The sudden change in Lu Mengmeng's body caused the entire family to immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and gather around.
“Father, is Mengmeng about to awaken her Divine Ability Bone?” Zhong Ying asked.
“Not quite yet, but this is a sign of the initial birth of a Divine Ability Bone. Once she passes this stage, her Divine Ability Bone will probably awaken in about a year,” Lu Jin said, shaking his head.
“This girl's Divine Ability Bone is awakening earlier than normal,” Lu Qingyan said with a frown.
“This varies from person to person, but the timing of this awakening is indeed not ideal,” Lu Jin said slowly.
No one knew what grade Lu Mengmeng's awakened Divine Ability Bone would be. If it was only a Mid-grade, it would be fine. But if it was a High-grade or even higher, it would actually be a pity, because the Lu family's ancestral legacy forged from blood and bone had already been used on Lu Ming.
Lu Ming also thought of this, his brow furrowed tightly. He had originally thought that based on Lu Mengmeng's age, her Divine Ability Bone would take at least three more years to awaken. He had not expected the time to be moved up by so much.
The Lu family's ancestral legacy was exhausted. He had previously thought that by the time Lu Mengmeng's Divine Ability Bone awakened in a few years, he should be able to obtain the technique known as the “Blood-Burning Sacred Fire Rune” to somewhat suppress the “Spirit-Sealing Curse” in their bloodline.
If he could alleviate this curse, perhaps the shackles of the curse on Lu Mengmeng's awakened Divine Ability Bone would be greatly weakened.
“Ah Ming, no need to worry. I will perform a secret technique to temporarily seal the flow of primordial energy in Mengmeng's body to that newborn Divine Ability Bone. Doing this should delay her awakening for a while,” Lu Jin said immediately, knowing what Lu Ming was worried about.
“Then I'll have to trouble you, Grandfather.” Lu Ming let out a sigh of relief. If the grade of her Divine Ability Bone was degraded by the Spirit-Sealing Curse, it would cause immense trouble for Lu Mengmeng's future cultivation. Lu Ming did not want her to suffer such hardship.
Therefore, it was best to wait until he obtained the “Blood-Burning Sacred Fire Rune” and mastered it before Lu Mengmeng awakened her Divine Ability Bone.
“Does that mean I don't have to cultivate from now on?!” Lu Mengmeng was ecstatic. She had not expected such a pleasant surprise today.
Lu Jin shook his head and said, “You cannot neglect your cultivation either. Although the primordial energy you cultivate cannot nurture your Divine Ability Bone, it can be used to strengthen your physical body. I will find a way to search for some Lower physical body divine abilities for you later. Before your Divine Ability Bone awakens, you will specialize in physical cultivation.”
Although cultivating divine abilities without an awakened Divine Ability Bone made progress extremely slow, physical body divine abilities could improve physical strength.
Clang!
The bowl in Lu Mengmeng's hand fell onto the table in fright, her small face turning pale.
A physical body divine ability?!
The most bitter, tiring, and painful type of divine ability technique to cultivate among all divine abilities?!
Lu Ming patted Lu Mengmeng's head with an encouraging look and said, “Once you get used to physical body divine abilities, your brother will think of a way to see if I can help you cultivate the ‘Golden Sun Flame Banner.’ That is an Upper physical body divine ability. Although the fire energy entering your body is unbearably painful, like being cut by knives, it is extremely powerful once mastered.”
“Work hard. What if you really are a genius for cultivating physical body divine abilities?”
Unbearably painful?
Like being cut by knives?
Lu Mengmeng's vision went black, and she fell straight backward.
...
In the days that followed, Lu Ming truly experienced just how violent the effect of combining the two cultivation resources of spiritual food and medicinal pills could be.
He had originally thought that if he wanted to condense his sixth Divine Ability Dharma Inscription, he might have to wait until he finished eating all of these golden-eyed spirit fish.
As it turned out, after eating only seven golden-eyed spirit fish, the new Divine Ability Dharma Inscription was already condensed.
At this point, only a little over twenty days after becoming a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner, Lu Ming had condensed two Divine Ability Dharma Inscriptions. Such a cultivation speed made even someone like Lu Jin, who was accustomed to great storms, click his tongue in amazement.
And the surprises were not over yet.
On the day the last golden-eyed spirit fish entered his stomach, Lu Ming, who was sparring with Lu Qingyan in the courtyard, suddenly felt an intense itching sensation in his eyes. In the next moment, Lu Qingyan across from him watched in amazement as golden streams of light emerged in Lu Ming's eyes, gradually coloring his pupils gold.
The moment his pupils turned gold, the world in front of Lu Ming seemed to change.
He could even see the primordial energy of heaven and earth flowing with his naked eyes. Especially in the area where Thunderfire Hall was located, the primordial energy here was clearly much denser than in other places.
This was caused by the "high-grade primordial energy" environment.
Moreover, his vision could see farther and clearer, and could penetrate many mists, giving him a feeling like a budget version of clairvoyance.
