The fire axe's red light surged violently, and the surrounding temperature soared sharply.

  After a while, the red light grew more intense, and with a soft whooshing sound, a fierce flame burst forth from the fire crystal, its heat pressing down on everyone. Zuo Mo was somewhat shocked; his jade metal head had only just reached the third stage of refinement, barely allowing him to withstand such high temperatures. If it were an ordinary cultivator, they would probably have to activate their spiritual armor to resist this heat.

  What a fierce fire!

  A bronze puppet couldn't dodge in time and actually started melting.

  Zuo Mo stared intently at the blazing Flamestone, when suddenly a strange voice entered his mind.

  "Squeak squeak squeak!"

  Although he couldn't understand it, Zuo Mo could feel the joy and closeness it conveyed, and he couldn't help but smile.

  The flames in the fire pliers released increasingly intense vitality, and it was clear that there was a living spirit inside. After burning for an entire hour, the fire pliers suddenly split open with a crack, and a red shadow shot out at incredible speed.

  The fire shadow stopped abruptly in front of Zuo Mo, and it was only then that he clearly saw the fire monster. It was the size of a fist, shaped like a ball of fire, constantly making squeaking sounds. It happily danced around Zuo Mo, very lively.

  "I thought you were called Little Fire." Zuo Mo casually gave him a name. Little Fire seemed to understand, and chirped even more happily, non-stop.

  The little tower came over curiously and a bit timidly.

  Unexpectedly, Xiao Huo was also very affectionate and quickly became inseparable with Xiao Ta. The two of them chased each other rapidly in the air, playing together. Zuo Mo's mood was excellent, and just this scene alone made him feel warm inside. Even if Xiao Huo didn't have any powerful magic, he didn't think it mattered.

  After a while, a gray shadow flashed into the mine like lightning.

  It's a silly bird, with a small black crown on its head, elegantly stretching out its claws and lightly landing on the ground. Xiao Ta was even more excited when he saw the silly bird, and brought his newly acquainted little brother to run in front of it. Xiao Huo curiously circled around the silly bird, who at this time had a complete big sister demeanor, using its long beak to gently peck at Xiao Huo.

  The little fire rolled around in mid-air like a rubber ball, and now it was even more excited, chirping non-stop.

  Jian saw a few small ones getting along harmoniously, and in his heart, he was also quite happy. The only thing that made him feel unhappy was the silly bird. This guy hadn't even looked at him straight since landing.

  These two goods! Zuo Mo gritted his teeth, but was helpless. This guy didn't know what had changed, he was faster than his flying sword, and he couldn't do anything about it.

  "What's with the playing? Hurry up and work!" Zuo Mo glared at Xiao Yu.

  The little tower, who was having a great time, suddenly became dispirited and listlessly directed the puppet to start mining.

  You want a fight? Bring it on! With that, Zuo Mo felt satisfied and left with a flourish.

  As soon as Zuo Mo left, the four of them gathered together again, whispering to each other.

  Only to see the little black one quickly crawling down from under the silly bird's head, flipping its small short legs, like a wisp of black smoke, quickly circling around in the mine cave, shaking its antennae on top of its head. After a while, it stopped on a rock in the mine cave. It shook its antennae at the other three little ones for a few times, and then immediately flipped its small short legs and ran off from the rock.

  The silly bird jumped lightly, soared into the air, stretched its wings, and flapped them violently. The mine suddenly lit up with a sharp whistling sound, and it shot towards the rock that Xiao Hei had pointed out earlier like a gray lightning bolt.

  Hard rocks are like a block of tofu, silly birds are like a sharp arrow, suddenly submerged.

  A large pit appeared in the rock.

  After a while, a gray shadow flew out from inside. The silly bird stopped in mid-air, shook off the debris on its body, and restored its previous calm appearance.

  With a small whooshing sound, it transformed into a streak of flame and plunged into the deep pit that the silly bird had just blasted out.

  After a while, countless red flames intertwined in the cave like a fiery spider web. After a while, it shook and swayed as if drunk with wine, flying out of the pit.

  Splash!

  Piece after piece of ore, like rain, kept falling down. In an instant, the pit was filled with countless fragments of ore, and Xiao Ta happily spun around in mid-air, while the bronze puppets below immediately rushed up.

  Before long, the ore piled up like mountains.

  The four little ones started playing again, and Xiao Huo's happy chirping sounds echoed in the cave.

  "The third branch has been divided." Lei Peng muttered to himself: "Heh heh, this time the little girl is going to use her real skills."

  Nian Lv pulled out a mirror and combed her disheveled bangs, saying: "It's just a pity there are no female cultivators here. Without their crazy screams, it feels a bit unfamiliar. What a waste of this beautiful scenery."

  Lei Peng ignored him and continued on his own: "Given Xiao Niang's personality, since she has decided to take action, she definitely won't just stop at dealing with a few branch halls. Who do you think we should deal with next?"

  There are many people who have the same doubts as Lei Peng, and Xie Shan is one of them.

  Ma Fan had a stalk of grass in his mouth and was lying lazily on the ground: "If it were me, I'd send reinforcements."

  "Support?" Xie Shan's expression turned contemplative. As the two strongest personal fighters in Zhuque Camp, their bond had deepened over time. Ma Fan was full of unconventional ideas and had been the core for a period of time; his perspective on problems was quite different from that of ordinary cultivators.

  "Hmm. We've dealt them such a heavy blow, the outer sect won't let us off so easily, they'll definitely send someone to wipe us out." Ma Fan also furrowed his brow in thought and said in a low voice: "We have too few people, if we get surrounded by the enemy, our days are numbered. We need space, we need to keep dragging the enemy around, only then will we have an opportunity."

