High Martial Arts: Enlightenment after Practices

”But that’s not enough.” His tone shifted. ”No matter how powerful the Visualization Method, it’s just a tool for improving your Spirit. The true foundation is your Life Energy Level, your Qi and Blood Strength, and your combat ability.”

He looked at Xu Wuyi, his gaze sharp. ”What you need to do now is solidify your foundation and raise your Life Energy Level to the peak of the Martial Master Stage as quickly as possible—that is, Level 39. At the same time, your Spirit Level must keep pace. It would be best if you could break through the Level 40 threshold.”

”Level 40 is a watershed moment for the Spirit. Once you reach that tier, your control over your Mental Realm and your application of power will both undergo a qualitative leap.”

”By then, condensing your Heart Image will be much easier.”

Xu Wuyi nodded heavily. ”I understand, Teacher.”

With the Heart Image Prototype formed, the next step was to strengthen his Spiritual Power and fully condense it. This was known as Great Success in Heart Image.

After achieving Great Success, a Martial Artist would have one foot through the door to the Innate Martial Artist realm. From there, they just had to methodically raise their Life Energy Level and Spiritual Power, allowing the Heart Image to manifest in the world, and they would officially become an Innate.

Flame Venerable stood up, walked over to the *Celestial Bird Bathing in Fire Painting*, and gently brushed his hand across its surface.

”You don’t need to look at this painting anymore,” he said. ”Your insights are sufficient. Continuing to study it might just shackle you to the Mental Realm of its creator. What you need to do now is turn your insights into strength.”

He turned back to Xu Wuyi. ”Do you have enough resources?”

Xu Wuyi answered truthfully, ”The military awarded me some merit points, and with my school credits and the payment from the West Desert, I have resources equivalent to about 150 million Federation coins.”

Flame Venerable nodded slightly. ”That’s a decent amount, but not a lot. The further you get in the Martial Master Stage, the more resources you consume, especially from Level 36 to 39. Each level-up requires a massive accumulation of resources. Since you have the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace* as your foundation, your Qi and Blood quality is high, which means your consumption will be even greater.”

He pondered for a moment before saying, ”I’ll give you some advice. First, use your school credits to exchange for ’Star Source Liquid’ and ’Bone Tempering Pills,’ which are exclusive to Star Martial. These two are the most effective for solidifying your foundation.”

”Next, use your Federation coins to buy standard high-energy Nutrient Liquids and Qi Blood Supplements from the open market. Finally, save your merit points to exchange for the military-exclusive ’War Soul Crystals’ and ’Star Realm Marrow.’ Those two have miraculous effects on Spiritual Power and Life Origin.”

”Remember the order. Without a stable foundation, everything is just a castle in the air.”

”Yes, sir.” Xu Wuyi committed the advice to heart.

Flame Venerable clapped him on the shoulder. ”Go on, then. Don’t waste any time. In three months, if you can break through to Level 38 and your Spirit Level breaks through Level 40, I will teach you another fire-elemental offensive Martial Technique.”

Xu Wuyi’s eyes lit up. He bowed and said, ”Thank you, Senior!”

Flame Venerable waved his hand, saying no more.

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After leaving the East Garden, he returned to his residence, logged into the Star Martial Battle Network, and entered the school’s credit store.

Following Flame Venerable’s advice, he first searched for ”Star Source Liquid” and ”Bone Tempering Pill.”

[Star Source Liquid (A-level Resource)]: An essence extracted from the core energy of stars. Greatly increases Qi and Blood Purity and solidifies one’s foundation. Exchange Price: 150 credits/vial (standard dose).

[Bone Tempering Pill (A-level Resource)]: Refined primarily from the bone marrow of Star Realm Exotic Beasts. Strengthens bone density and increases the body’s carrying capacity. Exchange Price: 200 credits/pill.

Xu Wuyi glanced at his credit balance: nearly six thousand credits.

