A Single Proof, Forever Proven!

The afternoon classes were much the same as the morning's, still focused on cultivating The Stars Are Calling. Wan Keshan moved among the students, patiently giving them guidance.

Combined with their earlier conversation in the Office, Li Qingshan could clearly sense that Wan Keshan placed particular importance on the Body Forging Realm.

Because the next half year of classes would all focus on The Stars Are Calling.

This cultivation method was the foundation of Body Forging. Wan Keshan seemed to hope that every student could raise the method by another level within half a year.

After class, all the students sprinted toward the cafeteria. Even Yu Lei and Hong Qian were no exception.

After wolfing down two trays of food, Li Qingshan patted his belly, thoroughly content.

"Doing my two daytime cultivation sessions at school will save quite a bit on food, and it won't delay me from using Nutrient Solution to continue Body Forging at night."

Six Body Forging sessions a day gave him three times his previous efficiency.

What he had estimated would take half a year to reach the Body Tempering Second Level would now take only two months.

Yet Li Qingshan did not think that was fast.

If the Wolf Poison Projection had not blocked his path, he would already have been happily grinding proficiency.

Once The Stars Are Calling reached the fourth level, his cultivation efficiency could double again.

"A Dao-Blocking Grudge is Irreconcilable!"

A fierce light flashed in Li Qingshan's eyes. After greeting Zhao Hongzhou and the others, he hurried home without stopping.

Downstairs in the residential complex,

It was evening. Many people were out walking after dinner, while children ran about wildly and played.

Li Qingshan searched for quite a while before finding an open patch of grass.

His fingers tapped rapidly on his Communicator.

Soon, the Light Screen popped up, displaying cultivation materials for Mizong Step.

The materials included illustrated explanations and Video lectures, making them extremely detailed.

Half an hour later,

Li Qingshan had finished all the materials and fell into thought.

"Within a square inch, turn and shift."

Those eight words were the central principle of Mizong Step.

The foundation of Mizong Step was a set of footwork.

As long as one could complete the entire set without stopping, it counted as "Beginner."

"Proficiency" and "Mastery" required one to know the footwork by heart, until it became bodily instinct.

When the instructor in the Video reached this point, he deliberately added an aside.

Reaching "Mastery" in Mizong Step provided an additional boost during the speed test in the Body Forging assessment.

That was easy to understand. The speed test was a shuttle run, and shifting and turning were precisely Mizong Step's specialty.

The moment Li Qingshan saw that, Yu Lei immediately came to mind.

"Yu Lei must have practiced Mizong Step too. Otherwise, even with her advantage on flat ground, there's no way her weaknesses could be so lopsided."

As for the "Great Accomplishment" realm Li Qingshan most looked forward to,

the instructor gave only one suggestion: actual combat!

The "Great Accomplishment" realm had already gone beyond the scope of mere footwork. Practice alone was useless.

Only amid actual combat, under the stimulation of danger,

could one sense the cicada before the autumn wind stirred and evade attacks in advance. Only then did it count as Great Accomplishment.

"Even a basic Movement Technique becomes unfathomable once trained to Great Accomplishment!"

Li Qingshan sighed.

Great Accomplishment was already "unfathomable," while the realm beyond it, Completion, was even somewhat mystical.

In the Video, the instructor said only one sentence at the end.

"Comprehend The Marvel of Square Inch, and Completion will come naturally."

Li Qingshan seriously suspected that That One instructor had probably not reached "Completion" himself.

"Good thing I don't lack actual combat." Li Qingshan let out a breath, then suddenly froze as he realized something.

"No, I don't need actual combat to gain Insight at all. With the Status Panel, whether it's Great Accomplishment or Completion, as long as I grind enough proficiency, neither will be a problem."

At that thought,

Li Qingshan's spirits rose, and he began trying the basic footwork.

As long as he entered Mizong Step into the Status Panel, he could cultivate it in the Martial Arts Space.

The sky gradually darkened, and the elderly and children out for walks returned home one after another.

"Grandma, look at that Big Brother! He doesn't even know how to walk!"

The Little Girl tugged at the old woman's clothes and stopped, pointing toward the grass some distance away.

"Ranran, don't be rude!" the old woman scolded her granddaughter, then followed the little hand's direction with her eyes.

She saw a young man staggering crookedly, his steps bizarre. After only a few steps, he fell to the ground.

He immediately got back up, stomped his feet irritably on the spot, then started again.

The Little Girl clapped her hands happily and said excitedly,

"Grandma, that Big Brother's posture is so funny! I want to learn it too."

"Absolutely not!"

The old woman's expression changed. She scooped up her granddaughter and hurried home.

An hour later, the crooked figure finally stopped.

"Damn, this set of footwork is way too inhuman!"

It was supposedly a set of footwork, but not only was every step unrelated to the next, they even ran in completely opposite directions.

The previous step had barely landed when the next required an immediate turn, utterly defying the body's instincts.

It took him more than an hour before he successfully completed the set once.

Still shaken, Li Qingshan looked at the Status Panel.

[Li Qingshan]

[Realm: Body Forging 10/100]

[Cultivation Method:

The Thirty-Sixth Set of Broadcast Gymnastics—The Stars Are Calling 10/1000 (Mastery)]

[Martial Technique: Mizong Step 1/100 (Beginner)]

[Function: Martial Arts Space Lv1 (1/100)]

[Available Time: 1 year]

[Time Flow Rate: 1:10]

"Good. I've finally reached Beginner."

Li Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief and headed home.

Along the way, he changed his steps and tried twice more.

Though the movements were still stiff, he did not fail again.

Once entered into the Status Panel, a single proof was forever proven.

For anyone else, merely succeeding once for the first time would be nowhere near enough to count as Beginner.

Back home,

Li Qingshan opened the Insulated Box and took out a bottle of Nutrient Solution to drink.

Then he walked to the center of the living room and began his Body Forging cultivation.

It was not until late at night that he finally completed four Body Forging sessions, and the Nutrient Solution's effects were completely spent.

Li Qingshan dragged his exhausted body onto the bed and closed his eyes.

Cultivation had only just begun.

When he opened his eyes, the familiar circular platform came into view.

Unlike the night before, Li Qingshan did not turn to face Wolf Poison. Instead, he immediately began moving his feet and practicing Mizong Step.

The howl drew closer from afar. In less than three seconds, a gaping maw was already before him.

Li Qingshan's expression did not ripple in the slightest. Following the footwork principles, he continued into the next step.

His fine head was smoothly delivered into Wolf Poison's mouth.

Like a watermelon bursting apart.

In the bedroom, his eyes opened and closed.

Li Qingshan returned to the Martial Arts Space once more, stepped forward, and continued the footwork he had not finished before.

After dying more than twenty times, Li Qingshan opened his eyes and looked at the Status Panel.

[Mizong Step 1/100 (Beginner)] → [Mizong Step 2/100 (Beginner)]

"Good. Death interrupting the process doesn't affect proficiency gains. As long as I complete the whole set once, I can gain 1 point of Beginner proficiency."

Li Qingshan tugged at the corner of his mouth, wanting to force out a smile.

But the shadow of being repeatedly buried in a wolf's jaws made it impossible for him to smile.

"Wolf Poison..."

In the darkness, Li Qingshan murmured in a low voice and closed his eyes once more.