Old Mo spoke first, and the others did not argue with him.
Old Mo moved with the speed of a flying leap, directly onto the protruding rocks, and then began to hop forward.
There were ten protruding rocks, not in a straight line.
They were scattered, requiring leaps to the left and right to reach the opposite bank.
Furthermore, the water surface here was relatively wide, about twenty meters.
Every jump had to be made with utmost caution.
Although Old Mo’s words were ostentatious, his actions were prudent.
Old Mo crossed the first six protruding rocks smoothly, loudly estimating the relative width with each step.
He asked us to be prepared.
However, when Old Mo jumped onto the seventh protruding rock, disaster struck.
The water ghosts, which seemed unable to leave the water, only showing their heads and arms, suddenly let out a maddened roar in unison.
"Come down, come down!"
"Come down and accompany me, accompany me."
"It hurts so much, I hurt so much, why aren't you in the water!"
"..."
Those water ghosts were filled with immense resentment, possibly having been tormented for too long.
Seeing Old Mo leaping over them now, they became very angry and furious.
In an instant, the relatively calm river surface began to churn.
The sound of water splashing arose.
Wisps of yin and malevolent energy continuously emerged from the water.
All the water ghosts were eager to act.
They wanted to rush out of the water, bobbing and floating.
It was as if they wanted to leap from the water and pull Old Mo down.
Upon seeing this, everyone present panicked.
The Martial Uncle on the opposite bank shouted:
"Xiao Mo, hurry!"
Old Mo was also sweating profusely.
With so many ghosts in the water, if he fell in, he would be bitten at least a dozen times.
Even if he didn't die, he would be injured.
Old Mo nodded:
"Alright! I got it!"
With that, he madly leaped forward.
Fortunately, the distance was not too great. After a few leaps, Old Mo reached the opposite bank.
At this moment, Aunt Yunxia also urgently said:
"The situation has changed, everyone follow quickly! Pass through as soon as possible!"
"Yes!"
"I'm going!"
"I'm coming too!"
"..."
Everyone spoke up.
Xu Hanchi, Luo Fei, Yun Long, and Yun Hu all moved forward and leaped.
Xia Qiu Xi glanced at me, and I said:
"You go first!"
Xia Qiu Xi grunted and leaped forward.
At this point, only I, Aunt Yunxia, and Guan Xin remained.
Guan Xin had an injured leg and low cultivation.
I had to protect her.
So I proposed:
"Aunt Yunxia, you go first, I'll go last.
Guan Xin walks in the middle, just in case."
Aunt Yunxia looked at Guan Xin's leg injury and nodded:
"Alright!"
Saying that, Aunt Yunxia prepared to move.
But at this moment, within the churning stream water.
A water ghost actually broke free from the water's restraint.
It leaped up and bit at Xia Qiu Xi, who was hopping back and forth.
I happened to see this and immediately warned:
"Qiu Xi, be careful!"
Although Xia Qiu Xi was a woman, she was very calm in the face of crisis.
She simply raised her eyebrows, pulled out a talisman, and slapped it.
With a "bang," the water ghost that had leaped out of the water was directly turned into ashes by the talisman.
"Well done, Qiu Xi."
Old Mo on the opposite bank cheered loudly.
The people in front also accelerated their pace.
But the water ghosts in the water now began to leap out one after another.
Screeching and roaring ferociously:
"Why don't you come down and suffer!"
"Come down and accompany me!"
"I'll bite your neck off!"
"..."
The water ghosts that leaped out of the water, roaring, continuously pounced towards them.
The scene instantly became chaotic and dangerous.
Everyone frantically rushed forward, either drawing talismans or using magical artifacts to defend themselves.
Seeing the chaotic scene, I knew I couldn't wait any longer.
If I continued to wait.
If all the water ghosts in the entire stream were to rush out, what was the point of passing?
Even if we passed, we'd lose a layer of skin...
"Aunt Yunxia, we must hurry. You lead the way, I'll cover the rear."
I said.
Aunt Yunxia drew her peach wood sword:
"Good!"
With that, she leaped onto a protruding rock.
Guan Xin was a strong female Daoist. To avoid holding us back, she hadn't complained once on this journey.
She was no exception now.
Holding her peach wood sword, she followed.
As soon as we stepped onto the protruding rocks, the surrounding water ghosts became agitated.
They leaped out of the water one after another, pouncing at us.
At first, there were only one or two, three to five, on the river surface.
But now, as Xia Qiu Xi rushed across the stream.
"Bang bang bang bang," a dozen or twenty water ghosts simultaneously leaped out of the water, fixing their gaze on us.
Aunt Yunxia snorted coldly, releasing her Dao energy with ferocity.
The long sword in her hand swept horizontally, "swish swish swish," clearing the path.
She also unleashed a Golden Light Mantra of the Qingcheng Sect.
In an instant, the talisman erupted.
A dazzling golden light flashed.
The surrounding water ghosts all cried out in pain.
Scorched by the golden light, some directly submerged back into the water.
I, at the rear, was also not having an easy time.
I held my swords with both hands, one a Six-Star Golden Sword, the other a Seven-Star Fire Sword.
I swung them at any water ghost that pounced.
But the standing platforms beneath my feet were too small, making it difficult to exert force, or limiting the arc of my swings.
Otherwise, there was a risk of falling.
The only advantage was that these water ghosts were relatively weak.
Besides their numbers and geographical advantage, they posed no other threat.
Guan Xin in the middle faced the least pressure.
But her own cultivation was the weakest, coupled with her injury.
Facing the sneak attacks of these straggler water ghosts, she was still struggling.
When we reached the middle of the stream.
A water ghost suddenly slashed at Guan Xin. Guan Xin had just dodged one water ghost, and another came at her.
She was clearly overwhelmed.
She could only passively raise her peach wood sword to block.
With a "hiss," Guan Xin, with great difficulty, blocked the water ghost's attack.
But she herself lost her balance as a result.
Her body swayed, and she tumbled headfirst into the water full of water ghosts...