Free Web NovelChapter 198.3: Trampling Sacred Lands, Dominating the Secret Realm! Bitterly Cultivating the Principle Divine Stones, Four Great Principles Finally Reached Perfection! (III)
Time flew by. With the Tai Cang Martial Saint leading the way, Lu Changsheng "visited" several sacred lands and obtained a total of twelve Principle Divine Stones.
In truth, he could have obtained even more. Unfortunately, three sacred lands had already been flattened by some Dao Foundation martial artists and Dao Lords, who had long since taken the Principle Divine Stones and left.
Even if Lu Changsheng wanted to track them down, it would be almost impossible. Ultimately, this could only be chalked up to luck. After all, someone had simply arrived at those sacred lands one step ahead of him.
Even so, twelve Principle Divine Stones meant that Lu Changsheng, Xia Chengfeng, and Zhao Yujian each received exactly four. To Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian, four Principle Divine Stones were already enough. In fact, the haul was so great that they still could not believe this was real. But for Lu Changsheng, it was still not enough. He was still aiming for eight Principle Divine Stones.
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian hesitated for a moment before finally making up their minds. They said to Lu Changsheng, "Brother Lu, when we asked you to join us, we never thought we would obtain so many Principle Divine Stones, and so easily.
"We only have four Principles, so four divine stones are already enough for us. Even if we obtained a few more, we would only use them for trade, and they wouldn't be of much use. But you clearly have more than four Principles, so you need more Principle Divine Stones, right?
"One ought to know their limitations. We know that inside this secret realm, we've actually been holding you back. Now that we've attained our objective of obtaining four Principle Divine Stones, we'll just leave the secret realm early.
"From this point on, everything you obtain is yours. You're free to go all out and dominate the entire secret realm."
Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised. "You're really leaving?"
Following Lu Changsheng around, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian had been winning essentially with no effort. Even so, Lu Changsheng had never thought of breaking their agreement. After all, they were Foundation experts of the Northern Region Heavenly Sect, and Lu Changsheng had no intention of staining his reputation.
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian were clearly being tactful. Instead of being greedy, they chose to leave the secret realm behind and allow Lu Changsheng to pursue the Principle Divine Stones more freely.
"Our contribution ultimately comes down to some information about the secret realm and some Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. And yet, you've managed to convert that into eight Principle Divine Stones. You might say this is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of deal. We're truly grateful, Brother Lu!"
"This is the Heavenly Demon Essence Blood we agreed on. Four drops are with Zhao Yuanshan, the middleman, and we only brought six drops with us. When you return to the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, you can get the other four drops from Zhao Yuanshan."
Xia Chengfeng directly handed over the Heavenly Demon Essence Blood they had agreed upon. Lu Changsheng accepted the six drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood without complaining.
"One more thing, Brother Lu. Be sure to pay attention to the three-month limit. Whatever you do, don't let yourself get trapped inside the secret realm..." Xia Chengfeng reminded him.
With that, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian turned into two streaks of light and flew straight out of the secret realm, leaving Lu Changsheng behind.
He reminded himself of how much time had passed since they had entered the secret realm—almost one month.
With two months left, I should be able to get four more Principle Divine Stones.
His goal remained the same: gathering eight Principle Divine Stones in total. However, Lu Changsheng knew very well that the Principle Divine Stones held by the sacred lands had basically all been seized. In other words, all the stones out in the open were gone.
Still, there had to be more Principle Divine Stones somewhere out there. Several Dao Foundation martial artists and Dao Lords had plundered several sacred lands, taking the Principle Divine Stones with them. However, there was nothing to say those individuals had left the secret realm already.
Moreover, apart from the sacred lands, it was quite unlikely that there were absolutely no divine stones scattered among the common folk of the sacred realm. After all, there had to be forty-nine divine stones out there, yet only a dozen or so had been kept out in the open.
Lu Changsheng found it hard to believe that none of the Dao Foundation experts or Dao Lords had managed to acquire at least some of those Principle Divine Stones lost among the common folks.
If he hoped to obtain eight Principle Divine Stones in total, there was only one way to do it: take the divine stones from those Dao Foundation experts and Dao Lords by force. After all, everyone was competing against each other in this secret realm, and in terms of rules, there was essentially just one: the strong would take from the weak.
However, robbing all those supreme Dao Foundation experts and Dao Lords was easier said than done. For that, one needed overwhelming strength to crush everything in their path. Did Lu Changsheng possess that kind of strength?
Having grasped the Lesser Five Elements Annihilation, Lu Changsheng did seem capable of crushing everything in his path. This had been the case so far, here in the secret realm. His confidence was especially high after defeating Dao Lord Qing Xuan.
