Top-Tier Perception Starts From Basic Fist Techniques

Chapter 187.3: Breaking Through the Ten-Thousand-Point Threshold! Perception Transformed Into A Dragon Among Men, the Name of A Genius Spreads Across the World! (III)

Lu Changsheng began contemplating the Fire Principle through this drop of Fire Crow Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

Lu Changsheng could still vividly remember the sensation of comprehension, thanks to his previous contemplation of the Fire Principle through two fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

He managed to grasp a trace of the Fire Principle back then, but those traces were hazy, indistinct, and extremely vague. But now, it was completely different.

In Lu Changsheng's eyes, this drop of Fire Crow Heavenly Demon Essence Blood contained dense Fire Principle. In fact, the moment this drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood appeared, a large amount of Fire Principle gathered around it.

Lu Changsheng could now see the Fire Principle with great clarity. His comprehension of the Fire Principle deepened in the blink of an eye. At the same time, Lu Changsheng's Fire Principle progress rate rose at a frantic speed. Fifteen percent, twenty percent, twenty-five percent, and thirty percent.

His rate of improvement did not seem like he was comprehending a Principle. It was more like he was soaking in a pool of Principles. In just a few hours, the drop of Fire Crow Heavenly Demon Essence Blood disappeared, completely exhausted by Lu Changsheng's contemplation.

However, Lu Changsheng felt no regret at all. On the contrary, he was extremely excited and thrilled, as his Fire Principle progress rate had risen from 11% to a terrifying 68%. It had increased by 57% in one go. How could Lu Changsheng not be excited?

At this rate, Lu Changsheng would only need at most two more drops of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood to comprehend the Fire Principle!

Two drops! I only need at most two drops of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood to comprehend the Fire Principle. If that's the case for the Fire Principle, then the other Principles should basically be similar as well. Only two drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood...

Even without using the Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, my eyes can see all kinds of Principles, so perhaps I would only need a few years, definitely no more than ten years, to comprehend a single Principle.

When Lu Changsheng realized that, he felt shaken. Comprehending a single Principle in a few years, or even ten years, was an efficiency that countless Dao Foundation martial artists could only dream of having.

For example, Lu Changsheng had eight Principle Seeds. If he wanted to comprehend all eight Principles without killing heavenly demons or obtaining drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, he would at most need eighty years. He could then attempt to condense a divine ability.

Eighty years seemed long, but in reality, compared to the three-hundred-year lifespan of a Dao Foundation expert, eighty years was not that long. Of course, Lu Changsheng definitely did not need to spend a full eighty years comprehending Principles.

As long as he obtained a few drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood corresponding to those Principles, Lu Changsheng could comprehend one Principle in a single day.

For a moment, Lu Changsheng even felt as though he had lost out. If he had saved the drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood in Gu Nian's hands instead of using it to contemplate the Fire Principle, he would have comprehended the Fire Principle by now.

Unfortunately, what was done was done, so he still needed one more drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

"I must find a way to obtain another drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood..." he muttered. Lu Changsheng pondered carefully. With his strength, hunting a Heavenly Demon would indeed involve some risk.

For a Dao Foundation martial artist to become even stronger, the most basic requirement was Principles. With Principles as the foundation, one could derive all sorts of Principle-related techniques, but without Principles, one could not learn any of those techniques.

"Should I make another trip to Flame Mountain?" Lu Changsheng pondered.

Lu Changsheng thought it over, but he ultimately decided not to take the risk. He was only one drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood away from comprehending the Fire Principle, after all. Moreover, he was not the type to casually put himself in danger.

After thinking it over, Lu Changsheng felt that he still had to go to the Exchange Hall. Thus, he got up and walked out to visit the Exchange Hall.

In no time, Lu Changsheng arrived in the Exchange Hall. The Exchange Hall was very lively, with Dao Foundation martial artists everywhere. It was usually quite difficult to see a Dao Foundation martial artist. After all, the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect's encampment was massive, but in the Exchange Hall, Dao Foundation martial artists could be seen everywhere.

These Dao Foundation martial artists had basically come to seek trades. They hoped to barter for Heavenly Demon Essence Blood of many different attributes or certain treasures.

In essence, they were actually just setting up stalls, but as Dao Foundation experts, even their stalls looked different from ordinary mortal vendors. No one hawked their wares. They all sat cross-legged on the ground, resting with their eyes closed. In front of them, they had written down their trade requirements and conditions.

Lu Changsheng swept his gaze across them, and he became a little envious as many Dao Foundation experts here had fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

After all, demons of the five elements were extremely numerous throughout the third layer of the Ancient Region, almost the most abundant of all. When there were many demons, there would also be more heavenly demons born among them.

Those heavenly demons were subsequently killed by Dao Foundation experts, resulting in a supply explosion of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

At the sight of so many drops of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, Lu Changsheng's eyes burned with jealousy, but he did not have any Heavenly Demon Essence Blood to exchange for it.

"Wait, lending out Heavenly Demon Essence Blood?" Lu Changsheng was a little stunned.

Can Heavenly Demon Essence Blood be lent out as well? Lu Changsheng's gaze instantly fell on one of the Dao Foundation martial artists. However, many people had already gathered around the other party. In fact, it was the most popular stall there.

Lu Changsheng walked over. This time, he saw it clearly. It was indeed lending out Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. Furthermore, Heavenly Demon Essence Blood of many attributes could be borrowed.

There was only one requirement. One had to return double what they had borrowed! For example, if one borrowed one drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, one had to return two drops.

