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Chapter 323 Pure Martial Artist, Forbidden Zone of Life (This was originally the second update yesterday)

What makes it pure?

What does "warrior" mean?

One thing is unique, so pure; a martial artist's purity comes from practicing martial arts to an extreme level.

Purely is an extreme.

Everything is based on martial arts; no external force is used, and no other methods are practiced.

Pure martial arts practitioners begin with the methods of circulating qi and blood and condensing qi.

However, as things evolved, and since the Dharma-ending Age did not allow the practice of transporting blood and qi to be realized, nor did it allow the manifestation of spirit in the world, these two methods were also abandoned.

But people need strength.

Because the Land of the End of Dharma forbids the manifestation of Dharma, demons cannot take form and beasts cannot possess spirits. However, due to the special nature of heaven and earth, beasts have mutated and developed many strange organs.

However, these organs do not possess extraordinary characteristics, so even if they are not in accordance with the Dharma, the Land of the End of Dharma cannot interfere with them.

Such as spitting acid, expelling poisonous gas, spitting out venomous insects, etc.

Humans, barely surviving in the Land of Dharma Decline, found it difficult to deal with them. Even with the creation of various hunting tools, they could hardly improve the situation.

Because the environment is also deteriorating.

In addition to the ferocious beasts, barbarian tribes also remain in Xiniu Hezhou.

Under the influence of the Dharma-ending Age, the barbarians also lost the means to create the Dharma-image brain that the Barbarian Lord originally possessed, thus their wisdom has been further weakened.

With their intelligence weakened, the energy that should have been used to maintain their intellect was instead invested in physical development, which led to the growth of the barbarian's physical body.

Over thousands of years of evolution, their bones became larger, their muscles became tougher, and their internal organs were strengthened, gradually making them taller, eventually reaching a height of about ten feet, with some barbarian tribes even growing to three feet tall...

Therefore, although the giant beasts of Xiniuhe Continent in the past have all become extinct, they have been replaced by barbarians. However, due to environmental limitations, these barbarians will not grow too big, and it is basically impossible for them to reach the size of the giant beasts.

As a result, the barbarians changed their name to the Giants.

In addition, the lifespan of the barbarians has also been reduced, from the original hundred years or so to forty years, less than half of what it used to be, in order to survive in this degenerate age.

Both the demon race and the barbarian race have made changes, so naturally the human race must also "evolve".

But humans have no other special talents besides intelligence.

So the human race first unearthed the ancient talismanic arts, but alas, this was a land in the end times of Dharma, so the talismanic arts could not be spread and could not be revealed to the world.

Then they explored mechanical arts, but apart from metallurgy and iron smelting, and some simple carpentry, there was nothing else to learn about mechanical arts. The true essence of mechanical arts always involved spells, such as flying wooden birds and underground shuttles, which they could not handle.

Furthermore, the methods for crafting magical artifacts have also become ineffective.

However, those beasts and giants possessed extraordinary power, and this power was not restrained by the Land of the End of Dharma, which made it very difficult for the human race.

The humans who remained in Xiniuhezhou also tried to contact the outside world, hoping to get help from humans there, but unfortunately they came up empty-handed.

Even a powerful being of the ninth rank of True Immortal would be affected by the Land of Dharma Decline and would be unable to resonate with the Great Dao within it. According to the research of various powerful beings outside, the Great Dao in the Land of Dharma Decline has lost its "activity".

More accurately, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has become sluggish, which has prevented many Taoist techniques from manifesting in this world and forced them to disappear.

Faced with this situation, various races naturally tried to change it. After all, this place is the ancestral land of each race. Moreover, during the great war, many sects did not have time to pack their belongings and failed to collect all the sect's methods and magical treasures. After all, the sects have many branch courtyards, and the elders have opened cave dwellings in various places in Xiniu Hezhou. Some of these places only exist in the sect's records.

Therefore, everyone also considered rescuing Xiniu Hezhou.

However, there is always a force enveloping the entire Xiniu Hezhou, which makes it impossible for them to solve the problem, even though they mobilize spiritual energy from all sides and absorb the essence of the sun and moon in an attempt to improve the environment.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the various factions abandoned this ancestral land.

However, they would still send disciples to monitor the situation.

However, the vast majority of the disciples sent in could not come out. This land of the end of Dharma contained a strange power, and any living being that was tainted by the aura of the end of Dharma would ultimately meet a bad end and was destined to "return" to the land of the end of Dharma.

As a result, the Land of the End of Dharma gradually evolved into a forbidden zone for life.

Humans, in particular, are even less able to contact the outside world.

For the next thousand years, the creatures of the Land of Degenerate Age entered a state of unbridled growth.

After all, this place has become more than just a land of the end of Dharma and a forbidden zone for life. Many true immortals have fought here, leaving behind the essence of their magic. This is a disaster for many ordinary beings, as it will cause mutations in their flesh and blood and distort their minds and will.

Unless one condenses their Yin spirit and purifies their will, only then can they resist the power of a true immortal's magic.

Amidst these events, humanity resolved to change this tragic situation amidst a series of disasters.

Eight hundred years ago, thanks to the successive efforts of the heroes of the human race, a group of pure warriors finally emerged.

They were devoted to martial arts, meticulously studying martial arts, and fighting only against ferocious giants, and of course, also against humans.

As for what exactly constitutes a "pure martial artist," how so?

Its purity lies in using martial arts as a technique, and incorporating the technique into the body, but without cultivating qi and blood or developing spirit; only martial arts are present in the body.

Moreover, there will be no possibility of stepping onto any kind of alchemy in the future.

Because they only cultivate one breath, the breath held in their heart.

A pure warrior doesn't seek immortality; he only wants to fight for his life against all things in heaven and earth.

Hold your breath in your chest, hold your breath for nineteen minutes. This is the training process of a pure martial artist. When you reach this level, the physical body of a pure martial artist will be so powerful that it is beyond description. Even a giant three zhang tall with the strength to uproot mountains cannot stop his fists.

In this light, it seems that even a pure warrior is nothing more than this.

However, such power is enough to allow one to run rampant in this land of declining Dharma.

As for further increasing its power, that's difficult.

Limited by their environment, even a pure martial artist can only strengthen his body to the point that a blade cannot cut through his skin, have enough strength to carry a heavy object, and walk a hundred feet in a single breath.

Such power might be attainable by a mere cultivator who has mastered the art of refining essence into qi in the outside world, but in this degenerate land, it is "transcendental."

However, this power is still the power of the physical body, and it has never connected with heaven and earth, nor has it drawn upon the power of heaven and earth or incorporated spiritual energy, so it is not an exaggeration to call it pure.

But human strength has its limits...

It seems that the path of a pure warrior has come to an end.

But in addition to physical strength, pure martial artists also possess an extremely terrifying mental will.

This spiritual will is not the martial arts of the past that relied on qi and blood, but a pure martial arts will.

Only through countless trials and tribulations, and unwavering perseverance, can one acquire this martial will.

But human strength has its limits. If the will of martial arts cannot move the power of heaven and earth, it is ultimately just an auxiliary means to intimidate people.

Therefore, human strength is finite.

How should humanity be built?

Luo Zu observed the trials and tribulations that Chun Chun Wu Fu had experienced and was deeply moved by them.

(End of this chapter)