The primordial energy of heaven and earth, still restless upon his Divine Ability Bone, left Lu Ming utterly amazed. He had already poured in all of his foundation, so why wasn't it over yet?
As his perception swept over, he saw that the “Fire Lotus imprint” on his Divine Ability Bone was actually slowly unfurling its petals at this moment. Upon one of the petals, the green Life's Flame rose, radiating a majestic life force.
From within the “Fire Lotus imprint,” a powerful yet gentle force surged out, drawing the primordial energy of heaven and earth to once again carve out fine traces of a Divine Ability Dharma Inscription upon his Divine Ability Bone.
That was... the prototype of a fourth Divine Ability Dharma Inscription!
Lu Ming suddenly realized, and was instantly ecstatic. How could he have forgotten? This mysterious “Fire Lotus imprint” was actually also a divine ability he cultivated, and an extraordinary one of unimaginable grade at that!
This was also part of his foundation!
Under the foundation unleashed by the “Fire Lotus imprint,” the fourth Divine Ability Dharma Inscription was quickly and clearly engraved upon his Divine Ability Bone.
Only now did the commotion radiating from his Divine Ability Bone gradually subside, finally returning to normal. Only the massive amount of primordial energy filling his body proved that Lu Ming had undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
The changes brought about by this breakthrough were simply too massive.
Completely and utterly satisfied, Lu Ming exited his cultivation state and opened his eyes. He was immediately met with three large, tense faces leaning in close, their eyes staring intently at him.
They were none other than Lu Jin, Lu Qingyan, and Lu Jinglei. Having sensed the abnormal fluctuations of primordial energy from the backyard, they had rushed over. However, fearing they might disrupt Lu Ming's cultivation, they had not dared to even breathe too loudly earlier.
“Ming'er, did you succeed in your breakthrough?” Lu Qingyan asked, suppressing his excitement.
Lu Ming smiled and nodded, saying, “Father, from now on, I am a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner just like you!”
Lu Jinglei asked curiously, “Did you condense two Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions? The commotion you made earlier seemed a bit too shocking. Even Zhang Yue didn't cause such a stir back then.”
Lu Ming extended four fingers and waved them in front of the three.
The gazes of Lu Jin and the other two moved along with his waving fingers, their eyes growing slightly dazed. Even Lu Jin's pipe slipped from his fingers and fell.
“Are you saying you condensed four Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions?” Lu Jin didn't even pick up his fallen pipe, instead asking to confirm in shock.
Lu Ming nodded.
They sucked in a breath of cold air.
Lu Qingyan and Lu Jinglei were filled with shock. Back when they broke through to the Grand Divine Ability Practitioner realm, they had exerted every ounce of their strength and displayed their entire foundations just to barely condense a single Divine Ability Dharma Inscription.
In their subsequent cultivation, they had slowly climbed at a rate of condensing nearly one Divine Ability Dharma Inscription per year.
Yet despite working so hard for so many years, neither of them had even accumulated twenty Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions.
In contrast, Lu Ming had just broken through and directly condensed four Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions. This comparison truly made them feel a sense of despair.
“Even a Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone shouldn't be this monstrous, right?” Lu Qingyan asked in disbelief. They had truly never heard of anyone being able to condense four Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions upon first ascending to a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner.
Just how terrifyingly deep must his foundation be?
“It's not just because of the Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone. It should also be related to the opportunity Lu Ming obtained,” Lu Jin said, regaining his composure as he picked up his pipe and analyzed the situation.
“Haha, our Lu family's Divine Ability Child is indeed incredible!” Lu Jinglei was ecstatic, grinning from ear to ear as he laughed heartily.
Lu Jin, however, cautioned, “Do not reveal these four Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions for now, or it will draw too much attention.”
Lu Ming's performance at the Hall Meet was already stunning enough, but that was at least within the understandable scope of a High-grade Divine Ability Bone. After all, with enough top-tier cultivation resources piled on, the High-grade genius disciples of some high-ranking Divine Ability Halls and Divine Ability Clans could still achieve that much.
