Free Web NovelChapter 195.1: Lu Changsheng Forms His Own Divine Technique; More Dao Foundation Experts Seek His Help! (I)
Lu Changsheng's goal was now to form his own divine technique. However, to do that, he still needed a reference point as foundation, and on this occasion, he picked Flame Current.
Flame Current was a supreme compound divine technique built mainly around the Fire Principle. It drew on the Wind Principle, Wood Principle, and Fire Principle, then rearranged and combined them into one powerful whole. If Lu Changsheng wanted to create a divine technique of his own, he would have to follow a similar process.
The only difference was that he was no longer working with three Principles, but five instead. He would have to break all five apart and reassemble them from scratch, searching for a combination that could give rise to an entirely new divine technique.
However, every additional Principle made the process far more difficult. The possible arrangements did not merely increase by a little; they multiplied tremendously, and every change could affect the entire structure.
For an ordinary martial artist, even one round of this process could take an enormous amount of time and energy. However, given Lu Changsheng's exceptional Perception, the process would be slightly easier for him.
At the moment, within his Mind Space, he had been dismantling the five Principles, and running through each permutation with methodical patience, one after another, hoping to form a divine technique.
This arrangement is wrong... It won't form a divine technique at all.
This arrangement isn't bad... But these two Principles conflicted and negated each other's power. Even if a divine technique takes shape, its power would be greatly reduced.
These three Principles could work, but the moment I add a fourth, the whole thing collapses...
Lu Changsheng made dozens of attempts, then hundreds. However, not a single one successfully formed a divine technique. Nevertheless, he kept going. Every so often he would check his Status Panel, hoping to find a new divine technique listed there. However, the panel remained empty; none of his combinations had yielded a divine technique.
Time slipped by unnoticed, and several months passed in the blink of an eye.
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In Wang Yun's cave residence within the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect encampment, two visitors had come calling: Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian.
Both were celebrated figures in the sect, once heralded as generational geniuses, now counted among its supreme Dao Foundation experts. However, at this moment, their expressions were unusually grave.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, we come with a sincere request. We wish to invite the supreme Dao Foundation expert who killed Dao Lord Shan Hai to join us in contending for treasures in the secret realm."
"Fellow Daoist Wang, you know better than anyone how brutal those fights can be. Even if we combine our strength, we can't guarantee we'll secure a Principle Divine Stone. But with someone capable of killing Dao Lord Shan Hai fighting alongside us, our chances would be far greater."
"Right now, both of us are only one step away from getting our Principles to Perfection. Only after achieving that can we attempt to condense our divine abilities. This is the most critical juncture in our path to attaining the Dao. We hope Fellow Daoist Wang can help us."
"We would be eternally grateful."
The two martial artists were desperate, and Wang Yun understood why.
A large secret realm would attract countless supreme Dao Foundation experts and supreme Dao Lords, all competing for treasures that could define the rest of their cultivation. Among those treasures, the Principle Divine Stone was the most important to Dao Foundation experts. It could speed up their comprehension of Principles and even help push those Principles to Perfection, which was the only path to condensing a divine ability.
With such a precious treasure at stake, none of the martial artists entering the secret realm would hold back. The competition was bound to be brutal, which was why Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian had personally come to ask Wang Yun for help.
Both of them had mastered four Principles and were considered among the strongest experts in the entire third layer of the Ancient Region, yet even they did not feel confident enough to enter the secret realm on their own. They needed another supreme Dao Foundation expert at their side.
However, there were only so many supreme Dao Foundation experts out there, and even fewer were strong enough to meet their standards.
Over the past several months, word of Dao Lord Shan Hai's death had spread further and further, drawing their attention more with each passing rumor.
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian knew well how strong Dao Lord Shan Hai had been, and neither one of them could confidently say that they could have defeated Shan Hai in a duel. If they had fought and Shan Hai had unleashed some kind of hidden trump card, perhaps they would have been the ones to die.
For that reason, they sought the help of the individual who had managed to kill Dao Lord Shan Hai. At the very least, this person would be on the same level as them. He was exactly the kind of reinforcement they had been looking for.
Seeing their sincerity, and recognizing that both men had the potential to attain divine abilities, Wang Yun understood that helping them would also forge a beneficial connection.
After thinking it over, she nodded. "There's no harm in telling you who killed Dao Lord Shan Hai. But whether this person agrees or not is entirely up to him. Do not attempt to coerce him."
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian were overjoyed.
"Given that this man has killed Dao Lord Shan Hai, who in the third layer of the Ancient Region could possibly force him to do anything?"
"Who exactly is this fellow Daoist?"
Both men fixed their gaze on Wang Yun, waiting for a reply.
"The person who killed Dao Lord Shan Hai is Lu Changsheng of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect. I imagine both of you have heard of him."
The moment they heard the name "Lu Changsheng," Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian both froze, their eyes widening with disbelief.
"L-Lu Changsheng...? The same Lu Changsheng who shook the entire Ancient Region as a Divine Treasury martial artist, ranked first on both Candidate Lists, and stood above all the Immortal Dao and Martial Dao geniuses of his generation?"
Wang Yun nodded. "Indeed, that Lu Changsheng."
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian fell silent. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
They had assumed that the person helping Wang Yun was some mysterious supreme Dao Foundation expert—not Lu Changsheng, a fellow cultivator from the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect.
Although they had both heard of Lu Changsheng, his fame came from the time when he was still a Divine Treasury martial artist. Even if he had since forged his Dao Foundation and gained new power, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian had never truly regarded him as someone on their level.
"Fellow Daoist Wang," Zhao Yuanjian said carefully. "Lu Changsheng only forged his Dao Foundation about a year ago. His strength—"
Wang Yun's frown cut his sentence short. "I saw Fellow Daoist Lu kill Dao Lord Shan Hai with my own eyes. There is no mistake."
Seeing how firm Wang Yun was, the two martial artists fell silent again. No matter how outlandish it sounded, if Wang Yun had witnessed it personally, then it had to be true. The mysterious expert who had slain Dao Lord Shan Hai had to be Lu Changsheng.
"Fellow Daoist Lu is currently in seclusion," Wang Yun went on. "I have tried to reach him recently and received no response. If you genuinely wish to invite him, you will need to be patient."
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian exchanged a brief look, then nodded. "We can wait. But we hope he emerges within a year, so we can meet with him and discuss whether he'll join us for the secret realm."
Wang Yun nodded. "That shouldn't be a problem. Fellow Daoist Lu ought to come out of seclusion within the year. Once he does, I'll speak with him on your behalf. You just need to wait for news."
"Great. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wang."
With that, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian rose and left Wang Yun's cave residence.
Wang Yun watched them leave, then let out a long sigh.
Who wouldn't want a Principle Divine Stone? But contending for it in the secret realm means making enemies of supreme Dao Foundation experts and Dao Lords. With my strength, I don't even qualify to enter the secret realm... but Lu Changsheng is different. I'm sure by now he's soared to even greater heights, and the secret realm will be a good opportunity to continue climbing up. I think he'll agree to it.
With that thought, she closed her eyes again and returned to contemplating Principles.
At that moment, Lu Changsheng was still inside his cave residence, completely unaware of what was happening outside. He had no idea that Wang Yun had tried to contact him several times, nor did he know that Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian were waiting for him. All of his attention was concentrated on forming this new divine technique.
