" Rain Weakening Period?"
Upon hearing the three words uttered by Zhou Xuan, Lu Ming's expression shifted.
Having grown up in Qingyuan Market since childhood, he naturally knew about the so-called " Rain Weakening Period." As the name suggests, this is the stage when the black rain weakens, and it is also the time when the black rain in the Black Rain Zone is the thinnest each year.
However, this is not something to be complacent about, because this weakness foreshadows an impending catastrophe.
That's the most terrifying " Black Rain Season ".
The Black Rain Zone Rain Weakening Period is merely consolidating its power, preparing for a major outburst more than three months later.
Lu Ming heard Lu Jin say that in the past, every time the Black Rain Zone erupted, the area affected by the Black Rain would expand fiercely, and each expansion would cover and engulf the nearby towns.
Over the past few decades, some large towns like Qingyuan Market have been covered by black rain, their former prosperity reduced to ruins in the rain, devoid of any vitality.
This expansion continued until Fengyang Prefecture sent top-tier masters of Divine Ability Grandmaster to join forces and set up a top-level " Divine Ability Restriction," which slowed down the expansion of the Black Rain Zone.
Even so, it only delays the inevitable.
The black rain was extremely strange and had a strong corrosive power. It could also pollute the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. The black rain continued to fall, and even the " Divine Ability Restriction " set up by the Divine Ability Grandmaster was being gradually forced back and eroded.
Now, Qingyuan Market is the closest town to this Black Rain Zone.
This is a hidden danger in everyone's heart.
Therefore, whenever the " Rain Weakening Period " arrives, Qingyuan Market takes this opportunity to enter the outer area of Black Rain Zone, stabilize and strengthen the Divine Ability Restriction, in order to delay the upcoming Black Rain outbreak as much as possible.
This is a major event for protecting Qingyuan Market, so the lord will mobilize all forces as much as possible, including the powerful families and the Divine Ability Hall of Qingyuan Market.
The lord will assign tasks to reinforce the Divine Ability Restriction, which none of the factions in Qingyuan Market can refuse and must complete with all their might.
In addition, when the " Rain Weakening Period " arrives, it will also attract many treasure hunting teams from outside Qingyuan Market. After all, although the Black Rain Zone is extremely dangerous, it does contain many coveted treasures.
Many rare and precious materials, especially Foundation Establishment Spirit Object, can be found occasionally in the Black Rain Zone.
When Lu Jin was young, he ventured into the Black Rain Zone during a "Rain Weakening Period " and found a mid-grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Object, which enabled him to eventually become a Divine Ability Master and lay the foundation for the Thunderfire Hall.
As treasure-hunting teams flock to the area, Qingyuan Market will become much more chaotic. After all, these treasure-hunting teams are often people who live on the edge, and sometimes, given the right opportunity, they can even transform into deadly Bandit Cultivator without any burden.
Therefore, when this large number of thugs poured into Qingyuan Market, it naturally brought a lot of chaos and disorder.
"During the Rain Weakening Period, all factions in Qingyuan Market will be assigned the task of reinforcing the Divine Ability Restriction. At that time, you will all have to enter the outer perimeter of the Black Rain Zone, where there is no order or rules. If something goes wrong, no one will know," Zhou Xuan said slowly.
Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.
At that moment, he thought of Lin Changkong, the ever-watchful True Qi Master.
At the same time, he thought of Zhang Yue, who, even though he was in the Great Golden Crow Hall, kept a close eye on the Thunderfire Hall.
Isn't this chaotic moment exactly what they've been waiting for?
At that time, Zhou Xuan himself would be too busy to keep an eye on Lin Changkong like this.
What if they take advantage of this opportunity to attack Lu Jin?
Lin Changkong is a true True Qi Master, while Lu Jin has only initially condensed a wisp of True Qi; there is a clear difference between the two.
Lu Ming's expression gradually became serious. It seemed that Zhou Xuan's reminder was very necessary. Their top priority was to get their grandfather to speed up the purification of Primordial Qi and the condensation of True Qi. At the very least, they had to completely purify Primordial Qi into True Qi and become a true True Qi Master before the Rain Weakening Period arrived.
This strength is what enables them to deal with malice.
"Thank you for the reminder, Master."
Lu Ming thanked Zhou Xuan and then said, "I will work hard to cultivate the ' Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner ' and strive to reach the Minor Accomplishment Realm within ten days. However, could you please finish refining the pills in the next few days, so as not to waste any more time later? After all, time is quite precious to us."
Zhou Xuan chuckled upon hearing this, saying, "Ten days? You think you can cultivate the ' Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner ' to the Minor Accomplishment Realm in just ten days? And you even want me to prepare the pills in advance? Are you absolutely certain you can do it?"
Lu Ming adopted a resolute, all-or-nothing demeanor, and said fiercely, "I will treat this matter as my top priority for the next ten days, putting all other cultivation aside."
