After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

"Is it thundering?" they all thought in unison. Seeing this scene while fully conscious, their fur stood on end!

"Huh~"

"Jiji!"

What's going on? Why didn't you wake them up beforehand if there was danger?
When the scene before them became clear, the two little ones immediately bristled.

The densely packed army of skeletons had eerie, ghostly light gleaming in their eye sockets, and their pale bones stood out starkly in the darkness. They moved with stiff, synchronized steps, making a chilling "crackling" sound.

Oh my god, I saw something dirty...

Seeing that their master was not afraid, they were not afraid either, and instead eagerly transformed themselves to go out and fight.

To them, these skulls are just toys that are easy to crush; once crushed, they will regenerate until they are reduced to dust.

Wow, how fun! One kick, one kill, crunchy sound!

Lin Yan wasn't too surprised by this scene. These skeletons had existed for a long time. Even if they had cultivated and strengthened their bones in life, after death, the flesh decayed, and even the strongest bones couldn't withstand the ravages of time and weather, becoming somewhat oxidized and porous.

The skeleton army looks intimidating; they're numerous, but not actually that strong. What's strong is that you have to keep getting them up. You have to beat them several times until their bones are pulverized before they can stand up again.

This method of fighting by overwhelming numbers puts immense psychological pressure on cultivators. Especially in such an environment, continuous combat without rest makes it easier for people to break down.

She didn't experience that kind of psychological pressure. The scene was far less shocking than witnessing herself being devoured by a pack of beasts.

"Chirp chirp~" Master, they're so fun!
"Whew~" That feels so good!

The two little ones were fighting when they uttered this remark.

"Play as much as you want, and come back to rest when you're tired." Lin Yan knew that the mummy could replicate her magic, so she kept using the giant sand and stone hand in front of her and did not use any other spells.

Spells can be copied, but talismans can't! She has plenty of low-level talismans in her storage bag, and she's just worried about where to use them. She wonders how effective they will be against these skeletons!
With a thought, a stack of talismans appeared in her hand. Following the gesture of her other hand, the talismans flew out of the barrier and rushed into the pile of skeletons.

These talismans were obtained by defeating others without spending a single spirit stone, so they are used without any concern for cost. A casual use sends out a large number of talismans, which then function under the guidance of spiritual power.

The most common types of talismans are Explosion Talismans and Weight-Bearing Talismans. Skeletons are affected by these talismans, making them move much slower, and then they get blown up by the Explosion Talismans.

Low-level explosive talismans aren't very powerful, but if there are enough of them, they can be blown up a couple of times until the skeleton falls apart. Even if it can stand up, it doesn't matter; just keep blowing it up.

The scene was in complete chaos, and the mummy floating in the sky was making strange noises, seemingly out of anger!
The five of them exerted their power simultaneously, and many large hands emerged from the ground, striking the defensive formation.

Seeing this, Lin Yan calmly strengthened the magic array.

She was right. These mummies themselves weren't particularly powerful, but they could copy the spells of their enemies. The more spells others displayed, the happier they were, stealing them exactly as they were!

However, they can't steal it if they use talismans, because talismans are drawn in advance and only require spiritual power to activate when used. They are not magic, so mummies naturally cannot replicate them.

Although the defensive array temporarily withstood the attack, Lin Yan knew that this couldn't continue. The sand-coagulation technique she had demonstrated earlier was a high-level spell; as long as spiritual energy continued, it could keep reforming and attacking.

Her defensive array was only the most basic; with so many giant hands striking the barrier, even strengthening it was futile. She still had to take the mummy down.

She took out a stack of third-grade thunderstorm talismans and, with a gesture, they flew out.

With a loud bang, lightning struck the mummy, causing it to explode.

The mummies' bodies were strong enough to withstand all the damage!
Even with the physique of a Golden Core cultivator, she couldn't withstand that stack of Grade 3 Thunderstorm Talismans. The mummy, however, managed to withstand it, only the white cloth wrapped around her body turned into black cloth.

Lin Yan didn't look at the mummy with the fear of seeing an evil spirit, but rather as if she had seen some kind of treasure!
It's so sturdy! If I take it to a master craftsman to have it forged, it will definitely turn into a great defensive artifact.

After the explosion, the attacks from the skeletons and mummies seemed to intensify.

Anxious!

Whether it was the power controlling the mummy that was in a hurry, or the mummy itself that was in a hurry, they attacked in a chaotic manner, determined to break through her defenses and tear her to pieces.

The chaotic attack gave her an opportunity to exploit the opening.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Yan quietly slipped the array plate placed on the flying boat into her sleeve. Then, she quickly formed hand seals to reactivate the unbroken giant sand and stone hand, which would block the attack when she left the barrier. With a leap, she unleashed the array plate.

A flash of white light, and she put the mummy into the array plate. The skeletons ran around wildly as if they had lost their heads!
When the mummy saw her emerge from the defensive formation, it thought she was about to unleash some powerful attack and prepared to "steal" them. However, to its surprise, she directly pulled them all into the illusionary formation.

The unpleasant chanting turned sharp, and she didn't want to listen to it anymore. She directly took out a handful of low-quality talismans and threw them into the skeleton army. The explosion sent bones flying everywhere.

"Come back!" After Lin Yan called the two little ones back to the flying boat, she immediately changed the barrier to block out outside sounds. No matter how unpleasant the sound was, she couldn't hear it anymore.

She wasn't afraid of angering the power controlling the mummy. The other side was so powerful that if they wanted to kill or drive away outsiders, they wouldn't need to send a mummy to offer amnesty; they could simply appear and defeat her!
Sending out mummies was primarily intended to intimidate, with terror as a secondary goal.

Those mummies were manipulated, so putting them in a place that could shield them from any external contact would sever that connection.

Her illusion array is an excellent shield; not only can there be no spiritual or physical connection, but even if the life talisman is broken, it cannot transmit messages outwards.

"You all stay here and don't go out," Lin Yan instructed before entering the illusion array to check on the mummies. She found the five mummies lying motionless on the ground, and she couldn't sense any power emanating from them.

To ensure safety, she still used binding magic, first taking out the Immortal Binding Rope to tie up all the mummies.

She still felt unsafe doing all this, so she drove the Spirit-Sealing Nails and Soul-Eating Nails into the mummy's body.

She leaned closer, pulled out a dagger, and tried to cut the strip of cloth...

Hey? Can't cut it?

The strips of cloth were blackened from being fried, yet they still couldn't be cut; they're quite resilient!
The dagger in her hand was a third-grade magic weapon, yet it couldn't cut the strip of cloth. This meant the cloth was of a higher grade than the third-grade magic weapon, making it valuable, and it would be a pity to damage it.

She put away her magical artifacts and began picking through her storage bag. (End of Chapter)