Chapter 1 Aboard the Ship

Boom!

The ship seemed to have collided with something like a reef, causing violent shaking and bumps.

Along with the violent shaking of the ship, the scattered corpses and remains also splashed everywhere, covering the visible scene with a thick layer of mosaic.

"Careful, something's moving!" The sharp-eyed Qiao Wuqi disassembled his longbow, turning it into two short blades in his hands.

At the same time, he skillfully stuffed an antidote pill into his mouth, and attached three different types of protective talismans to his chest.

Zhao Sibai next to him did much the same.

Zhao Sibai, who always seemed a bit stingy whenever they went to Pingliang Ward, wasn't holding back at all this time, using expensive antidote pills and protective talismans.

Jin Sanniang had already moved in front of Cui Yu, protecting her.

"Cui Yu! Prepare a composite spell, ready to clear the field at any time," Jin Sanniang said.

Zhao Sibai slapped his chest mirror, and a layer of black heavy armor covered his body.

The heavy armor was mostly covered in jagged barbs, and Zhao Sibai, wearing this heavy armor, seemed to have transformed into a humanoid beast.

"Little Ye! Just hide behind me later, strike when you see an opening, don't rush forward blindly," Zhao Sibai said.

Ye Chuxiao nodded, and two flying swords flew out of his storage ring, hovering above his head.

The sounds of *shua, shua, shua* began to become clear.

Then they grew more and more frequent.

A large number of monsters that looked like crocodiles or lizards, but with human faces, crawled out from all parts of the ship, looking at the flower hall, constantly dripping disgusting saliva.

Their eyes had no pupils, only pale, white eyeballs, and in the flickering light, the monsters looked at the five people in the flower hall with their white eyes, appearing particularly sinister and strange.

"Careful! These are *shi gui* (corpse ghouls), monsters created by evil cultivators by mixing human corpses with living crocodiles and lizards. They are very strong, and their scales are difficult to penetrate. Their weakness is a certain sensitivity to light, and a white mark on their abdomen," Cui Yu reminded.

She was the encyclopedia of the team, and many relatively obscure pieces of information were quickly spoken by her.

"This is a trap. *Shi gui* feed on human corpses and like the cold and damp. The strong bloody smell on this ship will naturally attract a large number of *shi gui*," Cui Yu continued.

Jin Sanniang took out a small wooden box from her arms. When the wooden box was opened, more than a dozen firefly beetles flew out.

The firefly beetles shone with light spots in the air, and with Jin Sanniang controlling them with whistles, they quickly transformed and burned, and in a short time turned into a dozen large fireballs emitting strong light.

Under the illumination of the strong light, the densely packed *shi gui* climbing onto the ship dared not approach the five people, but kept piling up and wandering around.

The hull made creaking sounds.

It seemed that the ship was being gnawed at by the *shi gui*.

The ship itself had protective power, but at this time it did not know why it had lost its effectiveness, and was no longer as strong as it had been before Ye Chuxiao and the others boarded it.

"The firefly beetles won't last long, Lao Zhao! You take the lead, I'll cover the rear... protect Cui Yu and Little Ye, we're going to charge out," Jin Sanniang said.

Zhao Sibai roared, and two pumpkin hammers collided in his hands, making thunderous explosions.

Amidst the sparks, Zhao Sibai savagely charged into the ranks of the *shi gui*, knocking five or six *shi gui* flying with just one blow.

The scales on the surface of these *shi gui*'s bodies were very thick and could defend against knives and swords.

But Zhao Sibai's pumpkin hammer was a heavy weapon. When it smashed down, even the thickest scales were not very effective, and the internal organs were smashed.

Ye Chuxiao followed behind Zhao Sibai, and two flying swords spat out amazing cold light.

Then, accompanied by Ye Chuxiao's gestures, the two flying swords drew rune trajectories and flew out in all directions.

The majestic energy of heaven and earth was being released with Ye Chuxiao as the core.

