Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

"Run!"

With a loud shout, Qin Zhi, the instant Wang Chan gave the order, had already taken Qin Mengyao and escaped underground.

He had never let his guard down around these demonic cultivators, so the moment he sensed something was wrong, he reacted immediately; however…

"Guardian Yan!"

Wang Chan glanced at Yan Yan, who understood and immediately chased after her.

"Hahaha, Brother Wang, that's right! This is the way we demonic cultivators operate!"

Xue Tianya laughed loudly and, with the two Core Formation cultivators behind him, also set off in pursuit.

But Wang Chan just snorted coldly.

"You'd better stay here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the five Core Formation cultivators behind him suddenly dispersed, their array flags glowing with various colors of spiritual light, instantly forming a massive magic array that enveloped everyone within it.

"This is... the Five Elements Spirit Trapping Array?"

Xue Tianya was shocked. He hadn't expected Wang Chan to have such a backup plan. This formation wasn't very lethal, but it was perfectly capable of trapping them for a short while.

"Gentlemen, I apologize for the offense, but I am determined to have this queen. If anyone is ever dissatisfied in the future, feel free to come to Youming Peak to seek revenge on me."

Wang Chan sneered, no longer bothering with the people present, and transformed into a cloud of blood, chasing after the direction Qin Zhi had fled.

"asshole!"

Xue Tianya cursed loudly, his gaze sweeping over the two Core Formation cultivators behind him.

"Find a way to crack open this turtle shell for me right now."

"Young Master, it's impossible for the two of us to break this formation."

The two Core Formation cultivators were somewhat troubled.

"What can we do then? Are we just going to stand by and watch that brat Wang Chan get what he wants?"

Xue Tianya's face was gloomy. Wang Chan was determined to have that woman, and so were the others. Whether it was to please their elders or for their own training, they couldn't just stand by and watch the other get what they wanted.

"Young Master, breaking the formation in a short time will be extremely difficult, but if we combine the power of all our Core Formation cultivators, it might be possible to create a small opening. I wonder...?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get started!"

Xue Tianya looked at the others.

"You don't want to let that kid Wang Chan get away with this, do you?"

Tian Buque, Lian Feihua, and the others exchanged glances and made their decisions instantly.

"Of course!"

"Alright, let's cooperate for now, and then we can each rely on our own abilities once we get out of here."

……

the other side.

With his peak mid-stage Core Formation speed, Yan Yan quickly caught up with Qin Zhi, who was in the early stage of Core Formation.

"Fellow Daoist, leave this woman here!"

"Hahahaha, things have come to this point. Even if I were to hand Yao'er over to you, I would not have a good ending. So, fellow Daoist, there is no need for further words."

Qin Zhi smiled bitterly. Regardless of whether what Wang Chan said before was true or false, things had come to this point, and he absolutely could no longer tolerate them. As for Qin Mengyao, in order to prevent her from taking revenge in the future, he would either use a restriction to control her, or simply find a close person to possess her body, as Xue Tianya had suggested, to prevent future troubles.

"In that case, fellow Daoist, may you have good fortune."

As Yan Yan spoke, he waved his hand, and a streak of sword light shot towards Qin Zhi.

"Hurry up!"

"Ancestor!"

"Walk!"

Qin Zhi's eyes were bloodshot as he used a secret technique to unleash his potential and charged toward the sword light in the air.

With tears in her eyes, Qin Mengyao bit her lip hard, and finally, without further hesitation, took out a bright yellow bead, disappeared into the ground, and flew away quickly.

Yan Yan wanted to give chase, but Qin Zhi's reckless fighting style kept him entangled, and for a while it was really difficult to break free.

A sharp glint flashed in Yan Yan's eyes.

"court death!"

Just as he was about to unleash his killing move, a cloud of blood began to chase after him.

"Young Master, that woman went that way!"

Yan Yan transmitted his voice.

"I know she can't escape. As for this old man... he's useless now, let's kill him!"

"yes!"

……

underground.

Holding the Yuan Tu Pearl, Qin Mengyao flew away, suppressing her grief.

However, with only the eleventh level of Qi Refining cultivation, he was quickly overtaken by the blood cloud behind him.

"Miss Qin, don't run away. I mean you no harm. Please come back with me."

