From a country cook to a master chef

A secluded place near Black Tiger Cliff.

Lin Jue was sitting cross-legged under a big tree, holding eight ancient animal hides that he had taken from the eight members of the Black Tiger Cult.

He pieced together the eight animal hides and unexpectedly discovered a hidden secret.

Four-Phase Beast God Technique!

It turned out that the beast transformation technique used by the eight people was indeed, as they had said, not the demon transformation secret technique of the Zhanbo people.

Instead, it is an ancient martial art derived from these eight animal hides—the Four Symbols Beast God Skill.

This martial art was originally supposed to have four volumes: the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West, and the Black Tortoise of the North.

The cultivation method practiced by the eight members of the Black Tiger Cult is the Eastern Azure Dragon aspect of the Four Symbols.

Cultivating this form requires passing through three realms: transforming into a snake, transforming into a dragon, and transforming into a serpent.

The eight members of the Black Tiger Cult resembled snake-people, yet were not snake-people; clearly, they had cultivated this technique to the initial stage of snake transformation.

Lin Jue pondered inwardly, his face showing excitement, because no matter which aspect of the Four Phases Beast God Technique one could cultivate to the final level, one could condense the Beast God Phase and advance to the Divine Phase Realm.

Just as Lin Jue was pondering, a figure suddenly appeared nearby and walked towards him.

"Young brother, return what you have, and I, the leader, will forgive and forget everything that happened tonight."

"The leader of the Black Tiger Cult!"

Lin Jue was startled and quickly took out the last two Heavenly Thunder Talismans from his storage bag.

"I never expected that a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm like you would have an imperial edict talisman on your person. I suppose you used the talisman to kill my Eight Extremes Blood Servant, right?"

Black-Hearted Tiger slowly approached and calmly asked, "My name is Qin Wu. May I ask your esteemed name, young brother?"

"Lin Jue".

"So it's Brother Lin. These animal hides are extremely important to me. If you return them to me, Brother Lin, the entire Black Tiger Cult will treat you as an honored guest, and your friend will be fine too."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue smiled and asked, "I wonder if Sect Leader Qin has any other animal hides on him?"

Upon hearing Lin Jue's question, Black-Hearted Tiger couldn't help but sneer, but still calmly replied, "I'll say it one last time: return the animal hide, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Ultimately, it all comes down to skill and ability!

Lin Jue snorted coldly and used two Heavenly Thunder Talismans without hesitation.

Knowing that the Four Symbols Beast God Technique could help martial artists advance to the Divine Symbol Realm, Lin Jue insisted on keeping the item in his possession.

If pushed too far, he wouldn't mind letting the Black Tiger Cult leader experience the power of a true treasure talisman.

"Binding Spirit Talisman, go!"

Faced with Lin Jue's two Heavenly Thunder Talismans, Black Heart Tiger remained calm and took out a yellow talisman from his pocket, then threw it at the two Heavenly Thunder Talismans flying towards him.

The Heavenly Thunder Talisman, which should have been awe-inspiring and powerful, was now enveloped by the large net formed by the yellow talisman, and remained motionless, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

Looking at Lin Jue's astonished face, Black Tiger chuckled leisurely, "I have many more talismans like this. If this is all you have, I advise you to surrender quickly to avoid suffering."

At this moment, Lin Jue was extremely angry. Facing the Black Heart Tiger who was closing in step by step, he immediately used the only true treasure talisman he had.

This talisman was crafted by the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Spirit Talisman Sect. Although it is a true treasure, it does not require a cultivator's magic power to activate. It can be thrown at the opponent just like an ordinary command talisman.

Seeing Lin Jue resort to the same trick again, Black Heart Tiger shook his head repeatedly and threw out a Spirit Binding Talisman.

As the two talismans met, a terrifying energy instantly shot out from Lin Jue's true treasure talisman.

"No, this isn't an ordinary command talisman, you...you're a genuine treasure talisman!"

Upon noticing something amiss, Blackheart Tiger's expression changed drastically, and he cried out as if he had seen a ghost.

"Impossible! How could a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm possibly possess a true treasure talisman!"

Although Black Tiger didn't believe it verbally, his body, sensing the terrifying power of the talisman, was completely honest, and he turned around without hesitation to flee the place.

Unfortunately, once Lin Jue's precious talisman is used, it will lock onto its target, and no matter how fast Black Tiger is, it will not escape death.

The talisman flashed with light and immediately transformed into a crystalline bow and arrow, aiming at the fleeing Blackheart Tiger.

An arrow, entirely transformed from spiritual energy, shot through the air, its icy shaft piercing his chest in an instant, its terrifying icy power wreaking havoc within his body.

In the blink of an eye, the leader of the Black Tiger Cult was dead, leaving not even ashes.

Seeing this, Lin Jue couldn't be happy at all. He only had one True Treasure Talisman, and he never expected that it would be used up like this.

He sighed helplessly. Now that even the leader of the Black Tiger Cult was dead, the rest of the followers were nothing but a rabble, so there was no need for him to flee anymore.

With that thought in mind, Lin Jue turned around and climbed Black Tiger Cliff without hesitation.

"Second Brother, you must hold on!"

Lin Jue prayed silently in his heart, and unconsciously quickened his pace, sparing no effort to repeatedly use the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada.

……

Bang!

A deafening explosion came from ahead.

Lin Jue was secretly startled, and a bad premonition immediately arose in his heart.

When he arrived, what he saw was Long Fei and a demonized blood servant dying together.

"Junior Brother Lin, thank goodness, you're still alive!"

On Black Tiger Cliff, Long Fei was panting heavily, surrounded by the corpses of Black Tiger Cult members.

Seeing this, Lin Jue quickly stepped over the densely packed corpses and helped Long Fei, who was about to collapse.

Blood was flowing continuously from his chest, and a hole the size of a fist had appeared. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that he had no heart and was only stubbornly holding on by sheer willpower.

"Junior Brother Lin, did you kill Black-Hearted Tiger Qin Wu?"

Long Fei coughed, blood streaming uncontrollably from his mouth. He raised his right hand resentfully, his bloodshot eyes filled with hatred. "This is for the best, at least..."

"Senior Brother Long..."

Looking at his senior brother Long Fei, who had breathed his last before he could finish speaking, Lin Jue couldn't help but clench his fist and slam it into the ground.

He was too indecisive tonight.

Otherwise, none of this would have happened.

Suddenly, he noticed that his senior brother seemed to be tightly holding something in his hand. He quickly pried it open to take a look and found that it was a piece of jade with the name Black Heart Tiger written on it.

However, before he could take a second look, the jade shattered into dust and slipped from his palm.

Lin Jue was unaware that long before Black Tiger died, a middle-aged man who had been sitting cross-legged in the Black Tiger Cult's stone tower walked out of the tower clutching his chest.

At this moment, the middle-aged man was rushing hurriedly towards the forbidden area of ​​the Black Tiger Cult.

"What a bunch of useless trash! They couldn't even handle two inner disciples from Tianwu Mountain. No wonder they'll spend their whole lives hiding in the Ten Thousand Bones Mountain Range!"

After saying this, the man suddenly felt a tearing pain in his chest and quickly took out a pill from his pocket and swallowed it.

At this moment, a bronze stone tablet several meters tall stood in front of the man.

There is a small, palm-sized indentation on the front of the stone tablet.

Looking at the stone tablet, the man couldn't help but show a fanatical expression.

"The Four Ministers Stele, it really is the Four Ministers Stele!"