Chapter 16: Resoluteness
The blood-stained sword is out of his hand.
A pale bony claw peeked out of its chest.
Gu Sifang's body trembled, vomiting out a mouthful of blood, and the light in his eyes dimmed.
The moment it fell, several Yin Beasts swarmed in, and the sound of chewing flesh and bone was still clear in the melee.
A talisman flew into the air, detonating the moment it touched the beasts, and flesh and blood splattered.
The firelight illuminated the only six people left in front of the mountain temple.
The three Shangqing Daoists are still alive, but they are already at the end of their crossbows, and the two knights are even more scarred, and even standing is an extravagant hope.
Yan Jing, who was covered in blood, carried the long knife he had just picked up in his hand, and looked at the many Yin beasts and powerful ghosts that were approaching in front of him, and his heart became heavier and heavier.
Do you want to use the tiger Jiao transformation at this time?
His right hand stretched out to his waist, where he hid the hole card that Yan Jing had prepared for himself before entering the other world here.
Crunch~
The sound of the door opening is so pleasant to hear at the moment.
Before a few people could turn around, several talismans shot forward from the top of their heads.
Bright golden light bloomed in the open space in front of the temple, forcing the shadowy ghosts to retreat.
The glare did not last long, and it only took a dozen seconds for it to dissipate.
Zhou Lin stood alone in front of the gate of the mountain temple, and there was no one behind him.
It took too much time to reinforce the Immortal Seal, and the Immortal Riot during the sealing process caused the pursuers to lock their positions in advance.
If everyone leaves together, it will inevitably lead to the Ouroboros and Grim Ghosts chasing after them, and even if they successfully run to the final location, there will be no extra time for the final rituals.
Someone had to stay to attract the attention of the pursuers and buy time for the team on the other side.
Face the surrounding Yin beasts and ghosts.
Holding a talisman in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, Zhou Lin looked at the night sky above his head without stars and moons, and sighed with some pity, a touch of determination appeared on his face, and just as he raised his sword forward.
Suddenly, a burly figure riding a thin corpse appeared in the thick fog.
Suddenly.
All the yin beasts and ghosts were silent and prostrate on the ground.
Zhou Lin, who was about to make a move, looked stunned, and the palm knuckles of the palm holding the hilt of the sword turned white.
The whole person froze in place as if he had been immobilized.
......
The group that withdrew from the mountain temple by the strong light was running between the mountains and forests.
Yan Jing carried the old Taoist leader with the spirit weapon on his back, and behind him were Lu Chengfeng and others, who had serious physical exertion.
As for the two knights who have left the team, they are too seriously injured, rather than following up and giving away their lives in vain, it is better to leave the battlefield while the attention of the pursuers is here, so that they can save their lives.
"Go this way, it's coming soon!"
The Taoist priest who ran at the front held a compass to identify the direction, pointed to the right and said.
Yan Jing immediately changed direction, but before he could take this step, a deafening thunder suddenly sounded in the mountains and forests behind him.
Subconsciously turning his head to look, Yan Jing's pupils suddenly contracted.
Seeing that as soon as the thunder tore through the night sky and slashed in the direction they came, Yan Jing immediately realized the source of this thunder, and turned his eyes to look at the few people behind him, only to find that Lu Chengfeng and the others all had sad expressions on their faces without exception.
"How could it be ...... so fast"
Lu Chengfeng looked at the thunder in amazement, his eyes were red, and he muttered to himself.
"This is Zhou Lin's signal to us, Cangyang Lei is his means of death, and using it now means that he has encountered an unstoppable strong enemy, and he can only use this way to deter, the other party should be one of the eight ghost generals of the imperial court, quickly, little brother Yan, don't stop!"
The old Taoist elder patted Yan Jing's shoulder and urged.
Along the way, Yan Jing also learned a lot of information about this world from the mouths of Xia Ke and Lu Chengfeng.
Among them, there are eight ghost generals specially used by the imperial court to suppress people in the rivers and lakes.
These eight people are all extremely powerful demon aliens, and they are also the most terrifying existence in the team that hunted them down this trip.
Cangyang Thunder Law can be said to be a means to press the bottom of the box, just like Yan Jing's tiger Jiao change, after using it up, he will inevitably fall into a period of weakness, and he will lose the possibility of retreating when he is encircled.
Sacrifice is inevitable!
Time was pressing, and the group did not have time to grieve, and Yan Jing, who realized that the situation was critical, ran wildly through the woodland in the negative state brought about by the subsidence of adrenaline.
It didn't take long for the compass in the hand of the Taoist priest leading the way to flicker with a faint light, and beyond the bushes, the empty green space appeared in front of everyone.
Sangcheongdo has made a lot of preparations here in advance.
Yan Jing immediately noticed the three-legged alchemy furnace in the center of the green space, which was about two meters high, and dozens of apricot yellow flags were planted around it, arranged in a circle with a specific pattern.
Putting down the old Dao Elder, Yan Jing watched him walk towards the alchemy furnace with the support of two Taoist priests, the wooden box behind him seemed to have a sense, and the blue-gray resentment was surging, but every impact was forcibly suppressed by the incantation that appeared out of thin air.
"It will take time to destroy the artifact, and we must keep all the monsters out!"
Lu Chengfeng looked at the magic circle in the clearing, paused, and then turned to Yan Jing and said,
"Brother Yan, you get out of here first, and the next battle ...... You have to go back to your hometown, don't you? ”
"Do you think I'm a greedy person who is afraid of death?"
Yan Jing moved his arms to relieve the muscle aches and frowned.
Without destroying the artifact, his mission would not be completed, let alone return to the present world.
"I'm afraid that Uncle Zhou Lin's action won't be delayed for too long before, and the chasing soldiers should arrive when the spirit weapon is halfway destroyed, this time the enemy is one of the eight ghost generals, and you have not mastered the Dao technique, and you can't control the dragon and tiger qi, there is no point for ordinary martial artists to stay here."
The matter has come to this point, and Lu Chengfeng didn't plan to bend around, and said bluntly.
As martial artists, they all saw Yan Jing's strength, but the next enemy they had to face, it was impossible to win with their fists and feet.
"We will make a last-ditch fight with secret arts, even if the whole army is wiped out, as long as we can buy time to destroy the artifact, it will be worth it, you ...... There's no need to stay with us. ”
"You mean the ghosts will be here soon, and you're going to fight for your lives to buy time?"
Yan Jing grabbed the key information and asked, and after getting Lu Chengfeng to nod and acknowledge, he asked,
"How sure are you?"
"At the moment we don't have any other options."
Zheng Xuerong smiled bitterly, and the meaning couldn't be clearer.
It took a huge sacrifice to get this opportunity, and even if they knew that there was little hope, they had to gamble everything.
"No, there's another option, kill the ghost general!"
"If only I could do ......"
"If I can activate the Dragon Tiger Qi, is there a chance?"
Interrupting Lu Chengfeng's words, Yan Jing took out a talisman with a dark blue spell written on the surface, raised his head, and light golden light flashed in his eyes.
Hiding and gambling on the luck of these people in front of you?
No.
Yan Jing never liked to leave his fate in the hands of others!