Chapter 22

Ten minutes later, Lin Tuo sat on the chair next to the desk, lost in thought.

The computer in front of him was still playing the video of his physical training.

Because it was too blurry and Lin Tuo had used clothes to cover his face, he could not be identified.

‘So, this is was recorded from my first training?‘

After initially being confused, he found out through the chat logs in the group what had happened and understood.

The scene of his training in the Taihe Mountains was filmed and it was also posted for everyone to see. To a certain extent, it also became popular.

‘So it’s like that, huh…‘

Looking at the date of the video release, it was the second day that Taklimakan’s black box came and it was also the first day he tried to use the method to temper his body.

As for why it took more than a week to blow up, it wasn’t surprising.

The account that posted the video was just an ordinary netizen. It was impossible to be discovered immediately. Now that it is on fire, there is a high probability that the platform will recommend the video.

‘Fortunately, it looks like it’s just a coincidence.‘

After more research, Lin Tuo breathed a sigh of relief. Know that as the “man behind Taklimakan’s black box”, he was still a little citizen.

Although it was logically impossible for anyone to associate his ordinary self with Taklimakan’s black box, it was always good to be cautious.

Lin Tuo was still in the initial stage of evolution. Although his personal strength was not bad, it is also limited.

If he could, he still didn’t want to get involved with secular forces so quickly.

Just imagine.

If he revealed his identity and proved his abilities through the Evolving Sandbox Table, he would certainly be valued domestically, but he would also be involved in the maelstrom of international disputes and face unpredictable dangers.

Moreover, Lin Tuo himself did not value fame and fortune. Otherwise he would not resign and return to his hometown.

Therefore, he decided long ago that he would never disclose information about the Evolving Sandbox Table at least until his own force can ensure his safety.

As for this video…

‘They seem to think of me as an ancient martial artist hidden in the Taihe Mountains…‘

Lin Tuo looked at the video comment area and combined with the group chat to confirm this.

Well, there were also speculations about 'superpowers” and “alien life”, but none of them dominated the mainstream thought. They were just groundless speculations based on Taklimakan’s black box.

In contrast, a martial artist with incredible strength and endurance was more likely to be believed.

As a result, his jog up the mountain with bluestone on his back in the video had some believers.

Secondly, compared to extraterrestrial life, it was easier for ordinary people to accept that an otherworldy martial arts expert existed.

Moreover, the Taihe Mountain Range itself had a strong martial arts theme. Whether it was in history or later novels, movies, games, etc., it was common that the Taihe Mountain Range was associated with ancient martial arts.

To this day, many people still believe that there was some ancient and mysterious martial arts inheritance in the Taihe Mountains.

Therefore, it was not surprising a martial artist had popped up from the Taihe Mountains.

In fact, this conjecture was also correct.

Lin Tuo was indeed from an ancient martial artist family, but it had long since fallen. Now he absorbs Ether and tempers his body to train. His ancestral martial arts technique had also been cultivated to the Early stage. It was not too much to claim to be a martial arts master.

Thinking of this, Lin Tuo shook his head and laughed, turning off his computer.

‘Hmm… It looks like it was just a small accident. Anyway, I didn’t reveal anything personal about me, so I don’t care about it.‘

Just…

‘A martial arts expert…‘ Lin Tuo chewed the word, his eyes passed through the window, and landed in the sunny but extremely cold martial arts courtyard.

Before he was busy dealing with the sand table, Lin Tuo couldn’t think about other things, but now, Chi Dynasty was on the right track, and he finally started to focus on the martial arts hall.

He had not forgotten that he resigned and came back to reopen the martial arts hall fulfill his grandfather’s last wish. Which was to continue to pass on the martial arts passed down from generation to generation.

Right now, it seems… there was a good opportunity layed out for him.

…

He had thought a lot about martial arts a long time ago.

With a realization that reopening a martial arts gym in the modern age wouldn’t be easy.

He knew very well that in this era, the traditional martial arts model was no longer in line with the trend of the times.

Because of domestic stability, people rarely have the need to practice martial arts for self-defense. If they wanted to be come stronger, they would train at the gym or go to a Taekwondo gym.

Martial arts training is extremely hard and time-consuming, and the employment direction was narrow. Except for some people with related channels, ordinary people couldn’t hope to use martial arts to get a high salary.

Even Lin Tuo, if it were not for family reasons, he would not take this path.

Was it good to be cooped up in an office?

