I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 199: Killing all around, sweeping away thousands of troops! ( words long chapter)
When the bandit leader saw Xie Yuan's true appearance, he didn't have time to think about what kind of magical disguise he was using. He was just stunned for a moment and said in surprise:
"You are the Sword Sect Zhang... No, you are that Xie Yuan!"

Lu Lao San has repeatedly tried to find Xie Yuan but failed, and he is unwilling to give up the possibility of obtaining the Black Book.

After all, in his eyes, this kid and Mu Chaoyun must be having an affair. His cultivation is low, so it is easier to catch him than to find Mu Chaoyun.

If we find him and follow the clues, we will probably be able to track down Mu Chaoyun.

If the two of them were particularly passionate about each other, they could possibly exchange him for the Black Book!
Therefore, unlike retreating when seeing the disciples of the Sword Sect, Lu Lao San gave orders to his men to search for a young escort leader named Xie Yuan in Yunzhou and to hunt him down immediately when they saw him! And as soon as there was news, he was notified as quickly as possible and by any means, and a huge reward was guaranteed. He also circulated Xie Yuan's portrait.

The young man in the portrait was extremely handsome. The bandits didn't know what Lu Laosan was up to. Many of them thought that the leader had fallen in love and was making such a big fuss. But no matter what, they remembered this man and kept an eye out for him. If they could find him, they would have no worries for the rest of their lives.

When the leader saw that the person in front of him was the one in the portrait they had seen many times, and it was Xie Yuan, the commander-in-chief who had been thinking about day and night, he was surprised and delighted for a moment.

He exerted force on his hands, just as he was about to take Xie Yuan down, a scene seemed to appear before his eyes, in which the commander-in-chief rewarded him with gold, silver, jewelry, a beautiful wife and concubines, and even the master's skills!

However, the next moment, his joy slowly faded away, leaving only shock.

I used force on my hands, but Xie Yuan didn't move at all!

The leader then realized that he was too happy too soon. This Xie Yuan appeared out of nowhere and his strength was no longer what he said before. He was only a level 4 practitioner!
His throat moved, and an inexplicable flash of inspiration came to him. Thinking of the change in his facial expression just now, the movement in the center of the ruins and Lu Xiaosan's shouting, he seemed to have figured everything out, and said in a dry voice:

"You, you are that Zhang Shan! You followed in on purpose!!"

"Goodbye, clever fellow."

Xie Yuan smiled, grabbed the leader's hand with his left arm, and punched out with his right fist, making a loud bang.

Bagua Mountain Shaking Fist!
The leader's eyes showed despair, and he tried to block with his left hand. However, at this distance, his hand was broken by the force of the punch, and then another punch hit him in the abdomen.

His stomach was completely sunken, his body was bent like a shrimp, and his eyeballs almost popped out, blood red.

Xie Yuan confirmed that the leader was dead, then he let go of his hand and watched him fall to the ground.

"I let you step on me and hit me, haha, I don't bear grudges, I will take revenge on the spot.

"Well, the physique of a person in the Qi and Blood Transformation Stage is different. This punch didn't penetrate him, it just shocked him to death."

Xie Yuan was slightly startled. This leader's cultivation was not bad. Although his punch could not shake the mountain, it could definitely break the rock. However, the physique of a warrior who had completed the four trainings and transformed his qi and blood was already more resilient than one could imagine.

If I hadn't transformed myself into Li Gou'er and caught him off guard, I wouldn't have been able to kill him with one punch.

Xie Yuan looked up at the sand dunes and vaguely saw several figures in white fighting with a large group of horse bandits. He was slightly touched and a little helpless:
"Fellow disciples are loyal to each other, but this is a bit troublesome."

He didn't expect that Huang Zifeng and his four companions would follow him back, and that the hundred-man bandit army couldn't scare them away.

But even if they are not afraid of a hundred bandits, there are more than a thousand of them in the entire basin!
Xie Yuan's eyes swept across like lightning, and he found that the movement on the sand dunes and the chaos he had caused in the ruins had caused the entire Lu Laosan's bandit camp to become somewhat chaotic.

Those horse bandits who had reached the second transformation or above seemed to still be in the ruins and did not dare to leave at will. However, those horse bandit leaders who had reached the first transformation in the outer circle of the basin were already rushing towards the four people on the sand dunes!

Xie Yuan's face darkened. Huang Zifeng and his men had already been surrounded by the horse bandits outside the brigade and were fighting hard. If a few more horse bandits at the Qi and Blood Transformation stage joined the battle, they would not be able to escape.

Not to mention that the bandits in the outer circle were now rushing up the sand dunes like sharks seeing blood. At a glance, there were nearly ten people in the front.

