There are many dangers lurking at night, and others naturally have no opinion, so the group found a place to settle nearby, lit a fire, and sat quietly to rest. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It didn't take long for Xu Yuan to suddenly condense and say, "There are demon beasts, just as food for tonight."

He pulled out a short blade from his waist, and under the infusion of a trace of Yuan Force, the short blade glowed with a bright light and whispered slightly.

"Go!", the short blade 'swished', and went straight to the stone ten feet away.

"Poof!", a soft sound came out, and then there was the sound of some kind of object falling to the ground, Xu Yuan's hand changed, and the short blade returned with the corpse of the demon beast.

"Good guy, it's a three-winged bird, this guy is a third-order demon beast, the body is put on the fire for testing, it is absolutely fragrant and delicious", Xu Yuan smiled, and put the beast on the wooden stick with a thick arm, and grilled it horizontally above the fire.

After half an hour, the aroma overflowed, arousing everyone's appetite, Xu Zhongda took out a short blade, cut it piece by piece, and then distributed it to others.

"Try it, the three-winged bird has a good flesh feeling, I used to eat it several times when I led my troops to fight", after speaking, he took out a pot of wine from the Qiankun bag, drank a few sips and handed it to the others.

Except for Nangong Li, the other three people drank wine while eating meat, looked at each other and smiled, just the so-called strong man's feelings, sympathizing with each other, everything was in words.

Just when a few people were eating and drinking, more than a hundred feet away behind them, two pairs of cold eyes stared at the direction of the fire, only to see two black-clothed people sitting cross-legged on the ground, without making any movement, but their bodies exuded sharp fluctuations, like tigers and leopards before attacking their prey, waiting for the best time.

The night gradually deepened, Xu Yuan's face was thin, his eyes kept scanning the surroundings, and occasionally there was a sharp luster flashing, tonight was his vigil, and the others were either in a state of cultivation or into a quiet dream.

The night was uneventful

On the second day, the four of them climbed over a mountain, looking at a barren and magnificent Gobi Desert in front of them, with endless sand and stones, strange rocks, large and small loess bags standing, and the fault exposed a large area of yellow sand and stone walls, and the Huangshi Gobi is blown by strong winds all year round, which is the result of wind erosion.

The scorching sun was shining, a sense of desolation was condensed, the temperature was scorching, the air was faintly distorted, and the more the group walked inside, the temperature became higher and higher.

For about an hour, they had to activate the Yuan Force in their bodies, forming a faint air film on the surface of their bodies to resist the scorching sun.

"Hold on for another two or three hours, and we will be able to reach the Xu family's vein, where there is plenty of water and shady place for us to rest," said Xu Zhongda, who squinted his eyes, his face constantly oozing sweat, and fell on the rubble on the ground.

In an instant, the water droplets were evaporated, leaving only a trace of water lines, everyone's skin was fiery red, and after sweat wiping, there was a fine salt residue.

A continuous slope of hundreds of feet, with a few cacti growing and rare greenery, makes several people's eyes light up, and they feel the strength of their vitality.

Xu Yuan laughed and said: "The border between the Tianxing Empire and the Xijing Empire is a vast Gobi, where there is almost no rain all year round, and the reason why these plants can survive is because of the dew absorption when the night cools.

"Good way", Nangong Li's beautiful eyes lit up and said approvingly.

"Of course, how dare you lead troops to fight without a few brushes", the hot weather did not bring much discomfort to Xu Zhongda, and he poured a few sips of spirits.

"Huh!", Xu Yuan looked at the area twenty or thirty zhang away, and seemed to have made a discovery.

"It seems to be a fourth-order demon beast Huangshi lizard, Da'er, take a look, am I wrong?"

Following the direction pointed by Xu Yuan, everyone found a light yellow stone from a distance, on the surface, it seemed to be an ordinary stone, and there was nothing surprising, but after Xu Yuan's reminder, everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, they found something strange, the thick yellow tail was deeply inserted into the sand, and the slender body was no different from the color of the sand and stone, which was an extremely clever concealment technique.

"That's right, it's indeed a Yellowstone lizard", Xu Zhongda took a look at it, nodded affirmatively, and said: "The Yellowstone lizard is ferocious by nature, and it is extremely good at disguising its body, there are many people and demon beasts who have died in its long tongue, this beast is famous in the Yellowstone Gobi, and many people talk about it, but I like to find this beast as an opponent, leave it to me."

"Okay, but don't be careless", Xu Yuan didn't stop him, but just reminded him.

Xu Zhongda patted his chest confidently, and then said: "Don't worry, I know the square inch."

He smiled, his steps stepped at a tricky angle, and walked towards the side behind the Huangshi lizard's sight, and the breath on his body slowly climbed, and when he approached ten zhang, he pinched his hand, and a large amount of yuan power poured into the black armor on his body, which could be seen by the light, and protected his figure.

The Sen Han black sword in Xu Zhongda's hand trembled, soaring to nine feet long, he was wearing black armor, holding black sword light, like a general with a horizontal sword, enough to break the army and kill the general.

