Rain Pearls

Under Lu Ming's solemn gaze, the warm yellow light pierced through the black mist. Unsurprisingly, six massive four-armed Rain Abominations riding abomination beasts gathered outside the Azure Light Restriction of the medicinal garden.

Their grayish-black eyes stared eagerly at the interior of the medicinal garden shielded by the Azure Light Restriction, radiating an aura of greed and hunger, ready to make their move.

“Focus on your cultivation; do not be distracted.”

Just as worry began to rise in Lu Ming's heart, Lu Jin's calm, aged voice rang out beside his ear, instantly soothing his mind.

Boom!

A violent and tyrannical thunderfire primordial energy, like a great sun of thunder and fire, suddenly erupted within the medicinal garden.

In the next instant, under Lu Ming's astonished gaze, Lu Jin's aged figure was enveloped in soaring thunder and fire. He wore the Thunderfire Feather Robe and held a thunderfire mace, looking like a divine general of thunder and fire slaying evil spirits.

Taking a step forward, he actually walked right out of the Azure Light Restriction, appearing directly in front of the six Rain Abominations.

“Do you want to eat my grandson's Divine Ability Bone that badly?” The old man wearing the Thunderfire Feather Robe spoke. Violent thunder and fire danced in his pupils, and a biting killing intent erupted from his calm voice.

“Since you've come, you might as well leave your 'Rain Pearls' behind. That's the only thing on your bodies that is of any use.”

Lu Jin thrust out his left palm. In an instant, a dark golden flame blade light spanning dozens of zhang directly tore through the rain mist, striking a four-armed Rain Abomination with the momentum of crashing thunder.

Seeing this dark golden flame blade light spanning dozens of zhang, Lu Ming inside the medicinal garden gasped in shock. “Is that the Flame Blade?!”

Compared to Lu Jin's strike, his own foot-long green flame blade was like a loach compared to a giant python.

Hiss!

As the golden flame blade light swept through, the struck four-armed Rain Abomination could not even offer a shred of resistance before it was sliced cleanly in two.

Foul, smelly blood splattered everywhere.

However, the Rain Abomination displayed incredibly tenacious vitality. Even though it had been cut in half, it continued to screech. The surrounding black rain mist condensed at its wounds, sprouting black granulation tissue in an attempt to stop the bleeding and regenerate.

Boom!

But in the next instant, a domineering and violent thunderous fist print crashed down.

Mid Divine Ability, Palm Lightning!

As the lightning fist fell, the Rain Abomination was completely blasted into a ground full of gray-green chunks of flesh.

Rumble!

Lu Jin's figure transformed into a beam of thunderfire light as he swept forward. Every swing of the Thunderfire Whip in his hand seemed like the God of Thunder dealing death, completely crushing the four-armed Rain Abominations.

In just over a dozen breaths, five four-armed Rain Abominations were smashed into charred, minced meat by Lu Jin's Thunderfire Whip.

The remaining four-armed Rain Abomination rode its abomination beast, diving into the black mist in an attempt to escape.

But Lu Jin clearly had no intention of letting it go. Flapping his Thunderfire Feather Robe, he transformed into a streak of lightning, catching up in an instant and smashing down with his Thunderfire Whip, rigid as an iron mace.

The ground exploded, and the last four-armed Rain Abomination was also slain.

Inside the medicinal garden, Lu Ming stared blankly at this scene. This was the first time he had seen Lu Jin truly fight. That domineering and mighty posture, resembling a divine general of thunder and fire, formed a stark contrast with his usual aged appearance.

He had finally witnessed the power of a Divine Ability Master with his own eyes.

On the other hand, Lu Qingyan, Lu Jinglei, and Qian Shan maintained calm expressions. They had likely seen this often, so it was nothing out of the ordinary for them.

After completely slaying the six four-armed Rain Abominations, Lu Jin bent down to search through the chunks of flesh for a moment before walking back into the medicinal garden.

By the time he reached Lu Ming, the brilliant and dazzling Thunderfire Feather Robe had completely dissipated, and he had returned to his usual aged appearance. He stretched out his hand and said, “Ming'er, I have a little gift for you.”

Lu Ming looked over curiously, only to see six gray fleshy pearls resting in Lu Jin's palm. These pearls were precisely the things embedded in the foreheads of the Rain Abominations.

At this moment, the fleshy pearls emitted a foul, fishy stench, but Lu Ming could keenly and faintly sense a peculiar fluctuation of primordial energy radiating from them.

