" The Flame of Life?"
As the vibrant green flame rose from Lu Ming's palm, Lu Qingyan and Lu Jinglei's eyes suddenly lit up. Only then did they realize that the Spirit Fire that Lu Ming had obtained through a fortuitous encounter seemed to possess a very special ability.
Skilled at cultivating hundreds of herbs?
There are many strange and unusual Spirit Fire in the world, but such a rare ability is still unheard of.
Could this flame truly mature the immature Moon Spirit Grass?
" A-Ming, I found the Moon Spirit Grass that's almost ripe in the herb garden. Give it a try. If it doesn't work, don't force it. If we lose money on Moon Spirit Grass this year, so be it. Thunderfire Hall is doing much better than before; we're not at our wits' end," Lu Jin said, though he tried to keep his tone light so as not to put pressure on Lu Ming.
Lu Ming didn't say much, but casually picked out a Moon Spirit Grass from the immature ones on the table. He examined it closely. The Moon Spirit Grass was as white as jade, with a faint moonlight flowing around it, and it had three white jade-like leaves.
Normally, Moon Spirit Grass is considered mature only when it grows four leaves, while these three-leaf Moon Spirit Grass are still a little short of maturity.
Lu Ming's gaze then turned to the rising Flame of Life in his right hand, a hint of tension and anticipation appearing in his eyes. Using fire to scorch spiritual herbs? To increase their age? It was truly a fantasy. Even if it wasn't by chance or something he obtained himself, he wouldn't believe it.
The next moment, Lu Ming no longer hesitated and directly threw the three-leaf " Moon Spirit Grass " into the Flame of Life.
Lu Jin, Lu Qingyan, and Lu Jinglei all held their breath at this moment, their eyes fixed on the rising emerald flames.
The Moon Spirit Grass fell into the flames, which immediately engulfed it. However, in the next instant, the eyes of the four people in the room, including Lu Ming, were filled with deep surprise.
Because the Moon Spirit Grass that fell into the flames was not burned by the flames, but instead began to emit bright Moon Spirit Grass as the flames burned it. Its originally slightly withered stems and leaves also became like polished jade.
The Moon Spirit Grass stretched its branches and leaves amidst the Flame of Life, carrying an aura of greed as it continuously absorbed the abundant vitality contained within the flames.
"It actually works?!" Lu Jinglei exclaimed in disbelief, but also with barely suppressed elation.
"That's amazing!" Lu Qingyan exclaimed in amazement.
Lu Jin's usually composed and aged face finally showed a hint of a smile, and his tense, thin shoulders gradually relaxed.
Under the joyful gaze of the crowd, Lu Ming maintained the burning of the Flame of Life. After about half an incense stick's time, they watched in astonishment as a leaf, as white as jade, rapidly grew out of the stem of the Three-Leaf Moon Spirit Grass.
Thus, under the influence of the Flame of Life, this three-leaf Moon Spirit Grass has fully matured!
Lu Ming reached out and pulled the Moon Spirit Grass out of the flames. The four people present stared at the fourth jade-like leaf and fell into a long silence.
It's clear that this scene had a significant impact on them.
In the end, Lu Ming was the first to come to his senses and handed the four-leaf Moon Spirit Grass to Lu Jin. The latter carefully took the Moon Spirit Grass, examined it for a long time, and exclaimed in amazement, "It is indeed a mature Moon Spirit Grass, and the medicinal power it emits is extremely strong. It is a top-grade four-leaf grass. In the past, our herb garden could only produce a few plants a year."
Then Lu Jin looked at the Flame of Life burning in Lu Ming's hand and sighed, "No wonder my Lu Clan ancestors were willing to pay such a heavy price to preserve this opportunity."
" A-Ming, how's your energy level?" Lu Qingyan asked with concern.
Lu Ming laughed and said, "Fortunately, these Moon Spirit Grass are almost ripe, so it's much easier to accelerate their ripening. I can continue."
Before his breakthrough, Lu Ming Lu Ming might have found it difficult, but now that he has condensed four Divine Ability Dharma Mark, his Primordial Qi is much stronger than before, enabling him to do more.
So he took a second immature Moon Spirit Grass and continued to ripen it.
Lu Jin and the other two stopped bothering him, closed the door, and stood guard around the room.
The secret of the Flame of Life must not be exposed, otherwise it will surely attract covetous eyes and prying eyes. The Thunderfire Hall is now unable to guard such a rare treasure.
Lu Ming's forced ripening lasted for a full three hours, until late at night.
As his Primordial Qi was exhausted, he finally stopped, exhausted. Although he was physically tired, his face was full of excitement and anticipation, because there were twenty mature four-leaf Moon Spirit Grass on the table in front of him.
The medicinal herbs covered the table, like a table full of exquisite white jade, shimmering with a captivating luster under the lamplight.
Lu Jin and the other two couldn't help but be stunned.
Their Thunderfire Hall's herb garden can only produce about fifty Moon Spirit Grass a year, but now, in just three hours, Lu Ming has accelerated the ripening of twenty plants. The impact of such a comparison is simply too great.
Lu Jin glanced at the remaining immature Moon Spirit Grass beside him; there were about forty plants left. This meant that once Lu Ming fully ripened them, they would obtain sixty mature Moon Spirit Grass. In this way, not only would the losses in the herb garden be fully recovered, but there would also be a surplus.
