Chapter Eleven: Innate Talent

  Wu Chen's pupils suddenly contracted, and he never expected that a single body refinement would give him such a big surprise from Lu Fan.

  Lu Fan let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground with a thud, his entire body's red color dissipating.

  Lu Fangdao: "Master, this flame is really painful. How long have I lasted?"

  Wu Chen gathered his emotions and said lightly: "Two hours, not bad, better than I thought."

  Lu Fan hummed in response, but didn't know what Wu Chen meant by "a little better".

  Wu Chen reached out and pressed down on Lu Fan's shoulder, a white light burst forth from Wu Chen's hand and surged into Lu Fan's body.

  Lu Fan immediately felt his entire body's fatigue disappear, indeed a Qi Refining Master was extraordinary.

  Wu Chen said: "You punch again and I'll take a look, use your greatest strength, and hit the cauldron."

  Lu Fan stood up and walked to the side of the cauldron. Just as he was about to throw a punch, Lu Fan seemed to think of something and said, "Master, if I break your cauldron, you won't blame me, will you?"

  Wu Chen lightly laughed and said: "If you can hit me, I'll acknowledge you as my master. Come on, punch with all your might."

  Lu Fan took a deep breath and threw a punch at Ding in an instant.

  Bōzan-ken!

  Both fists simultaneously struck the cauldron, and Lu Fan saw that in an instant he felt a flow of energy gushing out from his dantian position, and then actually transformed into flames bursting forth on both his fists.

  With a loud clang, the cauldron was undamaged, but Lu Fan felt a powerful backlash from within the cauldron.

  In an instant, Lu Fan flew out and smashed onto the ground.

  With a grimace, Lu Fan felt his whole body was about to fall apart under this counter-shock.

  Wu Chen watched carefully from the side, if the first punch that Lu Fan threw out flames was an accident, then this time it was confirmed.

  Wu Chen said: "Lu Fan, I didn't expect you to have more talent than I thought."

  Lu Fangdao said: "Is that so? Master, I just saw flames on my fist, what's going on?"

  Wu Chen smiled and said, "This is the talent I was telling you about. That's right, from now on you have the qualifications to become a Qi Refiner. However, don't think that the strand of spiritual energy in your body is the same as a Qi Refiner's yuanqi, it's still far off. Hmm, looks like we can accelerate your cultivation a bit, I'll give you a task, go buy these medicinal materials first. Starting tomorrow, come to the cauldron every day to temper your body, and then follow me to learn about alchemy."

  Wu Chen handed a piece of paper to Lu Fan.

  At a glance, there are over a dozen types of medicinal herbs involved on the paper, although they are all basic and not very expensive, but it seems like a large quantity. Just one type of Lobelia chinensis requires several catties!

  "Should we go buy it now? But I don't have enough money on me."

  Wu Chen smiled and said: "Don't look at me, I don't have any money either. Think of a way yourself, if you want to learn alchemy, you need to buy everything. Remember to come over tomorrow at this time."

  Lu Fan nodded helplessly. No wonder there were so few Qi Refiners. Just learning the basics required so many medicinal materials, how could ordinary people afford to learn?

  Wu Chen stood in the courtyard, quietly contemplating as he turned and left.

  The training plan he had originally prepared for Lu Fan might need to be revised, as this disciple of his seemed to have more talent than he had anticipated.

  With a faint smile, Wu Chen limped back to his own room.

  He reached out from under the table and pulled out a book, blowing off the thick dust on it.

  It seems like I need to teach him something special now.

  Wu Chen opened the book, and on its cover were clearly written four large characters: "Wuji Lian Shen".

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  On the street, Lu Fan was eating something randomly while starting to sweep away medicinal materials.

  Lu Fan went to every stall and every medicine shop, comparing prices and haggling. He ran around for a whole day and only bought half of what he needed, spending all the money on him.

  At this rate, the task will definitely not be completed. There's no way around it, Lu Fan can only go home first and think about whether he can ask his father for some more.

  But if his father asked him what he was buying medicine for, Lu Fan found it somewhat difficult to answer.

  He didn't want to expose the fact that he had already become an apprentice for the time being, and even less did he want others to know that he was about to become a Qi Refiner.

  He was never a showy person, low-key has always been his principle of doing things.

  Especially, he was uncertain about his father's reaction after telling him that he would become a Qi Refiner. He estimated that there was an 80% chance that he wouldn't be believed, and it was better not to say anything, so as not to waste his breath.

  When he returned home, it was already night. As soon as he walked to the door, a guard from the Lu family stopped him and said: "Young Master Lu Fan, the old master is waiting for you in the backyard. He has been waiting for you for a long time, hurry up and go. Let me say one more thing, Young Master Lu Fan, you were really impressive last night! I've always known that you have real skills, but didn't want to show them off. I saw it a long time ago that you're not an ordinary person, and you'll soar to great heights sooner or later."

  The flattering expression on his face was completely exposed, and Lu Fan smiled lightly and said: "Is that so? Then why a month ago when I fell in front of my own door, no one helped me up. Don't tell me you weren't on duty that day."

  Shou Wei's smile froze instantly, Lu Fan didn't bother to respond to him and didn't seem to care about what he said.

  If he had the ability to bully others at will, wouldn't he be just like Lu Ming? Calmly, Lu Fan said: "I know. I'll go now."

  Lu Fan walked towards the backyard, and the guard behind him wiped the sweat from his forehead.

