From a country cook to a master chef

Upon entering the room, Lin Jue habitually locked the door from the inside.

One should always be wary of others.

Now he's recovered, with a spirit beast pouch, a storage bag, and a bag full of gold and silver jewelry.

Looking at the three bulging bags in front of him, Lin Jue's gaze first fell on the spirit beast bag containing the mutated black snake.

At the foot of Wufeng Mountain, he controlled hundreds of black snakes with the Spirit-Controlling Gourd Seal. Under the connection of their minds, he could sense that although the mutated black snakes were not large, they seemed to exert an invisible suppression on the snakes under his command.

The mutated black snake is undoubtedly the king of snakes in Wufeng Mountain.

"I wonder if this guy can control the Crimson-Scaled Pythons within the Zhao Family's forbidden snake pool?"

Feeling his stomach empty, Lin Jue casually picked up a fried dough stick from the table and ate it in large bites. Now that he was back on his own turf, he could finally relax his guard a little and enjoy his single life.

The mutated black snake was of great importance, and he dared not attempt to subdue it lightly.

Although the Spirit-Controlling Gourd Seal allows him to control living creatures, he also has to pay a price for it.

At such a young age, she has already started to grow gray hair.

Moreover, once the distance exceeds 100 zhang, the control effect of the Spirit Seal will be greatly reduced, or even become ineffective.

"It is said that the Zhao family's Crimson Scale Python is a spirit beast raised by the Zhao family's ancestors. It has guarded the Zhao family for generations and its strength can rival that of cultivators. If we can subdue this python, it will definitely be of great use when we go to Yu City in the future."

Thinking of the crimson-scaled python in the Zhao family's forbidden area, Lin Jue suddenly felt that agreeing to Zhao Xiaoyao's request to deal with Zhao Kun seemed to be a mistake.

If the Crimson Scale Python were to submit to Zhao Kun, even with Wu Yanzi's help, it wouldn't be an easy task for Lin Jue to eliminate him.

The Zhao family has quite a few tricks up their sleeves when it comes to dealing with snakes.

For now, the only option is to subdue the mutated black snake and then try to resolve the threat posed by the Red Scale Python before taking any action.

After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Jue stretched and then took out Wu Yanzi's talisman and incantation, as well as three sticks of specially made rosin soaked in the water from the Spirit-Serving Gourd.

Light the rosin and stick it below the snake box hanging on the wall.

Lin Qi stood up and opened the snake box, and a silver-ringed snake slowly rose up from inside.

Facing the highly venomous banded krait, Lin Jue showed no fear. He gently extended his palm, and the terrifying snake docilely coiled around his arm, eventually perching on his shoulder.

Lin Jue tossed the spirit beast pouch into the snake box and silently chanted an incantation. Suddenly, a peculiar fluctuation emanated from the snake box.

The mutated black snake poked its head out of the spirit beast bag and suddenly stared at the silver-ringed snake on Lin Jue's shoulder through the snake box.

When the two kings of snakes meet, what happens next will surprise and delight Lin Jue.

With just a glance, the proud silver-ringed snake lowered its head, showing submission to the mutated black snake in the snake box.

This result immediately gave Lin Jue full confidence in subduing the Zhao family's Crimson Scale Python.

He once used this silver-ringed snake to test the red-scaled python. When the two met, the red-scaled python was not afraid of the silver-ringed snake, but it did not dare to attack it either. It could be said that neither of them could do anything to the other.

The mutated black snake's single strike was enough to intimidate the silver-ringed snake and force it to submit. Although the reason was unclear, for Lin Jue, such an outcome was definitely a good thing.

The silver-ringed snake lay prone, hissing and groaning.

With the help of the Spirit-Controlling Gourd Seal, Lin Jue could sense its fear. With a thought, the silver-ringed snake, having received the command, immediately slid down its shoulder and crawled towards the few rabbits being fed in the corner.

After the three incense sticks burned out, Lin Jue's gaze suddenly fell on the mutated black snake in the snake box, and then he slowly closed his eyes.

White mist swirled in his mind's eye, and through the haze, a black bell-shaped seal emerged.

"Strange, why is there no sign of the mutated black snake?"

Lin Jue searched his mind for a while but found nothing.

According to past patterns, as long as he has a thought, whether directly or indirectly, as long as he comes into contact with the Spirit-Serving Gourd Water, its image will appear in his sea of ​​consciousness.

