Chapter 233 Black-Hearted Array Master

Mid-Autumn Festival.

Ning Daoran brought the white deer to Lin Man’s cave to meet her.

“Ah~~”

The big stupid deer gently lifted its ears and gave the gift it was holding on its front paw.

Two boxes of mooncakes with five nuts.

“…”

Lin Man took a quick look with her spiritual sense and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. She didn't like the ones with five nuts. In comparison, she preferred the ones with lotus paste or egg yolk.

However, Lin Man remained polite on the surface and expressed her gratitude repeatedly.

…

In the pavilion inside the cave, a table full of fragrant food has been set out.

Ning Daoran politely took the seat, took one look at the food, and couldn't help but be slightly amazed.

Spiced donkey meat, dry-roasted chicken, spicy spare ribs, a braised golden dragon carp that has lost its heat, and a roast goose that is full of secrets but also has little heat.

In addition, there are some very sticky soups and other delicacies.

Although it is obvious that it is the work of a master chef, however...

They're all pre-made dishes!

Ning Daoran's head was buzzing. He knew that he couldn't expect Lin Man to have any cooking skills. Although she was a favored girl in cultivation and talismans, she probably didn't have any talent in cooking. With her cooking skills, she was not even worthy of carrying shoes for Ning Daoran or Dabenlu.

"that……"

Lin Man's pretty face turned slightly red. "The gold medal chef of Baixianglou is too busy. I didn't make an appointment for the most suitable time, so these dishes were actually prepared late last night. They are a little cold, but it doesn't affect the taste. Fellow Daoist Ning, please don't be disgusted."

"How could I despise Brother Lin's kindness?"

Ning Daoran secretly complained in his heart, fortunately he was practicing the Changqing Jue and had a good stomach, otherwise he would have had a stomach upset after eating this meal.

He even wanted to take out the iron pot from Lingpu Cave and heat up the food for Lin Man in front of her, but it seemed that this was not respectful enough to this proud girl who couldn't cook, so he gave up the idea.

I finished the meal in fear.

Ning Daoran didn't eat much, maintaining the demeanor of a Jindan cultivator. But Old Deer ate with relish, eating the entire twenty-plus kilogram braised golden dragon carp.

"Old Deer, go wash the dishes."

Ning Daoran raised his hand slightly and pointed his thumb backwards.

“Ahhh~~”

The big stupid deer stood up immediately. Not wanting to lose his manners, he picked up a pile of dishes and went to wash them.

At this time, only Ning Daoran and Lin Man were left in the pavilion.

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly. The real highlight of this party was about to begin, and it was time to start talking about cooperation.

…

"Master Lin Fu."

Ning Daoran said respectfully, "I wonder if you can refine the third-level mid-grade Divine Frost Talisman and the Forbidden Breaking Talisman? If you can, I would like to order a batch."

"oh?"

Lin Man's lips curled up slightly. "A third-level, mid-grade divine frost talisman, a talisman that can cast a large-scale frost spell... Could it be that Fellow Daoist Ning is preparing to fight someone? And the other party is in the Golden Core Stage?"

"That's not the case."

Ning Daoran shook his head and smiled, "I just keep it for precaution. I am cautious by nature, and I think Master Lin Fu should understand this as well."

"Indeed."

Lin Man pursed her red lips and said, "To be honest, I can make a third-level mid-grade talisman, but the success rate is far lower than that of a third-level low-grade talisman. If you really want to order one, the material cost may be quite high. I hope you will think twice. Master Qin in the city has a deeper level of talisman cultivation than me, so his success rate in refining a third-level mid-grade talisman should be higher."

She said this, of course, in order to raise the price.

"This evil-hearted woman..."

Ning Daoran secretly complained in his heart, knowing that this Mid-Autumn Festival meal would not be for nothing, and Lin Man would not let him go unless she had taken enough advantage of him.

But the third-level talisman itself is quite rare, and the so-called Qin Fu Master is a guest official of the White Dragon Immortal City. There are many people who come to him to ask for talismans, and Ning Daoran has no interest in joining in the fun.

There is a talisman master nearby, so why bother to do something far away?

"Master Lin Fu, do you think this is a good idea?"

Ning Daoran said, "I will provide the materials for you to refine the third-level intermediate frost talisman and the forbidden-breaking talisman, but I would like to watch Master Lin refine the talisman. Is that okay?"

"ah?"

Watching the refining of talismans is actually a big taboo for talisman masters. After all, the art of talismans is everyone's own skill, and doing so would be suspected of stealing skills.

But since Ning Daoran has decided to provide the materials, it is reasonable for him to watch this happen, so as to avoid the situation where the talisman master withholds materials during the refining process.

"Okay."

Lin Man nodded: "However, since you want to watch me make the talisman, once it is successfully made, the fee I charge may be slightly higher."

"Can."

"But I don't know..."

Lin Man raised her lips slightly and said, "What kind of materials do you want to use to refine a third-level intermediate-grade talisman? You are a Jindan-stage cultivator, so you should know the rules. To refine a third-level intermediate-grade talisman, you need at least the fur of a third-level intermediate-stage monster. Otherwise, it is almost certain to fail."

"Ning understands."

