A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

Lin Yang shook his head, temporarily suppressing those miscellaneous thoughts.

The chilling power emanating from the spirit array before him caused his body to shiver uncontrollably.

As the gathering power of the Yin spirits increased, Lin Yang could even faintly hear some low sobbing sounds and indistinct voices in his ears.

A chill suddenly rose from my back, as if something had pressed against me.

In an instant, Lin Yang felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but take two steps back.

However, the low moans and ghostly whispers did not disappear; instead, they became clearer.

There were even eerie laughs that were hard to describe, as if mocking Lin Yang's cowardice.

The chill on my back was even stronger.

The eerie laughter, which had been coming from the spirit communication array, now echoed directly in his ears.

It felt as if an invisible force was pressing down on me from behind.

Lin Yang's body stiffened at first, then bent slightly involuntarily.

"Damn it, is there really something dirty inside?"

Lin Yang cursed inwardly.

As a practitioner, he naturally did not believe in ghosts and gods.

When a cultivator dies, their physical body and spiritual essence dissipate, and they will not transform into the ghosts or monsters that ordinary people believe in.

But the current situation made Lin Yang's scalp tingle.

The things summoned by this spirit array are indeed somewhat sinister.

Even though he wasn't in reality, he felt that this projected world was somewhat eerie.

“Spirit communication array, spirit communication…” Lin Yang frowned.

He repeated the name of the magic circle several times.

The faint voice still echoed in my ears.

Lin Yang simply ignored everything, closed his eyes, and even shut down his five senses, relying on his consciousness to sense and control these cold, sinister forces.

However, the effect was not obvious.

Some of the cold, sinister forces were completely out of control, showing signs of breaking free from the shackles of the spirit array.

For some reason, Lin Yang felt as if these cold, sinister forces were mocking him for being just a novice who dared to try and control them.

Enraged, Lin Yang unleashed all his Dao power, forcefully suppressing the uncontrollable, chilling force.

Chi Chi Chi.

The chilling power clashed head-on with Lin Yang's Dao power.

If these sinister forces hadn't been somewhat constrained by the spirit communication array, Lin Yang would have been no match for them.

The two sides clashed head-on and remained deadlocked.

Lin Yang seemed to see a series of ferocious faces grinning, looking down at him from above.

Whether it was a trick of the eye or not, Lin Yang suddenly saw a distorted face enlarge and bite towards him.

"Backlash!"

In that instant, Lin Yang immediately thought of the backlash from the spirit communication array that his senior brother had just mentioned.

This is the backlash he suffers from the cold, sinister power summoned by the spirit array, which he has lost some control over!
Just as he was about to be devoured by that twisted, huge, and ferocious face, Lin Yang caught a glimpse of his young senior brother, who was already standing in the corner of the room, out of the corner of his eye.

He immediately shouted, "Senior brother, help me!"

He couldn't figure out the true source of these sinister forces, and even his current junior brother's cultivation level above the Dao level couldn't suppress them.

But the young senior brother next to him looked calm and composed, clearly having a way to deal with these sinister forces.

He asked for help without hesitation.

Anyway, the senior student had said many times before that he was too stubborn and didn't know how to use external help.

Let's use it now!
Upon hearing the cry for help, the young senior brother looked somewhat surprised, seemingly not expecting Lin Yang to seek assistance so quickly, but he still immediately took action.

A powerful force surged from the young senior brother's body, instantly enveloping all the cold, sinister forces and suppressing them back into the spirit communication array. Then, with a wave of his hand, he destroyed the spirit communication array.

The room immediately returned to calm.

The temperature has returned to normal.

The chilling aura that had sent shivers down Lin Yang's spine disappeared, and his back straightened up again.

Lin Yang even wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead before he came to his senses.

To be honest, Lin Yang's feelings were somewhat complicated at this moment.

Previously, the young senior brother said that as long as he could master the power of the spirit communication array within a thousand years, he would be allowed to leave the sect and go down the mountain for a trip.

At that time, he didn't take it to heart at all. After all, even if he was pulled into this ancient ruins projection world, his current identity as the junior brother still possessed power above the Dao.

Dealing with some strange things is a piece of cake.

However, his recent experience made him realize that this task was not easy either.

He turned to his senior brother, thanked him first, and then solemnly asked, "Senior brother, where does this power come from?"

To be honest, asking this question is a bit risky, because he is not actually the junior brother.

If it's discovered that he doesn't even know common sense, things could get complicated.