I'm afraid all the masters under Lu Laosan are here...

He shook his head and grabbed another bandit leader who was sneaking up on him and preparing to launch a surprise attack.

This man was one of the leaders of the horse bandits who had captured him. He had just seen his companions being killed and came back quietly, but he did not expect to be discovered by Xie Yuan.

Seeing some horse bandits nearby had noticed the movement here and were coming over one after another, Xie Yuan captured the man and asked with a smile:

"Do you know me?"

The bandit struggled twice, but found that he could not get rid of Xie Yuan's iron-like hands at all. He was horrified and stammered:
"You, you are..."

"Louder, haven't you eaten enough?"

"You are Xie... I don't know! I don't know you, please let me go! I will get out of here right now!"

The horse bandit shuddered all over, and out of fear he suddenly had an idea and said this.

"Don't talk nonsense, you must know me, tell me quickly!"

Xie Yuan was a little impatient and shouted:
"Say it! Say my name!"

“…You are Xie, Xie Yuan!!”

"Xie Yuan, Xie Yuan is here!!!"

The horse bandit shuddered and screamed, his voice cutting through the night sky.

Xie Yuan heard the noise, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile:
"That's damn right."

With a snap, he broke the bandit's neck and threw him aside.

Although this horse bandit's blood and energy also changed, his cultivation was much weaker than the previous leader.

The martial arts techniques practiced by the horse bandits are all kinds of miscellaneous, and their qualifications vary. Their fighting ability may be somewhat commendable, but their foundation is far inferior to that of the disciples of the sect.

In the months since Xie Yuan's breakthrough, his blood and energy have improved significantly. The combination of the Golden Bell Cover, health-preserving skills, and sword energy skills is no longer something that an ordinary bandit in the first stage of blood and energy transformation can shake.

Seeing the bandits rushing up the sand dunes pause, then turn around and rush towards him, Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows and whispered to himself:
"The effect is so good? It seems that Mr. Lu has been very kind to me."

Looking at the approaching group of horse bandits, Xie Yuan picked up a long knife, his figure darkened, and he disappeared from the spot.

On top of the dunes.

The four Sword Sect disciples who were trapped in the encirclement stood back to back, formed a formation, and bravely resisted the horse bandits in front of them.

The Sword Sect had taught them the basic sword formations themselves. With Huang Zifeng as the leader and everyone's martial arts skills at their disposal, they were able to defeat the bandits, most of whom were trained outsiders, and were invincible.

Lin Zhen and the other three have grown very rapidly in the past few days. From being a little unfamiliar with the horse bandits in the same area in the beginning, they have become very comfortable in the battle now. It is really due to the pressure of the environment. Even if blood and flesh flew onto the delicate Lin Zhen's face, she had no time to feel anything and could only swing the sword again and again.

However, although the horse bandits could not do anything to them for the time being, their numbers were too large.

After being repelled several waves by them, the remaining horse bandits were frightened and dared not to attack again, but still surrounded them under the command of their leader.

The horse bandits became more cunning and would retreat after a single cut. I would not engage them head-on, nor would I let them leave.

The four of them were outnumbered, but they had no good solution. They did not dare to lose their position in the crowd, so they could only move slowly outwards.

However, there is a large group of horse bandits under the sand dunes, some of whom are experts. If they wait for them to surround them, how can they survive?

Several people were gritting their teeth and thinking about countermeasures anxiously, when they suddenly heard a sharp shout from below:
"Xie Yuan! Xie Yuan is here!"

Hearing this, the four of them were stunned, and the bandits around them were also a little agitated.

For them, catching Xie Yuan means a leap to heaven. Instead of fighting with a few killer gods here, it is better to go down and catch Xie Yuan who is only at the fourth level. It is much safer and more rewarding!

However, they were just thinking about it. All the credit went to the leaders below, and they could only stand guard on the mountain and die.

Lin Zhen kept swinging his sword and couldn't help but take a look down. Sure enough, he saw a familiar figure under the sand dune, dodging back and forth among the group of horse bandits!
"Yes, thank you, Chief Escort!"

Lin Zhen exclaimed in a low voice, his eyes suddenly shining.

The other three also looked down. Except for Pei Yu who did not know Xie Yuan and had only heard of his name, the other two also recognized that the man below was indeed Xie Yuan.

"It really is Xie Escort Captain!"

Lin Cheng shouted excitedly.

Huang Zifeng whispered to himself:

"It's really him..."

Since Xie Yuan was wanted by the government, he became famous in Yunzhou, but he has never been seen again. Unexpectedly, he appears here again!

