Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

As for Yan Ruyan, without taking any pills, she cultivated from the initial stage of Foundation Establishment to the peak of the middle stage in twenty years, which can be described as quite astonishing.

The reason she was able to achieve this speed, besides her innate talent, was probably because she had cultivated the "Divine Soul Resonance Technique." As her divine soul power increased, Yan Ruyan clearly felt that her speed in absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was also getting faster and faster.

Lin Zui didn't feel much about this, for no other reason than that he had been stuck at the peak of the initial stage for twenty years and had not been able to advance to the middle stage. Whether he took pills or absorbed and refined spiritual energy normally, it had no effect, so he naturally couldn't sense whether his speed had changed.

However, the longer he cultivated, the more he felt that his comprehension was higher than before. When cultivating those difficult secret techniques, he seemed to have divine assistance and easily mastered them. He didn't know if it was just his imagination.

But when he thought about how his cultivation hadn't improved at all in twenty years, these few achievements weren't anything to be happy about.

"Looks like it's time to get out and about."

Back in his cave, just as he was about to tell Yan Ruyan his thoughts, he suddenly saw the communication tablet light up, indicating that someone had sent him a message.

After examining the items, Lin Zui revealed a hint of joy.

"What's wrong, husband?"

"Ye Changqing from the Seven Star Tower sent me a message saying there's news about that matter."

"Could it be... news of a new cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root?"

"It should be. After all, in such a large place as Tiannan, it's about time that a new cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root would emerge in more than twenty years."

Lin Zui was somewhat relieved. He was just about to go out to seek some opportunities to break through his bottleneck when this news came. If it had been a few days later, he might have missed it entirely.

"I wonder where this person is? I hope it's not somewhere too dangerous!"

Lin Zui thought to himself, then stepped into the teleportation array and headed towards the Seven Star Tower.

……

three days later.

"My lord, Tianluo Kingdom is not like our small and medium-sized countries. It is the heartland of the demonic path, fraught with danger. Are you really going?"

At the entrance of the cave, Yan Ruyan looked at Lin Zui with concern, wanting to persuade him to give up, but knowing it was impossible.

"This person is the most likely to succeed among all the known individuals. For the sake of smooth cultivation in the future, I can't worry about taking any risks."

Lin Zui's gaze was firm. According to the people of the Seven Star Tower, this person was a newly discovered genius with an earth-type heavenly spiritual root from the Qin family, a medium-sized family in Lin Yuan Prefecture of Tianluo Kingdom. He should still be in the Qi Refining stage.

Most importantly, this person has not yet joined any sect, but given the way the six major demonic sects of Tianluo Kingdom operate, he will eventually be assigned to one of them.

If Lin Zui wants to plot against this person, he must get to Tianluo Kingdom as quickly as possible. Otherwise, once this person joins one of the six sects, it will be difficult to plot against him.

"Then I'll go with you..."

Seeing that Lin Zui had made up his mind, Yan Ruyan stopped trying to persuade him. However, before she could finish speaking, Lin Zui interrupted her.

"No need. Your cultivation has already reached the peak of the mid-stage. In another year or two, you should be able to break through to the late stage. There's no need to waste time on these things."

"Besides, I'm not going to fight anyone head-on. With my current skills, even if I can't win, I can always escape. Even if they really want to kidnap someone, I'll act according to the situation and adapt to the circumstances. Don't worry."

"But……"

Yan Ruyan was about to persuade him again when she saw Lin Zui smiling and pinching her cheek.

"No buts, don't forget how I stole you from Yan Family Fort. Don't worry, I won't act rashly. Just stay home and wait for me to come back."

Yan Ruyan blushed at his words, but upon further reflection, she realized that he wasn't the type to act impulsively. She figured that going with him might not be helpful and could even be a burden. With that thought in mind, she decided not to insist anymore.

"Alright then, but my husband should still take these two items with him, just in case."

Yan Ruyan took out a small, pale gold sword and a shimmering silver talisman and handed them to Lin Zui. They were the Golden Sun Sword and the Qiankun Tower talisman.

Sensing Yan Ruyan's feelings, Lin Zui hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to refuse.

He put the two treasures into his storage bag, pulled the beauty in front of him close, and kissed her deeply.

……

One hour later.

Lin Zui used the Five Elements Escape Technique to travel at high speed through the mountains and forests.

Sometimes he would disappear into the ground, sometimes he would walk in the water, and occasionally when he encountered spirit ore or withered trees, he would try out metal and wood escape techniques.

In short, as he traveled, he experienced the various mysteries of the Five Elements Escape Technique, and his application of this technique became increasingly proficient.

However, although Lin Zui's magical power was extremely profound, it was still completely impossible for him to use this secret technique to travel for a long time. He still had to fly in a flying boat most of the time.

However, after using it for a period of time, he gained new insights into this escape technique.

Thanks to his previous learning of the talisman manipulation techniques of the Myriad Talisman True Lord, Lin Zui is extremely skilled in the precise control of magical power.

After much deliberation, he began to slowly try to combine the Five Elements Escape Technique with his body techniques.

Three months later.

In a grove of trees on the border of Tianluo Kingdom.

Lin Zui's figure shifted rapidly within the small area. One moment he was on the ground, and the next he had appeared in the river several dozen feet away. He took several steps back to a tree, leaned against it, and the next moment he was on the treetop...

Half an hour later.

Lin Zui landed back on the ground, his forehead covered in sweat, his breathing somewhat unsteady, and most importantly, he had already exhausted most of his magical power.

"Achieving this much is probably the limit for now."

Lin Zui sighed, but his eyes were still full of excitement.

"Even if it can only last for a short while, this strange movement technique that combines the five elements of escape, along with my methods, will definitely be enough to give my opponent a hard time. Moreover, the more complex the environment, the stronger I become."

Lin Zui was very satisfied. He was able to integrate the escape technique originally used for fleeing into the battle. Besides his wild imagination, it was more about his ultimate control over his magic power, divine sense, and his entire body. Otherwise, even if he had the idea, he would not have been able to do it at all.

After resting for a while and waiting for his magic power to fully recover, Lin Zui took out the map to look at it.

After three months of trekking, he has successfully entered the territory of Tianluo Kingdom, and is about half a month away from Linyuan Prefecture.

Although the demonic path has expanded and annexed seven or eight small and medium-sized countries, the main bases of the major sects are still within Tianluo Kingdom.

Perhaps in the future, they will gradually shift their focus to the newly occupied areas, but at least for now, Tianluo Kingdom remains the stronghold of the Six Sects.

"Shouldn't we first send someone to gather intelligence about Tianluo Kingdom?"

Lin Zui pondered to himself that this time it seemed like he, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was plotting against a Qi Refining junior, but if the situation changed, it could very well turn into a battle between him and the six demonic sects in an instant.

In terms of difficulty, it is definitely greater than the one at Yanjiabao, and he cannot afford to be careless.

"The nearest sect is..."

Lin Zui traced lines on the map with his fingertips. After a moment, his gaze locked onto the map, but he couldn't help but frown.

"What a coincidence! It's the Ghost Spirit Sect again?"

Thinking of Wang Chan, the young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, whom he had intercepted halfway, Lin Zui couldn't help but smile.

I wonder what happened to this young master. First, he was outmaneuvered by himself, and then he suffered repeated setbacks at Han Li's hands. I wonder if Han Li even went to see him off with a cicada's song when he left...

"Never mind, let's ask about it together later."