"Heh heh! This place has truly been turned into a demon's lair.
It's guarded by Corpse Demons. Everyone, prepare yourselves!"
Uncle-Master spoke, taking a modified folding broadsword from the sword bag on his back.
He held it in his hand.
Everyone present looked on, utterly dumbfounded.
The sword was as wide as two palms and as long as one meter fifty-six.
Held in Uncle-Master's hand, it exuded an aura of power.
The Corpse Demons didn't give us much time to prepare.
Suddenly, a piercing shriek rang out, "Ge."
The next second, red eyes flickered within the mist.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," one Corpse Demon after another began to charge towards us.
In the blink of an eye, a Corpse Demon entered our sight.
It was a wolf Corpse Demon, its body rotten, its eyes glowing red.
As soon as it appeared, it let out a strange cry and lunged at us.
Uncle-Master stood at the forefront, broadsword in hand.
With a leap, he swung his broadsword down:
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With a "whirr," a surge of qi vibrated.
Uncle-Master's strike was perfectly aimed, landing directly on the wolf Corpse Demon.
Due to its immense power, the qi from the broadsword split the Corpse Demon in two,
Splattering black blood everywhere.
Its glowing red eyes burst,
Oozing black fluid, with maggots even crawling out of the sockets.
It was truly disgusting.
Before we could catch our breath, more Corpse Demons emerged from all sides.
These Corpse Demons were all animals.
Monkeys, wild boars, elk, and more.
Each one's body was severely rotten.
Some even had intestines hanging out.
"Squeak, squeak," they cried, pouncing on us.
It was clear these Corpse Demons had been artificially refined,
Used as guards to protect the demon court.
Seeing this, everyone unleashed their own techniques, charging at the Corpse Demons.
The first one I faced was a wild boar Corpse Demon.
It was a size larger than a domestic pig, its body covered in rotten wounds, emanating corrosive qi.
With a pair of wild boar tusks, it lunged at me.
I held my Seven Stars Sword.
Without retreating or dodging, I met its charge head-on.
"Ge ge..."
The Corpse Demon cried out, thrusting its head at me.
I raised my sword and struck.
With a "bang," the wild boar Corpse Demon's head was cleaved in two.
The Corpse Demon let out a scream, black blood splattering, and it fell to the ground.
The wound showed signs of being scorched by fire...
Before I could confirm if it was dead, a monkey Corpse Demon suddenly leaped from a tree trunk.
I dodged to the side and struck again with my sword,
Sending the Corpse Demon falling to the ground once more.
Looking at the others around me,
Only the guide, the female Daoist priestess Guan Xin from Black Water Temple, who had injured her arm and whose Dao cultivation was not high,
Was struggling, dodging and weaving, finding it difficult to cope.
The rest of the group were mostly holding their ground and fighting independently.
Although these Corpse Demons were formidable evil beings,
They seemed to be the most basic kind of evil monsters,
Not particularly strong.
They only possessed simple physical attacks and were not very fast.
Xu Hanchi, Luo Fei, and Xia Qiu Xi, all disciples of the renowned Qingcheng Mountain sect,
Wielded their Qingcheng sword techniques with great skill.
They handled these Corpse Demons with ease.
Yun Long and Yun Hu, wielding their sun and moon twin wheels,
And being brothers, their coordination was impeccable.
They slashed left and right without any pressure.
As for Yun Xia Gu and Uncle-Master, they were even more formidable.
Both possessed cultivation at the peak of the Profound Core realm.
Against these mere Corpse Demons, they were more than capable, already charging into the thick of them.
Essentially, one strike per demon, never needing a follow-up.
As for Old Mo, the fellow was ecstatic.
Wielding a pair of peach wood battle axes, he would blurt out chuunibyo Japanese anime phrases like "I can carry a bag of rice up to the third floor" or "I can carry a bag of rice up to the second floor," amusing everyone around him.
Seeing Guan Xin struggling, I moved closer to her.
I killed the Corpse Demon attacking her.
Then I said to her,
"Stay with me!"
Guan Xin knew my strength, nodded, and hid behind me.
At this moment, three Corpse Demons approached.
They attacked from three directions.
"Be careful!"
Guan Xin warned.
I glanced around, formed a sword finger with my left hand, and circulated the Qiankun True Art.
I pointed at one of the Corpse Demons:
"Chī!"
Instantly, the Six Stars Sword from my back sheath flew out.
The Six Stars Sword, carrying sharp golden attribute qi, shot forward.
With a "bang," it pierced the head of a monkey Corpse Demon into a large tree, causing it to explode and die.
With my left hand, I swung my sword horizontally, neatly decapitating two wolf-headed Corpse Demons that lunged at me.
"Zzzzzz," black blood splattered.
The two wolf-headed Corpse Demons lay motionless on the ground.
Guan Xin behind me was stunned.
Yun Long, Yun Hu, Xu Han Chi, Luo Fei, and the others nearby were all shocked.
"Sword manipulation!"
"Whoa, Brother Qin can manipulate swords?"
"Is Brother Qin this strong?"
"..."
Amidst the shock, I had already moved forward to engage.
Sword light flashed, my movements agile.
In a short while, the Corpse Demons I had slain numbered six.
When I finished off the last Corpse Demon,
Silence fell upon the surroundings, and all thirty-odd Corpse Demons were annihilated.
Yun Xia Gu sheathed her sword and turned, asking everyone,
"Is everyone unharmed?"
Only then did everyone sheathe their swords and reply:
"We're fine!"
"We haven't had enough fighting!"
"..."
Everyone responded, some even sounding relaxed.
Only Guan Xin, behind me, softly replied,
"I, I was scratched..."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at her.
Guan Xin looked at her left thigh, where a bloody gash had been inflicted.
The wound was already swollen, dark, and purplish...