According to his original idea, if it were to be opened, the most rational direction was to build a modern martial arts gym. With social media, branding, young actors, market-oriented, and moving in the direction of fitness.¹

But in this way, was it still a martial arts gym?

In other words, even if it was made in this way, wouldn’t the family-renowned “Wuzu Boxing” be lost?

Though, if he did it any other way, how could he attract anyone to join?

Well, if Lin Tuo properly demonstrated his power and spread his influence through social media, he would really attract a group of enthusiastic martial arts fans.

After all, the earth was so big, there were always some people who are obsessed with relatively niche topics.

But in the long run, how long could this last?

One generation?

Two generations?

In an era when martial arts was declining, there was hardly any ground and only a few people could pass it on.

Even Lin Tuo sometimes hesitated, wondering if martial arts could still exist in this era?

However, these days, by absorbing Ether and effectively strengthening his body, Lin Tuo felt that he might have found the answer.

‘In peaceful times, people do not need to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies. This was also an important reason for the decline of martial arts, but with enough martial arts practice, can life evolve?‘

‘If, by practicing martial arts, people could have a better physique, quicker thinking and higher intelligence? In this way, couldn’t martial arts be able to reproduce its glory?‘

This was not impossible!

You know, Lin Tuo, through weight-bearing exercises during this period, has indeed improved the body’s efficiency in absorbing ether, and both his physical fitness and memory have been significantly improved.

‘Ether is widely present in people, but in the past few thousand years, no one has ever noticed it, or if they did, they didn’t know how to use it that well. If I teach the breathing method to all human beings, could they also absorb Ether and achieve evolution?”

Standing up and pushing the door open. Lin Tuo came to the quiet martial arts arena and thought about it.

This idea was not made on a whim, but it had been brewing in his mind for several days.

And, in his view, this was likely to be a “killing two birds with one stone” situation.

It should be noted that the generation of Ether was positively related to the “quality” of intelligent life.

In other words, under the general trend of increasing domestic aging and decreasing population, it is unrealistic to increase the number of people and increase ether.

So, if the quantity cannot be increased, can we start with quality?

If an ordinary person achieves evolution, the Ether produced by the spirit world will inevitably increase!

Based on the knowledge given by the Evolving Sandbox Table, Lin Tuo knew that this road could be taken theoretically.

Moreover, this was also a good thing for the benefit of all mankind.

The problem was that once the breating method was used by everyone, then the Ether on the earth would be absorbed by ordinary people, which was equivalent to competing with Lin Tuo for resources.

‘…If I want to promote the breathing method and let everyone begin to practice, I must temporarily abandon the collection of Earth’s Ether, otherwise, ordinary people will not be able to absorb any…This will definitely cause some losses to me, but it’s acceptable.‘

‘In the Observation Mode, I can only collect the Ether of one city in Yangcheng at present, and within a short time, it’s impossible to expand this area too much. It’s better to use it to nurture ordinary humans…‘

‘When the cycle starts, the human physique increases, and the total amount of Ether also increases. I can absorb it then, it’ll be no problem.‘

‘Moreover, I mainly rely on the Creative Mode to build a sand table world and absorb the Ether of the new civilization that is evolving from it. It doesn’t matter if I temporarily discard the Ether from the Observation Mode.‘

…

In the scorching summer, Lin Tuo stood at the door, his thoughts flying, his eyes glowing brighter.

As for the promotion of the breathing method and the promotion of the strong people who may be born after the cultivation of the whole people…It was impossible for them to be better than him anyway.

‘As long as ordinary people actually discover the benefits of training and realize that martial arts and physical training can accelerate the absorption of Ether, then martial arts will naturally flourish.‘

‘Furthermore, everyone cultivating can normalize my cultivation too. In the future, even if I show extraordinary force, I can pass it off as a result of cultivation.‘

‘When the time is right, when martial arts really rises, it will be much simpler to reopen the martial arts gym.‘

After sorting out his next set of thoughts, Lin Tuo breathed slightly and his heartbeat accelerated.

‘Then my next problem is how I want to promote the breathing method.‘

‘No, the first step should be to improve the breathing method, so that ordinary people can understand it… Well, I have to give a new name. The two words ‘breathing method’ won’t be attractive at first…‘

Lin Tuo became more excited the more he thought about it, without delay, he acted immediately.

He returned to his study once again.

He opened the laptop on his desk and created a new blank document.

Then after thinking about it, Lin Tuo eagerly typed out the new name of the breathing method in the first line of his new document:

“Blue Spirit Breath.”

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