Free Web NovelChapter 194.3: Slaying Dao Lord Shan Hai; Lu Changsheng Masters Six Principles! (III)
The Exchange Hall was as busy as ever. Lu Changsheng pushed through the crowd and immediately went to see Zhao Yuanshan.
"Brother Zhao, I have four drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. I want to exchange them for two drops with metal attributes and two with water attributes. Can you do that for me?"
"Of course," Zhao Yuanshan nodded, then he paused and lowered his voice. "These four drops came from Wang Yun, right?"
"Yes," Lu Changsheng answered honestly. "They are from Wang Yun."
Zhao Yuanshan's eyes widened slightly. His voice dropped even lower, and his expression turned serious. "So you actually managed to kill Dao Lord Shan Hai..."
"Oh?" Lu Changsheng glanced at him. "I did not expect the news to spread so quickly..."
Hearing Lu Changsheng's acknowledgment, Zhao Yuanshan couldn't help but gasp.
"Incredible. Brother Lu, I've always known your talent was astonishing and your Perception unmatched. I knew you would soar to great heights one day... but I never imagined that day would come so soon! If word gets out that you killed Dao Lord Shan Hai, you'll surely be counted among the top supreme Dao Foundation experts in the third layer region of the Ancient Region..."
Zhao Yuanshan's expression turned slightly complicated. He had a good relationship with Lu Changsheng, so Lu Changsheng's rise was naturally beneficial to him. Even so, seeing the speed at which Lu Changsheng advanced left him with a bitter feeling he could not quite suppress. Indeed, some people were simply beyond comparison.
"Brother Zhao, I came here to exchange four drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood." Lu Changsheng returned to the main topic. "Two with metal attributes and two with water. Can you trade with me?"
"Sure, sure. No problem."
Zhao Yuanshan had many drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood of various attributes on hand. A simple exchange like this would not trouble him at all.
Besides, Lu Changsheng was only asking for essence blood with attributes that belonged to the Five Elements. Among Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, attributes of the Five Elements were the most common, so they were not especially precious to him.
Soon, Lu Changsheng successfully traded his four drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood for two drops of metal attribute and two drops of water attribute.
As he was about to leave the Exchange Hall, Zhao Yuanshan hesitated for a moment before offering a reminder. "Brother Lu, your killing of Dao Lord Shan Hai will cause quite a stir. Your identity will likely be exposed as well. I imagine you won't be able to keep a low-profile as before."
Lu Changsheng had already expected this, so he only smiled. "Back when I was in the second layer of the Ancient Region, my reputation was far greater than it is now. It doesn't matter. No amount of fame will affect my cultivation."
With that, Lu Changsheng left the Exchange Hall.
Zhao Yuanshan watched him go and smiled to himself. Back then, Lu Changsheng had ranked first on both Candidate Lists and dominated an entire generation of both the Immortal Dao and Martial Dao—a truly extraordinary martial artist known far and wide. Compared with that, the fame from killing Dao Lord Shan Hai was nothing.
It seemed Zhao Yuanshan had underestimated him after all.
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Back in his cave residence, Lu Changsheng took out the two drops of metal-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, intending to focus on cultivation.
He was not worried about the chatter outside. Dao Lord Shan Hai was already dead. Even if someone truly wanted to avenge him, Lu Changsheng had nothing to fear. Once this seclusion ended, his strength would reach an entirely new level.
First, I'll contemplate the Principles.
Lu Changsheng closed his eyes and began contemplating the Metal Principle and the Water Principle. By now, he was already well practiced in contemplating Principles through Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, so the process went smoothly.
One day passed, then two, then three, then four. freewebnovel.cσ๓
On the fourth day, Lu Changsheng's Mind Space trembled slightly. Two new rays of light, one from the Metal Principle, and the other from the Water Principle, appeared within it.
Done!
Comprehending these two additional Principles had been more or less straightforward.
With a single thought, Lu Changsheng summoned the Metal Principle, Wood Principle, Water Principle, and Fire Principle. Four beams of light shimmered within his Mind Space. Now, he only lacked the Earth Principle to complete the full set of the Five Elemental Principles.
