In this simple village, five- or six-year-old children are seriously practicing swordplay.

  Hong Qing Shan and Li Kun exchanged a glance, their hearts shaken.

  "Let's go, Officer Quan, lead the way to your Beiyuan Town." Teng Qing Shan said, and Officer Quan smiled in response: "The town is only a few dozen miles away from here, we'll be there soon." He led the way forward, and many villagers also greeted Officer Quan along the way.

  When others asked him why he didn't go to the seaside, Shangguan Quan also pretended to be nonchalant: "Uh, I accompanied two good friends on a trip to town."

  Shangguan Quan had witnessed Tan Qingyuan's martial prowess and did not want to provoke him.

  He was clear - the entire village put together wasn't a match for this mysterious man.

  ……

  On the spacious road, the morning sunlight shines on the earth.

  Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun carried their bundles, with Shangguan Quan answering their questions from the side. After a brief conversation, Teng Qing Shan also confirmed one thing: "According to what the fisherman said, this Mingyue Island is only about 700-800 li in length and width, roughly the same size as Jiangning Prefecture! The North Sea Continent is equivalent to two states! The difference is huge."

  Teng Qing Shan clearly ——

  Mingyue Island is not part of Beihai Continent!

  And when he asked the fisherman if he knew about 'Divine Axe Mountain', the fisherman also shook his head in confusion.

  "Teng Qing Shan asked, 'You say that General is very great? Then how many generals are there on Mingyue Island?'"

  "We have eighteen generals in the eighteen towns of Mingyue Island!" Shangguan Quan said, "Of course, among them, the general of Wuhai Town in the north is still our island master of Mingyue Island."

  "Is the general the island owner?" Li Kun asked in surprise.

  Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun arrived by boat, and the questions asked were all basic information, so Shangguan Quan had already guessed that they were outsiders.

  Although surprised, Shangguan Quan was just an ordinary fisherman and didn't dare to have other thoughts: "Our Mingyue Island has eighteen towns and eighteen generals' mansions that have existed for over a thousand years. Among the eighteen generals, there will also be competitions. The most powerful general, if he can get the support of the Sword Tower, can become the master of our Mingyue Island!"

  "What about Jian Lou's backing?" Teng Qing Shan had already heard the two words "Jian Lou" more than once.

  Obviously, on this Bright Moon Island, the status of the eighteen generals is high, but the status of Jian Lou is even more transcendent!

  "Of course!"

  Shangguan Quan's eyes showed a look of reverence, "The master of the Sword Tower is absolutely the number one strongman on our Mingyue Island, an invincible existence! Even with tens of thousands of troops protecting him, the master of the Sword Tower can easily take the enemy general's head! Therefore, in the 18th General's Mansion, no one dares to disobey the orders of the Sword Tower."

  Hong Qing Shan and Li Kun exchanged a glance.

  The status of this sword is indeed extraordinary.

  "Where is Jian Lou?" asked Teng Qing Shan.

  "Look over there," said Shangguan Quan, pointing eastward. Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun also looked towards the east, "Do you see that? There are two large mountains close together over there!"

  In the far east, although extremely distant, two towering mountains can still be seen standing upright.

  "To the northeast lies a great mountain, where Jian Lou is located!" Shangguan Quan gazed into the distance, his eyes hazy. "And to the southeast lies another great mountain, which is the forbidden area of our entire Mingyue Island! Legend has it... only the most exceptional strongmen in Jian Lou have the opportunity to occasionally enter the forbidden area!"

  "Jian Lou? Forbidden Land?"

  Teng Qing Shan gazed at the two adjacent great mountains in the distance, and with his naked eye alone, he couldn't tell how far away they were.

  "How far is Jian Lou from here?" asked Teng Qing Shan.

  "It's about a hundred miles away." Shangguan Quan smiled and said, "Our Beiyantown is one of the three towns closest to Jianlou. In our town, some places like wine houses occasionally still meet with disciples from Jianlou! Every single person who can enter Jianlou has extremely formidable swordsmanship."

  Li Kun smiled and asked: "How fierce?"

  "To deal with someone like you, one move is enough." Shangguan Quan said.

  Li Kun was not surprised, but Teng Qing Shan secretly admired. He had seen the swordsmanship of Shangguan Quan before, and to be able to defeat him with one move, that swordsmanship must be extremely astonishing. "The entire Mingyue Island, according to what this fisherman said, should have a very long history, passed down from generation to generation, it seems they only focus on swordsmanship! Other knife techniques are not well studied. However, the strength of this swordsmanship... I'm afraid that among the eight major sects of the nine provinces, there isn't one that has achieved such accomplishments!"

  Devote oneself to the study of swordsmanship!

  Unlike the eight major sects, there is no need to worry about one's status. This Bright Moon Island Sword Pavilion has undisputed dominance over Bright Moon Island.

  For thousands of years, from generation to generation, countless people have studied the art of swordsmanship. The sword techniques in this Sword Pavilion will indeed reach an unimaginable level.

  "It's too far! More than three months at sea, and most of those three months were with the wind at our backs. Now, as for the distance to the Nine Provinces' mainland, I estimate it's **ten thousand miles!" Tan Qing Shan guessed, drifting on the sea, when the winds are favorable, we move quickly, but later, when the winds are against us, even if we control the sails to harness the wind, our speed will be very slow.

  "Thousands of miles away from the mainland, who would have thought that there existed a secluded island like a paradise on earth, dedicated to the study of swordsmanship?" Qing Shan exclaimed in amazement.

  Over tens of millions of people, generation after generation, specialize in swordsmanship!

  ……

  Halfway through.

  Hong Qingshan suddenly took out the iron leaf fruit from his package.

