Chapter 214 -116: The Lu Family’s Younger Generation’s Strength Surges! Let Faith Fly for a While
‘Not nearly strong enough?’
‘The man who wrote so many rousing articles, awakening the spirit in countless people?’
‘The man who dared to denounce the warlords, the foreigners, and even the Emperor?’
‘The man who turned Da Xin Publishing House into an emerging force in the Daxia New Country?’
‘And his will isn’t strong enough?’
Seeing the confusion on the faces of Lu Jingteng and the other two, Lu Yun said calmly,
“Young people are full of passion. They may seem to have an indomitable will, but success is impossible without being tempered by true hardship.”
‘I’ve walked a long road, from being the last Martial Champion Scholar of the Yin Dynasty to the head of the Lu Family Trading Company.’
‘Every step of the way was through blood and fire. Every step was another life-or-death trial.’
‘Those who have never truly suffered will never understand. Mere words are useless.’
“The moment he faces a real setback, he’ll lose everything.”
“Once Jingyao is tempered by hardship, his will shall surpass all else. It will become even stronger than mine, his own father’s.”
“Then, these things will become his nourishment. Even the so-called Outer Celestial Demons will crumble before such a will.”
“Ultimately, all of this will help him realize his deepest convictions, and he might even become a Grandmaster of Huajin overnight.”
Lu Jingteng and the other two were utterly dumbfounded.
‘Becoming a Grandmaster of Huajin overnight?’
‘What even is a Grandmaster of Huajin? In all these years, there have been so few publicly known ones in the entire Daxia New Country.’
‘And my younger brother, Jingyao, could become a Grandmaster of Huajin overnight?’
A wave of envy washed over him, but Lu Jingjun couldn’t help but ask, “Father, what kind of conviction could possibly hold such immense power?”
‘Is there truly a conviction in this world that can make an Outer Celestial Demon crumble?’
“A single spark can start a prairie fire.”
After saying those eight words, Lu Yun paused, a slight smile playing on his lips. “Let’s let Jingyao’s conviction develop a while longer.”
Then, his tone shifted. “Jing Jun. Jingwu.”
“The Immortal Flesh you two ate last time... that power within your bodies hasn’t been fully expended, has it?”
Lu Jingjun and Lu Jingwu said in unison, “That’s right!”
Although the small piece of Immortal Flesh they ate last time had allowed them to break through to a new Realm, the power it contained was simply too vast—like pouring an entire vat of water into a tiny cup.
Immediately after their breakthrough, they had both thought it was fully assimilated. But as they continued their cultivation, they slowly discovered that a small portion of it remained inside them.
It was as if they had eaten until they were stuffed and still had much left to digest.
Lu Jingjun and Lu Jingwu could do nothing about it but to painstakingly refine it, step by step.
Lu Yun slowly rose to his feet. The moment he stood, something seemed to shift in the air.
For a fleeting instant, the three of them saw an illusory, jade-green radiance.
That profound, mystical jade-green light emanated faintly from Lu Yun’s body—ethereal and barely visible.
A faint halo of light enveloped his entire being.
What was it like? He seemed like an enlightened High Monk, or perhaps an Immortal who had descended to the mortal realm to reveal his divine form.
The next moment, Lu Yun stepped forward and extended his hands, placing his left on Lu Jingjun’s shoulder and his right on Lu Jingwu’s.
The instant his fingers touched them, a visible, greenish-yellow aura surged from his fingertips!
Lu Jingjun and Lu Jingwu felt a sudden warmth on their shoulders as the greenish-yellow aura instantly penetrated their bodies!
Their eyes flew open. The power from the Immortal Flesh, which they had been slowly assimilating, was now being drawn out by that greenish-yellow aura, surging wildly through their meridians!
The speed was more than ten times faster than their own refinement! No—it was dozens of times faster!
Lu Jingjun felt a dull RUMBLE from within. The bottleneck to Mid-stage Anjin was shattered in an instant by the torrential force!
Late-stage Anjin!
He clenched his fists, feeling the even greater power coursing through his meridians.
Likewise, the power within Lu Jingwu’s body was also skyrocketing, as if propelled by a rocket, bursting through one level after another.
In the blink of an eye, he broke through from the Early-stage Anjin Realm to Mid-stage Anjin!
The two of them shot to their feet, their faces alight with incredulous joy.
‘I broke through? Just like that?’
Just then, Lu Yun withdrew his hands, a wisp of greenish-yellow light flashing deep in his eyes.
He could feel the rapid drain on his Divine Intent True Qi. In that single moment, he had consumed a tenth of his entire reserve.
