Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

"Boy, don't blame me for not giving you a chance. Hand over your storage bag obediently, and I might spare your life out of mercy."

The man in black looked at Lin Zui with a cat-and-mouse expression. Lin Zui naturally didn't believe his nonsense. Handing over the storage bag would be suicide.

"Want my storage bag? Come and get it yourself!"

Lin Zui gritted his teeth, roared, and a handful of talismans appeared in his hand, instantly activated.

In the blink of an eye, several layers of light shields of different colors appeared around Lin Zui. Then, a thick wooden vine wrapped around the light shields, followed by a stone wall. In the blink of an eye, Lin Zui was surrounded by several layers of defense.

This sudden turn of events left the man in black and the young man in blue completely stunned, and it took them a while to react.

"Diamond Talisman, Water Shield Talisman, Fire Spirit Talisman, Wooden Vine Talisman, Stone Wall Talisman—all mid-tier talismans! Who is this kid?"

The blue-clad youth exclaimed in surprise, "Even we don't have many beginner to intermediate level talismans. This kid at level four has thrown out so many all at once. Could he be a descendant of some old monster?"

However, the man in black didn't care about any of that. The environment in which he grew up was far more brutal than the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom. He had to risk his life to seize any opportunity, so a little risk was not worth mentioning.

The fact that this person could produce so many mid-level talismans at once indicates that he is very wealthy, so we can't let him go.

"I don't care who he is, I'm going to kill him! Keep an eye on the surroundings, don't let him escape using his magic!"

"yes!"

The man in blue hesitated for a moment, but wisely went ahead. The man in black clearly didn't want him to share in the other man's treasure, but in reality, he had his own concerns and didn't want to get involved. This move suited his wishes perfectly.

After dismissing the blue-clad youth, the man in black took out a black banner and waved it. Countless dark shadows, glowing with blood-red light, howled and rushed towards Lin Zui, who was shrouded in layers of defense below.

"Let me show you the power of my Blood Soul Banner!"

The man in black was extremely confident. In order to forge this Blood Soul Banner, he sacrificed tens of thousands of people. Its power was even greater than that of a top-grade magic weapon. A few mid-grade defensive talismans could not possibly withstand the impact of ten thousand ghosts.

Sure enough, under the frenzied attack of the myriad ghosts, the outermost stone wall only lasted a short while before turning into a pile of rubble. The countless vines formed by the wooden talisman also did not last long, breaking inch by inch under the tearing of the myriad ghosts.

A smile appeared on the lips of the man in black as he looked at Lin Zui, who had just revealed himself. He was about to say something when Lin Zui waved his hand from inside the protective barrier, throwing out two more wooden vine talismans and stone wall talismans. The defense that had just been broken was instantly restored to its original state!

"Holy shit..."

The man in black's smile froze on his face as he gritted his teeth.

"Very well! Very well! I'll see how many talismans you have left!"

The man in black fell silent, urging the myriad ghosts to continue their assault on the stone wall and wooden vines. Soon, the two newly formed layers of defense broke through again, and then…

Everything is back to normal!

The man in black's face darkened completely. He had originally thought that even if Lin Zui had talismans of this level, he wouldn't have many. But judging from the current situation, he had really underestimated his opponent.

His identity is sensitive; if the battle lasts too long and attracts other cultivators, unexpected changes might occur.

Thinking of this, the man in black gritted his teeth.

"Fine, you forced me to do this!"

He touched his brow with his finger, drawing out a trace of his essence blood, which merged into the Blood Soul Banner. The banner trembled, and the ghostly figure instantly became even more ferocious.

Lin Zui, under layers of protection, suddenly felt the pressure increase dramatically, but his expression remained unchanged. He activated two more defensive talismans with his left hand, while most of his spiritual power continued to flow into the talisman in his right hand, which was the small sword talisman he had just obtained from the Golden Light Master!

This is his real trump card!

Lin Zui knew from the beginning that relying solely on defensive talismans would not allow him to escape from these two. Even if he managed to hold out for a while, he would be completely targeted by them, leading to endless troubles.

Therefore, now that we've made our move, we must completely eliminate these two here.

The reason for setting up so many layers of defense was not only to buy time, but also to conceal their view and prevent them from discovering Lin Zui's action of activating the talisman.

As the defense was breached once again, the talisman in Lin Zui's hand finally stirred, slowly floating up and emitting a dazzling golden light.

Lin Zui's gaze sharpened, and he waved his hand.

Go!

Seeing Lin Zui wave his hand again from within the light barrier, the man in black was furious.

Could it be that the talismans on this person are truly inexhaustible?

Just as he was about to continue activating the Blood Soul Banner, he saw that this time no new protection was generated. Instead, a golden light shot towards him at lightning speed.

"This is……"

"Amulet!"

The man in black was terrified.

Activating the Blood Soul Banner consumed too much spiritual energy, so he hadn't activated any protective measures.

In order to speed up the process of breaking through the defense, he had even removed the last layer of spiritual energy shield and used his life essence. Now, facing the lightning-fast attack of the talisman treasure, he hurriedly tried to activate the defense, but there was no time to do so.

He had just pulled out a defensive talisman when the talisman transformed into a small golden sword that pierced through his body. After a few turns, it pierced the black-clad man's heart and brow.

The man in black stared in disbelief at Lin Zui inside the protective barrier below. He wanted to say something, but his primordial spirit had already dissipated. His body swayed a few times, and finally, he fell heavily to the ground.

As the man in black died, the young man in blue, who had been watching the situation from afar, was terrified and dared not linger any longer. He turned and fled into the distance.

Lin Zui had no intention of forgetting him. With a turn of the golden sword and a few accelerations, he arrived behind the young man.

The young man seemed to have anticipated this, immediately throwing out a small shield behind him and shouting, "Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I am Yan Feng from Yan Family Fortress. I am absolutely not an accomplice of that person, nor do I have any intention of being your enemy!"

"Yan Family Fortress?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zui's heart stirred, but his hands naturally did not stop. Under the repeated attacks of the small sword, the spiritual light on the surface of the shield kept flashing, clearly indicating that it was severely damaged and could not hold on.

Seeing that Lin Zui did not reply, Yan Feng knew something was wrong. He dared not delay any longer, and with a determined heart, the shield suddenly shone brightly and exploded.

The small sword talisman was thrown a distance by the shockwave of the explosion, and its spiritual light dimmed slightly, but it quickly returned to normal as Lin Zui activated his spiritual power again.

Yan Feng had already escaped dozens of feet away, but this distance was insignificant compared to Fu Bao's speed.

A moment later, Lin Zui destroyed the black-clad man's body, took his storage bag, and leisurely approached Yan Feng.

At this moment, Yan Feng lay on the ground covered in blood, but he was not dead.

This was naturally the result of Lin Zui deliberately holding back. It was rare to encounter someone from Yan Family Fortress, so how could he not interrogate them properly and find out information about that Miss Yan Ruyan?

"What...what are you going to do?"

Yan Feng looked at Lin Zui with fear, wondering how the other party planned to deal with him.

"Don't worry, I just want to ask you about a few things."

"Inquiring about...something?"

Yan Feng was taken aback, thinking that things had taken a turn for the better, and nodded repeatedly.

"Fellow Daoist, please ask. I, Yan, will answer truthfully and without the slightest deception."

"That's good, but... let's find a safe place first."

Lin Zui sneered, then took out a few more talismans and slapped them directly at Yan Feng.

Stabilizing Talisman! Spirit-Locking Talisman! Puppet Talisman!

Yan Feng wanted to say something more, but as the talismans fell, he immediately lost control of his body.