"Hmph, I am extremely ignorant, I have found out, and I am still covering it up", Xu Zhongda snorted coldly, dragged his long sword, strode forward, and the black broadsword in his hand slashed down fiercely, as if he was going to cut the Huangshi lizard in two.

Yellowstone lizard, realizing that the camouflage had been recognized, immediately leaped forward, its stone-solid claws piercing the air and slamming towards the black greatsword.

There was a muffled sound, Xu Zhongda didn't move, but the Huangshi lizard flew a few heels and smashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a lot of sand and dust.

"The black sword is a high-grade treasure weapon, and Xu Zhongda's martial arts grade is not low, and his breath is strong", Yun Fan's voice came from Nangong Li's ears, he nodded with a fixed gaze, Xu Zhongda's combat power is extremely strong, plus the assistance of the treasure weapon, even among the cultivators of the Spirit Realm, he belongs to the middle and upper first-class.

Thinking of this, he felt a little regretful about the Falling Star Sword, this sword was not of high rank, and it was always difficult to face the enemy head-on, although he had the Black Emperor Ding, but because of his lack of cultivation, it could only come in handy at the moment of life and death.

Xu Zhongda slashed the Yellowstone Lizard with a sword, and his body chased after him, and the black broadsword in his hand beckoned away continuously, not giving the beast any room to breathe.

The Yellowstone Lizard Monster screamed again and again, and its four claws frequently tore through the air, but it was always knocked away again and again, and there were blood marks on its body, and its breath continued to languish.

"Poof!", suddenly, the beast's mouth spewed a cloud of white saliva, which splattered into the air quickly.

"Be careful!", Xu Yuan's eyes widened and he shouted loudly.

Xu Zhongda obviously knew the power of the white saliva, and he couldn't get it at all, his figure dodged again and again, and kept urging the black armor on his body, which could avoid most of it, but the black armor was still stained with a trace, and there were immediately signs of petrification on the surface, and he violently urged the body surface Yuan force, and between the breath rolling, the black armor was restored to its original state.

"Brute, I won't play with you anymore"

"Heaven-Breaker!"

Xu Zhongda jumped into the air, folded his hands, and the Yuan Force of his whole body frantically surged towards the black broadsword in his hand, the black broadsword swelled one by one, and the sword light fell from the sky, like a reckless galaxy flying down three thousand feet, and like a huge thunder black dragon roared, slashing down towards the Huangshi lizard.

The yellow stone lizard sensed the fierceness of the black sword light, forming a Yuanli carapace several feet thick on the surface of the body, and the black sword light slashed down, instantly breaking through the carapace, and a sword pierced through the surface of the body, and the beast was nailed to the ground before it could even struggle.

"Let's go, our Xu family's vein is ahead", Xu Zhongda collected the giant sword and the body of the Huangshi lizard, and said without changing his face.

It didn't take long for a large and desolate mountain peak, the mountain was densely packed with large and small caves, and there were many man-made buildings at the foot of the mountain, and busy people hauled a large amount of ore in and out.

"Here, this is our Xu family's ore vein, let's rest overnight, and then go to Huangshapo early tomorrow morning", Xu Zhongda was very interested, and took the lead in walking briskly.

"Look, Vice General Xu and Major General Xu are coming", and soon someone noticed their figures, and some soldiers were so excited that they made a noise.

"It's really two generals, Vice General Xu is the cousin of the general, and Major General Xu is the son of the general, he has such a cultivation at a young age, it is really amazing, he is the number one young talent in our Celestial Star Empire", a shirtless strong man with dark skin said.

"Of course, the Xu family has been a general for generations, and each generation of descendants has no bad seeds, all of them are heroes who stand up to the sky, otherwise how can they keep the Tianxing Empire standing", the soldier next to him was full of arrogance, as a soldier of the Xu family, he has always been proud of it.

"See the two generals", many soldiers stepped forward to greet them.

Xu Yuan smiled and said: "Everyone has worked hard, the weather is hot, we are talking in the cave."

"Thank you to the two generals", the soldiers quickly got up and led the four into the cave.

Inside the cave, a sense of coolness struck, so that the four people who had been in the high temperature scorching secretly exclaimed, Yun Fan looked carefully, and found that the cave was wide, and there were many traces of artificial excavation.

There is a spacious stone room in the cave, with many simple tables, chairs and tea sets, and a lot of wine is stored in a remote corner, and a trace of wine fragrance wafts in the air, attracting everyone to drink happily.

"The ore veins will be attacked by demon beasts from time to time, and they will even be coveted by some daring adventure groups, and even face the threat of the Xijing Imperial Army, in this case, the command center of the battle will be fought here", Xu Zhongda explained in detail while taking Yun Fan and Nangong Li to visit.

"And the army is attacking?", Yun Fan said in surprise: "If the army attacks, will the people here still have a way to live?"

"Don't worry", Xu Yuan opened a jar of old wine, the aroma was overflowing, and after pouring a few sips, he said: "The ore veins extend in all directions, as soon as the army of the Xijing Empire comes, our people will immediately escape through other channels, their army cannot be stationed here, after leaving, our mining personnel will come back as usual."