This was simply an outrageous profit! However, it also carried a great deal of risk. Was the other party not afraid that the borrowed items would never be returned?

After all, those who could borrow Heavenly Demon Essence Blood were all Dao Foundation experts! A Dao Foundation expert had borrowed it with his own ability, so why would he return it? Once they refused to return it, what could the other party do?

This kind of business was definitely very difficult to conduct. But if it could be sustained, then it would be a steady source of wealth. From then on, there would be no need to worry about Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

Lu Changsheng saw that someone had borrowed a drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.

When it was his turn, Lu Changsheng stepped forward and said, "Can I borrow one drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood?"

"You?" The other party was a shrewd-looking Dao Foundation martial artist. He narrowed his eyes slightly and carefully sized up Lu Changsheng from head to toe. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he asked, "Are you Lu Changsheng? The Lu Changsheng who ranked first on both lists while at the Divine Treasury Realm and crushed an entire generation of Immortal Masters?"

The stall owner clearly recognized Lu Changsheng. Lu Changsheng already knew that he was not an unknown figure in the third layer of the Ancient Region.

He crushed an entire generation of Immortal Masters and martial artists, which made him extremely popular. At this point, his name had long become a household name among Dao Foundation experts.

"Yes, I'm Lu Changsheng. Can I borrow a drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood?" Lu Changsheng asked.

"Hahaha, yes, of course, you can borrow a drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood! In fact, with your reputation, you can even borrow two drops. If we trade multiple times, you may even be able to borrow three to five drops. Oh, right, my name is Zhao Yuanshan!"

Zhao Yuanshan was extremely enthusiastic toward Lu Changsheng. The smile on his face never faded. Clearly, in Zhao Yuanshan's eyes, Lu Changsheng had tremendous "value."

Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Brother Zhao, aren't you afraid that they may not be able to return what they borrowed? For example, what if they die out there or decide not to return those drops at all?"

As far as Lu Changsheng was concerned, there were only two types of people who wouldn't return the drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood that they had borrowed; it was either they were dead, or had actively decided not to return those drops at all.

Zhao Yuanshan chuckled. "Hehe, of course, there are some drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood that can't be recovered. If a borrower dies, there's nothing I can do about that. That's my bad luck. To do this business, I have to bear that portion of the losses."

"As for the borrowers actively deciding not to return what they had borrowed, then... they will have to weigh the consequences of doing that. We aren't in the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect. The Dao Foundation experts here are actually not that heavily restrained by their sects. Although Dao Foundation experts from the same sect still aren't allowed to slaughter one another, the third layer of the Ancient Region is far too vast..." Zhao Yuanshan trailed off.

However, the meaning behind his words was already very clear. If one were to become a delinquent, they would be in danger.

Zhao Yuanshan was clearly no kind person. Perhaps his own strength was not that formidable, but judging from how large Zhao Yuanshan's business was, who could say for sure how wealthy he was?

Would it be difficult for him to use some Heavenly Demon Essence Blood to hire powerful Dao Foundation experts to take action? It wouldn't be difficult at all!

As for why others had decided not to do this line of business, or why they could not make it work like what Zhao Yuanshan had done, Lu Changsheng believed that Zhao Yuanshan had his own unique advantage when it came to this business.

"I'll borrow one drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood!" Lu Changsheng said. He did not want to dig into the details. He only wanted to obtain a drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood as soon as possible.

"No problem. Brother Lu, you want to borrow a drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. They're all here. Brother Lu, choose one yourself. Don't pick a drop essence blood that you've already used to contemplate, as it won't have any effects," Zhao Yuanshan replied.

Lu Changsheng nodded. The same kind of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood could only be used to contemplate once. Contemplating any Principles with the same essence blood the second time around wouldn't work.

"The repayment is due in ten years. Within ten years, you must return one drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, not including the principal. The attribute doesn't matter. As long as it is Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, it's fine. If you haven't repaid yet within the next ten years, then you must return two drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. The debt must be repaid within twenty years at most. If no repayment is made..." Zhao Yuanshan trailed off. In other words, if Lu Changsheng were to become a delinquent, it would be a different story altogether. By then, no one could say for sure what Zhao Yuanshan would do to him, but it certainly would not be anything good.

Lu Changsheng paused for a bit before asking, "Has anyone ever gotten away with refusing to pay?"

Lu Changsheng was truly curious about what would happen to delinquents.

"Yes, of course, some managed to get away, but those were the best among Dao Foundation experts. All of them had four or five Principles. I couldn't do anything to them. They didn't want to pay, so I just let them be. But under normal circumstances, why would someone with that kind of strength refuse to pay? It's only one or two drops of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood."

Lu Changsheng understood. Some people really could refuse to pay just because they were strong enough to get away with it. However, just as Zhao Yuanshan had said, if one already had that level of strength, why would they refuse to pay? There was no need to be a delinquent!

"Thanks." In the end, Lu Changsheng chose one drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood and returned to his cave residence.

"I now have one drop of fire-attribute Heavenly Demon Essence Blood. My Perception has exceeded ten thousand points, so comprehending the Fire Principle shouldn't be too much of a problem now." Lu Changsheng was full of confidence.

The Fire Principle! He was about to comprehend the Fire Principle.

Only by comprehending a Principle would Lu Changsheng truly be considered to have established himself among Dao Foundation martial artists. Only then would he truly have a place in the third layer of the Ancient Region!

Lu Changsheng closed his eyes and began contemplating the Fire Principle through the drop of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.