Without hesitation, he exchanged for five vials of Star Source Liquid and four Bone Tempering Pills, spending 1,550 credits.

After placing the order, the system notified him that the items would be sent via express delivery and arrive at the designated address in the Western Desert Royal Capital within 12 hours.

Next, Xu Wuyi opened the Federation’s universal resource trading platform and used the forty million Federation coins in his personal account to purchase ”High-Concentration Life Nutrient Liquid” and ”Flaming Sun Qi Blood Potion” in batches.

Both were top-tier conventional resources available on the market. Their effects weren’t much weaker than the school-exclusive Star Source Liquid, and they had the advantage of being available in large, satisfying quantities.

Of course, this was only possible thanks to the channels of the Ximo Royal Family. If Xu Wuyi had tried to buy them himself, resources of this level would certainly have been limited.

He converted forty million Federation coins into a supply sufficient to support three months of high-intensity cultivation.

Finally, there was the merit point exchange system.

Xu Wuyi entered his military identification code and accessed the internal store.

A dazzling list of items appeared. He had never even heard of many of the resources, and their prices were frighteningly high.

He quickly searched for ”War Soul Crystal” and ”Star Realm Marrow.”

[War Soul Crystal (Special Resource)]: Created by collecting, purifying, and refining the residual spiritual imprints left behind after powerful experts fall on the Star Realm Battlefield. Greatly increases Spiritual Power strength and tempers one’s will. Exchange Price: 1,000 merit points/crystal (standard unit).

[Star Realm Marrow (Special Resource)]: A life essence extracted from deep within the earth veins of a high-level Star Realm. Nourishes one’s Life Origin and raises the Energy Level Limit. Exchange Price: 1,200 merit points/serving (standard dose).

Looking at his balance of 5,700 merit points, Xu Wuyi thought for a moment before exchanging for two War Soul Crystals and two servings of Star Realm Marrow. This cost a total of 4,400 merit points, leaving him with 1,300 for emergencies.

All the resources arrived one after another within a day.

Xu Wuyi took a deep breath as he took stock of the various potions, crystals, and pills filling a corner of his Cultivation Room.

Now, it was time for arduous cultivation.

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Xu Wuyi’s cultivation schedule was packed airtight.

He woke up at five every morning, first consuming a vial of High-Concentration Life Nutrient Liquid, then practicing the *Basic Body Refining Technique* three times to fully activate his Qi and Blood.

At six, he would consume the Star Source Liquid and circulate the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace* to completely absorb and refine the stellar energy, integrating it into his Qi and Blood circulation.

This process took two hours. During this time, his Qi and Blood would boil, and his whole body would feel like it was in a furnace. Sweat evaporated the moment it seeped out, and a faint golden glow would even appear on the surface of his skin.

At eight, after a short rest, he would swallow a Bone Tempering Pill.

Once the pill was in his stomach, it transformed into a strange medicinal power, both scorching hot and coolly refreshing, that permeated straight to his bones.

Xu Wuyi could clearly feel his bones tingling and heating up as their density slowly and steadily increased.

From nine to twelve, he practiced his spear techniques.

After a simple lunch, he would begin his spiritual cultivation at one in the afternoon.

He first swallowed a Flaming Sun Qi Blood Potion to replenish the energy he had consumed in the morning. Then, holding a War Soul Crystal, he would operate the *Golden Crow Carrying the Earth* Visualization Method.

The pure Spiritual Energy contained within the War Soul Crystal surged into his sea of consciousness like a tide.

The Golden Crow soared, the speed at which it scattered golden light clearly accelerating. The area of the Earth it covered expanded at a visible rate.

After each Visualization session, Xu Wuyi could feel a distinct increase in his Spiritual Power. His senses grew sharper, and his control over his Mental Realm became more refined.

At four in the afternoon, he would take a second vial of High-Concentration Life Nutrient Liquid and begin his Body Technique training.

Six o’clock was dinnertime.