When the name Zhang Yue was hoarsely uttered from Guo Kui's mouth, Lu Ming could clearly feel that Lu Jin's breathing seemed to freeze for a few breaths. He turned to look and saw that the old man's aged face was extremely gloomy at this moment.
Until the moment they heard the name, they still thought it must be Lin Changkong who colluded with the Peach Mountain Band to deal with the Thunderfire Hall... but the final answer was somewhat beyond their expectations.
"Grandpa, there's no need to get angry over this ungrateful wretch. He'll pay the price for what he did to our Thunderfire Hall in the future," Lu Ming said softly, trying to comfort him.
Lu Jin said heavily, "I originally wanted to find a way out for our Lu Clan, but I never expected to be so blind as to invite such an ungrateful and vicious beast."
"He's already found a better place to go, yet he still 'thinks' about our Thunderfire Hall. Seeing that our situation is improving, he's already scheming to destroy it."
"How did he contact you?" Lu Jin asked, looking at Guo Kui.
Guo Kui chuckled hoarsely, " Zhang Yue had dealt with our Peach Mountain Band before when he was escorting merchant caravans, so we were acquainted. Some time ago, he sent someone to tell us that he wanted us to do something for him, which was to raid the Thunderfire Hall's herb garden. At the same time, he reminded us that we could seek cooperation with the Golden Gang Sword Hall to deal with the Thunderfire Hall together."
"Just one sentence is enough to get you to go to such lengths?"
" Lu Jin, Lu Jin, do you think your status as a personal disciple is still the same as before in the Thunderfire Hall? Haha, he's now a personal disciple of the Great Golden Crow Hall! I heard that he's almost reached the thirtieth level of Divine Ability Dharma Mark shortly after entering the Great Golden Crow Hall. The Great Golden Crow Hall values him highly and has prepared a top-grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Object for him. Perhaps it won't be long before he not only becomes Divine Ability Master, but also Divine Ability Master has forged High-Grade Divine Ability Dharma Foundation! A future Grandmaster is in the making!"
"Isn't someone like that more important than your Thunderfire Hall?"
"Furthermore, he promised that as long as I wipe out your entire Lu Clan, he would also help me remove the mark of the Peach Mountain Band and secure an identity for me at the Great Golden Crow Hall. Aren't these conditions enough?"
Guo Kui smiled bitterly and revealed many secrets.
These secrets also made Lu Jin's aged expression become much more solemn. Zhang Yue had actually begun to prepare to forge the Divine Ability Dharma Foundation and step into the Divine Ability Master? Such a speed of cultivation could be described as progressing by leaps and bounds.
The most important step for Great Divine Ability Practitioner to advance to the Divine Ability Master is to establish the Divine Ability Dharma Foundation; this is the beginning of the transformation of the Dao of Divine Abilities.
The Divine Ability Dharma Foundation is divided into four grades: lower, middle, and upper grades, as well as the highest grade, the supreme grade.
To forge Divine Ability Dharma Foundation, there are many requirements. In addition to the basic requirement of condensing thirty Divine Ability Dharma Mark, one also needs to obtain Foundation Establishment Spirit Object. This treasure also has different grades, which are equal to the grade of the foundation.
Foundation Establishment Spirit Object are extremely expensive, and can even be considered a form of hard currency.
Back then, Lu Jin, through a fortuitous encounter, nearly lost his life while adventuring in the Black Rain Zone, but obtained a mid-grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Object. In the end, he was fortunate enough to forge a Mid-Grade Divine Ability Dharma Foundation and become a Divine Ability Master.
Different grades of Divine Ability Dharma Foundation have different potentials. Generally speaking, if one forges Low-Grade Divine Ability Dharma Foundation, it is unlikely that one can even become a " True Qi Master Divine Ability Grandmaster," let alone a supernatural power grandmaster. Mid-Grade Divine Ability Dharma Foundation offers a slight possibility of becoming Grandmaster, but the probability is not high.
As for the High-Grade Divine Ability Dharma Foundation, it is even known as the "seed of Grandmaster ".
That is why, when Guo Kui learned that Zhang Yue was about to forge High-Grade Divine Ability Dharma Foundation, he agreed to his request almost without hesitation, and, as a master of Divine Ability Master, worked for him.
"Kid, you still haven't told me how you got through the poisonous miasma and found your way here. Let me die knowing why," Guo Kui said, looking at Lu Ming.
Golden light gathered in Lu Ming's eyes, his pupils resembling gold.
"This is the ' Golden Pupil,' which has the power to see through miasma. The peach miasma here has no effect on me," Lu Ming said calmly.
