Fortunately, Xiao Lori finally remembered that Elder Xiong Xianlai came and whispered to Zhang Xu.

Xiong Xian: Why is he here?

Zhang Xu's heart was full of doubts and jumped off the eagle's nest.

"Meet the master!" Looking at the young leader in front of him, Xiong Xian could see from Zhang Xu's spiritual power fluctuations that Zhang Xu had indeed built a foundation.

"Hello Elder Xiong. Zhang Xu said with a smile, although he had some complaints about Xiong Xian and Zhu Kun in his heart, complaining that they ignored the Iron Sword Gate. However, Zhang Xu is not a narrow-minded person, and he can understand the helplessness of Xiong Xian and Zhu Kun running around for the spirit stone. Moreover, Xiong Xian and Zhu Kun are both at the peak of the foundation, and they are the old men of the Iron Sword Gate, so Zhang Xu has to be wooed in any aspect.

"Congratulations to the head of the sect for winning the Lonely Mountain Spirit Land and successfully building the foundation!" Xiong Xian said again. Although he used to be quite disdainful of Zhang Xu's mediocre qualifications and low cultivation, but now that Zhang Xu has captured the Lonely Mountain Spirit Land and successfully built the foundation, everything he has done has made him have to be impressed.

The Feihuang Realm has always respected strength, and Xiong Xian's behavior has always been to enhance his strength and assist the rise of the Iron Sword Gate as soon as possible, and Xiong Xian has always complained about Zhang Xu's absurd behavior of accepting loose cultivation, thinking that Zhang Xu ruined the reputation of the Iron Sword Gate in order to earn the entrance fee for the loose cultivation.

Later, the Iron Sword Gate was used by the assassins, causing the two major golden pills to be injured, and he was dissatisfied with Zhang Xu, believing that Zhang Xu had pushed the Iron Sword Gate to the brink of destruction.

But now, looking at the more than twenty eagle nests standing on the peak, Xiong Xian suddenly understood Zhang Xu's actions. Because he knew that with himself and Zhu Kun, it was impossible to have Zhang Xu's current achievements. Not to mention anything else, just the Eagle Vulture King who formed the Demon Pill was not something he and Zhu Kun could handle.

The army of thousands of monks in the mountains and forests was struggling, and they were unable to conquer the lair of the demon snake, and Zhang Xu annihilated the Eagle Vulture King and occupied the lonely mountain spiritual land with only 200 scattered cultivators.

Although the number of eagle vultures is far from being comparable to the demon beasts in the mountains and forests, if the two are compared, Zhang Xu's achievements are obvious.

led an army alone to capture the lonely mountain spiritual land, and even Li Pingbo could not ignore the merit.

And all this is brought by the young head in front of him!

Xiong Xian's respectful attitude also made Zhang Xu quite satisfied, so he smiled and said, "Elder Xiong, you are not fighting with demon beasts in the mountains and forests, why did you come to my lonely mountain." ”

"The subordinates fought with the demon beasts in the mountains and forests, but they were faintly uneasy in their hearts, worried that the head would be in danger, so they took leave to come and see, but they didn't expect the head to successfully capture the lonely mountain. Xiong Xian said truthfully.

"Hehe, just a lonely mountain, just a few dozen eagle vultures, how can you block the military might of this master!" Zhang Xu said with a smile, but he didn't mention that there were only fifty monks left who had lost nearly 200 soldiers.

After some conversation, Xiong Xian's heart was completely relaxed, and he decided to return to the mountains and forests overnight despite Zhang Xu's retention.

Zhang Xu couldn't hold back, and sent Xiong Xian to the bottom of the mountain with Xiao Lori, and smiled bitterly at the back of Xiong Xian's departure.

Xiong Xian is here, the situation on Gushan's side can't be concealed at all, maybe he will receive Li Pingbo's instructions soon, and I'm afraid that the days of Youzai are numbered.

......

