Basic Stance Cultivation, Initial Accomplishment!

Li Yun looked toward the voice and saw more than a dozen pairs of angry eyes.

The speaker was a red-lipped, white-toothed youth. One glance showed he came from an extraordinary background, carrying the air of a young master.

His name was Gu Yunzheng. Like Li Yun, he was an Outer Sect Disciple of Rank 95 Academy, making them fellow disciples in a sense.

It was said that his family possessed considerable wealth, and when his aptitude had been tested upon entry, it had reached First Grade.

He could be considered one of the few most exceptionally gifted people in Rank 95 Academy. Even the Martial Arts Deacon had praised his limitless future and named him the chief disciple of Rank 95 Academy.

In just one month, quite a few people had gathered around him, faintly treating him as their leader.

And Gu Yunzheng truly was formidable.

With First Grade Aptitude as his foundation, he had also cultivated Basic Stance Cultivation. After one month, while others were still circling around the fourth and fifth stances—

he had already cultivated the seventh stance.

He was clearly a cut above the rest.

Over the past two days, rumors had even spread through Rank 95 Academy that Gu Yunzheng intended to complete all Twelve Stances in one breath within three months, breaking the record for the fastest Initial Accomplishment Realm in Basic Stance Cultivation among all past Outer Sect Disciples.

To be honest, Li Yun genuinely admired people with such overwhelming talent!

But this fellow was clearly a little too petty.

Li Yun was not particularly fond of him, but he had no intention of arguing. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to wander around a few more times and gather some Cognition Points?

"Sorry, but you may have misunderstood."

"A misunderstanding? Hmph, do you believe that yourself?"

"Ask the others again. Do they believe it?"

"From just now until now, you've been wandering around... What are you plotting? Do you really think no one can see through you?"

Gu Yunzheng snorted coldly, his face plainly saying that Li Yun was stealing his techniques.

"Exactly!"

"Li Yun, don't take everyone else for fools."

"Your aptitude is low, and you can't cultivate it yourself, so you came to secretly learn from Senior Brother Gu. Who do you think can't see through that? Hurry over and admit your mistake to Senior Brother Gu, then apologize."

"Otherwise, we'll report this to the Martial Arts Deacon right now and let him decide. When that happens, it won't be as simple as an apology."

A lackey shouted loudly, immediately drawing plenty of agreement.

With every person adding a word, they began accusing Li Yun one after another.

Watching everyone verbally condemn Li Yun, Gu Yunzheng felt rather pleased. This was the prestige of a chief disciple.

It did not matter whether Li Yun had secretly learned his Zhuang Gong or not. If he said Li Yun had, then Li Yun definitely had. That feeling of satisfaction filled him with delight.

At that moment, he even began to nurture an ambition.

Being merely the chief disciple of Rank 95 Academy already felt this good. What if he became the chief disciple of the Ren-series?

The Ren-series ran from Academy 1 to Academy 100, a full hundred academies with ten thousand disciples.

If he became the chief disciple of the Ren-series, would that not mean everyone had to listen to him, everyone had to follow his lead?

If anyone dared offend him, all it would take was a single word for him to ruin their reputation and leave them too ashamed to remain in the Celestial Martial Sect.

Just thinking about it felt exhilarating.

What he had not expected, however, was that Li Yun merely gave a cold laugh.

"Then go tell the Martial Arts Deacon!"

"A bunch of idiots!"

With that, he turned and left, walking straight out of the courtyard.

Gu Yunzheng and the others were instantly dumbfounded.

Gu Yunzheng in particular had his entire face turn red with anger.

"That bastard!"

"With his mere Rank 5 Aptitude, he deliberately wandered around me. He secretly learned my Zhuang Gong and still dares act so arrogant? Come on, let's find the Martial Arts Deacon right now and have him judge who is right!"

"That's right, let's go! He refuses to work hard himself and instead steals someone else's Zhuang Gong, preventing Senior Brother Gu from cultivating in peace. We must have the Martial Arts Deacon punish him!"

