After all, they were all Heavenly Master cultivators. Following President Gu's words, the group of people quickly recovered from their panic and gathered in President Gu's direction.
Occasionally, there were one or two who were still in a frenzy, but their fellow disciples quickly woke them up.
As for the evil sacrificial spirit, it was the same as before. It didn't care about the Heavenly Masters' actions. It didn't take the chance to attack. Instead, it calmly placed the fourth Heavenly Master's corpse in front of me … or rather, in front of the statue. Then, it turned around and attacked for the fifth time.
This time, the Celestial Masters were not so easy to deal with. Although the short amount of time was not enough for them to use the Jade Blood Talisman, Nirvana, and other techniques like what Chief Gu had said, in the face of the oncoming evil spirit, the Celestial Masters, who had reorganized themselves, attacked at the same time. Each of them used their own techniques. In an instant, the vast open space in front of them was filled with overwhelming Qi of Dao. The brilliance of the techniques flashed and swallowed, completely burying the body of the sacrificial evil spirit.
It was scary when a Heavenly Master fought with his life on the line. Moreover, there were fourteen of them at the same time. The strong wind from the Taoist techniques made me feel uneasy even though I was far away, let alone the evil sacrificial spirit.
It was different from the previous times. This time, the evil spirit sacrifice took nearly ten times longer than before. Only then did it flash out from the countless rays of light.
However, the same thing was that it still had a corpse in its hand.
I couldn't help but drop my jaw.
According to the previous battles, I knew that even if the remaining fourteen Heavenly Masters fought with their lives on the line, they wouldn't be able to defeat the evil sacrificial spirit. However, I thought that it wouldn't be a problem to stop it for now. I didn't expect that even though everyone was fighting with their lives on the line, they still couldn't stop the evil sacrificial spirit from killing.
Unlike my surprise, President Gu's expression didn't change at all. The moment the evil sacrificial spirit escaped from their hands, he shouted for everyone to stop and repeated what he had said earlier.
If there had been a sliver of luck earlier, everyone now knew what kind of power they were facing.
No one objected. All the Taoist priests, including those from the Metaphysics Association, activated the Jade Blood Talisman at the same time and slapped their palms on their chests. In an instant, a bloody light burst out, and mysterious talismans formed by qi and blood appeared in the air. Then, they returned to their bodies and disappeared.
Then, everyone's aura became different. Just by standing there, without activating their Qi of the Way, I felt an inexplicable palpitation in my heart.
The remaining five monks from the Buddhist Association also made a move. However, their so-called Nirvana technique was not as bloody as the Daoists. The five monks merely put their palms together and chanted the name of Buddha. Then, the aura on their bodies rose. No one knew how they activated the secret technique.
After doing all this, the evil sacrificial spirit put down the fifth corpse, turned around, and walked towards them again.
This time, the Heavenly Masters were even calmer. They did not casually use the Dao techniques in their hands. Instead, they silently waited for the evil sacrificial spirit to reach them. Only then did they raise their hands at the same time, as if they were enlightened.
It was different from the last time. This time, they did not use Dao techniques. Instead, they all activated the magic tools in their hands.
The Daoist and Xuanist sects mostly used swords, while the Buddhist sects used prayer beads.
After all, when they had tried to break the exit on the ground, they had used up a lot of their Qi. To save their Qi, it was better to use magic tools than Dao techniques.
The evil sacrificial spirit's body disappeared among the magic tools that filled the sky. Even though I was standing far away, I couldn't help but shrink back. The Heavenly Masters' magic tools were really terrifying, especially the Yang God Celestial Masters like President Gu and Zhang Daozhang. While their swords were moving, some of the sword energy even reached the area in front of me.
At this moment, they were using the Jade Blood Talisman secret technique. Even if it was just a little bit of sword energy, it was enough to cut me in half. I had to be careful.
While I was trembling in fear, a red sword energy that looked like a waterfall came toward my face.
I was startled and wanted to dodge to the side. However, my body swayed and I fell to the ground. Only then did I remember that I couldn't move my legs.
Although I couldn't move my legs, I could still move the other parts of my body. However, the sword energy that was coming at me was moving vertically. Even if I dodged to the side, my legs would still be cut by the sword energy. I was afraid that I would become disabled in the future.
I was frightened to the extreme. I desperately pulled my legs, wanting to break free from this restraint. However, all my resistance was futile. No matter how I struggled, my legs were firmly welded to the ground. There wasn't even the slightest sign of loosening.
At this moment, the sword energy was less than two meters away from me. Even if I managed to get my legs free, it would be hard for me to dodge the sword energy's swift speed.
I didn't even have time to feel despair before the sword energy arrived in front of me. Then, it suddenly disappeared.
At that moment, I felt as if I had just walked through the gates of hell. I was bewildered. After a while, I pulled myself together and turned to look at the big statue behind me. I guessed that the statue had some kind of barrier that had helped me block the sword energy.
