Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

"Youngster, come back here—"

Yan Yan roared and landed where Lin Zui and the other person had just been, but after scanning the surroundings several times with his divine sense, there was no trace of them.

Yan Yan suddenly spread his divine sense outwards. With his mid-stage Core Formation level divine sense, it was enough to radiate to a radius of ten miles.

Sure enough, Yan Yan quickly found the familiar aura that he had locked onto earlier under his divine sense. However, after Yan Yan confirmed the person's location, he was surprised to find that the two of them had actually traveled five or six miles away in just one teleportation.

Yan Yan immediately locked onto the two with his divine sense again and was about to chase after them, but the other party seemed to have noticed his lock on them immediately as well.

The next moment, Yan Yan's divine sense lock was once again brutally severed, and the two disappeared from the spot again, completely escaping the range of his divine sense search, leaving no trace.

"Hiss~ What kind of talisman is that? It's so miraculous! Not only does it allow it to travel a much greater distance than ordinary talismans, but it can also block divine sense, making it impossible for me to lock onto it?"

Yan Yan stood there with a grim expression, hesitating, when another streak of light flew over. Upon spotting Yan Yan, it immediately appeared before him. It was Xuan Ye, who had rushed over at full speed but was still a step too late.

As soon as Xuan Ye landed, he looked around but didn't see Yan Ruyan. He couldn't help but ask:

"Ancestor, where is Yan'er?"

In Xuan Ye's view, no matter who wanted to harm Yan Ruyan, since Yan Yan had already returned, the matter should have been resolved.

However, upon hearing his question, Yan Yan snorted coldly, gave him a sharp look, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? I clearly left you here to protect Yan'er, and yet you let her be kidnapped?"

Yan Yan's icy tone sent a chill down Xuan Ye's spine, and cold sweat poured down his back.

"Please forgive me, Ancestor... I didn't expect things to turn out this way. You had only been gone a short while when trouble broke out at the treasure-hunting venue on the east side..."

Xuan Ye didn't dare to hesitate and quickly explained what had just happened to Yan Yan. Yan Yan frowned, then let go of his hand and put him down.

Xuan Ye felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked cautiously.

"Ancestor, who exactly kidnapped Yan'er? I believe the incidents at the Ghost Spirit Sect and the upheavals at the Treasure Hunt are all their doing. Why would they go to such lengths? Could they be a formidable enemy of the Yan family?"

"Hmph, what formidable enemy? He's just a low-level cultivator with only the eighth level of Qi Refining. His appearance is quite unfamiliar. However... this person should be quite skilled in formations. If it weren't for the formation blocking my way, I would have already killed him."

"Eighth level of Qi Refining!?"

Xuan Ye exclaimed in surprise, "With this level of cultivation, even relying on formations, they shouldn't be able to escape the Ancestor's grasp. How come..."

Are you blaming this old man?

"Ah, Xuan Ye wouldn't dare."

Yan Yan snorted coldly.

"This person escaped using an unknown talisman. This talisman is indeed miraculous, with an extremely long teleportation distance and the ability to block divine sense. It seems to be somewhat similar to the legendary ability to shrink the earth to an inch."

"This person used it several times in a row, and it has already gone beyond the range of my divine sense."

"What? If what the Ancestor said is true, then Yan'er can't be saved? Then my Yan family..."

Xuan Ye panicked immediately. Without Yan Ruyan, their Yan family was in an awkward situation. If they were abandoned by the Ghost Spirit Sect, they would face annihilation.

"What's the panic! When did I say Yan'er couldn't be saved?"

Yan Yan rebuked.

"Ancestor, do you have another way?"

"Hmph, I have already left a divine sense imprint on Yan'er. Within a thousand miles, she cannot escape my pursuit."

Yan Yan sneered. It was precisely because of this backup plan that he did not immediately give chase.

"Our ancestor is wise. In this way, no matter how much trouble that Qi Refining junior causes, he will not be able to escape our ancestor's grasp."

"Finding them is no problem, but that junior is quite extraordinary. We don't know how Yan'er is doing now either. Just in case, we should make some preparations."

