Chapter 897 - 726: Martial Seal Mastery and Divine Skills Resonance

"...In the presence of our revered ancestors and my honored teacher, I observe young Lou Yi with a pure heart and excellent conduct, a top-notch talent...

Today, standing in for the master, I make an agreement to accept him as a direct disciple of the Treasure Vase Lineage, and in the future, he will surely expand and glorify our lineage..."

In front of a golden statue of an elder placed on a mahogany table, two red candles were ’sizzling’ as they burned, their flames flickering up and down, while blue smoke curled from the incense burner nearby.

A group of people was kneeling below, each with a solemn expression, filling the side room to capacity.

Zhou Xinghai, the Vein Master of the Treasure Vase Lineage, knelt at the forefront with new disciple Lou Yi.

Once the initiation ceremony was completed, Zhou Xinghai warmly helped Lou Yi to his feet and smiled, "From now on, we are family, my brother."

"Indeed, senior brother," Lou Yi also smiled.

"Why don’t you quickly pay your respects to Master Lou?" Zhou Xinghai urged the disciples below, puffing his beard and glaring.

"Master... Lou."

"Master, Master Lou."

The disciples of the Treasure Vase Lineage traveled with Lou Yi, exchanging numerous conversations; some were even older than him, finding it somewhat uncomfortable and awkward upon hearing this.

However, they could not defy the master’s order, and the initiation ceremony had just taken place, confirming Lou Yi’s legitimate status beyond doubt, despite any inner discontent.

Nevertheless, Lou Yi paid little mind to their thoughts, as he was solely focused on acquiring cultivation techniques.

The Perfect Treasure Vase Seal, one of the most powerful Martial Seal legacies in the world.

He was also curious about how to cultivate a Martial Seal, given that this path had disappeared entirely in the Vast Sea Realm, with no trace in ancient texts.

Soon, Zhou Xinghai chased the disciples out of the room and said to Lou Yi, "Brother, time is tight, and I shall now impart the Treasure Vase Seal to you.

With your talent, you should quickly grasp the rough outline.

When facing opponents later, try to use our sect’s cultivation techniques to avoid revealing anything to others."

"Understood, senior brother," Lou Yi nodded in agreement.

"...Our sect’s cultivation techniques have always emphasized intent over form. The form, size, and other aspects of the condensed Martial Seal are not important.

What matters is whether it aligns with the Martial Arts True Intent, thereby maximizing the technique’s power...

Once you comprehend the true intent of the Treasure Vase Seal, your cultivation will progress at lightning speed..."

Zhou Xinghai truly did not treat Lou Yi as an outsider, freely sharing his insights and secret techniques like they cost nothing.

Lou Yi listened and nodded privately.

The Vein Master of the Treasure Vase Lineage certainly had some skills.

Many theories of cultivation were similar to his own insights.

With mutual confirmation, it enriched his foundation in Martial Arts.

"The essence of a Martial Seal is the manifestation of martial spirit in the external world... First nourish the spirit with the flesh, then command the body with the spirit, creating an interlinked union to raise the power level to infinity...

When reaching the stage of transcending martial to profound, it becomes the supreme True Profound Realm."

"The key to nourishing the spirit is the combination of hand seals and mental methods, creating a wondrous resonance, indispensable together. Note well our Treasure Vase Seal’s mental method:

Tide births in the Dantian, moon marks the true heart, wind and thunder obscure illumination, dragon and tiger hide sound... The Jade Bottle remains unstained by worldly dust, perfect radiance freely upon the body."

While imparting the mental method to Lou Yi, Zhou Xinghai also performed the hand seals with a relatively slow pace, allowing Lou Yi to observe clearly.

His ten fingers moved skillfully, sometimes plucking like Buddha with a flower, sometimes holding like a guardian king with a pagoda, sometimes strumming like a talented scholar playing the zither...

Each phrase of the mental method corresponded to different hand seals.

The frequency between mental methods and hand seals must be synchronized to be effective; even a slight disparity would yield vastly different outcomes.

Given Lou Yi’s current martial arts attainment, merely watching once brought him to understand roughly seventy to eighty percent.

"∅＆★*əʊ..." In his mind, the black eagle opened its beak reciting the mental method, while his physical body’s chest emitted a peculiar trembling sound, simultaneously forming corresponding hand seal gestures.

A warm sensation surged to his heart.

But soon, this feeling faded, as if its presence was merely an illusion.

Lou Yi frowned and tried several more times, all ending in failure.

The Attribute Panel naturally showed no response.

’The martial spirit of this Treasure Vase Seal is easy to understand: tranquility, stability, immovability like a mountain.

I already know the mental method and hand seals; why am I still unable to enter the basics?’

Lou Yi realized he still perceived martial seal cultivation too simplistically, believing there might be nuances unbeknownst to him.

He turned to Zhou Xinghai, who remarked in amazement, "Brother, you are indeed a prodigy.

Even without studying the Martial Soul Book left by the ancestors, you can still cultivate independently, creating a stir."

"Martial Soul Book?" Lou Yi queried, puzzled.

Zhou Xinghai produced a palm-sized Jade Book from somewhere, treasuring it as he handed it to Lou Yi.

Its color was grayish-yellow, edges somewhat worn, numerous complex lines carved on the cover like ancient script, or akin to a child’s doodles, many words were faded, testament to its long history.

The Jade Book contained only a single page.

Upon opening, the main page had no ancient scripts but displayed an ancient jade bottle, its surface adorned with floral and faunal engravings alongside weapons like swords, spears.

Lou Yi touched the slightly protruding jade bottle with his finger, his gaze tightened.

A vast and boundless void suddenly unfolded ahead, a colossal radiant glass jade bottle strongly illuminating the formerly dim space.

Or rather than illuminating, stabilizing this space, maintaining this space.

The jade bottle inherently carried a sense of tranquility, unbreakability, eternal singularity, unwavering amidst the raging seas and shifting stars.