Chapter 190.1: Breakthrough, Comprehending the Mental Principle! Two Principles Finally Comprehended! (I)

"Leave this drop of Skeleton Heavenly Demon Essence Blood with me, and I will help you trade it for another type of mental Heavenly Demon Essence Blood that you want. If you give me one month, I'll definitely help you trade for another drop of mental Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

"Of course, you do not need to pay anything else. You only need to help me with one small favor," Zhao Yuanshan concluded with a smile.

"A small favor? Go on... What do you need me to do?" Lu Changsheng asked carefully.

"Not here. Let's move to my cave residence to discuss this further." Zhao Yuanshan waved his hand, signaling the people beside him to watch over the stall.

With that, Lu Changsheng followed Zhao Yuanshan to his cave residence.

Huh, his cave doesn't look that fancy. If anything, it looks rather crude.

"I'm not especially talented, you see," said Zhao Yuangshan, as though sensing Lu Changsheng's confusion. "It was already very difficult for me to forge my Dao Foundation, and let's not even mention Principles. That was simply too difficult for me."

"Under normal circumstances, I probably would never have comprehended a Principle in my entire life. But by doing business and trading Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, I relied on drop after drop of it and forcefully pushed myself to the point where I finally comprehended a Principle.

"And still, there's one more wild ambition I have. I want to condense a divine ability. I know it sounds almost impossible, but with enough Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, I might actually have a chance. If others only need a few drops, then I'll use dozens. With the proper quantity, the essence blood will bring about a fundamental transformation, sooner or later."

Lu Changsheng was taken aback slightly. To think Zhao Yuanshan, who's always such an easygoing person, actually has such ambitions. He seems very serious about this.

Zhao Yuanshan clearly wanted to use Heavenly Demon Essence Blood to increase his chances of comprehending Principles and condensing a divine ability. His strategy was to use large amounts of essence blood to compensate for what he lacked.

It was certainly one way of going about it, but gathering such a large amount of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood was easier said than done. Ultimately, the outcome of this plan depended on Zhao Yuanshan’s fortune. Still, what mattered was that there was hope.

"Zhao Yuanshan, how exactly are you going to get me a drop of mental-type Heavenly Demon Essence Blood?"

Zhao Yuanshan pondered for a moment before saying, "I have my ways. In short, as long as you hand that drop of Skeleton Heavenly Demon Essence Blood to me, I can definitely help you trade it for another type of mental-type Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. But first, you need to help me with that favor."

"Which is?" Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes. He was aware that Zhao Yuanshan would not be so eager to help him if not for this favor.

"It's simple. I need you to kill someone for me. A martial artist borrowed a drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood from me twenty years ago. To this day, he has yet to repay his debt to me. He could've gotten away with paying back two drops within the first ten years. After that, the debt rises to three drops.

"However, twenty years have passed, and it's clear he has no intention of paying me back. I am no fool, and I don't tolerate people who take me for one. If someone refuses to pay me back what they owe me, I just cut my losses and have them killed.

"Anyway, the man in question is Mo Lei, a veteran Dao Foundation expert who has comprehended the Ice Principle. He has also cultivated a supreme divine technique, though he has not pushed it to Perfection. Also, he came from the Yellow Heavenly Sect..."

"Wait. If he came from the Yellow Heavenly Sect, why would he borrow a drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood from you?" Lu Changsheng asked.

Zhao Yuanshan gave him a faint smile. "Who said I only did business in the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect? I am indeed a Dao Foundation martial artist of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, but my business reaches across the entire Ancient Region. Forget the Yellow Heavenly Sect, I even do business with other major Martial Dao sects."

Lu Changsheng slowly nodded. Indeed, with such wide connections, it made sense that Zhao Yuanshan would be able to procure a drop of mental-type Heavenly Demon Essence Blood at any time.

"Mo Lei..." Lu Changsheng thought it over, then said in a deep voice, "I can kill Mo Lei, but I need the drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood first."

Lu Changsheng had weighed the matter carefully. If Mo Lei had mastered an Ice Principle, that meant he could technically counter his Fire Principle. Moreover, Mo Lei had to have contemplated the Ice Principle for a long time, whereas Lu Changsheng's Fire Principle was only at four percent.

However, in terms of divine techniques, Lu Changsheng should have a small edge over Mo Lei. After all, not everyone could easily practice a supreme divine technique to Perfection. On top of that, Mo Lei's Mind Space might also be slightly inferior. If they clashed, Lu Changsheng might have the upper hand, but he was not certain he could actually kill Mo Lei, as all kinds of variables could still arise.

