True Martial World
Chapter 43

Formless, Voidless, Empty, Selfless

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The water grew increasingly turbulent, and Yi Yun knew he was getting close to the waterfall.

He continuously adjusted his breathing, keeping his body in optimal condition.

Back on Earth, some people challenged a sixty-meter high dive and survived, but the waterfall in Donghe was over a hundred meters high.

Although Yi Yun's physical condition far surpassed that of ordinary people, he hadn't undergone professional diving training. Moreover, he wasn't at his peak state right now. Jumping down directly like this would still be a significant challenge.

"Rumble!"

Yi Yun could already hear the sound of the waterfall crashing into the deep pool. The rushing water pulled him directly forward.

After tumbling a few times in the water, Yi Yun felt his body suddenly drop, a strong sense of weightlessness hitting him. His vision was instantly filled with spray, turning everything a blurry white.

He had just jumped from the waterfall, over a hundred meters high.

From a distance, the majestic cliff stood like a giant, and the waterfall cascading down from it resembled a long sword held by the giant. The giant stood there, propping up the sword, its tip pointed downwards, exuding an indescribable aura.

And Yi Yun, on this sheet-like giant sword, was just an insignificant speck of black, plummeting downwards at extreme speed!

"Splash!"

A massive spray of water erupted, like a blooming white lotus.

The impact of Yi Yun breaking the surface sent a powerful shockwave through his internal organs, bones, and muscles, making him feel as if his body was on an anvil being hammered by a blacksmith.

This heavy blow seemed to loosen Yi Yun's muscles. After a wave of intense pain throughout his body, he felt an indescribable sense of relief.

Yi Yun held his breath and, as if by instinct, dove straight down!

His body was burning, and immersing himself in the icy cold pool water felt incredibly comfortable.

He continued to descend quietly, reaching a depth he had never reached before.

Until he...

Reached the bottom of the water!

This was the first time Yi Yun had ever dived to the bottom of this deep pool!

Beneath the water, the pool floor was made of pure sand and stones, polished as if they were jade. Yi Yun curled his body, wrapping his arms around his legs, appearing as if he were asleep at the bottom of the deep pool.

Time seemed to lose all meaning. Yi Yun didn't know how long had passed, but he only felt a coolness emanating from his chest, preventing him from suffocating due to lack of air.

The burning sensation in his meridians was also slowly being cooled by the icy water, while the pressure from the water continued to compress Yi Yun's internal organs...

At this moment, Yi Yun felt a sense of returning to the womb. He felt like an infant in its mother's amniotic fluid, isolated from everything in the world...

His body felt like it was on fire. Yi Yun's only thought was to quickly digest this energy, otherwise, the energy would burst his meridians, leading to unimaginable consequences.

Beneath the deep pool, where the water temperature was close to freezing, Yi Yun's body heat was dissipating rapidly. If a person were naked in sub-zero air, it would be difficult to freeze to death as long as they didn't fall asleep. However, if they jumped into sub-zero ice water, they would be completely frozen within ten minutes.

The low temperature, heavy pressure, and lack of oxygen – this harsh environment accelerated the rapid consumption of the energy essence within Yi Yun's Savage Bones. The process of energy consumption was also the process of improving Yi Yun's physique and performing Marrow Cleansing.

As time passed, the underwater world was silent, and the pool water remained still. Yi Yun seemed to have entered a completely independent space-time. In this space-time, he could only hear his own slow and steady heartbeat.

"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"

Again and again, the rhythm was as precise as a pendulum.

Slowly, Yi Yun's soul seemed to leave his body, and the last thought in his mind also fell asleep. Yi Yun appeared to be completely frozen.

In a state of deep diving, losing consciousness is a certain death.

However, even though Yi Yun had lost consciousness, the Purple Crystal in his chest pulsed gently, sending energy to all parts of his body.

Yi Yun entered a state of complete emptiness and selflessness. Every cell in his body was absorbing the energy from the Savage Bones, resisting the cold and the astonishing pressure underwater!

In fact, even top Body Refinement techniques like Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist could hardly temper every inch of a person's flesh and blood. Whether it was Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain or Dragon Soars Through Nine Heavens, Body Refinement always left some areas untempered.

Wherever it was missed, that area could become a weakness in a Martial Practitioner's body.

The only technique, Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean, utilized the immense pressure of the liquid to evenly act upon every part of a Martial Practitioner's physical body. Theoretically, it could temper every inch of flesh and blood.

However, even so, due to the limitations of the physical body, almost no Warrior could truly cultivate Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean to its extreme.

To temper every inch of flesh and blood, one first had to enter a state of selflessness. Otherwise, the body would always be regulated by the conscious mind. People would subconsciously use their strong and accustomed body parts. For example, if a person pushed a stone with all their might, they would inevitably pour more strength into their dominant hand.

Only by emptying one's consciousness, allowing every cell to resist the water pressure and cold according to its instinct, could it be thoroughly tempered. In this state, the human body followed instinct, which is what is called "Formless, Voidless, Empty, Selfless"!

Entering a state of selflessness was already difficult, and entering such a state underwater was even more so, because losing consciousness in deep water was basically equivalent to suicide!

Currently, although Yi Yun had lost consciousness, as the energy from the Origin Purple Crystal surged into his blood, his brain, meridians, and organs were all nourished by the energy. Humans need to breathe because their tissues need energy released through respiration. Now, with the energy provided by the Origin Purple Crystal, oxygen seemed unimportant.

Thus, Yi Yun spent a full day and night underwater without realizing it!

His bones, internal organs, and every cell seemed to come alive, as if they had their own independent consciousness.

It wasn't until the second day, when the sun was high in the sky, that Yi Yun slowly floated up from the water, like a drowning person, reaching the surface...

Yunhuang, as one of the twenty-four Savage Lands of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, was usually sparsely populated in the wilderness, except for the Spiritual Grounds guarded by the major Tribes!

In Yunhuang, besides the human settlements in the Spiritual Grounds, there was another type of place called the "Wasteland"!

The Wasteland was rich in Savage Power, and the truly powerful Savage Beasts hibernated within the "Wasteland"!

If a Martial Practitioner without sufficient strength mistakenly entered the Wasteland, their death would be certain!

However, at this moment, on the edge of a "Wasteland" in Yunhuang, an old man appeared with a young girl.

The old man wore a yellow robe, was a bit plump, with white hair and a youthful complexion. His eyes were a bit small, making him look unremarkable.

The girl

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