He secretly guessed that it was because the mutated black snake was too strange, but he was not discouraged. He knew that haste makes waste.

As Lin Jue calmed down and silently recited the name of the mutated black snake, he felt as if an uninvited guest had suddenly entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

Amidst the billowing white mist, a blurry, slender figure traversed the depths of the sea of ​​consciousness. The previously still Spirit Seal suddenly hummed and trembled, transforming into a stream of light that rushed straight toward the enormous black shadow playing in the sea of ​​consciousness.

A deafening roar of a dragon echoed through the air.

The white fog dissipated.

So big, so dark...

Lin Jue was startled, clenched his fists, and stared at the giant beast in front of him in a daze.

A massive, slender, three-clawed black dragon covered in black scales, with prominent horns.

The bell-shaped spirit seal was pressed tightly against the black dragon's forehead, emitting circles of white light.

Lin Jue opened his eyes, his body covered in cold sweat, his breathing becoming rapid. The mutated black snake's soul shadow was actually a majestic three-clawed ink dragon.

"I never expected the Spirit Summoning Seal to actively suppress the Ink Dragon's soul shadow; this is the first time such a thing has happened!"

Lin Jue took a deep breath and closed his eyes again.

He intended to issue a command to crawl, but the black dragon in his sea of ​​consciousness attempted to break free of its restraints. Fortunately, it was firmly suppressed by the Spirit Control Seal.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Lin Jue felt an urge to tear the Ink Dragon apart and remove its tendons and bones.

This guy is stubborn and unwavering in his will; he's impossible to control.

Just as Lin Jue was feeling annoyed, he suddenly noticed a black and white halo that had appeared near the Spirit Commander's mark on the Mo Jiao's forehead.

Upon closer inspection, the halo contains two distinct colors, one black and one white, resembling a swimming fish.

If you look closely, you will find that there are three stars arranged on the belly of the blackfish.

The white fish has four on its belly.

"This purplish-black gourd is truly a treasure!"

Lin Jue was amazed, lamenting that he wouldn't have bothered digging through corpses if he hadn't been so desperate for food.

Unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, he obtained this precious gourd.

But I wonder what the owner of the gourd was like before he died.

To possess such a treasure as the Spirit-Controlling Gourd Seal, the person must have held a high position and held an extremely noble status during their lifetime.

But if that were the case, how could such a person be left to rot in the wilderness?

unreasonable.

Lin Jue shook his head, no longer thinking about the origins of the gourd's former owner.

Now he is the true owner of this precious gourd.

His consciousness returned to his sea of ​​consciousness, and Lin Jue stared intently at the black and white fish above the head of the black dragon. For some reason, he had the illusion that if he obtained this item, he could completely control the Spirit-Controlling Gourd.

As if possessed, Lin Jue reached out to grab the black and white twin fish. The black dragon roared and bared its fangs and claws, but it couldn't scare him away.

The moment he reached out with both hands to grasp the black and white Pisces, they transformed into two streams of light, one black and one white. The black light flowed along his left arm into his left eye, and the white light flowed along his right arm into his right eye.

As Lin Jue merged with the black and white fish, the Spirit Summoning Seal flew away from the head of the Ink Dragon. The latter trembled and, like a wild beast breaking free from its cage, roared and bit at Lin Jue's soul.

"roll!"

With his eyes gleaming with black and white light, Lin Jue commanded with authority, instantly halting the menacing three-clawed black dragon.

A man and a snake, their eyes locked.

The black dragon's pupils trembled slightly as it stared intently at the human before it, its tail swaying as it slowly retreated.

Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief; this was definitely an extremely dangerous subjugation!

Fortunately, he was the final winner.

Inside the room, the Spirit Gourd emitted a spiritual light, and the soul blood of Wuyanzi, which had been sitting inside, floated out and dispersed into streaks of blood. Under the influence of some magical power, these streaks slowly transformed into an S-shaped mark, which eventually merged into Lin Jue's forehead.

"I never expected that subduing the mutated black snake would lead me to the true method of using the Spirit Summoning Gourd Seal. After dealing with the Zhao family's affairs, I need to find an opportunity to familiarize myself with this 'Spirit Summoning Technique.' With my current financial resources, I think it shouldn't be difficult for me to learn martial arts when I go to Yucheng in the future."

As Lin Jue pondered, just as he was about to speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived; Wu Yanzi's anxious voice rang out from outside the door.

"Brother Lin, I have successfully completed my mission; I have learned of Zhao Kun's plan!"