But if Lu Changsheng also mastered the Mental Principle, then dealing with Mo Lei would be almost guaranteed.

Zhao Yuanshan pondered for a moment, then made the decision. "Sure, I can give you a drop of mental-type Heavenly Demon Essence Blood first. That won't be a problem. But starting today, you must make your move within three months."

"No problem." Lu Changsheng nodded.

Once the mental-type Heavenly Demon Essence Blood was in his hands, he would immediately be able to comprehend the Mental Principle and fully grasp it. At that point, he would have mastered two Principles, and dealing with Mo Lei would become a walk in the park.

"Then we have a deal. You'll receive your Heavenly Demon Essence Blood in three days," Zhao Yuanshan concluded.

Having reached an agreement, Lu Changsheng returned to his cave residence and quietly waited for the three days to pass.

And sure enough, after three days, Zhao Yuanshan was outside his cave residence. Lu Changsheng quickly rose and walked out to greet him.

"Here's the drop of mental-type Heavenly Demon Essence Blood," said Zhao Yuanshan as he handed over a porcelain bottle.

Lu Changsheng opened it and sensed it briefly, and joy immediately rose in his heart.

Zhao Yuanshan is truly efficient!

With that, Lu Changsheng thanked Zhao Yuanshan and immediately went back into his cave residence. He began contemplating this drop of mental-type Heavenly Demon Essence Blood right away.

It seemed slightly weaker than the Skeleton Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, but that did not matter. Lu Changsheng’s Mental Principle seed had already reached sixty percent progress, and for the remaining forty percent, this drop provided by Zhao Yuanshan would suffice.

Lu Changsheng slowly immersed himself in contemplation. Two hours, four hours, six hours...

At this point, he was quite familiar with the process of contemplating Principles. As time passed, the progress of his Mental Principle Seed soared rapidly.

Seventy percent, eighty percent... ninety, ninety-nine...

Boom.

A day later, Lu Changsheng's Mind Space shook violently, which confirmed that he had successfully condensed the Mental Principle.

I did it!

This was an extremely rare Principle that very few people could master. However, those who did gained terrifying combat power. After all, many martial artists, Dao Lords, and demons were actually rather weak on the mental level, and very few people cultivated their mental strength specifically.

As Lu Changsheng stood there in his cave residence, he could feel that his combat power had risen exponentially.

Wait. My Golden Heart Sword seems to have changed? He keenly sensed that the Golden Heart Sword, which had shown no movement all this time, had finally undergone a slight change.

Its progress had risen from one percent to two percent. The change was slight, but it was progress nonetheless.

Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised. The Golden Heart Sword needs to be nurtured with the Mental Principle to improve?

He realized once again how extraordinary this Golden Heart Sword truly was. He wondered how it compared to a true mental-type divine technique.

Since I've comprehended the Mental Principle, I need to choose a mental-type divine technique.

With that in mind, Lu Changsheng rose and went straight to the Divine Technique Hall. In truth, the Mental Principle was already powerful on its own, but if released through a divine technique, its power would become terrifying.

Lu Changsheng arrived at the Divine Technique Hall and proceeded to search for mental-type divine techniques. There were very few of them. In fact, there were not even ten in total. Compared with other types of divine techniques, that number was pitifully small. This further proved just how few Dao Foundation martial artists cultivated the Mental Principle.

Actually, I should choose a compound divine technique. A divine technique that combines several Principles would be several times, even over ten times, stronger than a single-Principle divine technique.

Lu Changsheng searched through the entire Divine Technique Hall, but he still could not find a single compound divine technique related to the Mental Principle. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The Mental Principle was already rare to begin with, so trying to combine it with other Principles to form a compound divine technique had to be incredibly difficult.

The more common a Principle is, the more compound divine techniques are created for it. So the rarer the Principle, the fewer compound divine techniques. After all, divine techniques are created by martial artists. Only when more martial artists cultivate a certain Principle will more people be willing to create divine techniques for it.

As he thought about it, he realized it was not surprising at all that he could not find any compound divine techniques related to the Mental Principle.

Whatever, a standalone mental-type divine technique is also pretty good.

With few choices available, Lu Changsheng directly selected a supreme mental divine technique called Mental Millstone. Once released, this divine technique would manifest like a massive millstone, crushing one's mental strength with overwhelming force. As expected of a supreme divine technique, its offensive power was fearsome.

Practicing this technique would be extremely difficult; even activating it would be a challenge. But Lu Changsheng was not fazed by that. After acquiring the manual, he went straight back to his cave residence to begin practicing the Mental Millstone.