Top-Tier Perception Starts From Basic Fist Techniques

Chapter 191.2: Three Principles and a Compound Divine Technique! (II)

After collecting the essence blood from the two heavenly demons, Lu Changsheng left Hidden Mist Mountain and went straight back to the encampment of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect. Then, he went to the Exchange Hall and found Zhao Yuanshan.

"Mo Lei is dead," Lu Changsheng said as he handed Zhao Yuanshan the recording stone.

"Huh? Already?" Zhao Yuanshan asked incredulously. He activated the recording stone and watched the battle recorded inside. When he saw Lu Changsheng unleash Void Incineration and burn Mo Lei to ashes, the doubt on his face quickly turned into delight.

"Excellent!" Zhao Yuanshan exclaimed. "That's what you get for refusing to pay your debts, Mo Lei."

Zhao Yuanshan was so pleased with the result that he even thought of circulating the recording stone far and wide, making sure everyone knew what happened to those who tried to cheat him.

Then, Zhao Yuanshan looked at Lu Changsheng with a more complicated expression. "You know, I didn't expect you to push Void Incineration to Perfection so fast..."

Zhao Yuanshan knew this supreme fire divine technique well. He had once tried to practice a supreme divine technique himself, but after failing to even activate it, he ultimately settled for ordinary divine techniques. And even then, he had yet to bring a single one to Perfection.

The fact that Lu Changsheng had brought Void Incineration to Perfection in such a short time was incredibly impressive. This made Zhao Yuanshan value him even more than before.

"Lu Changsheng, if you need anything else in the future, feel free to come to me again," he said earnestly.

"As it happens, I do need your help with something right now." Lu Changsheng took out a porcelain vial. "I have a drop of Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon essence blood here, and I want to exchange it for the essence blood from another wind-attribute heavenly demon. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Of course, no problem..." Zhao Yuanshan looked at Lu Changsheng for a good moment, and understood that Lu Changsheng's trip to Hidden Mist Mountain had likely yielded more than just Mo Lei's death.

With Zhao Yuanshan's help, Lu Changsheng exchanged one drop of Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon essence blood for a different drop of wind-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

After that, Lu Changsheng returned to his cave residence, planning to enter seclusion at once. He took out two different drops of wind-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

Let's begin.

His first focused on comprehending the Wind Principle contained within the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon essence blood. After that, he turned his attention to the other drop of wind-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

One day passed, then another.

On the second day, Lu Changsheng's body suddenly trembled. His Mind Space descended, and a fierce wind swept through it, raging wildly.

A brand new Principle was born—the Wind Principle.

He opened his eyes, and a sharp glint flashed through them.

Fire Principle, Mental Principle, and now Wind Principle. I've mastered three Principles! In the third layer of the Ancient Region, a Dao Foundation martial artist who has mastered three Principles is undoubtedly a supreme Dao Foundation expert.

He knew exactly how strong he had become, and mastering a third Principle only strengthened his confidence. He had every reason to feel that way. Any Dao Foundation martial artist who wielded three Principles was unquestionably powerful.

Lu Changsheng took out the last drop of Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon essence blood. It was the only drop of essence blood he had left. He thought about exchanging it for another attribute, but he realized he would still be one drop short of comprehending a new Principle. So, he put the last drop of essence blood away. There was no need to rush. He would just hold onto it and wait until he had a second drop.

Lu Changsheng's combat power was already great, and with the Mental Principle and a supreme mental divine technique, he should hold a tremendous advantage in almost all battles.

However, for Dao Foundation experts who had mastered two or three Principles, divine techniques became even more important. At that level, the true measure of strength lay in compound divine techniques.

"Compound divine techniques..." Lu Changsheng muttered to himself.

He knew that the more Principles a Dao Foundation martial artist had, the greater their potential became. But to truly turn that potential into combat power, they needed compound divine techniques. Without one, the multiple Principles were just separate tools. With a compound divine technique, those Principles could merge into a single attack, resulting in far greater power.

With that thought in mind, Lu Changsheng left his cave residence and went straight to the Divine Technique Hall.

