Free Web NovelChapter 198.1: Trampling Sacred Lands; Dominating the Secret Realm! Bitterly Cultivating the Principle Divine Stones; Four Great Principles Finally Reached Perfection! (I)
Lu Changsheng stood high in the air.
At this point, no one dared to underestimate him any longer. The battle just now had been clear for all to see. He had just displayed the kind of power to destroy heaven and earth, just like a true demon god. The countless halls of the Sacred Land of Tai Cang below had been wiped away as though erased by some unstoppable force, leaving nothing but barren emptiness behind.
The Tai Cang Martial Saint's heart had gone completely cold. He had been clinging to a sliver of hope, however unrealistic it might have been. But now, even that slim hope was gone. With such a terrifying outer sky demon god present, no one here could do anything to stop whatever would unfold next. The Martial Saint himself was powerless before those entities from the outer sky.
His fate was in their hands.
"How many more Tai Cang Divine Stones are there?" Lu Changsheng demanded, looking down at the Tai Cang Martial Saint.
"U-Uhh..."
"I suggest you consider your answer very carefully. Whether the Sacred Land of Tai Cang still stands after today or is destroyed depends entirely on what you say next."
The Martial Saint felt a chill down his spine as Lu Changsheng's cold voice reached his ears.
"I-I assure you... there is only one divine stone in our Sacred Land of Tai Cang. However, there are many divine stones similar to the Tai Cang Divine Stone, perhaps even from the same source. They are not unique to our sacred land. The other major sacred lands have divine stones as well."
With that, the Martial Saint gritted his teeth. If someone's going to die today, I'd rather it be someone else.
There were multiple sacred lands out there, and the Martial Saint refused to accept that only the Sacred Land of Tai Cang had to go through such misfortune. If the people here had to suffer, then all the others ought to suffer with them.
In any case, the Tai Cang Martial Saint was not friends with any of the other Martial Saints out there. If anything, he considered some of them rivals, even enemies. He would lose no sleep over selling out the other major sacred lands. freёweɓnovel.com
"Oh, so the other sacred lands have divine stones as well?"
A hint of joy appeared on Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian's faces. Now, they could actually hope for a decent haul of Principle Divine Stones.
"Good. Take us to the other major sacred lands, and the inheritance of your sacred land shall not be destroyed," Lu Changsheng said calmly.
Naturally, he had no interest in destroying the Sacred Land of Tai Cang. After all, the secret realm would close in three months, and once they left, Lu Changsheng would likely never have any dealings with the people here again. He had come here on a mission, and unnecessary destruction was not on the objective list.
With the Tai Cang Martial Saint, a top-tier native expert, Lu Changsheng and his companions could avoid wasting time by taking unnecessary detours and just reach the Principle Divine Stones directly. Regardless of how vast Lu Changsheng's Sense Domain was, it could still not cover the entire secret realm at once, so having a native guide them around had to be the most efficient strategy.
"Let's go."
With that, Lu Changsheng swept up the Martial Saint with his Wind Principle, swiftly pulling him into his Mind Space before leaving the Sacred Land of Tai Cang behind.
"Where do we go first?" Lu Changsheng asked.
"The sacred land closest to the Tai Cang is the Sacred Land of Tian Ji. That's no ordinary place. It's said the Sacred Land of Tian Ji possesses three divine stones. There are many experts there, and at least five Martial Saints. You could say it's a top-tier sacred land!"
The Martial Saint spoke about the Sacred Land of Tian Ji with a complicated expression. If that sacred land was as formidable as he claimed, then the nearby Sacred Land of Tai Cang must have not had an easy time. One could assume there had been quite some friction—perhaps outright conflict—between the two sides.
"The Sacred Land of Tian Ji..." Lu Changsheng nodded. "Alright, we're heading there, then."
He had no interest in whatever grudges or entanglements existed between the two sacred lands. His team's objective was securing the Principle Divine Stones, nothing else. If the Sacred Land of Tian Ji truly possessed three Principle Divine stones and they managed to secure all three, then Lu Changsheng would receive one for himself.
Principle Divine Stones were not particularly valuable to Lu Changsheng. After all, his Perception was already extraordinary, and if he wanted to bring a Principle to Perfection, he did not necessarily need a Principle Divine Stone. Still, Principle Divine Stones were objectively precious things, and no one would turn down one.
Just like that, with the Tai Cang Martial Saint leading the way, Lu Changsheng and the others quickly arrived at the Sacred Land of Tian Ji.
"Tian Ji Mountain is ahead. The Sacred Land of Tian Ji is one of the oldest sacred lands on the entire Tai Xuan Continent, and it's said that the oldest divine stone is there. Over the years, the Sacred Land of Tian Ji has accumulated three divine stones through various means.
"Among the major sacred lands, divine stones are their foundation. They need divine stones to continuously produce Martial Saints, who are in turn indispensable for discovering the most talented and capable disciples. That's how an inheritance is passed down through the ages without declining."
The Tai Cang Martial Saint's envy toward the Sacred Land of Tian Ji was clear in his voice. Three divine stones were an incredible foundation. In comparison, the Sacred Land of Tai Cang only had one.
Aside from that, there were some things the Tai Cang Martial Saint had left out, things about the deep enmity between the two sacred lands.
Some time ago, the Sacred Land of Tian Ji tried to seize the divine stone of the Sacred Land of Tai Cang, and the two sides fought fiercely until the Sacred Land of Tai Cang was nearly destroyed. Fortunately, one of the founding ancestors, an extraordinarily gifted and immensely powerful figure, managed to turn the tide at the critical moment, ultimately saving the Sacred Land of Tai Cang.
If not for that figure, the Sacred Land of Tai Cang would not have survived to this day.
"Three divine stones... Where did those divine stones come from?" Lu Changsheng asked suddenly. He was not so much interested in the history between the two sacred lands as he was in the divine stones themselves.
"Not sure about that... There are some rumors, though. They say the divine stones fell from the sky, descended from the heavens, and contained the mysteries of the Tai Xuan world. Supposedly, one could gain insight from the stone and become a Martial Saint.
"It's said there should have been forty-nine divine stones in total. But during the endless struggles over them, some were damaged and some went missing. As for those known to the public now, they're all in the hands of the major sacred lands, probably a dozen or so altogether."
The Tai Cang Martial Saint readily shared everything he knew about the divine stones.
Forty-nine divine stones in total, with some destroyed and some lost, leaving more than a dozen still known to exist? Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up.
A dozen divine stones was already a lot. If the three of them managed to obtain all the divine stones, then each of them could get several. Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian had never even dared to dream of something like this before.
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian had four Principles, and each Principle Divine Stone could only be used to contemplate one Principle. With four divine stones, then all four of their Principles could reach Perfection. And once their four great Principles reached Perfection, they would truly have a chance to condense a divine ability.
Even the mere hope of condensing a divine ability was enough to make most Dao Foundation martial artists deeply envious. Most Dao Foundation experts could not afford to entertain such hopes. After all, to condense a divine ability, one first had to push every Principle one had comprehended to Perfection, and this requirement alone stopped most Dao Foundation experts in their tracks.
"Focus," Lu Changsheng suddenly said. First, we need to secure those three divine stones from the Sacred Land of Tian Ji first."
He then glanced at the Tai Cang Martial Saint. "Let's go."
"Alright..." The Tai Cang Martial Saint had an unwilling expression, but he nonetheless followed Lu Changsheng, walking through the air step by step until they arrived above the Sacred Land of Tian Ji.
