High Martial Arts: Enlightenment after Practices

Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Closed-Door Training

A stream of data flickered rapidly in Anna’s eyes. A moment later, an analysis report appeared on the light screen in front of Xu Wuyi.

[Xu Wuyi - Phased Cultivation Recommendation Report]

Overall Assessment...

(Lengthy filler omitted.)

Summary:

You are already on the right path. At this stage, you should focus on solidifying your foundation and raising your Life Energy Level. Supplement this with polishing your Martial Techniques, and your strength will surely enter a new phase of rapid growth.

Looking at the detailed analysis and recommendations provided by Anna, Xu Wuyi nodded slowly.

It was largely consistent with his own judgment.

After reaching the Entry Level with the *Eight-direction Soul Suppressing Spear*, the most crucial thing to improve had once again become his Life Energy Level.

’So, for the next period, the core focus will be on raising my Level and delving deeper into the potential of the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace*,’ Xu Wuyi clarified his direction.

He had also reached the Entry Level with his *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace*, but he had focused his main efforts on practicing the *Eight-direction Soul Suppressing Spear* recently.

It was rather interesting. While this B-Level Spear Technique suited him, it wasn’t a perfect match for the [Martial Arts Diligence Record].

This was because practicing the Spear Technique itself consumed a considerable amount of Spiritual Power with nearly every session.

And Xu Wuyi’s Spiritual Strength held no significant advantage over others at the same level, so he could practice twenty to thirty times a day at most.

Therefore, he hadn’t received the ”Hundred Chances of Enlightenment” reward even by the time he reached the Entry Level with the Spear Technique.

It could be said that this time, he had truly relied on his own hard work to reach the Entry Level.

Of course, this was also thanks to him having long since grasped the True Intention of Martial Arts, as well as the multiple instances of Enlightenment he had experienced while practicing the *Wind-Settling Spear*.

Putting away the report, Xu Wuyi opened the internal resource library of Star Martial University and filtered for resources in the ”Assists in raising Life Energy Level” and ”Body Refining Cultivation” categories.

”D-Level Life Potion (Campus Price): 1 Credit / vial.”

”Earth Fire Marrow (trace amount): 15 Credits / serving.”

”Hundred Herbs Essence Liquid (aids in Qi and Blood Purification): 12 Credits / serving.”

”...”

Xu Wuyi browsed through the list carefully.

Life Potions were a staple. He definitely needed to stock up, but exchanging credits for them was a complete rip-off. He could just buy them directly with Federation Coins.

The description for the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace* Cultivation Technique did indeed mention that certain Fire Elemental Spirit Objects and medicinal herbs that nourish Qi and Blood could aid in cultivation and increase efficiency.

’I have 300 credits left. It seems like a lot, but I have to use them where they count most—to exchange for resources that are truly rare.’

’As for daily cultivation... I’ll just have to rely on my own hard work. As long as I have enough Life Potions, it will just be a little slower, but not by much.’

Xu Wuyi shook his head slightly.

This wasn’t the period before the college entrance exams anymore. Although the idea of ”racing against time” was always applicable, there had to be a limit.

Haste makes waste. If he used up all his credits now, he wouldn’t have any left to exchange for powerful resources when he truly hit a bottleneck, and his progress would actually fall behind.

...

After successfully clearing the fifth floor, Xu Wuyi didn’t bask in his joy. Instead, he quickly shifted his focus back to his cultivation.

The *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace* was the bedrock of all his strength, a point Xu Wuyi understood deeply.

This was because this B-Level Body Refining Technique not only represented an advancement in Life Energy Level but also an elevation of the very essence of his life.

However, after stepping into the ”Entry Level” Realm, the difficulty of cultivating the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace* increased sharply.

The Entry Level stage consisted of nineteen movements in total. The first eighteen forms were all Pile Skills for tempering the physique, while only the final form was the crucial Secret Technique—[Heart Fire].

Each of these first eighteen Pile Skill movements was extremely complex, far beyond what the ten movements from the Beginner Stage could compare to.

