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One's cultivation was accumulative. One trained over and over to accumulate their cultivation. Rather than building up, the more correct term would be 'buffing' up instead.
One repeated the same actions to build up their muscle memories. This process would be repeated over and over again. Repeated for a day, for a year, for a decade... The training of repeated actions would continue on for as long as possible.
Once upon a time, Morigawa Atsushi wondered why this was the case. Why did they need to repeat themselves? 'They' being martial artists in this case, of course.
Did mathematicians repeatedly practice addition and subtraction until they grew sick of them? Of course not. Even if those two concepts formed the foundation of mathematics, the mathematicians still wouldn't force themselves to repeatedly practice those two things again and again.
That story applied to practically all professions. Even in sports, where basics were seen as crucial to success, the pro athlete wouldn't spend the whole day training in them. A pro soccer player wouldn't practice dribbling all day, for instance.
That was the case for pro athletes, so what about martial artists boasting superior muscle memories than them? What was the point of the lengthy process of repeatedly doing the same thing?
Morigawa Atsushi couldn't understand it. However, his questions were always met with non-answers.
“That is the way of mastering martial arts, Atsushi.”
“You might not understand it now, but give it enough time. You will understand it, then.”
“Only...
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