Chapter 190.2: Breakthrough, Comprehending the Mental Principle! Two Principles Finally Comprehended! (II)

One day passed, then two, then three...

Indeed, activating the Mental Millstone proved extremely difficult. First, the Mental Principle had to be dismantled and rearranged in an extremely complex way, forming a massive millstone.

The Mental Millstone was highly offensive and had the power to outright crush one's mental strength. This alone made it far more difficult to practice than Void Incineration.

However, Lu Changsheng's Perception was high enough to deal with something like that. With over 10,000 points, it only took three days for a huge millstone to manifest above Lu Changsheng's head. It looked incredibly real, and it released a terrifying pressure.

"Go," Lu Changsheng whispered.

The millstone above Lu Changsheng's head vanished in a flash and appeared right before a wall, as though it had teleported. It sank into the wall, but the wall itself was unchanged.

I guess there's no way for me to test the Mental Millstone right now. After all, it uses the Mental Principle and targets the mind.

Regardless, Lu Changsheng was convinced that the Mental Millstone would shine in combat. For the time being, he had to continue contemplating the Mental Millstone until he fully comprehended and pushed it to Perfection.

Time slowly passed by, and in the end, it had taken Lu Changsheng two months to fully comprehend the Mental Millstone.

A small line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Divine technique Mental Millstone has reached Perfection. Perception increased by 1,000 points.]

The Mental Millstone has reached Perfection? Lu Changsheng was slightly dazed.

Two months was actually quite a long time. This confirmed that the Mental Millstone was indeed much more difficult to practice than Void Incineration.

Back then, Lu Changsheng had activated Void Incineration in a single day and reached Perfection in one month. But now, it had taken him three days just to activate the Mental Millstone, and then another two months to push it to Perfection.

Regardless, Lu Changsheng was happy he had finally pushed this new divine technique to Perfection. He brought up his Status Panel to assess his condition.

[Status Panel]

Host: Lu Changsheng

Perception: 16,501 (A Dragon Among Men)

Mental Principle: Progress 7%

Fire Principle: Progress 10%

Mental Millstone: Perfection

Heart Sword True Mantra: Progress 7% (Golden Heart Sword)

Lu Changsheng noticed that both the Mental Principle and the Fire Principle were progressing by roughly three percent each month—and this was without using Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

He also noticed another change. The Heart Sword True Mantra had progressed to the same level as the Mental Principle.

Huh, I wonder what the Heart Sword True Mantra can do now. Even if the Golden Heart Sword transforms again, what could it possibly become? No matter how much the Heart Sword True Mantra transforms, it probably still won’t compare to the Mental Principle, let alone a mental-type divine technique.

Lu Changsheng had once held rather high expectations for the Golden Heart Sword, but after comprehending the Mental Principle, he could see through all the mysteries of the Golden Heart Sword.

In the end, it's just a secret technique.

Even if it transformed again and its power changed dramatically, it still could not compare to the Mental Principle, much less a mental-type divine technique.

Principles really are the foundation of everything.

In fact, the Heart Sword True Mantra was a secret technique meant to help martial artists comprehend the Mental Principle. However, its requirement for Perception was far too high, which made it practically useless.

Even with his incredible Perception, Lu Changsheng had not been able to improve the Golden Heart Sword back then. So how could other martial artists possibly rely on the Heart Sword True Mantra to comprehend the Mental Principle?

Forget it. The Heart Sword True Mantra is no longer useful to me...

With that thought, a crisp sound echoed in his Mind Space.

Crack!

The Golden Heart Sword shattered. It had always been nurtured within his Mind Space, but now, Lu Changsheng purposefully dispersed it. Of course, he could still use it at any time. He had only dissolved the Golden Heart Sword into his Mind Space, allowing it to become nourishment for the Mental Principle.

As the Golden Heart Sword dissipated, the progress of Lu Changsheng's Mental Principle instantly increased by five percent, rising from seven to twelve percent. With that, the Mental Principle had overtaken the Fire Principle.

An increase of five percent is quite good.

Lu Changsheng would no longer hone the Golden Heart Sword, but now, the Mental Millstone Divine Technique was at Perfection. Ultimately, the trade-off was beneficial, and his strength had risen once again.

Now, Lu Changsheng had two divine techniques at Perfection, and also the Mental and Fire Principles in his arsenal. With his current strength, he could certainly compare to a supreme Dao Foundation expert.

Alright, it's been two months already. Time to deal with that Mo Lei. But first, I need to get more information about him from Zhao Yuanshan.

With that, Lu Changsheng left his cave residence and headed toward the Exchange Hall. Once there, it did not take him long to find Zhao Yuanshan.

"I'm ready to make my move. Where is Mo Lei now?" Lu Changsheng asked directly.

"Mo Lei... These past few years, he's rarely left the camp of the Yellow Heavenly Sect, no doubt hiding from me. However, it seems like he hasn't been able to sit still recently. Aside from the Ice Principle, he also has a Wind Principle Seed. He wants to comprehend that Principle as well, so he went to Hidden Mist Mountain.

"That mountain has the largest number of wind-attribute demons, and from time to time, you could also spot wind-attribute heavenly demons. However, once Mo Lei went to Hidden Mist Mountain, I lost track of him, so you'll have to search for him in the mountains yourself."

Lu Changsheng nodded. He knew about Hidden Mist Mountain—a place where demons gathered, mostly of the wind attribute. Those kinds of demons were very troublesome because of how fast they were. Capturing one was a most difficult task.

Moreover, Hidden Mist Mountain was treacherous, and wandering there was quite dangerous, especially for those who had not yet comprehended a Principle. Dao Foundation experts with Principles, on the other hand, could roam through the entire third layer of the Ancient Region with relative ease, as they were not easy targets.

