Because his Spiritual Perception range had increased—by a whole meter!
That was something Chen Mo had never expected.
It was an unexpected delight.
After rejoicing for a while, Chen Mo gathered his thoughts and checked the time. It was already midnight.
With his spiritual power having increased so much, he did not feel the slightest bit tired, so he continued his Visualization.
"I'm not sleeping tonight! I want to cultivate—I love cultivating!"
With the Diligent Heaven Rewards talent, he wished he could cultivate twenty-four hours a day.
Chen Mo wanted to test whether Visualization could replace sleep. If it could, then he would not need to sleep anymore!
Time passed swiftly during cultivation.
In a daze, dawn had already broken.
Yet Chen Mo was still in Visualization.
Chen Wan'er woke naturally. Opening her eyes and seeing that it was already bright outside, she could not help but smile.
She had slept very well that night and woke up brimming with energy.
As if remembering something, she immediately turned to look beside her. When she saw Chen Mo, she was even happier.
Usually, by the time she woke up, her brother was already nowhere to be seen.
Now that her brother was right beside her, she felt even more content.
Knowing that her brother was cultivating, Chen Wan'er did not make a sound to disturb him. She simply blinked her dark, bright eyes and watched quietly.
Chen Mo, still cultivating, naturally sensed that Chen Wan'er had woken up, so he withdrew from Visualization.
He glanced at the System Panel. His spiritual power had increased by 2 points, while the proficiency of Visualization had increased by 20 points, reaching (21/1000).
Gaining two points of spiritual power in a single night was not bad. Chen Mo was already very satisfied with that speed.
At this rate, in fifty days, Visualization would reach the beginner level. By then, his spiritual power would also rise substantially.
After withdrawing from Visualization, Chen Mo did not feel the slightest mental fatigue. Instead, he felt exceptionally refreshed.
Clearly, Visualization could replace sleep.
Then he would not need to sleep anymore.
"I can't decide that so early. I need to test it repeatedly a few more times. If I get outside the city and discover that Visualization can't replace sleep, then there'll be nothing but a dead end waiting for me."
He was the only hope of the family. He certainly could not die like that.
So there was nothing wrong with being more cautious.
Closing the System Panel, Chen Mo opened his eyes and lowered his head to meet his little sister's big eyes.
"Wan'er, you're awake? Did you sleep well last night?"
"Brother, I slept very well!" Seeing that Chen Mo had finished cultivating, Chen Wan'er immediately climbed up and threw herself into his arms.
Chen Mo caught her and gently lifted her high into the air, making her burst into laughter.
After playing for a while, Chen Mo tied Chen Wan'er's hair and took her to wash up and brush her teeth.
Today was Sunday. Although their father did not have to go to work, he still went out to look for odd jobs after breakfast.
A monthly salary of only eight thousand was nowhere near enough for the family's expenses, so Chen Mingyuan used his spare time to earn extra money.
Chen Mo had originally tried to persuade his father not to go, saying that he could earn money as a sparring partner himself, but his father still went.
Neither of his parents really believed Chen Mo could make money, so his persuasion was useless.
After breakfast, his father left the house. Chen Mo played with Chen Wan'er for a while, then picked up his backpack and weapons and headed out as well.
"Mom, Wan'er, I'm going to the martial arts gym."
"Go on! Be careful on the way!"
"Brother, may the wind be at your back."
"Mm!"
Chen Mo went downstairs, waited for the bus, and headed to the Wuji Martial Arts Gym.
More than half an hour later, the bus arrived at its stop on schedule.
At the entrance of the Wuji Martial Arts Gym, Chen Mo saw Jiang Tao waving at him and quickly picked up his pace.
"Taozi, morning! You came so early?"
"Morning, Mozi. I just got here too."
The two entered the martial arts gym together.
"Mozi, I'll cultivate by myself today. You should go apply for the sparring partner job!"
