From a country cook to a master chef

Lanzhou is located north of Xiaoyao Prefecture, west of Shenjian Prefecture, and east of Tiandu Prefecture, at the junction of the three prefectures.

Jingu was originally located in the eastern part of Lanzhou, less than a hundred miles from Qinghe Town. Lin Jue rode at full speed and arrived at Qinghe Ferry in less than a day.

With the information given by his master Zhong Liang, he quickly and successfully found the old man surnamed Zhang who was ferrying people across the Qinghe River.

To his surprise, this old man surnamed Zhang was also a master at the peak of the Divine Illumination Realm.

"Uncle Zhang, what exactly is Master planning?"

Lin Jue bowed to the old man with clasped hands and asked Zhong Liang about his plans with curiosity.

"Your master invited me to be his protector. He plans to take the Nine-Bend Blood Spirit Ginseng that you picked as soon as he returns to Tiandu Prefecture and try to break through to the Divine Phase Realm."

The old man did not deliberately hide anything and slowly revealed the contents of the letter: "He knows that you do not like to be bound by any worldly rules and regulations, so he sent you to deliver this letter to me so that you may have the opportunity to do what you want to do."

At this point, the old man's gaze suddenly fixed on Lin Jue, and he said in a heavy tone, "Young man, the fact that you are treated this way by your master shows your importance in his heart. I hope you will not forget your place and remember the kindness he has shown you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man rowed away in his boat, heading towards Tiandu Prefecture along the river.

Lin Jue bowed respectfully to the old man's retreating figure, then asked, "May I ask your esteemed name, senior?"

"He's just a hunched old man, the yellow mud is almost up to his neck. His name and such are not important. Young man, we will meet again if we are destined to."

Watching the old man's figure disappear into the distance, Lin Jue took a deep breath, didn't think too much, turned around, mounted his horse, and headed towards Lingyunwu in Lanzhou.

The distance between Qinghe Ferry Town and Lingyunwu in Lanzhou is only a few dozen miles. In less than an hour, he rode his horse to the entrance of the valley. The road ahead was winding, so he immediately walked in.

"Shuhui greets Senior Brother Lin."

"Shuying greets Senior Brother Lin."

As Lin Jue entered the dock, he bumped into the Zhao sisters, who were about to go out.

It was rare to see the two sisters out together. After exchanging pleasantries, he couldn't help but wonder about their purpose in leaving the dock.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shuhui hesitated for a moment before reluctantly saying, "Replying to Senior Brother, Shuying's illness has been getting worse lately. I heard that a renowned doctor has come to Sanhe Town, and I originally intended to take her to see him, but I didn't expect to run into Senior Brother here."

After saying this, Zhao Shuhui thought of Lin Jue's arrival and asked with a thoughtful smile, "Senior Brother, you've come to keep your appointment today, have you already collected enough ink crystals?"

"Junior Sister Zhao is exceptionally intelligent. To be honest, I have indeed collected thirty ink crystals, which is why I came ahead of time."

Lin Jue smiled slightly, took out a piece of black crystal from his storage bag, shook it, and then said, "However, since you two are going to see that so-called miracle doctor, I'm curious, so why don't I go along and broaden my horizons too!"

The two women were overjoyed to see that Lin Jue had indeed collected enough ink crystals. The three of them traveled together towards Sanhe Town outside the dock.

Along the way, Zhao Shuhui recounted the situation in Lingyunwu over the past six months, and added, "Senior brother, you may not know this, but in the past six months, the two of us have unexpectedly obtained another ink crystal, bringing our total to four."

However, this quantity is far from sufficient to activate the formation for teleportation.

We had already planned that if my senior brother didn't come to keep our appointment, after the Yanxia Sect took over the sect, I would take my little sister to travel the world in search of a cure.

However, since Senior Brother has already collected the Ink Crystal, let's stick to our previous agreement and activate the ancient teleportation array to travel there.

The three did not get along well and, before they knew it, they had arrived outside Sanhe Town.

As soon as they entered the town, they saw people rushing in the same direction.

Lin Jue stopped someone to ask, and only then did he learn that it was the legendary doctor Xue who was providing free medical consultations on the stage west of the town.

Upon hearing this, the three men were intrigued. After walking with the crowd for a short while, they saw the renowned Physician Xue.

At this moment, villagers who came to see the doctor spontaneously formed a long queue, numbering in the hundreds.

Seeing that it would probably be evening before they got to the front of the line, Lin Jue thought for a moment and, in order not to waste time, spent money to buy a spot along the way, moving from the back to the front where there were only three people left.

