"I don't know if there's a trace of strong dual spiritual power beings, but I know there's a mysterious place in the secret realm of warriors. It's a sea of fire with an ice island in the center," Huo Ke pondered and said.
"Hmm? You said there's a sea of fire; why didn't I see it from the sky?"
"The sea of fire only appears in the secret realm of warriors after the spiritual projection of a powerful Martial Cultivator at the sea of qi realm emerges. It's only visible then, but it's extremely dangerous. Even a strong Martial Cultivator entering it faces certain death."
Huo Ke carefully marked the approximate location of the sea of fire on the map and cautiously looked at Lu Yu, asking in a low voice, "Big brother, if there are no other questions, I'll leave first."
Lu Yu waved at the map and said, "You can go now, I've got nothing else for you."
Upon receiving Lu Yu's permission, Huo Ke quickly distanced himself from Lu Yu, feeling lucky that he hadn't encountered a murder-obsessed madman.
In the warriors' secret realm, madmen, martial artists obsessed with combat, and maniacs are common sights.
If they weren't madmen in pursuit of ultimate battle prowess, martial arts fanatics immersed wholeheartedly in martial arts, or maniacs who believed themselves invincible at the same level, why would they travel thousands of miles to the warriors' secret realm?
Aside from gaining extensive martial arts insights and enhancing their combat skills, there are virtually no other benefits here.
Heritage from strong individuals is something only a very few can obtain. Most people come to this unique secret realm to kill others' shadow beings and gain martial arts insights to enhance their skills.
Lu Yu headed toward the location of the sea of fire marked on the map, which lay between the Fist Seal Valley and Sword Abyss. Along the way, Lu Yu encountered numerous shadow beings and found that those appearing at Fist Seal Valley were all projections of martial cultivators who had practiced fist techniques.
He also saw others defeating shadow beings, quickly sitting down to absorb the martial arts insights from them.
The first reaction of most people upon seeing Lu Yu was vigilance, willing to give up the hard-earned martial arts insights from defeating shadow beings rather than letting their guard down in front of Lu Yu.
Lu Yu held the principle, "If you don't provoke me, I won't bother you," and after spotting others, he would take a distant glance and avoid confrontation.
Swish, swish, swish~ The fists of the shadow being turned from one to ten, then ten to a hundred, blanketing Lu Yu under the streaming lights. Lu Yu's fists struggled against the barrage, taking dozens of punches before getting a chance to counterattack once.
This was the fourth shadow being Lu Yu encountered, one who had practiced the Thousand Illusions Streaming Light Fist, much stronger than the previous three. Lu Yu was almost being beaten down.
At the same time, Lu Yu realized something — it wasn't that the eighth-grade Thousand Illusions Streaming Light Fist had weak attack power and couldn't break his defense, but rather, it's a martial technique that drains spiritual power, unable to unleash its full power in the warriors' secret realm.
Yet the Thousand Illusions Streaming Light Fist, even without fully unleashed power, demonstrated terrifying might in the hands of the shadow being, proclaiming a hundred fist phantoms with real damage, thanks to the being's sheer speed.
Buzz! The Demon-Breaking Saber trembled, separating the shadow being's arms, dispersing them in the air, transforming into countless light points before dissipating.
Swish, swish, swish! With successive slashes from the Demon-Breaking Saber, despite the shadow being's desperate dodging, it was cut into pieces, exploding and transforming into countless light points disappearing into the secret realm.
Putting away the Demon-Breaking Saber, Lu Yu was somewhat helpless, not expecting to be forced to use the Demon-Breaking Saber so quickly. Truly, he couldn't underestimate the top geniuses from other forces.
For other martial cultivators, the best opportunity for insight is when defeating shadow beings and absorbing martial arts insights or using similar techniques to fight the shadow being.
However, for Lu Yu, these didn't matter. As long as he defeated the shadow beings, he would gain complete martial arts experience points without absorption efficiency issues.
