On the cliff face, figures in red and purple robes were still scrambling upward.
They had been forced down once already, when the Unlived People above poured down a kind of grease and set it alight.
Flames raged across the cliff face, making the ascent impossible.
Once the fire went out, the rocks were too slick, leaving the Red-Robed Taoists powerless.
After all, this was the Heavenly Mechanism Taoist Grounds.
After all, the Unlived People understood the Yin-Yang Arts better and were more skilled at laying formations. It was only natural that they could devise measures against them.
Yet while these measures could stop the Red-Robed Taoists, and even hold off the Real Person Taoists for a time, they could not hold them off for long!
Luo Xianshen and Xu Ting led the charge.
The two reached the Cliff Platform first, followed by Si Yan, Bai Lushu, Bai Xingtai, and the others!
The dozen or so members of the Weilu Sect rushed up right behind them.
Their coordination was better than that of Four-Rules Mountain.
The dozens of Unlived People had already retreated to the far end of the Cliff Platform.
Every one of them looked terrified and was drenched in sweat!
Their leader, the Unlived Person who called himself Qin Tianji, held a crossbow.
All the Unlived People held crossbows.
Inside the hole in each of their chests was a bright mirror!
These were not Heavenly Mechanism Jade Slips, merely ordinary mirrors. Their bronze surfaces had been forged exceptionally smooth, reflecting people and objects with perfect clarity.
Soon, they all stood in a row, their feet planted in different hexagram positions. They raised their crossbows and aimed them at Luo Xianshen and the others!
Incantations abruptly rang out. All the Real Person Elders charged forward, ready to swing their