At these words, horror appeared in the eyes of the cultivators who had yet to notice their surroundings.
But just like Gu Qingcheng at first, what truly made their scalps prickle was not so much the ghost horde held outside the 𩙥 Flame Wall as the enormous walls of 𩙥 flame around them that barred the ghost creatures.
This time, Gu Qingcheng distinctly sensed that even the disciples of the Eight Views Dao Palace, the Three Sovereigns Dao Palace, and several first-rate sects and aristocratic clans no longer looked at Xu Taiping with their initial contempt and arrogance.
Very good.
Gu Qingcheng murmured inwardly.
Bang, bang, bang!
Just then, the ghost horde outside the city once again began assaulting it, carrying thick black iron pillars.
Seeing this, Gu Qingcheng quickly gripped her Azure Dragon Token and called out:
"Everyone, the ghost creatures outside are already forming ranks to attack the city. Daoist Taiping's 𩙥 flame cannot hold them back for long. We must complete our battle formation as soon as possible."
As she spoke, she began using the Azure Dragon Token in her hand to send messages to each individual cultivator, assigning their positions in the battle formation.
Nanxing, Elder Zhang, and the others swiftly established the locations of several formation nodes and guided the cultivators from the other sects into position.
For a time, all the cultivators busied themselves, rapidly adjusting their respective positions.
Just as the battle formation's positions were nearly settled, the voices of his senior sisters Zhao Linglong and Jiang Zhi, and his senior brother Dugu Qingxiao, rang out in Xu Taiping's mind one after another-
"Taiping!"
"Junior Brother!"
"Junior Brother."
Hearing these calls, Xu Taiping's tense expression immediately relaxed. He swept his gaze ahead and soon spotted Zhao Linglong waving at him.
"Eldest Senior Sister,