Lin Zhen's beautiful eyes followed Xie Yuan's figure, and even her sword movements slowed down.

Looking at the bandits charging towards Xie Yuan, she showed a worried look:
"Many enemies are surrounding Captain Xie... What should I do?"

Lin Cheng looked at the sparse encirclement below, then looked at the bandits surrounding the four of them, and was speechless for a moment.

The number of horse bandits in external training was naturally more than ten times that of horse bandits in the Qi and Blood Transformation Realm. The number of enemies besieging Xie Yuan was far less than that of those around them.

But Lin Cheng also felt that Xie Yuan was more dangerous, simply because most of the enemies below had their blood and energy changed!
Not to mention being surrounded like them, even if two or three masters of Qi and Blood Transformation realm joined forces, how could Xie Yuan resist!

After all, Xie Biaotou came from a humble background. Although he was extremely talented and seemed to have broken through the Qi and Blood Transformation Stage, he was not like them, practicing the profound skills of the Yunshan Sword Sect.
Maybe he can be invincible if he trains outside with his talent, but those who have reached the Qi and Blood Transformation stage are already masters. The gap in talent is getting smaller, and the gap in skills is getting bigger. Who can do anything to whom?
As for whether Leader Xie could deal with the Grandmaster... Lin Cheng had read the books of sages and knew that rumors stop at wise men, so he did not believe this obvious rumor.

Not to mention the Grand Master, even these horse bandits who had reached a certain state of transformation were about to surround Leader Xie!

Xie Biaotou is in danger!
Huang Yifeng also looked at Xie Yuan with a complicated expression.

His energy and blood actually changed.

But then he frowned. Why did Xie Yuan rush into the crowd?
Even if he reached the first level of Qi and Blood Transformation, he could only deal with one or two, no, three horse bandits of the same level at best! He had fought against these horse bandits before. Their skills were first-rate, and their experience and ruthlessness were second to none. Even he could not guarantee that he could defeat the three of them in a joint battle.

And if more than three people came, he would definitely consider retreating first.

But there are more than ten people around Xie Yuan?
At a rough glance, there were more than ten of them, and there were even more horse bandits coming from behind!

Huang Zifeng frowned. Where did Lu Lao San get so many subordinates with transformed Qi and blood? I'm afraid he didn't send all of them.

He doesn’t want Oasis City anymore?
Huang Zifeng had some doubts, and rushed towards a horse bandit in front of him with a sword, then looked down.

Without time to think about it, he saw Xie Yuan had fallen into the encirclement, and his heart sank.

I'm afraid Xie Yuan is finished...

Such a rare civilian genius warrior, but I haven't defeated him personally, what a pity, what a pity...

Lin Zhen gritted his teeth and said subconsciously:
"I'm going down to save him!"

The other three were silent. Lin Cheng sighed and said with difficulty:
"Sister, we can't save Captain Xie... Let's just take care of ourselves first!"

Lin Zhen also knew that was unrealistic and was just speaking his mind.

She clenched her teeth and looked at Xie Yuan below, her beautiful eyes moist and she didn't blink.

Lin Zhen looked at Xie Yuan, and Huang Zifeng looked at Lin Zhen. Seeing her like this, his heart was almost crushed.

He was about to say something when he suddenly saw Lin Zhen's eyes widen and his expression froze, as if he had seen something incredible.

Huang Zifeng quickly turned his head, only to see Xie Yuan picking up a long knife, and then he disappeared from the spot with a flash of his body.

The next moment, he crashed into several oncoming horse bandits in the Qi and Blood Transformation state, and swung his long sword, causing a huge spray of blood!
Xie Yuan's speed made his opponents completely unable to react. As soon as they met, one of them was beheaded, and the other two had blood splattered on their chests!
"what!"

Screams tore through the night sky, and several horse bandits were stunned, only then they realized that Xie Yuan had crashed into the formation!
"Xie Yuan, you're looking for death!"

They quickly surrounded Xie Yuan, and slashed down with their long swords with a swift whistling sound!

Seeing several Qi and Blood Transformation Realm cultivators attacking with all their might and slashing at him with their swords, Xie Yuan's eyes flashed and he did not take the attack head-on.

He took a wrong step, causing several people to be dazzled. Without being able to see clearly how he moved, he slipped out of the encirclement and went behind someone.

Before the man could react, his eyes fixed and he slowly lowered his head, looking at the tip of the knife sticking out of his chest and abdomen, then slowly fell limp.

"Xie Yuan, you dare!"

The leader of this group of horse bandits shouted angrily, swung his long sword, and chopped at Xie Yuan on the head with an astonishing momentum!

