From a country cook to a master chef

Deep in the back mountains of Lingyunwu.

Lin Jue stood patiently to the side, waiting for the Zhao sisters to inspect the ancient teleportation array.

Given the current situation, it's best to teleport away as soon as possible to avoid the four members of the Misty Cloud Sect coming back to cause trouble.

With the meticulous repairs of the two Zhao sisters, the missing array patterns of the teleportation array were quickly filled in.

The next step is the most important, and it will determine whether the outcome is successful or not.

That is to activate the Twenty-Eight Constellation Stone Pillars with black crystals, inject energy into the formation, activate the Big Dipper Five Elements Grand Formation, and open up space teleportation.

As pieces of black crystal were filled into the Twenty-Eight Constellation Pillars, the ancient magic array, which had existed for an unknown period of time, immediately emitted a resounding "hum".

Immediately afterwards, the twenty-eight stone pillars shone with light, and the spiritual patterns on their pillars seemed to suddenly be filled with water from a dried-up riverbed, instantly giving them a vibrant vitality.

Seeing this, Zhao Shuhui smiled slightly and pondered, "Senior Brother Lin, it seems we are lucky. The other end of this teleportation array is not abandoned or destroyed. We only need to use seven more ink crystals to complete the Big Dipper constellation on the stone platform to fully activate this Big Dipper Five Elements Array and carry out teleportation over thousands of miles."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue was overjoyed and quickly took out seven more ink crystals from his storage bag and handed them to Zhao Shuhui.

"Miss Zhao, please do your best to activate the formation quickly so we can leave this place sooner. For some reason, I have a bad feeling about this."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Lin, I'll activate the formation right away."

Zhao Shuhui smiled and nodded, then immediately began arranging the last seven ink crystal stones.

When the last piece of black crystal was filled into the groove corresponding to the Tian Shu star in the Big Dipper, the ancient teleportation array once again emitted a buzzing sound.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful energy surge flowed from the thirty black crystal stones and was injected into the magic array.

This energy fluctuation is so unique that it seems to penetrate space and strike directly at people's hearts.

"Oh no!"

Seeing that this energy fluctuation was not only able to charge the magic array, but also seemed to be overflowing outwards, Lin Jue immediately realized something, and his face turned ugly.

Before the Zhao sisters could react, a terrifying beam of magical power slammed into the protective array they had set up in advance.

"It's those two cultivators from the Misty Clouds Sect!"

When they saw Xu Gong and the fake Core Formation cultivator appear, all three of them turned pale instantly.

As the protective array was broken, Xu Gong's face lit up with ecstasy when he saw the ancient teleportation array inside and the more than thirty ink crystals.

"Great! I never expected you to send me such a generous gift. This is wonderful! Hahaha!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Gong immediately signaled his senior brother Xiong Kuo to block the three of them's path.

Not long ago, after sneaking into Lingyunwu, the two of them, intending to avoid Lin Jue and the others, secretly searched the Xingxiu Sect's mountain gate, only to belatedly realize that the three of them were not in the valley at all.

After a long and arduous search, the two finally found the back mountain of the Xingxiu Sect.

Unexpectedly, I found a well-preserved ancient teleportation array here.

Seeing that Lin Jue and the other two could still take out more than thirty ink crystals to activate the teleportation array, Xu Gong was certain that they must have even more ink crystals on them.

With the thought of achieving two great feats at the same time—ink crystal stone and teleportation array—Xu Gong and his senior brother Xiong Kuo couldn't stop smiling.

At this moment, Lin Jue and the other two looked extremely grim. If it were just Xu Gong alone, they would still have a chance to escape using the teleportation array. But now that there was a fake Core cultivator present, things became much more difficult.

Just as Lin Jue was hesitating, he heard a loud bang, and a huge beam of yellow light shot out from the teleportation array platform made of meteorite.

"It really is an ancient teleportation array. They want to use it to leave. Senior brother, stop them quickly!"

Overjoyed, Xu Gong immediately asked his senior brother Xiong Kuo for help.

Upon hearing this, the latter, without much thought, transformed into a streak of green light and rushed towards the three of them.

Seeing this, Zhao Shuhui's expression hardened. She suddenly pushed her younger sister and Lin Jue into the light, and said with a helpless smile, "The teleportation array will be fully activated in three breaths. I'll hold them off!"

Although the teleportation array is now activated, there is still a three-breath interval before the teleportation begins.

After giving her younger sister one last look and entrusting her to Lin Jue, Zhao Shuhui's aura suddenly surged, quickly reaching a level comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Shuying immediately burst into tears and anxiously tried to leave the teleportation platform, but Lin Jue held her back tightly.

He knew very well that Zhao Shuhui was prepared to sacrifice herself, and if she left the teleportation array now, all their efforts would be in vain.

Seeing the sudden surge of power emanating from the woman, Xiong Kuo was startled and murmured, "A blood sacrifice technique! Interesting!"

Although Xiong Kuo was greatly surprised, he did not stop. With his current cultivation level of Pseudo-Core Formation, as long as the other party was still in the Foundation Establishment stage, he would not be a threat to him in the slightest.

At this moment, Xu Gong, who witnessed Zhao Shuhui's sudden surge in strength, sneered: "Senior brother, focus on dealing with this woman. Leave the remaining two to junior brother."

While Xiong Kuo was dealing with Zhao Shuhui, Xu Gong suddenly rode his flying sword toward Lin Jue and the other person on the teleportation array.

"Primordial Banner, go!"

Xu Gong shouted, and the magic weapon Hunyuan Banner flew out of his hand, transforming into a beam of spiritual light that shot out.

On the other side, the teleportation array beneath Lin Jue's feet hummed continuously, then suddenly burst forth with dazzling seven-colored light, enveloping him and Zhao Shuying completely.

Seeing this, Lin Jue's heart stirred, and he suddenly said, "Teleport!"

In an instant, the entire teleportation platform made of extraterrestrial meteorite shook violently. As seven-colored light shot into the sky, Lin Jue and Zhao Shuying's figures disappeared instantly.

However, the instant it disappeared, a large number of talismans flew out from the pillar of light, heading straight for Xu Gong, who was attacking them.

All the imperial edicts and talismans were now focused on Xu Gong.

His expression was one of utter horror; he never imagined that a mere mortal martial artist could possess so many imperial edict fire talismans and ice talismans.

Under the attack of dozens of talismans, even Xu Gong, whose cultivation had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, was caught off guard and was injured and in a sorry state.

Zhao Shuhui used a secret technique to forcefully hold back the fake Core cultivator. Seeing that Lin Jue and the other two had already teleported away, she was overjoyed and launched an even more reckless attack on her opponent in front of her.

Even knowing that his methods wouldn't kill his opponent, inflicting some injury was undoubtedly the best option for someone on the verge of death.

Soon after, Zhao Shuhui was defeated. Before Xiong Kuo could make a move, she died due to the depletion of her spiritual energy and the forced use of a secret technique.

After that, Xiong and Xu reported the matter of the Starry Sky Sect's teleportation array and the Ink Crystal Stone to the sect, and received a lot of rewards. The two of them were able to break through to the Core Formation stage and were extremely famous for a time.

However, at this moment, Lin Jue and Zhao Shuying, who were in the space teleportation, encountered a big problem.

The entire spatial teleportation channel constructed from black crystal stone was now teetering on the brink of collapse and extremely unstable.

Once the spatial passage collapses, the two will fall into an endless void.