Major Accomplishment! Wool in Sight!

Perhaps it was the good luck brought by the breakthrough, but during the afternoon martial arts class, another surprise arrived. When Instructor Xu had everyone freely practice the Body Tempering Fist, Chen Mo had just assumed the starting stance when that feeling of qi and blood merging seamlessly with his movements, flowing with perfect ease, came over him again.

As his fists and feet moved, it was no longer a simple stacking of strength and technique, but carried a unique "momentum." Every punch seemed to pull at the qi and blood throughout his body, forming tiny energy vortices. The fist wind howled, its power surging several tiers beyond before. Every kick sent qi and blood straight down the leg bone to the toes, landing with a solid force that felt like it could dent the concrete floor.

The surrounding classmates training nearby were all drawn by this fierce fist wind, stopping their movements to stare at Chen Mo in shock. Zhang Shun's mouth hung wide open, nearly dropping his water cup: "Holy crap! Brother Mo's fist wind... that's terrifying! It's on a whole different level from before!"

Zhao Peng's eyes were glued to the scene as he murmured, "So this is the power of the Major Accomplishment Realm? That's insane..."

Just as Chen Mo finished the final form and steadily withdrew his fists, the system notification sounded right on time:

[Body Tempering Fist: Lv.5 (Major Accomplishment) (1/1000)]

Double skills! Both stepping into the Major Accomplishment Realm!

Instructor Xu's eyes went wide on the spot, his gaze like that of an old collector who'd discovered a rare treasure, sweeping over Chen Mo like a searchlight several times, afraid he'd misjudged. After confirming the unique qi and blood fluctuation and steady aura of the Major Accomplishment Realm on Chen Mo, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden anymore. He rushed over in three quick strides, slapping Chen Mo's shoulder with such force it nearly sent him stumbling.

"Good kid! Good kid!" Instructor Xu repeated "good kid" several times, his voice trembling a little. "Double skills at Major Accomplishment! At this rate, you're the only one among all the students I've taught! No wonder you're the seedling I had my eye on!"

Chen Mo winced, his shoulder numb from the slaps, but his heart was elated—Instructor Xu's reaction proved his Major Accomplishment Realm was solid. That meant the school's "Key Cultivation Student" benefits were practically in the bag!

However, the biggest surprise was yet to come. When he got home that night, finished washing up, and calmed his mind to carefully examine the physical changes after breaking through to Major Accomplishment, he was so stunned by what he saw that he nearly jumped off the bed—his qi and blood value growth rate had skyrocketed to an absurd degree after the breakthrough!

To put it in perspective, after breaking past 85 qi and blood, his growth rate had been like an old ox that had eaten its fill and started strolling leisurely, increasing steadily by about 0.1 points per day. On bad days, it would slack off and only rise by 0.09 points. Chen Mo had long resigned himself to slowly grinding away, mentally preparing to inch his way to 90 points, even planning out a month-long qi and blood supplement schedule.

But now? This "old ox" seemed to have been injected with a massive dose of super stimulant, transforming instantly into a wild horse breaking free of its reins, charging ahead at full gallop! After just the first complete cultivation cycle post-breakthrough, Chen Mo could clearly feel his internal qi and blood swelling by a noticeable margin—at least a forty percent increase or more!

He quickly opened the system panel to check, carefully calculating, and arrived at a conclusion that made his heart race: the qi and blood growth rate had increased by at least forty percent, possibly even approaching fifty percent! At this terrifying pace, the 90 qi and blood points he'd expected to take over twenty days to reach might now be achievable in just a week!

"No wonder Song Yunliang could polish his qi and blood to 100 points so early..." Chen Mo suddenly understood, his heart burning with excitement. So the Major Accomplishment Realm's stance work and fist techniques were on an entirely different level in terms of developing the body's potential! It was like not only switching to higher-grade fuel for the qi and blood growth engine but also adding a turbocharger—power doubled instantly!

"The school's benefits... I'm finally going to cash in!" Chen Mo was so thrilled he nearly teared up, almost bowing to the ceiling three times. Lately, even with Zhao Peng's "friendship feeding"—the nutritional meals every day contained gentle qi and blood energy, saving him some expenses on qi and blood capsules—the high-intensity training consumed so much qi and blood that even the best meals from Zhao Peng's family couldn't fully replace specialized replenishing pills.

Every three to five days, he had to sneak into his room and pop a high-grade qi and blood capsule worth 500 yuan. Otherwise, the sense of qi and blood depletion from intense training felt like a gang of debt collectors chasing him, making him anxious and afraid of messing up his cultivation.

Staring at the family bank card labeled "Gaokao Fund," with its balance visibly shrinking, Chen Mo had always had a tight string in his heart. His parents never mentioned money in front of him, but he knew the family wasn't well-off. His sister Chen Qing was in middle school—tuition fees, materials, and her beloved painting class all cost money. Every bit he could save lightened the family's burden.

Now it was different! As soon as his qi and blood broke through 90 points, he could formally apply for the school's "Key Cultivation Student" status, which came with a fixed monthly cash subsidy or the option to exchange it directly for cultivation resources! That was real, tangible money—not only would it greatly ease his financial pressure, letting him stop worrying about the cost of qi and blood capsules, but it might even help the family's "Gaokao Fund" recover.

Chen Mo had already started planning how to use the subsidy: at least buy his sister two more of those reference books she'd been nagging about, get his mom a new outfit she'd eyed several times but never bought, and for his dad, a couple of bottles of good liquor so he could unwind with a drink when he was tired.

Thinking of all this, Chen Mo's motivation for training soared to unprecedented heights. It felt like playing a game where he was about to clear a tough dungeon—the boss's health bar was nearly empty, the rich rewards were waving at him, and only the final push remained.

"Come on! One last week, sprint to 90 points!" Chen Mo punched the air at his reflection in the mirror, cheering himself on. The young man in the mirror had eyes sharp as an eagle's, a stance straight as a pine, long shed of his former naivety and confusion, replaced by a vibrant energy and unshakable confidence.

Moonlight streamed through the window, gently illuminating the densely written training schedule on the desk and the sticky note reading "Double Skills at Major Accomplishment." Chen Mo smiled, turned to the desk, but instead of continuing to train, he opened his computer.

"Can't forget the goose that lays the golden eggs while reaping the benefits," he muttered, deftly opening the novel-writing backend and starting to type out today's chapter. After all, the school's benefits were a phased reward—once used up, they were gone. But writing novels was a craft that could provide a steady "passive income," a foundation for future life.

Life wasn't easy, and making money was harder. Chen Mo sighed as his fingers flew across the keyboard, but a satisfied smile lingered on his face—after all, working hard let him see hope, and being able to change his fate with his own hands made it all worth it, no matter how tiring.

Grind or not, life had to go on, and money had to be made. Chen Mo sighed, then happily kept grinding away.