Xie Yuan was slightly startled, seeing that the attack was coming at him extremely fast, he swung his sword and blocked it with a clang, then he distanced himself from him and did not confront him head-on.

The leader's arms felt numb and he couldn't help shaking them, his expression changed slightly.

What a strong force!
If he hadn't been concerned about being surrounded, I probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to him!

The leader was cautious and didn't dare to rush forward too fast. He just took the opportunity to draw his knife, which made Xie Yuan helpless against the leader in the crowd.

"These horse bandits are really treacherous!"

Xie Yuan thought to himself.

Seeing that more and more horse bandits were gathering around him, he roughly counted that there were more than ten of them, all of them were masters of the Qi and Blood Transformation Realm. He became alert and did not dare to fall into the encirclement of so many people, as that would be a big trouble.

While the enemy was still trying to close in, he darkened his figure, kicked his feet, and before the enemy could react, he slipped out from the gap and ran away wildly.

When the bandits saw that Xie Yuan had somehow escaped again, they shouted and started chasing after him.

They were all masters of the first level of Qi and Blood Transformation. Their speed was not slow, but compared with Xie Yuan who was using the Cloud Dragon Step, they were no match at all!

If Xie Yuan hadn't deliberately slowed down, he would have shaken these people off in a moment.

But that would defeat the purpose...

He turned his head slightly and saw that the enemies behind him were being dragged unevenly. It was almost done, and his eyes flashed.

Xie Yuan suddenly stopped, turned around like lightning, rushed to the front few people, hacked wildly, killed one and injured another, then retreated like the wind and ran away again.

Seeing that he dared to turn around and kill people so arrogantly, the other bandits were furious and chased after him with gritted teeth. Soon, the team became uneven.

Xie Yuan used the same trick again, running as fast as lightning with the Cloud Dragon Step. He turned back and killed two more people before escaping again.

This guy's body movement and swordsmanship are too strong!
One of the leaders' eyelids twitched, and he became extremely wary of Xie Yuan, and ordered:

"Don't be alone, everyone!"

Everyone no longer ran on their own, but formed an arc not far from each other.

Seeing that the bandits reacted so quickly, Xie Yuan realized that this trick was no longer effective. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and his mind raced with thoughts:
"This trick doesn't work... If it's easy to shake them off, I'm afraid they will go find Lin Zhen and the others. But there's no way to kill them one by one..."

He groaned and looked up, only to see those men slowly swinging their swords and looking at him.

...Who is waving? Lin Zhen?

Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment, and cursed in his heart:

"What are these guys doing? A meet-up? Hurry up and break out. I don't want to beat around the bush!"

On the sand dune, the four of them stared in amazement at Xie Yuan below, who was like a swimming dragon, killing his way in and out of the horse bandits whose energy and blood had changed, completely forgetting that they were also in the battle.

Fortunately, the four of them had a sharp sword formation, so the enemy couldn't attack and was distracted.

Lin Zhenben's eyes were stunned, flashing with a bright light, and she was a little dazed, but when she saw Xie Yuan looking up, she couldn't help but waved her hand vigorously to greet the enemy in the siege, which made the horse bandits' eyelids jump and feel great disrespect.

Her eyes revealed admiration and more. Her eyes were sparkling and she sighed softly:

"Thank you, Escort Captain, you are so awesome!"

Lin Cheng also murmured:

“I never thought, I never thought that after reaching the first stage of Qi and Blood Transformation, Xie Biaotou is still so strong! No, he is even stronger than before!”

Pei Yu, who met Xie Yuan for the first time, nodded slightly, with some emotion:

"No wonder he is called the most ruthless villain. He can move freely among the bandits who are also in the Qi and Blood Transformation Stage like chopping melons and vegetables! Damn it, warriors of my generation should be like this!"

Huang Zifeng remained silent for a long time, but his expression was filled with confusion, admiration and dissatisfaction, which was very complicated and better than words could express.

The performance down at the sand dune had a subtle impact on the morale up there. Although the Jian Zong men were excited, the other horse bandits looked at the blood and flesh flying around their leaders, with casualties almost more severe than theirs, and they all made a sudden move. Their thoughts changed from "it'll be fine down there" to "let the leaders go first."

The four of them broke out at a slightly faster pace, but they still kept a look below.

Lin Zhen's beautiful eyes were filled with ripples of light, all filled with Xie Yuan's figure. The strong impression she had from the first time they met in the mourning hall had never let her down until now. Instead, it had become stronger and stronger, leaving her with a deeper and deeper impression, and she could no longer forget it.

She was staring at Xie Yuan when she suddenly heard her brother whisper:
"not good!"