‘That’s an outrageous amount,’ he thought. ‘Even if I had to fight that half-baked Grandmaster of Divine Intent, Count Thorne, again, it wouldn’t take nearly this much Divine Intent True Qi to kill him.’
‘A few punches would be enough to kill that piece of trash.’
‘Yet now, just helping my sons assimilate the remnants of the Immortal Flesh has cost me a tenth of my reserves. The consumption of Divine Intent True Qi is truly staggering.’
After a moment, Lu Yun asked calmly, “How do the two of you feel now?”
Lu Jingjun clenched his fists and said excitedly, “Father, I feel... I feel like I could kill an ox with my bare hands right now!”
Beside him, Lu Jingwu’s face was flushed with excitement. “Eldest Uncle, I’m at Mid-stage Anjin now, too! I never even dared to dream of having this kind of power!”
He truly never expected it. He had practiced Martial Arts since childhood, and after so many years of training, he had only barely managed to reach the Peak of Mingjin.
Lu Jingwu had thought he would be burning incense in thanks if he could just reach Early-stage Anjin in this lifetime. Anything Mid-stage or above was something he didn’t even dare to dream about.
But now, his Eldest Uncle had given him some miraculous Immortal Flesh and helped him cross that chasm.
Lu Jingteng stood there, staring wide-eyed as he watched the power of his second brother and his cousin skyrocket.
Then, he turned to his father, his face full of anticipation. His gaze was as searing as two balls of fire, as if to say, ‘Dad, it’s my turn now, right?’
「A few hours later」
The sky outside was already bright. Lu Jingteng, Lu Jingjun, and Lu Jingwu stood there, each of them trembling with excitement.
Lu Jingteng’s transformation was the most dramatic. He had originally just barely crossed the threshold of Ming Jin, but after this one night, he was like a new man, completely reborn.
His entire vitality and spirit had been renewed. He had broken through from being a novice at Ming Jin all the way to Early-stage Anjin.
He had crossed an entire major Realm. It was no exaggeration to say he had ascended to the heavens in a single step.
Lu Jingteng clenched his fists, his eyes reddening with emotion.
Lu Jingjun’s progress was the most outrageous. He had been at Mid-stage Anjin, and now he had shot straight to the Peak of Anjin, just one step away from becoming a Grandmaster of Huajin.
He seemed much more composed than before, and his gaze held a new, indescribable confidence.
It was a confidence born from immense power. He was now the strongest in the Lu Family, second only to Lu Yun.
As for Lu Jingwu, he, too, had broken through to the Late-stage Anjin Realm.
While not as outrageous as Lu Jingjun’s progress, it was still a genuine and massive leap forward.
Lu Yun sat on the sofa, sensing that only a third of his Divine Intent True Qi remained.
‘Such a massive expenditure... It will take me at least ten days to fully recover.’
‘And even that rapid recovery is only thanks to the Glazed Radiant Body technique.’
This Cultivation Technique, which he had mastered to its absolute limit, had brought Lu Yun all sorts of unbelievable abilities.
Not only was its Defense Power astonishing and his life force extremely high, but it also came with many other miraculous abilities.
For example, his Divine Intent True Qi recovered much faster than that of an ordinary Grandmaster of Divine Intent.
And there was another, even more terrifying aspect.
When the Divine Intent True Qi of an ordinary Grandmaster of Divine Intent left their body, it could survive for less than half an hour at most before dissipating into the heavens and earth.
But Lu Yun’s Divine Intent True Qi could linger for a very long time. As for exactly how long, that would depend on the circumstances surrounding Lu Jingteng and the others.
Lu Yun had left a trace of his Divine Intent True Qi inside each of their bodies.
That small wisp of Divine Intent True Qi was hidden deep within them and would normally have no effect at all.
It would simply lie dormant, as if asleep, neither interfering with their cultivation nor affecting their daily lives.
But at a critical moment—for instance, if they were to face possession by an Outer Celestial Demon—that wisp of Divine Intent True Qi would erupt.
This was the reason Lu Yun was gradually becoming more comfortable with them consuming large amounts of Immortal Flesh. He could only hope that the Divine Intent True Qi he left inside them would prove effective.
‘As for how long the Divine Intent True Qi can remain inside their bodies... one day? Three days? Or seven?’
No one could say for sure. Even Lu Yun himself did not know.
This was his first time trying this, the first time leaving his Divine Intent True Qi inside another person’s body. The effects, the duration—all of it was still unknown.
But it didn’t matter. He would just use his Divine Sense to check on them every day.
If he discovered the Divine Intent True Qi he had left them was gone, he would simply replenish it.

Comments

Loading...