Comprehension Increased

Lu Changsheng stopped.

His Comprehension was still increasing.

Lu Changsheng could feel a cool breath filling his mind.

He could not describe exactly how it felt, only that his mind seemed much clearer.

But that was all.

"Is that it?"

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly. It did not seem to have much effect.

Could it be because the increase in Comprehension was too small?

Lu Changsheng shook his head and stopped dwelling on it. He simply began practicing Tiger Pounce Hand.

Every night, he practiced Basic Fist Techniques and Tiger Pounce Hand.

Even though Tiger Pounce Hand had hit a bottleneck and could not improve without sensing Tiger's Intent, he still attempted to practice it once every day.

Lu Changsheng immediately assumed the opening stance of Tiger Pounce Hand and began recalling Elder Liu's movements.

His body crouched slightly, like a true tiger stalking its prey.

Whoosh.

In the next instant, Lu Changsheng lunged forward.

That pounce felt incomparably smooth, as if somewhere in the unseen, he had truly transformed into a fierce tiger.

Thud.

Lu Changsheng crashed onto the ground, leaving a deep mark in the earth.

"What?"

Lu Changsheng looked at his hands.

He had not even sensed qi and blood yet and was not even a martial artist, yet he could leave such a deep mark in the ground.

Even the hard ground had been marked so deeply. If he pounced on a person instead, how terrifying would that be?

"Tiger's Intent... This is true Tiger's Intent!"

"I comprehended Tiger's Intent. Has Tiger Pounce Hand improved?"

Lu Changsheng immediately focused his attention and checked the Attribute Panel.

Host: Lu Changsheng

Comprehension: 99 (utterly ordinary)

Basic Fist Techniques: Perfection

Tiger Pounce Hand: Minor Accomplishment

Great River Blood Strengthening Technique: Uninitiated

On the Attribute Panel, his Comprehension had indeed become 99, but its evaluation remained "utterly ordinary."

Yet this tiny change had allowed Tiger Pounce Hand to break through its bottleneck, comprehend Tiger's Intent, and reach Minor Accomplishment.

Once he had comprehended Tiger's Intent, as long as he continued practicing, it would not be difficult for Tiger Pounce Hand to reach Major Accomplishment or even Perfection.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng finally understood the correct way to use the Attribute Panel.

As long as he practiced martial arts and brought Martial Skills to Perfection, he could increase his Comprehension.

As his Comprehension improved, practicing martial arts and Martial Skills would become easier and faster.

The more martial arts he brought to Perfection, the more his Comprehension could continue to rise.

Thus, the cycle repeated itself, forming a virtuous cycle.

If this continued, how far could his Comprehension ultimately rise?

Lu Changsheng's heart burned with excitement.

The regret of failing to master the Great River Blood Strengthening Technique and not being selected for the Guard Team vanished without a trace at that moment.

Compared to the Attribute Panel's effects, what was a mere Guard Team worth?

Lu Changsheng returned to his room and went to sleep.

He slept soundly that night.

Early the next morning, Lu Changsheng got up as usual.

However, with Elder Liu gone, he could no longer practice the Great River Blood Strengthening Technique at ease.

He had work to do.

Fortunately, there was not much to do in the morning.

Lu Changsheng could still find some time to practice the Great River Blood Strengthening Technique.

Lu Changsheng had memorized every movement of the Great River Blood Strengthening Technique perfectly. He could now perform them even with his eyes closed.

In the past, Lu Changsheng had only found those movements awkward.

But this morning, his feeling seemed different.

He could faintly hear the sound of blood flowing through his body. It even made a gurgling sound, like a great river.

Those awkward movements were actually meant to make the blood within his body flow rapidly.

"I can hear my blood flowing like a great river."

"According to Elder Liu, this means I am close to sensing qi and blood."

"Hard work never betrays the devoted heart. At most, in another ten days or so, I will definitely sense qi and blood!"

Lu Changsheng was overjoyed.

However, he could roughly guess that this was related to the increase in Comprehension last night.

The improvement in Comprehension was all-encompassing.

It helped not only Martial Skills, but martial arts as well.

Like Lu Changsheng, although some Apprentices had not been selected for the Guard Team, they still persisted in practicing the Great River Blood Strengthening Technique.

However, such Apprentices were only a small minority.

Most Apprentices instead mocked them coldly.

"Hey, look at those Apprentices. Every one of them is more serious than anyone else, but what is the use? Without talent for the Martial Path, no amount of practice will do them any good. Rather than waste the time, they might as well lie down and rest for a while."

"Exactly. No matter how hard they work, they cannot enter the Guard Team. Without entering the Guard Team, there is no Medicinal Cuisine to nourish them. Practicing martial arts has no future at all."

"Let us see how long they can keep it up."

Lu Changsheng ignored those mocking Apprentices.

Some people were lazy themselves, preferring idleness over effort, yet they looked down on and ridiculed those who worked hard.

In time, effort would surely be rewarded!

Of course, those Apprentices were not truly doing nothing.

Aside from working, the most important thing for Apprentices who could not practice martial arts was studying.

After all, if one wanted to become a physician and sit in a clinic treating patients, illiteracy was simply not an option.

If one could not even understand Medical Manuals, how could one become a physician?

Therefore, every afternoon, Miraculous Garden arranged for a teacher to give the Apprentices one hour of lessons.

Lu Changsheng attached great importance to the lessons.

No matter where one was or what circumstances one faced, knowledge was wealth.

Recognizing characters and parsing sentences were the most basic accomplishments.

Otherwise, let alone Medical Manuals, even if someone handed you a Martial Arts Manual, you would not be able to understand it.

The one teaching the Apprentices was Master Mo.

Master Mo was around fifty, yet he looked quite aged.

He was meticulous in his teaching and extremely strict, but as long as one studied earnestly, Master Mo would like them very much.

Lu Changsheng had lived two lives and understood the importance of knowledge, so he studied very diligently.

On the Martial Path, Lu Changsheng's talent was ordinary.

But in academic lessons, Lu Changsheng stood out among the many Apprentices like a crane among chickens.

After all, he had attended school for more than ten years in his previous life.

Even if the characters were different, the principles of learning remained the same.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng worked very hard. This made Master Mo like him greatly. He often praised Lu Changsheng and was even willing to give him extra tutoring.

"Ah, what a pity you are an Apprentice of Miraculous Garden. Otherwise, with your talent, you might even pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom someday."

Master Mo sighed.

He believed Lu Changsheng had the makings of a scholar.

But Lu Changsheng knew his own limits.

He merely relied on the memories of one lifetime, giving him a slight advantage when he first began learning to read and write.

If he were truly made to study for the imperial examinations, his hopes would likely be slim.

What was more, deep down, Lu Changsheng still preferred practicing martial arts.

Practicing martial arts step by step would certainly be slow.

But Lu Changsheng thought of a method.

"For Tiger Pounce Hand to reach Perfection, it will still take some time. Perhaps three to five months."

"Why not find more Martial Skills similar to Basic Fist Techniques?"

"The simplest Martial Skills are easy to practice to Perfection and take little time. More importantly, they can rapidly increase my Comprehension."

Lu Changsheng's goal was to increase his Comprehension.

As long as his Comprehension improved, practicing martial arts would become easier.

As for basic Martial Skills, that was no challenge for Lu Changsheng.

Many people in Miraculous Garden knew basic Martial Skills.

They were commonplace goods. As long as one was a martial artist, they had basically practiced a few moves.

Lu Changsheng used only some food to trade for three basic Martial Skills: Basic Saber Technique, Basic Sword Technique, and Basic Staff Technique.