Otherwise, judging from the state of the sword Qi at that time, there was no reason for it to disappear on its own.
Very quickly, I confirmed my guess as the second streak of sword energy rushed over. Even though it wasn't directly aimed at me, it still disappeared not far from my side.
I exhaled in relief. I lifted my head and continued to watch the battle between the evil sacrificial spirit and the Heavenly Masters.
At this moment, the evil sacrificial spirit appeared again. Just like before, he was still holding a corpse in his hand. But this time, his black cloak was a little messy, and one could vaguely see that there was a tear in it.
It was obvious that he wasn't easy to deal with the Heavenly Masters' joint attack.
However, the evil sacrificial spirit didn't seem to have any emotion. His ugly face still wore an indifferent expression. He placed the sixth corpse in front of me and didn't even look like he wanted to rest. He immediately turned around and dashed forward again.
His actions caused everyone to feel despair in their hearts.
The Heavenly Masters had used their secret techniques to stimulate their potential. However, it was all in vain. They could only slow down the evil sacrificial spirit a little. It didn't stop him from killing more people.
He didn't even give the evil sacrificial spirit a chance to rest.
The evil sacrificial spirit didn't look like he was killing people. It was more like he was harvesting crops. He was like an old farmer holding a sickle and harvesting wheat. He didn't show any signs of stopping.
Although they were desperate, this was a matter of life and death. No one had a choice but to risk their lives.
This time, the evil sacrificial spirit spent a lot more time. When he returned, his cloak was torn, which made him look a little funny.
However, the result didn't change. He was still holding a corpse.
Moreover, the corpse this time was different from the previous six times. This time, it was President Ren of the Taoist Association!
Even though President Ren had used the "Jade Blood Transformation Talisman" twice in the previous battle with Mount Longhu and had consumed a lot of his Dao Qi, he was still a Yang God Heavenly Master. With the support of the "Jade Blood Talisman" for the third time, his strength was still extremely terrifying. Amongst all the Heavenly Masters present, he could be ranked in the top few.
However, he still couldn't defeat the evil sacrificial spirit and was killed. Even his Yang God didn't have time to escape.
Looking at President Ren's frightened and confused eyes, the Heavenly Masters' morale fell to the bottom.
Everyone knew that if the current situation continued, the evil sacrificial spirit could only kill them one by one. They had no hope of winning at all.
Even the desperate secret method was useless. Fortunately, the three Taoist priests of Dragon Tiger Mountain still had a final trump card in their hands.
This time, without waiting for President Gu to speak, Zhang Daozhang, who was the leader, raised the Celestial Master Sword in his hand and said to the remaining 11 Celestial Masters in a hurry, "Everyone, the Celestial Master Sword in my hand is the treasure of Dragon Tiger Mountain. It is extremely powerful, but it also requires a terrifying amount of Dao Qi. At this time, we have consumed too much of our Dao Qi and cannot support using it at all. Only by concentrating our Dao Qi together can we quickly activate the Celestial Master Sword.
"Moreover, the power of the Celestial Master Sword is almost limitless. The more Taoist Qi you inject, the more powerful it will be. Please help me kill this evil spirit together!"
A dying person, even if it was a straw, had to hold on tightly to it. Not to mention that the Celestial Master Sword of Dragon Tiger Mountain was extremely famous. Zhang Daozhang's words were definitely not nonsense.
Therefore, everyone didn't even have time to respond. They immediately stood behind Zhang Daozhang as fast as they could and gathered the remaining Taoist Qi in their bodies towards the Celestial Master Sword.
They were so fast that when the evil sacrificial spirit rushed towards them for the eighth time, the Celestial Master Sword was already spitting out sword radiance.
Unlike the previous chaotic battle, this time, the remaining eleven Celestial Masters used the Celestial Master Sword to completely concentrate their power. What was waiting for the evil sacrificial spirit was no longer a large number of Taoist techniques and Dharma artifacts, but a bright sword radiance that bloomed from the only Celestial Master Sword.
For the first time, the evil sacrificial spirit stopped in front of a group of Celestial Masters. He didn't rush forward recklessly. Instead, he raised his hands from his side and chanted two strange and mysterious syllables.
"Xi!
Chi! "
As he spoke, he raised his hands in the air and slowly drew a circle.
At this time, the sword radiance on the Celestial Master Sword had finally expanded to a terrifying extent. Following Zhang Daozhang's angry shout, a huge sword radiance that looked like an inverted waterfall left the Celestial Master Sword and shot towards the evil sacrificial spirit like lightning. It collided with the circle that he had just drawn.
A thunderous sound that sounded like the nine heavens resounded. The gigantic sword light dispersed and splashed in all directions. The surface of the flagstone floor that the eighteen Celestial Masters couldn't break in a short period of time was instantly shattered. The broken stones flew in all directions. The sacrificial hall was in a complete mess. Only the area near the statue wasn't affected.