The day after Lu Ming finished absorbing the Pill Qi, Zhou Fuling arrived at his door as promised.
"Is this the backyard of the Thunderfire Hall? I've never been here before." Led by Lu Ming, Zhou Fuling stood with her hands behind her back, curiously looking around the inner courtyard.
"This humble abode can't compare to the luxury of the local government office, so please don't look down on it, Senior Sister," Lu Ming said with a smile.
"It's a quiet oasis amidst the hustle and bustle, warm and elegant, with a unique charm," Zhou Fuling commented.
"Only someone with a perspective like my senior sister, who has seen so much extravagance and grandeur, could appreciate the charm of our ordinary home."
"Tch, are you mocking me?"
"No, no, I wouldn't dare."
As the two were talking, they entered the courtyard and saw a large rock slowly moving in front of them. Zhou Fuling curiously squatted down and saw a small figure carrying the rock, its little face contorted with tears, sobbing as it moved.
" Mengmeng?" Zhou Fuling asked in surprise.
The small figure carrying the large rock was none other than Lu Mengmeng.
"Sister Fuling." Lu Mengmeng raised her little face, glanced at Zhou Fuling, and called out weakly.
"What are you doing? Why are you making her carry such a heavy stone?" Zhou Fuling asked, somewhat bewildered.
"She's been practicing physical cultivation techniques lately, so my father has her carry stones for a while each day as a form of training," Lu Ming explained.
"Ah? Mengmeng is so young, and she's already cultivating physical supernatural powers? That's really brave." Zhou Fuling looked at Lu Mengmeng with admiration.
Lu Mengmeng wanted to cry. She should have known better than to be greedy for that piece of fish. Now she had ruined herself like this.
" Mengmeng, I saw you liked eating pastries at the yamen the other day, so I brought you some. Have some to replenish your strength." Zhou Fuling took out a delicate pastry from her bosom and handed it to Lu Mengmeng with a smile.
When Lu Mengmeng saw the pastry, her eyes lit up, but she didn't take it right away. Instead, she turned her expectant gaze to Lu Ming.
Seeing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then you should take a rest."
"Thank you, Sister Fuling."
Lu Mengmeng then tossed aside the large stone she was carrying, happily accepted the pastries, and squatted down on the steps to replenish her energy.
" Mengmeng so cute." Zhou Fuling couldn't help but praise the little girl as she looked at her innocent and radiant smile.
"Ahem, Senior Sister, I've thought about it carefully these past few days, and I realize that my request was a bit rash. I hope you won't mind; just take it as a joke." Lu Ming coughed and suddenly changed the subject.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Fuling's pretty face immediately revealed a half-smile, "Oh, that's a pretty clever move of advancing by retreating. You little rascal, you're not that old, but you've got quite a few tricks up your sleeve."
Lu Ming was a little embarrassed and said, "Senior sister, I'm telling the truth!"
Zhou Fuling curled her lip slightly and said, "Come on, you little brat, you've already got your eye on my ' Azure Jade Wings ' since the first time you saw them, haven't you?"
Lu Ming quickly shook his head; he certainly couldn't admit to that.
"Don't worry, since I promised you, I certainly won't break my promise."
"It's just a high-grade divine ability. Although it's a flying divine ability, which is more valuable, it's not to the point that it's strictly forbidden to be passed on," Zhou Fuling said casually.
"I have come here to impart this supernatural power to you, but I can only teach you how to cultivate it; I cannot give you the matching secret materials and methods."
These so-called secret materials for supernatural abilities are like the special oil they need when practicing the basics of the Flame Blade in the Thunderfire Hall. This is an important part of the inheritance of supernatural abilities, and if it is missing, the cultivation will be more difficult.
Without these supernatural materials and techniques, even if Lu Ming learns the " Azure Jade Wings," it will be difficult for him to pass it on. Unless he cultivates this supernatural ability to the Perfection Realm in the future and then uses his own expertise to deduce it, it will consume a lot of energy and time.
Lu Ming nodded; he certainly wasn't that greedy.
"Come here and take off your shirt," Zhou Fuling said, pointing to a stone chair nearby.
Lu Ming didn't hesitate and did as he was told, decisively taking off his shirt.
"Wow, you've got a great figure."
Looking at the boy's bare upper body, Zhou Fuling's pretty face flushed slightly. Then, to avoid showing any timidity, she even took the initiative to tease him.
Because Lu Ming cultivated the " Sun-Shining Golden Body," his physique was indeed quite good. His body did not appear bulky, but rather sculpted with distinct lines, giving people a sense of hidden power. He was very solid and robust.
Seeing this, Lu Mengmeng, who was eating pastries on the stone steps nearby, widened her eyes and said, "Brother, Sister Fuling, do I need to go inside?"
Zhou Fuling immediately broke down and hurriedly said, "No, it's right there, don't move!"
Lu Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhou Fuling, embarrassed and annoyed, slapped Lu Ming on the back. The crisp sound of the slap drew Zhong Ying out from inside the courtyard. She looked at the scene in the courtyard, and her expression immediately stiffened.
"You, this..." Zhong Ying naturally recognized this pretty girl. Before, when Lu Ming and the others went to fight the Peach Mountain Band, it was Zhou Fuling who came to inform her of the news and calmed her down. Therefore, she also had a good impression of Zhou Fuling.
"Mother, we are practicing a supernatural technique." Lu Ming sensed that Zhou Fuling's mentality was becoming increasingly unstable, so he quickly explained, otherwise she would be driven away in anger, and it would be difficult to learn the Azure Jade Wings.
Zhong Ying then realized what was happening, and with a smile on her lips, she turned to get back to work.
"Then you can continue."
Zhou Fuling took a deep breath and looked at Lu Ming with a somewhat unfriendly gaze. She regretted coming to the Thunderfire Hall, but it wouldn't be appropriate to teach " Azure Jade Wings " in the brothel. What if that gossipy woman Cheng Shan saw it and started saying something to Zhou Xuan?
However, Zhou Fuling quickly composed herself and took out an object from her bosom. It was a jade pen with a bright green color. The pen was hollow inside, and a faint blue liquid was slowly flowing inside, releasing a special fluctuation of Primordial Qi.
The liquid inside the jade pen is called Spirit Jade Marrow, a secret ingredient for cultivating the " Azure Jade Wings " technique. It is extremely troublesome to prepare, hence its exorbitant cost.
"I will use a jade pen to inscribe wing patterns on your back. You will then circulate your Primordial Qi, opening up a path for its circulation along the Primordial Qi patterns on your back. Once this path is fully opened, a Lower Divine Ability on your Divine Ability Bone, marking your true entry into the path."
The girl's melodious voice, like the sound of silver bells, reached his ears. Lu Ming nodded seriously. The next moment, he felt the jade pen fall, bringing a cool touch to his back. The pen tip turned, outlining intricate wing patterns little by little.
In the elegant courtyard bathed in the glow of the setting sun, a shirtless boy sat on a stone bench, his back straight. Behind him stood a girl in a green dress with a shapely figure, leaning slightly forward and carefully sketching on his back with a jade pen. A strand of long hair fell down, brushing against Lu Ming's bare back, bringing a slight ticklish sensation.
On the stone steps nearby, a little girl with pigtails was happily eating pastries, watching this scene with a grin.