Led by Gu Yunzheng, the group of Outer Sect Disciples from Rank 95 Academy left in a fury.

After leaving the courtyard,

Li Yun immediately beheld a vast expanse of heaven and earth. Mountains rose and fell, pavilions stood in dense rows, and the view stretched beyond sight.

Compared to the entire Celestial Martial Sect, a single person truly seemed too insignificant.

As he walked, he took in the magnificent scenery.

Until he reached a small hill.

He suddenly heard a barrage of crackling sounds. Looking closely, he saw two young men, each one or two years older than himself, fiercely exchanging blows with fists and feet.

Both men's punches and kicks were incomparably fierce.

Their strikes carried immense force, and they moved with incredible speed.

Whenever their fists and palms collided, they produced sounds like exploding firecrackers, making onlookers' hearts pound in alarm.

At that moment,

the system sent another notification.

Observing others sparring, Cognition Points +2...

Observing others sparring, Cognition Points +2...

+2

+2

...

In just a short while, his Martial Cognition Points increased by thirty. Added to what he had gained from observing in the courtyard earlier, his Martial Cognition Points directly rose to sixty.

And they were still rising.

Before long, they broke past a hundred.

Li Yun inwardly cried out in amazement, his eyes shining brightly.

At this rate,

he was going to strike it rich today!

But just as the thought crossed his mind, the two young men who had been sparring suddenly stopped their fists and feet.

One of them walked toward him angrily.

"You, do you understand the rules?"

"When you see others sparring, don't you know to take the initiative and avoid them? Yet you're standing there staring with your eyes wide open!"

"Can you even fucking understand what you're watching?"

A wise man did not fight when the odds were against him. Li Yun immediately bent at the waist and apologized without another word.

"Yes, yes, yes... This little brother was wrong."

"I hope you two senior brothers can forgive me. I only entered the sect this year, and this is my first time seeing such intense and powerful martial arts sparring. I was too shocked and lost myself for a moment."

"I truly did not mean to spy..."

Seeing Li Yun be so tactful, the young man whose face had been full of anger just moments ago immediately eased up. "So you're a newly arrived Outer Sect Disciple. Then forget it, lest people say we older disciples bully newcomers."

"But there won't be a next time, understand?"

"I understand, I understand. I'll leave right away."

Li Yun apologized repeatedly, then turned and changed directions before striding away. Yet his heart was surging with excitement.

His Martial Cognition Points had actually reached 123!

This was simply too damn satisfying.

It also made him understand that observing more profound Martial Dao earned him more Martial Cognition Points.

At this time,

he had also arrived at an empty corner.

He looked around. After confirming that no one was likely to pass through here anytime soon, he sat down beneath a tree.

"System, add points!"

"Cultivate Basic Stance Cultivation!"

The next second, that mysterious figure appeared in his mind once more and began performing Basic Stance Cultivation again from the start.

This time, the duration was clearly much longer.

The figure in his mind fully performed all Twelve Stances of Basic Stance Cultivation before disappearing.

Unprecedented insights surged forth.

Once Li Yun had absorbed them, his face was filled with wild joy.

Seeing that there was still no one around, he finally dared to stretch out fully and began performing Basic Stance Cultivation in this deserted corner.

First stance!

Second stance!

Twelfth stance!

It went astonishingly smoothly. He could even be said to have performed the entire sequence with remarkable fluidity, his understanding and comprehension of Basic Stance Cultivation reaching an entirely new height.

Chu Cheng opened the System Panel and took a look.

Basic Stance Cultivation had unmistakably reached the Initial Accomplishment Realm, with a clear percentage of 3% appearing after it.

Li Yun immediately laughed.

His heart was incomparably exhilarated.

Basic Stance Cultivation reaching the Initial Accomplishment Realm meant he could truly use this Zhuang Gong to temper his physique. More importantly, it meant that in only one month after entering the sect, he had broken the record for the fastest Initial Accomplishment Realm in Basic Stance Cultivation among all past Outer Sect Disciples!