Over the next half a month or so, Lu Ming led an exceptionally fulfilling life.
Bitterly cultivating his primordial energy every day was, of course, a fundamental lesson that he could not slack on in the slightest. However, he had now gradually reached the limit of the Bone Refining Realm. He began to feel more and more clearly that as his primordial energy increased, a vague barrier seemed to lie across his path, isolating him from heaven and earth. If he did not break through this barrier, it would become extremely difficult to improve his primordial energy.
This was the Divine Ability Barrier.
It was an obstacle akin to a bottleneck, one that troubled countless divine ability practitioners in the world.
Generally speaking, the lower the grade of one's Divine Ability Bone, the harder it would be to cross the Divine Ability Barrier. Lu Ming, however, possessed an advantage that ordinary people could not match. His Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone allowed him to continue slowly strengthening his primordial energy, relying on its deep connection with heaven and earth, even though he had already begun to touch the Divine Ability Barrier.
Yet, Lu Ming did not rashly use the Barrier-Breaking Pill known as the Lesser Inscription-Transforming Pill. Instead, he took advantage of his Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone to accumulate his primordial energy bit by bit.
He was waiting for the perfect opportunity. A mature hunter always aimed for a clean, decisive strike without any hesitation.
Aside from this, Lu Ming had not neglected his cultivation of divine ability techniques.
During this period, Lu Ming had even mastered another Mid Divine Ability of Thunderfire Hall, Palm Lightning.
At this point, except for the Upper Divine Ability, the Thunderfire Whip, which he had yet to master, Lu Ming had already grasped all of Thunderfire Hall's divine abilities.
In addition to his own cultivation, Lu Ming did not forget to reserve some primordial energy each day to activate Life's Flame to heal Lu Jin and dissolve the old injuries that had accumulated over the years.
The treatment's effectiveness was beyond expectation.
Over the course of about half a month, most of the old injuries in Lu Jin's body had been dissolved. Previously, because he had sealed a breath of Lin Changkong's True Primordial Energy with his left arm, the flesh inside had been completely shredded by the sword gang. Now, under the healing of Life's Flame, it had also fully recovered.
As a result, Lu Jin's state improved day by day. His previously withered body seemed to fill out significantly, and a touch of healthy color even returned to his aged face.
Despite Lu Jin's usual composure and resolve, he could not help but beam with joy after each healing session, repeatedly praising his family's Divine Ability Child as a true lucky star.
While busy with these matters, Lu Ming also made time to visit the Ward Office from time to time. Since he had formally agreed to the deal involving the cultivation of the Golden Sun Flame Banner, he naturally had to collect his benefits.
Zhou Xuan did not break his word either. However, because Lu Ming had not yet stepped into the realm of a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner, Zhou Xuan could not teach him alchemy-related divine abilities. Thus, during this time, he arranged for Zhou Fuling to first teach him how to identify herbs and understand basic medicinal properties, which were the fundamentals of the Dao of Alchemy.
Knowing that such an opportunity was rare, Lu Ming would head to the Ward Office whenever he was free to seek guidance from Zhou Fuling with an open mind.
In this manner, time slipped away, and it was soon the end of the month.
On this day, Lu Ming, who was in the middle of cultivation, suddenly opened his eyes. Just moments before, the primordial energy within his body had begun to stir with a faint, uncontrollable restlessness.
“It's finally here.”
Lu Ming let out a deep breath. The opportunity for a breakthrough that he had been nurturing for nearly a month had finally arrived. Yet, at such a critical moment, his expression remained remarkably calm.
He retrieved the Lesser Inscription-Transforming Pill wrapped in silk from his robes and, without any hesitation, swallowed it.
The pill dissolved instantly, but instead of unleashing a torrent of violent medicinal power, it transformed into a cool stream of air that dispersed through his body.
Yet, in the depths of his consciousness, the Divine Ability Barrier that seemed to loom in his mind began to show signs of melting as the cool stream of air swept over it.
Under the erosion of this Barrier-Breaking Pill, the previously indestructible Divine Ability Barrier began to loosen.
At this moment, the Divine Ability Bone within Lu Ming's body began to rumble. The six bands of Glazed Heavenly Light surrounding it started to rotate, drawing the primordial energy of heaven and earth into his body. Ultimately, a massive surge of primordial energy erupted like a torrential flood.
The primordial energy crashed heavily against the Divine Ability Barrier.
It felt as if the earth were shaking and the mountains were swaying.
Lu Ming's mind roared, spinning as if the world were turning upside down. However, knowing this was the most critical moment, he forcibly suppressed all negative sensations and allowed the waves of primordial energy to crash wildly against the barrier.
This violent battering continued for an unknown length of time.
Until, at a certain moment, the sound of collapsing echoed from the depths of Lu Ming's consciousness.
The instant the Divine Ability Barrier collapsed, the sense of isolation between his body and heaven and earth completely vanished.