  They used to be just like Lu Ming and the others, looking down on Lu Fan from all sides. Although they didn't speak harshly, they couldn't help but give him disdainful looks. Fortunately, Young Master Lu Fan didn't hold grudges, or else he would have been in trouble.

  After all, one should not look down on others, keep this lesson in mind and never dare to make the same mistake again.

  The backyard of Lu's family, pavilions and towers, mountains and rocks, lakes and waters, small fish in groups.

  Lu Haoran sat in the middle of Lake Heart Pavilion, practicing his skills slowly. Every move seemed to have a deep meaning, although slow, it had momentum, and although gentle, it was powerful. After all, there was a huge difference between him and Lu Haoran's strength.

  He hasn't even reached the inner gong realm after cultivating his body, while Lu Haoran is already a master of the ninth level of inner gong.

  Lu Fan saw Lu Haoran from afar and stopped in his tracks, saying loudly: "Grandson Lu Fan has seen Grandfather."

  Lu Hao Ran said softly: "Lu Fan, come here."

  Lu Fan quickly walked into the middle of the lake pavilion and stood respectfully beside Lu Haoran as he practiced his martial arts.

  Within Lu Fan's realm of perception, he could only sense the overwhelming power behind each of Lu Haoran's movements, which, despite being slow, gave people an irrepressible feeling.

  Lu Hao Ran spoke up at this time: "Lu Fan, come, let's exchange a couple of moves."

  Lu Fan bowed his head and replied: "Yes."

  Lu Hao Ran finished his work and turned to Lu Fan, saying in a low voice: "Give me your best punch."

  Lu Fan's left foot retreated, his posture adjusted, his eyes quickly became firm, and his whole body was like a bow waiting to be released.

  Lu Haoran nodded secretly, with a pretty good momentum and some meaning.

  With a loud shout, Lu Fan rushed forward, throwing a punch straight at Lu Haoran's chest.

  Lu Fan didn't hold back at all, he clearly knew that his strength was not enough to hurt Lu Haoran. Grandfather just wanted to see how strong he was after all.

  His fist had yet to touch Lu Hao Ran's clothes, an inch away, when Lu Fan felt his punching force being blocked by a layer of invisible airflow, with ripples appearing in the air.

  Lu Hao Ran's eyes lit up, and Lu Fan's punch was actually able to stir up waves in his aura, the fist strength not weak.

  "Come again!"

  Lu Hao Ran let out a light cry. Lu Fan turned around and once again threw out both fists.

  Bōzan-ken!

  All power burst out in an instant, and at this moment, Lu Fan's punch was far more powerful than the one that killed Lu Tianxia.

  The fist's power suddenly made all the airflow in front of Lu Hao Ran surge violently like water.

  Lu Hao Ran was overjoyed, the power of this punch could be compared to a casual strike from a martial artist who had cultivated inner energy, and even Lu Ming might not be able to deliver such a powerful blow.

  Lu Hao Ran thought it was all over, but at this moment, a wisp of flame emerged from Lu Fan's fist again.

  Although it didn't have much power, it still startled Lu Haoran for a moment.

  Lu Fan felt his dantian being emptied in an instant, that thin strand of energy as fine as a silk thread was completely consumed by him.

  Lu Hao Ran lightly waved his hand, and Lu Fan immediately felt a strong force that made him retreat three steps.

  Lu Hao Ran's face was filled with surprise, as if he had seen a huge treasure, and he asked Lu Fan: "What just happened with that punch, how did you manage to produce flames?"

  To be honest, Lu Fan himself didn't know exactly what it was, he only knew that it was refined from his master's body.

  He scratched his head and said, "I don't know either. I just used too much force and it came out. I only discovered it recently."

  "Alright, alright, alright!"

  Lu Hao Ran said a few good words in a row.

  "Heaven has blessed our Lu family, and now it's sent us a genius like you."

  Lu Hao Ran seemed extremely excited, while Lu Fan felt somewhat puzzled and asked aloud: "Grandfather, what's going on?"

  Lu Hao Ran said: "Lu Fan, do you know what it means for your fist to bring fire?"

  Lu Fan shook his head slightly.

  Lu Hao Ran continued, "This means that you can perfectly cultivate our Lu family's Blazing Golden Body Technique. Haha, for many years, no one has ever fully cultivated the Blazing Golden Body Technique. This time, with Lu Fan, our Lu family will rise to the peak once again."

  Lu Fan opened his mouth, still somewhat puzzled. But seeing Grandpa so happy, Lu Fan could only follow along and smile too.

  Lu Hao Ran calmed down his excited emotions and said to Lu Fan: "You come with me."

  As he spoke, Lu Haoran headed in the direction of the Lu family's library building.

  "Grandpa, where are we going now?" asked Lu Fan from behind.

  Lu Hao Ran said, "Need you ask? Of course we're going to the library. Lu Fan, Grandfather owes you an apology. All these years and I never discovered that you are actually the true genius of our Lu family. But don't worry, from today on, I will cultivate you with all my might. Whatever you need, Grandfather will get it for you. Now, first let me pass down to you our Lu family's most powerful technique, the Blazing Golden Body."

  Lu Fan was stunned for a moment, but immediately became excited again.

  Fierce Fire Golden Body Decision!

  He can cultivate the Blazing Golden Body Technique! This was one of his childhood dreams.

  And judging from Lu Hadan's current appearance, asking him for some money would definitely not be a problem.