Chapter 31: Murder
Wei Suo ran over with an excited face: "Master, everything is ready, we can set off at any time." ”
Since Wei Suo was appointed as the general manager, his enthusiasm for work has been high, and he is always busy every day, busy before and after, and rarely sees him idle. The affairs of the team are very proper, whether it is camping or eating, there has never been a mistake, which makes Zhang Xu sigh that it is right to let this guy be the manager.
"Master, I heard that your cultivation has reached the peak of qi refining. Wei Suo said enviously.
Zhang Xu nodded: "Xiao Wei, you also have to hurry up and cultivate, you see that you are so old, is it not a shame to say that you are at the beginning of Qi refining?"
Wei Suo lowered his head in shame. He also wants to cultivate well, but after practicing for so many years, he has not made any progress, so he has no talent for cultivation.
Li Pingbo, the chief treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce, gave the Iron Sword Gate the task of capturing the lonely mountain in the grassland, so there was no reason to stay in this grassland all the time.
And after a night's rest, more than 50 people up and down the Iron Sword Gate have much better energy, plus the Eagle Vulture King has been ambushed, the eagles have fled, knowing that there are no more powerful demon beasts on the lonely mountain, although there are still more than 20 eagle vultures, but without the Eagle Vulture King as the leader, the big guy is not very afraid.
Therefore, they are all in a hurry to go to the Lonely Mountain to make a fortune, and where there are powerful demon beasts, there must be many heavenly and earthly treasures. Isn't that why the cultivators venture out to hunt in the other world?
Zhang Xu ordered the two monks to use a simple stretcher to carry the seriously injured elder Feng Ping, who had not yet woken up, and the group continued to march in the direction of Gushan.
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From a few miles away, the lonely mountain is very different from a hundred miles away, the mountain is still in that shape, but it can be more steep and straight, like a sharp sword pointing straight to the sky, giving people a great shock, a strong sense of oppression.
In fact, the mountain is not too high, at most seven or eight hundred meters, but the problem is that it is surrounded by endless flat grasslands, and such a lonely mountain stands here, which is particularly conspicuous.
Because it is too straight, there is only one lonely peak, so this lonely mountain covers an area that is not very wide, and the visual radius is only tens of miles.
There are sparse woods at the bottom of the mountain, and streams gurgle down the mountain, forming a small lake covering several acres in the low-lying part of the grassland through the woods.
A group of yellow sheep by the lake were drinking water, and when they saw the arrival of dozens of people from Tiejianmen, the yellow sheep led by them ran away with the sheep with a "blea", and soon disappeared into the vast grass.
"Haha, good place!" a group of monks ran to the lake with a grin, and poured a large handful of clear lake water into their mouths.
After entering the grassland for so many days, the food and water they brought with them were almost the same, but fortunately, there were too many animals on the grassland, and now they even have water, so they don't have to worry about their diet.
Seeing that the monks had become a little loose again, Zhang Xu frowned slightly. Casual cultivation is casual cultivation, and they are used to being free and casual, and it is very difficult for them to be disciplined all the time.
After resting by the lake for a while, Zhang Xu ordered to continue his march towards the mountain.
I'm about to enter the woods, I'm going up the mountain, this lonely mountain is the lair of the eagles, who knows if anything dangerous will happen?
Therefore, Zhang Xu ordered everyone to be vigilant and put the spirit shield and other armor in front of him. Led by Ma Chuang, the only foundation-building monk with combat effectiveness, he began to march towards the lonely mountain.
"Haha, bellflower!" said a casual cultivator, pointing to a tree and excitedly exclaiming.
"If you don't choose, everyone is not allowed to leave the queue, and those who violate it will be killed!" Zhang Xu scolded sharply.
The reason for the heavy casualties in the grassland yesterday was that everyone lost their vigilance, and one by one they only cared about looking for the spirit grass on the grassland, and they were not wary of the sudden attack of the eagle vultures. Now that he is approaching the eagle's lair, Zhang Xu will never allow the same mistake to happen again!
"It's a good thing, it's nothing. That Sanxiu didn't care at all, thinking that Zhang Xu was just intimidating.
However, just as he was one step away from the array, a crossbow bolt burst through the air and went straight into the back of his neck.
Sanxiu covered the arrow shaft around his neck and turned his head with difficulty, blood flowing from the corners of his mouth. He never thought that he was just going to choose a spirit grass, and this little master, who had always been kind, would really kill him!
Zhang Xu lowered the sky-destroying crossbow in his hand: "I'll say it again, you are not allowed to leave the queue! Haven't you been alert to the death of so many people yesterday? Although the Eagle Vulture King was killed, the Eagle Vulture on the mountain is still there, and we will be attacked by them at any time! Don't kill the big guy because of your selfishness!"