Inside the hall, he headed directly for the shelf containing compound divine techniques. There were far fewer manuals there than on the other shelves, which showed how difficult it was to create a compound divine technique. Mental-type compound divine techniques were even rarer. In the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, they likely did not exist at all.

But that did not matter to Lu Changsheng at the moment, because what he wanted to practice now was a compound divine technique that combined the Wind Principle and the Fire Principle. These two Principles were relatively common, and the more common a Principle was, the more divine techniques there were for it.

There are quite a few compound divine techniques that combine the Wind Principle and Fire Principle... I guess that makes sense, since wind fuels fire. Once the two Principles are combined through a compound divine technique, its power can increase ten times over or more.

Lu Changsheng continued to browse through the manuals, trying to find a supreme divine technique that suited his needs.

Two hours later, he finally chose one called Firestorm Purgatory.

It was a supreme compound divine technique that layered the Wind Principle and Fire Principle together. Once mastered, wind and fire would merge into something like a firestorm and annihilate everything in their path.

However, this supreme divine technique demanded an extremely high level of Perception. If a martial artist's Perception was merely average, even activating it would be difficult, let alone bringing it to Perfection. It was said within the entire Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, no one in the current generation had managed to master it.

This was a unique divine technique of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, created long ago by one of its elders. That figure had relied on this divine technique to roam unchecked through the entire third layer of the Ancient Region.

Lu Changsheng had thought about creating his own divine technique before, but such an endeavor would be exceedingly difficult, if not outright impossible. It often required a flash of inspiration, followed by decades or even centuries of gradual refinement.

That elder had devoted his entire life into creating Firestorm Purgatory, and while this compound divine technique had made him incredibly powerful, it had also consumed too much of his time and energy. In the end, the elder never managed to condense a divine ability in his lifetime, and ultimately died at the age of three hundred.

A Dao Foundation martial artist ought to never forget that condensing a divine ability was the true goal. Everything else, no matter how powerful or dazzling, was secondary. Only condensing divine ability could put a martial artist on the true path to greatness.

Firestorm Purgatory required a large number of contribution points, but that was not a problem for Lu Changsheng. He had brought back plenty from Hidden Mist Mountain, including the demon corpses he had harvested and various treasures he had collected along the way.

So, he quickly exchanged them for contribution points and then brought the Firestorm Purgatory Divine Technique back to his cave residence.

Let me try it out right now.

Lu Changsheng closed his eyes and began to practice this supreme compound divine technique.

One day passed, then two, then three.

At first, Lu Changsheng encountered a small obstacle. Several days went by, yet he still failed to activate the technique. However, he was not worried. Sparks of inspiration kept colliding in his mind, and with his Perception having already surpassed ten thousand points, he was still far from reaching his limit.

A little more time passed, and he could feel the mysteries of Firestorm Purgatory gradually unraveling before him.

Boom!

Ten days later, after being broken apart and rearranged countless times, his Fire Principle and Wind Principle finally completed their transformation and created the terrifying Firestorm Purgatory.

Lu Changsheng could hardly imagine any Principle or force being able to withstand his supreme compound divine technique, Firestorm Purgatory. A single Principle, or even two, would be torn apart in an instant.

Wind and fire raged uncontrollably within his Mind Space. Any person or demon caught within it would be instantly torn apart by the combined force of the two Principles and reduced to ashes.

His thoughts drifted to the enchanted treasures of Dao Lords. Dao Foundation martial artists did not fight only demons or other martial artists; Dao Lords were a threat as well, and the most powerful means at a Dao Lord's disposal was, without a doubt, an enchanted treasure.

A Dao Foundation expert who could not counter a Dao Lord's enchanted treasure was effectively powerless against one. But now that he had Firestorm Purgatory, Lu Changsheng believed that even the powerful enchanted treasures of a Dao Lord would struggle to withstand it.

What an incredible compound divine technique... And I've only just activated it. Once I bring it to Perfection, my combat power will surge like crazy.

With that in mind, Lu Changsheng continued his seclusion and focused entirely on practicing Firestorm Purgatory. He had decided that he would not emerge until the divine technique reached Perfection.