Chapter 161 - Cultivation Becomes a Trend
The news of a force of tens of thousands being wiped out shocked the world.
No one believed the news when they first heard it, thinking it must be a hoax or a joke. The White Ape King was still just a being of flesh and blood, regardless of how powerful it actually was.
Despite being an Invincible Vajra, it should have died when subjected to carpet bombing just the same as any other creature.
With a massive force consisting of tens of thousands of soldiers, the operation should have been able to take out ten White Ape Kings, let alone just one in the woods alone.
If the White Ape King was indeed powerful enough to take out a force that huge single-handedly, it would not have needed to flee all the way back to Shennongjia from Mount Tai to begin with.
Modern armies were not like the armies of old, after all. When amply equipped, an army’s combat capacity would have been over a hundred times, even several hundred times, that of the same forces back in ancient times.
If the White Ape King were truly that fearsome, it might as well have been the reincarnation of Sun Wukong.
As the enormous force searched the Shennongjia and put all of their cutting edge equipment to use, they were able to locate the ape hidden deep in the Shennongjia. They then mobilized all at once, heading in the direction of the White Ape King.
Most importantly, that was the only route that many had access to, the only entry point into cultivation.
All of a sudden, martial arts gyms and centers flocked with people. People from all walks of life came to learn, even though the great majority of them were only considered outer-ring students and had no access to true training.
Still, while those methods that only touched the surface may not have been effective back in the old days, in the present-day situation where spirit qi was restored, one could yet gain something visible from such methods. At the very least, one was able to easily strengthen their body.
Many forces of martial arts legacies became lucrative businesses all at once, and the people involved were grinning ear to ear from all the money they were making.
The registration fees alone made those in charge very rich. The likes of the Chen Clan and the Seven Invincible Sect took the opportunity to do massive recruitment drives.
Places like the Southern Shaolin Temple, which had long been regarded as the sacred ground of martial arts lineages, became even more wealthy, as there were people making inquiries in the temples almost every day.
It was as if one would be considered outdated if they didn’t talk about cultivation, to the point that such people might as well be living under a rock.
Cultivation had become the most popular trend in the current era.
However, yet another piece of news came out before long—someone brought information regarding the White Ape King from the mountains of Shennongjia.