Stance Cultivation Ascended Again: Primordial Chaos Stance!

Gu Yunzheng knew there was no way around writing this letter, so he could only grit his teeth and do it.

Once he had finished the letter,

filled in the address, and handed it to Wu Yuekong, Gu Yunzheng slunk away in disgrace.

"Heh, Young Master Wu... Who would've thought that bastard He Tingfeng's cousin was actually so rich? A newly inducted disciple carrying three thousand taels on him!"

"And once this letter is sent out, another three thousand taels will be coming soon. That makes six thousand taels in total!"

"We've struck it rich this time!"

Zhao Leyue sidled over and said with a fawning grin.

"Shut up!"

"What do you mean, struck it rich? We're merely collecting a debt. Paying back what you owe is the law of heaven and earth, understand?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"But Young Master Wu, are you really going to take in that idiot Gu Yunzheng and stand up for him?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Do I look that stupid?"

"After He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu made their move to teach that newcomer named Li Yun a lesson, both of them vanished. There's definitely something fishy about this."

"You lot investigate that Li Yun's background in secret over the next couple of days, then send people to watch him... If that Li Yun shows up, inform me. We might just make another windfall!"

"Ha, Young Master Wu truly has foresight!"

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

Zhao Leyue, who had been tasked with gathering information, hurried excitedly to Wu Yuekong.

"Haha, Young Master Wu, there's news."

"That Li Yun—if you don't look into him, you'd never know. Ha, but once you do, it gets pretty interesting."

Wu Yuekong had been sipping wine, and his interest was immediately piqued.

"What is it?"

"Could it be that Li Yun is somebody's illegitimate son?"

"Illegitimate son? Heh, Young Master Wu, you're really funny. That kid... how should I put it? When I first looked into him, I was genuinely startled. According to some disciples from Rank 95 Academy, Li Yun seemed to have ties to the Inner Sect. Not long ago, he even went drinking in the Inner Sect with another Rank 95 Academy disciple, Zhang Chu."

"He has Inner Sect backing? At the time, I thought people like that were hard to gauge, so it was best not to provoke them if possible."

"But then I heard another piece of news. Apparently, Li Yun used to have a fiancée named Huang Yiyi. She was also an Outer Sect disciple who had entered this year, from Geng 38 Courtyard."

"But she was actually snatched away... and Li Yun didn't even dare make a peep. He never mentioned Huang Yiyi, as though nothing had happened."

Wu Yuekong's mouth fell wide open in disbelief. "He's that cowardly?"

"Exactly. I thought something was off."

"If he really had Inner Sect backing, how could his fiancée have been taken away? Who would be so blind as to provoke someone with Inner Sect backing?"

"So I found a way to get in contact with Huang Yiyi of Geng 38 Courtyard."

"Ha, what a piece of work..."

"That woman was something else too. She had some looks, but she was proud as all hell and looked down on everyone. Yet the moment she heard I was looking to make trouble for Li Yun, she very rudely spilled all of Li Yun's secrets."

"Only then did I learn that Li Yun had no Inner Sect backing at all."

"The one who truly has Inner Sect backing is Zhang Chu of Rank 95 Academy. He's the younger brother of Zhang Ruohan, an Inner Sect senior sister from Vermilion Bird Courtyard. Li Yun probably happened to be on good terms with Zhang Chu and got to visit the Inner Sect thanks to him. And just because he made that one trip to the Inner Sect, haha, he even offended Senior Brother Zhao Chuanfeng of Azure Dragon Courtyard!"

"He offended Zhao Chuanfeng?"

"That's not all. According to Huang Yiyi, Senior Brother Liu Ningkong of the White Tiger Courtyard Inner Sect also dislikes Li Yun. It's only for the sake of appearances that he hasn't personally acted against Li Yun..."

"There's a Liu Ningkong too?"

"Fuck..."

Wu Yuekong's expression was beyond colorful.

In truth, he had Inner Sect backing as well. His own older brother, Wu Yuetian, was also an Inner Sect disciple cultivating in Black Tortoise Courtyard. It was simply that his backing was far less illustrious than Zhao Chuanfeng's or Liu Ningkong's.

More than anyone, he knew just how miserable an Outer Sect disciple would be after offending both Zhao Chuanfeng and Liu Ningkong.

It could be said outright that he would have no hope of entering the Inner Sect for the rest of his life.

"I really can't understand it. How could one person's luck be this terrible?"

"Fine!"

"Since this Li Yun is so unlucky, I'd feel a little guilty if I didn't make a move against him. This is the perfect chance to do Zhao Chuanfeng and Liu Ningkong a favor and earn a small bit of goodwill."

"Go..."

"Starting today, keep Rank 95 Academy under close watch. The instant Li Yun shows himself, seize him and bring him to me!"

In the valley, Li Yun had no idea that Gu Yunzheng had caused him to be targeted once more.

At that moment, he was staring blankly at 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 Fourth Layer

Martial Arts: Sorrowful Wind Swordplay (Entry Realm), Basic Stance Cultivation (Stance Intent, can ascend +), Entangling Silk Force (Perfection Realm), Reverse Fate Art (Initial Accomplishment Realm), Thunderclap Fist (Fist Intent), Soaring Star Steps (Perfection Realm)... Expandable.

Martial Cognition Points: 1.5 million

Over the past two days, he had ascended all five remaining stances of the Basic Stance Cultivation and comprehended their True Intent. He had even squeezed out some time to observe the Wind of the Valley Mouth, raising his Martial Cognition Points to 1.5 million.

But he had never expected that after all twelve types of stance cultivation had ascended to True Intent, the Basic Stance Cultivation on the panel would once again display the prompt that it could ascend.

He had already comprehended True Intent in all of them, so how could it still ascend?

And what would it become after ascending again?

Li Yun had originally planned to take advantage of his ample Martial Cognition Points to raise the Reverse Fate Art another level. Seeing this prompt, however, he could not help but hesitate.

"Damn it, as long as I'm in this valley, I won't have to worry about lacking Cognition Points."

"I'll ascend it again and see!"

Li Yun did not deliberate for long. He directly began spending Cognition Points on the Basic Stance Cultivation.

The result—

In an instant, only 500,000 Cognition Points remained on the panel!

In other words, this ascension of the Basic Stance Cultivation had actually consumed a full million Cognition Points. The cost was downright terrifying.

It was even greater than the combined cost of ascending all Twelve Stances to comprehend True Intent.

It made Li Yun's teeth ache.

But soon after,

he was deeply drawn in by what the system manifested in his mind.

It was still that figure, beginning with the first stance and performing the Basic Stance Cultivation. Every move flowed like drifting clouds and running water, utterly natural, each stance carrying its own unique True Intent.

But as the figure continued,

the twelve types of stance cultivation and the twelve True Intents they emanated actually began to merge.

They gradually became eleven stances, ten stances... seven stances... five stances...

When everything finally settled, only one simple standing stance remained, along with an incomparably profound True Intent that enveloped him in a mass, nearly forming a star-ring halo around his entire body!

A flood of dense information surged into his mind.

Li Yun instantly understood what this stance was called—it was the Primordial Chaos Stance!