  "What is this gemstone?" Shangguan Quan's eyes widened, "It's entirely green, about the size of my fist, and it seems to be slightly transparent. We've never heard of a gemstone this large on our island."

  "Jewel?"

  Hong Qing Shan smiled and his index and middle fingers closed together, "Hua!" A wisp of yellowish-brown sword light emerged from the tip of his sword finger, flickering faintly.

  "First, congenital?" Shangguan Quan had realized it early on, but he was still shocked at heart.

  Teng Qing Shan looked at the yellowish sword light on his fingertips, which was actually not formed by the innate true yuan, but condensed from the internal family's Gang Qi. "What is the sword light formed by the internal family's Gang Qi called? Sword Gang?" Teng Qing Shan thought to himself, and then smiled, using his finger to manipulate the sword gang, digging out a piece of iron leaf fruit the size of an egg.

  "Heng big brother, what's going on?" Li Kun was somewhat surprised.

  Teng Qing Shan smiled slightly, put the remaining iron leaf fruit into his bag, and took out an egg-sized piece of iron leaf fruit. He rubbed it between his hands, and a burst of internal energy flashed, instantly causing some fragments to fall off. After a while, this piece of iron leaf fruit became smooth.

  A green gemstone the size of an egg was thus born.

  "Xiao Juan, you tell me, how much is this thing worth?" Teng Qing Shan looked at Li Juan.

  "Teng big brother, what do you mean?" Li Kun's eyes lit up, and she also understood that they didn't have the currency of Mingyue Island. Ordinary people all like rare, beautiful things, the rarer, more beautiful, and more unimaginable the thing is, the more expensive it becomes.

  This piece of iron leaf fruit was taken out by Tun Qing Shan.

  It's like top-grade jade, in the dark of night, it still has a green glow. No wonder Upper Official Quan exclaimed "jewel"!

  "Shangguan Quan, how much is this worth?" asked Teng Qing Shan, looking at Shangguan Quan.

  Shangguan Quan's eyes lit up, and he took a deep breath: "At the very least, it's worth 100 purple beads! Or maybe even more." Purple beads, white beads, and gray beads were three levels of currency. One hundred purple beads was equivalent to about 100 taels of gold in the Nine Provinces. If it could be worth that much, it would be enough for Teng Qing Shan to exchange for some good food, clothes, grain, and other necessities.

  *******

  Teng Qing Shan and his men rushed north towards Beiyan Town, where the military camp was located by the seaside.

  High up in the tower, a soldier was carefully keeping watch.

  "What's that?" The soldier looked carefully towards the south, "A ship?" The soldier's face changed greatly!

  "How is it possible, in the Nine Bends Ghostly Sea area of the South China Sea, for a ship to appear?" The soldier was somewhat incredulous. "Could it be that someone has taken a boat out to sea to search for treasures? But the South China Sea has numerous hidden reefs, and at the speed of the currents in the Nine Bends Ghostly Sea, among so many reefs, an ordinary boat would have long since been smashed to pieces and sunk."

  "The report is biased towards adults!"

  The soldiers immediately went to report it.

  ……

  Beiyan Town is located in the town.

  The bustling crowd, Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun Zheng were taking the Upper Official Spring, strolling around this town. It's called a town, but in fact, its prosperity is no less than that of Yi City.

  "That's right. This Mingyue Island, under the control of Jianlou, has hardly any wars. Not even city walls need to be built! It's normal for it to be prosperous." Qing Shan nodded secretly.

  "Great hero, that's the 'Nanyang' treasure shop I mentioned earlier." Shangguan Quan pointed to a nearby place, where the gate was as wide as five zhang, and the luxurious decorations on the signboard with the two characters "Nanyang" were in the same font as those found throughout the Nine Provinces. "This Mingyue Island must be connected to my Nine Provinces!" Teng Qing Shan thought even more so.

  Although separated by thousands of miles, many things in written language are the same.

  "Sir, don't know what you want to buy?"

  As soon as Hong Qing Shan and Li Kun entered the treasure shop, a handsome young man with a sword on his back came up to them. The young man was slightly surprised that the big-bearded man in front of him wasn't carrying a sword.

  "Are you collecting precious gems?" Teng Qing Shan looked at the handsome young man.

  The handsome young man said politely: "Of course I accept!"

  Teng Qing Shan flipped his hand, and a green jade bead the size of an egg appeared, only to be put away by Teng Qing Shan once again.

  The handsome young man's eyes lit up as soon as he saw it, and he immediately confirmed that it was a treasure, saying "Please follow me."

  ……

  In the back hall, Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun both sat down, while Shangguan Quan stood respectfully to one side. An elderly man was carefully examining a precious pearl that had been separated from the 'Iron Leaf Fruit'.

  "Tsk, tsk, unbelievable, unbelievable... such a huge treasure. Green?" The old man examined it carefully, occasionally covering it with a cloth to observe it in the dark environment, "It also emits a faint glow on its own, what kind of treasure is this? I've never seen it before, never heard of it!"

  Hong Qingshan smiled.

  Not to mention this old man, even he himself had never seen such a strange substance as the iron leaf fruit when he was in the nine states.

  "And it's quite heavy." The old man weighed it in his hand, "It's about this big, and weighs almost a catty! What is it?"

  One iron leaf fruit weighs about ten kilograms, and this is just a small part of it.

  "Are you watching?" Teng Qing Shan frowned and said.

  The old man didn't even raise his head to look at Cong Qing Shan, and smiled: "It's a good thing, name a price." It wasn't just a good thing, it was something that had never been seen before on Mingyue Island. Even ordinary green jade of this size would be extremely expensive, let alone an unknown material.

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