Inner Sect Senior Sister Zhang, Zhang Ruohan!

Observing the Stance Cultivation Notes, Cognition Points +2

Observing the Stance Cultivation Notes, Cognition Points +2

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Li Yun sat in a secluded corner outside Rank 95 Academy, holding the Stance Cultivation Notes Xu Qing had given him as he looked over the System Panel.

Host: Li Yun

Age: 16

Aptitude: Fifth Grade

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

Realm: Houtian Realm, First Layer of Body Tempering

Martial Arts: Basic Stance Cultivation (Proficient 95%)

Martial Cognition Points: 36

Over those three days—or rather, from the night he returned from Xu Qing's residence—his Basic Stance Cultivation had used the Cognition Points gained from observing the Azure Cloud Residence plaque to charge straight into the Proficient Realm that very night.

If he had truly followed the agreement, he could have gone to Azure Cloud Residence first thing the next morning to have Zhang Cong fulfill his promise.

But he was not that foolish.

He only had fifth-grade aptitude and no background to speak of. Reaching initial mastery of Basic Stance Cultivation within a month and breaking the fastest record in history was already shocking enough.

Then becoming proficient overnight?

Wasn't that obviously fishy?

So, he decided to take it slow for now.

But he had not expected that after Basic Stance Cultivation reached the Proficient Realm, the efficiency of gaining Cognition Points by observing others practice martial arts within Rank 95 Academy would plummet.

Adding them one point at a time was one thing.

But after observing for over half an hour, he could not even gain five points—less than what he earned from cultivating himself.

Only after studying the system did he understand why. His fellow students in Rank 95 Academy were now somewhat too far beneath his own level, making it difficult for them to offer him any further benefit.

If he wanted more Cognition Points, he had to find things of a higher level than himself to observe whenever possible.

So, he simply left Rank 95 Academy and found a quiet corner to study the notes Xu Qing had given him.

It had to be said that these Stance Cultivation Notes were indeed quite excellent.

When he observed them carefully, they brought him nearly two Cognition Points per minute.

After three days.

Relying on these Stance Cultivation Notes, he had nearly filled the proficiency bar for the Proficient Realm.

That was only because there were too many eyes around, and he still had to eat and sleep. He could not observe without interruption twenty-four hours a day.

Otherwise, at this rate, he would have long since grinded his way directly into the Minor Accomplishment Realm.

Even so, he was quite satisfied.

He planned to dawdle for another two days, then visit Azure Cloud Residence to meet Zhang Cong after an interval of roughly five days.

That afternoon.

After observing the Stance Cultivation Notes for nearly four hours and accumulating another four hundred-plus Cognition Points, Li Yun began cultivating once more.

He emptied his Cognition Points at once, and after carefully comprehending them.

Basic Stance Cultivation officially entered the Minor Accomplishment Realm, with its proficiency pushed to 2%.

Upon reaching the Minor Accomplishment Realm, his understanding of Basic Stance Cultivation became even deeper.

He immediately could not wait to perform it.

From the first stance to the twelfth stance.

The entire sequence flowed through in one breath, without the slightest trace of stiffness.

The moment he planted his feet on the ground and assumed the posture, an indescribable charm seemed to radiate from him.

It was as if a root beneath his feet connected him to the earth, and some kind of breath flowed from the ground into his body.

His qi and blood roared within him, while his bones trembled.

Then, all of a sudden, bursts of crisp cracking explosions rang out.

Li Yun froze, then seemed to recall something and hurriedly brought up the System Panel again.

At a glance, his face filled with delight.

The cultivation that had originally been marked as the First Layer of Body Tempering had actually risen by one level, reaching the Second Layer of Body Tempering.

Li Yun could only exclaim, "Now that's something."

It was not that the Second Layer of Body Tempering was particularly impressive. In truth, compared to the First Layer of Body Tempering, it merely increased one's strength somewhat and made the physique more robust.

But this was genuine progress.

And it had come without taking any pills at all—real, solid progress.

The feeling it brought was exceptionally pleasant.

He could not help wondering whether he should simply take the two Qi and Blood Pills Zhang Cong had rewarded him with and further raise his cultivation.

But the thought merely flashed through his mind before he suppressed it.

It was not that he did not want to raise his cultivation realm, but that he did not want to waste the Qi and Blood Pills like this.

At his current rate, Basic Stance Cultivation would soon reach perfection.

Taking Qi and Blood Pills while cultivating with perfected Basic Stance Cultivation was completely different from taking them with Basic Stance Cultivation at the Minor Accomplishment Realm.

With the former, he could bring out nearly one hundred percent of the Qi and Blood Pill's medicinal efficacy. With the latter, he could absorb at most half of it; the remaining half would seep out through his pores.

After two pills, that would be equivalent to wasting more than one whole pill for nothing.

One Qi and Blood Pill was worth a hundred taels of silver.

He was not some rich man who could treat money like dung and squander a hundred taels of silver as casually as copper coins.

"Second Layer of Body Tempering—and your Basic Stance Cultivation has actually reached Minor Accomplishment?"

Just as Li Yun silently lamented why he could not have transmigrated into a wealthy family, a surprised voice suddenly rang out.

Li Yun jolted and hurriedly turned around.

Not far away, no more than ten meters from him, a woman in white had appeared at some unknown moment.

She looked no older than twenty-three or twenty-four.

At first glance, the first impression was simply breathtaking.

Not only was she tall and graceful, with exquisite curves, she also possessed a heavenly face that even beauty filters from his previous life could not compare to.

She was the very picture of a stunning beauty.

Moreover, she had an outstanding temperament. Standing there, she naturally carried an ethereal, lively air.

"May I ask who you are...?"

Li Yun did not dare be careless. He knew this person was likely an expert; otherwise, she could not possibly have appeared so silently.

"My name is Zhang Ruohan. I am from the Vermilion Bird Courtyard of the Inner Sect!"

Li Yun immediately grew respectful. "So you are Senior Sister Zhang of the Inner Sect. I am Li Yun, an Outer Sect Disciple of Rank 95 Academy. Greetings, Senior Sister Zhang."

Li Yun was not the sort of person who could not walk straight upon seeing a beauty, much less someone who would presume to tease an Inner Sect Disciple just because she was beautiful.

Anyone who could become an Inner Sect Disciple was essentially an Innate Master.

If someone of that level was angered even slightly, a poke of one finger would be enough to leave him bedridden for half a year.

"Rank 95 Academy?"

"What a coincidence. Does that mean you are classmates with my younger brother, Zhang Chu?"

A sharp glint flashed through Zhang Ruohan's eyes.

Ripples stirred in her heart.

Her younger brother Zhang Chu had only entered the sect this year. As his elder sister, she naturally had to come take a look, lest some blind fool bully her brother.

It was only that she had happened to accept a sect mission and gone out some time ago. She had only returned today, and before she could even submit the mission, she had come here first.

Never had she expected such a coincidence—to encounter one of her brother's fellow academy disciples first, and this fellow disciple seemed rather extraordinary!

No matter what, she had to help her younger brother befriend someone like him.

Li Yun was stunned as well.

"Senior Sister Zhang is actually Zhang Chu's sister?"

"What a coincidence?"

Zhang Ruohan smiled. Her smile was beautiful, like a blooming flower.

"It truly is a coincidence. Even I did not expect it."

"How about this? If you have time, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip and bring Zhang Chu here for me. I'll take the two of you around the Inner Sect. What do you say?"