"Don't even think about it! You wiped out my entire Qin family. If there's ever a future, Mengyao will make you pay tenfold, a hundredfold!"

Despite being a woman, Qin Mengyao showed no weakness whatsoever, her words filled with hatred.

Wang Chan snorted coldly.

"Hmph, since Miss Qin is so ungrateful, then don't blame me for being impolite. I'll take you back and see how I slowly deal with you."

Wang Chan caught up quickly, a bell-shaped magic artifact appearing in his hand. He shook it at Qin Mengyao underground, and a sound wave rushed into the ground. Qin Mengyao felt dizzy and could no longer control the Yuan Tu Pearl in her hand, and was forced out of the underground.

Wang Chan landed in front of the other person, looked at the other person's terrified and desperate face, smiled sinisterly, and reached out to grab it.

Just as Qin Mengyao was contemplating severing her own meridians rather than being captured, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and in the blink of an eye, she stabbed at Wang Chan in front of her.

However, Wang Chan noticed the abnormality earlier than her, and quickly retreated to dodge the attack, only then seeing the face of the person in front of her clearly.

He was probably in his early twenties and quite handsome, but he was certain he had never seen him before.

The person who arrived was naturally Lin Zui. He had been following Wang Chan and his group all the way and had been lying in ambush in the distance. However, in front of a group of Core Formation cultivators, he really didn't have much of a chance to make a move.

Later, seeing that the Qin family patriarch had been persuaded by Wang Chan, he regretted it and was already planning to risk infiltrating the Ghost Spirit Sect to snatch people in the future. Unexpectedly, the cultivators from the five sects came to attack, and the situation changed drastically in an instant, leaving him somewhat caught off guard.

Fortunately, his Five Elements Escape Technique was extremely fast, and although he was quite far away, he still managed to catch up.

"Who are you?"

Wang Chan looked at Lin Zui with a wary expression. This person's appearance was too suspicious, and he could not afford to be careless.

"I'm your father!"

Lin Zui was too lazy to talk to him anymore. Instantly, a handful of talismans appeared in his hand, which he threw at Wang Chan like a shower of flowers. He had practiced the talisman manipulation techniques of the Myriad Talisman True Monarch. This handful of talismans was not only activated quickly, but the angle was also impeccable. Wang Chan saw the problem at a glance and dared not take it head-on. He could only retreat and dodge.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Zui took out a Thousand-Mile Sensing Talisman and collected Qin Mengyao's aura while she was completely bewildered. Then he took out a Shrinking Earth Talisman and stuffed it into her hand.

"Use this to escape, escape as far as you can."

"S-senpai..."

"Get out of here, don't drag me down."

Qin Mengyao was about to say something when Lin Zui impatiently interrupted her, because in the short time it took to say a few words, Wang Chan had already resolved the effects of the talismans and returned to fight.

"Trying to escape? Dream on!"

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Chan saw the young man's figure vanish instantly. After a slight pause, the young man reappeared, now standing right beside him.

A cold light flashed, and Wang Chan's figure instantly turned into a blood mist, closing in on the opponent.

Lin Zui neither dodged nor evaded. The blood mist entered the range of the Primordial Divine Light and was immediately weakened by three points. Before Wang Chan could react, Lin Zui threw out another fire attribute talisman. After a violent explosion, the blood mist was blasted into a thinner layer.

In the original story, Han Li had done the same thing with a large number of fireball talismans. Lin Zui threw out fire attribute talismans that were far higher in rank than fireball talismans, so the effect was naturally better.

Wang Chan appeared, her face pale, and looked at Lin Zui.

Lin Zui completely ignored his gaze, instead looking speechlessly at Qin Mengyao, who was standing beside him in a daze.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Once the Core Formation cultivators arrive, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

"Oh, thank you so much, senior."

Qin Mengyao seemed to wake from a dream. Although she still didn't know who the person in front of her was, she knew that now was not the time to dwell on such things. She gave Lin Zui a deep look, and finally activated the Shrinking Earth Talisman in her hand, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

Watching helplessly as the other party escaped, Wang Chan's eyes turned icy cold, and she gritted her teeth.

"Do you know how important she is to me? How dare you let her go!"

Lin Zui touched his nose and looked at him with amusement.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's not the first time. Practice makes perfect. You'll get used to it after being robbed a few more times!"