In this way, it was only a short while before it was the Zhao sisters' turn.

"Hmm, your sister has a Yin deficiency constitution. It will be difficult to cure her completely!" The white-haired Doctor Xue only made a slight move before he revealed Zhao Shuying's illness and shook his head repeatedly.

"Since you know about this illness, please save my sister."

"As I said, it is very difficult to cure this disease completely. I can only prescribe some medicine to temporarily control the spread of the disease. I am powerless to cure it completely."

Faced with Zhao Shuhui's request, Doctor Xue explained with a helpless expression.

"To be honest, my wife also passed away from this disease many years ago. That's why I was able to spot your sister's illness at a glance."

After saying this, Doctor Xue shook his head helplessly again. The most painful thing in his life was that as a doctor, he could not save his wife.

Seeing this, Zhao Shuhui said no more; she was a rational woman.

Before long, Doctor Xue had gathered some herbs that could temporarily relieve the pain and instructed Zhao Shuhui to simmer them over a low flame, to take three times a day, one small bowl each time.

Even though she knew the medicine couldn't completely cure her younger sister, Zhao Shuhui was still extremely grateful to Doctor Xue.

After obtaining the herbs, the three returned to Lingyunwu.

"Senior Brother Lin, you're not a cultivator, so it's normal that you can't sense it." Seeing Lin Jue's respectful attitude towards Doctor Xue, Zhao Shuhui explained softly, "This Doctor Xue is no ordinary person. He is also a cultivator, and your cultivation levels far surpass mine and my sister's. He is very likely a Foundation Establishment stage senior."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue was secretly startled. He never expected that in the small town of Sanhe, there would be a Foundation Establishment cultivator providing free medical treatment to the people.

That evening, Zhao Shuhui personally led Lin Jue to visit the ancient teleportation array hidden in a secluded spot behind the Xingxiu Sect's mountain.

When Lin Jue witnessed firsthand what an ancient teleportation array was, he was filled with shock.

The ancient teleportation array, spanning several meters in diameter, was actually crafted from a meteorite from outer space. It was covered with densely packed and intricate spiritual runes, leaving one in awe at a single glance.

Around the meteorite stand twenty-eight four-foot-high stone pillars, each with a depression at the top.

Standing beside Lin Jue, Zhao Shuhui explained softly, "The arrangement of these stone pillars corresponds to the constellations of the Twenty-Eight Mansions and also to the Big Dipper on the surface of the teleportation array. Now that the missing parts have been completely replaced, it can be activated with the ink crystal in Senior Brother Lin's hand, and it will be able to teleport thousands of miles away in an instant."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue remained silent, quietly observing the entire teleportation array. For some reason, he felt as if he had seen the spirit patterns on this teleportation array somewhere before.

But I couldn't remember it for a moment.

Seeing Lin Jue looking thoughtful, Zhao Shuhui didn't continue speaking and stood silently to the side.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Jue finally had a clue.

The spiritual patterns engraved on this ancient teleportation array are extremely similar to the Great Teleportation Talisman runes recorded on the stone tablet he obtained.

With that thought in mind, he quietly returned to Lingyunwu with Zhao Shuhui to rest.

Upon entering the room, Lin Jue couldn't wait to immerse himself in his inner world.

Upon seeing the stone tablet that emitted a faint glow again, Lin Jue carefully read the inscription on it.

After comparing the ancient teleportation array runes with the Great Teleportation Talisman multiple times, Lin Jue had an idea. He immediately exited the Divine Sea, found a wooden plaque, and began to try to draw the Great Teleportation Talisman.

As the brush fell, this time, he drew a complete teleportation talisman with remarkable ease.

"Did it work?"

Lin Jue was secretly delighted. He took the rudimentary Great Teleportation Talisman and went out to try it out. As he gripped the talisman and silently recited the incantation, his body instinctively tensed up.

As the Great Teleportation Talisman emitted a bright white light, the wooden plaque in his hand vanished without a trace.

The next second, the wooden sign appeared on the stone steps not far from him.

Lin Jue was dumbfounded by this scene.

"..."

Having had a relatively successful experience, Lin Jue struck while the iron was hot and continued to try to draw new Great Teleportation Talismans.

By the end of the night, his room was filled with all sorts of wooden plaques and yellow paper covered with intricate talismans.

"Move!"

Lin Jue stuck a piece of yellow paper to his chest, and in an instant, he disappeared without a trace.

Just as he was secretly delighted, he found himself in another room, where he witnessed a sensual scene that made him feel hot and uncomfortable.

In the hazy mist, a delicate jade-like body was faintly visible.