Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

Inside the cave.

Lin Zui looked at the jade slip containing information about cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots that he had obtained from Ye Changqing, but there was no joy on his face.

"Damn it, how many of these guys do I dare to even think about?"

Lin Zui frowned. The number of people recorded in the jade slip was quite large, more than twenty, but half of them were Nascent Soul cultivators from various sects.

Lin Zui even saw the name of Old Demon Yunlu at the bottom of the jade slip, leaving him speechless for a long time.

I know Yunlu is hermaphroditic, but even disregarding her strength, most people wouldn't treat her as a female cultivator, right?

The thought of Yunlu lying on top of him with a charming expression, tempering his spiritual root, sent a chill down Lin Zui's spine, and he quickly banished the horrible idea from his mind.

Besides these Nascent Soul cultivators, the rest are mainly Nascent Soul seeds from various sects, ranging from the early to late stages of Core Formation, but they are not people Lin Zui can easily target.

As for those in the Foundation Establishment stage, there are only two. One of them is Yan Ruyan, who is currently by his side. The other is a saintess from a medium-sized sect located far to the west of Fengdu Kingdom, near the far west. However, she is now at the late Foundation Establishment stage and may advance to the Core Formation stage at any time.

However, given his speed during the Foundation Establishment stage, even if he traveled without rest, it would probably take him at least thirty or forty years to reach that place. He might as well go directly to Xi Kingdom and wait for Song Yu to be born.

Of course, Ye Changqing also said that this information is basically already public and can be easily found by people with a certain status and position.

However, some with lower cultivation levels may not have shown their talents yet, and it is possible that they have not been discovered. They will help keep an eye on them in the future, and if they are discovered, they will naturally be notified.

Although Lin Zui was somewhat disappointed, at least the statement wasn't a death sentence, so he could only put it aside for the time being and wait for further news.

In the days that followed, Lin Zui began to practice the "Divine Soul Resonance Technique" with Yan Ruyan to strengthen his divine soul and enhance his divine sense, while also studying various secret techniques of the Foundation Establishment stage of the "Five Elements Transformation Technique".

First is the Five Elements Escape Technique. Although the name sounds somewhat similar to the Five Elements Escape Technique used by Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators using talismans, it is actually completely different. It is a great divine power similar to the Thunder Escape Technique that Han Li can only use with the Wind and Thunder Wings.

Not only can it freely enter the Five Elements, but its speed of escape is also far beyond that of ordinary Foundation Establishment stage escape techniques. However, it consumes a lot of mana. If one had not cultivated the "Five Elements Transformation Technique" and had mana several times that of cultivators of the same level, it would have been impossible to master it.

This is why cultivators in the human realm can only use such supernatural abilities after reaching the Core Formation stage, because before Core Formation, their magical power is simply insufficient to sustain its consumption.

Secondly, it is a secret technique for attacking the enemy's divine sense that can only be cultivated after one has cultivated the "Divine Soul Resonance Technique" and greatly increased their divine sense. This technique is called the Heavenly Eye Divine Sword.

By using the power of divine consciousness concentrated to its extreme, one can directly attack the enemy's sea of ​​consciousness. Even if one cannot defeat the enemy directly, one can still cause confusion in the opponent's mind and expose their weaknesses.

As for other secret techniques, Lin Zui only selected a few that he felt were practical and practiced them; he didn't waste time on the more obscure ones.

The remaining time was spent making various talismans, not only intermediate, beginner, and advanced talismans, but also rare talismans such as spirit-strengthening talismans and spirit-nurturing talismans.

As he gradually put some intermediate-level talismans on the market, Wanfuju's business quickly boomed and it became famous in the market.

However, under these circumstances, Lin Zui once again became a hands-off manager, leaving all the affairs of the shop to Xiao Mei, and he himself became increasingly reclusive, gradually fading from the sight of people in the market.

……

Time flies, and twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, in a secluded spot in the Qingli Swamp, Lin Zui held a crimson spiked cone, looking solemnly at the imposing magic array before him.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and with a flick of his hand, the sharp cone in his hand flew out and pierced straight into the array barrier.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and then the point where the array barrier was pierced by the sharp cone twisted violently, and then, to Lin Zui's incredulous gaze, it exploded with a bang.

In the blink of an eye, a high-level formation capable of withstanding attacks from Core Formation cultivators shattered like broken glass, and all the equipment used to set up the formation vanished instantly, as if affected by some unknown force.

"This...this is too..."

Lin Zui swallowed hard; his lips were dry. Clearly, the power of this thing was far beyond his expectations.

No wonder Huang Ming was able to successfully ambush and kill a Core Formation cultivator back then; he probably did it with this item.

However, it is not something that can be stored up to a certain amount of energy overnight. Lin Zui used ten Spirit Nourishing Talismans, but it still took him seven or eight years to fully fill the energy of this thing.

Huang Ming only had one, and it would take at least several decades to nurture it to a usable state. No wonder he was so eager to find someone to refine a spirit-nurturing talisman.

"My lord, this thing is so powerful, it might really be the Huang family's heirloom, the Annihilation Cone. I just don't know how it ended up in Huang Ming's hands."

Yan Ruyan walked over, followed by Xin Ruyin and Qi Yunxiao, both of them looking at the sharp cone with amazement.

"Who cares how he got it? Now that it's in my hands, it's under the Lin family name."

Lin Zui smiled indifferently, put away the Destruction Cone, and looked at Xin Ruyin and the other person.

"As for Fellow Daoist Xin, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, your mastery of formations has become even more extraordinary. You can set up such a formation with ease."

Xin Ruyin bowed slightly.

"I'm also very grateful for the Foundation Establishment Pill given to me by Brother Lin; otherwise, how could Ruyin have advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly?"

"As for formations, without the formation inheritances provided by Brother Lin, Ruyin would not have achieved her current level of skill."

Lin Zui smiled slightly. With two such talented professionals by his side, he would naturally not let them go to waste.

He translated the profound and difficult-to-understand content on formations and weapon crafting in "The Golden Jade Book" into a language that cultivators in the human realm could understand, and handed it all over to Xin Qi and the other person.

As for how much they can understand, that depends entirely on their own fate.

Since they've learned it, it's as if I've learned it myself. Even if they leave me one day, I can simply ask them to leave me with their insights.

As for cultivation, he did not mistreat the other party. He provided enough Qi Refining stage pills that he could not use, and even Foundation Establishment pills were not stingy.

Therefore, the two of them broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage one after another over the years.

However, compared to Xin Ruyin, who successfully established her foundation with just one Foundation Establishment Pill, Qi Yunxiao, whose aptitude was slightly inferior, had to take three Foundation Establishment Pills in a row before he could barely enter the Foundation Establishment stage, which made him quite ashamed.

However, after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, Qi Yunxiao's weapon-refining skills became even more refined. To express his gratitude for Lin Zui's help, he spared no effort to tailor a complete set of top-grade magic weapons for him.

It includes not only basic magical artifacts such as attack, defense, and control, but also inner armor, magic boots, and a rare magical artifact that can defend against soul attacks, the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

Furthermore, with the blessing of Xin Ruyin's various array formations, each one can be considered the finest among the finest magical artifacts.

Lin Zui's strength was thus enhanced in all aspects.