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No matter how Fourth Master Gray pawed at him or squeaked, he refused to say another word.
Delight flashed across Xu Jiuqu's face. "That couldn't be better!"
"Everything is urgent right now, so I can't afford to waste time. Even if that lone Yin Spirit moves around within the Mountain Gate, it shouldn't pose too much of a problem. With all five Elders together, we can protect ourselves."
"Venue Master Luo, you happen to be able to counter him, so your group should have no trouble going to the Ten Paths of the Heavenly Heart. Once Changzhi becomes a Consecrated Elder, the Yin Spirit won't be able to hurt him either. When all the Corpse-Ghosts return, they'll pursue the Yin Spirit."
"A Little Earth Aspect is still an Earth Aspect. We've suppressed them for years, and they've long since come to hate the three lineages to the marrow," Xu Jiuqu explained.
Luo Bin nodded.
Before long, Xu Lu came out, followed by a dense crowd streaming from the hall.
"Xian, Mr. Luo, Miao Tu, Miao Yun, let's go!" Xu Lu gestured for them to proceed.
Xu Jiuqu and the others led Xu Changzhi toward the path up the mountain.
The Blood Moon still hung high overhead, and a cold, mournful presence continued to linger in the air.
The group soon left the ruined grounds of the Talisman Arts Taoist Grounds and entered the woods on the right.
The trees varied in height, their leafy crowns swaying gently.
Xu Lu, Luo Bin, and the others walked at the front, while the ordinary masters and disciples of the Talisman Arts Lineage, along with the women, children, elderly, and infirm, followed behind.
"That joke of mine was pretty good, wasn't it, Mr. Luo?" Xu Lu asked