This was because their effect was no longer just strengthening Qi and Blood, but also comprehensively tempering the body while simultaneously performing Purification on Qi and Blood.

This included tempering the bones and even strengthening the internal organs, among many other functions.

These steps were originally meant to be undertaken during the Martial Artist stage, but the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace* allowed a Cultivator to practice them in advance.

[Furnace Initial Burning], [Fire Forged Bone], [Hundred Refinements Golden Body], [Qi Circulation]... these long-familiar Starting Forms were just the basics.

The subsequent Pile Skills like [Furnace Cauldron Stabilizing Vein], [Golden Body Indestructible], and [Qi and Blood Smoke] each required him to expend a great deal of Heart and Spirit to comprehend and correct.

Every day, Xu Wuyi devoted most of his energy to cultivating the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace*.

In the training room, his bare-chested, bronze-skinned body continuously contorted into all sorts of unimaginable postures as Qi and Blood coursed through his body along complex pathways.

Sweat soaked the floor, only to be evaporated into white steam by the high temperature naturally radiating from him, making him seem like a perpetual, humanoid Melting Furnace.

Thanks to the relentless ”Improper form” feedback from the [Martial Arts Diligence Record], he painstakingly overcame one difficult point in the Pile Skills after another.

He broke down, practiced, and consolidated the first eighteen Pile Skill movements one by one.

...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the end of August. Xu Wuyi had been in a state of seclusion, with no time to pay attention to the outside world.

In the underground training room of Villa No. 7 in Hidden Dragon Garden, Xu Wuyi slowly concluded his form, and the scorching aura steaming from his body gradually subsided.

He opened his eyes, and a spark seemed to flash and vanish in the depths of his pupils.

After nearly a month of arduous cultivation, he was finally able to perform the first eighteen Pile Skill movements of the Entry Level stage in their entirety.

Of course, given his current proficiency, it could only be said that he had barely managed to digest these Pile Skills, and he was still a long way from true mastery.

[Martial Arts: Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace]

[Current Realm: Entry Level (7.8%)]

[Martial Arts Traits: None]

[Assessment: Qi and Blood are vigorous, Heart Fire is not yet ignited.]

Xu Wuyi looked at the numbers on the panel and couldn’t help but be secretly astonished.

He could already perform the full sequence of Pile Skill movements, yet his proficiency hadn’t even reached 10%. The Entry Level stage was even more difficult than he had imagined.

’As expected of a B-Level Body Refining Technique. At this rate, I’m afraid it will take me a whole year just to push my proficiency to Minor Achievement?’

Xu Wuyi was not satisfied with this speed. He just felt that his talent wasn’t enough and that he had to cultivate even harder.

What he didn’t know was that for every person in the Federation’s history who had cultivated the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace*, it had taken at least three to five years to get from Entry Level to Minor Achievement, including its founder, Yue Lianshan.

’However, there is another way to increase my current combat power.’

The nineteenth form of the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace*’s Entry Level stage—the Secret Technique, [Heart Fire].

This was not a simple physical movement, but a profound Technique for highly condensing one’s Spiritual Will, fusing it with boiling Qi, and igniting a wisp of ”Heart Fire” within the body.

Once successful, one could infuse their own Spiritual Will into their attacks to directly sear an enemy’s Spirit, a shockingly powerful ability.

Compared to [Soul Suppressing], which merely suppressed an enemy’s Heart and Spirit, the power of [Heart Fire] was far greater. After all, it was an offensive measure.

At the same time, this also made Xu Wuyi realize that once Martial Arts cultivation reached a High Tier, it often became inextricably linked with the Spirit.

It was no wonder Su Yueling, whom he had met during the tri-school joint exam, was regarded with such importance, even being directly accepted as a Closed-door Disciple by a Grandmaster.

To be born with powerful Spiritual Power and be able to master Heart Image Martial Arts during the Martial Disciple Stage gave her an immense advantage going forward.