Relying on the sharpness of the Demon-Breaking Saber, Lu Yu slew shadow beings, gaining experience points and martial arts experience, receiving 9300 points of Thousand Illusions Streaming Light Fist martial experience from the shadow being.
Fragmented training memories of the Thousand Illusions Streaming Light Fist flowed into Lu Yu's mind. Martial arts experience and insights are essentially the memories of martial arts training.
Martial arts insights and techniques performed in the warriors' secret realm leave traces, which the Dao Reflection Stone records, projecting as shadow beings. Martial arts insights and training memories remain within the shadow beings.
Defeating shadow beings offers a chance to absorb martial arts insights, advancing one's martial arts realm and increasing prowess, leaving behind more martial arts insights, allowing the Dao Reflection Stone to produce more shadow beings.
Theoretically, the number of shadow beings in the warriors' secret realm continues to grow with more entries and insights left behind, creating more shadow beings.
The capacity of the secret realm is ultimately limited. Some shadow beings will disappear, some will be replaced, maintaining an overall balance in the quantity and strength of shadow beings.
Leaving one's shadow being in the warriors' secret realm is the best proof of strength.
After digesting the fist technique training memory in his mind, Lu Yu walked towards the hillside, arriving at the edge of Fist Seal Valley.
The range of the Fist Seal Valley is vast; Lu Yu didn't encounter a single companion while climbing the slope. Nearing the top, he heard some commotion above.
"That is the projection of the Jade Balance Sword Sect; we agree to let you have it, but we want the projection of the Taixu Sword Sect."
"Why? You're not disciples of the Taixu Sword Sect either. What reason do you have to choose the projection of the Taixu Sword Sect? We want the Taixu Sword Sect projection, and you can have the Jade Balance Sword Sect's."
"Since we can't reach an agreement, let's fight. Whoever wins gets the projection here!"
"Who's afraid of whom? Our Five Mountains Sword Sect isn't a bunch of cowards. This time, we'll show Flower God Valley who the first Sword Sect in the Underworld really is!"
"If you can use your fists, don't waste your breath. Hurry up and fight! How long do you think we, the spectators, are willing to wait?"
"If you don't start, don't blame us for making the first move!"
Lu Yu appeared on the hillside, and the others turned to glance at him. Follow current novels on NovᴇlFɪre.ɴet
"Didn't bring a sword, a fist cultivator?"
"Should be, ignore him, sword insights aren't useful for a fist cultivator; he probably won't get involved. Besides, with so many people here right now, even if he defeats a few projections, there'd be no chance to absorb their insights."
Looking past the crowd, Lu Yu saw several figures standing a few hundred meters away, their garments flowing. Even from afar, Lu Yu could feel the elegant demeanor of those shadow swordsmen.
Perhaps influenced by the original personalities of their projections, these shadow swordsmen only watched from afar without initiating any attacks.
Or perhaps the others hadn't yet entered the shadow swordsmen's attack range.
Ultimately, the people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect and Flower God Valley didn't fight each other. They understand that with only two factions having the advantage in numbers, they can deter individual wanderers. Once they fight, their advantage vanishes instantly.
Both sides negotiated, assigned opponents, and attacked their designated shadow beings.
"Playing is boring!" A black-clothed swordsman said lightly: "I've been watching your performances here long enough. I deserve some reward!"
The black-clothed swordsman gripped the sword hilt on his back, his entire aura changed dramatically, becoming crazy, strange, and brutal. His gaze grew aggressively, making those around him uncomfortable.
The people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect and Flower God Valley stopped, turning to warily eye the black-clothed swordsman, "What are you planning? Do you intend to challenge all of us alone?"
The black-clothed swordsman smiled, "All of you?"
"Hahaha~ That's ridiculous. All of you are merely numbers!" The black-clothed swordsman said, suddenly acting, his black long sword easily breaking through a Five Mountains Sword Sect disciple's defense, the blade tip slicing across his eyes.
"Ah!" The disciple of the Five Mountains Sword Sect stepped back, eyes closed, his face covered in blood, his eyes slashed and blinded by the black-clothed swordsman.