And yet, that was not enough for him. If Lu Changsheng could bring some of his Principles to Perfection, his strength would soar once again. The difference between a Principle that had reached Perfection and one that had not was immense. Once a Principle reached Perfection, any divine technique driven by that Principle would also increase in power countless times over.
Lu Changsheng immediately called up his Status Panel.
[Status Panel]
Host: Lu Changsheng
Perception: 60,530 (A Dragon Among Men)
Mental Principle: 79% (Progress)
Fire Principle: 77% (Progress)
Wind Principle: 67% (Progress)
Wood Principle: 58% (Progress)
Metal Principle: 43% (Progress)
Water Principle: 43%(Progress)
During this month in the secret realm, both his Perception and Principles had improved somewhat. However, even the Mental Principle, which he had made the most progress in, was still a long way from Perfection.
If I could push my Mental Principle to Perfection, then the power of the Mental Millstone would increase more than ten times over.
At that point, the Mental Millstone would be a devastating divine technique, on par with a supreme compound divine technique.
And the way to accomplish that was straightforward: Principle Divine Stones.
Previously, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian had been by Lu Changsheng's side, and he had spent every day rushing around the secret realm, trampling sacred lands and seizing Principle Divine Stones. Because of that, he had barely used the Principle Divine Stones to cultivate.
But now, being all by himself, Lu Changsheng no longer needed to rush from place to place in the secret realm. He could take some time to actually use the Principle Divine Stones he had hitherto acquired.
Four Principle Divine Stones. Aside from the one containing the Mental Principle, I need to use the other three to contemplate the Fire, Wind, and Wood Principles.
Lu Changsheng was very clear-headed about this. If he could also push the Fire, Wind, and Wood Principles to Perfection, the power of his Flame Current would become even more devastating. Similarly, Lesser Five Elements Annihilation would also surge in power.
But first, Lu Changsheng had to push his Principles to Perfection. And although the Principle Divine Stones were undoubtedly useful, Lu Changsheng still had to personally test just how effective they truly were.
I'll first devote myself fully to cultivating with the divine stones for one month. Then, I'll see how things stand.
Lu Changsheng had made up his mind. He was not particularly worried that the numerous Dao Foundation experts and Dao Lords would leave the secret realm in the meantime.
Let's begin... Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and began pouring all of his energy into using the Principle Divine Stones.
With his tremendous Perception, the progress of his Principles was also remarkable. Each day, the progress of his Principles increased by almost one percent, which was simply unimaginable to most people. Yet considering Lu Changsheng's Perception of over 60,000 points, coupled with the Principle Divine Stones, such progress was no longer inconceivable.
Still, most people would not believe something like this unless they saw it for themselves. An increase of one percent every day meant that in a little over three months, Lu Changsheng could bring one Principle to Perfection. It sounded like fantasy, even with the aid of Principle Divine Stones—but for Lu Changsheng, this was reality.
And sure enough, twenty-one days later, Lu Changsheng's Mental Principle finally reached one hundred percent.
Woosh!
His Mental Principle was transforming rapidly.
Finally! Perfection!
The moment the Mental Principle reached Perfection, it underwent a qualitative transformation, and even his entire Mind Space began trembling violently.
A line of small text appeared before Lu Changsheng's eyes.
[Mental Principle reached Perfection. Perception increased by 3,000 points.]
It seemed that bringing one Principle to Perfection had only increased his Perception by 3,000 points. That was not particularly high—roughly equivalent to the Flame Current, which was formed from three Principles.
However, Lu Changsheng was not bothered by this. In fact, he did not even open his eyes, choosing to continue his bitter cultivation instead.
Two days later, his Fire Principle transformed as well. This time, his Mind Space shook again, and the Fire Principle underwent an earth-shaking change. Yet Lu Changsheng still did not react, even as another line of small text appeared before his eyes.
[Fire Principle reached Perfection. Perception increased by 3,000 points.]
He had pushed the Fire Principle to Perfection as well, but Lu Changsheng kept going.
On the thirty-third day, the Wind Principle inside Lu Changsheng's Mind Space transformed as well.
[Wind Principle reached Perfection. Perception increased by 3,000 points.]
Having pushed the Wind Principle to Perfection as well, Lu Changsheng was left with only one Principle Divine Stone. He used this final divine stone to contemplate the Wood Principle. Bringing this Principle to Perfection was bound to take a little longer.
On the forty-second day, the Wood Principle finally transformed.
[Wood Principle reached Perfection. Perception increased by 3,000 points.]
When the fourth line of text appeared before Lu Changsheng's eyes, his Mind Space shook again. An azure radiance filled the entire space, followed immediately by three more flashes of light.
Those were the Principles that had already reached Perfection. They were resonating with the freshly-perfected Wood Principle, shining in harmony with one another.
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At last, Lu Changsheng opened his eyes.
