quan must be joking. Let's get to the main topic at hand." Originally, I thought that Senior Guang Chengzi had specially arranged for me to go see Senior Duanmu Yang, but seeing the three of you here, I believe that you would definitely run into some trouble along the way. " Lee Xun did not wish to waste time on the question of his own age, even though he always wanted to surprise others.

Hearing that Lee Xun had brought the topic to the heart of the matter, Duanmu Quan became serious and said, "That's right, this time the goods we are transporting are the ores from the Searing Flame Copper Mother. This type of ore is strictly regulated in all empires. It's only because of the reputation that I accumulated for many years in my Duanmu Family that the imperial military was able to sell us a portion of it. "

"Flaming Copper Mother? Forgive this junior for his shallow knowledge, but I wonder just what use does it have? " To be under the control of all the empires, the usage of the Searing Flame Copper Mother must be extremely special. This was the first time Lee Xun had heard of it, and he couldn't help but become more interested in it.

"The Flaming Copper Mother is mainly used to make needles, crossbows and crossbows. The number of crossbows was divided into three types: ten crossbows, a hundred crossbows, and a thousand crossbows. The Ten Needle Crossbow could deal with Twelfth Order warriors, while the Hundred Needle Crossbow could deal with Human Rank warriors. Not only could the Thousand Needles Crossbow kill Human Rank Warriors directly, even Earth Rank Expert would be killed if they were not careful. So every country has listed the Flaming Copper Mother as a special grade pipe product. "

Lee Xun was shocked, this was the first time he heard that crossbow arrows could actually kill a Human Rank Ranker and a Earth Rank Expert. It was no wonder that the other countries were trying their best to control it. If they let it flood the country, it would be a hidden danger to the country's security.

"Hehe, this kid is really ill-informed. This is the first time I've heard of such a powerful weapon."

"Yeah, it's a good thing that the Flaming Copper Mother's production is very low. Moreover, the craftsmanship of making crossbows and crossbow arrows requires extremely high standards. After the crossbow was shot out, it could still be retracted, but a single shot of the needle and crossbow would be destroyed and scrapped. Because of the craftsmanship of the crossbow, the abandoned needle and crossbow could not be rebuilt. This time, my Duanmu Family paid a huge price to purchase this batch of Searing Flame Copper Ore in order to improve the clan's defenses and make various promises to the empire. We didn't expect the news to be confidential, so the clan sent the three of us here to escort them. Originally, Miss Sun and Young Master Sun were going to go to the Helan Empire, but now all the large sized Space Teleportation Array s that lead to the surrounding countries are not accessible, they can only go back with us. "It's just that there's a piece of news that has come from the tribe that makes us feel uneasy."

"What news?" Please state your words, Senior Quan. " Lee Xun didn't want to see someone who understood everything to be confused. It was better to know the secret as well as not to forget.

Looking at Duanmu Ruoxue who had his head lowered and his face slightly flushed, Duanmu Quan said: "The matter was this: When Miss Sun was born, she once set a marriage, but not long after, something shocking had happened to the entire continent. My Duanmu Family did not want to interfere, so I chose to end the marriage. But now, he knew that Miss Sun was a heavenly beauty and had great talent in cultivation. Not only that, but Miss Sun was also very talented in financial management and business, so he wanted to talk about the past again. Although my Duanmu Family has still refused, the other party is threatening to snatch the person away. That's why the Patriarch was worried and so he gave the cultivation manual to Sect Leader Guangcheng. "

Lee Xun finally understood the seriousness of the situation. The scorching copper essence would definitely make the various major powers jealous, but with the Duanmu Family's strength, there wouldn't be many people who would dare make a move, but if they did, it would be extremely troublesome. The Patriarch of the Duanmu Family, Duanmu Yang, was a Heaven Rank Rankers whose strength was even above Guang Chengzi. If someone dared to threaten to snatch someone from such a strong person, the other party's power would be terrifying as well. With these two combined, this trip was truly dangerous.

"Senior Quan, what happened that shocked the entire continent?"

"You should have heard that the Baili Clan that is ranked in the top ten was destroyed by the Qianye Clan. Back then, Miss Sun had also betrothed Qianye Clan. The Patriarch felt that Qianye Clan was too ambitious and that the destruction of the Baili Clan was also very strange, so he unilaterally announced the end of the marriage. At that time, Qianye Clan was at the heart of the struggle, and did not dare to offend us Duanmu Family. Thus, he chose to remain silent on this matter, but did not expect that the matter would be brought up again recently, and he swore that as long as Miss Sun left the Duanmu Family, they would personally 'invite' Miss Sun back. "

Lee Xun was secretly surprised, it was actually Qianye Clan, he had not went to find his yet, but coincidentally, he had met with such a mishap. Even without Guang Chengzi's instructions, he wouldn't have allowed his Qianye Clan to succeed.

"Senior Quan, I have indeed heard some rumors. It's said that Baili Clan is much stronger than Qianye Clan. Do you know the details inside?"

"Sigh, everyone would like to know the details inside, but other than the core members of the Qianye Clan, no one else knows. Even the few surviving Baili Clan clansmen did not believe what had just happened. However, the elites of the Baili Clan had truly disappeared overnight, and the Qianye Clan had also announced that they have occupied the ancestral hall of the Baili Clan, as they wantonly hunted down and killed the Baili Clan survivors from all over the place. "

As expected, it was just as the old man had guessed, there must be a huge secret behind the destruction of the Baili Clan. The expert of Baili Clan that this old man mentioned must be extremely powerful, and should not have been killed so easily. This was something that this old man could only hope to hear from the mouth of the person of Qianye Clan. This was actually a good opportunity for him to ask. If he used an Earth Price Ranker from his Qianye Clan, he might be able to get some information from capturing him alive. After making up his mind, Lee Xun thought to himself: When you guys come, Qianye Clan.