People might guess if Lu Ming possessed a Mutated High-grade Divine Ability Bone, but they wouldn't go so far as to suspect a Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone.
But if the news of him condensing four Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions upon first becoming a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner got out, it would inevitably stir up shock and suspicion.
If this news reached the ears of the Great Golden Crow Hall, then even before the grand noble behind Zhou Xuan arrived in Qingyuan Ward, the Divine Ability Grandmasters of the Great Golden Crow Hall might notice the Thunderfire Hall.
No one could predict what the consequences would be then.
Lu Ming nodded to show he understood.
Lu Jin then pulled a jade bottle from his robes and handed it to Lu Ming. When Lu Ming took it and looked inside, he saw four round pills radiating a rich pill fragrance.
“These are four Dharma Inscription Pills. Now that you have entered the Grand Divine Ability Practitioner realm, you no longer need Bone Refining Pills. It just so happens that the hall collected some fees recently, so I went and bought four of these for you. Use them for now,” Lu Jin said.
Lu Ming's expression grew somewhat complicated. Dharma Inscription Pills were the most common cultivation pills for Grand Divine Ability Practitioners, capable of accelerating the speed of condensing Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions. However, they were highly expensive, costing over a thousand grains of heavenly gold sand each. Although the Thunderfire Hall's situation had improved significantly of late, they had also hired two Grand Divine Ability Practitioners as instructors, which increased their expenses. Thus, Lu Jin must have squeezed every corner to scrape together enough for these four Dharma Inscription Pills.
After some thought, Lu Ming kept two Dharma Inscription Pills and took out the other two, handing one to Lu Qingyan and one to Lu Jinglei.
“Hey, child, what are you doing? With your second uncle's talent, isn't using a Dharma Inscription Pill just a waste?” Lu Jinglei glared, refusing to accept it.
Lu Qingyan also nodded and said, “Good steel should be used on the blade's edge. Ming'er, you don't need to feel guilty. Only when you rise can things get better for us.”
Lu Jin remained silent. In truth, he felt a deep sense of guilt for constantly cutting his two sons' cultivation resources to support his grandson. But there had been no other way; the years spent nurturing Zhang Yue had truly emptied their family fortune. Otherwise, they would not have fallen into such a pathetic state.
“Father, Second Uncle, reviving the Thunderfire Hall and strengthening the Lu family is not my job alone. You can't leave everything on my shoulders. Your strength needs to improve as well. Staying stagnant for too long will only cause your cultivation to stall, making future improvements increasingly difficult,” Lu Ming said in a low voice, shaking his head.
Seeing how sensible and considerate the child was, Lu Qingyan and Lu Jinglei also fell silent, their expressions softening even further.
“Forget it, this is a gesture of Ming'er's filial piety. There's no need to refuse. Besides, calculating the time, the Moon Spirit Grass in the medicinal garden is reaching maturity. Selling this batch of Moon Spirit Grass to the Li family will also help ease the hall's financial situation,” Lu Jin spoke up at this moment.
Hearing Lu Jin speak, Lu Qingyan and Lu Jinglei had no choice but to accept the Dharma Inscription Pills Lu Ming handed over.
“Grandfather, once my attainments in the Dao of Alchemy improve in the future, I will refine high-grade pills for you to eat,” Lu Ming said with a smile.
Lu Jin smiled, feeling gratified as he laughed, “Haha, I've never eaten high-grade pills in my life. I'll be waiting.”
But just as everyone was rejoicing over Lu Ming's breakthrough, they saw his mother, Zhong Ying, rushing in from outside the courtyard with a panicked expression.
“Mother, what's wrong?” Seeing this, Lu Ming quickly went to meet her and asked.
Zhong Ying looked toward Lu Jin and the others, saying anxiously, “Father, Qian Shan suddenly returned heavily injured! He said the medicinal garden was raided by bandits, and many of the Moon Spirit Grass have been destroyed!”
Hearing this, everyone's face instantly paled.
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