A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Seeing that Duobao Nu chose to activate the talisman, Lin He was not afraid at all; instead, he smiled.

A talisman is a magical artifact whose power is sealed within a talisman by a Core Formation stage cultivator. When a Qi Refining stage cultivator activates a talisman, they often cannot unleash its full power and it takes some time to activate. Its power is at most comparable to a top-tier magical artifact.

For example, in the original novel, Senior Brother Lu used the Azure Dragon Banner, a top-tier magic weapon of exceptional quality, to block Han Li's small sword talisman.

Only when one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage and comprehends the Refinement Technique can one activate the talisman more quickly and fully unleash its power.

Lin He also possessed a golden brick talisman, but he had never used it in combat. The reason was that when a Qi Refining stage cultivator activated a talisman, they became an easy target, like Duobao Nu at this moment.

Lin He glanced at the woman opposite him, who was currently focused on activating her talisman treasures. Without further hesitation, he waved his hand, and the pair of top-tier magic weapons—the Fiery Claws—flew out.

The Fiery Claw flew out and immediately rushed towards the pair of white rings. The power of the two magical artifacts was originally not much different, but at this moment, under Lin He's full control, the result was very different.

With the full force of the eleventh layer of magic, the Fiery Claw shone brightly, suppressing the white ring's spiritual light. However, Duobao Nu's entire mind was focused on activating the talisman, and she could only manipulate the white ring in a simple way, unable to exert much power. Soon, the white ring was knocked back to its original form, turning back into two white rings, which were then grabbed by the Fiery Claw and fell into Lin He's hands.

"I'll let you be smug for a while, then I'll take it back from your corpse later."

Duobao Nu thought bitterly, but the next moment she suddenly sensed something and her expression changed.

Suddenly, a surge of spiritual energy erupted from a patch of overgrown weeds to her side, followed by a thick water arrow that shot out and struck the earthen-yellow protective shield with tremendous force, causing it to tremble violently.

"Ah! This is... a blue crocodile!"

Upon realizing that the attacker was a level-one peak demon beast, the Azure Water Crocodile, the usually composed Duobao Nu finally panicked.

At the same time, a pair of fiery claws and a pair of flaming forks attacked from above her head.

With such a fierce attack from so many magical artifacts, the already crumbling earthen wall magic shield finally gave way and was shattered after a violent tremor.

"Damn it, I'm not reconciled! I was so close to activating the talisman!"

Duobao Nu let out a final, feeble roar before her head was grabbed by the Fiery Claw and crushed to pieces with a single blow, making her utterly dead.

Lin He moved swiftly to Duobao Nu's side, took her storage bag, and put the Qingning Mirror, which he had been eyeing for a long time, into the storage bag as well.

After doing all this, Lin He did not leave. Instead, he looked in a certain direction and said loudly, "You've been watching for so long, shouldn't you show yourself?"

In the direction Lin He was looking, a middle-aged man with a face full of scars suddenly appeared. This man had a fierce look on his face and was obviously not someone to be trifled with. He was none other than Feng Yue, the Madman of Tianque Fortress!

As soon as Feng Yue appeared, he glared fiercely at Lin He, then looked around but couldn't find the Azure Water Crocodile, which made him feel uneasy.

Feng Yue had actually been keeping an eye on the woman with many treasures, but although her cultivation level was only at the twelfth level, she had several top-level magic artifacts and high-level talismans. So he did not make a move rashly, but waited for an opportunity.

The fight between Lin He and Duobao Nu gave Feng Yue the feeling that he had found an opportunity. However, just as he was about to make his move, Duobao Nu had already been dealt with by Lin He, which shocked and angered him.

"This kid is too cautious. He always has a shield to protect himself, so we can't launch a sneak attack. It's such a pity that so many treasures have fallen into his hands."

Feng Yue's eyes darted around as he assessed the balance of power between the two sides, while his mouth uttered threats.

"You brat, hand over the treasures you've stolen honestly, and I might spare your life."

"Are you joking? What's inedible is not meant to be spat out."

Lin He flatly refused, which clearly angered Feng Yue. He snorted coldly and said, "Do you know the background of the Twin Beauties of the Hidden Moon? Their grandmother is a Core Formation stage elder of the Hidden Moon Sect. If I report you to the Hidden Moon Sect, tsk tsk, you will be hunted down by a Core Formation stage cultivator. Just thinking about it is exciting, don't you think?"

Faced with Feng Yue's threat, Lin He did not deny it. "You have a point, so Feng Yue, I must stop you and make sure you stay here forever."

"You? I may not be able to kill you, but if I, Feng Yue, want to leave, can you stop me?"

As he spoke, Feng Yue activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots, and his speed suddenly increased dramatically. In just the time it took to breathe, he had already covered several feet and was about to escape this place completely.

"Are you sure you can leave?"

Lin He did not chase after him. Instead, he used his divine sense to summon a Jade Water Crocodile that suddenly rushed out in the direction Feng Yue was heading. The Jade Water Crocodile swung its huge tail and lashed out. The beast's body was already powerful, and with the added force of the tail swipe, Feng Yue was startled. He dared not take the hit head-on.

He activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots again, narrowly avoiding the attack. However, it was this evasion that bought Lin He time.

Before anyone knew it, twenty Frost Toads had gathered around Lin He. They had been sprinkled with beast-repelling powder and were temporarily obeying Lin He's commands.

Twenty Frost Toads simultaneously opened their mouths, unleashing twenty ice spikes. Feng Yue, who had just dodged the Azure Water Crocodile's tail-whipping attack, was immediately enveloped by the twenty ice spikes emanating a chilling aura, leaving him with no way to avoid them.

"Damn it! You're a disciple of Yellow Maple Valley, not Spirit Beast Mountain!"

Feng Yue couldn't help but complain, then had to stop and open the yellow parasol!

A perfectly round yellow sphere of light covered his figure, and all the ice spikes that fell on the sphere made a thud, but were easily deflected.

"It truly is a top-tier, exquisite magical artifact!"

This yellow umbrella was indeed incredibly powerful, but for some reason Lin He didn't make any other moves. Instead, he looked at Feng Yue with a smile.

Feng Yue blocked the ice spikes, and before he could catch his breath, the Azure Water Crocodile charged at him again. This time, it didn't whip its tail, but instead rammed into him directly.

Feng Yue felt an irresistible force strike him. If he hadn't opened the yellow umbrella at that moment, his body would have been smashed to pieces.

Even so, this immense force caused the entire sphere of light to crack and pop, clearly demonstrating the tremendous impact on the Yellow Umbrella.

As expected of a top-tier magical artifact, the yellow umbrella's immense force rebounded and forced the enormous Azure Water Crocodile back.

"I'm not playing with you anymore!"

The Azure Water Crocodile was repelled, and Lin He didn't seem to have any intention of using his magic weapon. Although Feng Yue didn't know the reason, he was happy to do so. He put away the Yellow Silk Umbrella, immediately activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots, and ran several feet away in the blink of an eye. At this time, Lin He and the Azure Water Crocodile couldn't catch up, and it looked like Feng Yue was about to escape.

Just then, a chilling gust of wind swept in, and it turned out to be another Azure Water Crocodile at the peak of level one!

"this……"

Before Feng Yue could finish speaking, his body was sent flying, his entire body torn to shreds, his intestines and blood spilling onto the ground. He quickly lost his life, and the madman Feng Yue died at the hands of a demon beast.