In the room, Lu Ming opened his eyes, and a green flame seemed to flash across his pupils.
“Life's Flame...”
Lu Ming immediately sensed his Divine Ability Bone. The Fire Lotus imprint was engraved upon it, but compared to before, the Fire Lotus imprint now had an additional green spark of fire.
The spark of fire burned slowly. The flames it emitted made every part of Lu Ming's body feel warm, and its vibrant life force constantly nourished his flesh.
“Although this Life's Flame is gentle, it is ultimately a mysterious and powerful spiritual fire. If not for this Fire Lotus imprint, taking it into my body would probably have been extremely difficult.”
To Lu Ming's knowledge, there indeed existed some wondrous and extraordinary spiritual fires in this vast world. And not just spiritual fires, but other similar existences as well.
Divine lightning, holy water, strange winds, profound earth... these various elements were collectively known as the Essences of Heaven and Earth.
Some supreme divine abilities beyond his imagination required these Essences of Heaven and Earth as a foundation to be mastered.
And the Essences of Heaven and Earth were exceptionally rare and possessed boundless divine might. Even Grandmaster experts might not be able to subdue them upon encountering them. The reason he was able to smoothly take the spark of Life's Flame into his body today was still due to the existence of the mysterious divine ability, the Fire Lotus imprint.
“Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus, just what level of divine ability is it?”
Lu Ming stared at the Fire Lotus imprint on his Divine Ability Bone, lost in thought. In his perception, the inheritance contained within this Fire Lotus imprint was ancient and obscure, completely impossible to express in words; it could only be comprehended through an empowerment inheritance.
For example, the fire fusion method within the inheritance contained countless profound mysteries. If not for the existence of the Divine Ability Bone's inheritance brand, mastering it would have been absolutely impossible.
And even if Lu Ming mastered it, it was unlikely that he could teach it to others like his other divine abilities... because he himself had learned it through the inheritance. How could he understand its root principles?
Unless he could reach an extremely high realm in the future, allowing him to analyze and deconstruct the fundamental principles of this divine ability.
As Lu Ming was marveling at the mystery of this Fire Lotus imprint, he suddenly heard voices from outside the room. It was Lu Jin and Lu Qingyan, but they were currently blocked outside by the dutiful Lu Mengmeng.
Clearly, Lu Ming's previous instruction not to let anyone disturb him had been executed by Lu Mengmeng with a ruthless disregard for family ties.
Lu Ming shook his head in amusement and stood up to open the door. Sure enough, he saw Lu Jin, Lu Qingyan, and Lu Jinglei blocked outside by Lu Mengmeng, who had her small hands spread wide, her face full of seriousness.
Lu Jin and the others had not forced their way in either. Instead, they were smiling and teasing Lu Mengmeng, trying to coax her away by any means possible.
“Brother, I didn't let them in to disturb you!” Seeing Lu Ming come out, Lu Mengmeng immediately claimed credit proudly.
“Well done.” Lu Ming patted her hair and praised her. After sending her away, he finally welcomed Lu Jin and the others into the room.
“Ming, how is your recovery going?” Lu Jin asked with a warm laugh.
“Grandfather, there wasn't much wrong with me to begin with. Dad, how is the hall doing?” Lu Ming smiled.
Although the fatigue in Lu Qingyan's eyes was hard to hide, his spirit was highly excited. “The number of disciples joining the hall over the past two days has reached over a hundred. Now, the hall's dojo is almost overcrowded.”
In the past, the entire Thunderfire Hall only maintained about a hundred disciples a year. Yet in just these two short days, the number of disciples had doubled. The growth could only be described as astonishing.
And calculating by the most basic entry fee, just this batch of new disciples joining could bring about twenty thousand heavenly gold sand in revenue to Thunderfire Hall. This sum of heavenly gold sand would allow Thunderfire Hall to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
“There are too many new disciples, and we're a bit overwhelmed with teaching now. I've promoted senior disciples like Gao Yu and Yuan Da, who have completed their third bone refinement, to apprentice instructors. They can handle some basic teaching, helping to ease the pressure of teaching divine abilities in the hall,” Lu Qingyan said.
“However, they can only teach Lower Divine Abilities. They are still far from mastering Mid Divine Abilities themselves. So, we plan to find two former members who graduated from Thunderfire Hall to return as instructors. After all, over the next year, because of the advantage of High-grade primordial energy, the number of Thunderfire Hall disciples should keep increasing. The hall's revenue can support hiring two Grand Divine Ability Practitioner instructors.”