Lin Zhen turned his head in confusion, only to see Lin Cheng quickly say:

"Someone is taking a detour to surround Captain Xie!"

"Those guys are very strong!"

Xie Yuan was leading his men in a circle when he suddenly stopped.

From the front, left and right, a strong-looking horse bandit came running over, along with several companions, and surrounded the horse bandits behind him!
Xie Yuan's face became serious. These leaders were full of vigor and vitality. He could feel from a distance that they were powerful fighters who were not inferior to the leader he killed at the beginning. It seemed that they were all at the level of team leaders.

The four leaders each took a direction and surrounded Xie Yuan, with their blades pointed at him.

Xie Yuan stood there, turned his head slightly, and felt a little depressed.

Surrounded... Each of these people is strong and has helpers behind them, so it's not easy to run in any direction.

What’s more important is that people keep coming from behind, and in a while, there will probably be three layers inside and three layers outside.

They are all masters of Qi and blood transformation, and even I cannot force my way in.

Must be as soon as possible.

Xie Yuan had a flash of thought in his mind, and smiled, "Such a big event?"

The bandit leader behind him said in a deep voice:
"The commander-in-chief said that if he captures you, he will give you a huge amount of gold, a hundred beautiful maids, and he will personally teach you martial arts. Xie Yuan, what do you think of our battle?"

"I see. Old Third Lu really thinks highly of me. I didn't even know I was worth so much."

Xie Yuan said with a smile:

"If you capture me, who will be responsible? How do you divide it? You can't tear me apart!"

After these words were spoken, the four leaders were stunned.

They couldn't even catch up just now, so naturally they didn't consider this problem.

But at this time, the four of them led the team to surround Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan was already meat on the chopping board, unable to escape, so how to deal with him seemed a little tricky for a moment.

The atmosphere became weird. The four of them looked at each other, but no one spoke and no one took the first move.

When Xie Yuan saw the four men and the bandits coming one after another, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes:
"We can't wait any longer, we need to make this a quick and decisive battle!"

He uttered:
"What are you standing there for? The credit is here. Who of you dares to go first? I promise not to resist!"

After he finished speaking, he threw the knife to the ground, where it stuck in the sand, swaying.

Several horse bandits were stunned, not knowing what he was up to. Was he really going to give it away or was he just using the empty city trick?

Xie Yuan took advantage of the moment when they were stunned, his eyes lit up, his hand reached to his waist, and shouted:

"Since you guys aren't going to do it, then I'm going to do it!"

He pulled out his axe, let out a "hey", held it with both hands, poured all his strength into it, and swung it violently!
Several leaders were still wondering what such a small axe could do, but suddenly their faces changed!
A dark halo slashed out from the axe blade, with a roar of death, slashing towards all the enemies in front of Xie Yuan!
Total Annihilation!

The three leaders surrounding them from the left and right and in front felt their hair stand on end and felt a sense of death crisis.

At the moment of life and death, they used all their strength and swung their knives towards the huge halo.

With a loud bang, a cloud of dust and sand exploded in front of us, making people squint their eyes.

When the dust settled, the bandits took a closer look and discovered that the three leaders were all split in two and were lying on the ground, twitching. The bandits behind them, even if they were only affected by the aftermath, suffered heavy casualties and fell to the ground!
Sweeping through an army of thousands, even thousands of troops would be frightened, let alone horse bandits?
The bandits were silent with their eyes wide open, and the leader who had been chasing them suddenly trembled all over and realized that there was something cold behind him.

What kind of move is this?
What is his strength?
The leader licked his dry lips. No wonder the commander-in-chief offered such a price for Xie Yuan. It was not something that ordinary people could capture!
On the sand dunes, both the horse bandits and the four members of the Sword Sect slowly stopped what they were doing and fell into a strange standoff.

Their eyes were all looking down with an expression of disbelief.

Huang Zifeng was shocked and whispered:
"How can this be?"

Even if it was Senior Brother Xing Zhi, the strongest person in the sect who had reached the first level of transformation, it would be impossible for him to kill so many people in the same level with one strike!
Lin Zhen and Lin Cheng both opened their mouths wide, muttered the same words, and even said the same thing, like twins:
"As expected of you, you are the leader of the escort team..."

Pei Yu saw Xie Yuan's strength for the first time. His cold face was dazed and he was no longer arrogant. He couldn't help but swear:

"Damn, so strong?"

What is the most vicious person in the world? This is the most vicious person in the world!

Faced with the siege of powerful men, no one dared to stand after one blow of the axe!

The other horse bandits were stunned, looking at their leaders lying dead on the ground below, and suddenly felt that the Yunshan Sword Sect was easier to deal with.