His Divine Ability Bone erupted with a deafening roar of primordial energy. This roar was similar to the Tiger-Leopard Thunderous Roar, but while the Tiger-Leopard Thunderous Roar from his previous bone refinement had lasted only a few short waves, this roar was like the tide, crashing in wave after wave.
The roaring of primordial energy vibrated through every part of his body. His flesh, bones, and skin all underwent a noticeable tempering and enhancement.
The primordial energy of heaven and earth swarmed toward him at an astonishing speed, eventually forming a vortex of primordial energy on the surface of his body. He immediately activated his Qi Refining Technique, the Thunderfire Furnace, continuously refining and absorbing the incoming energy.
Atop his Divine Ability Bone, which was as pure and clear as glazed glass, primordial energy flowed, and fine patterns suddenly began to emerge.
These patterns exuded an incredibly pure aura, as if they were a gift from heaven and earth, allowing him to deepen his connection with the world.
Those were... Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions!
However, at this moment, these inscriptions were still fragmented, rapidly condensing and merging to form a complete whole.
After a long while, as the fragmented markings fully coalesced, a genuine Divine Ability Dharma Inscription appeared on Lu Ming's Divine Ability Bone.
The moment this Divine Ability Dharma Inscription took complete shape, Lu Ming felt as if the entire world had fallen silent. His connection with heaven and earth grew even closer. He could even faintly hear hurried footsteps coming from outside the courtyard, heading straight for his room.
It was Lu Jin and the others.
They had sensed the fluctuations of primordial energy in the courtyard, so they had quickly set aside whatever they were doing and rushed over.
“Is this my Divine Ability Dharma Inscription?”
Lu Ming sensed the single Divine Ability Dharma Inscription engraved upon his Divine Ability Bone. With this inscription, his pure, glazed bone, which had resembled an unpolished jade, began to be carved, exuding an inexplicable, divine charm.
With a Divine Ability Dharma Inscription on his Divine Ability Bone, it would be much easier for him to channel the primordial energy of heaven and earth in the future. He could even project the inscription onto his divine abilities when unleashing them to enhance their power.
It could be said that at this stage, the Divine Ability Dharma Inscription was the very foundation of one's strength.
When Grand Divine Ability Practitioners clashed, the one with more Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions undoubtedly possessed a deeper foundation and a greater advantage in battle.
Yet, after the first Divine Ability Dharma Inscription formed, the changes did not stop there. As the primordial energy of heaven and earth continued to pour into his body, fragmented traces of another Divine Ability Dharma Inscription began to appear on his Divine Ability Bone.
Seeing this, Lu Ming was not surprised.
Most newly ascended Grand Divine Ability Practitioners could only barely condense a single Divine Ability Dharma Inscription during their first breakthrough. However, geniuses with deep foundations could condense even more.
This so-called foundation referred to the grade of one's Divine Ability Bone and the level of mastery of the divine ability techniques they cultivated.
For instance, when Zhang Yue had first ascended to a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner, he had relied on his High-grade Divine Ability Bone to condense two Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions.
Since even Zhang Yue could condense two, Lu Ming naturally could not be any worse.
With this thought, Lu Ming calmly watched his Divine Ability Bone. As the profound traces of the inscription continued to emerge, the second Divine Ability Dharma Inscription, as expected, fully took shape.
The fluctuations of primordial energy radiating from Lu Ming's body immediately surged.
“Two Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions...”
If an ordinary person had achieved this, they would already be overjoyed. Lu Ming, however, was not satisfied. With a thought, the six bands of Glazed Heavenly Light surrounding his Divine Ability Bone burst into brilliant splendor, resembling the rings of a star.
At the same time, the divine ability imprints engraved upon his Divine Ability Bone also erupted in unison.
Flame Blade, Lesser Lightning Flash, Palm Lightning, Golden Liquid Fire...
The divine ability techniques he had cultivated fully displayed their deep foundations at this moment.
A moment later, Lu Ming finally saw the traces of yet another Divine Ability Dharma Inscription begin to condense on his glazed Divine Ability Bone.
Only then did he smile with satisfaction.
He possessed a Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone, after all. If he could only condense two Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions, it would be far too disappointing.
On his glazed Divine Ability Bone, more and more inscription markings sprouted like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, finally coalescing into a complete third Divine Ability Dharma Inscription.
Three Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions!
At this moment, Lu Ming could clearly feel that the intensity of his primordial energy was more than ten times stronger than before his breakthrough. The gap between a divine ability practitioner and a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner was fully laid bare.
Lu Ming was deeply satisfied.
“Huh?”
But immediately after, he was surprised to find that even after condensing the third Divine Ability Dharma Inscription, the primordial energy of heaven and earth still did not stop pouring into his body, and his Divine Ability Bone showed no signs of calming down.
“It's not over yet?!”
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