Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

"What if I don't want to?"

Yan Ruyan looked at Lin Zui, her heart filled with trepidation, but her gaze was very firm.

"Hehe, Miss Yan should have already seen the various secret techniques attached to the cultivation method. You must know what these secret techniques are used for. If you want to experience them one by one, I am willing to do the trouble."

Lin Zui looked at her with a smile, paused, and continued:

"Of course, if you are determined and these methods cannot change your mind, then I, Lin, will have no choice but to be ruthless and extract your Heavenly Spirit Root. Although the effect will be greatly reduced, it is still better than doing nothing at all, don't you think?"

Yan Ruyan's face turned visibly pale, and even her body trembled slightly.

Lin Zui, seeing through her facade, instantly discerned her true intentions and smiled:

"However, I am not the kind of person who does not cherish women. As long as Miss Yan is willing to assist me wholeheartedly, I will certainly not treat you unfairly. Spirit stones, magic weapons, secret treasures, talismans, as long as I have them, I can share them with you. Even immortal secret techniques and cultivation methods suitable for you to cultivate, as long as Miss Yan wants them, I will not be stingy."

Yan Ruyan's eyes lit up instantly.

"Does Fellow Daoist Lin possess any other immortal cultivation techniques?"

"Of course there are, but most immortal cultivation techniques have extremely demanding conditions, which Miss Yan cannot cultivate with her current level. However, cultivating some secret techniques with different functions is not a problem."

Yan Ruyan's eyes flickered slightly, her mind racing with thoughts.

I originally thought that falling into this person's hands meant a bleak future, but now it seems that if I can seize the opportunity, it might not be a bad thing.

Despite her enviable Heavenly Spiritual Root talent, incredibly fast cultivation speed, and exemption from the Core Formation bottleneck, her chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage are still slim. In fact, because she has progressed too smoothly, her chances of failing when facing the Nascent Soul Heart Demon Tribulation may be higher than those of cultivators with poor talent.

The reason she agreed to marry Wang Chan and practice the Blood Spirit Technique together was not only due to family pressure, but also because the probability of forming a Nascent Soul through this technique would be higher.

But these things are naturally no match for the immortal techniques.

Putting everything else aside, just look at the book "Five Elements Transformation Technique" that she just saw. Not only can one cultivate all the way to the Great Ascension stage, but the secret techniques and supernatural abilities that can be cultivated at each stage are also dazzling to her.

If other immortal cultivation techniques were of this level, no, even if they were only one or two tenths of the level, it would be enough for her to successfully cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage or even the Void Refinement stage, something she never dared to dream of before.

As for the price to pay for obtaining these things, Yan Ruyan only considered it briefly before ignoring it.

The person in front of me is already unfathomable in his cunning and scheming, and he has also cultivated the immortal technique "Five Elements Transformation Technique". His future potential is limitless. Isn't it much better to rely on such a future powerhouse than to marry Wang Chan or something?

As long as the other party doesn't treat her like a vessel to be used for sexual exploitation, even if she becomes a concubine or a slave, her future will definitely be more promising than following Wang Chan.

As for the restrictions placed on her by the other party?

Only disloyal people worry about this; loyal people only need to consider how to meet the other person's needs.

What are their needs now?

Isn't it just about wholeheartedly helping the other person temper their spiritual roots?

I'd love to!

Yan Ruyan's lips parted slightly, almost blurting it out, but fortunately she had some self-control and managed to hold back at the last moment.

Although the other party seemed sincere at the moment, men are always fickle. If I lose my usefulness in the future and am discarded like trash, what can I do about it?

I can't force him to make an oath, can I? I don't have that right right now.

With a frown, several thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and finally, he came up with a potentially feasible solution.

Yan Ruyan looked up at Lin Zui.

"Since that's the case, as long as Fellow Daoist Lin agrees to one condition, Ruyan is willing to be at your beck and call, as long as... as long as you don't treat Ruyan as a furnace to be used for your own purposes, even if I become your slave, Ruyan will have no complaints."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zui smiled.

"Oh, Miss Yan, why don't you tell me what conditions you wish for me to agree to?"

"Ruyan... wants Fellow Daoist Lin to use the Mind-Communicating Technique on us!"

"Mind reading?"

Lin Zui frowned slightly. This Mind-to-Mind Technique was also a secret technique in the Five Elements Transformation Technique. After it was used, the two parties' minds were connected, and they could sense each other's emotional changes.

This secret technique is not very effective at manipulating people's minds; it is mainly used to monitor whether the other party has any ill intentions. However, Lin Zui did not expect that the other party would actually ask him to use this secret technique.

Why?

Lin Zui asked.

Yan Ruyan's eyes sparkled, and she smiled sweetly.

"Fellow Daoist Lin has placed so many restrictions on Ru Yan, which suggests he is a suspicious person. However, since Ru Yan has decided to follow Fellow Daoist Lin, she naturally does not want any rift between them."

"After using the Mind-Reading Technique, Fellow Daoist Lin no longer needs to be wary of Ruyan, and Ruyan no longer needs to worry about doing something wrong and being disliked by you. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Yan Ruyan's words were reasonable and well-founded. Lin Zui thought about it and didn't see any problem with them, so he agreed directly.

Yan Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief. She had her reasons for asking Lin Zui to use the Mind-Reading Technique. However, it had nothing to do with cultivation techniques or anything like that. It was simply a method she came up with after being thoughtful and insightful about people's hearts.

If two people are of one mind and spend years together, even the most suspicious person will gradually come to regard the other as a close friend.

And this is exactly the effect Yan Ruyan wanted. By then, even if she were willing to leave him, Lin Zui probably wouldn't be able to bear to let her go.

The art of telepathy is not difficult to perform; it can be completed in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

It was as if an invisible thread connected the two of them, and they instantly gained a vague sense of each other's emotions.

This kind of intuition is not clear, and it is impossible to know what the other person is thinking like mind reading, but it is extremely sensitive to the other person's emotional changes. If the other person has any ill intentions, they will definitely not be able to hide them.

Both of them found this feeling novel and interesting. After carefully experiencing it, they noticed the other's knowing expression and felt a little embarrassed. However, after a moment of silence, neither of them said anything.

After hesitating for a moment, Yan Ruyan spoke first.

"When will Brother Lin need Ruyan's help to temper his spiritual root? If it's now..."

At this point, I felt it was too embarrassing to say and couldn't continue.

Lin Zui sensed her embarrassment and, while marveling at the wonder of the mind-reading technique, waved his hand.

"Not for now. To achieve the best results in tempering spiritual roots, it needs to be done at least once every three days for several months. After that, it needs to be nurtured regularly. It will take at least ten years to temper them to their full potential. Let's find a safe place to start again."

"Yes, it's all up to Brother Lin to decide."

Yan Ruyan lowered her beautiful eyes, her voice was soft and sweet, and her obedient and well-behaved appearance was incredibly alluring, making Lin Zui's heart race.

"However, let's find a place to rest first. Also, the poison from the Overflowing Spirit Incense in your body needs to be neutralized, otherwise, it will damage your cultivation over time."

"Oh, the Overflowing Spirit Incense? Is that what's causing my magic power to keep draining? But how did you poison me?"

Yan Ruyan had long had doubts about this, but she hadn't had a chance to ask.

"Hehe, if I can control the Yan family's iron guards, what difficulty is there in controlling a few maids who serve you? This Yi Ling Xiang is colorless and odorless, almost impossible to detect. If you're not on guard, even a god would fall for it."

After Lin Zui finished speaking, he ignored Yan Ruyan's helpless expression and laughed to himself, a laugh that was anything but righteous.