Chapter 524 Perceiving Traces of Momentum, Manifesting Imagery

What was the Hundred Forms Return to Storage?

Just as described in the general principles, it was to cast an Illuminating Stance upon the spirit and gather the stances to return them to storage. To practice this method, one first needed to look inward with their Divine Sense, leaving traces of their cultivated stances within their sea of consciousness. In other words, illuminating the stance traces was the prerequisite to reaching Entry Level!

Once the stance traces were illuminated, the corresponding stances would manifest as physical imagery. From then on, the cultivator would no longer need to rely on mere feeling to channel their Martial Force. At that moment, the stance would merge completely with the cultivator, truly coming alive. They could easily sense its strength, its flow, as well as the fusion and conflict between multiple stances!

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Upon cultivating this method to Perfection, one could better master multiple types of Martial Force, allowing them to follow their respective paths while also fusing into a cohesive whole. This was not just a simple stacking of Martial Forces.

“This method is so powerful. To think there’s actually an even more profound Martial Arts associated with it,” Su Yu marveled. He quickly flipped to the end of the manual, more joy flashing in his eyes. The Hundred Forms Return to Storage originated from the more profound Myriad Forms Martial Scripture. If one could successfully cultivate the Myriad Forms Martial Scripture, they could unlock the All-Encompassing Divine Light, transforming their stances into a Martial Dao Form!

“What an incredible Cultivation Technique. If my White Ape Extreme Stance transforms into a Martial Dao Form, would it really manifest the form of an ancient White Ape?

“And my Subduing Demons, Demon-Vibrating, and Prison Suppression stances… if they could all manifest, just how powerful would that be?

“This Cultivation Technique is perfectly suited for me. Right now, my Fist Stance and Saber Stance run parallel to each other. If they can all return to storage, perhaps fusing them won’t be a problem at all!”

The more Su Yu read, the more excited he became. Unable to hold back, he immediately began cultivating.

The first step to practicing the Hundred Stances Returning to Storage Technique was Performing Stance!

What was Performing Stance? It meant truly displaying the Martial Arts stances. By executing the Martial Arts, one would use their Divine Sense to trace its origins, illuminating the essence hidden beneath the techniques.

He walked beneath the Iron Locust Tree. With a flash of light in his hand, Mo Yuan abruptly appeared in his grasp. The next moment, he took the lead in practicing the Spiritual Ape Demon-Slaying Saber.

This Saber Technique had already reached Perfection, and having undergone Breaking Limit three times, Su Yu’s comprehension of it had long been perfected to the pinnacle. However, during this practice session, his movements were incredibly slow.

Starting with Spiritual Ape Emerges from the Cave, it was as if he were performing on a stage. His actions were strangely slow, but the Saber Stance surged with terrifying intensity. At the same time, his Divine Sense constantly traced the Saber Stance, traveling upstream into his body to seek out the stance’s origin.

Demon-slaying Mountain Splitting…

Su Yu continued his practice, executing every single move until he finally completed the first step, Performing Stance.

Immediately after, his movements sped up drastically. The Demon-Suppressing Stance took effect instantly, causing Mo Yuan to alternate between being as heavy as a massive mountain and as light as a feather. Meanwhile, right at the moment the Saber Stance erupted, his Divine Sense reflected inward and severed a sliver of the stance!

This was the second step: Seizing Stance!

Next came the final and most crucial step: Illuminating Stance!

Su Yu’s Divine Sense rushed back like a retreating tide, carrying the seized stance as it flooded into the Shenting Acupoint of his body. In an instant, everything around him vanished, leaving only boundless darkness. Su Yu suddenly understood that this was the space within his sea of consciousness!

He began to carefully comprehend his Demon-Suppressing Stance. Because his understanding of the Demon-Suppressing Stance was exceptionally deep, this hardest step went surprisingly smoothly.

BUZZ!

In the next instant, his sea of consciousness trembled violently, and a faintly discernible, ancient stone stele appeared above.

This stele was as pitch-black as ink and blurred. When it first appeared, it felt as though a colossal mountain of ten thousand feet was about to crash down, allowing Su Yu to instantly feel its terrifying might. However, a moment later, another tremor shook his sea of consciousness, and the stone stele shattered into nothingness.

[Martial Arts]: Hundred Stances Returning to Storage Technique (Entry Level 1/1000)

Su Yu abruptly opened his eyes. Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion, but Su Yu knew it was no hallucination.

