The Thunderfire Hall.
Lu Ming closed his eyes and meditated. He had been staying at home these days and had not participated in the miscellaneous affairs of the Golden Gang Sword Hall. According to Lu Jin, he was the future support of the Thunderfire Hall, so his most important thing was his own cultivation. Only when Lu Ming's strength improved could the Thunderfire Hall truly be safe and sound.
He had no interest in showing off his victory in front of the remaining disciples of the Golden Gang Sword Hall; that kind of satisfaction was low-level. It was much better to personally smash Lin Changkong's head into a watermelon with a stone.
At this moment, Lu Ming was surrounded by blazing golden light. In his outstretched palm, dazzling golden light gathered and transformed into a golden banner burning with golden flames.
He is practicing the " Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner ".
On the golden banner, faint, obscure patterns of light slowly condensed and outlined, making it increasingly complete.
He cultivated for two hours, and as the sunlight gradually dimmed, he ended his cultivation and stored the golden banner inside his body.
"The golden banner is becoming more and more complete. I have already refined seven of the Golden Flame Mark on it. Once all nine are formed, I will be able to enter the true Major Accomplishment Realm." Lu Ming murmured to himself as he watched the golden banner disappear from his hand.
Lu Ming has only mastered the Golden Flame Banner of the Sun for a month, but in terms of progress, he has already begun to catch up with Ye Yuan, who has also cultivated the Golden Flame Banner of the Sun.
That's normal. With Lu Ming's "top-down" cultivation method using " Fire Lotus Yuan Qi," it's impossible for ordinary people to catch up.
This is no different from someone copying the answers directly while others are racking their brains during an exam.
"The twelfth Divine Ability Dharma Mark is also more than halfway formed, and it may be fully condensed in less than half a month."
Lu Ming sensed his own Divine Ability Bone, on which the twelfth Divine Ability Dharma Mark had been mostly condensed. This speed was quite rapid. After all, due to the Spirit Pill Jiao's dipping, the medicinal properties of the Dharma Pattern Pill were somewhat reduced for Lu Ming. However, thanks to the " Rain Pearl," he was able to make up for this inefficiency.
Of course, the most important thing is the bloody battle in the Black Rain Zone. It has to be said that this kind of life-or-death battle is indeed the best way to hone Primordial Qi and accelerate the formation of Divine Ability Dharma Mark.
However, the immense terror between life and death can easily devour a person.
" The Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus was successfully unleashed this time, and its power is terrifying, comparable to Grandmaster Divine Ability. However, the Golden Plasma Fire is of too low a grade, which hindered this divine ability; otherwise, it should have been even stronger."
Lu Ming pondered for a moment. Although the threat from Lin Changkong had finally been eliminated, the pressure that followed was even more pressing. The changes in the Black Rain Zone would quickly escalate in the coming period, inevitably attracting many forces from other places. These forces were not like the previous treasure-hunting teams; they were organized, had resources, and were far more dangerous.
Therefore, Lu Ming cannot relax even for a moment.
Most importantly, after fully unleashing the " Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus," Lu Ming discovered that the six Glazed Heavenly Light surrounding his Divine Ability Bone had become even more intense.
The gold fragments on the Divine Ability Bone appeared to have been partially refined after the " Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus " was successfully condensed.
This greatly surprised Lu Ming. If he could achieve this every time he used it, wouldn't he be able to advance to a true Heaven-Grade Divine Ability Bone very quickly?
But he was soon disappointed again, because he tried several times afterward but failed to reactivate this ability. After much thought, he finally realized that only when different Fire Lotus condensed into a brand new Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus could this effect be achieved.
"If only I could find a Spirit Fire. Spirit Fire is born between heaven and earth, and its own fire element is abundant, making it most suitable for casting the Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus. Moreover, the Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus, which is fueled by this kind of fire element, should be able to directly refine my seventh ray of Glazed Heavenly Light."
Lu Ming didn't expect those Spirit Fire to have such wondrous and unparalleled abilities as the " Flame of Life." He only needed them to have sufficient fire element. However, even if that were the case, there was no way to obtain it.
Such a treasure is very hard to find, at least in Qingyuan Market.
Lu Ming shook his head, suppressing this wishful thinking, then got up and left the inner courtyard, arriving at the Thunderfire Hall. At the entrance of the hall, there was a long queue of new disciples who were rushing to join the Thunderfire Hall and cultivate supernatural powers.
After several days of chaos, the once prestigious Golden Gang Sword Hall of Qingyuan Market has become a thing of the past.
Thunderfire Hall instantly became the number one hall, its reputation spreading far and wide, even reaching beyond Qingyuan Market, attracting visitors from surrounding towns and villages.
Meanwhile, Lü Feng, Xue Yu, and the Great Divine Ability Practitioner had followed him into the Black Rain Zone on his mission returned to the academy as instructors, which barely supplemented the manpower. Even so, Lu Qingyan was still so busy that he was nowhere to be seen.
