Senior Bai Daozi was still setting up the formation, but more and more malevolent spirits were passing by the cave entrance.
A constant, whistling cold wind swept past, and monstrous corpses ran forward.
We hid in the cave, observing the situation.
Soon, a ghoul drifted in.
As soon as it entered the mountain cave, it looked around. It had just spotted Senior Bai Daozi setting up the formation in the depths, and before it could make a sound.
Unbeknownst to it, it had already been targeted by us.
Before it could move further, Yin Hu slashed down with his saber.
The ghoul made no sound as it was cleaved in two within the cave.
Its body dissolved into wisps of black smoke.
As soon as this ghoul died, before we could catch our breath, two more monstrous corpses crawled into the mountain cave.
Letting out low "wuwu" growls, they steadily approached.
This mountain cave had a slight bend, so the ghoul and the current corpses entering could not see the entire cave at a glance.
Coupled with the breath-holding talismans we wore, they could only sense our scent through the faint residual traces in the air.
However, as they got closer, the scent became stronger.
The two monstrous corpses clearly detected something and quickened their pace.
But in the next second, they too could only become ghosts at the mercy of our blades.
Thus, after we successively killed four ghouls and five monstrous corpses, we were finally exposed.
The bloody smell of the monstrous corpses and the spiritual energy that erupted when the ghouls exploded were impossible to hide.
At this moment, seven or eight ghouls drilled in.
Although the Twelve Fiend Souls and we attacked with all our might, trying to eliminate them all at once.
Still, one of the ghouls let out a scream.
"Aow..."
The sound was drawn out, echoing in the mountain cave.
Even though the sound only lasted for half a second.
Still, the monstrous corpses and ghouls outside the mountain cave heard it, and they all turned their heads, looking towards the cave.
Following that, roars and low growls erupted, and the ghouls and those monstrous corpses began to charge into the mountain cave in a dense mass.
In the blink of an eye, over a dozen monstrous corpses had rushed into the mountain cave.
"Not good, we're exposed!"
"Fate has made its choice."
"..."
Everyone spoke.
And I no longer concealed myself, leaping directly from the edge of the cliff.
The Twelve Fiend Souls floated around me, and Old Mo, Qiu Xi, Wu Kehang, Huang Jie, and the others also stood with me.
We had nowhere left to retreat. No matter how many came, we would fight.
Waiting for the three routes of reinforcements to arrive.
"Aow!"
A monstrous corpse roared and charged.
Seeing this, the more than a dozen monstrous corpses behind it also pounced forward.
"Kill!"
I shouted, raising my long sword and slashing down.
The Twelve Fiend Souls also wielded their weapons and went on a rampage against the ghouls drifting in.
The battle resumed.
We, our group, were cornered in the mountain cave and fighting.
But we also defended the cave entrance.
Screams and roars echoed incessantly.
More and more monstrous corpses and ghouls gathered at the cave entrance.
The ghouls were fine, drifting in quickly, but the monstrous corpses jostled each other, blocking most of the cave entrance.
They attacked us relentlessly, one after another.
We had no choice but to hold our ground and fight desperately.
Such a fierce battle was extremely draining. I had just used three Divine Fire Talismans.
After fighting for a while, I felt my spiritual power depleted and struggled to sustain myself.
On the other side, Huang Jie was sent flying by a monstrous corpse's claw, with three deep bloody gashes on his chest, blood gushing out.
"Huang Jie!"
Everyone cried out in concern, but there was no way to look after him now; we could only continue fighting these ghouls and monstrous corpses.
Among them, ghouls approaching the Red-Clothed level even appeared.
Under the continuous attacks, even the Twelve Fiend Souls couldn't hold on.
The five fiend souls, Mao Tu, Xu Gou, Hai Zhu, You Ji, and Wei Yang, were also injured while helping us share the pressure, and returned to the purple bone vine bracelet.
The purple bone vine bracelet was originally purple, but due to the recent continuous battles and the excessive number of ghosts and monstrous corpses killed, it had changed from its initial purple to blood red.
With the lamp oil collected now, I think it could last for ten to eight years without much problem.
However, I had to survive the current ordeal first.
Suddenly, a ghoul's roar sounded.
A wave of yin energy attacked, the ghoul trembled, and malevolent energy surged in.
Three Red-Clothed vengeful spirits entered the mountain cave.
Upon seeing the three Red-Clothed vengeful spirits, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Red-Clothed level, one of them could wreak havoc on a region.
Now there were three. Wu Kehang gasped in shock.
However, having witnessed them at the ghost nest outside Wudang Mountain, we quickly regained our composure.
Chen Long and Si She above us spoke:
"Young Master Qin, you all retreat a bit. We will deal with these three Red-Clothed ghosts."
With that, they charged forward.
The first clash resulted in "buzzing" explosions, and a violent aura vibrated within the cave.
Battles of this magnitude caused the lesser ghosts to wail in sorrow, not daring to approach.
We initially thought that if Chen Long and the others could hold off the three Red-Clothed ghouls, we could still hold on.
However, more roars sounded, and muffled thuds echoed from the cave entrance, causing it to crack.
Finally, the cave entrance was directly smashed open and enlarged by several meters, and a larger monstrous corpse crawled in from the narrow opening.
This monstrous corpse was as large as three ordinary monstrous corpses.
As it entered the cave, it bared its fangs and let out a roar.
"Aow..."
A gust of foul wind assaulted us, making us feel nauseous.
"A good monstrous corpse!"
I panted, feeling the strong corpse aura, and my heart sank with a bad premonition.
The remaining demon generals were still entangled with the three Red-Clothed ghouls.
Senior Bai Daozi behind us was still setting up the formation.
My spiritual power was depleted. Without spiritual power, I couldn't use any techniques.
Xia Qiu Xi and Wu Kehang were in a similar state, exhausted and barely alive. It was a miracle they weren't severely injured.
Holding back this monstrous corpse would be difficult.
"We can't hold on!"
Wu Kehang said.
"But, but Senior Bai Daozi's formation hasn't taken shape yet. We must continue to stall for time."
Xia Qiu Xi also said.
We had already taken the spiritual replenishment pills. Without spiritual power, we were like reeds in the wind, ready to break.
Could it be that we had to use our ultimate trump card?
Thinking of this, I touched my chest.
The Charm of Illusions and Specters.
However, at this moment, Old Mo stepped forward.
He took a step forward and said to us:
"Don't panic, I'm still here!
Don't forget, I am the Child of Light, the Arbiter of Fate, the Urban Exorcist, Mo."
With that, Old Mo bit his finger and began forming seals.
I was too familiar with these hand seals; they were the signs for the divine summoning technique.
Just as I thought this, Old Mo let out a low roar:
"Divine Summoning Technique; Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Zhen Lie Qian Xing, Decree!"
As the decree was issued, Old Mo's entire aura suddenly changed, and a surge of energy "buzz"ed outwards.
Old Mo's clothes instantly billowed, and his entire demeanor underwent a significant leap...