As long as we drive away the eagle vultures on the mountain, the entire lonely mountain is ours, and the spirit grass all over the mountain can be picked whenever we want!"
With Zhang Xu's sharp words, the corpse of the scattered cultivator fell to the ground with a "poof", and the other scattered cultivators fell silent, silently picking up their weapons, their eyes no longer looking at the flowers and plants in the woods, but vigilantly observing the movements around the air.
The little boss is right, compared to life, a little spiritual grass in front of him is nothing. And as long as you drive away the eagle vulture and take the lonely mountain, all the spirit grass is the big guy's!
Of course, another reason for making everyone obedient was Zhang Xu's ruthless methods that he suddenly used. All along, Zhang Xu has always given the big guys a gentle appearance with a smile, coupled with his low cultivation, so that the scattered cultivators are not very afraid of him, even if he is the head of the Iron Sword Sect and the leader of everyone.
However, looking at the scattered cultivator who fell under the arrow, and then thinking about the powerful Fire Phoenix Sword Spirit of the little master yesterday, it was a powerful existence that killed the Eagle Vulture King with one blow! Thinking of this, no scattered cultivator dared to despise this little master like before, this was really a master who dared to kill!
Ma Chuang, who was exploring the path in front, glanced back at Zhang Xu in surprise, killing decisively, killing chickens and monkeys, it seems that the little master knows how to be the leader very well, coupled with the cultivation that has been promoted to the peak of qi training, and the power of the sword spirit fire phoenix to kill the eagle vulture king yesterday, it should be enough to deter this group of scattered cultivators who have always been sloppy. For the future of the Iron Sword Gate, Ma Chuang is more confident.
Zhang Xu worked as a sales manager of an insurance company in another time and space, so he naturally knew how to lead a team, and controlling dozens of people in this area was just a trivial matter, it was nothing more than coercion, temptation, and murder, and he could still use this kind of means.
As for the fact that the loose cultivator may die a little unjustly, there is no way, now is a time of war, and there is no room for mercy. If you can kill one of him and let everyone obey the order, in exchange for everyone's lives, this deal is very cost-effective!
Through successive battles, Zhang Xu has already understood how cruel the cultivation realm is, being the head of this Iron Sword Sect is not as simple as earning more and earning less than before, but life and death are at every turn, and there is no room for sloppiness!
I don't know when I will be able to leave the beast spirit realm and return to the Feihuang realm, for the sake of his own life and the little Lori around him, Zhang Xu can't tolerate any more mercy!
This sparse forest is about miles thick, and is spread between lonely mountains and grasslands. The numbers in the forest were very spaced, they were all unknown numbers from other worlds, and most of the trees grew as tall and straight as this lonely mountain.
Between the trees is a low, green meadow dotted with countless colorful wildflowers, many of which are spiritual grasses.
However, when I entered most of the woods, except for small animals like pikas, there were no powerful monsters, not even some large beasts.
Everyone thought about it and could understand.
In the beast world, there is often only one king in a place, this lonely mountain is the territory of the eagle vultures, and the lonely mountain is the world of the eagle vultures within a radius of hundreds of miles, and this forest is distributed under the lonely mountain, and it should be impossible for other fierce beasts to appear.
The absence of ferocious beasts does not mean that there is no danger, because the eagle vultures are still there, and through the trees, everyone can see the eagle eagle flying in the sky from time to time, so every monk is extremely careful.
It was already close to the eagle vulture's nest, and it was impossible not to be detected by them.
However, whether it was in the grassland just now, or now in the woods, no eagle vulture took the initiative to attack, which made the monks have some luck mentality, could it be that the eagle vulture was killed yesterday and was afraid of being the enemy of the monks again?
Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the steep lonely mountain, everyone made a difficulty, and they all understood why they had not been attacked by the eagles just now.
This lonely mountain is too steep, and it is a deserted beast spirit world, and there is not even a mountain road upward.
As far as the eye can see, there are thin rocks and cliffs. The climb up can be very difficult.
Of course, all the monks present were cultivated, and most of them had practiced the spell of lightening the body, and although the mountain was difficult to climb, it was still possible to climb up if you chose a place that was not so steep.
But with such a terrain, it is almost impossible to form a defensive formation, and when the cultivators climb, the inevitable formation will be messy. If the eagles attack from the sky at this time, how can they resist it?
"These eagles are very intelligent, and they know when and when it is more advantageous to attack. Zhang Xu looked at a hovering eagle vulture in the sky and muttered.
"It would be nice if we had Jin Dan, with Jin Dan's cultivation, we could float up in the air, and there would be no problem in attacking the top of the mountain!" Ma Chuang said.
Wei Suo didn't know when he came over, and after listening to Ma Chuang's words, he said: "What if you have Jindan, these eagle vultures can fly, and even if you reach the top of the mountain, the Jindan monk can't catch them?"