“The Hundred Stances Returning to Storage Technique requires Performing Stance, then Seizing Stance, and finally Illuminating Stance! I just finished one cycle of cultivation, but because I fell a tiny bit short in the final Illuminating Stance, I couldn’t illuminate the Demon-Slaying Saber Stance!

“However, I have peerless talent. After just one cycle, I’ve reached Entry Level right away!”

He closed his eyes again, absorbing the myriad realizations flooding his mind.

“It seems my talent for cultivating this Martial Arts is extremely high. For a peak-grade Profound Tier Martial Arts, the Entry Level Skill Level requirement should logically exceed five thousand, but it’s actually a mere one thousand!”

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He finally grasped the extent of his current Martial Arts Talent.

A Profound Tier aptitude was absolutely no longer holding him back. Even if he couldn’t compare to a genius like Gu Changfeng, he was still better than the vast majority of people. More importantly, he possessed the Martial Arts God talent of the White Ape Saint Body. As the saying went, mastering one method meant mastering a myriad of methods. Not only did it simply double the Skill Level gained from practicing Martial Arts, but it also subtly deepened his comprehension of them. Lastly, this particular Martial Arts focused on the Hundred Forms Return to Storage. The deeper one’s comprehension of the illuminated stances, the easier the cultivation process would naturally be.

He had now mastered three stances: the Demon-Slaying Saber Stance, the Demon-Vibrating Saber Stance, and the White Ape Extreme Fist Stance. Aside from the Demon-Vibrating Stance, which was slightly weaker and obtained through Perfection Martial Arts, the other two stances were acquired through Breaking Limit. They had long surpassed the confines of the Martial Arts themselves, and his understanding of them was exceptionally profound.

“First things first, I need to completely illuminate the Demon-Suppressing Stance!”

Having made up his mind, Su Yu resumed his cultivation following the previous method.

[Hundred Stances Returning to Storage Technique Skill Level +5]

[Hundred Stances Returning to Storage Technique Skill Level +5]

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Half an hour later, a new change finally occurred in Su Yu’s sea of consciousness.

BUZZ!

The ancient, profound black stone stele finally manifested completely. This stele bore no text. It hovered above the sea of consciousness, as light as a feather when at rest. When Su Yu’s Divine Sense landed on it, the stele abruptly emitted a vast, dark radiance and plummeted downward.

BOOM!

In a split second, it felt as though the entire space within his sea of consciousness was being crushed by a primordial divine mountain, leaving the whole area confined and frozen in place.

“So powerful! This is the true might of the Demon-Suppressing Stance!”

Su Yu immediately recognized this change; it was the exact same Demon-Suppressing Power he frequently used. However, compared to his usual usage, this terrifying power that could suppress an entire space was on an entirely different level. He knew he had grasped the essence of this stance and felt its true flow.

The next moment, he swung Mo Yuan again, sweeping it horizontally toward a Training Stone in front of him. With just a gentle swing, the Demon-Suppressing Stance naturally converged into Mo Yuan, as effortlessly as water flowing downhill.

In the past, when Su Yu channeled the Demon-Suppressing Stance, it was more like forcefully injecting the stance into Mo Yuan. By the time the stance activated, the saber would become incredibly heavy. But this strike was different! The Floating and Sinking Demon Stele illuminated within his sea of consciousness seemed to command the stance. Su Yu could clearly feel the stance flowing from his body into the Mo Yuan Saber.

When it should be light, when it should be heavy, how much should flow, and where it should converge—all of it came completely under his effortless control. The blade of Mo Yuan slashed swiftly through the air. There was no ear-piercing sound of breaking wind, only a saber beam fast to the extreme.

The moment the blade touched the Training Stone, the black Demon Stele in his sea of consciousness crashed down!

BOOM!

Mo Yuan instantaneously became as heavy as a collapsing mountain, and the power behind this strike was shockingly terrifying. Mo Yuan effortlessly sliced through the bluestone, which was over a person’s height. The cut surface was as smooth as a mirror, as if he had just sliced through a block of tofu.

CRASH!

The bluestone split in half, its upper portion sliding down to the ground. A large cloud of dust immediately kicked up, sending a startling tremor through the entire Su Mansion.

“I see. After the stance traces are illuminated and physical imagery is manifested, the stance is as though it has come alive, easily manipulated by the imagery.

“Before, I had to switch it consciously at all times. But now that the stance is governed by the imagery, I can explore the flow of its origin and no longer have to worry about all that. Not only is it much easier to control, but the power has also increased significantly.

“If I continue cultivating this Martial Arts, my control over the stances will undergo a complete qualitative transformation!”