Together with the Mental Principle and the Wind Principle, Lu Changsheng had now mastered six Principles in total. The moment all six Principles appeared at once, his Mind Space trembled violently and expanded outward by a large margin. Every Principle he mastered strengthened the Mind Space and widened its range. Now, with six Principles, his Mind Space had become vast beyond comparison.
A realization gradually dawned on Lu Changsheng.
I now have six Principles. With them, my Mind Space alone is strong enough to surpass most supreme Dao Foundation experts.
In the third layer of the Ancient Region, anyone who controlled four Principles was already considered a powerful Dao Foundation expert, and those who could control Five Principles were exceedingly rare. As for controlling six, only a select few have ever reached that level.
And yet, Lu Changsheng had reached that level.
Lu Changsheng's current strength was truly frightening. If he faced Dao Lord Shan Hai again, he could now crush him with a wave of his hand. That was how much his combat power had risen. Six Principles had pushed him far beyond where he had been before.
However, what Lu Changsheng looked forward to most was not the growth of his Mind Space, but the divine techniques.
If I combined the Wind Principle with the four Principles of Metal, Wood, Water, and Fire in different ways, what kind of earth-shattering divine techniques could I have?
Lu Changsheng could hardly wait to find out. With that thought, he rose and headed straight for the Divine Technique Hall.
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Inside the Divine Technique Hall, Lu Changsheng tirelessly worked through the manuals on the shelves.
In general, the more Principles a divine technique involved, the rarer it became. The Flame Current he had found before was already considered one of the supreme divine techniques, and its power had proven terrifying. Now that he had comprehended two more Principles, he wanted to find an even stronger compound divine technique, one formed from five Principles.
However, after searching for a long time, Lu Changsheng still could not find a technique he was satisfied with. The strongest techniques recorded in the hall were supreme compound divine techniques formed from three Principles, such as Flame Current, which he had already brought to Perfection. As for compound divine techniques involving four or more Principles, the Divine Technique Hall of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect did not seem to have any at all. freewebnσvel.cøm
He sighed. There are no divine techniques suited to my current Principles...
Lu Changsheng had now mastered six Principles in total: Wind, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Mental. Setting aside the Mental Principle, the other five could be rearranged and combined into a new compound divine technique.
However, it seemed that no Dao Foundation martial artist had ever comprehended this exact combination of five Principles in the entire history of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect. So naturally, no one had created a divine technique based on them either.
Lu Changsheng fell deep in thought. If there is no suitable divine technique, then I guess I have to create one myself!
Every divine technique is formed from a different combination of Principles. By running through the possible combinations, a person could deduce which Principles produced which divine technique, and perhaps even find the combination that would create the strongest divine technique of all.
Each combination would normally have to be tested and verified. Creating different combinations of Principles and confirming that they work could take several dozen years, or even several hundred. However, I don't need to verify them one by one. I only need to run through the possible combinations, because the Status Panel can tell me whether a combination of Principles would successfully create a divine technique.
The thought sent a surge of excitement through Lu Changsheng. With this method, it was very likely that he could attempt to create a divine technique on his own.
Forming a divine technique required deep comprehension of Principles and extraordinary Perception, which Lu Changsheng lacked neither. The real lay in verification, which was the most time-consuming part of forming divine techniques. Fortunately, his Status Panel could handle that for him. As long as the panel confirmed that a divine technique had been successfully formed, he could skip countless failed attempts and save a great deal of time.
I want to create a compound divine technique of five Principles, and it must be a supreme compound divine technique with immense power. With my current Perception, it shouldn't be impossible. And once I succeed, I'll be able to bring it straight to Perfection.
Lu Changsheng knew very well that forming a divine technique would take far longer than simply practicing one. Last time, practicing the three-Principle divine technique, Flame Current, had taken him five months. This time, if he wanted to form a supreme five-Principle compound divine technique from nothing, it could take him eight months, ten months, or even a full year.
Cultivation knows no time! This seclusion session might last a long while, but I absolutely need to create this divine technique.
Once Lu Changsheng made up his mind, he returned to his cave residence and sealed the entrance, thus keeping away any visitors. From then on, he remained alone inside.
Here we go.
Lu Changsheng closed his eyes. Within his Mind Space, the five Principles revolved around him as he began his first attempt at creating a new divine technique.