“Is this... the Golden Pupils unique technique brought by the golden-eyed spirit fish? It has finally manifested.”
Lu Ming was quite delighted, but not too surprised. Since others could obtain "Golden Pupils" with the help of the golden-eyed spirit fish, there was no reason for him to fail. After all, with the existence of the Fire Lotus imprint and the Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone, he had squeezed out almost every bit of primordial energy contained in each golden-eyed spirit fish he ate, without wasting a single drop.
“Is this the extra benefit of eating that golden-eyed spirit fish?” Lu Qingyan asked curiously.
Lu Ming nodded and said, “Father, let's try another round.”
“Alright.”
Knowing that Lu Ming wanted to test the effects of his “Golden Pupils,” Lu Qingyan immediately agreed with a smile. In the next instant, thunder suddenly rumbled beneath his feet as his figure transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot forward. At the same time, a dark-gold Flame Blade materialized in his hand, slashing directly at Lu Ming.
Now that Lu Qingyan's supply of Dharma Inscription Pills had been restored, coupled with the effects of the golden-eyed spirit fish from a few days ago, he had finally officially condensed his twentieth Divine Ability Dharma Inscription. Although he held back during this strike, the robust primordial energy still brought an astonishing pressure.
Thunder similarly flickered beneath Lu Ming's feet. Golden light erupted within his golden pupils. The moment the Flame Blade slashed down, he took a half-step to the side, narrowly dodging the strike.
“Huh?”
Lu Qingyan gasped in surprise. His primordial energy far surpassed Lu Ming's, so even though both of their Lesser Lightning Flash techniques were at the Great Perfection stage, he had always held an absolute advantage. Yet this time, his attack was actually dodged by Lu Ming.
Refusing to believe it, Lu Qingyan let out a rumble of thunder and pushed his speed to the absolute limit. A wild wind whipped up in the courtyard as blurry afterimages of lightning emerged one after another, surrounding Lu Ming as the center.
Lu Qingyan's true body disappeared into the lightning, making him difficult to detect.
Boom!
In the next instant, the dozen or so lightning afterimages moved simultaneously, slashing toward Lu Ming.
Lu Ming raised his hand and clenched his fingers into a fist. Thunderous patterns seemed to run across his fist, and in the next instant, lightning erupted with a deafening rumble.
Mid Divine Ability, Palm Lightning, Great Success stage!
Ignoring the other afterimages, Lu Ming swung his thunder fist directly. The violent thunder primordial energy roared, transforming into a violent, dazzling bolt of lightning that clashed head-on with the dark-gold Flame Blade slashing from behind him.
Boom!
The energy of thunder and fire erupted, turning the ground into scorched earth.
The surrounding lightning afterimages were dispersed by the primordial energy flowing around Lu Ming's body the moment they touched him. Only the Flame Blade that Lu Ming swung his thunder fist to meet remained. Behind the blade, the lightning dissipated, and Lu Qingyan's figure emerged.
He stared at Lu Ming in bewilderment. “How did you find my true body?”
Lu Ming smiled and pointed to his golden pupils. “These Golden Pupils can see the flow of primordial energy. As long as you circulate your primordial energy to launch an attack, I can detect your offensive from the movement of your primordial energy and respond in advance.”
Lu Qingyan sighed in admiration. “Doesn't that mean anticipating the enemy's moves? This is a top-tier method to prevent sneak attacks.”
The golden light in Lu Ming's eyes gradually faded, and his pupils returned to normal. He smiled with satisfaction. “Not bad. It didn't let down my expectations.”
Compared to the primordial energy boosting effects of the golden-eyed spirit fish, this "Golden Pupils" was clearly a treasure with maximum utility.
“With these Golden Pupils, you'll have one more means of self-preservation during this caravan escort mission,” Lu Qingyan said.
“Father, is the hall fully prepared? When do we set off?”
The time had now reached the beginning of the month, and Thunderfire Hall's mission to escort the caravan of the Qingchuan Chamber of Commerce was fully prepared and about to depart.
“In three days.”
Hearing this timeframe, Lu Ming's expression also became solemn and murderous.
The Peach Mountain Bandits were notorious outlaws. They acted ruthlessly and were all fierce criminals who lived by the blade.
Being targeted by this pack of vicious wolves made it hard to eat or sleep in peace.
If not for having no other choice, Thunderfire Hall would not want to clash head-on with them. But there was nothing they could do. The Peach Mountain Bandits had provoked them repeatedly, not only breaching the medicinal garden and plundering the Moon Spirit Grass, but now also maliciously wanting to ambush the caravan guarded by Thunderfire Hall. They wanted to completely shatter Thunderfire Hall's reputation.
This enmity had already reached a point where it could not be resolved.
Since it could not be resolved, they could only...
use blood to end the conflict.
However, before that, Lu Ming still had to make a trip to the Ward Office to find Zhou Xuan, to see if he could secure some insurance.
This was also something he had discussed with Lu Jin.
After all, for this operation, Thunderfire Hall was mobilizing all its forces, essentially risking all their assets. They could not afford even the slightest mistake.
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