From a country cook to a master chef

As Zhao Shuhui and her sister were engrossed in their conversation, they suddenly sensed someone breaking through the barrier outside. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was Lin Jue, who had returned. They quickly opened the barrier to welcome him in.

"So the two young ladies also know about formations."

Lin Jue sighed softly and looked around curiously, trying to find the location of the formation.

Zhao Shuying tugged at her sister's sleeve and said with a smile, "Brother Lin, I don't understand formations. The formations here were all set up by my sister."

Unfortunately, these formations are not even one-tenth as powerful as the Starry Sky Sect's mountain-protecting formation. Otherwise, my sister and I wouldn't have had to leave and find another way out.

"Are you two leaving here too?" Lin Jue looked at Zhao Shuhui with a surprised expression. Judging from Zhao Shuying's tone, what she said must be true.

The latter patted his sister's forehead, gave a reproachful scolding, and then hesitated for a moment before saying something that greatly surprised Lin Jue.

"Senior Brother Lin, you may not know this, but not long ago, my sister and I discovered a teleportation array deep in the back mountains of the Xingxiu Sect. I have a deep understanding of array formations, and out of curiosity, after studying it several times, I determined that it was an ancient, large-scale teleportation array."

It can be transmitted over thousands of miles in an instant.

Unfortunately, this formation requires not only spirit stones to activate, but also a strange and precious stone called Ink Crystal.

"Teleportation over thousands of miles?"

Upon hearing what Zhao Shuhui said, Lin Jue was taken aback, never expecting that such a formation was hidden in the back mountain of the Xingxiu Sect.

He then thought that if that were the case, it would be a good way to stay away from the war between Da Wu and Zhanbo.

The war between the two countries is currently at a stalemate, and it is unknown when it will end. Rather than living in fear every day, it is better to leave this place as soon as possible.

"As for spirit stones, the Starry Constellation Sect still has a considerable stock, but black crystals are rare. My sisters and I have only found three so far, which is far from the thirty-six black crystals we need."

Zhao Shuhui sighed and looked at her younger sister with concern. "The reason I wanted to use this formation to leave Dawu was that I wanted to go out and see if I could find a way to cure my sister's illness."

"Sister, I'm fine. I'm not afraid of pain." Zhao Shuying held her sister's hand tightly, her face full of understanding.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jue was also touched by the deep sisterly bond between the two women. With war raging everywhere, perhaps leaving was their best way out.

Thinking of this, Lin Jue felt a pang of pity for the two of them.

"Now that Senior Brother Lin is aware of this formation, if he is willing, once we have gathered enough Ink Crystals, we sisters will definitely inform him and teleport away from here with him."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue shook his head awkwardly. This woman dared to tell him directly about such an important formation, so activating it must be no easy task.

Firstly, the two women might have already hidden the essential item to activate this formation.

Secondly, the formation is located deep in the back mountain of the Xingxiu Sect. For a declining cultivation sect like this, there might be some kind of restriction or method in the back mountain that can kill external enemies.

Secondly, the two women clearly had the idea of ​​teleporting thousands of miles away long ago. After collecting for so long, they only managed to obtain three ink crystals, which must be extremely rare.

……

After pondering for a long time, Lin Jue took a deep breath, rested his chin on his hand, and said in a deep voice, "I do want to teleport away with you two, but I cannot accept a reward without merit. Since the only thing missing right now is the Ink Crystal, please tell me what the Ink Crystal is."

There are many unusual rocks on Tianwu Mountain; perhaps you can find some there.

Upon hearing Lin Jue's words, Zhao Shuhui couldn't help but smile, instantly appearing incredibly beautiful, leaving Lin Jue momentarily stunned.

Only then did he notice the beauty of the two women; both were the most beautiful women in the world, possessing the beauty to make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the moon hide and flowers blush.

Feeling uncomfortable under Lin Jue's gaze, the two women blushed and lowered their heads.

Zhao Shuhui, being slightly older, quickly recovered and composed herself, raising her head and calmly saying, "The teleportation array on the back mountain of the Xingxiu Sect is called the 'Five Elements Big Dipper Array.' This ancient array is in harmony with the Big Dipper constellation. During teleportation, the five elements change, and the array connects with the celestial phenomena, thus enabling teleportation over thousands of miles in an instant."

