Chapter 198: Trample the Holy Land, Sweep Across the Secret Realm! Diligently Cultivating the Law Divine Stone, the 4 Major Laws Finally Reach the Pinnacle! _4
Time passed in a blur. Under the guidance of the Taichang Martial Saint, Lu Changsheng "visited" the Sacred Lands one by one.
Altogether, he obtained twelve Law Divine Stones.
In fact, he could have gotten more Law Divine Stones.
Unfortunately, three of the Sacred Lands had already been ransacked by certain Dao Foundation martial artists and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs.
Those Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs and Dao Foundation martial artists had long since left the Secret Realm with the Law Divine Stones in tow.
Even if Lu Changsheng wanted to find them, they were nowhere to be seen.
This was simply a matter of luck.
After all, some people had managed to reach the Sacred Lands a step earlier.
But even so, with twelve Law Divine Stones, the three of them—Lu Changsheng, Xia Chengfeng, and Zhao Yujian—were able to each claim four Law Divine Stones.
For Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian, four Law Divine Stones were more than sufficient.
In fact, the harvest was so bountiful that they felt as if they were dreaming.
However, for Lu Changsheng, it wasn't enough.
He wanted to obtain eight Law Divine Stones.
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian hesitated for a moment before finally making up their minds. They turned to Lu Changsheng and said, "Brother Lu, when we initially invited you, we didn't expect to so easily obtain so many Law Divine Stones."
"We only have four Laws. For us, four Divine Stones are already enough. Getting more would simply mean using them for trade, which isn't particularly useful."
"But Brother Lu clearly comprehends more than four Laws and still needs to search for more Law Divine Stones."
"A man must know his limits. We realize that, within this Secret Realm, we've mostly been dragging Brother Lu down. Now that we have four Law Divine Stones, our goal has long been achieved. We don't want to burden Brother Lu further and plan to leave the Secret Realm early."
"From this point on, whatever Brother Lu gains will have nothing to do with us. Brother Lu can now fully exhibit his capabilities and sweep through the entire Secret Realm!"
Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised.
"You're leaving?"
In truth, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian, by sticking close to Lu Changsheng, had merely been "winning lying down."
Furthermore, Lu Changsheng had never intended to break their prior agreement.
After all, they were Dao Foundation elites of the North Region's Heavenly Sect, and Lu Changsheng's demeanor wasn't so crude as to breach the arrangement.
However, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian were clearly perceptive.
They proactively offered to leave the Secret Realm.
This showed restraint and also gave Lu Changsheng an opportunity.
"Haha, what we contributed in this matter was really just some information about the Secret Realm and a bit of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood."
"For just this bit of information, plus ten drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, we ended up with eight Law Divine Stones in total. Such a lucrative deal is truly rare."
"Thank you, Brother Lu!"
"Here is the promised Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. Four drops are with Zhao Yuanshan, our intermediary, and we only brought six drops with us. Once Brother Lu returns to the Heavenly Sect of the Ancient Domain, you can naturally retrieve the remaining four drops from Zhao Yuanshan."
Xia Chengfeng handed over the agreed-upon Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.
Lu Changsheng accepted the six drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.
At this point, he could only nod in acknowledgment.
"Brother Lu, one last thing—be sure to heed the three-month limit. Whatever you do, don't get trapped in the Secret Realm…"
Xia Chengfeng offered a final reminder before he and Zhao Yujian turned into streaks of light, flying out of the Secret Realm.
Now, only Lu Changsheng was left.
He calculated the time he'd spent in the Secret Realm; it had been nearly one month.
"Two months remain. If I search thoroughly, it's not impossible to obtain another four Law Divine Stones!"
Lu Changsheng murmured softly to himself.
His current goal was simple: acquire four more Law Divine Stones to collect a total of eight.
However, Lu Changsheng was well aware:
The Law Divine Stones within the Sacred Lands had essentially been exhausted.
In other words, there were no more Law Divine Stones openly available.
But in the shadows, there certainly were.
For instance, the few Sacred Lands that had been plundered by certain Dao Foundation martial artists and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs.
Had those Dao Foundation martial artists and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs truly left the Secret Realm?
It wasn't certain at all!
Moreover, aside from the Sacred Lands, could there really be no Law Divine Stones scattered among the people in the Secret Realm?
Altogether, there were forty-nine Law Divine Stones.
Officially, only a dozen or so had been accounted for.
Clearly, there were Divine Stones left scattered among the masses.
Was it impossible that a lucky Dao Foundation martial artist or Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarch had stumbled upon one in the wild?
Lu Changsheng speculated that those Dao Foundation martial artists and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs likely had a few Law Divine Stones on them.
If he wanted to complete his set of eight Law Divine Stones, the remaining four would have to be procured from those individuals.
The best method would be to simply "seize" them.
After all, in the Secret Realm, competition was a matter of mutual contention.
As long as one's strength was superior, why not take the prize?
But targeting the top Dao Foundation martial artists and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs for such an endeavor would not be an easy task.
Absolute strength was essential!
Did Lu Changsheng currently possess such strength?
Ever since he deduced the "Miniature Five Elements Annihilation Divine Art," Lu Changsheng truly felt he had the ability to sweep through all obstacles.
Especially since he had just defeated the Qingxuan Daoist Monarch within the Secret Realm.
This victory only further bolstered Lu Changsheng's confidence.
But it still wasn't enough!
If Lu Changsheng could bring some of his Laws to the pinnacle, his power would surely skyrocket.
The difference between pinnacle Laws and incomplete Laws was immense.
Once a Law reached the pinnacle, the Divine Arts unleashed through it would see their power multiply exponentially.
At that thought, Lu Changsheng immediately summoned his attribute panel.
Host: Lu Changsheng
Comprehension: 60,530 (A Dragon Among Men)
Spiritual Law: 79% (Progress)
Flame Law: 77% (Progress)