In fact, he could activate the " Fire Lotus Yuan Qi " right now to temporarily elevate the " Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner " to the Minor Accomplishment Realm, but that would be too conspicuous, and it would only be a temporary improvement, so there was no need.
"Alright, since you have that confidence, then I'll trust you. I'll give you ten days."
However, Zhou Xuan didn't press the matter. He set the " Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner " condition mainly to spur Lu Ming on, because he found that the kid didn't seem to care much about cultivating this supernatural power. Before, Cheng Shan wasn't around, Zhou Xuan was too lazy to urge him, but now that this noisy woman was here, if Lu Ming continued with this lazy progress, there would be a lot of trouble.
Zhou Xuan waved his sleeve, and a strange fluctuation of Primordial Qi emanated from it, making the space itself appear somewhat blurred. At this moment, Lu Ming was surprised to see the jade box containing the " Red Jade Flat Peach " and half of the Heavenly Gold Sand in the box being sucked into his sleeve and disappearing.
"What is this?" he asked curiously.
" The Heaven and Earth Sleeve is a magical treasure containing a spatial inner workings. It contains the universe within, capable of storing mountains and seas, and moving all things," Zhou Xuan said with a faint smile.
"Is this the legendary Heaven and Earth Sleeve?" Lu Ming clicked his tongue in amazement. He had vaguely heard people talk about such a magical treasure, but he had never seen it before. He never expected to be able to see it today.
"Don't listen to his boasting. The space inside this Heaven and Earth Sleeve isn't very big. It's at most the size of a small house, only big enough to hold a few things. He claims it can 'collect mountains and seas' and 'move all things'? Fourth Uncle is really shameless. He just knows how to fool children." Zhou Fuling ruthlessly exposed him from the side.
Zhou Xuan could only roll his eyes at Zhou Fuling after she exposed him.
"That's still amazing." Lu Ming exclaimed. Having this item would undoubtedly add a lot of convenience. If he had had it when he was in the Peach Mountain Band warehouse, he could have easily collected everything with a wave of his sleeve, instead of having to make so many trips back and forth.
And the key point is the feeling of sweeping away everything with a wave of the sleeve—it's very cool.
"The ' Heaven and Earth Sleeve ' is extremely expensive to make; a single piece can easily cost tens of thousands of Heavenly Gold Sand. Of course, most importantly, activating this sleeve requires ' True Qi,' so this item can only be used after one has reached the level of True Qi Master," Zhou Xuan said.
Lu Ming suddenly realized why he rarely saw such treasures in Qingyuan Market; it turned out that these were high-level divine artifacts that only True Qi Master were qualified to activate.
However, it remains to be seen whether the " Fire Lotus Yuan Qi " can activate it.
After all, in terms of quality and grade, he didn't think that the mysterious " Fire Lotus Yuan Qi " in his body was weaker than True Qi. There was no reason why True Qi could do something that Fire Lotus Yuan Qi couldn't.
But Lu Ming quickly snapped out of his thoughts. What was the point of thinking about these things now? Even if they emptied their Thunderfire Hall's coffers, they still couldn't afford one " Heaven and Earth Sleeve ".
"Also, what stage of your ' True Explanation of Six Refinements of Clear Qi ' have you reached?" Zhou Xuan suddenly asked.
"This is the eighth one," Lu Ming replied honestly.
Once Lu Ming has cultivated thirteen strands of Clear Qi, he will be able to use the "dual refinement" method when refining pills. At that time, he will be able to start refining low-level pills such as the Bone-Tempering Pill.
"Your speed is decent, but not enough. You need to work harder recently, and ideally cultivate thirteen strands of Clear Qi."
Lu Ming's eyes flickered slightly. He keenly sensed some hidden information in Zhou Xuan's words and immediately asked curiously, "Why?"
Zhou Xuan glanced at him, smiled, and said, "The ' Rain Weakening Period ' is approaching. At that time, I will need to mobilize the Great Divine Ability in Qingyuan Market and your Divine Ability Hall to help me. So before that, I will also express my sincerity and offer you young people an opportunity that can be of some use."
"If you want to gain more from this opportunity and improve your vital Primordial Qi, then follow my advice."
Lu Ming suddenly realized, and was overjoyed. It turned out that the examiner was leaking the questions to him!
Although he didn't know exactly what kind of opportunity Zhou Xuan was talking about, as long as he could gain benefits and improve his Primordial Qi, it was always a good thing. With the arrival of this year's " Rain Weakening Period," the Black Rain Season would also break out, and these were all unsettling changes. Only by improving his strength could he obtain more security.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master!" Lu Ming quickly clasped his hands in gratitude.
Zhou Xuan waved his hand reservedly.
Lu Ming, beaming with joy, carried the box containing the remaining 50,000 Heavenly Gold Sand back to the Thunderfire Hall, filled with wonderful news.