That is why the Ink Crystal Stone is needed to activate this formation. The Ink Crystal Stone is a type of spatial stone, which is rare in the world. The storage rings of those Nascent Soul cultivators are made from Ink Crystal Stone.

Storage rings differ from storage bags. Storage bags have limited space, but storage rings can continuously expand their internal space using black crystals.

I've heard that the storage ring of that Nascent Soul senior from the Hengyue Sect of Haoran Prefecture has such a large internal space that it could hold several mountains.

"I see."

When Lin Jue heard that the specific use of the black crystal was to refine storage rings, he was speechless.

No wonder this item is so rare; it turns out it's been monopolized by those Nascent Soul stage monsters.

Within the entire Seven Prefectures of the Great Martial World, the number of Nascent Soul stage monsters is extremely limited. Each of them possesses extraordinary abilities and boundless magical power, making them formidable figures capable of establishing their own sects.

Even the Great Wu Emperor would never easily provoke such an enemy unless absolutely necessary.

After all, there are only two Divine Realm warriors in the entire Great Wu Kingdom who can rival the Nascent Soul stage.

Thinking of this, Lin Jue felt a little depressed. It seemed that finding the black crystal was indeed an extremely difficult task.

He couldn't possibly go and ask those Nascent Soul stage monsters for ink crystals; they could probably kill a martial artist like him with just a glance.

This is difficult...

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Jue took a deep breath and looked at the two women very seriously, saying, "How about this, we agree on a six-month time limit. After six months, if I have collected enough ink crystals, I will come to Lingyunwu to meet with you two."

Of course, if the two of you have collected enough black crystals, please wait for half a year. What do you two think?

"Half a year?" Zhao Shuhui raised an eyebrow, a strange light flashing in her eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and whispered, "To be honest, after the decline of the Xingxiu Sect, small sects from the surrounding area often come to cause trouble, trying to drive us sisters away so they can occupy this mountain range."

Since my sister and I were going to leave anyway, we had already handed over the mountain gate to the Yanxia Sect not long ago, and agreed that the Yanxia Sect would take over this place in six months.

As a result, Lingyunwu has become much more peaceful in recent days.

"In that case, I, Lin, will make my way here to meet you two within six months."

Lin Jue clasped his hands in a fist salute and said calmly, then turned to leave.

The plaintiff in Jin Guyuan was anxious. His original intention was to test the power of the three newly drawn talismans. Now that he knew about the existence of the Lingyunwu teleportation array and that the black crystal was extremely rare, he planned to go to Jin Guyuan to ask his cheap master, Zhong Liang, for more information.

Since the start of the battle at Jingu Plain, all the high-ranking martial artists from Tianwu Mountain have rushed to the aid, and Zhong Liang was no exception.

Although his cheap master was not a Divine Manifestation Realm martial artist, he was the Dean of the Inner Academy and might know some information about the Ink Crystal Stone.

Seeing that Lin Jue was about to leave, Zhao Shuhui hesitated for a moment and then quickly called him back.

"Does Miss Zhao have any other instructions?"

"Senior Brother Lin, aren't you worried that we sisters won't wait for you and will teleport away before you do?"

With a soft sigh, Lin Jue said calmly and sincerely, "Of course I'm worried, but there's nothing I can do about it."

Mr. Lin and the two ladies were just casual acquaintances, and even if the two ladies did not wait for him, Mr. Lin would not complain.

"Ink crystals are extremely rare. If I, Lin, am able to collect one, I must thank Miss Zhao for letting me know that such a rare stone exists in the world."

"Senior Brother Lin is so kind and affectionate, it makes us sisters feel ashamed." Zhao Shuhui smiled slightly and said, "We can make a promise to Senior Brother Lin that no matter whether we can collect all the Ink Crystal Stones, we will wait for Senior Brother Lin here until the Yanxia Sect sends someone to take back the mountain."

"In that case, ladies, we'll meet again!"

"Take care, Senior Brother Lin!"

Zhao Shuhui didn't try to stop him. After seeing Lin Jue off, she also left with a bamboo basket and headed straight for the mountain closest to Lingyunwu.

With less than three days left before her younger sister's illness flares up, she needs to prepare early.

On the other side, after leaving Lingyunwu, Lin Jue headed straight for Jinguyuan.

A day later, he appeared near Jin Gu Yuan.