Mortal: I can unlock the card pool by becoming an apprentice to him.

Yanliang Mountain is located hundreds of miles east of Qingliang City. The scenery here is beautiful, but few people know about it.

This is because the Yan family, the number one immortal cultivation family in Yue Kingdom, is based here.

Inside Yanling Fort.

An elderly man with graying hair and beard hurried into the hall, and stepped forward in a flustered manner to bow and report.

"Miss...Miss, Yan Cang borrowed the three-headed, two-headed duck from the beast cage half an hour ago and hasn't returned. Just now...just now when I checked the spirit duck tokens, I found that two of them were broken, this..."

The Spirit Duck card and the Double-Headed Duck card are linked by spirit. A broken card signifies that the corresponding Double-Headed Duck has perished.

The two-headed geese are spirit birds that the Yan family has carefully tamed for many years. Each one has the cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining. They are good at both offense and defense and are extremely fast. Ordinary cultivators simply cannot kill them.

"Yan Cang?"

Upon hearing this, the girl in the main seat, who was holding a book, paused slightly with her jade-like fingers, and the pages she was leisurely turning quietly came to a stop.

Her face was aloof and ethereal, her expression showing no sign of panic, only a hint of cold impatience flashing in her eyes.

"Yan Cang borrowed the two-headed ducks half an hour ago, which means they are still within Linzhou territory. The simultaneous death of two Qi Refining Ninth Layer Two-Headed Ducks must have been caused by a Foundation Establishment stage expert. Elder Feng, please have the Yan brothers, Yan Yue and Yan Zhong, take some skilled members of the clan and set off immediately to investigate. Father is currently in seclusion and it is inconvenient to disturb him. I will go and invite Senior Uncle Yan Lei and Elder Liu."

"Also, you must tell Yan Yue that if he finds that person, he must not fight rashly. Everything should wait until I arrive."

Old Feng quickly bowed and replied, "I understand!"

At the same time, while fighting, Yu Jingyan noticed Lin Mo, whose figure moved erratically on the field like a ghost, and her pretty face was full of disbelief and shock.

"Junior Brother Lin is incredibly capable! He completely overwhelmed two cultivators at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining without showing any weakness!"

"What kind of talisman is this? No, Qing-di, don't use magic to attack the shield on his body!"

Yan Cang's face was grim, his brows furrowed tightly.

However, the moment the words left his mouth, Yan Qing had already condensed more than ten fireballs and thrown them at Lin Mo on the ground.

Just as the ball of fire was about to touch Lin Mo, a layer of golden-purple spiritual light suddenly appeared around him.

"Vajra Exorcising Talisman" is the product of upgrading and fusing three Vajra Talismans drawn from the Golden Light Master's card pool.

This talisman not only greatly enhances defense, but also adds an effect not present in the original version—that is, it counters spell-type attacks.

as predicted.

The next second, to the astonishment of the two, the raging fireball instantly turned back and slammed into Yan Qing, who was still in a daze.

"Who exactly is this person? First, there were talismans, and now this strange talisman—it's all incredibly eerie!"

Yan Cang's pupils shrank sharply. In his understanding, protective talismans were generally similar to turtle shells, which could only block damage and not retaliate.

But a scene that defied common sense unfolded right before our eyes.

At this moment, Yan Cang had no time to think about where the accident had occurred, because a gray light with an extremely fast escape speed was rapidly moving around him.

The gray light was as fast as lightning, arriving in an instant.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the small brown shield protecting his heart suddenly dimmed in light and was then cleaved in two by the gray light.

"Now!"

A fierce glint suddenly appeared in Yan Cang's eyes. He then brought his index and middle fingers together like a sword and pointed it at Lin Mo.

"go!"

A small, palm-sized, black hammer shot out from the air and slammed down on Lin Mo on the ground.

The small hammer swelled in the wind, instantly transforming into the size of a millstone.

The sharp whistling sound was deafening as the hammer shadow fell with immense force, even stirring up the dust on the ground.

Yan Cang stared intently at the figure beneath the hammer, then looked up at the last two-headed geese hiding behind the clouds, and couldn't help but regret his actions that day.

He had assumed that the other party was just two ordinary disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect, and that taking them down would only take a little effort.

Unexpectedly, Lin Mo, who had remained silent throughout, was so decisive and ruthless once he made his move.

The cunning boy secretly took out a talisman while I was pretending to stall, and then killed the two double-headed ducks with lightning speed.

"Even if we kill them now, it will be difficult to explain the matter of the Twin-Headed Duck when we return. Right now, we can only hope that what our third brother said is true, and that the things in their storage bags can make up for this loss."

Yan Cang sighed solemnly, then prepared to go and support his second brother Yan Tian in capturing Yu Jingyan.

Unexpectedly, Lin Mo, who was completely enveloped by the hammer's shadow, suddenly disappeared from the spot once again.

Upon seeing this, Yan Cang was greatly alarmed.

He had witnessed Lin Mo's ghostly and elusive movements before, which is why he deliberately held back and unleashed his small hammer at the crucial moment when the latter was focused on manipulating the talisman.

He had asked a master in his clan to inscribe "body immobilization" and "spirit immobilization" formations on the small hammer, which should have been able to restrain the opponent.

But why...?

In the blink of an eye, the gray light that had been like maggots clinging to bones reappeared behind Yan Cang.

"Big brother, look!"

Yan Qing suddenly cried out in alarm, pointing in horror at Yan Cang's back.

In the distance, seven or eight two-headed ducks came riding the wind, carrying the rest of the Yan family on their backs.

"Oh no, we need to act quickly!"

Lin Mo, who was standing to the side, did not expect that Yan Cang would be even more anxious than they were after seeing the newcomers.

He had already vaguely guessed that the reason these three people came to him was most likely because of his secret sale of spirit herbs.

As expected, I was careless. I thought that I could keep my whereabouts secret with the Dragon Transformation Technique, but the world of cultivation is unpredictable and there are too many unimaginable methods. I must be much more careful in the future.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo decisively gave up fighting the strongest Yan Cang and moved towards Yan Qing at the edge.

"Oh no, Third Brother, be careful!"

Yan Cang was struggling to deal with the Changyuan Sword when he caught a glimpse of Lin Mo's movements out of the corner of his eye and hurriedly reminded him.

"Go to hell!"

Although Yan Qing's cultivation level was similar to that of his two older brothers, he invested all his limited resources in the Di Ling Beast in his arms, hoping to find opportunities with this beast in the future.

Seeing Lin Mo's domineering attitude, he had no choice but to hide to the side and wait for an opportunity.

It was probably because they saw that their clansmen were about to arrive.

At this moment, Yan Qing disregarded his caution. After a flash of pain across his face, he took out a talisman with a red arrow drawn on it from his storage bag.

This item is called the "Crimson Arrow Talisman," and it is his trump card for survival. Once activated, no cultivator below the Foundation Establishment stage can withstand this attack.

But just as his spiritual power surged into the talisman...

In mid-air behind Yan Qing, a large silver hand formed from spiritual energy slammed down.

"No!"

After accomplishing its feat, the giant hand immediately transformed into specks of silver light, slowly dissipating into the air.

All that remained was a deep, dented, and broken pit.

Yan Cang's eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a fierce roar.

He could see it clearly: his younger brother, along with the little beast in his arms, was smashed into a pool of blood and foam by the suddenly falling hand, leaving no trace of their bodies!