The Marvel of Enlightenment

Just as he was immersed in his joy, Lin Mu charged over and punched him straight in the face.

"You bastard, why didn't you help just now?"

Qian Mu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a smile on his face. "Didn't you notice the changes in yourself?"

Lin Mu froze slightly and looked toward the system interface.

"Name: Lin Mu."

"Blood Qi Value: 7.94 points."

"Mental Strength: 1.86 points."

"Skills: Fist Technique (Silver Grade 8%), Movement Technique (Silver Grade 72%), Blade Technique (Silver Grade 25%)."

"Secret Art: Dragon Secret Art Fragment (Minor Achievement 50%)."

"Breathing Technique: Xuanmu Breathing Technique Fragment (Minor Achievement 50%)."

"Cultivation Method: Dragon Serpent Body Tempering Technique (Minor Achievement 55%)."

"Martial Skills: Dragon Roar Fist (Perfection), Flowing Dragon Steps (Perfection), Dragon's Thousand-Mile Stride (Major Achievement 53%), Immovable Rock Golden Body (Major Achievement 10%), Berserk Strike (Major Achievement 32%), Thunder Extermination Strike (Minor Achievement 49%), Mental Augmentation (Minor Achievement 13%)."

"..."

Lin Mu's expression visibly changed when he saw this.

His Movement Technique had improved by a full 28%.

That was on top of the 7% he had gained earlier at the Training Camp.

"Even with the system's help, those few moments just now..."

A thoughtful look appeared on Lin Mu's face.

He knew perfectly well that there had to be a reason for such a massive increase.

"Enlightenment!" Lin Mu's pupils contracted slightly.

This was a state that Martial Artists found extremely difficult to encounter.

Though it had only lasted a little over ten minutes, it had helped him tremendously.

"Luckily, I have the system. I gained 107 times the efficiency just now, which was equivalent to more than twenty hours of enlightenment!"

Excitement appeared on Lin Mu's face.

He knew that improving a Movement Technique was difficult. After reaching Silver Grade, even if one cultivated a Second-stage Martial Skill to its utmost limit, it would likely only increase by fifteen to thirty-five percent.

Yet in such a short time, it was as though he had cultivated an entire Second-stage Martial Skill.

The effects of enlightenment were obvious.

"Sorry! I acted impulsively just now!" Lin Mu apologized.

Qian Mu waved a hand. "It's fine! If not for you, I wouldn't have been able to kill the Iron-Metal Beast either!"

At that moment, an angry roar suddenly came from the distance.

An incomparably violent aura swept over from afar.

"Let's get out of here. Its mother must have discovered it!" Qian Mu said.

Lin Mu nodded.

The two seized the Iron-Metal Beast's corpse and ran toward the outskirts of the forest.

Before long, a Fierce Beast over three meters tall arrived at the scene. Black scales covered its body, streaked here and there with traces of gold.

As it stared at the scene before it, its eyes blazed with fury. A terrifying aura poured out in every direction, as though it wanted to destroy everything.

Lin Mu and Qian Mu moved swiftly.

They knew that if they truly fought an adult Iron-Metal Beast, they would undoubtedly die.

As they fled, Qian Mu took out some medicinal powder and scattered it over the Iron-Metal Beast's corpse, preventing the adult Iron-Metal Beast from tracking them by scent.

Their actions also drew the attention of quite a few people.

"What's going on? The Iron-Metal Beast seems furious!"

"What did that guy do to make the Iron-Metal Beast this angry?"

"Who knows? He definitely didn't do anything good!"

"..."

Some people hurriedly left. They knew how formidable the Iron-Metal Beast was.

Naturally, they had no desire to get caught in the crossfire.

Lin Mu and Qian Mu continued fleeing.

It was about twenty minutes before they finally stopped.

They had discovered that the Iron-Metal Beast had not chased after them. Clearly, the medicinal powder had worked.

"You nearly got us killed!" Lin Mu said helplessly.

"When you're out in the world, there's always some danger!" Qian Mu said with a laugh.

Lin Mu was somewhat speechless, but he did not say anything more.

Qian Mu swept his gaze over the surroundings and soon spotted a cave, heading toward it.

Lin Mu followed close behind.

The two entered the cave. As Qian Mu looked at the Iron-Metal Beast's corpse, his face was full of excitement.

"Wait! Did you forget what you promised me?" Lin Mu asked.

With a wave of his hand, Qian Mu tossed over ten A-grade Potions.

Lin Mu put them away, somewhat surprised. "There are five extra!"

"Consider them an additional reward," Qian Mu said.

He seemed unable to wait any longer. Taking a deep breath, he adjusted his breathing and sat atop the Iron-Metal Beast's body.

The clothes on his body slowly tore apart.

Pale red veins emerged across the surface of his skin.

Lin Mu's expression shifted slightly at the sight.

He could sense that the cultivation method Qian Mu practiced was quite extraordinary.

The veins on his skin were incredibly intricate. Yet if they were traced onto paper, one could clearly see that the circulation pattern of his cultivation method formed the shape of a maple leaf.

The complexity of that cultivation method alone surpassed every cultivation method Lin Mu had seen thus far.

As the blood qi within Qian Mu's body circulated without pause, the blood qi from the Iron-Metal Beast's corpse slowly drifted out, entering Qian Mu's body through the pores on the surface of his skin.

For a moment, the dark red hue of his skin turned blood-red, and a trace of pain appeared on his face.

There was a hint of shock in Lin Mu's eyes.

He knew very well that Qian Mu was directly absorbing the Iron-Metal Beast's corpse to cultivate.

What an incredible cultivation method! It seems he has found his own fortune as well! Lin Mu thought to himself.

Under his gaze, the blood qi within Qian Mu's body circulated again and again.

Watching that constantly moving blood qi, Lin Mu felt a flicker of curiosity in his heart.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Lin Mu looked away.

A system notification then sounded in his mind.

"Observed Qian Mu cultivating, obtained 3246x efficiency."

Lin Mu froze slightly.

Countless insights surfaced in his mind. The originally somewhat complicated cultivation method circulation diagram also became much simpler at this moment.

It actually triggered such a high critical hit! Lin Mu thought to himself.

His gaze turned toward Qian Mu once more.

He discovered that Qian Mu's cultivation method no longer seemed quite so mysterious to him.

He now had some impression of many details he had failed to notice before.

Vaguely, an idea arose in his heart.

He could cultivate this cultivation method too.

With that thought, Lin Mu carefully watched Qian Mu cultivate several more times.

"Observed Qian Mu cultivating, obtained 123x efficiency."

"Observed Qian Mu cultivating, obtained 313x efficiency."

"Observed Qian Mu cultivating, obtained 1441x efficiency."

"..."

In just a few hours, it was as though Lin Mu had observed Qian Mu tens of thousands of times. He now had a clear understanding of many cultivation details.

"Interesting!" A faint smile appeared at the corner of Lin Mu's lips.

He closed his eyes and steadied his mind, slowly circulating the cultivation method he had secretly learned from Qian Mu.

The moment he began circulating it, Lin Mu noticed something unusual.

This was not a cultivation method, but a secret art.

It allowed one to directly draw in energy for cultivation.

This secret art was like giving its practitioner an extra mouth, allowing them to swallow forces that were difficult to refine directly.

Then, the secret art could be used to digest them quickly.

Although Lin Mu did not know what this secret art was called, he knew one thing clearly.

This secret art was anything but simple!