On the day Xiong Xian left, the situation in the mountains and forests suddenly changed.

The Demon Snake King, who had recovered from his injuries and grown wings, made a comeback, and launched a fierce attack on the monks who were attacking the mountains and forests with the demon beasts.

In one day, ten of the more than 20 extermination detachments were fiercely attacked by the demon beasts, and the monks suffered heavy casualties.

The Demon Snake King who formed the Demon Pill could be suppressed by the Jindan Stage monks, where were the ordinary monks its opponents? And the two Jindan monks in the Chamber of Commerce's army, Li Pingbo, who was slightly injured, had already recovered, but Lu Shanhe, who had been pierced through the heart, had not completely recovered from his injuries.

But Li Pingbo alone can resist the Demon Snake King, but he can't completely defeat it. The speed of the Demon Snake King with wings was too fast, and it was too difficult for Li Pingbo to catch up and kill it.

And the Demon Snake King did not fight with Li Pingbo at all, but appeared out of nowhere and attacked the monk team everywhere.

In one day, the police were called everywhere, and the detachments of monks who were clearing the mountains and forests were attacked one after another, and they suffered heavy casualties. Li Pingbo was exhausted alone, and often by the time he arrived at the accident site, the monks had already been killed and injured by demon snakes and many demon beasts.

originally thought that the wings of the demon snake were cut off and seriously injured, so Li Pingbo made the decision to divide his troops and attack. Unexpectedly, this also made the troops extremely scattered, and they couldn't resist the reorganized demon beast army at all.

In desperation, Li Pingbo urgently ordered the withdrawal of all the monks who were outside, and personally dispatched to retreat with the monks.

However, in just one day, less than 3,000 of the more than 5,000 monks successfully withdrew, and more than 1,000 monks died in the mountains and forests.

Fiasco, real fiasco!

In the camp, Li Pingbo frowned, he never expected that the army with more than 5,000 monks of the two golden pills would end up in the current situation.

At present, more than 3,000 monks are gathered together, relying on the magic circle and a large number of magic weapons to cooperate closely, and there is no problem in holding it. However, when morale drops, it is difficult to forge ahead. Li Pingbo knew that he couldn't suppress the Demon Snake King by himself, and if he couldn't suppress the Demon Snake King, he couldn't continue to march towards the mountains and forests, because he had to always be on guard against the sneak attack of the Demon Snake King.

Therefore, I am afraid that until Lu Shanhe's injuries are completely healed, he will not be able to continue to march.

But even if you stay here, it's not safe, and the surrounding mountains and forests are full of monsters peeping, and it's difficult to find food and water.

At this moment, Li Pingbo was really at a loss.

In this case, Xiong Xian returned to the camp, and what shocked him the most was not the defeat, but the injury of his junior brother Zhu Kun.

A team of monks was attacked, and Zhu Kun went to the rescue with the rescue team, and then was intercepted and killed by the Demon Snake King.

More than 20 monks in the late stage of foundation building, under the siege of the demon beast army led by the Demon Snake King, more than half of them were killed and wounded, and Zhu Kun also lost an arm.

"Senior brother!" Seeing Zhu Kun's weak appearance lying on the ground, Xiong Xian couldn't help crying.

"Senior brother, don't be sad, I'm fine, the injury won't be healed in a long time, and I can hold a sword in one hand. Zhu Kun smiled and comforted.

Xiong Xian was even more sad, he could hold a sword with one hand, but he lost an arm, and Zhu Kun probably had no hope of ending the Dan in his life!

"Senior brother, you rest here first, and I'll go and meet the big treasurer. After being sad for a while, Xiong Xian stood up.

"Senior brother, what are you doing when you see the big shopkeeper?" Zhu Kun hurriedly asked.

"The little boss has already laid down the lonely mountain, I went to report the matter to the big shopkeeper, and asked the big shopkeeper to take someone to the lonely mountain to repair. ”

After speaking, Xiong Xian walked towards Li Pingbo's big tent, leaving only Zhu Kun with a stunned face.