"Senior Quan, don't worry. This time, we will do our best to protect the safety of Miss Sun and the goods. "

"Lee Xun, my friend, the Flaming Copper Mother isn't important, even if we lose it, we can still find it or find a way to buy another batch. But Miss Sun's safety must not be lost, so I ask the two of you to take care of Miss Sun's safety along the way. No matter what happens, as long as it does not involve Miss Sun's safety, the two of you must not take action. "

How could Lee Xun possibly oppose such an explanation? Furthermore, his main goal was Qianye Clan.

"I'll follow whatever senior says."

Duanmu Quan had already made his preparations long ago, and was waiting for the orders from the family the entire time. He had just received news this morning that the patriarch would ask for help from the Hongjun Sword Sect, and in the end, it was only Lee Xun and Lei Jingjing who arrived in the afternoon.

In the morning of the next day, a small carriage came out from the west gate, seventy large carts filled with Flaming Copper Mother ores, two people in a cart, 140 people with the same level of Tenth Rank, but these people were already 40 years old, and all of them had a cold and murderous look on their faces, obviously they had been formed after many years of licking their blood with their swords. There were also four others who were at the twelfth step, and they seemed to be the captain. Along the way, no one said a word or did anything excessive, causing Lee Xun to secretly admire them.

At noon, the camp was located in an open area near the lake. There was no barbecue for the food, only normal rations and fruits. No one drank alcohol, and even the food that was distributed to Duanmu Ruoxue and the others was the same as the rest of the guards. Lee Xun didn't think much of it, but Lei Jingjing pushed the dried rations and fruits to Lee Xun, and asked him for some pastries and fruits that they had prepared.

"Miss Jingjing, I'm sorry. These foods are a little rough, according to the rules that our Duanmu Family Ancestors have left behind, when we go out on missions, food and lodging must be simple, this can reduce the chances of us making mistakes. When we get past the next town, I'll send someone to buy some delicious food for you. " Seeing Lei Jingjing's actions, Duanmu Quan immediately apologized.

Lei Jingjing's face did not change at all, as though she did not hear anything. Other than smiling at Lee Xun, everyone else felt like they were looking at an iceberg. Seeing that, Lee Xun laughed: "Senior Quan does not need to mind, when we reach the next town I will accompany Jingjing to buy it, whatever she likes to eat only we will know."

Lee Xun's words made Lei Jingjing nod his head slightly, and she gave a sweet smile that made even Duanmu Rufeng, who was standing at the side, become infatuated.

"Aiya, sister, why did you knock me on the head? "It hurts." Duanmu Rufeng covered his head and complained.

"Why do you think I hit you?"

"Sister Jingjing is indeed very beautiful, and when she smiles, she's even more beautiful." Duanmu Rufeng was quite straightforward and did not try to cover it up, as if he was innocent.

If Duanmu Rufeng had any excuses, Lee Xun would reduce his evaluation of the talented youth. However, seeing how honest he was, Lee Xun's evaluation of Duanmu Rufeng increased by a few points, and with Lei Jingjing's beauty, unless she had specifically been trained like her brother, Lee Ting, then her resistance would not increase. Otherwise, a teenager like Duanmu Rufeng would not be able to resist Lei Jingjing's attraction.

"Don't tell anyone you're my brother." Duanmu Ruxue rolled her eyes and ignored him.

The two siblings' laughter made Lee Xun and the other two laugh heartily, but Lei Jingjing still acted as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Senior Quan, how many crossbows and crossbows can be made from so many Flaming Copper Ores?" In the morning, when Lee Xun saw the seventy carts of ores, he was also very surprised.

"Hehe, looks like there's a lot, but if it's really refined, there probably won't even be one cart. The plan of the clan is to make twenty hundred needle crossbows and five thousand needle crossbows from these scorching bronze mothers, and the crossbow arrows will only be enough for one shot. "

"That little?" To be able to produce such a small amount of ore with seventy carts, Lee Xun felt that it was too unreliable.

"Too little? Quite a lot. And this is after we invited the top five blacksmith in Sword Soul Continent, Master Tang, to refine ores and take charge of producing them. Although the number was small, this was not a small deterrent force. Even children could control it. When you reach my Duanmu Family, you will see a copy, but its power will not even reach one thousandth of the original. "

Lee Xun had always thought that individual strength was the most important aspect of Sword Soul Continent, but it seemed that he still did not know enough now. For there to be such a powerful weapon, not only was it powerful, it didn't even require the user's strength, and he couldn't help but become interested.

"Then is there any weapon that can harm the Heaven Rank Rankers?"

"Of course there are. However, even the current crafting masters are unable to produce such a product. How many Divine ranked weapons that can cause damage to the Heaven Rank Rankers are unknown, all I know is that the royal family of the Helan Empire had a item called the 'Demon Sound Crossbow', which once killed an expert of the Intermediate Heaven Rank. All these Divine Weapons are extremely well hidden. With one in hand, it means that there will be a Heaven Rank Rankers guarding this place. Unless there is no other choice, no one will take it out. "

This time, not only was Lee Xun shocked, even Lei Jingjing was listening carefully. In this world, there really were weapons other than Soul Sword s that could kill Heaven Rank Rankers.