Under the sand dune, the surviving leader was stunned for a long time, looking at Xie Yuan who was slowing down in front of him, and said with forced calmness:
"He has consumed a lot of energy and can't even run fast. He definitely can't use his second move! Chase him! The reward is right in front of you!"

Although he said this, he quietly fell behind the crowd as he watched his men rush forward.

Xie Yuan took a few long breaths and continued running.

The cost of sweeping through thousands of troops is naturally huge, but it is not to the point where one cannot run.

He was still afraid that he would appear too strong. If these horse bandits did not chase him but went to find Huang Zifeng and his gang, that would be troublesome.

Seeing the remaining bandits following him, Xie Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself:

"Be careful now. Don't get surrounded again, or you'll end up in trouble."

Fortunately, the companions on the sand dunes took advantage of the rising and falling morale and gradually broke out of the siege, and were about to see the dawn of victory.

Occasionally, some of them were left alone or changed their minds and wanted to go up the hill, but Xie Yuan would catch up with them and kill them in a few moves. Then he would get away before the large group behind them could catch up.

After several rounds of this, the road leading to the sand dunes seemed to have become a restricted area, with many corpses lying there. Other bandits no longer dared to approach.

When the leader saw that Xie Yuan clearly still had some strength left, but was deliberately letting them go in circles, he was startled and couldn't help but fall behind a few steps.

This guy...can't he just run? He's running around in circles here, it's hard to catch him or not to catch him! If he can get out of here, just get out of here!

The leader cursed inwardly. He never dared to confront Xie Yuan again, and he also lost the desire to snatch the reward.

The horror of the black light of the axe blade was enough to watch from the sidelines. He didn't want to experience it himself, so he could only do his job conscientiously and slack off.

Xie Yuan was running with a group of horse bandits when suddenly his feet shook and he stumbled.

He was shocked and confused, thinking that he had exerted too much energy and could no longer control his legs and feet. Suddenly, his feet began to shake again, like sieve chaff.

Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that it was not him who was shaking, but the basin!

earthquake!
A loud rumbling sound was heard, and Xie Yuan felt the sand under his feet shaking violently, swaying left and right like a ship in a storm.

He let out a "hey" and took a horse stance to steady his lower body. Seeing that the horse bandits behind him had all slowed down their movements, and some who were not so strong even fell to the ground, he could not help but take advantage of the chaos to increase the distance again.

Smoke and dust filled the sky, sand was flying, and the entire basin was pitch dark in an instant.

"The earth dragon turns over!"

There were cries of surprise everywhere, and Xie Yuan ran in confusion.

The intensity of this earthquake is probably unprecedented. Even many warriors can't stand. It seems that the entire Western Desert is shaking together!
Suddenly, he felt his feet sink slightly, as if he was sliding down.

Xie Yuan reacted very quickly, inserting one hand into the sand beside him to stabilize his body.

Why is this big pit still sinking?

He frowned, listening to the roar mixed with the screams one after another, and stood still.

It was not until a cup of tea later that the earthquake gradually subsided. However, the sky was filled with dust, like a sandstorm, and it was impossible to see where was.

Xie Yuan used all his eyesight, but felt that the terrain here had changed and he could not see clearly.

Under such a natural disaster, even warriors at the Qi and Blood Transformation stage would find it difficult to protect themselves. Although there were no huge rocks or tall buildings, the sand dunes nearby had collapsed, and many people were probably buried under the sand.

The sand in the sky gradually sank, revealing the night sky.

Xie Yuan's head and face were covered with sand. He finally regained some vision and saw that the sand dunes had all flattened. His expression was slightly gloomy. He was about to walk in the direction of the four people from the Sword Sect in his memory when he suddenly heard a loud shout that resounded throughout the basin:
"Xie Yuan, you evil villain, have ruined my father's plans. Today I will make sure you die without a burial place!"

He turned his head and found that at the lowest point in the center of the basin, the city ruins were no longer there, but an extremely swift figure dragging a long dragon of sand and dust was approaching him rapidly!
The third transformation of Qi and blood, Lu Laosan’s son!
Xie Yuan's expression changed slightly. Although they were far apart, Lu Xiaosan was faster than him, so he didn't dare to delay.

He looked into the distance, his expression changed, and he ran quickly in the opposite direction, also leaving behind a long dragon made of sand!

"Chase! Chase them all!"

Lu Xiaosan shouted loudly and finally mobilized the second-class horse bandits in the center of the basin. After all, this ruin had been completely destroyed.