For Li Pingbo, the current big shopkeeper of the Wuzhou Chamber of Commerce, it is definitely the most difficult moment.

The monks suffered heavy casualties in the failed attack, and they were always facing the attack of the beast army led by the Demon Snake King......

This army of more than 3,000 monks has become a lone army. As their leader, Li Pingbo not only has to think about ensuring everyone's lives, but also has to complete the development task of the Chamber of Commerce.

If the beast spirit realm failed to hunt, it would be a great blow to the prestige of the Chamber of Commerce. Under this long term, it will be even more difficult to suppress the Heavenly Sword Sect and other sects of the Royal Beast Sect.

"Don't worry, the Great Shopkeeper, if the Light Gate is destroyed, the Zhongzhou General Association will definitely send people to help, and will re-send the Grand Mage to lay the formation to establish the Light Gate, and we will soon get in touch with the Flying Yellow Realm." Seeing Li Pingbo's anxious turnaround, Jindan Archmage Lu Shanhe comforted.

Li Pingbo smiled bitterly, if he really waited until Zhongzhou sent someone to rebuild the Light Gate and enter the Beast Spirit Realm, but he did not achieve any achievements, where should he put his face as a big shopkeeper at that time? The status of the Wuzhou Chamber of Commerce will also plummet, and it will never be valued by the Zhongzhou General Association again.

At this moment, a subordinate came to report, and Xiong Xian, the elder of the Iron Sword Gate, asked to see him.

"Xiong Xian, what is he doing here?" Li Pingbo was stunned for a moment, but still ordered someone to pass it in. Although the Iron Sword Sect is a declining sect, the strength of the two elders Xiong Xian and Zhu Kun is indeed very strong.

"Big treasurer, I'm here to tell you about the lonely mountain. After Xiong Xian saluted, he directly expressed his intention.

Li Pingbo thought about it, he had sent Tiejianmen and others to capture Gushan, just to punish Tiejianmen for accepting assassins.

The lonely mountain hangs in the depths of the grassland, and it is impossible for the wide grassland to be free of demon beasts, and it must be difficult to deal with the strength of the Iron Sword Gate, and there must be heavy casualties, which is the punishment for the reckless behavior of the little master.

However, Li Pingbo put this matter in his mind afterwards, compared to the great cause of attacking the beast spirit realm, the Iron Sword Gate, which was less than two hundred scattered cultivations, was not worth his concern.

However, since Xiong Xian specially came to tell him about this, there must be something going on, Li Pingbo listened patiently with anxiety, and then he was shocked.

"Are you saying that the Iron Sword Gate has defeated the Lonely Mountain, and the Lonely Mountain is a spiritual land?" Li Pingbo asked in surprise. Not all mountains are spiritual land, most of them are ordinary mountain ranges, and only mountains with spiritual veins can be called spiritual land, and spiritual land is the foundation of a sect.

Since Lonely Mountain is a spiritual land, there must be powerful demon beasts on it, and the Iron Sword Gate was able to defeat the demon beasts and take over Lonely Mountain, which really surprised Li Pingbo.

"Yes, but the Iron Sword Sect also suffered heavy casualties in the battle with the Eagle Vulture, and less than fifty of the two hundred disciples died. Xiong Xian said gloomily.

"Big shopkeeper, now that we have failed to open up, it's not okay to be trapped here. Although the lonely mountain is not very large, it is large enough to accommodate these thousands of monks. There are mountain springs left in the mountains, and there are endless cattle, sheep and elk in the grasslands, so we can rest there for a while, and then regroup for expedition after recuperation. ”

Lonely Mountain is a spiritual land, and it is a good place for cultivation, but if Li Pingbo really leads the army of monks to Lonely Mountain, the Iron Sword Gate and others will need to make room, and this Xiong Xian naturally knows.