“These are Rain Pearls, the source of a Rain Abomination's power,” Lu Jin explained. “They contain the primordial energy of heaven and earth polluted by the black rain. If you refine away the polluted aura, the primordial energy within can be absorbed. Since you are currently in the stage of the third bone refining, using these in conjunction with the High-grade Bone Refining Pills will yield a much stronger effect.”

He pinched a gray fleshy pearl, and violent thunderfire suddenly rose from his palm. Under the refinement of the thunderfire, the outer layer of the gray fleshy pearl began to melt. After about the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Lu Ming was surprised to find that the smelly gray fleshy pearl had completely changed its appearance.

From a somewhat disgusting fleshy pearl, it had turned into a pale green bead. The bead was slightly translucent, and a mysterious aura seemed to rise within it.

“Give it a try.” Lu Jin handed the refined Rain Pearl to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming took it curiously. After a slight hesitation, he began to circulate the Thunderfire Furnace Qi Refining Technique. In the next moment, he felt a cool energy flow from the Rain Pearl into his body.

It was a special primordial energy of heaven and earth, cool and pure.

This energy eventually poured into his Divine Ability Bone. Instantly, Lu Ming felt an indescribable sense of comfort and pleasure rise from his heart.

The refining progress of his Divine Ability Bone loosened slightly.

The bone-tempering effect was not weaker than the medicinal power of a High-grade Bone Refining Pill. Most surprisingly to Lu Ming, this soft, cool energy did not conflict with the medicinal power of the Bone Refining Pill. Instead, the two could stack to temper his Divine Ability Bone together.

“Good stuff!”

Lu Ming was pleasantly surprised. Gripping the Rain Pearl tightly, he no longer hesitated and greedily absorbed the remaining soft energy within.

Half an hour passed in this manner.

Lu Ming reluctantly let go of the Rain Pearl. As the last trace of energy was drawn out, the bead began to dim and wither, finally turning into powder and dispersing with the wind.

Sensing the tempering progress of his Divine Ability Bone, a look of joy surfaced in Lu Ming's eyes.

The bone-tempering effect achieved by combining the Rain Pearl with the Bone Refining Pill was far greater than the sum of its parts.

“Grandfather, another one!” Lu Ming said eagerly.

However, Lu Jin shook his head and said solemnly, “Although the energy within these Rain Pearls is beneficial for cultivation, you cannot use too many in a short period. After all, they originate from Rain Abominations. Even if the polluted aura is refined away, they still carry negative effects that can erode your willpower. Did you feel any irritability in your heart when you absorbed it just now?”

Lu Ming blinked, then shook his head firmly. He had not felt the slightest bit of irritability.

“?”

Seeing this, Lu Jin was also stunned. This did not seem right.

“Was your mind slightly dazed at any point?”

Lu Ming shook his head.

“Any auditory hallucinations?”

He shook his head again.

Lu Jin was dumbfounded. The two stared at each other for a moment before he asked in confusion, “That's not right. The negative effects of Rain Pearls are common knowledge. How could you have no reaction at all?”

Lu Ming's expression flickered. Could it be because of the imprint of the Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus divine ability branded on his Divine Ability Bone? The only thing on his body capable of neutralizing such negative effects was this mysterious opportunity.

While Lu Ming was speculating, Lu Jin also thought of this. He nodded slightly and murmured, “It is said that some legendary Grand Divine Abilities indeed possess the mystical power to protect their host. Perhaps the negative effects of the Rain Pearl were quietly eliminated by it.”

Hearing this, Lu Ming was overjoyed, secretly praising it as a wonderful treasure.

“Then can I continue absorbing the Rain Pearls?” Lu Ming asked expectantly. If he had these Rain Pearls to assist him, his progress in the third bone refining would be immensely boosted. Although he might not be able to complete the third bone refining within ten days, he could at least push his progress close to great perfection.

If so, he would have a much better chance of victory when facing those veteran disciples who had completed their third bone refining at the Hall Meet.

Lu Jin pondered for a few breaths before nodding. His grandson was clearly extraordinary, so there was no need to place restrictions on him.

“In that case, go ahead. However, I originally thought these six Rain Pearls would be enough for you, but now it seems they won't last very long. Had I known, I wouldn't have wiped out all those Rain Abominations. I should have let one escape,” Lu Jin said with some regret.

Lu Ming's eyes widened in realization as he looked at Lu Jin. “Grandfather, you didn't make a move last night but waited until today. Were you using me as bait to fish?”

“Uh...”

“Haha, you caught on, you clever brat.”