Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

a few days later.

Following the guidance of the Thousand-Mile Sensing Talisman, Lin Zui arrived at a mountain hundreds of miles away.

Looking at the faint fluctuations of the restriction coming from afar, Lin Zui nodded.

"They're quite cautious."

Lin Zui easily broke through the barrier and entered, where he soon saw Qin Mengyao sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Qin Mengyao was startled to see someone suddenly appear. She instinctively took out her magic weapon to attack, but stopped when she saw who it was, though she still maintained a defensive stance.

"Is this how you treat your savior, young lady?"

Lin Zui smiled and looked at her with great interest.

"I will never forget your life-saving grace, senior. However, I have never met you before. May I ask why you intervened to save me?"

"As the young lady herself said, we have never met before. If there is not enough benefit, I, Lin, will naturally not meddle in other people's business."

As for what benefits the young lady possesses, I believe I need not elaborate; she is well aware of them herself.

Qin Mengyao swayed, her face turning pale.

"Senior... was it also for Mengyao's Heavenly Spiritual Root potential?"

"Of course, otherwise, what else do you think you possess that would make me risk offending the six major demonic sects to save you?"

Lin Zui spoke quite frankly, and that was indeed the case.

In terms of looks, although this woman is pretty, she is no match for a stunning beauty like Yan Ruyan.

In terms of family background, even if the Qin family still existed, it would only be a medium-sized cultivation family with limited resources. Moreover, now that the Qin family has been wiped out, she has become a stray dog, so there is even less to say.

Therefore, after all things considered, apart from her own innate spiritual root aptitude, there's really nothing else that would make anyone want to take advantage of her.

"Heavenly Spiritual Root... It's the Heavenly Spiritual Root again... If it weren't for this damned Heavenly Spiritual Root talent, my Qin clan wouldn't be..."

Qin Mengyao's voice choked with sobs. Thinking of the countless Qin family members who died protecting him, she could no longer suppress her grief and burst into tears.

Lin Zui didn't stop her, quietly waiting for her to finish crying. Once she had calmed down a bit, he sighed and said...

"Miss Qin, please accept our condolences. The Qin family head and others risked their lives to protect you, which shows they have high hopes for your future. Now that you have survived, you should cheer up, work hard, and strive to achieve success in your cultivation so that you can avenge your family."

"The future? Do I even have a future?"

Qin Mengyao looked up at Lin Zui with a puzzled expression.

Why not?

Lin Zui was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

"Hehe, young lady, you misunderstand. Although I also need your help, I would never do what those people in the demonic path do, much less try to possess your body."

"Is what you say true, senior?"

"Of course it's true!"

Qin Mengyao bit her lip slightly, her mind racing.

"Alright, in that case, if there's anything you need Mengyao to do, please feel free to ask. As long as it's within Mengyao's power, I'll go through fire and water for you."

"I need not go through fire and water, but the cultivation technique I practice requires a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root..."

Lin Zui tried his best to tell Qin Mengyao the method of tempering spiritual roots in a tactful way. Before he could finish speaking, the girl was already blushing, her heart was pounding, and she was at a loss for what to do.

Lin Zui was also a little embarrassed, but fortunately, after spending so much time with Yan Ruyan, he had already developed a thick skin.

"I know this is difficult for Miss Qin, but for the sake of my cultivation, I have no choice but to ask you to make this sacrifice."

"Mengyao...Can Mengyao refuse?"

"No! If it were anyone else, I, Lin, would never say so much. I would directly use the Soul-Sealing Technique and a series of secret techniques, leaving them no choice but to agree. However, if I use these methods to force them, I can't guarantee that they won't feel resentful during the tempering process and be unable to fully concentrate, ultimately failing to achieve the best results, which would not be what I want."

"Therefore, although I cannot let you leave, as long as you are willing to do your best to help, please feel free to make any requests or wishes. As long as it is within my power, I am not unable to fulfill them for you."

This time, Lin Zui didn't use his secret technique to threaten her as usual, because he realized that these Qin family members were really stubborn and unyielding. If he pushed them too far, this girl might actually go for the kill, and then he would have nowhere to cry.

Qin Mengyao had only asked tentatively, so she expected to be rejected. Moreover, the other party's honesty made her less wary.

"Then... if I ask you to avenge my Qin family, would you agree?"

Lin Zui was taken aback, then chuckled softly.

"Hehe, if your so-called revenge means destroying the six sects of the demonic path, then I can only say you're overthinking it. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator can't do that, let alone someone like me."

"Senior is too kind. How could Mengyao dare to have such unrealistic ideas? I only hope that when you are strong enough in the future, you can make those who killed my Qin family pay the corresponding price."

"Oh, if that's all, I, Lin, can certainly agree. In the future, as long as I have enough strength, I will definitely bring all these people to you and let you deal with them personally."

"Is what you say true, senior?"

Qin Mengyao looked pleasantly surprised and immediately knelt down.

"As long as you agree to this, I am willing to serve you like a slave. No matter what you ask me to do, I will do it without hesitation."

Lin Zui nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good. I am not a harsh person. As long as you do not betray me, I will never make things difficult for you. If you need any cultivation resources or secret techniques, you can just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will find a way to help you."

"what?"

Lin Zui's words were clearly unexpected for Qin Mengyao. She had thought she would be a servant to this man from now on, but now it sounded like she had found a powerful backer.

"What, you don't believe it?"

Lin Zui saw through her thoughts.

"Uh, no, Mengyao wouldn't dare."

"Hehe, it's alright. You will see my abilities in the future. Although my cultivation is still insufficient, what I possess is beyond the reach of even those Nascent Soul stage monsters. As long as you sincerely follow me, there is hope that you will advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the future. At that time, perhaps you can take revenge yourself."

Lin Zui smiled. As his cultivation level increased, he was able to obtain more and more from the jade book. As long as he could solve the problem of his spiritual root, his future achievements would be limitless. What was it to help her advance to the Nascent Soul stage?

However, these things were still too dreamy for Qin Mengyao at the moment. Although Lin Zui spoke of them in a very serious manner, she could not imagine what that day would be like.

He opened his mouth and stammered for a long time, not knowing what to say. In the end, he could only blush and nod, burying this expectation deep in his heart.

"Alright, now that everything has been settled, it's time for us to leave."

"Senior, where are we going?"

Lin Zui was taken aback upon hearing this, and for a moment he couldn't think of where they should go.

If he could return to Yuanwu Kingdom, that would be the best outcome, but the journey is long. It took him more than three months to get here at full speed using his escape technique. Now, with a burden in tow, even if he doesn't encounter any trouble, it will probably take him at least a year to get back.

Under other circumstances, taking a year or two wouldn't be a big deal, since safety is the most important thing.

However, after a great battle with Wang Chan, he vaguely sensed that the bottleneck in his early Foundation Establishment stage had loosened. It would be best to find a place to go into seclusion and break through immediately, otherwise, if he missed this opportunity, he might have to put in a lot of effort again.

This makes things a bit tricky.