Continue Cultivation

Inside the Cultivation Chamber.

"Phew! Phew..."

Bare-chested, Chen Mo slowly lowered his saber, stopped cultivating, and gasped heavily for air.

Even though he was already panting from exhaustion and drenched in sweat, he still stood straight without bending over.

Although his clothes were highly absorbent, Chen Mo had taken off his shirt more than an hour ago.

He had sweated too much, and wearing it had felt sticky and clammy.

"Phew, I've finally practiced every move of the Basic Saber Technique to the Perfection Realm!"

Though covered in sweat, Chen Mo was in exceptionally good spirits.

"Mozi, the muscles on your body are already catching up to mine!"

Jiang Tao, who had been resting at the side for quite a while, could not help teasing him when he saw Chen Mo stop.

After years of cultivation, his muscles were naturally well-developed. Martial artists were all more or less the same—every bundle of muscle contained explosive power.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Chen Mo lightly clenched his fists, and the muscles all over his body immediately bulged, sturdy and full, like a fierce tiger on the verge of exploding into action.

Seeing Chen Mo like this, Jiang Tao's face darkened. "I complimented you once, and now you're getting carried away?"

"Look at mine!"

Unwilling to be outdone, he showed off his own muscles to Chen Mo.

Jiang Tao was much more heavily built than Chen Mo and slightly taller as well. The muscles he displayed now had an even stronger visual impact.

The outlines of eight abdominal muscles stood out clearly on his stomach, while the muscles on his back formed a huge "demon" character. This was the legendary demon back!

"See that? Those are real muscles!"

Jiang Tao could not help boasting.

The muscles on Chen Mo's body were nowhere near as bulky as Jiang Tao's. Compared with the fitness influencers he had seen in his previous life, Jiang Tao was a professional who had worked out for years, while Chen Mo was merely a newcomer who had only just developed muscles.

Yet Chen Mo silenced Jiang Tao with a single sentence:

"You're not stronger than me!"

"I..."

Jiang Tao was left speechless!

It really was true. His vitality and blood were lower than Chen Mo's, so naturally, he was not as strong!

So what was the point of showing off his muscles?

"Let's not talk about that. We're still good brothers!" Jiang Tao said irritably.

"Fine, we won't talk about it! By the way, how is your Basic Saber Technique coming along?"

As he spoke, Chen Mo walked over and sat beside Jiang Tao.

Jiang Tao handed Chen Mo a bottle of sports drink before speaking.

"I've improved a little, but not much! I don't know how long it'll take to reach the Perfection Realm! What about you? You looked pretty happy just now. Did you make huge progress?"

Chen Mo did not hide it and replied with a smile.

"Indeed! I'm almost at the Perfection Realm!"

Seeing that there was still an hour left in the Cultivation Chamber, he continued, "I should be able to reach it before the cultivation time ends!"

"Holy shit! That fast?" Jiang Tao was stunned. "That's way too fast!"

"Sure enough, once you've opened your apertures, it's different! Mozi, you..."

"Even so, we're still good brothers!" Chen Mo naturally knew what Jiang Tao was thinking, so he interrupted him before he could finish.

"Once I reach the Perfection Realm, I can guide you too! There are still three months until the college entrance examination. I think I can help you practice the Basic Saber Technique to the Perfection Realm!"

"Good brother!" Jiang Tao said, deeply moved, reaching out to hug Chen Mo.

With a whoosh, Chen Mo used his movement technique and dodged five meters away.

"Taozi, are you repaying kindness with enmity? Two grown men, bare-chested, hugging and clinging to each other—I seriously have to question your orientation! No, I need to stay farther away from you from now on!"

Jiang Tao awkwardly withdrew his hand, scratched his hair, and looked embarrassed.

"Mozi, don't misunderstand. I was just too moved! I really don't like men!"

"I like women. You know my goddess is the School Beauty, Li Mengxue!"

Chen Mo continued to look at Jiang Tao suspiciously.

"That's not convincing. Just today, you've tried to hug me at least three times! You say you don't like men—who would believe you?"

Although Chen Mo knew that Jiang Tao truly did not like men and had no problem with his orientation, Jiang Tao absolutely had to break this habit.

If someone saw it in public, it would easily cause a misunderstanding.

"Mozi, no, Brother Mo, I know I was wrong. I absolutely won't do this again!"

Jiang Tao hurriedly surrendered. He did not want his good brother to misunderstand him.

"Mm! Then I'll give you a chance! This is a Cultivation Chamber, but there are surveillance cameras here too. If the two of us hugged and someone saw it, what would they think?"

Chen Mo said irritably.

"Holy shit, I almost forgot about that!" Jiang Tao slapped his thigh and realized the seriousness of the issue. "Mozi, good thing you dodged. If anyone had really seen us, our reputations would've been ruined!"

The two quickly ended the topic and began discussing cultivation matters.

Jiang Tao told Chen Mo one by one about the problems he had encountered while practicing the Basic Saber Technique.

After listening, Chen Mo had Jiang Tao demonstrate it once, then combined it with his own insights to help Jiang Tao correct his mistakes.

A few minutes later, Jiang Tao felt as though enlightenment had been poured into his head.

"Mozi, I understand! Let's stop here for now. I'll first correct those earlier issues and stabilize them, then deal with the remaining problems."

"You can't chew more than you can swallow. I'll go digest it."

Chen Mo nodded slightly. "Alright! Go ahead!"

Jiang Tao picked up his Wooden Saber, walked to the other side of the Cultivation Chamber, and began practicing.

Chen Mo also picked up his saber, preparing to practice his saber technique to the Perfection Realm during the remaining cultivation time.

He glanced at the proficiency of the Basic Saber Technique. It had reached 423, and he still needed 77 proficiency points to reach the Perfection Realm.

Every move had reached the Perfection Realm, but Chen Mo had yet to perfect the transitions between moves and the basic combinations.

This required him to perform every move from beginning to end—in other words, to execute an entire set of the Basic Saber Technique.

Only now did Chen Mo realize that the method of analyzing individual moves had its own shortcomings. The two methods had to be combined to achieve better results.

Chen Mo did not waste any words and began practicing directly.

For the first run, he slowed down and activated Spiritual Perception, carefully observing every change in his body whenever one move connected to the next.

Which muscles exerted too much force, which muscles lacked strength, where his movements were sluggish and obstructed—he needed to resolve every one of these problems.

Otherwise, his saber technique would never reach the Perfection Realm.

During the first run, he found quite a few problems. When practicing the second run, Chen Mo corrected them.

Then he found more problems during the second run and corrected them during the third.

Like this, Chen Mo practiced again and again, while the Basic Saber Technique's proficiency steadily increased.

"Practicing Basic Saber Technique, Basic Saber Technique proficiency +1."

"Practicing Basic Saber Technique, Basic Saber Technique proficiency +1."

Chen Mo's Basic Saber Technique became increasingly refined, steadily advancing toward the Perfection Realm.

Until the Cultivation Chamber's alert sounded:

"Five minutes remain in the Cultivation Chamber. If you need to continue cultivating, please renew your payment at the console. If not, please take your valuables and leave."

"Your stay after cultivation may not exceed five minutes. Otherwise, the martial arts hall will take compulsory measures."

Chen Mo paid it no heed and continued practicing the Basic Saber Technique.