There were two kinds of monks: ordinary monks and Legendary Monks.
The increase in strength that [Transcendence] granted monks was truly terrifying. Monks who broke through to this realm were no longer mortal. Ordinary weapons could barely harm them, and Legendary Monks could gain additional damage reduction on top of that. In the Eastern Realm, monks were actually very popular with women, though very few women could become monks themselves. Most could only advance to dancing girls. The reason was the monks' special ability, [Timeless Body], the key advantage they held over warrior classes.
As mentioned earlier, warriors were strong in the early stages and far stronger than monks in the middle stages, but once they reached middle age, their strength would rapidly decline.
That was physical aging, something no mortal could resist.
Monks, however, were different from warriors. They could condition their bodies, and upon reaching class level 17, they halted all aging outright, preserving themselves at their current stage. In other words, monks would neither age nor deteriorate until they died, and their strength would not plummet in old age as a warrior's would. Under normal circumstances, monks with [Timeless Body] would age rapidly only in the instant before death. This was why women wanted so badly to become monks: to them, it meant an ageless appearance. Female monks in the Eastern Realm who survived generally retained the appearance of middle-aged women, while some exceptionally gifted ones permanently looked around twenty.
Chan, standing before him, was one such example. She would never age again.
Clang!
In their second exchange, Chan caught the rakshasa's weapon barehanded. Only a thin silk glove covered her palm, a treasure gifted by the White Cloud Sect that allowed her to withstand +5 magic weapons with her bare hands.
Without this equipment, Chan could