"Haha, that bastard Lin Changkong colluded with the Peach Mountain Band to try and cut off my Thunderfire Hall's profits, but he never expected that my Lu Clan would have Divine Ability Child as A-Ming." Lu Jinglei laughed wildly, venting the anger he had been holding in all day.
Lu Ming smiled and then had time to tell Lu Jin about his conversation with Zhou Xuan that day.
"Oh? Zhou Xuan said that if there is evidence, he will step in to punish the Golden Gang Sword Hall?" When Lu Jin heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his aged face. After all, based on his understanding of the local government, as long as they did not fight to the death in the city, the local government generally would not pay attention to the competition between the Divine Ability Hall.
The other party's move was most likely due to Lu Ming's influence; it seems that he has initially established some relationship with Zhou Xuan during this period.
"Where can we find any evidence? Unless we capture the Peach Mountain Band and make them confess, Lin Changkong will never admit it no matter what we say," Lu Jinglei complained.
"No rush, there will always be a chance. As long as we stabilize the situation at the Thunderfire Hall and wait for A-Ming to grow up, all the grudges will be settled." Lu Jin did not seem impatient. Right now, the most important thing for the Lu Clan is to protect Lu Ming's growth. Everything else can be endured.
" A-Ming, you should go and rest. We'll ripen the remaining Moon Spirit Grass tomorrow. We'll be busy for a while." Lu Jin instructed Lu Qingyan to put away the twenty ripe Moon Spirit Grass, and then urged Lu Ming with concern.
Feeling the fatigue emanating from his body, Lu Ming didn't push himself and nodded in agreement.
As Lu Jin said, Lu Ming was extremely busy in the following days.
Every day, in addition to cultivating Primordial Qi and accelerating the ripening of the Moon Spirit Grass, he also had to cultivate the " True Explanation of Six Refinements of Clear Qi " obtained from Zhou Xuan, using the " Consciousness-Forging Method " within it to temper his consciousness and condense his Spirit Sense.
At midday, they also needed to go to the local government office to have Zhou Xuan draw the golden patterns and cultivate the " Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner."
Finally, she had to find time to heal Lu Jin's injuries. But the ordeal wasn't over yet; Lu Jin then grabbed her and used the only Upper Divine Ability in the training hall, the " Thunderfire Whip."
The method of melting fire in the Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus is even more profound and complex, and can only be explored gradually.
After a few days, Lu Ming was really busy to the point of exhaustion.
Fortunately, the harvest was equally abundant.
Lu Ming accelerated the ripening of all sixty Moon Spirit Grass, and their appearance and quality were all excellent, truly top-grade.
With these sixty Moon Spirit Grass, we can finally deliver the goods to the Li Clan.
Although this made up for the current deficiencies in the herb garden, Lu Ming was not satisfied. After all, even if he sold these Moon Spirit Grass to the Li Clan, the proceeds would only improve his cultivation conditions, while Lu Qingyan and Lu Jinglei would still have to struggle to cultivate. Lu Ming needed to find a way to change this.
He didn't have this ability before, but now that he has discovered the wonderful uses of the Flame of Life, if he can make good use of the "nurturing all herbs" ability of this Spirit Fire, Lu Ming is confident that he can truly change his family's dire situation.
So Lu Ming had Lu Jin bring back another batch of Moon Spirit Grass from the herb garden. However, this batch of Moon Spirit Grass was more tender than the previous batch, which reduced the efficiency of ripening it.
On the day he was to deliver the goods to the Li Clan, Lu Ming forced forty more plants to ripen, bringing the total to one hundred plants when he added the previous batch.
This is already considered a large shipment; its market value alone is worth 10,000 Heavenly Gold Sand, equivalent to the Thunderfire Hall's annual revenue in the past.
However, after this experiment, Lu Ming's idea that he could quickly obtain mature herbs by simply putting herb seeds into the Flame of Life was temporarily thwarted. The Flame of Life could indeed accelerate ripening and increase the age of herbs, but the strength of the vitality contained in the Flame of Life depended on the strength of Lu Ming's own Primordial Qi.
Given Lu Ming's current level of power as a Great Divine Ability Practitioner, he probably can't do that.
However, being able to elevate those under-processed medicinal herbs to maturity is already a qualitative change, so Lu Ming wasn't overly greedy.
This morning.
After finishing his cultivation, Lu Ming arrived at the entrance of the Thunderfire Hall, where Lu Jin, Lu Qingyan, and Lu Jinglei were already waiting for him.
I'm going to the Li Clan to deliver the goods today.
"I heard that Lin Changkong will personally go to the Li Clan this time, saying that he wants to take all the Moon Spirit Grass that the Li Clan will need in the future. This is obviously aimed at us. It seems that he is really ruthless and wants to starve the Lu Clan to death," Lu Qingyan said.
However, Lu Jin and Lu Ming remained unmoved, while even Lu Jinglei only let out a disdainful sneer.
With Lu Ming's miraculous methods, Lin Changkong's attempt to suppress their Thunderfire Hall by focusing on Moon Spirit Grass is simply wishful thinking.
"Walk."
"I'd like to see just how ugly Lin Changkong's face will be today when my Thunderfire Hall brings out these Moon Spirit Grass."