Extra Bonuses from Enlightenment, Doubled Experience Growth!

In the end, it took a full two hours, plus some practice after dinner, before Lu Ming finally mastered the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms.

This was because he already had a foundation in several finger techniques; otherwise, starting from scratch would not have been so simple.

On the surface, the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms was a staff technique, but in truth, it was derived by Feng Qingzhu from the Green Bamboo Gang's Dragon-Snake Staff Technique.

Through Feng Qingzhu's own creation, its essence had subtly shifted to revolve around acupoints as the core.

However, Feng Qingzhu herself did not have a clear understanding of this.

[Evolving Acupoint Divine Ability (6648/10000)...]

Lu Ming returned to his own courtyard and couldn't resist picking up a staff to start practicing.

The result filled him with great joy.

That morning, after he finished his last round of Cloud-Piercing Finger, his acupoint experience had increased to 6642.

Now, after practicing the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms once, it had jumped to 6648—a single increase of 6 experience points!

In the past, practicing Cloud-Piercing Finger once only gave him 4 points.

That meant the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms gave him an extra 2 experience points.

"Feng Qingzhu's comprehension really is extraordinary. Her first time creating a technique, and she came up with a second-rate martial art!"

Lu Ming was both shocked and delighted.

Only second-rate martial arts could grant an extra 2 experience points.

Although this was because the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms borrowed from the Dragon-Snake Staff Technique, which was a top-tier second-rate staff technique, it still showed how impressive Feng Qingzhu was.

Lu Ming suppressed his distracting thoughts and excitedly continued training.

Now, with each training session granting 6 experience points, that meant 450 points per day.

In just eight days, he could accumulate enough experience to evolve a third acupoint divine ability.

That way, with over half a month left before the big exam, if he worked hard, he might even evolve a third Leg Dao Divine Ability, strengthening his divine ability arsenal.

All his hard work over the past few days hadn't been in vain, and the stories he'd told hadn't been wasted either.

Lu Ming felt secretly pleased and was about to continue training when he suddenly thought, "I haven't taken the Enlightenment Pill yet!"

He immediately took out an Enlightenment Pill. It was black and rough on the surface, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

He had been worried about taking the Enlightenment Pill in the Grand Martial Arts Arena, where others might disturb his state and waste the pill.

So he hadn't taken it during the morning training, planning to test its effects first before deciding whether to take it in the morning next time.

Now, in his own courtyard with no one to disturb him, he naturally had to take today's Enlightenment Pill.

"Let's see what the enlightenment effect is like." With a flicker of thought, Lu Ming swallowed the Enlightenment Pill.

The pill settled in his stomach. Unlike the violent Qi-Nurturing Powder or the gentle, lingering medicinal power of the Qi-Enhancing Pill, it felt like eating an ordinary mint candy—aside from freshening his breath, there was no sensation.

"Hm? Wait." Lu Ming soon noticed that the fresh, clear feeling seemed to spread from his mouth throughout his entire body.

Especially his mind—it was now utterly serene, radiating clarity.

The world around him felt different from usual, his perception unusually sharp.

It was working!

Lu Ming's spirits lifted. Not daring to waste the pill's effect, he immediately began training.

[Evolving Acupoint Divine Ability (6660/10000)...]

He continued practicing the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms, and when he saw the information from the Divine Ability Panel, he was suddenly stunned, unable to believe it.

6660?

Wasn't he at 6648 just now?

"What's going on!" Lu Ming's heart pounded. His acupoint experience had suddenly increased by 12 points.

He had taken the Enlightenment Pill only to master the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms as quickly as possible. Once he had a basic grasp of it and secured a stable extra experience gain, he could switch back to Cloud-Piercing Finger.

After all, Wei Jinlin had set him the goal of reaching minor mastery in Cloud-Piercing Finger before the big exam.

But he never expected that this training session would double the experience gained!

Enlightenment!

Lu Ming's eyes widened slightly. This had to be the effect of enlightenment.

Training in an enlightened state could actually double the evolution experience gained?!

This unexpected surprise sent Lu Ming into a frenzy of joy.

Although the Divine Ability Panel was a game cheat he had used in his past life, it had slight differences across different games.