On a sand dune, Huang Zifeng and three others stood up at a distance, confirmed that none of them were injured, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

They were at the top of the dune and were lucky enough not to fall into the basin, so they survived, while many of the bandits around them fell into the basin and were buried by the dunes.

Countless tons of sand pressed down here, turning it into a mass grave.

"I wonder how Junior Brother Zhang is doing?"

"It seems that Xie Biaotou is being hunted down by an expert..."

Several people were beginning to feel worried and were about to approach each other when the situation changed again.

Many horse bandits stood up one after another around them, and it seemed that their numbers were much smaller, which was good news;

However, the bad news is that the earthquake made several people unstable and they separated and were not close to each other. There were horse bandits in the middle and the sword formation had been broken!
The four men's faces changed, and they were about to approach the bandits before all of them stood up, but they were stopped by someone who reacted quickly, and the fight started again.

This time, although the number of horse bandits around them was less, without their companions to support each other, the pressure increased greatly!
Huang Zifeng gritted his teeth, killed two horse bandits with one sword, and spat out a mouthful of sandy saliva.

There were no particularly powerful masters here, but they were outnumbered. He fought for a long time, killing and repelling these horse bandits one after another, and the constant rotation and continuous fighting had already exhausted them greatly.

He tried hard to get closer to his fellow junior brothers and sisters, but the horse bandits who he thought were not worth mentioning suddenly became difficult to deal with. It often took several swords to repel one of them, and it was difficult to kill him.

"This won't work. It's even worse than before. If we keep wasting time, we'll die sooner or later!"

Huang Zifeng was thinking this in his mind, and seeing that his three fellow apprentices all had the same intention, they tried to get closer to each other.

Pei Yu even threw out the final thunderbolt, which killed several horse bandits with a loud bang. However, it was just a drop in the bucket as they were surrounded by heavy siege.

Seeing that the weakest Lin Cheng was already in a difficult situation and in danger, everyone looked gloomy.

Lin Zhen danced wildly with his sword, trying to get closer to his brother, while Pei Yu and Huang Zifeng also frowned, one put a hand into his collar, and the other tightened his sword, ready to fight to the death.

At the critical moment, Lin Cheng shouted loudly, and the long sword suddenly accelerated, turning around and chopping all the approaching enemies around him. They screamed in pain, and the area around him became empty!
It was at the moment of life and death that I gained some insight!

Several people were delighted, but after this move, the bandits surrounded them again, and they were still in a tough fight. Although Lin Cheng was enlightened by the sword in battle, his cultivation was the lowest after all. At this time, his blood and internal energy had reached the bottom. This time he was really struggling and could fall down at any time.

At this moment, they suddenly discovered a commotion outside the encirclement, as if someone had broken in.

Lin Zhen slashed with her long sword, leaving a trail of blood. After she chopped down the bandit in front of her, she subconsciously looked over there, her eyes lit up.

She didn’t know if it was her expectation coming true or what, but she seemed to see Xie Yuan’s figure!
"Brothers and sisters, I'm here to join you!"

Zhang Shan's voice came from the other side.

Lin Zhen was disappointed for a moment, then surprised, and shouted:

"Junior Brother Zhang? Are you okay?"

Xie Yuan quickly approached with a sword in hand. His sword skills were sharp and with the momentum of reinforcements, he killed his way through the thinned horse bandit encirclement. He instantly rushed into the formation, helped several people overcome obstacles, and joined up with them.

Huang Zifeng and his men finally formed a sword formation, with Xie Yuan also joining them. The five of them held swords and immediately formed a strong defense.

They were all surprised and happy, looking at Xie Yuan:

"Junior Brother Zhang, you are not dead!"

"Yes, he was captured by bandits, and then there was this kind of noise..."

"Why is your swordsmanship so sharp?"

Several people asked in unison.

"Zhang Shan" smiled innocently and replied:

"I was saved by that escort leader Xie..."

"Thank you, Chief Escort!"

Several people exclaimed in surprise. They didn't expect that Captain Xie also saved Junior Brother Zhang!

No wonder he was able to escape. Xie Biaotou had great powers, so it was normal for him to save him!

Lin Zhen's eyes were filled with tenderness, and he whispered:

"He saved Junior Brother Zhang again... I must thank him well next time I see him."

Several people nodded, and Huang Zifeng also sighed:
"Although he went astray... But one thing is for sure, we must thank him for this. Moreover, his strength..."

He thought about it and sighed:

"Incredible."

When Xie Yuan saw everyone saying they wanted to thank him, he laughed dryly and thought to himself that it was not necessary, as he was just saving himself.

