Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

Wang Shixiong was caught off guard by Lin Zui's appearance and was startled. He instinctively reached out to take out his magic weapon to fight back, but the next moment, he froze on the spot.

"You...you didn't..."

"I'm not dead?"

Lin Zui sneered, his cold gaze sweeping over him from head to toe, immediately reminding Senior Brother Wang of the years when he was dominated by this man.

"Master...Master."

Senior Brother Wang struggled for a moment, then, remembering the seven ghostly figures still residing in his primordial spirit, he finally gave up the idea of ​​resistance.

"You're smart to be here. What are you doing here?"

Senior Brother Wang dared not hide anything and recounted his experiences over the years, bit by bit.

There's nothing particularly surprising about it. When Lin Zui left Huangfeng Valley for Yan Family Fortress, Senior Brother Wang was initially well-behaved, but after Lin Zui left and never returned, Senior Brother Wang began to have other ideas.

Although the restrictions on the primordial spirit were terrifying, if Lin Zui wasn't in front of him, it would probably be impossible to activate them remotely. Therefore, Senior Brother Wang had the idea of ​​escaping.

Anyway, he had long since given up on cultivating immortality. Rather than continuing to be subservient and compromise in the world of cultivation, he would rather return to the mortal realm, live a comfortable life for several decades, and die peacefully.

However, before he could take any action, the demonic path invaded, and the unlucky Senior Brother Wang was directly summoned by the sect.

He naturally dared not refuse, but fortunately, the sect knew that his cultivation was low and did not send him to the front line.

However, although he had always been doing low-risk tasks such as transportation and cleaning, he still encountered danger several times over time. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and had some luck, which allowed him to survive.

He had thought about escaping several times during this period, but each mission was led by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and in front of these people, he had no chance to escape at all.

"Then how did you escape this time? And even managed to escape to the Yuanwu Kingdom."

"Before the Seven Sects suffered a crushing defeat, I was assigned to the border of Yuanwu Kingdom to guard a cultivation resource warehouse. Two days ago, a Core Formation cultivator led a team to collect all the supplies and brought news of the defeat at the front. We had no choice but to retreat with this senior. On the way, we encountered a group of cultivators from Tianque Fortress being chased by the demonic path. We couldn't just stand by and watch them die, so we had to intervene. Although the Core Formation senior repelled the opponent, he was also seriously injured. Seeing that there were too many demonic cultivators around, we dared not risk returning to Yue Kingdom and could only temporarily escape into Yuanwu Kingdom."

"And then, with a Core Formation cultivator around, even if you're injured, they wouldn't let you leave the group so easily, right?"

Lin Zui looked at him and asked.

Senior Brother Wang swallowed hard, as if he had remembered something terrible.

"Dead! That Core Formation senior is dead!"

"What! Dead?"

Lin Zui was shocked. Even if a Core Formation cultivator was injured, he shouldn't be so easy to kill. Even if he was surrounded and outmatched, wouldn't he abandon these burdens and escape on his own?

"How did you die? And with all the Core Formation cultivators dead, how did you survive?"

"That senior didn't die in battle, but was ambushed and killed by one of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in our team. It was the team of Tianque Fortress cultivators that we rescued. The leader was named Huang Ming, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"Huang Ming!"

Lin Zui had a very deep impression of this person. At that auction, he competed with him for the "Myriad Manifestations Armor". When he couldn't win, he threatened him with words and even left a spiritual mark on him, intending to ambush him later. If Lin Zui hadn't used his spirit detection technique to discover those marks and remove them in time, he might have really fallen for it.

Later, when investigating this person, it was discovered that he was an extremely selfish, vindictive, and ruthless individual who even stole opportunities from his fellow disciples. It was not surprising that he would do such an ungrateful thing this time.

"That's certainly something this person would do, but... how did he manage to do it? Even if a Core Formation cultivator is injured, it's not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could handle, right?"

"I don't know the details. At the time, Huang Ming seemed to be saying that he wanted to talk to the Core Formation senior about something. Then we vaguely heard a muffled groan, and the Core Formation senior's entire body exploded. We were all stunned. Then we saw the other Foundation Establishment cultivators fight with Huang Ming. Huang Ming seemed to be injured as well and didn't want to continue fighting, so he quickly fled. The Foundation Establishment cultivators chased after him."

Senior Brother Wang paused, glanced at Lin Zui, and seeing that he had no expression, had no choice but to continue.

"The rest of us chased after them for a while, but we quickly lost them. We dared not run around anymore, nor did we dare to return to Yue Kingdom, because Huang Ming had stolen the storage bag of that Core Formation senior, which contained supplies stored by the Seven Sects. Losing supplies is a serious crime, and even if we returned to the Seven Sects, we would not have a good end. So the rest of us discussed it and decided to disband on the spot and find our own way to make a living."

"So, you came here?"

"Yes, I have no more desire to cultivate immortality. I only want to return to the mortal world, marry, have children, and live a few years of peaceful life. That's why I came to this market, hoping to sell some useless things I have and exchange them for some health-strengthening pills and the like to leave to my descendants. I never expected..."

"You didn't expect to run into me again, did you?"

Lin Zui teased him, and Senior Brother Wang didn't dare show any dissatisfaction on his face, but he was probably already regretting it to the core.

However, looking at the other person's humble appearance and thinking of his extremely ordinary wish, Lin Zui sighed inwardly.

"Alright, considering you've done a lot for me in the past, I'll give you two choices. First, continue to follow me. As long as you work hard, I can give you some opportunities. I won't say how far you'll go on the path of cultivation, but at least it'll be no problem for your cultivation to make great progress."

Seeing that Senior Brother Wang didn't react much, Lin Zui wasn't surprised and continued speaking.

"Secondly, as long as you swear a solemn oath not to reveal anything about me to outsiders, I can let you go, and even lift the restrictions on your primordial spirit..."

Before he could finish speaking, Senior Brother Wang had already knelt down in front of Lin Zui with a thud.

"I am willing, I swear that I will never reveal any information about my master, and I will never enter the world of cultivation again, nor will I ever appear before my master again."

Senior Brother Wang kowtowed several times, then solemnly made a vow before looking at Lin Zui with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Lin Zui shook his head, but he did not break his promise.

With a series of hand seals, a hazy black mist appeared around Senior Brother Wang's body, accompanied by the faint cries of ghosts and spirits. However, like a tree without roots or water without a source, it quickly dissipated under the sunlight.

Feeling the restriction on his primordial spirit truly lifted, Senior Brother Wang was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."

"Fine, go ahead."

Lin Zui waved his hand and turned to leave.

I occasionally show a kind heart, and I hope that this Brother Wang can truly have a peaceful end.

"Master, wait..."

Just as he was about to leave, Senior Brother Wang suddenly seemed to remember something.

"What's wrong?"

"Master, do you remember that you once instructed me to keep an eye on the situation of my Uncle Yu?"

Lin Zui turned around, his brows furrowed.

The other party's sudden mention of this Uncle Yu immediately reminded him of the tricks the other party had played in "Yu Feng's Array Explanation". If he hadn't accidentally seen through his true colors, he might have fallen for his tricks someday.

"What? You saw him?"

"Uh... I didn't see Uncle-Master Yu Feng, but I did see his disciple, Yu Yi, during a mission!"

Senior Brother Wang spoke respectfully, but before he could explain what had happened, Lin Zui's expression changed drastically.

"What did you say? Impossible!"