But the young senior brother didn't suspect anything, and instead smiled and said:

“Junior brother, it’s a great improvement that you’re able to ask me for help the moment you’re not up to the task.”

"I thought you would insist on enduring it all by yourself until you couldn't take it anymore before asking me for help. You've finally come to your senses and know that you should use external help when it's available."

The young senior student first offered some praise.

It seemed that Lin Yang's immediate request for help had pleased him greatly.

This made Lin Yang secretly grumble to himself.

Was this junior brother a stubborn fool in the past, always wanting to shoulder everything himself?

So much so that now even asking for help earlier can earn praise?
The young senior then answered Lin Yang's question:

“Junior brother, the power summoned by the spirit array is naturally the power of the Yin spirits.”

Lin Yang was speechless for a moment.

What's the difference between saying it and not saying it?
He knew it was the power of the ghost!

What he wanted to ask was, where does the power of the ghost come from?

The young senior seemed to sense his confusion and, before he could ask further, said:
“Junior brother, the spirits are naturally formed from the dead. These are basic common sense. You should know that those spirits linger in the underworld for a long time and can only be summoned through a spirit communication array.”

"Of course, this is the method of ordinary cultivators like us. Some powerful beings can directly communicate with the underworld and forcibly seize souls. I have even heard rumors of powerful beings directly entering the underworld with their physical bodies and absorbing the power of a group of underworld souls, but that is too far away from us, so let's not talk about that for now."

The young senior brother then looked at Lin Yang and said, "Junior brother, you did quite well this time, but you lack some experience."

"Although a basic spirit summoning array generally cannot summon any powerful spirits, one should still be careful."

"Next time, after you set up the spirit summoning array, if you sense that the power of the spirits is about to exceed your control, destroy the spirit summoning array directly. Don't let the spirit summoning array operate as you did this time, otherwise you will completely lose control of the spirits that are summoned."

The young senior's words made Lin Yang feel a chill.

What does this say?

What are the transformations of living people after they die?
The underworld?

Are there powerful beings who can venture into the underworld in their physical bodies?
This sounds...

"Senior brother, these yin spirits aren't the so-called ghosts, are they?" Lin Yang asked cautiously.

The young senior brother pondered for a moment and said, "You can understand it that way, but it's not the ghost in the usual sense."

Lin Yang stiffened again.

The things in this ancient ruins projection world are so eerie they're a little creepy.

"Senior brother... well, I've figured out how to do it. We need to proceed step by step. I'll try again. I'll have to trouble you to keep me in check."

Lin Yang took a deep breath. He wasn't going to let go of his young senior brother, his helper, and planned to continue setting up the formation.

This place is too eerie; he needs to leave as soon as possible. "Since you're so diligent, Junior Brother, it's my duty as your senior brother. You can set up the formation with peace of mind," the young senior brother said with a smile.

They seemed quite pleased with Lin Yang's ambition and hard work.

Lin Yang didn't waste any words.

They immediately set up the spirit communication array again.

Following the method his senior brother had just described, he set up the spirit communication array. When he sensed a portion of the cold, sinister power gathering around him, he immediately destroyed the array.

Then try to suppress and control those sinister forces.

that's it.

Lin Yang kept trying.

From the beginning, he could only control the summoning array to maintain the cold, sinister power for twenty or thirty seconds.

Later on, they were able to control the summoning array to maintain the summoned, chilling power for five minutes.

And this is almost his current limit.

The young senior student was clearly very satisfied with this rate of progress:

"Junior brother, you are amazing! As expected of the Spiritual Body, your progress is so fast. Our Holy Spirit Sect will depend on you for its revitalization in the future. If Master knew, he would be very happy. I will tell Master about your progress right away!"

Lin Yang's expression was strange.

Is this young senior always so direct when praising people?
"Holy Spirit Sect..."

Lin Yang repeated it in his mind, and that was how he learned the name of the sect.

"I need to find out this young senior's identity again, otherwise I might be exposed," Lin Yang thought to himself.

He still doesn't know the young senior's name.

And so, in the days that followed, Lin Yang went to the array room every day to set up the spirit communication array and try his best to control the power of those Yin spirits.

Of course, it's also essential to have the younger senior students on the sidelines to provide support.

Lin Yang also found out the name of this young senior brother.

Xiao Yichen.

He was his fifth senior brother.

This means that, besides Xiao Yichen, he has four senior brothers above him.