"I'll go later. Open a Cultivation Chamber first. After I guide your training, I'll go apply."
Chen Mo shook his head and continued, "I still haven't used the Qi and Blood Pill I bought yesterday. I need to cultivate for a while later."
"Alright!"
As usual, they booked an Ordinary Training Room for three hours and went inside.
Once the door was shut, they placed their things in the Rest Area and prepared to begin cultivating.
"Do you have any questions about the Basic Saber Technique? If not, demonstrate it once, and I'll point out your problems."
"You helped me solve my problems yesterday. Let me demonstrate it for you!"
"Alright!"
Chen Mo stood to one side with a wooden saber in hand while Jiang Tao fetched a wooden saber and began demonstrating the Basic Saber Technique.
Ten minutes later, the saber technique demonstration was over.
Chen Mo began his critique. "Your cleaving and chopping movements are a little off. The transitions between several moves aren't smooth enough."
After finishing his critique, Chen Mo began to demonstrate. Once he was done, he broke down the movements and explained them one by one.
Then he had Jiang Tao follow along. Whenever a movement was not in place, Chen Mo immediately corrected it.
By the time he finished explaining, an hour had passed.
"Mozi, I understand what you said. This much is already enough for me to chew over for a long time. I'll go cultivate first. Go handle your business!"
"Alright! If you have any questions, just ask!" Chen Mo nodded. Jiang Tao's comprehension was slightly lacking, but he was not a block of wood.
Besides, under Chen Mo's Spiritual Perception, he could spot any problem with Jiang Tao's movements at a glance. He only needed to correct them in time.
Chen Mo returned to the Rest Area, took out an ordinary Qi and Blood Pill from his backpack, and swallowed it.
The moment the pill entered his stomach, a wave of scorching heat surged outward. Chen Mo felt his qi and blood begin to boil.
He walked to an open area in the Rest Area and began cultivating the Basic Stance Training.
When he assumed the first stance of the Basic Stance Training, the perfected-level movement calmed his boiling qi and blood slightly.
Very quickly, Chen Mo entered the Inner Vision State. The Qi and Blood Pill in his stomach slowly dissolved, absorbed and transformed by his meridians and organs into pure energy that was sent throughout his limbs and bones.
The specific stance training turned that energy into points of light, which traveled through the meridians and entered his organs.
Once the points of light transported through the meridians by the first two movements had reached saturation, Chen Mo began analyzing the third movement.
On the other side of the Cultivation Chamber, Jiang Tao saw Chen Mo practicing Stance Training and made his saber practice movements much lighter as well, afraid of disturbing him.
After several rounds of practice, he had already somewhat grasped what Chen Mo had taught him.
By then, more than half of the cultivation time had passed, so Jiang Tao stopped to rest.
"Mozi taught me so much. I don't even know how to repay him! Forget it, I'll treat him to a drink. I can repay him later when I get the chance."
Jiang Tao left the Cultivation Chamber to buy some energy drinks.
On Chen Mo's side, after analyzing it, he found that perfected-level Stance Training absorbed and transformed qi and blood several times faster than Minor Accomplishment.
The Qi and Blood Pill contained ample energy. Every time he improved the posture of the stance training, the points of light increased by a fraction. Such obvious progress left Chen Mo intoxicated.
One pill had made his analysis several times faster. In one unbroken push, he analyzed all the way to the ninth movement.
"There's still one Premium Qi and Blood Pill. Unfortunately, I have to wait three days before I can take it."
After finishing his cultivation, Chen Mo checked the System Panel. His qi and blood had increased by 4 points to 68, Basic Stance Training proficiency had increased by 70 points to Major Accomplishment (57/500), and Spiritual Perception proficiency had increased by 5 points.
"This increase in qi and blood must include the Fierce Beast Meat I ate last night. Otherwise, it wouldn't have increased this much."
Of course, the perfected Stance Training was also part of the reason.
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