Listening to the direction of the sound, we turned our heads to look.
Upon looking, we discovered that demons were also guarding and patrolling on the rooftops not far away.
The commotion on our side had been clearly seen.
Instantly, over a dozen ghost slaves shot into the sky, pouncing towards us.
More demons leaped onto the rooftops and climbed over the walls.
"Seize them!"
"They stole the Soul Stone!"
"Absolutely do not let them escape!"
"..."
Voices rang out one after another.
Even more people converged to surround us.
Seeing this, my uncle directly drew his foldable broadsword from behind his back:
"Damn it, demons are everywhere, we can't hide anymore. It seems we have to fight our way out today!"
"Let's do it, master! My twin axes are already thirsty for action!"
Old Mo raised his twin axes, appearing particularly excited rather than nervous or fearful at this moment.
Aunt Yunxia also nodded:
"Good! Let's fight our way out together."
Xia Qiuxi didn't speak, but was clearly ready to charge.
I looked in all directions at the specters, zombies, demons, and monsters that kept appearing.
I couldn't help but offer a bitter smile; plans often can't keep up with changes.
I knew our plan was definitely not going to work.
We were completely surrounded.
We could either take the initiative and fight our way out.
Or sit and wait for death.
We chose the former. Right now, the demon palace was just in chaos and hadn't fully targeted us yet.
If we were fast enough, we might have a chance to reach the outside.
Once we entered the dense forest, we would have a much greater chance of concealing ourselves and ultimately escaping.
"Kill!"
I echoed the sentiment, without any hesitation.
At this moment, over a dozen specters lunged.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," they all came from the air.
Each with a ferocious expression, snarling fiercely.
Their claws were sharp and pointed.
My uncle, holding his broadsword, stomped his foot.
He leaped forward:
"Die for me!"
As my uncle's sword descended, one of the ghost slaves, still unaware of its fate,
Raised its claws, attempting to block.
But it didn't know its own limitations.
As a result, my uncle's great sword cleaved down, and the specter was split into nothingness without even a cry, its soul scattered.
The five of us charged forward.
Using the Qian Kun True Method, the "Chi" character seal was unleashed.
Twin swords flew out, striking at the specters.
Aunt Yunxia's golden sword energy was powerful; these small ghost slaves were no match for it.
Old Mo's twin axes hacked at the specters with ferocious might.
Xia Qiuxi was agile and versatile, her golden needle technique being extremely precise.
Often killing ghosts unseen...
The five of us, working together, faced the encirclement of these dozen specters with virtually no pressure, and they were all swiftly dispatched.
Of course, we were well aware.
These were merely the very low-level patrolling ghost slaves.
The truly powerful ones had likely not been released yet.
Or were currently rushing towards us.
But precisely because of this, we had to seize the time.
Before the truly strong and formidable ghost slaves, corpse slaves, and demons arrived, we had to kill our way out of the demon palace as much as possible.
In order to protect ourselves.
We continuously leaped over the walls.
"Thump, thump, thump," our feet landed on the walls or rooftops as we rushed forward.
Unlike when we arrived.
Wasting time by winding through the alleys below.
My uncle shouted as he ran:
"Don't just run, it's best to set fires as you go!
Create as much chaos as you can!
Take these talismans!"
With that, he produced a stack of talismans and threw them back to us.
We all reached out and grabbed them.
I received six.
The others received about four or five each.
I glanced at them; these should be special talismans.
The talisman core had the character "fire" on it, indicating they were fire talismans for ignition.
As the saying goes, the older the ginger, the spicier it is; even now, he was thinking more and more deeply than us.
"Good Uncle!"
"No problem, Master!"
My apprentice and I both replied.
My uncle, meanwhile, casually placed a talisman on the roof beam beneath him.
He formed a single-handed seal and grunted,
"As quick as the command, Chi!"
The talisman erupted with a "boom."
A ball of flames soared up.
The fire from the talisman was extremely hot.
In a flash, it ignited the wooden beam...
However, danger also arrived swiftly.
At this moment, three figures leaped out before us.
These three wore black and purple robes, each with a purple "Evil" pattern on their chest.
They wielded weapons, all consisting of chains and hooks.
Their entire bodies exuded a very strong aura.
Even before they got close, these three gave off a dangerous feeling.
Seeing this, my uncle and Aunt Yunxia, who were running ahead, immediately stopped.
Then, we heard Aunt Yunxia say:
"They are Gu Masters from the Five Evil Sect."
Upon hearing this, all of us became vigilant.
Previously, in the stone house where we were hiding, we had heard about this Five Evil Sect.
They were all Gu Masters skilled in controlling and using Gu worms.
We had to be extremely cautious with these people.
One could never be sure when they might be afflicted by Gu.
And after the three heard Aunt Yunxia's words,
They suddenly laughed.
The leading middle-aged woman, in particular, chuckled and said:
"Indeed.
Our sect has been in hiding for many years, yet some fellow Daoists still know of our might.
Junior Brothers and Sisters, be gentle with this fellow Daoist later.
Let her have a complete corpse, so she doesn't die too miserably..."