He added:

"I took advantage of the chaos to escape, and I rushed over when I saw you. There were too many horse bandits, and I was swinging my swordsmanship around randomly. I feel like my swordsmanship has improved a lot in the past few days."

Huang Zifeng listened and shook his head:

"You two roommates are indeed not from the same family. You don't live in the same house."

"Okay, now that we're finally together, let's take advantage of this chaos and fight our way out of here!"

Several people were cheered up, only Lin Zhen whispered:

"Thank you, Escort Captain..."

"We can't get involved in his fight. Good luck comes naturally. With Xie Biaotou's strength, there will be no problem in escaping!"

Lin Cheng comforted his sister.

Xie Yuan was listening at the side and found that the Lin brothers and sisters were quite concerned about him.

"Don't worry, I have retreated safely."

He thought to himself.

If he hadn't been worried about his companions, they would have escaped long ago with his Sky Hidden Technique and Cloud Dragon Step. This combination was very tricky, and as long as they were not surrounded, they were almost invincible under the Grandmaster level.

Just now, he was being chased by Lu Xiaosan from a distance, so he deliberately ran in the opposite direction, leading him and many other horse bandits far away. Only when he was about to be caught up did he use all his strength to use the Tianyin Technique, change direction, and turn back to reunite with the others.

In fact, if several companions had not come to rescue him, it would have been much easier for him to act alone, and he could fight or run as he pleased.

But his fellow disciples came to rescue him regardless of their own safety and took great risks, but they didn't expect to run into Lu Laosan's horse bandit lair, which caused such trouble. How could Xie Yuan blame him? He was only grateful.

Now everything is done, it is time for everything to end. Xie Yuan and his five companions broke out of the encirclement of the outer horse bandits and saw the yellow sand of the desert in front of them for the first time in a long time. There were no more crowds of people blocking their way.

They were cheered up and immediately grabbed a few horses and rode away at full speed.

"This time, we've screwed Lu Lao San over so badly. I'm sure he'll be so angry that he can't sleep."

Xie Yuan felt comfortable:

"Speaking of that earthquake... was it caused by me? This grenade is a bit too powerful. Thunderbolt? Big Ivan!

"It should be that some mechanism of the ruins was triggered, and it seems that the place has collapsed completely. I think even if Lu Laosan comes, it will be too late to fix it, and we can't get in.

"Humph, he still wants to improve his strength by this? No way! I hate cheaters the most in my life, just practice on your own!"

Xie Yuan was feeling happy, but suddenly he noticed a cloud of smoke approaching quickly and his brows furrowed.

How come there is a second-level practitioner approaching here? Faster than a galloping horse!

"This way!"

Huang Zifeng shouted in a low voice, and several people turned their horses slightly, but someone else rushed over from the other side, looking as if he was determined to catch up with them.

Xie Yuan frowned. These second-level practitioners were released and began to track them with all their strength? But they were so far away, why bother with a few Sword Sect disciples?
A light bulb went off in his head, and he felt a little depressed.

All news should be blocked, even the disciples of the Sword Sect should not be spared...but these ruins have been destroyed, right?
While Xie Yuan was thinking, a few more masters appeared in front of him. Their faces changed slightly, and they had to turn their horses around and rush out diagonally.

If you look down from a high altitude, you can see that the horse bandits are chasing people in an organized manner. Five of them start to make a big circle around the basin and can't get away for a while.

Xie Yuan's mind was racing as he pondered over a countermeasure. Suddenly, his heart trembled. He turned back abruptly and discovered an exaggerated long dragon of smoke and dust appearing in the distance. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the man had a rough face, as rough as sand, and a sinister look. It was Lu Xiaosan.

Did he find me? Impossible! Or did he just want to chase us!

"accelerate!"

Xie Yuan couldn't help but growl and swung the whip quickly.

Several men rode their horses for several miles, using the horsepower and the desert terrain to barely keep a distance from the bandits, and Lu Xiaosan didn't get too close either.

Just as they were talking to each other, they suddenly saw another person coming in front of them.

This time, the person was coming so fast that his face could be seen almost as soon as he appeared on the horizon, and he was approaching at a rapid speed!
Incredibly fast!

Everyone was shocked, and when Xie Yuan saw the figure as black as the bottom of a pot with a big knife on his shoulder, his heart sank along with the other four people.

Lu Laosan is here.

　There is only one chapter today, 10,000 words. I couldn’t find a suitable place to end it, so I’ll just finish it all together.

　　Do you think 10,000 is too much for one chapter? If you don't like it, please leave a message, and I will try to divide it into chapters in the future. If you don't leave a message, it means it doesn't matter. I will divide it according to the situation, and it may be 3,5,000 or 10,000.

　　
　
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