The Demon Palace was under strict martial law, with all entrances and exits sealed.
Within the city, demon priests conducted thorough inspections.
And we, although we had managed to sneak into the Demon Palace.
Were now trapped in a stone house, unable to advance or retreat.
Everyone spoke up, unwilling to wait for death.
They considered a risky attempt to approach the Corpse Ghoul Heavenly Embryo, to steal the Soul Stone and save my life.
Listening to their words, I felt immense gratitude and emotion.
Even my Martial Uncle turned to look at me.
As long as I gave a sound of affirmation, everyone would immediately go out and approach the Corpse Ghoul Heavenly Embryo.
But I knew that going out now would be no different from seeking death.
The outside was under full alert, heavily guarded.
Even the demon priests who passed by were strictly inspected, let alone us, the imposters.
The only thing we could do was wait.
Wait for the Demon Palace's martial law to be lifted, wait for the Demon Palace to let its guard down.
Only then would there be a chance, a possibility of success.
Impulsiveness was pointless.
Furthermore, my Master had taught me before he passed.
That unless it was absolutely necessary, one should never act rashly...
I looked at everyone with deep emotion and then said in a low voice:
"Yunxia Gu, Old Mo, Qiuxi, thank you for your kind intentions.
But we must still wait.
Everyone is aware of the situation outside.
The entire Demon Palace is under martial law, even though we are disguised.
Approaching the Corpse Ghoul Heavenly Embryo is extremely difficult.
Even if we get close, we may not be able to obtain the Soul Stone.
And even if we get it, under martial law, there is no way for us to escape.
Therefore, the time is not yet right.
I cannot let everyone risk their lives for me..."
I spoke sternly, not allowing my life curse, which was about to erupt,
And my dwindling time to cloud my judgment.
I had to be responsible for my own life, and even more so for the lives of everyone who cared for me.
Hearing me say this, they all frowned.
Old Mo even whispered:
"Old Qin, but you only have about ten hours left until your life curse is said to strike.
And this time is not precisely determined.
If it erupts earlier, you'll be finished.
Why don't we take the risk..."
Old Mo genuinely cared about me, he was a true brother.
To save my life, he had disregarded his own safety.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Qiuxi also hummed in agreement.
But I just smiled and waved my hand:
"I've lived this long, and that's already a great gain.
If I can't get past this hurdle.
Then that is my fate.
If my life causes everyone else to be implicated.
Then I will not be able to rest in peace even in death..."
I still did not agree to go out now.
I wanted to continue waiting, waiting for an opportunity...
Seeing my serious and solemn expression, Old Mo.
Thought for a moment, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Xia Qiuxi frowned and said nothing.
Yunxia Gu looked at Martial Uncle.
Martial Uncle sighed:
"Then let's wait a bit longer!
If it's truly impossible, then a forced entry is not too late."
Hearing this, I finally nodded.
If it truly came to the last resort, it would be the only option left.
Next, we continued to lie low in the stone house.
Ten minutes passed, an hour passed, two hours passed, three hours passed...
During this time, Old Mo and Yunxia Gu brought up the matter of leaving twice more.
But I stopped them both.
And as time went by, I could clearly feel.
My left chest becoming hotter and hotter.
I also felt increasingly unwell.
From my left chest to my neck, red veins appeared, looking very eerie.
The fiery cloud mark was so red it looked like blood was seeping out.
If I felt it carefully.
It was as if the fiery cloud, rooted from my chest, had embedded itself into my three souls and seven spirits.
And it was tightening continuously.
It was causing my soul to become unstable.
If this continued, I might die from the life curse before even obtaining the Soul Stone.
I knew I couldn't wait any longer, I had to act.
Really, it had come to the final moment.
If I waited any longer, I would truly be dead...
But there is always a way out of desperation.
Just as I was about to make a solo attempt.
Outside the Demon Palace, horn sounds suddenly blared.
The sound was not very loud, and it was rather drawn out.
Hearing this sound, everyone looked outside.
Through the gaps, they observed the situation outside.
At the same time, they faintly heard demon priests shouting:
"The Great Protector has ordered the lifting of the alert.
Everything is to return to normal, continue providing materials for the Heavenly Embryo..."
The voices were intermittent.
Hearing this, everyone inside the stone house showed expressions of joy and surprise.
The alert had finally been lifted.
"Great! It's lifted."
"Now we can make our move!"
"Yes, we've been stuck here for over ten hours."
"..."
Everyone spoke up.
I also stood up, a smile of excitement appearing on my lips.
Martial Uncle patted my shoulder:
"Xiao Qin, can we move now?"
I nodded:
"Yes, Martial Uncle, but the alert has just been lifted. Let's wait another ten minutes."
Everyone nodded, with no objections.
Because when the alert was announced as lifted, a chilling wind blew outside, and the stench of death was palpable.
The demon priests and ghosts coming and going outside were numerous, making it unsuitable to show ourselves.
Ten minutes would pass in a flash.
Hearing that there was no more movement outside, I opened the door and peeked out.
Seeing that the street was empty, I then darted out.
Everyone also moved to leave, and we continued to disguise ourselves as zombies, hopping down the street.
Looking around, although there were pedestrians and ghosts.
They were all busy with their own affairs, and kept their distance.
Our disguises were good, so even if they saw us, they wouldn't look twice.
Mistaking us for a zombie patrol.
With trepidation in our hearts, we began to approach the center of the Demon Palace.
The beating sound of the Corpse Ghoul Heavenly Embryo.
Became particularly noticeable here.
"Thump, thump, thump, thump..."
Like a heartbeat, repeating continuously...
As we moved forward, the intersections that had been sealed by martial law were now free of demon priests and wicked spirits conducting inspections.
We smoothly passed through the intersections, feeling a secret joy, and prepared to continue forward.
However, directly ahead, three demon priests appeared.
Judging by their attire, they might be of a higher rank.
In addition to them, five fierce ghosts followed behind them, approaching us from the opposite direction.
The demon leader at the forefront narrowed his eyes.
And fixed his gaze upon our group...