Before Ma Chuang could reply, Su Man, who was listening quietly, was not happy: "You don't know how not to interject, the eagle vultures' nest is on the top of the mountain, how can they give up?"
"Yes, yes, Sister Man, you're right. Wei Suo immediately nodded and said, "You are still a well-informed girl." ”
"Shut up, who is your sister-in-law, and I tore your mouth if you talk nonsense!" Su Manbo said angrily.
"Hehe, although your cultivation is higher than me, you are not as old as me, so there's nothing wrong with me calling you a girl. Wei Suo said cheekily.
"Elder Ma, how do you think we should lay down this lonely mountain?" Zhang Xu ignored Wei Suo's entanglement with Su Man, and frowned slightly and said to Ma.
Ma Chuang looked at the eagle vulture hovering in the sky, and said after a moment's silence: "There is only one way to attack for today's plan. However, the advantage of the eagle vultures in the mountains is too great, and we can't form a formation. So the large number of people has become a disadvantage. The strength of these eagle vultures is at least at the high level of Qi training, in other words, only the high level of Qi cultivation can barely resist it. Monks below the high level of Qi cultivation have only one way to go up the mountain.
Master, in my opinion, let's not rush to attack upwards first, and first investigate the terrain of this lonely mountain. This lonely mountain occupies a place with a radius of dozens of miles, and there is always a relatively flat place suitable for climbing upwards.
Moreover, Elder Feng Ping had already woken up, and his injuries would be able to recover in two days. When he recovers his strength, we will have two foundations, and it will be more certain to attack Gushan. So in the opinion of our subordinates, there is no need for us to rush for a while. ”
Zhang Xu nodded: "That's it for now." There are basically no monsters in this woods, although the woods are sparse, they can barely block the sky, we camp against the trees, and the eagle vultures are not easy to fly down to attack us.
Let's spend a few days exploring the terrain to recover our strength, and then attack the mountain in one fell swoop when we are fully prepared!"
"Yes, sir!"
So they retreated into the woods, and chose a denser place to set up camp, which was covered by dense foliage, and it was not easy for the eagle's huge body to swoop down from the sky and attack.
Zhang Xu selected a dozen nimble monks and ordered them to explore the terrain around the lonely mountain to see where it was suitable to climb and attack the mountain.
"Remember, don't go out of the woods, don't go out into the open, and if you come across an eagle attack, hide under a tree at once, because the eagle vultures are so large that they are covered by trees, and they are not easy to attack. There shouldn't be any monsters in this forest, as long as you are careful, there should be no problem. Before leaving, Zhang Xu instructed.
"Yes, sir!" said a dozen monks bowed and went.
After killing people and establishing authority, the majesty of Zhang Xu's head has been established, and these loose cultivators no longer dare to take his words seriously.
"Elder Feng, how is your body?" Zhang Xu came to Feng Ping, the only two foundation building monks, and asked warmly.
Feng Ping struggled to sit up straight: "Thank you for your concern, you will be able to recover in two days." ”
Little Lori Lin Xi looked at Feng Ping's black hole in his left eye, pursed her lips and thought for a while, then turned around and left.
Zhang Xu took out a Gathering Spirit Pill from the storage bag and put it in Feng Ping's hand: "Elder Feng, you hurry up your cultivation to recover your body, and you still need your help to attack the Lonely Mountain." ”
"I have a elixir. Feng Ping refused to ask for it.
"Take it, this is a little bit of the heart of my head!" Zhang Xu stuffed the Gathering Spirit Pill into Feng Ping's hand.
The Gathering Spirit Pill contains a large amount of spiritual power, and is worth up to a medium-grade spirit stone, which has always been an auxiliary elixir when building a foundation. Zhang Xu felt that he didn't know when he would be able to come out again when he entered the beast spirit realm, so he used all the spirit stones to buy spirit pill talismans, of which he also bought four or five spirit pills.
Although Feng Ping is a foundation building and scattered cultivation, he usually has a hard life, haha, where is he willing to buy a high-grade elixir like the Gathering Spirit Pill? And with this Gathering Spirit Pill, his injuries will heal faster, and his cultivation can recover as soon as possible.
Looking at the Gathering Spirit Pill in his hand, Feng Ping was very moved in his heart, the tragic scene of selling talismans in Zhang Xu Square that day was still vivid, but now he can take out such a valuable spirit pill for himself, which makes him not emotional.
"Elder Feng, here you go!" At this moment, Xiao Lori ran back and handed something to Feng Ping's other hand.
"What is this?" Feng Ping looked down and saw that it was a round animal skin, with two black brocade ribbons sewn on both sides.
"This is the blindfold I just made, Elder Feng, you wear it on your eyes, it can cover the dust from entering the eye holes. ”
Little Lori's crisp words reached Feng Ping's ears, making his eyes moisten.