The next day, everyone raised their Escape Lights and flew out of the city together.
The ghosts and monsters of the Netherworld made no move at all. The Cheng Family ancestor said, "Those ghosts know that without the protection of the Netherworld Absolute Mist, they are no match for us. That is why they will not come out."
Everyone watched for a while but could make neither head nor tail of it. A leopard demon said, "We could watch here for a year and still see no new tricks. Why not kill our way in and test them?"
The Cheng Family ancestor said, "But once we enter, our cultivation will plummet."
The leopard demon replied, "Even counting Skywing King's puppet, they only have five Ascension Stage ghosts. Even if our cultivation falls to the Spirit Cultivation Stage, we will still be stronger than ordinary Spirit Cultivation Stage cultivators. So long as we are careful, there should be no problem."
Quite a few people agreed with the leopard demon's words.
After considering it, the Cheng Family ancestor said, "Then let us do this. Form groups of three and advance abreast, so that you can look after one another. And there is this as well."
With that, he beckoned with his hand and pulled a thread of white light from the city wall. "This white light can instantly return you to the city. Each of you will have one. But remember: each person only has half an hour, because this consumes the power of the city-protecting grand formation. If someone attacks the city during that time, the formation could be breached. Therefore, remember well—you must return within half an hour. Please find your companions."
Yan Chihuo looked around. Though he was powerful, he had always traveled alone, and no one knew him