Visualization Method: Mountain Moving

The pure white space around him faded away. Xu Wuyi looked around and found himself standing in a futuristic hall.

Above him was a highly realistic starry sky, while beneath his feet, energy patterns flowed across the floor. Countless virtual avatars of varying appearances, with IDs floating above their heads, moved through the hall, chatting or turning into streaks of light and vanishing outright.

This was the Star Martial Battle Net!

A virtual world that connected Martial Artists across the globe!

Martial arts had never been something one could develop in isolation. Sparring and exchanges between Martial Artists were essential ways to foster growth in the martial path.

The emergence of the Star Martial Battle Net allowed Martial Artists from all over the world to interact and spar at any time. Its contribution to the Federation's martial world was no less significant than an industrial revolution.

Xu Wuyi steadied himself, pulled up the system map, and located the coordinates for "Honghe No. 1 High School—Teacher Guidance Zone."

After selecting teleportation, the surroundings instantly blurred. The next moment, he appeared inside a classically styled private tea room.

Teacher Wang Wenhai was already seated there, drinking tea as he waited for him.

"You adapted quickly." Teacher Wang looked at Xu Wuyi, who had appeared in an instant, and nodded. "How does it feel?"

"It's incredible." Xu Wuyi looked around and reached out to touch the wooden table and chairs beside him. They felt warm and smooth, almost indistinguishable from the real thing. "It barely feels like a virtual world."

"High-level Martial Artists can even comprehend the Dao here. Its mysteries are far beyond what we can understand right now." Wang Wenhai did not explain the Battle Net's wonders further and went straight to the point. "Since you've reached level 10.0, you can begin cultivating a Visualization Method according to the rules."

He tapped the air with a finger, and a light screen unfolded before them. It displayed the illusory images of five ancient scrolls, each bearing a different pattern and emanating a distinct aura.

"These are the five basic Visualization Methods made public by the Federation. Each has its own focus. The most important thing is choosing one that suits your personality and martial style." Wang Wenhai introduced them one by one:

"Layered Wave Method: visualize surging ocean waves, vast and majestic. It focuses on mental impact and instantaneous bursts, making it suitable for aggressive people with fierce, powerful moves."

"Azure Wood Method: visualize ancient trees towering into the sky, brimming with vitality. It focuses on recovery and endurance, accelerating the natural restoration of vitality and mental strength."

"Flowing Wind Method: visualize a gentle breeze and drifting clouds, ever-changing and unpredictable. It focuses on movement techniques and reaction speed, making it suitable for agile Martial Artists."

"Great Sun Method: visualize the great sun burning the heavens, wild and blazing. It focuses on offensiveness and the heat of one's vitality, with formidable destructive power."

"Mountain Moving Method: visualize towering mountains, steady and weighty. It focuses on defense and the resilience of mental will."

After finishing his introduction, Wang Wenhai's gaze fell upon Xu Wuyi. "Your Basic Body Tempering Method foundation is extremely solid. You have a steady temperament and can endure loneliness. Personally, I suggest you choose the Mountain Moving Method."

"It may not progress quickly in the early stages, but for long-term development—especially for your future comprehension of 'Intent' and the higher realm of 'Heart Image'—it has an irreplaceable foundational role."

"Mountain Moving Method... There's still Heart Image above Intent?"

Xu Wuyi's gaze swept across the five scrolls. Without nearly any hesitation, it settled on the Mountain Moving Method scroll depicting towering mountains and exuding an endlessly weighty aura.

The artistic conception conveyed by this Visualization Method coincided perfectly with the feeling he had pursued while cultivating the Basic Body Tempering Method: steady as a mountain, with an unshakable foundation.

"Teacher Wang, I choose the Mountain Moving Method." Xu Wuyi's tone was firm. With just one glance, he felt that this Visualization Method was a perfect match for him.

"Good!"

A trace of approval flashed through Wang Wenhai's eyes, as though he had expected this choice all along.

He lightly tapped the Mountain Moving Method scroll and said, "The technique inheritance has been sent to your personal space. You can access it and cultivate whenever you wish."

"Remember, Visualization Method cultivation must be carried out in an absolutely safe environment with a calm mind. Do not be impatient."

"For your first visualization, maintaining it for ten minutes counts as success."

After a pause, he added, "Activities in the Battle Net already consume mental strength. Until your Visualization Method reaches mastery, do not visualize here."

Xu Wuyi nodded solemnly. He had learned this knowledge from textbooks before, but now that he had reached the stage of actual practice, he still needed his teacher's repeated reminders to avoid making mistakes.

"Alright, I've given you everything you need. Next, you can look around the Battle Net on your own and familiarize yourself with the environment."

"The Public Combat Zone has arenas of all levels. You can go watch and learn, but don't rush into actual combat for now, lest you exhaust your mental strength."

"Your top priority is to get started with the Mountain Moving Method first." Once Wang Wenhai finished his instructions, his figure slowly began to fade. "If you have any questions, contact me through the Battle Net anytime."

After seeing Teacher Wang off, Xu Wuyi did not immediately log out of the Battle Net.

After all, he was an eighteen-year-old boy. It was only natural for him to be curious the first time he went "online."

He briefly explored the virtual world and found that the Combat Zone, Trading Zone, and Lecture Zone were the most popular.

The first two needed no explanation, but the Lecture Zone was where high-level Martial Artists gave lessons. There were free public classes as well as smaller paid courses.

Only after wandering around for nearly half an hour did Xu Wuyi reluctantly choose to "log out."

Although he really wanted to test his abilities, Xu Wuyi understood that he had not yet begun cultivating a Visualization Method and lacked sufficient mental strength.

Browsing the Battle Net was one thing, but combat consumed too much energy and could easily harm his body.

Data streams enveloped his vision once more. After a faint sensation of being pulled away, he felt the backrest of the connection pod against him again.

The indicator light on the helmet went out, and the pod door slowly opened.

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Wuyi had returned to his room at home and begun cultivating the Mountain Moving Method.

The five Visualization Methods were the five most universally applicable types summarized by the Federation Martial Department, suitable for different kinds of people.

Various families and sects might possess other inheritances, and there might be advanced methods in the future, but for the current Xu Wuyi, the Mountain Moving Method was already the best choice.

He sat cross-legged, emptied his mind, and tried to visualize a mountain within it.

The process was not difficult, because the mountain he needed to visualize was merely a "small mountain," or even just a small pile of rocks, no bigger than a person.

"The first level of the Mountain Moving Method is to move this small mountain away bit by bit."

First visualize a mountain, then move it away. That was the Mountain Moving Method.

The reason this process could temper one's mind was that it had to be completed entirely through mental strength!

All five Visualization Methods worked this way. For example, the Layered Wave Method required one to use one's mind to endure wave after wave, while the Great Sun Method required one to withstand the scorching of a blazing sun.

The Mountain Moving Method required the practitioner to act proactively. It was more difficult at the beginning and progressed more slowly, but its advantage lay in gradual, steady advancement.

"Then, let's begin."

Xu Wuyi cleared the thoughts from his mind and immersed himself completely in cultivation.