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

There are many things inside the spatial ring.

Especially in terms of cultivation resources, there are not just a few as Xiao Yichen had previously said, but a great many.

In addition, there were some jade slips sealed by power, and Lin Yang could not see their contents.

He speculated that the jade slip might contain some secret inheritances of the Holy Spirit Sect.

However, his current cultivation level is insufficient, so he is unable to open the jade slip.

As for spirit communication array diagrams, in addition to the basic spirit communication arrays he has already mastered, he can directly see the intermediate, advanced, and top-level spirit communication array diagrams.

Above the top level is a higher-grade spirit communication array diagram, which Lin Yang cannot currently view.

It's safe to assume that this is the strongest spirit summoning array.

Due to the limitations of his current cultivation level under his current identity, he is unable to view it.

Lin Yang glanced at the contents of the spatial ring and began to have a vague guess in his mind.

It's estimated that he'll only be able to leave this secret room after mastering other, higher-level spirit communication arrays here.

Of course, mastering higher-level spirit communication arrays also requires a certain level of cultivation.

However, Xiao Yichen seemed to have prepared for all of this in advance, so there were plenty of resources in his spatial ring that could help improve his cultivation.

It seems that these things were prepared long ago.

"That Senior Brother Xiao should have known this day would come. Looking at these resources, they were obviously not prepared on short notice. I just don't know why he's been hiding it all this time."

Lin Yang whispered, deciding to focus on improving his cultivation level first.

Currently, this junior brother's status is only at the Dao level.

The resources in the spatial ring are more than enough for him to advance to the Nirvana Realm.

"Upgrading to the Nirvana Realm allows one to master advanced spirit communication arrays, which should enable one to leave the secret chamber."

Lin Yang believed that the resources in the spatial ring sufficient to upgrade to the Nirvana Realm were not a coincidence, nor was it because Xiao Yichen couldn't provide more; rather, it was very likely intentional, a hint given to him.

This must be related to how to leave the locked room.

After all, Xiao Yichen's cultivation level was only at the Nirvana Realm. Although he may have used some other power to cover up the secret chamber, making it impossible for people to break in from the outside, a Nirvana Realm cultivator should be able to meet the conditions to leave the secret chamber.

With this thought in mind, Lin Yang acted immediately.

He himself was at the peak of the Nirvana Realm.

However, in this projected world, after becoming the junior disciple, he was suppressed to the level above the Dao.

To rise from the Dao Realm to the Nirvana Realm again is not a problem at all, given the vast resources in the spatial ring.

However, as he continued his cultivation, Lin Yang soon discovered a problem.

This junior brother's talent in cultivation is really not that great.

He's far inferior to him.

"Senior Brother Xiao always says that this junior brother has amazing talent and unlimited potential. He should be referring to this junior brother's so-called spiritual constitution, not his talent in cultivation."

Lin Yang thought to himself, feeling somewhat helpless.

My talent for cultivation isn't great, so my progress is too slow.

Reaching the Nirvana Realm requires an extremely long time.

"Perhaps we should start with the psychic physique? Senior Brother Xiao mentioned that this psychic physique is powerful, and it might even allow one to master advanced psychic arrays at the Dao Fire Realm?"

Lin Yang changed his approach.

But it's uncertain whether it will work.

Given that there are currently no other options, Lin Yang can only patiently continue his cultivation.

Inside the sealed room, even the passage of time is difficult to perceive.

After an unknown amount of time, on this day, Lin Yang finally ignited his Dao Flame and stepped into the Dao Flame Realm.

Although he couldn't pinpoint exactly how much time had passed, Lin Yang felt it was at least much longer than the time it had taken him to cultivate from the Dao Realm to the Dao Fire Realm.

This junior brother's talent for cultivation is indeed not very good.

Lin Yang didn't have time to sigh and began to try to set up an intermediate-level spirit communication array.

After switching formations, Lin Yang clearly noticed that things went much more smoothly.

This junior brother's character is indeed exceptionally talented in array formations.

With his own insightful perspective, he set up the intermediate-level spirit communication array without much effort.

Then the power of those evil spirits overflowed.

Lin Yang was already used to this.

Since Senior Brother Xiao is not here to keep things in order.

Just to be on the safe side, Lin Yang only summoned a small number of Yin spirits at a time.

After becoming familiar with the power of the spirits in the intermediate spirit communication array.

Lin Yang also tried to set up an advanced spirit array. Although he was able to set it up successfully with difficulty, the power of the Yin spirits that came out was something that a Dao Fire Realm cultivator could not withstand. Helpless, he had no choice but to continue to improve his cultivation.

His cultivation level at the Dao Fire Realm was insufficient to support him in using advanced spirit communication arrays.

The power of the spirits summoned by the advanced spirit summoning array is currently completely unbearable.

time flies.

An unknown amount of time has passed.

