My eyes widened, watching the few people who fell. They landed upright.
At the same time, I shouted down:
"Old Mo, save them!"
As I spoke, an unfamiliar fellow cultivator descended from the sky.
"Ah..."
I reached out and grabbed the person's arm.
"Hold on tight."
I quickly said, and with my other hand, I reached for Xia Qiuxi.
This time, I also firmly grabbed her wrist.
Because I was holding two people, and there were no footholds on this mountain wall,
Even with my cultivation, I almost lost my balance.
But fortunately, I finally kicked off the cliff face, cracking the rocks, and managed to stabilize myself.
Pulling Xia Qiuxi and the unfamiliar fellow cultivator.
After being grabbed by me, that fellow cultivator grabbed the adjacent cliff wall himself.
Xia Qiuxi was also pulled over by me:
"Stand firm, Qiuxi!"
I quickly reminded her.
At the same time, Old Mo and Wang Qi from below each grabbed a fellow cultivator.
Thus, the dangerous situation was resolved.
Xia Qiuxi also quickly grabbed the adjacent cliff wall, her heart still pounding:
"Th-that was close!"
Looking at the cliff tens of meters below, if they had fallen, they would have been gone.
I smiled:
"It's okay now, just be careful."
Qiuxi looked at me with gratitude and nodded slightly.
The remaining few also seemed to have escaped from purgatory, breathing heavily.
Senior Bai Daozi, who was in the middle, also spoke up to remind them:
"The cliff is slippery, everyone must be careful. Proceed step by step, safety is important."
"Understood, Senior!"
"Got it, Senior."
"..."
Everyone responded, and then continued to climb down.
At this moment, Xia Qiuxi was beside me.
As we climbed down together, she said to me:
"Qin Ze, you saved my life, how do you want me to thank you?"
She spoke with a hint of playfulness.
I didn't take it to heart. Between friends, helping each other was natural.
Besides, what was our relationship?
We had faced life and death together so many times, and she had saved me too. What was this?
"Qiuxi, what is this about? Besides, considering our relationship, shouldn't I save you?"
I said with a smile.
Qiuxi also pursed her lips and nodded at me, unable to hide the warmth in her heart.
As we were very close to the Gathering Yin Platform now, no one spoke much, maintaining silence.
The cliff was steep and slippery.
But it was only that small incident. With the guidance of the fellow cultivator from Bashan, we reached the foot of the mountain without much delay.
When our feet touched solid ground, we finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But everyone dared not be careless and did not stay where they were.
Led by Senior Bai Daozi, they quickly hid in the surrounding bushes.
Now, the thirty people were gathered.
Senior Bai Daozi let everyone rest, stretch their limbs, and took out "Breath-Holding Talismans" for everyone to apply.
We had prepared these ourselves.
They could mask our own aura, and unless one was very close, it would be difficult to detect the human scent emanating from us.
After doing this, we moved forward again.
As we advanced, the Gathering Yin Platform got closer and closer to us.
Before long, we were within five hundred meters of the Gathering Yin Platform.
Not far from us, about fifty meters away, five corpse monsters were lying down.
Their eyes widened, scanning the surroundings.
Everyone remained hidden in the bushes, unable to get closer.
The surrounding area was similarly guarded, with corpse monsters standing guard, ice monsters patrolling, and grim spirits drifting overhead.
A nearly triple-integrated defense.
Moving further, there was an open area of about five hundred meters, with a Gathering Yin Platform in the center.
If we wanted to get any closer, we would have to reveal ourselves.
Because there was no way for us thirty people to approach the Gathering Yin Platform.
At this moment, "Li Chunlong" of the Wudang Sect spoke:
"Senior, we can no longer stealthily approach. What do we do next?"
"What else can we do? We fight our way in!"
Wang Qi of Longhu Mountain said.
This time, Old Mo also stood with Wang Qi, saying excitedly and in a somewhat chuunibyou manner:
"Fellow Daoist Wang is right. Darkness cannot defeat light, and justice will always triumph over evil. I will use my great axe to judge all the sins before me."
Except for those familiar with Old Mo.
Most people present felt an awkwardness down to their toes after hearing Old Mo's words.
Wang Qi rolled his eyes, probably wondering how he had been defeated by such a chuunibyou in the past.
Senior Bai Daozi frowned, then said:
"Stealth is definitely out. But everyone, think about whether there's a good way to make a surprise attack on the Gathering Yin Platform and destroy it quickly.
Also, how to retreat, and other plans..."
Senior Bai Daozi was indeed thinking ahead.
As the leader, he had to consider all aspects.
I stared at the Gathering Yin Platform, observing the surrounding terrain, and also pondered.
There were two to three hundred grim spirits, mostly white-robed ghosts, but also some yellow-robed ones.
The corpse monsters were not strong, but there were many of them. Based on what we could see, there were about three hundred.
And about one to two hundred ice monsters.
This was just what we could see, patrolling and guarding nearby.
On the altar, there were four black-robed figures, their strength unknown.
Below, there were also twenty to thirty demon priests, their strength also unknown.
If a fight broke out, counting the twelve demon souls, plus Senior Bai Daozi.
Unless the other side had a supreme powerhouse, the success rate of a surprise attack to breach the Gathering Yin Platform, five hundred meters away, was quite high.
However, there was one problem: after successfully attacking the Gathering Yin Platform,
How would we retreat? And how exactly would the surprise attack work?
Should we charge in all at once now, or was there a better method to reduce casualties?
After the mission was accomplished, how would we retreat?