The [Ten] Seal presented no other difficulties, aside from its incomplete spiritual essence.
Besides practicing his swordsmanship, Lu Wu-bing added another lesson to his routine.
The exertion and withdrawal of force through flesh, bone, and sinew; the deep tremors and eruptions of blood...
A mysterious inner-breath method naturally comprehended from the painting steadily made his strength grow at a visible rate. At the same time, his muscles, bones, and blood vessels were slowly undergoing transformation.
"Strength and physique were originally two sides of the same cultivation. If the [Form] Seal's most fundamental purpose was to nourish the origin, consolidate the foundation, and deepen one's reserves...
"Then the [Ten] Seal's greatest use was to unleash, by the most efficient method, the power hidden within those reserves and foundations. It turned the body into a form best suited for attack."
"As long as my foundation is sufficient, cultivating the [Ten] Seal will become much easier. It will not be like the [Image] Seal, which I could not cultivate at all.
"If I continue cultivating this way, it will take no more than a few days to bring the [Ten] Seal to major completion.
"By then, my strength may well double again."
Having understood the connections between every seal of the [Ten Directions Seal], Lu Wu-bing could not help but feel shaken.
At the same time, he was satisfied with his own talent and fate to the utmost degree.
Although this talent of his did not seem capable of granting instant mastery, and one still needed to train relentlessly to gain anything.
Nor could it conjure something from nothing and complete a missing cultivation technique...
It seemed somewhat lacking.
But no matter what, the [Heaven Rewards Diligence] talent was ultimately the most unreasonable ability Lu Wu-bing had ever seen.
It was equivalent to