Lin Yang's cultivation level has reached the Nirvana Realm.

By this point, the cultivation resources in his spatial ring had been almost exhausted.

This confirms Lin Yang's previous guess.

Those cultivation resources were specifically prepared for the junior brother's cultivation needs.

It was just enough for him to break through to the Nirvana Realm.

"Now, we can try to break the seal on the secret chamber."

After his cultivation level reached the Nirvana Realm, he was able to vaguely sense the location of the seal in the secret chamber.

As he suspected, the seal required a high-level spirit array to open.

Lin Yang also completed it smoothly.

Boom.

With a muffled thud, the door to the secret room opened from the inside.

It was just that there was no light outside, and it was very dark.

There is a passageway outside the secret room door.

Lin Yang walked to the end of the passageway, where there was a stone wall that also required a matching spirit array diagram to open.

"So cautious?" Lin Yang muttered as he opened the passageway.

Then, some light shone in.

It is natural light.

Lin Yang had no time to savor the joy of seeing the light of day again.

Because he saw a skeleton lying outside the passageway.

"Senior Brother Xiao...?!"

Lin Yang was startled.

Although the remains had mostly turned into skeletons.

Yet, he still recognized it instantly, as if by some unseen force, as Xiao Yichen's remains.

The skeleton still held a broken sword in its hand, as if it were guarding something to the death.

"Is this guarding the path into the tunnel?" Lin Yang sensed something.

He seemed to see a scene.

In the scene, Xiao Yichen stands alone, facing an enemy whose figure is not clearly visible. Even until his death, he does not allow the enemy to step into the passageway.

"Senior Brother Xiao..."

At this moment, Lin Yang was once again affected by some inexplicable force, and his mood became depressed.

He collected Xiao Yichen's remains and prepared to find a place to bury them.

outside.

The Holy Spirit Sect was now in ruins. Lin Yang was unaware of what had happened to cause its destruction.

He buried Xiao Yichen's remains, feeling somewhat lost.

With everyone gone, how can he escape?

"I wonder if going down the mountain now will still count as completing the mission?" Lin Yang sighed and slowly walked towards the mountain gate.

Then, I met an unexpected person.

"Fellow Daoist Yu Qing?"

Lin Yang saw Yu Qing outside the mountain gate.

Yu Qing saw him immediately and gave a smile: "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, you've finally come out."

"Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, do you know what happened at the Holy Spirit Sect?" Lin Yang asked.

He guessed that the Holy Spirit Sect had been destroyed, but he didn't know how Yu Qing had survived.

"I know." Yu Qing nodded and began to explain to him.

With Yu Qing's explanation, Lin Yang also learned what had happened at the Holy Spirit Sect.

That day, he originally planned to go down the mountain with Yu Qing to try to complete the mission and see if they could escape the projected world of the ancient ruins.

But Xiao Yichen suddenly took him to a secret room.

After making arrangements for him, Xiao Yichen summoned all the remaining members of the Holy Spirit Sect and told them to leave on their own.

Then, some foreign enemies rushed into the Holy Spirit Sect, fought a great battle with Xiao Yichen, and destroyed the Holy Spirit Sect.

The incident was not complicated.

Lin Yang frowned as he listened: "An enemy from another race? Could it be the Ancient Night Clan? Are there other races in the projection world too?"

Yu Qing shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, but the Holy Spirit Sect was destroyed. I thought that if I left the sect as Senior Brother Xiao said, I would be fine and could escape the projection world, but in reality, I couldn't. So I had to find a place to hide nearby."

"During this time, it seems that the human race in this projected world has been fighting and killing with other races, and many places have been conquered. It was not until a few years ago that they seemed to have launched a counterattack, and that's why I came out here to wait for you."

Lin Yang was surprised: "You knew I'd been here all this time?"

“Yes, that day you were suddenly taken away by that Senior Brother Xiao. Afterwards, I used some methods to investigate and confirmed that he had safely settled you in a secret place in the Holy Spirit Sect. However, I couldn’t find that place, so I’m waiting for you here. Because if you come out of that secret place, you will definitely come down the mountain,” Yu Qing explained.

Although Lin Yang still had some questions, he didn't ask any more.

After all, Yu Qing is not from this projected world, and she seems to possess some strange artifacts that can resist the power of the ancient ruins, so it's normal that she can investigate some things.

He and Yu Qing walked and talked, and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain gate.

"I wonder if our departure together this time counts as successfully fulfilling an arrangement made by Senior Brother Xiao back then."

As he was about to completely descend the mountain, Lin Yang became a little nervous.

Yu Qing was also a little nervous: "I hope it counts. It can't really only count if we complete the task of restoring the glory of the Holy Spirit Sect, can it?"

As he spoke, he seemed somewhat puzzled: "My current identity seems to be tied to your identity as my junior brother, making it difficult for me to break free from this projected world on my own."