However, Lu Jin didn't let Lu Ming participate in the miscellaneous affairs of the museum. Instead, he told him to go to the local government office when he had nothing to do. Zhou Xuan and the others had returned from the Black Rain Zone a couple of days ago, and they might know more about the " Sacred Ruins ".
Lu Jin guessed that the important person Zhou Xuan and the others mentioned would most likely come to Qingyuan Market because of the " Sacred Ruins " deep in the Black Rain Zone. If Lu Ming were to follow them into that place, he would be better off knowing more information.
Otherwise, if they were to enter and be used as pawns, it wouldn't be a loss for the nobleman, but for the Lu Clan, it would mean the end of all hope.
So Lu Ming quickly left the Thunderfire Hall and headed straight for the local government office.
They entered the ward office with ease, and then met Zhou Xuan and Zhou Fuling in the inner courtyard, as well as the beautiful woman in palace attire named Cheng Shan, and the siblings Ye Yuan and Ye Ling.
Lu Ming.
Upon seeing Lu Ming, Zhou Fuling, who had been somewhat bored and lying on the stone table, suddenly brightened up and stood up to greet him as she listened to Ye Ling's incessant chatter.
"Master, Senior Sister," Lu Ming greeted the two with a smile.
" Lu Ming, your Thunderfire Hall has truly made a name for itself in Qingyuan Market this time. Your grandfather is quite the hidden talent, managing to kill Lin Changkong." Zhou Xuan said with a smile, looking at the young man before him.
In fact, he was also surprised when he received the news of Lin Changkong's death. Although he knew that Lu Jin might be able to cultivate a mouthful of True Qi and enter the realm of True Qi Master, Lin Changkong had taken the first step into that realm before Lu Jin.
Therefore, according to his prediction, even if Lu Jin could use this to resist Lin Changkong, he could only maintain an undefeated situation at most.
But who knew... that in the end, it was Lin Changkong who perished.
Zhou Xuan was genuinely confused about what had happened. Unless... some other Divine Ability Master secretly assisted Lu Jin in killing Lin Changkong, he really didn't know what Lu Jin had that enabled him to kill Lin Changkong.
Both sides are at the same level. Even if one side is at a disadvantage, if they desperately try to escape, it won't be so easy to intercept and kill them.
Only under irresistible and absolute suppression will there be no chance of even escaping.
Cheng Shan, standing to the side, also looked somewhat surprised. As True Qi Master herself, she naturally understood the significance of Lu Jin's killing of Lin Changkong. This was truly unexpected, as she hadn't sensed any danger when she first met Lu Jin.
Lu Ming said with a wry smile, "If Lin Changkong hadn't been so aggressive and scheming, we wouldn't have been willing to risk our lives against him."
That's the truth. They just wanted to protect the Thunderfire Hall and grow peacefully, but Lin Changkong wanted to use their whole family's lives as a stepping stone for his own advancement.
Since that's the case, then we can only use his corpse to lay the foundation for the Thunderfire Hall.
"Grandpa fought fiercely with Lin Changkong, and was driven to the brink of despair. He exhausted all means and finally managed to kill him by a narrow margin." Lu Ming naturally couldn't reveal Lu Jin's Grandmaster Divine Ability, so he only gave a vague account of that battle.
Zhou Xuan nodded without asking further questions. He knew that whether other Divine Ability Master had intervened or Lu Jin himself possessed some terrifying methods, it was all a secret that could not be known to outsiders.
"Your Thunderfire Hall is going to make a fortune this time. The Golden Gang Sword Hall has quite a few properties. From now on, you'll be considered a rich young master," Zhou Xuan teased.
"Oh? How rich are you? You don't even share with your senior sister?" Zhou Fuling chimed in with a smile.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I'm a bit greedy, so I wouldn't dare to dirty my hands, Senior Sister. Instead, I brought you a small gift."
He took out a light blue sachet from his pocket. The sachet was exquisitely crafted and clearly handmade. Although it was not as luxurious as the gold brocade sachet that Zhou Fuling had given him before, it was still elegant and delicate.
"This is a sachet that my mother made herself. She knows how much my senior sister has helped us, so she insisted on giving it to you when I saw you. I hope you won't find it offensive."
"Oh? Did Aunt Zhong make it?"
Zhou Fuling was somewhat surprised, then quickly took it, examined it carefully, and smiled, saying, "It's really beautiful, I like it very much, please thank Aunt Zhong for me."
She even tied the sachet directly to her belt, and with a slight twist of her slender waist, the sachet swayed gently.
Ye Ling curled her lips. This kid actually brought something so ordinary to give to Sister Fuling? And Zhou Fuling even gave him so much face.
When Lu Ming saw Zhou Fuling happily accept the gift, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Zhong Ying always liked to give sachets as Jingyi. When Jing Yi was around, he had also made one for her, which made the young girl beam with joy, like a peach blossom bud about to bloom.
After presenting the sachet, Lu Ming turned his gaze to Zhou Xuan and asked a question.
"Master, is the ' Sacred Ruins ' that appeared deep within the Black Rain Zone real?"