Guo Kui's eyes showed some surprise, then he sighed and said, "I never expected there to be such amazing methods. You're really something else, kid. Everyone underestimated you. You're the most threatening person in the Thunderfire Hall."
"Unfortunately, you've already been targeted by Zhang Yue."
"I heard that he was extremely furious after learning that you possessed High-Grade Divine Ability Bone. He even specifically instructed that when he wiped out your entire Lu Clan, he must carefully examine your corpse, hahaha."
Guo Kui looked at Lu Ming with pity.
Lu Ming's expression remained unchanged as he said, "It's a pity you didn't succeed, but you reminded me. When I kill him later, I will use lightning and fire to grind his corpse into ashes, leaving him no chance to rise again."
"Haha, you think you can do that? Do you know how many people with High-Grade Divine Ability Bone like you have died on their path to growth? Besides, Zhang Yue has the Great Golden Crow Hall behind him. In their eyes, your Thunderfire Hall is no different from a dog on the street. It's just that you're not worth the Great Golden Crow Hall's attention right now, otherwise they would have wiped out your whole family one night long ago," Guo Kui mocked.
Lu Ming did not engage in pointless arguments with him, after all, this man was already on the verge of death.
Seeing this, Guo Kui lost interest. His eyes were dull and he knew that he had no way out this time. The old man and the child in front of him had too much killing intent in their eyes.
Lu Jin didn't ask any further questions. He raised the Thunderfire Whip and unleashed a torrent of lightning and fire.
boom!
Guo Kui's head was crushed by the lightning and fire, turning into charred fragments scattered all over the ground.
Thus, the leader of the Peach Mountain Band, who had plagued Qingyuan Market for many years, met his end.
Although the other party was Divine Ability Master, and subduing him would greatly enhance the strength of the Thunderfire Hall, neither Lu Jin nor Lu Ming had ever considered that such a poisonous wolf would be a hidden danger even if subdued.
It would be better to just kill them to prevent future trouble.
As for capturing him and making him implicate Lin Changkong in front of Zhou Xuan, not to mention whether he would cooperate, even if he did, the final effect would probably be minimal, since the mastermind behind this is Zhang Yue.
"Grandpa, check it two more times."
Although Guo Kui's head had been blown to pieces, Lu Ming still gave a serious reminder while simultaneously using his " Golden Pupil " to examine Guo Kui's corpse and check for any abnormalities.
"You little rascal, you seem more experienced than me." Lu Jin was quite satisfied with Lu Ming's caution; after all, it was this caution that had saved him many times over the years.
Lu Ming used his Golden Pupil to examine the body several times and witnessed firsthand how the Primordial Qi within Guo Kui's corpse was rapidly dissipating before he felt relieved.
"Huh?"
However, just as he was about to look away, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise, his gaze fixed on Guo Kui's lower abdomen. Although the Primordial Qi around Guo Viper had dissipated, a faint fluctuation of Primordial Qi still lingered there.
Lu Ming then activated the Flame Blade in his palm, using its Flame Blade to peel open the flesh and blood from Guo Kui's lower abdomen.
Then he saw a scarlet jade piece hidden in the flesh.
"What is this?" Lu Ming exclaimed in surprise, but he didn't rush to touch it.
Seeing this, Lu Jin activated the wisp of Thunderfire True Qi he had cultivated, wrapped it around his palm, and picked up the scarlet jade piece. As soon as the jade piece came into contact with the Thunderfire True Qi, it released a pungent poisonous gas. The poisonous gas was extremely domineering and even struggled in the Thunderfire True Qi for a while before gradually dissipating.
Lu Ming was alarmed, but thankfully he didn't touch anything recklessly.
After Lu Jin refined the poisonous gas contained in the scarlet jade piece, he held it in his hand, his expression slightly changing. "It's a Divine Ability Jade, and it actually contains a ' Upper Divine Ability.' Guo Kui must have used this technique to melt the essence blood earlier."
"Oh?"
Lu Ming recalled the great battle last night. Guo Kui's final Bloodlight Slash was extremely powerful. If Lu Jin hadn't just managed to refine a Thunderfire True Qi, the outcome would have been very uncertain.
Lu Jin handed over the scarlet jade piece.
Lu Ming took it and poured his Primordial Qi into it, and immediately a large amount of information flooded into his mind.
Upper Divine Ability, the Transformation Technique.
Consuming essence and life force, it merges with Primordial Qi to transform into Blood Qi, which can be used to launch attacks with blood-red slashes or to escape through the void with blood-red escape techniques. Its power depends on the essence and life force consumed by the user.