What puzzled Lin Yang was that, apart from Xiao Yichen, he had not seen the other four senior brothers.

After being awakened by Yu Qing, in addition to cultivating and mastering the spirit communication array, he also frequently sought opportunities to inquire about the Holy Spirit Sect.

Strangely, apart from his senior brother Xiao Yichen, all the other disciples in the sect are currently outer disciples.

None of the other inner disciples were to be seen, and the outer disciples also remained silent about the situation of their other senior brothers.

I don't know if they genuinely don't know, or what's going on.

In short, Lin Yang did not obtain much useful information.

He also found another opportunity to meet with Yu Qing.

Yu Qing has not yet found a way to escape ahead of time.

Lin Yang could only hope that he could meet Xiao Yichen's requirements as soon as possible and descend the mountain.

day to day.

Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, after Lin Yang finished setting up the spirit communication array, Xiao Yichen showed a very satisfied smile:

"Junior brother, you are truly amazing. In just three hundred years, you have already fully mastered the power of the Elementary Spirit Communication Array. I am so proud of you. If our Master knew, he would be overjoyed."

Lin Yang remained silent.

That master has been gone for so long and hasn't come back.

He sensed that something was wrong.

However, he didn't ask any questions. Instead, he said, "Senior brother, does that mean I've completed your task and can leave now?"

Xiao Yichen smiled and nodded, saying, "Junior Brother, since you have completed the mastery of the Spirit Communication Array ahead of schedule, you can naturally go down the mountain for a visit."

"Thank you, senior brother. I would like to descend the mountain today."

Lin Yang didn't want to delay and wanted to test whether he could escape this projected world. At the same time, he said:

"Senior brother, you must be worried about me going down the mountain alone. How about you find another junior brother to come with me? You can give him a sect mission and ask him to accompany me down the mountain, how about that?"

He said this because he wanted Xiao Yichen to give Yu Qing a task.

In this way, both of them will have a mission, and perhaps they can both escape the projected world.

Xiao Yichen didn't hesitate much and agreed: "That's fine, but given the current situation, we can only choose one from the outer disciples."

Lin Yang naturally indicated that he didn't care.

Then, he found Yu Qing and had Xiao Yichen issue a mission.

Yu Qing accepted the order, and the two of them prepared to descend the mountain.

But the two hadn't gone very far.

Xiao Yichen suddenly caught up with the two again, his expression complex and solemn, and said to Lin Yang:

"Junior brother, come with me first."

Without waiting for Lin Yang to speak, she pulled him into a secret room.

"Junior brother, remember this well: from now on, you must stay here. No matter what happens outside, you must not go out."

As he spoke, he gave Lin Yang a spatial ring: "Junior brother, there are some pills and resources inside, as well as cultivation diagrams for intermediate and higher-level spirit communication arrays. You must cultivate diligently and restore the glory of our Holy Spirit Sect in the future!"

Lin Yang was startled: "Senior brother, what happened?"

Xiao Yichen didn't answer, but just smiled at him: "Junior brother, remember my words, no matter what happens, you must not come out, promise me!"

"I..." Lin Yang subconsciously wanted to say something, but under Xiao Yichen's gaze, he couldn't help but nod: "Senior brother, I promise you."

Xiao Yichen then turned and left with satisfaction, sealing the secret chamber behind him.

A bad feeling rose in Lin Yang's heart.

He tried to break through the sealed room, but he couldn't do it at all.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Suddenly, a series of booming sounds and a vast surge of power emanated from outside the secret chamber.

There's a fight going on!
Lin Yang tried to spread his divine sense to sense the secret chamber, but even his divine sense could not penetrate it.

He could only listen to the noise outside getting louder and louder, and then quickly subsiding.

The battle is clearly over.

Lin Yang had no choice but to patiently wait for Xiao Yichen to return.

But no matter how long he waited, no one came.

It was as if he had been forgotten.

“Something big must have happened outside, but we can’t get out of this secret room. Are we going to be trapped here forever?”

Lin Yang frowned deeply.

If you can't get out of the secret room, it's basically like being trapped in the ancient ruins forever.

He hadn't expected things to develop this way so suddenly.

They had clearly completed Xiao Yichen's previous task and could now descend the mountain.

But suddenly it turned out like this.

"There must be some way to get out."

Lin Yang calmed himself down and began to think of a solution.

A moment later, he looked at the spatial ring that Xiao Yichen had given him earlier. (End of Chapter)