Chapter 290.3: The Heaven and Earth Form Shatters the Martial Dao! Lu Changsheng Returns in Triumph to the Immortal Martial World! (III)

The Earthly Saints' objections gave Xiahou Puyu pause. He realized they were right.

Spirit relics were extremely rare. If Divine Sword Manor obtained one and word of it got out, could the manor actually hold onto it? Xiahou Puyu could not afford to disregard that question.

Ugh, what should I do...? One spirit relic for six Martial Dao fragments...

If he made the trade, Divine Sword Manor would have a spirit relic to take control of its fate. The disciples of the manor would see twice the results with half the effort in their cultivation. Still, could Divine Sword Manor protect them and the relic from other forces?

After a few moments of careful consideration, Xiahou Puyu made his decision.

"The Divine Sword Manor chooses the spirit relic!" he said resolutely and unwaveringly.

"Very well," Lu Changsheng said with a faint smile. He put the Martial Dao fragments away and handed the Seven-Colored Flowing Light Pagoda to Xiahou Puyu.

Xiahou Puyu accepted the spirit relic with evident jubilation. This trade would benefit Divine Sword Manor for generations. Now, having made the decision, the six Martial Dao fragments seemed insignificant in comparison to the spirit relic.

In truth, none of the Earthly Saints in Divine Sword Manor could become a Heavenly Saint, even with sixty Martial Dao Fragments. Ultimately, the spirit relic was the best choice for the manor overall.

While Xiahou Puyu seemed overjoyed, the other Earthly Saints were disappointed with his decision. Regardless, he was the lord of the manor, and no one was to question his decision.

"Well then, since Manor Lord Xiahou has chosen the spirit relic, I'll take my leave."

With that, Lu Changsheng rose and left the Divine Sword Manor.

He had secured all the Martial Dao fragments for himself, while Divine Sword Manor had acquired a spirit relic. In the end, both sides had benefited greatly from this partnership, and everyone was happy.

After Lu Changsheng had left, one of the Earthly Saints spoke up. "Manor lord, you traded six Martial Dao fragments for one spirit relic. Do you know how many spirit relics Lu Changsheng still has on him?"

Xiahou Puyu was taken aback slightly by the question. "Huh? How many?"

"He swept up nearly every spirit relic in the Primal World. He has at least a dozen or so on him."

"Wh-What? A dozen or so spirit relics..."

Everyone fell silent, stunned by what the Earthly Saint had just said. One person having a dozen spirit relics in their possession was simply unheard of, all the more so for someone who was only an Earthly Saint.

The Earthly Saint elders who had not accompanied Lu Changsheng could not help asking, "Are spirit relics in the Primal World really that easy to get? Why didn't any of you seize the spirit relics instead of leaving them all to Lu Changsheng?"

One of them snorted. "Leaving them? Lu Changsheng created a Martial Dao method and cultivated it to the Earthly Saint level himself. It's as if he carries two Earthly Saint cultivation methods, has mastered both of them, and has even fused them completely. That's why Lu Changsheng is even more terrifying than an invincible Earthly Saint.

"How do you think he obtained all those spirit relics? He crushed everything in his path, trampled the immortal sects, and took the relics by force. If we'd gone up against those holy lands of the Immortal Dao, we wouldn't even have managed to break through their gates, let alone seize their spirit relics."

Listening to that, the other Earthly Saint elders were dumbfounded. They'd had no idea that such a formidable Earthly Saint existed in the Sacred Region. They had only heard rumors of so-called invincible Earthly Saints, but they had never actually seen one with their own eyes. There were certainly no such figures in Sacred Star City.

"That's enough. The matter is settled," Xiahou Puyu intervened. "The fact that we've obtained a spirit relic is already a blessing from heaven.

"As for Lu Changsheng's affairs, don't you speak of this to anyone. If word gets out that he has several spirit relics in his possession, our Divine Sword Manor will inevitably get dragged into it. It's essential that we stay on good terms with Lu Changsheng. Don't forget, he has a real chance of becoming a Heavenly Saint!"

Indeed, Divine Sword Manor could not afford to offend Lu Changsheng, nor could it afford to become a target for other Void Refinement cultivators or Heavenly Saints. Everyone had to keep quiet about the spirit relics. Even if word somehow got out, it absolutely could not come from Divine Sword Manor.

***

Before long, Lu Changsheng arrived back at the Hundred Flowers Sect.

Zhang Ling came out to greet him with a hint of delight on her face. "Supreme Elder Lu, you're back at last."

"Anything happened while I was away?"

"No, nothing major. Your reputation alone protects the Hundred Flowers Sect."

"Good, I'm going into seclusion for a while. No one is to disturb me."

"Yes, Supreme Elder."

Zhang Ling could tell at a glance that Lu Changsheng had gained a great deal from this mission. Otherwise, he would not rush into seclusion the moment he came back. This was a good thing. The stronger Lu Changsheng became, the safer the Hundred Flowers Sect would be.

Lu Changsheng did not even ask about how the Demon Progenitor was adjusting to the Immortal Dao. He headed straight into a quiet chamber and called up his Status Panel.

[Status Panel]

Host: Lu Changsheng

Perception: 2,644,000 (Heaven-Born Saint)

Infinite Martial Dao: 15% (Not Condensed)

He had been in the secret world for little over two years, but since he had left a clone in the Immortal Martial World, his Perception had been steadily rising the whole time. At ten thousand Perception points a month, that came to two hundred and fifty thousand points during the time he was away.

His Infinite Martial Dao, however, had not risen at all, and that was perfectly normal. Raising the Infinite Martial Dao required Martial Dao fragments. Martial Dao fragments could even raise his Perception by a large amount all at once.

Lu Changsheng remembered clearly that the Martial Dao fragments he had obtained in the first secret world had raised his Perception by a hundred thousand points and his Infinite Martial Dao by five percent. In the second secret world, his Perception had risen by a million and his Infinite Martial Dao by ten percent.

Now, in the Primal World, Lu Changsheng had obtained the complete set of Martial Dao fragments, and at the Earthly Saint level at that. How much Perception would they add this time, and how far would they raise his Infinite Martial Dao? He had a faint feeling that the increase would certainly be enormous.

This came at just the right time. By carrying so many spirit relics, he was actually in a very precarious position. One careless slip and he would be in danger. However, thanks to his flesh and blood clones, not even a Heavenly Saint could kill him for good.

If he could use these Martial Dao fragments to raise his strength by a wide margin this time, he would naturally have nothing to fear from those who coveted what he had. Of course, that depended on him truly being able to make full use of the fragments.

Lu Changsheng was already very strong, but he felt he wasn't nearly strong enough to handle all the danger that lay ahead. He had to keep growing stronger, even undergo a transformation. Even if he could not become a Heavenly Saint, he had to find a way to contend with one. Otherwise, he would find himself in a perilous position.

Let's begin.

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and picked up the first Martial Dao fragment. With twenty of them in total, he would be refining them for a very long time.

Boom!

A faint tremor ran through his body the moment he began refining the first Martial Dao fragment. However, this time, Lu Changsheng sensed that something was different.