The Two's Progress

"Mozi! My Basic Saber Technique has reached Major Accomplishment! Hahaha!"

Jiang Tao could not wait to share the good news with Chen Mo. Thrilled, he crossed the distance in a few strides, spread his arms, and moved to hug Chen Mo.

"Mozi, thank you so much! If it weren't for your help, my Basic Saber Technique wouldn't have reached Major Accomplishment this quickly."

Chen Mo had no desire to hug Jiang Tao. He quickly dodged aside, his face full of disgust.

"You don't need to run over and hug me just to thank me! I'm disgusted!"

Hearing that, Jiang Tao came back to his senses and realized it was inappropriate as well, so he withdrew his arms.

"Mozi, I was just too excited! You helped me so much! As good brothers, of course I have to thank you properly! Hahaha!"

"What are you thanking me for? We're good brothers. No need to keep talking about thanks! Hurry up and practice a few more times to digest the insight you just gained."

Rather than being jealous over his friend's advancement in saber technique, Chen Mo was happy. He hoped Jiang Tao would grow stronger too.

Besides, Chen Mo already had the System Panel. Becoming stronger was only a matter of time, so there was no need for envy.

Jiang Tao had merely gotten one step ahead.

"Right, right, right. I'll train right away!"

Jiang Tao put away his smile, moved away from Chen Mo, and began practicing the Basic Saber Technique from the beginning with his Wooden Saber.

His saber technique had just broken through, and that feeling was still there. Continuing to practice would deepen his memory and stabilize his realm.

Seizing this insight would allow Jiang Tao to comprehend the saber technique more deeply.

Chen Mo glanced at Jiang Tao, who was practicing the Basic Saber Technique, then withdrew his gaze and prepared to train in the Basic Saber Technique himself.

Before training, he habitually opened the System Panel for a look. The proficiency of his Basic Saber Technique had increased by another 7 points, reaching Minor Accomplishment (104/200).

The last two sparring matches had added 3 points once, while the final match, which had lasted over a dozen exchanges, had added 4 points of proficiency.

Now that the proficiency for the Minor Accomplishment realm of the Basic Saber Technique had passed the halfway mark, he only needed another 96 points to reach Major Accomplishment.

At the speed he had trained this morning, Chen Mo was confident he could reach Major Accomplishment before his time in the Cultivation Chamber ran out.

Chen Mo closed the System Panel, steadied his mind, and began practicing the second move of the Basic Saber Technique—Slashing.

Slashing: Swing horizontally from diagonally upward to diagonally downward (or the reverse). Its trajectory was flatter and more horizontal than a chop, with force concentrated on the middle section of the blade.

Key point: Focus on using the rotation of the waist to drive the motion, carrying the momentum of sweeping across an army.

Directions: Left slash, right slash.

Chen Mo already knew these essentials by heart, but he still ran through them once in his mind before beginning to practice.

He still gripped the saber with both hands, starting with a left slash.

Activating Spiritual Perception, Chen Mo did not overthink it and slashed out according to his usual habits.

At the same time, every one of his movements appeared in his mind as though in slow motion, allowing him to see clearly where the problems lay.

The moment he spotted an issue, Chen Mo hurriedly corrected it and slashed out a second time.

After that, Chen Mo continued repeating the same movements.

More than ten minutes later.

In the distance, Jiang Tao slowly lowered his saber, his face brimming with joy.

By then, he had fully digested his insights into the Basic Saber Technique at Major Accomplishment, firmly stabilizing his Basic Saber Technique at the Major Accomplishment realm.

At last, he no longer needed to worry about Monday's quiz!

"Hahaha!"

He could not help throwing back his head and laughing. Then, catching sight of Chen Mo diligently swinging his saber, he quickly stopped, afraid of disturbing him.

Only when he saw that Chen Mo was still practicing and had not been disturbed by his laughter did he finally let out a breath of relief.

Chen Mo had actually heard Jiang Tao's laughter, but he was immersed in the growth of his saber technique and could not pull himself away.

Every slash brought visible progress. That sense of achievement was simply too exhilarating—no one could interrupt his progress.

Though Jiang Tao was bursting with excitement, he did not rashly disturb Chen Mo.

Disturbing someone while they were training was extremely impolite. If they happened to be in the midst of an insight and were abruptly interrupted, causing that insight to vanish, it would be a grudge of blocking their path.

Therefore, the two had always trained separately. When one of them finished training, he would not call a halt to the other.

Chen Mo was right in front of him, yet Jiang Tao could not share his joy with him. It left him feeling stifled inside.

Unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, Jiang Tao began pacing back and forth to ease his agitated emotions.

"Hehehe..."

He would definitely shine brilliantly in Monday's quiz!

At the thought of his classmates' envious and astonished gazes, Jiang Tao felt incomparably satisfied.

In the entire class, only the top five had martial techniques at Major Accomplishment. He would be the sixth!

Jiang Tao was so excited that his entire body trembled. Based on his previous grades, he had always ranked below twentieth place. Now that his Basic Saber Technique had reached Major Accomplishment, he had hope of breaking into the top ten.

With such enormous progress, how could he not be excited?

Once Dad found out, he would definitely reward him.

Even the homeroom teacher would praise him.

Jiang Tao was overjoyed, imagining how his homeroom teacher would praise and reward him in front of the class.

This time, his homeroom teacher definitely would not scold him again, nor would he put him through special training.

At the thought of his homeroom teacher's special training, Jiang Tao could not help shuddering. Even his initial excitement calmed considerably.

It could not be helped. His homeroom teacher was too terrifying.

That sharp gaze alone was enough to make people tremble.

Jiang Tao hurriedly shook his head, trying to fling away the terrifying image of his homeroom teacher. Only after taking several deep breaths did he calm down.

Once he had shaken off the image of his homeroom teacher, Jiang Tao finally felt mentally exhausted and parched.

He swallowed, glanced at Chen Mo, and saw that Chen Mo was still cultivating. Not wanting to disturb him, he walked out of the Cultivation Chamber.

He was going to the vending machine in the martial arts gym lobby to buy an Energy Drink.

Energy Drinks were beverages that rapidly replenished the body's energy and dispelled fatigue.

However, they were rather expensive—two hundred yuan a bottle.

Jiang Tao's family was wealthy, so he did not care about the price. Arriving before the vending machine, he selected the drinks he wanted and scanned the code to pay. Two bottles of Energy Drink immediately dropped out.

Jiang Tao picked up the two chilled bottles of Energy Drink, tucked one beneath his arm, then twisted open the other and tipped back his head, gulping it down.

Jiang Tao drained the five-hundred-milliliter bottle in seconds.

"Refreshing!"

"Burp!"

After letting out a satisfied burp, Jiang Tao felt the exhaustion throughout his body rapidly fade, leaving him energized once more.

He screwed the cap back on, casually tossed the empty bottle into the trash can, and headed for the Cultivation Chamber with the other Energy Drink.

As he rounded the corner of the corridor, he unexpectedly spotted the School Beauty, Li Mengxue, inside the elevator.

The School Beauty came here to cultivate too?

Jiang Tao had just wanted to get a clear look to see if it was Li Mengxue, but the elevator doors had already closed.

Li Mengxue was the school's universally acknowledged School Beauty. Not only was she beautiful, she was also a martial arts prodigy.

She was also the goddess in Jiang Tao's heart.

Of course, the kind one could only admire from afar.

However, Jiang Tao knew that Li Mengxue's background was far from ordinary, so he had not shamelessly gone up to strike up a conversation.

Not only because Li Mengxue was as cold as frost, but also because several Young Masters from Prominent Families were always following at her side.