Chapter 763: 10,000 Times of "True Enlightenment", Self-Created Cultivation Technique

Today, he decided to try again.

Holding the Essence and Guarding the One, he sank his shoulders and dropped his elbows, relaxing his waist and tucking his hips. His mind guided the Power of Order out of his sea of consciousness. Following the routes he had designed countless times, it flowed slowly toward his limbs and bones.

But this time, he didn’t rush to begin practicing like before. Instead, he stood still, carefully sensing every detail as the Power of Order flowed through his body.

That power surged from his sea of consciousness, flowing along his arms to his shoulders, from his shoulders to his chest, from his chest to his waist and abdomen, and finally dispersing into his limbs.

However, that feeling of sluggishness remained. The sense that he was “missing something” was still there.

He closed his eyes, recalling the scene he had witnessed during that True Enlightenment.

The ancestor in rough cloth garments stood in the wilderness, assuming the stance of Holding the Essence and Guarding the One. The man’s movements were indistinguishable from his own, yet the feeling was entirely different.

That person wasn’t training; he was surviving. Every breath was taken to stay alive, and every exertion of force was meant to defeat an enemy. That will, that determination, that conviction to never give up in the harshest environments—that was the true essence of the Basic Body Refining Technique.

Xu Wuyi opened his eyes, a glimmer of understanding flashing in his gaze.

Before, he had constantly been thinking about how to design the routes, how to optimize the nodes, and how to make the Power of Order circulate more smoothly. But he had never thought about why he was doing all this.

It wasn’t to become stronger, nor to surpass others, not even to protect the Federation on the Star Realm Battlefield. Those were results, not reasons.

There was only one true reason.

He wanted to walk this path, and he wanted to walk it in his own way. No matter how many difficulties lay ahead, or how arduous the journey might be, he would keep moving forward.

This was his true will.

Figuring this out, he felt something loosen within his body. The sluggishness faded away, and the feeling of “missing something” vanished along with it. The Power of Order flowed smoothly through his body like clear streams, following his designed routes to his limbs and bones.

He began his practice.

Bow Step Punch. Horse Stance Strike. Drop Stance Piercing Palm. Every movement was identical to the Basic Body Refining Technique, but the feeling was profoundly different.

The moment he threw a punch, he felt his will surge out alongside the Power of Order, merging into the strike. The moment he thrust a palm, he felt his determination circulate with his Qi and Blood, blending into the palm.

Once, twice, three times…

He immersed himself in that sensation, completely losing track of time.

He didn’t know how long had passed, but when he finished his thirty-sixth repetition, the depths of his sea of consciousness suddenly began to tremble violently.

The Bronze Ancient Book flipped open on its own, its pages erupting with dazzling light. The light grew brighter and stronger, ultimately condensing into a sea of golden light within his mind.

In the center of the radiant sea, lines of quaint text slowly surfaced.

[Martial Arts Diligence Record]

[Martial Arts: Unnamed]

[Current Realm: Perfection]

[Martial Arts Traits: Returning to Truth]

[Evaluation: Diligence as the foundation, perseverance as the path. Tempered through countless trials to reveal the true self.]

Looking at the text, Xu Wuyi stood frozen in place.

Perfection? He hadn’t even formally begun Cultivation, yet this Martial Arts directly showed as Perfection?

With a slight stir of his mind, he looked at the detailed information of the Martial Arts.

[Martial Arts: Unnamed]

[Grade: None]

[Creator: Xu Wuyi]

[Core Concept: Refining the Body with the Power of Order, with perseverance as the fundamental will. Every ounce of effort transforms into progress; every drop of sweat will not be in vain.]

Reading these descriptions, an indescribable feeling welled up in Xu Wuyi’s heart. He understood now.

This Martial Arts was jointly created from his comprehensions during that ten-thousand-time True Enlightenment, combined with a month of repeated scrutiny, and topped off by his momentary epiphany just now. Those elements were already enough to push this Martial Arts directly to Perfection.

He didn’t need to practice from Beginner, nor did he need to climb step by step. From its very inception, it was at Perfection.

This was the significance of the ten-thousand-time True Enlightenment. It wasn’t meant to make him comprehend a Martial Arts, but rather to help him grasp the fundamental will of creating one. With that will, whatever he created would naturally be in a state of Perfection.

He slowly withdrew his stance and walked to the window.

“This Martial Arts needs a name,” Xu Wuyi said, his gaze profound. He had never been good at naming things. After pondering for a moment, he decided to simply name it “Diligence.”

“I’ll just call it ‘Diligence’!”

Following the shift in his thoughts, the text on the Martial Arts Diligence Record immediately changed.

[Martial Arts: Diligence]

[Grade: None]

[Creator: Xu Wuyi]

[Core Concept: Refining the Body with the Power of Order, with perseverance as the fundamental will. Every ounce of effort transforms into progress; every drop of sweat will not be in vain.]