Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by God. If this road is blocked, then it is blocked. I don’t really care.

Many people in Donglin Temple also felt regretful, but no one mocked or groveled at this time.

Well, the things in the third-rate melodramatic TV dramas did not happen to me. After all, no matter what, I am still the most powerful person in the world.

A person at the pinnacle of the Grandmaster realm, when the Martial Saint does not appear, there is no rival in the world.

It's more of a pity that a person who can practice many of the most advanced skills at the same time has such terrifying talent and ability.

It was precisely because of his extraordinary talent and ability that he was trapped in the realm of Martial Saint.

Well, soon I was no longer so arrogant, and I realized that I was still in the mortal world.

Li Zhoucheng, who is ranked third on the Hidden Dragon List and is known for his unrivaled power, is here.

He challenged me to a duel on the shore of an unknown mountain. I used Zhang Mingtu's pseudonym, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Sutra, and the magic sword, but I still couldn't defeat him.

In terms of true energy and physical strength alone, I am better than him. In fact, he cannot beat me.

But battles are never compared based solely on paper data.

If this is really the case, it would be enough for each character to just measure their strength level and the thickness of their true essence, and there would be no need to rank them.

His willpower is invincible, and he has the belief that he can never be defeated, which is the most resolute support for his fist.

His fist smashed down, as if carrying the entire world.

Finally, the third person on the Hidden Dragon List disappeared.

But I still remember his words.

"Do you remember why you practiced martial arts?"

"You have no intention to punch, you don't know why you punch."

His fist was not so heavy that I could not accept it. What was really heavy, so heavy that it made it difficult to breathe, was his thoughts. Under that heavy and invincible thought, my mind seemed to be sluggish and my thoughts could hardly function.

This is the real reason why I was defeated, although I was not seriously injured this time.

In addition to the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit, the most important thing is spiritual intention.

It is like the core of the soul, able to bring out one's full strength to 100% or even 200%.

Simply piling up magical skills and qi will not make you invincible.

I have had a lot of life experiences. I have traveled all over the country and experienced all kinds of events.

But the question asked to me by the third person on the Hidden Dragon List still left me confused and I didn’t know how to answer it.

…

When Zhang Mingtu saw this, he fell into deep thought.

Why did he practice martial arts?

At first, I practiced martial arts just to protect myself, to change the fate of my family, and to change my own fate.

In such an extraordinary era, force represents security and stability. Force can change everything and it possesses all kinds of incredible power.

In this era, force is the foundation of everything.

"I originally took up martial arts for self-protection, and that has never changed."

Zhang Mingtu muttered to himself, he was thinking very clearly.

However, having the power to protect oneself also means that in the eyes of others, one also has the ability to harm others.

In the process of practicing martial arts, it is inevitable to need various resources, good teachers, and elixirs and martial arts related to practice.

In this process, it is inevitable that you will be discovered by others, inevitably become hostile, and even be attacked.

This requires stronger military force and more self-defense capabilities, otherwise it will be difficult to stop. This is a winner-takes-all game.

Across the vast land, such stories have been happening in history books, repeating over and over again, without ever stopping.

The only lesson humanity has learned from history books is that humanity does not learn.

Zhang Mingtu exhaled lightly and continued reading in one breath. The future brother was almost the same as he thought.

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I practice martial arts to protect myself and have never thought about hurting others. However, when I am deeply involved in this world, there are bound to be many things that are beyond my control.

After I had acquired a certain amount of military power in Jianyi, I couldn't bear to see many people in Jianyi die in front of me.

The charcoal seller, the couple who made a living by fishing on the river, the thugs who made a living by working on the grain boats...

I just try my best to give a little to many people and help them live a better life. It depends not only on my little help, but more on themselves and their best efforts to change.

What do I want?

All I want is for everyone to live a decent life, with a little dignity, without being so servile and without going against their own wishes. Of course, the most important thing in the end is self-preservation.

I meditated for nine days and nine nights by the Yangtze River, thinking about what I had done.

I took action for them in Jianyi because I was also one of the people whose family was destroyed by the county magistrate. I took action on the northern border, saying that it was to defend the country, but it was more about protecting my family.

If you pursue it more deeply, it can only be said to be for self-protection.

I took action in the southeastern coastal areas in order to protect millions of ordinary people like me. I just can't stand this kind of world. I happen to have some ability that seems to be able to change this world, so I will try to change it.

Perhaps it is because I am in that red land, the red color is not only in my blood, but also in my soul.

Everything I do is just to make myself feel happy and not go against my original intention.

I have been in the Pure Land Sect for more than two years and in Donglin Temple for more than three years. I have enjoyed so much.

There are too many things that go against my original intentions, and I carry too much, which has caused my thoughts to become less clear and thorough.

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