Ning Daoran lightly tapped the storage bag, and immediately a piece of thick dragon skin flew out. It was the dragon skin from the cold pond dragon of the Five Sacred Sect.

The dragon's flesh was fed to Xiao Heizi, but key materials such as the dragon's skin, teeth, and scales were left behind.

"It really is the material for a third-stage mid-stage dragon..."

Lin Man was slightly startled, and reached out to touch the dragon skin, with even more joy on her face: "Moreover... it is a dragon skin that contains such a cold power... Could it be that fellow Daoist has already thought of using this dragon skin to refine a third-level intermediate-grade Divine Frost Talisman?"

"Exactly."

Ning Daoran smiled and said, "Master Lin Fu, besides this dragon skin, what other materials do we need?"

"All it takes is some cinnabar and a small amount of auxiliary materials."

Lin Man said, "I have all these things here, so I won't bother you to go around collecting them. In this case, for every successful refinement of a third-level, mid-grade Divine Frost Talisman, I will charge you 500 spirit stones for the material and refining fees. That shouldn't be too much, right?"

“Not too much.”

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Ning Daoran nodded in agreement.

Then, he took out a piece of blood-red wolf skin from the storage bag. It was the fur of the blood wolf from the Five Sacred Sect. After many years, the fur was still full of spiritual energy and maintained its original appearance.

"Can this fur be used to refine a third-level, mid-grade forbidden-breaking talisman?"

"ah?"

Lin Man was completely shocked. Her lips slightly opened, her plump breasts heaving up and down, and her beautiful eyes looked at Ning Daoran in disbelief.

It is unbelievable that this black-hearted formation master has such a background! You know, the combat power of a third-stage mid-stage monster is comparable to that of a human Jindan late-stage cultivator. The reason why third-stage monster materials are rare and precious is precisely because the owners of these materials are too strong. If human cultivators want to obtain such rare and precious materials, they have to use a large number of major repairs, formations, various traps, and human sea tactics to complete the kill.

Behind every material of a third-level monster, there may be a story that is hard to tell.

But Ning Daoran was different. His storage bag was like a treasure chest, containing a handful of third-level monster materials, and they were all third-mid-level monster materials.

Could this person really have such extraordinary abilities? ! "Daoyou..."

Lin Man opened her red lips and said, "How did you get so many high-quality materials? If there is really such a way to make a fortune, you must take me with you..."

The corners of her mouth raised slightly, as if she was smiling, as if she was joking, but also as if she was serious.

"It's just a casual discovery, Master Lin Fu, there's no need to ask more."

Ning Daoran sat upright, speaking in the tone of an old senior teaching a younger generation: "Excuse me for being blunt, but the world of immortal cultivation is dangerous. Master Lin Fu should be wary of others and generally cannot trust anyone. Don't say such nonsense in the future about taking you to make a fortune. Aren't you afraid that Ning will not be able to come back after taking you out?"

Lin Man couldn't help but laugh: "Fellow Daoist, you won't let me come back. Are you going to lock me up in a mountain somewhere and let me be your wife and give birth to your children?"

"Hmph~~"

Ning Daoran chuckled and didn't say anything.

It's not that he was unwilling to talk, but he really couldn't resist. Lin Man was too lethal. If they talked in depth, it would be enough to affect his Taoist heart. If he really wanted to become a Taoist partner with her, that would be a real trouble.

Looking at Ning Daoran's appearance, Lin Man didn't say much.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, I need to prepare cinnabar and other materials and start refining talismans tomorrow morning. You can come back then."

"good."

Ning Daoran nodded: "In that case, I will bring the materials tomorrow."

“As it should be.”

Ning Daoran called out to the white deer and returned to the cave.

Lin Man looked at Ning Daoran's back, thoughtfully.

In the second-level spiritual cave opposite, the Jin brothers looked at them with extremely strange eyes. Seeing Ning Daoran walking out of Lin Man's cave with one hand behind his back, they almost felt that he was still so calm after such a fierce battle, worthy of being a Jindan master! However, when Jin Shan and others' eyes touched Lin Man's, a hint of coldness flashed across the eyes of Master Lin Fu, making the three brothers feel as if they fell into an ice cave, with a chill in their spines.

…

The next day, early in the morning.

Ning Daoran came to Lin Man's cave again and brought breakfast.

A bowl of spicy egg custard, served with a few crispy sesame cakes, is a very common delicacy for the people.

“Fellow Daoist…”

Lin Man took a bite of the pancake and drank a sip of soup, then her beautiful eyes lit up: "Did you make this?"

"No, I bought it from the next street."

Ning Daoran looked up at her and said, "I'm busy practicing, so I don't have time to do these things."

Lin Man smiled.

Not long after, Lin Man opened all the restrictions in the cave and began to refine talismans, while Ning Daoran stood by and took out the third-level materials and furs one by one.

There were quite a lot of them, including the King Kong Ape, Blood Wolf, and Cold Pond Dragon, all of which were mid-stage third-order monsters, with their furs scattered all over the ground.

"ah?"

Lin Man's beautiful eyes were full of doubts. Was he treating her like a hard laborer? How could there be such a person in the world? Wasn't there a word "compassion and kindness" in the dictionary of this black-hearted formation master?

(End of this chapter)