The secret realm of the warrior is located in an unknown wasteland, where there are giant fist impressions, palm impressions, finger impressions, sword marks, knife marks, spear marks, claw marks of unknown creatures, severed mountain peaks...
Standing on the Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship, Lu Yu could see all sorts of traces left from the battles that erupted in this wasteland, but upon descending to the wasteland, one could only see doomsday scenes of cliffs, deep ravines, and abyssal fissures.
"Is this the secret realm of the warrior?" Lu Yu asked.
"Yes, and no," Ouyang Lie replied.
Lu Yu glanced at him and said irritably, "Don't beat around the bush, speak plainly."
"Uh, the reason I say yes is that the place we are going to is below. I say no because the secret realm of the warrior hasn't opened yet, the Dao marks below haven't manifested," Ouyang Lie pondered for a moment and said.
As they were speaking, they suddenly sensed an inexplicable fluctuation and looked up towards the severed mountain, where a light appeared.
The Dao Reflection Stone emerged into the world from the light, sweeping across the entire wasteland battlefield. Lu Yu saw faint spiritual lights begin to emanate from the fist impressions, palm impressions, finger impressions, sword marks, knife marks, spear marks, and claw marks of unknown creatures below, releasing a mysterious aura.
After the light spread across the whole wasteland, Lu Yu saw glowing human figures start to appear one by one on the wasteland. Many of the figures began to fight each other; figures were continually being destroyed, while new ones continuously appeared, as if the wasteland was playing out a battle movie made solely of light and shadow.
"Qi Cultivation disciples, prepare to set off!" Zhao Tianjue's voice echoed across the Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship.
Lu Yu, Ouyang Lie, Qin Feng, and many other disciples in the Qi Cultivation stage stood at the edge of the deck, gazing downward to choose a place to jump.
The transmission tokens of the secret realm of the warrior began to glow, the light enveloping Lu Yu's entire body. He felt a powerful attraction from below and jumped down with the momentum.
Wrapped in light, Lu Yu transformed into a rainbow light shooting out from the Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship. Streams of rainbow light flew out from flying spiritual treasures of various colors and the backs of exotic beasts; they were Martial Cultivators of the Qi Cultivation stage from various major forces who had obtained transmission tokens for the secret realm of the warrior.
Looking at the wasteland below, Lu Yu flew towards a giant fist impression.
Unsure where the image of the double spiritual power of ice and fire he sought might be, Lu Yu decided to first find a relatively safe place to land before understanding the secret realm of the warrior better.
The fist impression created a giant valley, whose terrain was much safer compared to the bottomless pits and abyssal fissures left by finger impressions, knife marks, and sword marks.
Lu Yu was not alone in making this choice. Unless one sought to comprehend the Dao marks left on knife and sword marks, few would choose those harsh terrains where starting out would be difficult.
As Lu Yu flew toward the Fist Seal Valley, when he was about to reach the ground, he felt an invisible force offsetting the kinetic energy generated by his descent, gradually slowing his landing speed.
When he was only a few dozen meters from the ground, the glow around Lu Yu suddenly disappeared, and the "buoyancy" acting on him vanished completely, causing him to fall freely.
The flying spiritual treasures Lu Yu prepared earlier became useless, and within the secret realm of the warrior, spiritual power was drastically suppressed, making it extremely difficult to even mobilize spiritual power internally, let alone release it.
Boom! Lu Yu struck the ground without leaving a mark. This valley had already been pressed to unimaginable hardness by an unimaginable punch; taking a stone out of here would be considered a treasure outside.
Bang, bang, bang~~~ It was like dumplings raining from the sky, with continuous landing sounds echoing.
Hearing such dense sounds, Lu Yu felt something amiss. Although the terrain of the Fist Seal Valley seemed relatively gentle, it didn't mean starting out there would be any easier.
Compared to the severe terrains of the sword and knife marked abyssal fissures, the competition in the Fist Seal Valley and Palm Seal Sinking Land would undoubtedly be many times more intense.
Thud! A figure over three meters tall landed not far from Lu Yu; it was a human Martial Cultivator with giant spirit lineage. They were born body-refining Martial Cultivators, and even without practicing a Body Refining Technique, their physique was much more terrifying than that of ordinary martial cultivators.
The Qi Cultivation stage giant spirit lineage martial cultivator glanced at Lu Yu, noticed the Divine Weapon Pavilion emblem on him, hesitated for a moment, recalled the clan elder's instructions, and turned to leave without attacking Lu Yu.
Another reason was that he and Lu Yu hadn't yet encountered a conflict of interest, making it unnecessary to fight from the start.
Watching the giant spirit lineage Martial Cultivator depart, Lu Yu turned to see a phantom figure appear not far away.
The phantom was a Martial Cultivator who had previously entered the secret realm of the warrior. Although its appearance was unclear, the attire and similar features enabled a rough identification of which force's genius it belonged to.
Upon seeing Lu Yu, the phantom approached him unarmed.
Noticing the phantom's large fists, Lu Yu realized that it excelled in boxing, cultivated from a Qi Cultivation stage Martial Cultivator proficient in boxing who had left this impression here.
Whoosh! A streak of light flashed past Lu Yu's eyes, and he felt himself being hit, stepping back several steps to dissolve the force and feeling a slight pain in the spot on his chest where he was struck.
The opponent's punch speed was extremely fast, and Lu Yu could barely see it. Furthermore, the level of boxing was highly advanced, at least reaching the pinnacle state, if not higher.
Realizing that those entering the secret realm of the warrior were the top talents from various major families, it was normal for the phantom to possess such strength, as the phantom represented the peak talents from various forces.