I'm seventy years old this year, and you want me to have many children and much happiness?

Xiao Yunshan nodded and took a sip of tea.

"The city lord said that if Elder Lu needs anything, he should just ask."

"Our city lord's mansion is also providing full assistance!"

Xu Jing was secretly delighted when she heard Xiao Yunshan's words.

After all, receiving the strong support of the City Lord's Mansion is of utmost importance in this matter.

If the city lord's mansion doesn't grant permission, the situation will become quite complicated.

Now that the City Lord's Mansion has spoken, things will naturally proceed smoothly from here on out.

Moreover, with the City Lord's Mansion backing them up, the Golden Light Sect can't cause any trouble here.

"Hehe, in that case, I thank the city lord in advance."

"However, there's nothing I can help with right now."

"If the Golden Light Sect launches a full-scale attack, there's no need to worry about the city lord. Just leave it to me to handle."

Lu Xuan said.

This whole thing was originally caused by Lu Xuan in the martial arts world.

It's simply not right to make the city lord's mansion take the blame for you.

Yi Shuhe said that out of respect for Lu Xuan.

After all, Lu Xuan has just become the honorary envoy of Fengwu Hall. If he is bullied by you Jianghu forces outside, what will become of Fengwu Hall's reputation?

Therefore, if Lu Xuan wanted to mobilize troops to deal with the Golden Light Sect, Yi Shuhe naturally had no objection.

"Of course, the city lord also said that if Elder Lu can find concrete evidence against those guys, then the imperial court will also take action against them."

"As for evidence, there isn't much right now. The flying fire gun that kid has is only a small amount, so it's not a big threat at all. We'll talk about it later."

Lu Xuan said.

Lu Xuan had only found a few flying fire guns in Xiong Wei's storage ring.

Obviously, it would be quite difficult to get the Golden Light Sect to acknowledge this scale.

They could easily pin the fire lance incident on Xiong Wei, claiming it was Xiong Wei's personal act. After all, Xiong Wei is already dead, so they can say whatever they want.

Lu Xuan, however, was in no hurry to get involved in this matter with these people.

Because in this kind of situation, as long as a decision hasn't been made, there will always be something to say.

This matter can be either a big deal or a small deal.

In the end, it all comes down to a single sentence.

"Alright, then I'll go back and report to the city lord."

Xiao Yunshan stood up and said.

He knew that Lu Xuan was usually a very busy person, and it was already quite an achievement for him to take up so much of his time here. Lu Xuan had really given him a lot of face.

Xiao Yunshan drank the tea in his cup in one gulp.

Lu Xuan didn't stop them, but simply asked Liu Qingxue to deliver it on his behalf.

As Xiao Yunshan left, Xu Jing looked at Lu Xuan with great curiosity.

Lu Xuan's ability to attack the Golden Light Sect with such confidence clearly indicates that he has made arrangements, but Xu Jing still cannot discern what kind of arrangements Lu Xuan has.

She was finding it increasingly difficult to understand Lu Xuan.

"Jing'er, does the Golden Light Sect own any mineral veins?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"A mineral vein?"

"Yes! The Golden Light Sect has a Xin Huo Stone Mine under its control."

"The annual output is quite substantial, and it is currently in a state of moderate development. It is estimated that the annual output of Xinhuo Stone Mine, converted into spirit stones, can reach about 1.5 million pieces."

One million five hundred thousand spirit stones!

The profits from just one mineral vein are so substantial.

Lu Xuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.

A fourth-grade pill, at most, would cost you 1,500 spirit stones.

That 1.5 million spirit stones would be enough for you to sell a thousand grade four pills.

Even if Lu Xuan refines three a day, he would still have to refine them non-stop all year round.

Moreover, there's the wear and tear on the medicine cauldron, the loss of its own spiritual energy, the cost of the medicinal materials, and the time cost.

Obviously, they are incomparable.

That vein has a production capacity that extends far beyond just one year.

Usually, digging for eight or ten years is not a problem.

Of course, there are many intricacies involved in this mineral vein, including your mining, processing, and sales.

Even if you take all these things into account, in the end you still make a profit.

"Sir, are you interested in getting into the mining business?"

Xu Jing's eyes lit up.

Just from hearing Lu Xuan's previous questions, I could already guess that Lu Xuan was asking such detailed questions because he must have something on his mind.

"If the Golden Light Sect can do this mining business, why can't I?"

Lu Xuan smiled faintly.

A surge of heroic spirit welled up within me.

Xu Jing's eyes gleamed.

Seeing Lu Xuan's spirited appearance, I really wish I could experience Lu Xuan's domineering aura right now.

Xu Jing's eyes were practically sparkling with desire as she looked at him.

Unfortunately, now is not the right time.

"However, according to the laws of the imperial court, only martial arts forces of sufficient size are allowed to develop mineral veins, and all others are strictly prohibited from mining without authorization."

"Even if we take control of the mine, there's nothing we can do. Even Gu Yun Pharmacy can't start mining it."

Xu Jing said.

Lu Xuan may be very strong, but since he is under the control of the imperial court, he must naturally follow certain regulations, unless he has enough strength to negotiate with the imperial court.

Lu Xuan is currently at the fifth rank of cultivation. He only needs to casually demonstrate his strength to close the deal.

But Lu Xuan knew that if he did that, it would only bring him more trouble.

That would mean owing the imperial court a favor, and if they were to ask for your help later, it would definitely be a very troublesome situation.

Therefore, Lu Xuan has no immediate plans to negotiate with the imperial court in his personal capacity.

All we need to do is seize the mine and place it under the Qinghe Sword Sect's name.

As I just learned, there are no mineral veins under the name of Qinghe Sword Sect, so it is possible to apply for the development of one.

As for your Qinghe Sword Sect wanting to develop the mineral veins, whether you try to rob, buy, negotiate, or search for them yourself, the imperial court won't interfere.

No matter what means you use, once you acquire a mineral vein, you can then develop it.

All you need to do is pay a certain amount of taxes at the time.

This is actually a way of indirectly encouraging these sects to develop mineral veins.

Some mineral veins are places where spiritual energy gathers, and such places often have many powerful mythical beasts active in them.

Therefore, mining is extremely difficult.

The imperial court doesn't need to worry about the costs involved; you people just need to search and mine, and the imperial court just needs to collect the money.

It's a sure thing that you can make a profit.

Sometimes, if they discover that you are mining illegally, they will confiscate the mineral veins you have developed and auction them off to others, making it another sure-fire way to make money.

to be honest.

The imperial court was simply a much larger and more powerful force.

Developing a mineral vein is not a simple matter.

Even a powerful sect like the Golden Light Sect only owns one mine.

If there are too many, it's very likely that we won't be able to manage them.

After all, such a large piece of meat, with an annual income of millions of spirit stones, would be coveted by everyone.

Lu Xuan shared his thoughts with Xu Jing.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jing's eyes lit up immediately.

"That's a good idea. Registering the vein under the Qinghe Sword Sect's name would allow us to mine it legitimately, but the problem is..."

"How do we take the mine from the Golden Light Sect?"