By now, Lu Jin and the others no longer treated Lu Ming as a child. They had even begun to tell him about these hall affairs and discuss them together.
Lu Ming nodded. Finding two veterans to return as instructors was indeed a feasible method.
However, after Lu Qingyan spoke of this idea, Lu Ming noticed that Lu Jinglei, who was standing to the side, looked somewhat gloomy. He immediately asked, “Did something go wrong?”
Lu Jinglei muttered, “We contacted a few, but they're all somewhat hesitant.”
Lu Ming was startled. Logically speaking, now that Thunderfire Hall had won the champion hall title, its reputation was at its peak. Returning at this time would not only provide a stable income but also allow them to cultivate with the help of Thunderfire Hall's High-grade primordial energy environment. What was there to hesitate about?”
At this moment, Lu Jin spoke calmly, “It's likely because Thunderfire Hall offended the Golden Gang Sword Hall this time. After all, Lin Changkong refined a breath of True Primordial Energy and became a True Primordial Energy Master. His prestige has only grown, not diminished.”
Lu Ming fell silent. He had actually forgotten about this. Although Thunderfire Hall had won the champion hall title this time, they had completely made an enemy of the Golden Gang Sword Hall.
And as it happened, Lin Changkong had revealed his strength as a True Primordial Energy Master at the Hall Meet.
Although this newly ascended True Primordial Energy Master was ultimately sealed by Lu Jin with a special divine ability, forcing a draw, everyone knew that once Lu Jin's method lost the element of surprise, it would not be as effective in the future.
A True Primordial Energy Master was, after all, a level stronger than a Feather Robe Master.
Under these circumstances, those veterans who had come out of Thunderfire Hall naturally had more concerns.
“Their concerns are only natural. After all, they have families to support and don't want to get involved in too many grudges. There's no rush. If we wait a bit, someone should still be willing to come,” Lu Jin said, taking it in stride and not feeling disheartened.
Lu Ming looked at Lu Jin and asked, “Grandfather, is it possible for you to refine True Primordial Energy and become a True Primordial Energy Master?”
At present, most of the pressure on Thunderfire Hall came from Lin Changkong, this True Primordial Energy Master. If Lu Jin could make a breakthrough, this pressure would no longer exist.
Lu Jin fell silent.
Lu Qingyan said softly, “No matter what, you still have the foundation of Thunderfire Hall today. But when the Lu family reached your grandfather, he was truly the only one struggling to hold it together. Relying on a Mid-grade Divine Ability Bone, he fought his way up from the very bottom, hovering between life and death countless times before finally carving out a family business and establishing the Thunderfire Hall we have today.”
“His body is riddled with countless hidden injuries left over from his youth. These hidden injuries have long damaged his foundation and exhausted his potential. Therefore, even though he entered the Feather Robe Realm many years ago, he has never been able to take another step forward. This might already be your grandfather's limit.”
Lu Ming looked at Lu Jin's aged face, which was covered in deep, knife-like wrinkles that held the weight of countless hardships. His nose could not help but tingle with sadness. He truly could not imagine just how much pressure and hardship Lu Jin had endured in his youth, and how much effort and struggle he had put in, to completely rely on himself to build this Thunderfire Hall.
If not for Lu Jin's persistent struggle, how could the Lu family have lasted until his appearance?
The hardships the old man had experienced were simply incomparable to his own.
“Why are you telling the child all this? To live to see the appearance of the Lu family's last Divine Ability Child, even if this old life of mine is cut short, I can still go to meet our ancestors with a smile.” Seeing Lu Ming's slightly red nose, Lu Jin tapped his pipe against the table and scolded Lu Qingyan.
Then, he smiled and teased Lu Ming, “Ming is hoping for his grandfather to become a dragon, but unfortunately, this grandfather's old bones are going to disappoint you.”
His words carried a hint of self-deprecation.
Lu Ming stared at Lu Jin's thin, aged body, seemingly able to faintly sense a heavy air of twilight about him. But then, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He thought of Life's Flame, which he had just obtained.
This fire possessed the miraculous effect of healing wounds.
He wondered, if he used Life's Flame, could he help his grandfather heal the dark injuries that had accumulated in his body for so many years? If he could, then it might not be impossible for Lu Jin to refine True Primordial Energy!
At this thought, a surge of excitement welled up in Lu Ming's heart. His eyes instantly lit up as he said to Lu Jin, “Grandfather, stretch out your hand.”
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