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

Chapter 23: Choose Whoever is Pointed Out
Hearing the roars of the other demonic beasts, Lingjian became excited at the thought of fighting again soon: "Which one should we fight next?"

She thought for a moment and decided to randomly select one by pointing to it.

That's it, the fifth-tier demonic beast Azure Eagle!

At this moment, the eagle realized something was wrong. It stopped attacking the fake man and instead looked at the unreal sky, wanting to fly up and tear it apart.

Just as it was about to take flight, a sword suddenly flew towards it. The sword was imbued with spiritual energy and moved with incredible speed. It barely managed to dodge, and several of its feathers were swept away by the sword's energy.

Seeing that its attack had been dodged, the spirit sword let out a disgruntled cry! Damn it, it had just boasted to its new master that it would attack first and surely hurt the eagle.

Now, let's shave off a few of its hairs and make it lose face as a Heavenly-level magic weapon.

It attacked the eagle again, and the eagle blocked with its talons. Both were moving very fast, and the collision made a clanging sound.

While the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, Lin Yan, who was hiding in the shadows, seized the opportunity and used her spiritual power to wrap two third-grade weight-bearing talismans and flung them straight at the eagle.

She couldn't fight multiple opponents at once, but she was confident she could defeat them one by one, especially with the talismans and magical artifacts left by her father.

She had devised a plan of attack against the eagle! The eagle's strengths lay in its ability to ride the wind and fly, putting cultivators at a significant disadvantage in aerial combat. Therefore, she would first send her spirit sword to engage the eagle in combat, drawing its attention away from the enemy.

She lurked in the shadows, and when the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, she seized the opportunity to throw out a weight-bearing talisman to increase the weight of the eagle. At the same time, she condensed a huge water ball in her hand and smashed it towards the eagle.

It was hit by a weight-bearing talisman, making it difficult to fly. In addition, a water ball hit its wing, turning it from a skilled eagle into a ground chicken.

The eagle's combat power was significantly weakened in its free-range chicken form. In addition, it had expended a lot of energy fighting the dummy, and it no longer possessed the majestic posture of a soaring eagle.

As the eagle fell and attempted to take flight again, the spirit sword struck fiercely. The eagle dodged left and right, but due to the influence of the weight-bearing talisman, its movements were sluggish, and it was cut by the spirit sword.

Seeing that the weight-bearing talisman was about to expire, she took out two more and threw them. The eagle tried to dodge, but it was too weak and couldn't avoid them.

It could only cry out angrily, emitting sharp, piercing screams. Taking advantage of the situation, Lin Yan condensed a water ball and smashed it at the eagle's feet. Below was sand and soil, which mixed into mud.

She manipulated the mud formed from water and soil, which climbed onto the eagle's talons and solidified...

It was frozen in place for a moment, only to be met with two Rank 3 explosive talismans. The two talismans were aimed at its wings, exploding one after the other, turning its once beautiful feathers into something resembling a beggar in tattered clothes.

The eagle had just broken free of the mud that bound it when the spirit sword pierced it after the explosion, aiming straight for its heart.

A Heavenly-grade spiritual sword can leave deep marks even on the shell of a Profound-grade sea turtle, let alone the body of a demon beast without a shell for protection.

Fear and despair filled the eagle's eyes, and it was ultimately killed by Lin Yan's fireball.

This time, before she could finish off the eagle, the spirit sword drew itself out and stabbed the eagle several times. Then, in a boastful tone, it said, "Finishing off the eagle, I know. See, did I do it right?"

She forced a smile and praised, "Very good, keep it up. You've grasped the essence of my fighting style."

Having learned from his experience dealing with the eagle, Lingjian couldn't wait to say, "Let's go, let's go, next up is the sparrow!"

The Whirlwind Sparrow is a high-level demonic beast, after all. If the spirit sword calls it a sparrow, it will go berserk.

Before she could even set off with her spirit sword, the Whirlwind Sparrow soared into the sky, riding the wind. Bang!
The Whirlwind Sparrow crashed hard into the array barrier, causing the entire array to shake.

Her formation was already somewhat flawed, and with the Whirlwind Sparrow and the Earth-Dwelling Rat working together to attack the barrier with all their might, the formation might collapse.

That's a clever monster; we can't let it live!
She held the spirit sword in her hand, channeled her spiritual energy into the blade, and then hurled it at the Whirlwind Sparrow.

Spirit Sword: Next time you do something like that, could you please tell it beforehand?
A surge of powerful spiritual energy enveloped the sword, hurtling toward the Whirlwind Sparrow with destructive force.

Panic flashed in the Whirlwind Sparrow's eyes as it frantically flapped its wings, trying to dodge the devastating attack. But the spirit sword was too fast, closing in in the blink of an eye.

--puff!

The spirit sword pierced the wing of the Whirlwind Sparrow, and the impact of the collision caused it to lose its balance, falling like a withered leaf.

Seeing this, Lin Yan also flew over and threw three water balls at the injured Whirlwind Sparrow.

The water balloon slammed into the Whirlwind Finch, hitting it and exploding in a spray of water mixed with chili powder. The Whirlwind Finch was already injured, and the chili water hitting its wounds was incredibly sour and pungent, so sour that it let out a piercing cry.

The spirit sword automatically drew and landed in her hand. She slashed diagonally left and right, the crossed blades aimed directly at the Whirlwind Sparrow's abdomen. She didn't forget to gather a water sphere in her left hand, attacking the Whirlwind Sparrow along with it.

The whirlwind bird let out a mournful cry and crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Lin Yan's gaze was cold as she looked at the motionless Whirlwind Sparrow below and threw the spirit sword in her hand directly at its abdomen.

The Whirlwind Sparrow dodged left and right, but still couldn't avoid all the attacks. Its feathers were soaked with water, making it look disheveled.

The spirit sword remained firmly embedded in the body of the Whirlwind Sparrow.

Sure enough, it was much easier to defeat the monsters after they had exhausted their physical and spiritual energy and become mentally unstable.

Seeing that its master was about to use magic to attack the already dead Whirlwind Sparrow, the spirit sword quickly said, "Master, let me do it!"

It pulled itself out of the Whirlwind Sparrow's body and then stabbed itself a few more times. With its new owner, it felt quite adept at finishing off enemies.

Lin Yan flew down and landed lightly beside the corpse of the Whirlwind Sparrow. She skillfully took out the bottle that contained the demon beast and put the Whirlwind Sparrow inside.

Just as she put the bottle away, the array world shook violently, and then the entire barrier shattered. She could only watch helplessly as the burrowing rat bit through her array barrier, burrowed underground, and escaped.

The spirit sword exclaimed in surprise, but it was too late to give chase. It said with a regretful tone, "Oh dear, this little thing runs so fast!"

She wasn't too surprised that the burrowing rats had run away. Although the formation could isolate them individually, it couldn't block out sound. Not only had the fight with the demonic beasts made quite a commotion, but even the slow-witted burrowing rats could sense the danger from the pitiful screams of those few creatures.

Her formation has flaws; even a burrowing rat can break it.

Lin Yan walked over and picked up the array plate on the ground. She inadvertently noticed a yellowish-white object. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the large front tooth of the burrowing rat.

Even the front teeth of a high-level burrowing rat can be used to forge magical artifacts, and are worth a considerable amount of spirit stones. She didn't mind the yellowed teeth at all, and took out the bottle that contained the corpses of demonic beasts to put the teeth inside.

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