But Xiong Xian knows even more that if the Iron Sword Gate wants to rise again, it cannot do without the support of the Chamber of Commerce. Offering a lonely mountain at the end of a desperate situation for the army, so that the army has a base that can be repaired, will inevitably be appreciated by the Chamber of Commerce. And if the army of the Chamber of Commerce was completely annihilated by the beast army in this mountain forest, how could the Iron Sword Gate live alone?

This time, the attack of the beast spirit realm was completely lost, and only the Iron Sword Gate captured a spiritual land, no matter how you count it, the Iron Sword Gate is the first achievement. Then, according to the reward of the Chamber of Commerce in advance, it will inevitably reward the Iron Sword Gate with a spiritual land afterwards, so that the Iron Sword Gate has the hope of rising.

Compared with the immediate small profits and long-term benefits, Xiong Xian naturally knows how to choose, which is why he came to Li Pingbo to offer the lonely mountain.

Sure enough, after listening to Xiong Xian's words, Li Pingbo was very moved, but before he could speak, Lu Shanhe spoke first.

"The lonely mountain is a hundred miles away from the grassland, and the grassland is in short supply after all, so it doesn't seem to be suitable as a base for attacking. Lu Shanhe frowned.

The reason why the army did not regard the direction of the grassland as the first choice for attacking was because compared with the mountains and forests with many monsters and resources, the grassland was indeed very "barren".

"Haha, Elder Lu is too worried, the grassland is naturally barren, but the lonely mountain is a spiritual land, and the place with spiritual veins will not be too bad. Right now, we are besieged by demon beasts from all sides, so it's better to go up to the lonely mountain first, and wait until Elder Lu has recovered from your injuries before we can kill again, eradicate the demon snakes and completely occupy this mountain forest!" Li Pingbo said with a smile.

Seeing Li Pingbo like this, Lu Shanhe had nothing to say, after all, Li Pingbo was the host of this hunt, and Lu Shanhe himself was just foreign aid.

Of course, there is another factor in Li Pingbo's decision, but it is difficult to say. Otherworldly conquests never happen overnight, and often take years or even decades to achieve complete victory. Therefore, if you can gain a firm foothold in the other world at the beginning, it can be regarded as an initial victory.

How can we gain a firm foothold? Naturally, we have won a spiritual land.

Therefore, although the geographical location of Gushan is not good, it is a spiritual place after all, with it, this hunt is not a failure, and it can cover up its face a little.

Therefore, for Xiong Xian, the elder of the Iron Sword Sect who came to 'send charcoal in the snow', Li Pingbo's heart was full of gratitude.

Li Pingbo made a decision in his heart and temporarily left this mountain forest to go to the lonely mountain.

However, the army of more than 3,000 monks is not as simple as withdrawing if you want to, you must make a plan as a whole. After all, it is still under the siege of the demon beasts on all sides, and the demon snake does not know where to hide and peep at the army.

So Li Pingbo ordered Qian Ziwang, the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce, to take Xiong Xian and others to Gushan in advance, and ordered Tiejianmen to prepare to meet the army.

"Elder Xiong, congratulations, congratulations to your family for making a great contribution this time. Qian Ziwang smiled at Xiong Xian and said. As Li Pingbo's confidant, Qian Ziwang naturally understands Li Pingbo's anxiety, and the Iron Sword Gate's capture of the Lonely Mountain is definitely a relief for Li Pingbo.

"Haha, Tiejianmen is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce's army, and I will ask Deacon Qian to take care of it in the future. Xiong Xian smiled.

"It's easy to say, but the journey through the mountains and forests to the lonely mountain is hundreds of miles, and you have to ask Elder Xiong to take care of it. Qian Ziwang said solemnly.

Xiong Xian nodded: "Deacon Qian, don't worry, as long as I don't meet the Demon Snake King, I will do my best to keep Deacon Qian safe!"