Rapid Progress in Learning Mathematics (Part 2)

This buff is actually this powerful?!

Shi Tiexin's eyes nearly popped out when he read the description of the "Complete Comprehension" status. He had always thought cultivating Heart Arts was difficult and painful, with slow progress. Could it be that up until now, his progress had been so arduous simply because he hadn't fully comprehended the first layer of the manual?

The world is so vast, and my knowledge so small. Old Tie, I'm truly impressed. I never knew there was a state called "Complete Comprehension" in this world. I imagine those favored by heaven must have made rapid progress, as if divinely aided, after achieving complete comprehension time and time again.

However, achieving complete comprehension isn't easy. Without the "Step-by-Step Advancement" top-grade attribute, which reduces aptitude requirements by thirty percent, perhaps very few people could achieve it. Even with a top-grade manual, without the frequent guidance of a renowned teacher, it's likely impossible to succeed.

But then again, what about me?

Why was comprehending manuals so smooth before? So smooth it was like a long-standing constipation suddenly clearing, or an enlarged prostate suddenly opening its floodgates.

Anyone with a brain can tell there must have been some unexpected factor involved. Otherwise, how could cultivating Heart Arts suddenly become so easy when it was so difficult before?

Could it be... related to that special mental state, the one that felt both like a sudden realization and absolute certainty?

Could it be that this state is the legendary union of heaven and man, resonating with the Dao? That I suddenly felt enlightenment from the Great Dao of the Universe?

I'm learning addition and subtraction, and I'm getting enlightened by the Universe?

That's ridiculous!

Shi Tiexin couldn't figure out the reason for his rapid progress, but the interface didn't wait for him. The manual comprehension progress bar lit up, shrinking into a small badge with the character "Enlightenment" on it, hovering at the edge of his vision. This badge emitted a warm, bright color, indicating that Shi Tiexin was enveloped in a positive status.

Immediately after, a new progress bar appeared in the upper left corner of his vision. This progress bar was also simple, with the words "Qualified" on the far left and "Good" on the far right. A progress bar extended about ten percent from the left end, just slightly exceeding the starting point.

Shi Tiexin understood in his heart that this progress bar represented his current cultivation progress, which was just barely passing.

A bit low, how embarrassing!

He looked up at the boys in the class chatting idly and the girls gossiping and preening. Shi Tiexin felt a pang of shame, realizing he couldn't even reach the average level of the trash class. It was truly humiliating.

Just then, the "Enlightenment" badge next to him suddenly shot out a beam of light, striking the progress bar like a qigong blast. The progress bar, like a car that had been refueled, rapidly extended amidst a shining highlight. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, under the light, the progress bar continuously broke through, increasing by about thirty percent before finally stopping near the middle.

The "Enlightenment" badge's light faded, leaving only a faint glow, and the progress bar stabilized. It seemed this was the effect of "Complete Comprehension" stating "initial cultivation progress increased by 30%."

The changes on the interface weren't just visual; Shi Tiexin actually felt a difference. He couldn't quite explain why, perhaps it was some mysterious system effect, or maybe it was simply a deeper understanding of the manual than before. In any case, he truly felt that his mastery of Basic Mathematics First Layer had improved.

At the same time, in his mind, a spark of thought ignited within his neurons. An indescribable aura emerged from the depths of his brain. Shi Tiexin didn't know which cell, nerve, or brain sulcus this aura originated from, but he clearly perceived a cool sensation in his brain, as if he had just brushed his teeth with mint toothpaste.

This sensation appeared briefly and then faded, as if it had never existed. But Shi Tiexin knew it wasn't an illusion; it was an undeniable fact. That inexplicable aura, born from the spark of thought, was Thought Energy.

The foundation of Heart Arts cultivation.

Just like with Strength Arts cultivation, although Shi Tiexin had a foundation in Heart Arts, this body and brain had never cultivated Strength Arts or Heart Arts. Therefore, Essence and Thought Energy still needed to be accumulated. However, unlike Essence, Thought Energy was primarily derived from the realms of the Six Fundamental Mind Arts. Once the realm was reached, the level of Thought Energy could quickly catch up.

Thus, Shi Tiexin felt a trace of cool Thought Energy swirling and growing within his brain, quickly reaching its proper intensity. This small amount of Thought Energy wasn't particularly useful, but all the dazzling and mysterious Heart Arts of the future originated from this trace of Thought Energy. How could Shi Tiexin afford to be negligent?

So, Shi Tiexin immediately took out his Auxiliary Cultivation Manual, which was his elementary school arithmetic workbook.

Of the fifteen workbooks he had, nine were of ordinary quality, four were fine quality with the additional attribute "High Difficulty," and two were top-grade with the additional attribute "Abstruse." Based on Shi Tiexin's current cultivation progress, the "Limit Training" and "Little Genius" manuals were unusable; they required a realm of Good or higher.

Therefore, the best manuals he could use now were the four with the "High Difficulty" attribute. They basically increased cultivation speed by twenty percent, and "High Difficulty" further increased it by another twenty percent, meaning a total increase of forty percent in cultivation speed—this was practically a supercar among Auxiliary Cultivation Manuals!

Who would use a bad one when there's a good one?

He opened one, took out his pen, and got to work!

I, Shi Tiexin, will finish this entire Auxiliary Cultivation Manual tonight and live a life of decadent envy!

He opened the workbook and glanced at the densely packed pages.

After a closer look at the content, Shi Tiexin picked up his pen, filled with heroic spirit and high morale.

One minute later...

Two minutes later...

Five minutes later...

Snap, Shi Tiexin closed the workbook, calmly set it aside, and then looked at the ordinary workbooks—I'll find something simpler...

This is too damn difficult! It's just arithmetic, shouldn't it be addition and subtraction within dozens, and multiplication and division within teens? What the heck are these problems flooding the workbook? Why do I get dizzy just looking at them?

"High Difficulty" truly lives up to its name; the difficulty is indeed high.

No wonder it requires a Pass or higher to use, and anything below Excellent will have its speed reduced depending on the situation. I'm already experiencing reduced speed, and it's as slow as a snail's crawl, making progress incredibly difficult!

It seems one must have the capacity to match the task. Shi Tiexin looked around and finally picked up his math textbook.

This textbook has the "Learn-Practice Integration" attribute, so I'll use up the manual attached to the textbook first. Besides, the textbook and its manual are integrated, so the progress might have unexpected special effects?

Shi Tiexin opened the textbook and saw exercises on addition and subtraction within ten. Good, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I'll start with this!

Shi Tiexin wrote furiously, engaging in a life-or-death struggle with addition and subtraction within ten.

Five minutes later, Shi Tiexin suddenly trembled as his vision changed again.