"If we can only escape by restoring the glory of the Holy Spirit Sect, then there's basically no hope," Lin Yang said with a wry smile.

This junior brother's talent for cultivation is really quite ordinary.

Having sufficient resources previously was the only way to barely reach the Nirvana Realm.

With resources running out, it will be very difficult to improve one's cultivation level.

Without sufficient strength, it is impossible to revive a sect.

The two fell silent at the same time.

Finally, we reached the end of the mountain gate.

One step out, and you either return to reality or remain trapped within it.

Lin Yang and Yu Qing exchanged a glance and took a step at the same time.

"Failed……"

The next moment, the two were still in the same spot.

For some reason, Lin Yang didn't seem very disappointed, as if he had known all along that this would happen.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Let's go and take a look at the nearby mortal cities."

Yu Qingyou said quietly, "The nearest mortal city was destroyed long ago. I have been paying attention to it for years, and there are no mortals left in the Holy Spirit Sect area."

Lin Yang paused, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Let's go take a look. Perhaps only when we reach the original location of the mortal city will we consider the mission complete. After all, what we were told was to go down the mountain to the mortal city."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing didn't say anything more and gave Lin Yang directions.

The two soon arrived at their destination.

Just as Yu Qing had described, this place was desolate.

Only some dilapidated house ruins tell the world that a city once existed here.

"Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, have you ever visited other parts of this projected world?" Lin Yang suddenly asked.

Yu Qing sighed, "I also tried to explore it, but I couldn't get out of this area. There was some kind of power restricting me. It seems that I can only move around near the Holy Spirit Sect."

Lin Yang seemed to be deep in thought, then asked, "Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, if it were you, what do you think we should do now to restore the glory of the Holy Spirit Sect?"

After thinking for a while, Yu Qing said, "To be honest, I don't know. Right now, we don't have enough people, and we can't get out of here. A sect without disciples can't be called a sect."

“Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, perhaps we don’t really need to recreate the glory of the Holy Spirit Sect,” Lin Yang said.

Yu Qing's eyes flashed: "What do you mean by that?"

Lin Yang smiled and said, "I'm not sure either. According to what you said, if we can't get out of this area, we naturally won't be able to recruit disciples, and we won't be able to restore the glory of the Holy Spirit Sect. But Senior Brother Xiao has repeatedly emphasized that I should restore the glory of the Holy Spirit Sect."

"There must be some unknown reason and solution to this."

"Therefore, I dare to speculate that this task may not actually require me to restore the former glory of the Holy Spirit Sect, but simply to rebuild it!"

Yu Qing's eyes flashed: "Rebuild?"

"Yes, rebuild."

Lin Yang nodded:

"Now that the Holy Spirit Sect has been destroyed, and given my status as a junior brother and my insufficient cultivation, it is practically impossible to restore the Holy Spirit Sect to its former glory. Even if it could be done, who knows how many years it would take."

"Moreover, foreign enemies frequently invade, and we might be wiped out again before we can regain our former glory."

"So, perhaps we can try rebuilding the Holy Spirit Sect first."

Reconstruction simply requires rebuilding the Holy Spirit Church.

There is no need to develop the Holy Spirit Sect to a certain level.

Yu Qing seemed to understand something: "Then let's try rebuilding it?"

“Alright, after the reconstruction, I will be the sect leader and you will be the disciple. In this way, we will have the basic structure of a sect. I think there must be a reason why the projection world brought us together and didn’t let you complete the mission and leave alone. Perhaps the opportunity to leave is just like this,” Lin Yang said.

Yu Qing's eyes lit up slightly: "That's an idea worth trying."

The two reached a consensus.

They soon returned to the site of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Rebuilding a temple is not difficult for Lin Yang and his group.

In addition, Lin Yang and Yu Qing, especially Yu Qing, had a very good understanding of the architectural layout of the Holy Spirit Sect.

The two immediately started working on the spot.

As for the issue of building materials.

Just kidding, what can't you find in this mountain range where the Holy Spirit Sect is located?
In just a few days, the original buildings of the Holy Spirit Sect were rebuilt one by one.

Of course, there are still some differences compared to the original.

However, this was already the limit that Lin Yang and his partner could replicate.

The layout of the Holy Spirit Sect was recreated according to the original design.

After the final main hall was completed, Lin Yang, in his capacity as sect leader, designated Yu Qing as a disciple of the Holy Spirit Sect.

"Today, the Holy Spirit Sect is being rebuilt. I will certainly live up to the trust placed in me by my master and fellow disciples, and in the future, I will make the Holy Spirit Sect even stronger!"

Lin Yang solemnly addressed the memorial tablet erected in the main hall.

The words fell.

"Ugh"

In a daze, Lin Yang seemed to hear a sigh. (End of Chapter)