The Lei Huo Shen Tong, or Thunder Fire Divine Eyes, has four stages of cultivation: Introduction, Minor Accomplishment, Great Accomplishment, and Perfection. Once cultivated to perfection, as a Rank Six divine ability, Zhang Fan's eyes would become more scorching and dazzling than the Sun Star, and ordinary True Immortals would find it difficult to withstand its attack.
Zhang Fan's goal tonight was to cultivate it to the introductory stage. As long as he could reach that point, his eyes would no longer be his weakness, but a powerful trump card.
The spiritual energy on Earth was far inferior to that of some eternal stars in the starry sky, but it was still much better than that of some abandoned stars.
Following the Qi absorption method of the 'Ten Absolute Heavenly God Record,' Zhang Fan absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy with all his might. Then, according to the cultivation method of the 'Thunder Fire Divine Eyes,' he continuously transported the refined magical power within his body to temper his eyes.
Eyes were originally a very fragile part of the human body. Only by continuously tempering and strengthening them could they withstand the destructive power of thunder and fire.
This was an extremely long process.
Originally, Zhang Fan had hoped to cultivate the 'Thunder Fire Divine Eyes' to the introductory stage within one night. However, as soon as he began cultivating, he realized that even for him, it would be extremely difficult to achieve this overnight.
This was not only because of the sparse spiritual energy on Earth, but more importantly, because the cultivation of the 'Thunder Fire Divine Eyes' itself was very difficult.
When Zhang Fan opened his eyes, a crimson firelight shot out from his right eye, like the laser eyes of X-Men. A purple lightning bolt, as thick as a fingernail, shot out from his left eye, like heavenly thunder descending upon the world. With one thunder and one fire, the trees within ten meters in front of Zhang Fan were reduced to ashes.
However, these two destructive forces only lasted for a moment. The earthly fire and heavenly thunder flickering in Zhang Fan's eyes quickly dimmed and finally extinguished.
"I've grasped some of the basics, but I'm still a distance from the introductory stage," Zhang Fan said to himself, looking at the large scorched area of trees in front of him.
"At this pace, it will probably take nearly a week to cultivate the Thunder Fire Divine Eyes to the introductory stage," Zhang Fan thought.
"I should go back." Zhang Fan got up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and quickly rushed towards the direction of 'Huayuan Community.' The distance of several dozen li was nothing to Zhang Fan, taking only a few minutes at his full running speed, which could already rival the fastest sports cars in the world.
Moreover, once his cultivation broke through to the Divine Sea realm, he would be able to fly, and exceeding the speed of sound would not be a problem.
Zhang Fan quietly returned to his room, as if he had never left. Despite not sleeping all night, he was still full of energy.
Because he had promised to accompany Qingqing to her classmate's birthday party that evening, Zhang Fan stayed at home all day and did not go out. He was no longer the impulsive youth he once was, and spending more than half a day quietly by himself did not bore him; he found leisure to be an enjoyment.
In the afternoon, when it was time to meet Zhao Qingqing, Zhang Fan rummaged through his closet and found a slightly more presentable set of clothes.
However, he had never paid much attention to his attire, and the main reason was that he didn't have much money to do so. Therefore, even the clothes he considered presentable still looked a bit old-fashioned to others.
"The most important thing is demeanor," Zhang Fan thought.
As soon as Zhang Fan changed into his clothes, Zhao Qingqing knocked on the door.
When the door opened, a cute, round face appeared before Zhang Fan.
The young girl was wearing a white dress paired with black canvas shoes. Her shoulder-length hair, combined with her delicate features, made her look exceptionally radiant.
"Brother Zhang Fan, are you ready?" Zhao Qingqing looked at Zhang Fan and smiled brightly, exuding youthful vigor.
"En." Seeing the girl's appearance, Zhang Fan couldn't help but smile and nod.
"Then let's go." Zhao Qingqing took Zhang Fan's arm and walked out.
"Be careful," Zhang Xin said as she saw Zhang Fan and Zhao Qingqing leave.
"Got it." Zhao Qingqing nodded obediently, and Zhang Fan also nodded.
They went out, hailed a taxi, and went directly to the place of the celebration.
"Your classmate really has money, to hold a birthday party in a place like this," Zhang Fan teased, looking up at the four large characters 'Jin Bi Hui Huang' (Golden Jade and Brilliant Splendor).
'Jin Bi Hui Huang' KTV was a very famous music club in the northern part of Donghai City. It was famous not because of the high quality of its hostesses or its excellent service, but because of its powerful background.
It was said that influential figures from both the underworld and legitimate society in the northern district had interests there, so very few people dared to cause trouble. Even if conflicts arose within, no one dared to fight inside. Either both parties would back down, or they would arrange to fight outside.
This alone was enough to make 'Jin Bi Hui Huang' popular.
"Call your classmate and ask which private room," Zhang Fan said to Zhao Qingqing, standing in front of the 'Jin Bi Hui Huang' music club.
"En." Zhao Qingqing nodded, took out her phone, and made a call. After a brief conversation, she hung up.
"Let's go, it's in Xixiangyue," Zhao Qingqing said.
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Just after Zhao Qingqing hung up the phone, in a luxuriously decorated private room within the music club, a group of handsome young men and beautiful young women, dressed more maturely than their peers, were chatting casually. The large moving LCD screen only played soft love songs, and no one was singing.
As soon as she hung up the phone, the tall, cold, and elegant woman in a red short skirt smiled.
She played with her fair, slender fingers, casually toying with the exquisite wine glass in her hand. She leaned gracefully to the side against a young man in a blue suit and said to the man lazily lounging on the black leather sofa, playing with his phone, "Du Yang, I've invited the person for you. Whether you can seize this opportunity depends on you."
"Heh heh, don't worry, Yan Xue. Just watch me later," the lazy man said as he sat up, his tone filled with absolute confidence.
His father owned a paper mill in their hometown with assets in the tens of millions. Even in Donghai City, which was teeming with wealthy individuals, he could be considered a minor second-generation rich kid. Moreover, his elder brother was personally supporting him this time, so he was naturally full of confidence.
"Du Yang, I've also inquired about the girl you mentioned. Although her family background is ordinary, her looks are truly exceptional. Most importantly, her pure aura made even Big Brother's eyes light up," the man in the blue suit said with a playful smile, his arm around the slender waist of the woman in the red skirt.
His name was Chen Yuze, Ling Yanxue's boyfriend.
"Haha, great minds think alike. As expected of my Big Brother, I was indeed attracted by Qingqing's pure aura," the lazy man said happily, laughing heartily.
"However, this kind of girl is also hard to pursue, so you need to be mentally prepared. Don't force things," Chen Yuze added. He knew his younger brother could be a bit stubborn and was afraid of any unexpected incidents, so he reminded him.
"Don't worry, Big Brother, I'm confident," the lazy man said seriously, not catching the underlying meaning.
When the other handsome young men in the private room heard this, they chimed in.
"Don't worry, Young Master Yu. With Young Master Du's charm, he'll definitely win Zhao Qingqing over this time."
"That's right. In Donghai No. 7 Middle School, there's no woman that Young Master Du can't pursue."
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