"Understood."

With that, Lu Changsheng left the hall. Soon after, he departed from the sect camp and headed for Hidden Mist Mountain.

The mountain was engulfed in mist all year around. It was essentially a vast, hazy expanse of white. Demons roamed the area, and howling winds often swept through the misty landscape.

Strangely enough, those fierce winds seemed unable to disperse the mist. If anything, the mist flowed continuously as the winds surged, amplifying the mysterious aura of Hidden Mist.

There were three figures moving through Hidden Mist Mountain.

"Mo Lei, we've been in Hidden Mist Mountain for a full month now. Where are the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demons you talked about?"

"That’s right, Mo Lei. You said there were three Gust-Winged Heavenly Demons in Hidden Mist Mountain, and if we worked together, each of us might get a drop of Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. That's why we came here with you. But it's been a month and we haven't seen a single Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon."

"If we can’t find them..."

The two men frowned. They were only casual acquaintances of Mo Lei, not his friends. Mo Lei's promise was the only reason they had teamed up with him, but now, they were starting to feel like they had been fooled.

"Have some patience. We're close. Keep looking. I'm certain there are three Gust Winged Heavenly Demons somewhere around here," Mo Lei whispered calmly.

In fact, he had been carefully scouting Hidden Mist Mountain for quite some time now. Originally, he had planned to deal with the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demons by himself, but that proved too difficult because of their speed. Once one of them was attacked, the other two would pounce instantly.

In that situation, Mo Lei would have to fight all three Gust-Winged Heavenly Demons at once, something well outside his capacity.

"Fine. We'll keep searching."

The three continued their search. They had made the necessary preparations to stay in Hidden Mist Mountain for as much as five months. No matter what, they had to find those Gust-Winged Heavenly Demons.

Rumble!

The sound came from the distance.

"What? Is someone fighting?"

"Let's go take a look."

The three immediately flew toward the source of the sound, and soon, they realized what was happening ahead.

"Look, it's a Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon!"

"You're right!"

"Tch, looks like someone beat us to it. But it's only one person, and it looks like he's only mastered one Principle."

For a moment, Mo Lei and the other two exchanged glances as thoughts began to stir in their minds. They did not act rashly. Instead, they slowly moved closer and stood off to the side to watch. After all, who knew whether that martial artist was hiding his true strength?

However, after watching for two hours and seeing that the other party still could not do anything to the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon, they became certain that the individual had only mastered one Principle. With such limited strength, there was no way he could take down the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon.

Now that they had confirmed what kind of person they were dealing with, Mo Lei and the other two made their move without hesitation.

"Hey there. We've been tracking this Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon for several months."

"That's right. We're the ones who found the demon first. It managed to escape, but we tracked it down. It's our prey, so please leave, sir."

The three directly surrounded the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon and looked intently at the Dao Foundation martial artist. Their message could not have been any clearer.

"You..." The martial artist frowned. He had other ways of dealing with this Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon, but it would take some time.

Now, three powerful Dao Foundation martial artists had arrived at the scene and were eyeing him like prey. Clearly, they intended to snatch the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon from him.

But what could he do? There were three of them, and he could sense that they were ready to use their Principles. If he decided to fight the three of them for the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon, he could be in serious danger.

The Dao Foundation martial artist did not hesitate. "Retreat!"

There was nothing else he could do but quickly retreat several li.

Mo Lei and the other two smiled, then immediately launched a joint attack on the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon.

The demon was most likely by itself, but they had to kill it as quickly as possible and leave. No one could tell how close the other two Gust-Winged Heavenly Demons were, and they did not want to risk having to face three of them at once.

Mo Lei and the two others unleashed their Principles, blasting them onto the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon. In just a short while, the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon was already showing signs of collapsing, roaring and wailing continuously.

The Dao Foundation martial artist who was watching from several li away frowned and clenched his fists. He had been the one to discover this Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon, and yet he had been forced to give up on his hunt.

"Those three bastards... I think they're from the Yellow Heavenly Sect!" he grumbled through clenched teeth.

Regardless of where those Dao Foundation martial artists were from, he could not do anything. Each of those three was stronger than him.

Woosh!

Just as the three were about to kill the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon, the mist suddenly churned. A faint figure emerged from the white haze, walking toward the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon—or rather, walking toward the three martial artists.

"Mo Lei of the Yellow Heavenly Sect! Do you still remember the debt from twenty years ago?" the voice rang out powerfully, echoing beside everyone's ears.

"The debt from twenty years ago? You're... one of Zhao Yuanshan’s people!" Mo Lei's expression changed abruptly.

However, when he saw that Lu Changsheng was all by himself, a fierce glint flashed through his eyes.

"So Zhao Yuanshan has finally sent someone for me, huh? But you shouldn't have chased me all the way to Hidden Mist Mountain, least of all by yourself. You've made a fatal mistake!"

With that, fiendish qi surged around Mo Lei, and his murderous aura filled the air. He would kill his assassin!

"Both of you, lend me a hand. Help me kill him!" Mo Lei said to the other two martial artists.

The other two hesitated for a moment before stepping forward beside him.

Lu Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back, his bearing proud and imposing as he glanced at the three of them. "I came only for Mo Lei, but I won't hesitate to kill you two if you stand in my way. Are you really willing to die for this man?"

The moment he finished speaking, his Mind Space manifested.

Boom!

The three of them were enveloped by a tremendous pressure, and their expressions changed instantly.

"H-Hey, don't get the wrong idea! We don't have much to do with Mo Lei. We only teamed up to hunt the Gust-Winged Heavenly Demon."

"It looks like this is personal, so we won't get involved."

With that, the two pulled instantly retreated several li, making their stance clear.

"Y-You..." Mo Lei's heart sank, and his expression twisted into a grimace.