Dawn Approaches, An Attack Comes!

Back at Rank 95 Academy, the two went to their respective rooms.

But Li Yun did not stay in his room for long before quietly slipping out again.

He returned to the small grove.

He pulled up the System Panel.

Host: Li Yun

Age: 16

Aptitude: Fifth Grade Middle

Identity: Celestial Martial Sect, Rank 95 Academy Outer Sect Disciple

Realm: Houtian Realm, Body Tempering Triple Layer

Martial Arts: Basic Stance Cultivation (Perfection), Entangling Silk Force (Perfection), Reverse Fate Art (Initial Mastery), Thunderclap Fist (Proficient), Soaring Star Steps (Proficient)... Expandable.

Martial Cognition Points:

Although he knew full well that Martial Cognition Points could not be hoarded, seeing a million Cognition Points listed on the panel still filled Li Yun with joy. It was even more thrilling than watching short videos.

He put away the panel.

Li Yun got to work.

The four Martial Skills he had just acquired—Thunderclap Fist, Soaring Star Steps, Tiger Subduing Fist, and Eagle Claw Technique—were ready to be raised to Perfection one by one.

All four Martial Skills had already reached the Proficient Realm back at Azure Cloud Residence.

The next stages were Initial Mastery, Mastery, Great Mastery, and Perfection.

Each Martial Skill cost an average of seventy-eight thousand points and took roughly three hours. All of them reached Perfection!

With that.

Though his cultivation had not changed, his combat power soared in a straight line.

With Entangling Silk Force included, he now possessed five offensive, upper-grade Body Tempering Realm Martial Skills, all at the Perfection Realm. At his current stage, he absolutely dared to say that among the Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui Outer Sect disciples, he was without equal!

On the road of Martial Dao, one step ahead meant every step ahead.

This gave Li Yun absolute confidence that he could rapidly rise above the crowd in the Outer Sect!

But as a result, the million Cognition Points he had just obtained immediately shrank away, leaving only points behind. The sight made Li Yun's heart ache, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He glanced at the System Panel again.

After Entangling Silk Force, Thunderclap Fist, and the other five Martial Skills that had reached Perfection, the words "Can Be Sublimated" had appeared. Li Yun knew what that meant.

As long as he was willing to spend more Cognition Points, after sublimation, he could comprehend True Intent.

Take Thunderclap Fist, for example. According to Huang Huazong, if one could comprehend Thunderclap Fist Intent, then when killing an enemy, one's fist could conjure a thread of thunderclap power from thin air.

Such a special power was absolutely not something an ordinary physical body could withstand head-on.

Even Force Refining Realm martial artists who had cultivated Internal Force would be struck numb by this thunderclap power if their Internal Force was insufficiently deep, possibly even suffering severe injuries.

It was practically a Martial Skill with special effects turned on!

Li Yun's eyes burned with desire just looking at it.

However, he did not know how many Cognition Points it would take to sublimate such Martial Skills. Right now, he still hoped to first cultivate the remaining eleven True Intents of Basic Stance Cultivation, so he could only temporarily suppress his urge to sublimate them at once.

He then began sublimating Basic Stance Cultivation.

This was another wonderfully satisfying process. Li Yun was enjoying more and more the feeling of quietly comprehending something, then opening his eyes to find that three autumns had passed in a flash.

Under the cover of night.

Three furtive figures slipped out from near Rank 77 Courtyard.

Pale moonlight fell across their faces.

They were none other than Gu Yunzheng, his cousin He Tingfeng, and Xu Youwu.

"Yunzheng, why did you call us out so late at night?"

"Cousin, hurry, hurry and come with me. Tonight, that bastard Li Yun slipped out of Rank 95 Academy again. This is a good opportunity."

He Tingfeng's face immediately darkened at those words.

"You came looking for us this late just for this?"

"Of course. I found an opportunity, so I came to tell you."

"You idiot!"

He Tingfeng trembled with rage.

"Never mind that the Celestial Martial Sect is so vast, and that it's nighttime, making Li Yun hard to find. Just the fact that you ran all the way to Rank 77 Courtyard to find us this late means there's something wrong with your brain!"

"Do you really think everyone else is blind?"

"If anything happens, all three of us are finished, understand?"

"Ah..."

Gu Yunzheng was left somewhat at a loss after being berated like that.

He had accidentally discovered that Li Yun had slipped out, and immediately thought it was a good opportunity. His first thought had been to notify He Tingfeng, without considering anything else at all.

"Enough, Tingfeng. Stop blaming him for now."

"I think we can give it a try tonight. As long as we can find him, we can disguise ourselves a little and give Li Yun a thoroughly painful lesson."

Xu Youwu looked at Gu Yunzheng. "But the question is, can you confirm Li Yun's location?"

Seeing Xu Youwu speak up for him, Gu Yunzheng immediately showed gratitude. He glanced at He Tingfeng and cursed inwardly, What kind of bullshit cousin is this? Usually he boasts to the heavens, but when something really happens, he shrinks back like a turtle.

Serves him right for staying two years without being able to reverse into the Innate Realm. He's nothing but trash.

Once I, Gu Yunzheng, enter the Inner Sect, let's see if I'll even spare you another glance.

Gu Yunzheng was still quite confident in his own talent. With First Grade aptitude, if he could not reverse into the Innate Realm and enter the Inner Sect within three years, then the Celestial Martial Sect could not possibly have so many Inner Sect Disciples.

"Senior Brother Xu, Cousin... I know Li Yun's location."

"I heard someone say today that Li Yun has often been going alone to a small grove west of Rank 95 Academy to practice martial arts these past few days. I think there's a high chance he went to that grove tonight."

"A small grove?"

He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu's eyes both lit up.

What a perfect place!

A dark night, a fierce wind, and a secluded little grove—wasn't that the perfect opportunity to strike?

The two understood each other without a word and immediately decided to act tonight.

The sooner they acted, the sooner they could earn a sum of money from Gu Yunzheng, buy a few Qi and Blood Pills, and make a push. Perhaps they could cultivate Internal Force and enter the Force Refining Realm.

That was right.

Although He Tingfeng was Gu Yunzheng's cousin, he was not acting for free this time.

To get He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu to act, Gu Yunzheng had gone all out. Of the three thousand taels of silver he had brought from home, he had promised them one thousand taels!

One thousand taels meant ten Qi and Blood Pills.

For those ten Qi and Blood Pills, He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu decided to brave the risk.

"Yunzheng, go back immediately!"

"Remember, no matter what happens, you must pretend you know nothing. Go back and sleep. If we deal with Li Yun tonight, we'll notify you tomorrow or at some other time!"

"Yes!"

Gu Yunzheng was overjoyed. After sincerely thanking He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu, he hurried back to Rank 95 Academy. Once back, he lay down and went straight to sleep, thinking of nothing as he waited for dawn and good news.

At the same time.

He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu did not immediately head to the small grove Gu Yunzheng had mentioned. Instead, they returned to Rank 77 Courtyard and continued sleeping.

Only before dawn, when everyone was sleeping most deeply, did the two quietly rise, change into black night clothes, cover their faces with black cloth, and ghost out of Rank 77 Courtyard, heading straight for the small grove Gu Yunzheng had mentioned.