So he hadn't anticipated that in this world, the Divine Ability Panel would have the trait of doubling effects during enlightenment.

Thinking about it, it made sense. The enlightened state was extraordinary, so doubling the efficiency of evolving divine abilities was perfectly reasonable.

This way, the Enlightenment Pill gave him a double boost, leaving Lu Ming exceptionally satisfied.

With the Enlightenment Pill, he effectively gained double the cultivation experience for each day of training.

In other words, 900 experience points per day!

The time needed to evolve the third Acupoint Divine Ability was shortened to within four days!

For a moment, Lu Ming was brimming with motivation.

"Time to grind!"

He gripped a short staff and immediately began practicing the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms.

[Evolving Acupoint Divine Ability (6672/10000)...]

[Evolving Acupoint Divine Ability (6684/10000)...]

[Evolving Acupoint Divine Ability (6696/10000)...]

The rapidly increasing acupoint experience excited Lu Ming, and the more he trained, the more energized he became.

That day, he practiced late into the night, finishing the remaining three hours before finally going to sleep.

The next day, having learned from experience, he knew that the Enlightenment Pill's special state, driven by medicinal power, was hard to disrupt.

So he took the Enlightenment Pill early before heading to the Grand Martial Arts Arena.

"Brother Lu, I never expected you to hide your strength so deeply—startling everyone with a single feat and even earning the favor of Pavilion Master Qin of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion."

As soon as he entered the Grand Martial Arts Arena, a graceful figure approached, smiling in congratulations.

Looking closely, it was Zhao Zhiqiu, whom he had dealt with before.

Lu Ming smiled and replied, "Pure luck, pure luck."

After the small test, Zhao Zhiqiu had returned to his clan and only came back today. Now, he brought a young man before Lu Ming and said:

"This is my clan brother, named Zhao Ming. He has just reached the Skin Refining Perfection stage and is here for the Grand Martial Arts Arena.

"Since I already shelter one person, I cannot shelter Zhao Ming as well.

"Now that Brother Lu has reached Flesh Refining cultivation and has no one under his protection yet, would you be willing to help shelter this younger brother of mine?

"If Brother Lu agrees, I will offer two hundred taels of silver as thanks."

The young man Zhao Ming held a wooden tray covered with a red cloth, the faint outline of silver ingots visible beneath it. He stepped forward respectfully and said:

"Zhao Ming requests Brother Lu's protection."

Seeing this, Lu Ming suddenly realized that now, as a Flesh Refining cultivator, he not only had the right to train in the Grand Martial Arts Arena for the full duration but could also shelter one person.

He recalled how no one had been willing to shelter him before, and how he had only managed to secure Feng Qingzhu's help with a Qi-Enhancing Pill—a rather difficult ordeal. Now, a genius from the Zhao Family came seeking his aid with a clan brother, offering two hundred taels of silver for protection.

A surge of pride welled up in Lu Ming's chest. He knew that with his current cultivation level, even without the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's recruitment, his status had already changed.

His Sweet Dew Powder was also nearly used up. With these two hundred taels of silver, he could prepare another twenty doses.

So Lu Ming accepted the silver and said with a smile, "Since Brother Zhao has asked, there's naturally no problem."

Zhao Zhiqiu chuckled lightly. "Brother Lu is straightforward!"

Zhao Ming also showed a hint of joy. With Lu Ming's protection, he could train for the full three hours each day in the Grand Martial Arts Arena, making it much more certain that he would become a promising martial arts seedling.

The two parties then went before Wei Jinlin to register the slots, and the transaction was completed smoothly.

Lu Ming stepped into the Iron Stake Area and continued practicing the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms.

[Evolving Acupoint Divine Ability (7104/10000)...]

[Evolving...]

[Evolving Acupoint Divine Ability (10008/10000)...]

Four days later.

In the Grand Martial Arts Arena, Lu Ming finished the last round of the Eighteen Green Bamboo Forms and saw that the acupoint experience had finally filled up. He quickly withdrew from the Iron Stake Area.

[Evolution complete!]

[Acquired Acupoint Divine Ability: Flick Finger.]

(PS: I miscalculated before. According to the original progression, the third Acupoint Divine Ability would be evolved after about ten days, not left unfinished just before the big exam. This has been corrected.)

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