Chapter 759: 10,000 Times of "True Enlightenment", Self-Created Cultivation Technique

Xu Wuyi wouldn’t forget Grandmaster Yue Lianshan’s legacy, but he had to forge his own path and create his own techniques. Reaching the Grandmaster Realm and still clinging to others’ creations was a dead end.

He closed the file, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes. Another Cultivation Technique surfaced in his mind: the *Basic Body Refining Technique*.

This Cultivation Technique was simple, tedious, and could even be described as rudimentary. Yet, it was this very technique that had accompanied him through his most difficult days and laid his most solid foundation.

He remembered being in his cramped bedroom during high school, practicing those basic movements over and over. Back then, he wasn’t even an Official Martial Artist. He would practice until he was completely exhausted every day, only to see minuscule progress. Later, after acquiring the Martial Arts Diligence Record, he truly began to understand the weight of the word “basic.” Every standard cultivation session, every Enlightenment, and every breakthrough all stemmed from those simplest of movements.

The Bow Step Punch, Horse Stance Strike, and Drop Stance Piercing Palm—he had practiced these moves no less than a hundred thousand times. Every detail was etched into his very bones.

Later, he cultivated the *Basic Body Refining Technique* to Perfection. That was the first time he truly experienced the feeling of “Returning to Truth.” Returning to the Essence naturally established a profound foundation. Those most fundamental elements, once cultivated to their absolute limit, instead became the most profound Realm.

Thinking back on it now, the significance of that breakthrough was likely even greater than he had initially realized. This was because the core of the *Basic Body Refining Technique* wasn’t any specific Rule, but “basics” themselves. It didn’t lean toward Flame, nor did it favor Gravity or any other specific Rule. It merely used the simplest method to temper the body into its most solid state.

This Trait paradoxically shared similarities with the Order Rules. Order was all-encompassing; it was absolute control and the culmination of all Rules. The *Basic Body Refining Technique* was equally all-encompassing; it served as the groundwork and the foundation of all Martial Arts. One was the supreme Rule, while the other was the most rudimentary Cultivation Technique. The two seemed worlds apart, but essentially, they were both “fundamental.”

Xu Wuyi opened his eyes, a glimmer of realization flashing within them. He would use the *Basic Body Refining Technique* as a foundation to deduce his own Body Refining Technique.

This approach was far more reliable than constantly tinkering with the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace*. The path of the *Hundred Refinements Melting Furnace* belonged to someone else; no matter how much he altered it, it would still bear their mark. But the *Basic Body Refining Technique* was different. He had cultivated it for over a decade, truly integrating it into his very marrow. He would use the Power of Order to temper his body, using the framework of the *Basic Body Refining Technique* to bear that tempering.

He would let the most basic Cultivation Technique carry the highest-tier Rule.

This thought filled him with excitement, but he quickly realized another issue. The tier of the *Basic Body Refining Technique* was far too low. It was inherently a Cultivation Technique meant to lay a foundation for Beginners, originally designed to help an ordinary person transition into a Martial Artist. Although he had cultivated this technique to Perfection, it was only the Perfection of “basics,” not the Perfection of the “profound.”

Would using a Cultivation Technique of this tier to bear the tempering of the Power of Order cause problems? He didn’t know the answer, but he knew that contemplating wouldn’t solve the issue. He could only find out by trying.

He stood up and walked into the Cultivation Room. It wasn’t large, but it was spacious enough for him to move freely. Standing in the center, he took a deep breath and slowly assumed the Starting Form of the *Basic Body Refining Technique*—Holding the Essence and Guarding the One.

He relaxed his shoulders, dropped his elbows, loosened his waist, and tucked in his hips. His Intention guided his Qi and Blood, circulating it along familiar pathways. He had practiced this movement hundreds of thousands of times and could execute it flawlessly with his eyes closed. But this time, he deliberately slowed down, carefully feeling every subtle change in his body.

First repetition, complete.

Second repetition, complete.

Third repetition, complete.

He executed the routine over and over, his movements steady and fluid, as natural as breathing. In his sea of consciousness, the interface of the Martial Arts Diligence Record quietly appeared. Under the section for the *Basic Body Refining Technique*, the number of standard cultivation sessions completed today began to tick up.

Twenty repetitions, thirty, forty…

His movements remained unchanged—still standard, still fluid. At his current Realm, cultivating such a low-tier technique no longer drained any stamina. The movements that used to leave him completely exhausted were now as effortless as taking a casual stroll. But even with this ease, he was pondering another question.

When he cultivated a hundred times a day, he would experience an Enlightenment. When he cultivated a thousand times a day, he would achieve Great Enlightenment. What if he cultivated it ten thousand times a day?

Once this thought emerged, he couldn’t suppress it. In the past, his stamina and cultivation efficiency were lacking; a thousand repetitions a day was his absolute limit, and he wouldn’t even dare dream of attempting ten thousand. But things were different now. After advancing to Grandmaster, cultivating this Basic Cultivation Technique took absolutely no effort. Let alone ten thousand repetitions, even twenty thousand wouldn’t be a problem physically.

The only issue was time. Ten thousand repetitions of the *Basic Body Refining Technique*, even if each one only took a dozen seconds, would still add up to over ten hours.

He had personally experienced the effects of Enlightenment and Great Enlightenment. The assistance those two breakthroughs provided was far beyond his imagination. If there truly was a higher tier after ten thousand repetitions, then sacrificing a day for it would absolutely be worth it. Furthermore, even if nothing happened after ten thousand repetitions, the day wouldn’t be wasted. At the very least, he could confirm whether or not this path was viable.

He looked up at the clock on the wall.

It was 6:17 AM.

If he started now, he would have nearly eighteen hours until tomorrow morning. The time was more than enough.