The sword light attached to the two flying swords also suddenly expanded from three chi to three meters.

*Shua shua shua shua!*

Wherever the flying swords passed, the *shi gui* were dismembered.

There was no need to pay attention to the so-called weak point in the abdomen at all. The sharpness of the sword light meant that these *shi gui* couldn't defend against it at all.

"Going all out with every strike, Little Ye... you're too young!"

"Lao Qiao! Protect Little Ye with me!"

"When he's exhausted later, remember to grab him and don't let him fall behind," Zhao Sibai looked at Ye Chuxiao's great power, but instead of showing joy, he seemed a little annoyed.

Although annoyed, he still said these words.

The other four slowed down, all waiting for the moment when Ye Chuxiao was exhausted, so that they could quickly grab him.

But, ten breaths passed.

Ye Chuxiao's flying swords were still flying freely, and the corpses of the *shi gui* had fallen all over the ground, mixed with the original remains, making the scene in the entire ship even more shocking.

Twenty breaths had passed, and the group had already moved to the deck.

A large number of *shi gui* were swept off the ship by flying swords.

The complex runes, driven by the sword light, had already been drawn in the air.

Huge fire rings, centered on the ship, spread outward in layers.

The fire rings swept across the misty river, not only driving away a large number of *shi gui* that were surging over, but also dispelling much of the original dense fog.

The blurry river surface also vaguely revealed its true appearance.

Only then could they see clearly that the ship had not touched a reef, but a huge bronze cauldron floating on the river.

These *shi gui* were emerging from the bronze cauldron.

At this time, Ye Chuxiao had been driving the flying swords and wielding the sword light for half an incense stick of time.

Zhao Sibai, Qiao Wuqi, Jin Sanniang and others were all looking at Ye Chuxiao with inhuman eyes.

It wasn't that they hadn't seen monks with strong endurance.

But even if one entered the Energy Realm with a top-grade spiritual root, in the Energy Realm, pushing the sword light with all one's strength could only last for about ten to fifteen breaths at most.

Ye Chuxiao far exceeded this number.

What's more, Ye Chuxiao even took the time to draw a huge fire ring talisman around him using the sword light.

"Li...Little Ye! Stop! There's no need to push the flying sword and use the sword light anymore. With the fire ring talisman, these *shi gui* won't dare to approach again." Finally, Jin Sanniang spoke, interrupting Ye Chuxiao's extravagant energy expenditure.

*Swoosh swoosh!*

The two flying swords were brought back into Ye Chuxiao's sleeves.

The sword light, which had not yet completely dissipated, stimulated Ye Chuxiao's hair to stand on end, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Unless one had entered the Transformation Realm, even sword cultivators themselves wouldn't dare to get too close to the sword light.

Looking at Ye Chuxiao, whose expression remained unchanged, Jin Sanniang and others looked at him as if they were looking at a monster.

"Little Ye! You're not using a superior-superior grade spiritual root, are you!" Zhao Sibai asked curiously.

Ye Chuxiao nodded when he heard this: "It is indeed a superior-superior grade Qihan Sword Wood, which has the four attributes of talisman, sword, formation, and martial arts at the same time."

Ye Chuxiao spoke out the excuse he had prepared long ago.

At this time, before Jin Sanniang and others could feel any more emotion,

an extremely angry voice exploded on the river.

"Who moved my *shi gui*?"

"Who ruined this furnace of Six-Cycle *Shi Han* Water Dragon Pill?"

Jin Sanniang's face turned cold again, and she stepped forward, the golden badge on her chest shone brightly: "The Six Doors Golden Badge is handling a case, what kind of evildoer dares to be presumptuous?"

Obviously, Jin Sanniang sensed that the person who came was extraordinary, so she reported her origin in advance, intending to gain the upper hand.

Unless they were sure that they could cover up all the traces, otherwise... facing the name of the Six Doors, even those lawless evil cultivators would still have to carefully consider it.