Chapter 2544

Having been fellow disciples for so many years, from the Xia Jie to the Immortal Realm, and now to Beyond the Heavens.

Ye Zhangqing knew Xu Jie inside out, so as soon as he spoke, he himself understood his meaning.

Xú Lǎosān was reminded of the time back when they dealt with those monsters in the East Sea.

The entrance to this heaven crystal mine does indeed resemble the seal on the East Sea shore from back then, but it's only a resemblance.

Moreover, what we are dealing with now are Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons, not the monsters of the Xia Jie; the two are fundamentally different, worlds apart.

As for that, Xu Jie just grinned.

"All changes stay true to their origin; how would you know if you don't try it?"

"But the problem is we don't have that fishhook, and besides, the people of the Heavenly Family and Wushen Palace haven't learned Qing Shi Elder's Heavenly Hook Great Law."

No hooks, no knowledge of the technique—how are we supposed to do this?

But Xu Jie was full of confidence.

You can learn the technique; Qing Shi's Heavenly Hook Great Law isn't some profound art—it's dead simple.

Even Xu Jie mastered it in no time with his Xiūliàn, let alone those strong ones from the Heavenly Family and Wushen Palace.

As the saying goes, master one method and you master all; given everyone's cultivation level and experience, learning this simple technique won't take long.

As for the hooks, there's nothing to worry about—Xu Jie smiled and pulled out several hooks from his Space Ring.

Looking at those familiar hooks from memory, Ye Zhangqing couldn't help but curl his lip, wondering if he still had them on him.

Faced with Ye Zhangqing's astonishment, Xu Jie grinned.

"As a guy who makes his living eating, it's natural to carry a few around—you never know when they'll come in handy."

Huh???

That sounds somewhat reasonable, but it still feels off.

But after Xu Jie carefully examined the entrance to this immortal crystal mine, he became even more convinced his idea would work.

Then he went straight to find Huang Lao.

He and Huang Lao were already acquainted; he explained his idea and demonstrated the hooks and hook technique.

I thought Huang Lao would refuse, but instead he grew more interested the more he listened, his eyes lighting up involuntarily.

"Your idea works."

Huh???

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing's face darkened in the cabin: "Where do you see that this idea works?"

Will this work?

Not only Huang Lao, but even the Heavenly Family's forefather and Miao Cuiflower were eager to give it a try.

It seems they were all swayed by Xu Jie's idea; the idea is not bad, it's good.

Seeing the three of them like that, Ye Zhangqing fell into silence for a moment.

Afterward, the three of them decided to act on the idea, first trying it themselves to see if it would work.

After all, Xu Jie's approach is clearly more proactive.

Otherwise, if we just kept waiting for the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon to bring warmth on its own, we'd end up looking rather passive.

For now, it's fine that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon is bringing warmth, but what if it suddenly stops?

That amounts to handing over the initiative entirely to the other side.

If they want you to eat, you eat; if they don't, you have no ingredients, no way to do anything—how could that work?

Immediately, the three began cultivating Qing Shi's Heavenly Hook Great Law.

As Xu Jie said, the Heavenly Hook Great Law is no profound doctrine; it's extremely simple to cultivate.

Even Xu Jie himself mastered it in no time, let alone Huang Lao and the others.

After just one round of practice, Huang Lao and the other two entered the door.

After entering, they went through two more rounds—achieving minor success, then major success, and finally mastering it completely.

All told, it took less than half a Shíchén.

Given the three's cultivation levels, that's hardly an exaggeration; it's quite normal.

Having fully mastered the Heavenly Hook Great Law, each of the three took a large hook, their eyes brimming with excitement.

They were clearly eager to give it a try.

This thing definitely needs a try—since we've learned it, not trying would be pointless.

"Kid, come on, let's give it a try."

Huang Lao spoke up enthusiastically; hearing that, Xu Jie also smiled and nodded.

He naturally couldn't do it himself, given his low cultivation level.

Even if he managed to hook one, with Xu Jie's cultivation level he might not be able to drag those Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons out.

But Huang Lao and the other two are different—they're the Present Era's Strongest; put simply, aside from that Demon God, any other Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon they hook is as good as caught.

So Xu Jie only handles the teaching; the actual operation will definitely be left to Huang Lao and the other two.

Holding large hooks, they headed straight for the entrance of the immortal crystal mine.

Along the way, many cultivators were also drawn to the large hooks in Huang Lao and the other two's hands.

What is this thing they're holding? It looks really weird.

Many strong ones from the Heavenly Family and Wushen Palace couldn't help but get curious and stepped forward to ask.

"Forefather, what are you…………………………"

Faced with everyone's curiosity, the Heavenly Family's forefather grinned.

"Hehe, I've come up with a good plan—let's see if we can get some ingredients and give it a try."

"Get ingredients?"

Hearing that it actually concerned ingredients, everyone's interest was aroused—under heaven and earth, is there anything greater than eating?

And wanting to eat, the foremost issue is certainly the ingredients; without ingredients, even if Ye Zhangqing's Chúyì is superb, it's still a case of even a skilled housewife unable to cook without rice.

For a moment, everyone excitedly followed behind the three Heavenly Family elders, wanting to see what methods they had.

Along the way, the number of people gathering grew ever larger, even two Heavenly Palace officials from among them were attracted.

After hearing Huang Lao's explanation, the two wore doubtful expressions and said.

"Isn't this just fishing? Can it work?"

"How could it not work? Besides, trying it isn't harmful."

"Indeed, go, go, go—quickly go; if it works, we'll also bring that hooking great method for us to study."

Wanting to see how the actual results turn out, if it's feasible, they too will start Xiūliàn.

When the time comes and we're craving, without ingredients we can also catch them ourselves—better than waiting idly.

As for that, Huang Lao and the two others naturally won't refuse; this isn't any treasure, transmitting it won't affect anything.

In no time, the mighty throng arrived at the entrance of this Immortal Crystal Mine.

Huang Lao and the two others stood at the very front of the throng, each holding a large hook in hand, while Ye Zhangqing and Xu Jie stood to the side.

Ye Zhangqing remained silent, whereas Xu Jie took charge of directing.

After all, Huang Lao and the two others were doing this for the first time, lacking experience, whereas Xu Jie was an old hand at this.

Back when he was by the Eastern Sea shore, he often used hooks to procure ingredients; he was very familiar with this.

"Three elders, just follow what the method says: throw the hook out, then pull it back—it's simple, no need to worry about anything else."

"Hmm, the hooking method does say so, but since we can't see inside from outside this entrance, how are we to throw the hook? Even our divine sense can't penetrate."