  Xie Shan's eyes lit up and he applauded, saying: "That's right! This way the enemy will be constantly nibbled away by us."

  Ma Fan smiled and said, "What we can think of, how could Xiao Niang not think of it? Don't worry, whoever can defeat Xiao Niang, other places are uncertain, but definitely not in Xiaoshan boundary."

  "Haha." Xie Shan laughed and said, "This is indeed the case."

  "How much longer until Jindan?" Ma Fan suddenly asked.

  "I don't know, but I recently feel like I'm about to break through. Indeed, actual combat is what tempers a person." Xie Shan sighed.

  "What about after becoming a Golden Elixir? Where will you go?" Ma Fan asked somewhat seriously.

  "You don't have to try me out." Xie Shan smiled and said: "Of course I'll still follow the boss. Actually, I'm a bit curious."

  "What's so curious?" Ma Fan asked.

  "I wonder how far the boss can go." Xie Shan looked into the distance.

  "Is it just because of this? I don't believe it." Ma Fan shook his head.

  "This is not all the reason. I myself have a certain weight, and gradually understand it. The boss is a good boss, and I think highly of him." Xie Shan counted on his fingers: "He has talent, is willing to work hard, is not arrogant, and most importantly, he is young, too young! Such an awesome person, I've never seen before. The boss's background is probably not as simple as we thought. Plus the little lady, and these brothers by our side, if nothing else, we can still roam freely in this territory."

  He smiled self-deprecatingly: "I've been a leader before, being a leader isn't that easy. I think it's pretty good now, there are plenty of benefits and no problems to bother me or worry about, just do what needs to be done. My progress in the past six months has exceeded my progress in the previous three years."

  Ma Fan didn't say anything, but his expression relaxed a lot.

  "Don't worry, I guarantee it, none of these brothers will leave now." Xie Shan said with full confidence.

  Ma Fan bit his tongue and murmured in agreement.

  Suddenly, a sharp and shrill whistle pierced the air.

  "Let's go, time to get to work!"

  He Xiang was worried and anxious, he hadn't had a good night's sleep in days. He didn't expect that mysterious team to suddenly appear from behind them, extremely cunning. He had just sent out a team to annihilate them, but unexpectedly received news of one of his temples being destroyed after only two days.

  In great anger, he sent another detachment.

  The other party's movements were elusive and impossible to guess. A few days later, another message came that a very remote branch had been bloodbathed.

  Afterwards, every one or two days, he would receive bad news that a certain branch had been destroyed.

  The news spread like wings throughout the entire Xiaoshan border, making their advance much more difficult. The forces that had originally decided to surrender to Wudang were now hesitant.

  Although the outer hall could not resist, it was clear that the mysterious team could not resist either. The news of the attack on the inner hall had already spread among the various branches, and each branch had made preparations for defense, but still could not stop this mysterious power.

  It can be seen from this that the strength of this force!

  If they give up the hard-won territory, they will not be able to bear it. Once these territories are lost and swallowed by external forces, they will not even have the last bit of leverage.

  These forces were suddenly caught in a dilemma of advancing and retreating.

  The progress of the outer hall was hindered, and the pressure on He Xiang and others increased sharply.

  "We must find their lair!" In just over a decade, He Xiang was like a changed person, his entire face gaunt and frightening: "To cultivate such immense power, it's absolutely not something that can be done in a day or two. As long as we can find their lair, they will definitely come to reinforce, and at that time, we can surround them in one fell swoop."

  "But we've searched for so long and still haven't found any news!" an elder said with difficulty.

  Just then, an elder stumbled in: "I've found it! I've found it!"

  All the elders of Hordiz immediately stood up.

  "Where?"

  "Where?"

  ……

  "Shut up, all of you!" He Xiang shouted sternly, and instantly everyone shut their mouths. In this short period of time, He Xiang had successfully established his authority. It was not luck that he was favored by Lao Zu.

  The elder who rushed in was flushed with excitement: "First, let me show you something!"

  He Xiangqiang suppressed the annoyance in his heart.

  A black futon was placed in front of everyone. The elderly men rushed over to take a look, they were all connoisseurs, and immediately saw the mystery, suddenly inhaling a breath of cold air together.

  Everyone is not stupid, this small Pu Tuan has a decisive impact on the situation of Xiaoshan boundary.

  "This is a treasure called Golden Crow City, its effects don't need to be introduced by me. The Golden Crow City is located on the Heaven Star Peak, after being occupied by a group of people, they built a city there."

  Everyone couldn't help but take another cold breath.

  Build a city!

  "But who is the real master inside is still unclear. However, their business manager, He Changlao must be very familiar with it."

  He Xiang's expression changed: "Who is it?"

  "It's a deal!"

  The faces of all the elders suddenly became strange, and He Xiang's face immediately turned gloomy.

  "Some cultivators said they saw a team of nearly 1,000 people leaving Jinwu City under the cover of night." The elder said: "So I suspect it's them. Now all the cultivators in the world are rushing there, if we don't hurry up and bring it down, when this lotus seedpod is sold more and more, our future days will be difficult."

  Everyone's face suddenly turned solemn.

  He Xiang stood up, his eyes gleaming with ferocity: "Attack Jinwu City!"

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  I recommend a book, "The Great Adventure" by Chu Bai. Although his pre-war complaints hurt me a bit, the recent books are not bad. Friends who are suffering from book scarcity can go and take a look.