Having shaken off the effects of the cramping talisman, Yun Chao stood up, grimacing, and turned the compass in his hand, saying, "Everyone, if we don't act now, it will be too late!"

Ye Sisi glanced at him, wanting to beat him up again, but she knew that the person with the highest skill in array formations here was this direct disciple of the Tianji Sect, so she decided to wait until the array was broken before doing anything else, and then he would have a good time.

"My two fellow Daoists from the Heavenly Spirit Sect, I'll trouble you to come with me later and help keep the troublesome ghosts at bay. The rest of you, attack the weak points of the formation I gave you earlier. We only have a quarter of an hour!"

Although Ye Sisi didn't like Yun Chao, she still nodded, and the group left the city lord's mansion in a grand procession.

Everything that came into view made Ye Sisi feel uneasy. Although the wide street was not as empty as in the illusion, and a few pedestrians could be seen occasionally, each of them was like a lifeless puppet, with a sallow complexion and empty eyes.

The malevolent energy in the air kept penetrating these people's bodies, as if trying to drain all their life force. Threads of black silk intertwined and wrapped around the entire city, as if trying to drag it into an endless abyss.

Is this the dog-eat-dog world of cultivation? Are the lives of ordinary people really worthless? How many evil cultivators in this world, who disregard divine punishment, are doing the same thing?

Ye Sisi pulled herself out of her tangled thoughts and looked at the ashen faces on the ground, a strange emotion quietly rising in her heart.

They followed Yun Chao, passing through long streets, and arrived at a huge square. The malevolent energy here was more concentrated than anywhere else, and they could vaguely see intricate array patterns.

Although Ye Sisi did not understand formations, she had read many books. The Soul Refining Formation itself was not of a high level, and it would immediately collapse as long as the main formation eye was destroyed.

However, this evil cultivator was clearly well-prepared. There was not just one Soul Refining Array here, but a complex array composed of several arrays stacked together. To destroy the array's core, the outer complex arrays must first be destroyed.

It must be said that Yun Chao is extremely capable. He found the weak points of the composite formation in a short time. As long as the outer layer of the formation can be broken, the success will be more than halfway there.

However, the one who set up the formation was obviously aware of this, which is why he asked for help to use evil spirits to restrain or even kill them.

Apart from Ye Sisi and Bai Luochen, everyone else, including Feng Huohuo, quickly found their places. Yun Chao looked at the sky and said to Ye Sisi and Bai Luochen, "If the ghost army comes out again, we'll have to trouble you two!"

Both of them just nodded slightly, not giving him a friendly look. Actually, Ye Sisi didn't know if this person was stupid. Knowing such a big secret about someone else, he still dared to say it in front of her, the person involved. Did he think she was weak and easy to bully or something?

Before she could think further, the cultivators everywhere sprang into action, except for the few cultivators from the Sword Heart Sect. They were a group of sword cultivators, and fighting was their forte. They had come here to deal with that evil cultivator after the formation was broken.

They weren't actually that bad; it was just that those ghosts were cheating, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of their attacks. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been repeatedly injured or crippled by that group of ghostly creatures.

The moment the group began breaking the formation, a chilling wind arose, and the group of ugly-looking ghosts floated out again, along with several men in black. Ye Sisi and Bai Luochen both raised their revolvers; their aim was excellent, almost never missing, which made the ghosts almost lose their nerve.

As for the evil cultivators who rushed out, they were all entangled by the cultivators of the Sword Heart Sect. They were almost overjoyed and cried tears of joy. That's right, they can only play their role if they have some normal opponents.

After the bursts of gunfire, Ye Sisi wondered if she was imagining things, but she actually saw a trace of struggle in the eyes of these madmen who had lost their minds—a struggle against the person controlling them. They were terrified!

Ye Sisi raised an eyebrow, took a step forward with her pistol in hand, her small face full of seriousness and solemnity: "Hands behind your head! Crouch down! Surrender and you will not be killed!"

Bai Luochen was changing his magazine when he saw his junior sister come over. But he was no longer the same person he used to be. He just glanced at her and continued with his unfinished action. After quickly changing the magazine, he imitated his junior sister's action and pointed at the stunned ghost brothers opposite him, saying calmly, "Hands on your heads! Crouch down! Surrender and you won't be killed!"

The Sword Heart Sect group, who were locked in a fierce battle with the evil cultivators, remained silent. The cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit Sect truly had unconventional methods; they couldn't compare! They couldn't compare!

Ye Sisi was very satisfied with her fifth senior brother's self-discipline in following the formation. However, they seemed to have overestimated the intelligence of these ghosts. They couldn't understand such complicated commands for the time being. So, the group of ghosts leisurely looked at the girl in front of them who was pointing at them with the dark muzzle of a gun.

Ye Sisi chuckled upon seeing this, handed the pistol to Bai Luochen beside her, and then said with a serious expression, "Watch carefully, put your hands behind your head, and squat down! Did you learn it?"

As she spoke, she crossed her hands behind her head and then squatted down. The ghost brothers looked confused, but remained motionless.

Ye Sisi glared at him: "What? You can't even understand this? Then you might as well just die!"

The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded. The ghost brothers, who had just been stunned, clumsily imitated Ye Sisi's actions and squatted down with their heads in their hands. The police officers were so pleased to see them being so obedient that they shed tears of relief.

Whether the police officer will shed tears of relief remains to be seen, but the one wielding the Ghost-Controlling Sail has already lost her mind in anger, and she recklessly bursts out of the formation that conceals her aura.

Then, without hesitation, he swung out a chain of malevolent energy straight at Ye Sisi's face. This damn girl is so annoying! She could have easily slaughtered everyone, but instead she encountered two cultivators who don't follow the usual path.

Not only did her once formidable army of ghosts suffer heavy losses, but the remaining ones were so terrified that they preferred to endure the backlash from the Ghost Sail rather than charge forward. They actually followed this brat's nonsense. She had never been so angry in her life.

Ye Sisi didn't even try to dodge; she directly used the Qingfeng Sword Technique. With a clang, the chains of evil energy were broken by the sword energy. She had guessed before that this ghost-controlling person was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the reason he was targeting her so relentlessly was because she had too many exorcism talismans. She felt sorry for her army of ghosts.

So Ye Sisi had been on guard against this person's sneak attack. She deliberately did that just now, partly to tease these ghost brothers and satisfy her mischievous heart, and partly to provoke the person behind it. Sure enough, no normal person could stand her god-like operation!