Yan Yan's lips moved slightly, and a voice transmission was sent. Xuan Ye's expression changed drastically.

"Ancestor, this..."

Go!

Xuan Ye wanted to say something more, but after seeing Yan Yan's cold gaze, he knew that this decisive ancestor had made up his mind. He sighed inwardly and went to carry out his orders.

As Xuan Ye departed, Yan Yan sensed the constantly shifting divine sense imprints in the distance, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Run, run! Let's see where you can run to!"

……

It is several dozen miles north of Yanling Fort.

After a spatial fluctuation, Lin Zui appeared on the mountainside, carrying Yan Ruyan.

Looking at the Shrinking Earth Talisman in his hand, which had once again turned into a ball of fire, Lin Zui felt no heartache whatsoever.

When I first made this talisman, I was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. At that time, my spiritual sense was insufficient, so I made dozens of them in a row before I finally succeeded by chance.

But later, as his cultivation improved and his spiritual sense became stronger, making the talisman much easier to create.

In order to escape smoothly after this adventure, he made fifty or sixty cards in advance, so he really didn't care about the consumption of just one or two cards.

However, the only problem with this thing is that it can only determine the general direction. The landing point after use is completely random, so he has to check the location after each use before he can use it again.

Fortunately, after using it this time, he was finally not far from where he needed to go.

Lin Zui thought for a moment, then decided not to use the Shrinking Earth Talisman again. He took out the flying boat, put Yan Ruyan inside and laid her down, then pasted a few talismans to conceal spiritual energy on the boat before flying towards Yanliang Mountain.

After a while.

The airship came to a stop in a valley with lush vegetation.

Lin Zui cast several spells, and the scenery in front of him changed, revealing an open space and a very conspicuous array on the ground.

One-time short-range teleportation array!

This is Lin Zui's true trump card.

Although the Shrinking Earth Talisman is incredibly powerful, it can only allow one to escape a few miles at a time. To truly escape completely, one still needs to rely on a teleportation array.

The message travels over a hundred miles at a time. No matter how powerful the Yan family is, they cannot possibly chase after it hundreds of miles away in an instant.

Lin Zui picked up Yan Ruyan and was about to step into the formation when his expression suddenly changed, as if he remembered something.

He put Yan Ruyan down again, then used his spirit-detecting technique to examine her body from head to toe.

After a while.

"There were indeed tracking traces. That was close!"

Lin Zui looked around, but there didn't seem to be anyone there. He figured that even if it was the Yan family patriarch, with his continuous use of the Shrinking Earth Talisman, he wouldn't have been able to catch up to this place so quickly.

However, staying here any longer would be truly dangerous. It's best to teleport away first. As for the tracking marks, he has his own way of dealing with them.

Thinking of this, Lin Zui no longer hesitated, and stepped into the teleportation array with Yan Ruyan in his arms. A flash of light, and the two disappeared.

Several miles away.

Yan Yan stopped his escape light and sensed that Lin Zui and the other person had stopped somewhere in Yanliang Mountain.

"Hmph, have you run away enough?"

Yan Yan smiled, concealed his aura, and flew towards the valley.

In order not to alert Yan Ruyan and cause her harm, he didn't even release his divine sense. Anyway, with the imprint as a guide, he would definitely not be unable to find her.

But life can be so unpredictable.

Just as Yan Yan flew close to the valley and felt that the two of them were trapped with no way to escape, the divine consciousness imprint that was so close to him suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, when they sensed that familiar mark again, it was already a hundred miles away.

"What...?"

Yan Yan was shocked. If the two of them still used that talisman to escape, he might find it troublesome, but he wouldn't be surprised.

But this time, escaping over a hundred miles away has a completely different meaning.

And... how did they do it?

Yan Yan rushed into the valley and immediately saw the completely shattered teleportation array on the ground. With his age and experience, he understood that this time, he had made a fool of himself.

If he had used his divine sense to scan this area earlier, he would have been able to immediately discover the situation and take action to stop it.

However, because of his caution and the desire not to alert the enemy, he made a momentary lapse in judgment, and the person right in front of him escaped!