“After a month, it will be the Academy Grand Ceremony. Luo Shidi, you'll probably attend, right?”
Cheng Qingman asked.
“Hmm.”
Luo Mu nodded.
The Academy Grand Ceremony offered generous rewards, so he certainly wouldn't miss it.
However, before the ceremony, he still had to train hard, improve his cultivation, and learn more martial techniques and skills.
In the past half-month, he had already discovered his shortcomings.
For example, defense and speed.
If his opponent specialized in movement techniques, he would find it difficult to deal with them.
Arriving at the Inner Academy today, he truly felt the strength of the Inner Palace disciples. Looking around, most of them were at the True Aperture Realm, their blood and energy flowing powerfully.
These geniuses enjoyed the best resources and treatment, so their strength was naturally formidable.
Thus, Luo Mu knew that he had to improve comprehensively. Only then would he have a chance to defeat these geniuses and break into the top 100, or even higher!
“With your knife techniques, entering the top 100 is no problem,” Cheng Qingman said directly.
“Then I'll take Sister's good words to heart. I still have something to do, so I'll leave first.”
Luo Mu smiled slightly, cupped his hands, and turned to leave.
He had no time to waste.
“Uh.”
Cheng Qingman wanted to chat more with Luo Mu. After all, it was rare to meet someone with a similar personality.
But Luo Mu seemed uninterested, which made Cheng Qingman wonder if her charm had waned recently.
“You have confidence in that kid.”
The steward said.
“The [Absolute Life-Ending Sword Technique] at its perfection, how many can actually practice it to completion? How could I not be confident?” Cheng Qingman replied.
“But it's still only a Human-tier high-grade technique,” the steward shook his head. “The Inner Academy is full of hidden talents, especially this generation, which is stronger than ever before.”
“That's true.”
Cheng Qingman nodded slightly.
She thought of a few individuals who were indeed extraordinarily impressive, already stepping into…
——
Back in his room, Luo Mu hurriedly closed the door.
He then sat cross-legged on the bed.
He took out the Broken Yuan Pill that Cheng Qingman had given him.
The main effect of this pill was to help a martial artist break through a major realm.
Other than that, there were no other effects.
“True Aperture Realm.”
Luo Mu's eyes filled with anticipation.
In his previous estimation, it would take him at least three years, if not more, to reach this realm.
But now, in just half a month, it felt almost surreal.
Whoosh!
He exhaled lightly.
Clearing his mind and adjusting his state, he swallowed the Broken Yuan Pill.
Almost the moment it entered his stomach, a surge of overwhelming medicinal power poured out from the pill and spread throughout his body.
Luo Mu immediately began to circulate his cultivation technique, absorbing the pill's energy.
In a short time, his blood and energy surged by at least six or seven times!
The human body has nine major apertures, located in the palms of both hands, soles of both feet, and five near the internal organs.
The barrier at the palm of the right hand was the thinnest and easiest to sense.
Therefore, martial artists seeking to break through to the True Aperture Realm often choose to open the major aperture in the right palm first.
“I found it!”
Luo Mu closed his eyes and focused his consciousness.
In the dark void, he sensed a point of light.
That was the major aperture!
“Charge!”
Without hesitation, Luo Mu circulated his blood and energy, which surged like a tidal wave toward the major aperture.
Crack!
The barrier of the major aperture didn't last long before it shattered.
Normally, Luo Mu's blood and energy wouldn't have been so terrifying, but the power of the Broken Yuan Pill was too immense.
Whoosh!
After the barrier shattered, a faint golden Yuan Chu blood flowed out.
In an instant, every part of his body seemed to glow with longing, as if it knew that absorbing it would yield great benefits!
The Yuan Chu blood flowed through his meridians and began to spread throughout his body, gradually being absorbed by his flesh.
Crack, crack, crack!
Luo Mu could feel his body trembling.
Every part of him—whether it was his flesh, skin, meridians, or bones—was becoming tighter and more resilient.
At the surface of his skin, black impurities were expelled.
This process continued for a full incense stick's worth of time before it slowly stopped.
Luo Mu stood up, shaking off the impurities that covered his body.
His skin was now smooth and firm.
Though only seventeen, his physique had already matured.
Standing there, he was nearly 1.8 meters Great.
His body was long and muscular.
Boom!
Luo Mu casually threw a punch, and the air seemed to explode!
“This must be around 30,000 jin of force!”
“No wonder it's the True Aperture Realm, no wonder it's Yuan Chu blood—such a huge improvement!”
Luo Mu's heart surged with excitement.
He remembered that when he was at the Ninth Level of the Body Refining Realm, his punch only had around 5,000 to 6,000 jin of power.
If it weren't for his powerful sword techniques, he wouldn't have been able to face that Demon Path True Aperture Realm practitioner.
In terms of his past life's concept, the [Absolute Life-Ending Sword Qi] would be considered magical damage.
“Ding!”
“You've diligently cultivated and used a Broken Yuan Pill to break through. Critical Hit triggered, and you've gained ten times the rewards!”
Suddenly, a prompt sounded in his mind.
Luo Mu froze for a moment.
Breaking through also counts as a Critical Hit?
Then, images of his breakthrough flashed in his mind.
It was as if he had broken through ten times.
“This…”
Luo Mu's eyes gradually lit up as he seemed to realize something.
A breakthrough wasn't guaranteed to succeed.
With the Broken Yuan Pill, he had a 90% chance of success.
Without it, he would likely fail due to insufficient preparation.
But with Critical Hit rewards, as long as his luck wasn't too bad, even if he tried ten times, at least one would succeed!
“System, you're really something.”
Luo Mu gave a thumbs up.
In this world, talent didn't completely limit one's potential.
What limited a person was the speed of cultivation and the probability of breaking through a major realm.
The better one's talent, the faster their cultivation speed, and the thinner the barriers to breakthroughs.
Although Luo Mu's talent was average, with Critical Hit rewards, it meant he had infinite opportunities!
“I need to consolidate my realm. Tomorrow, I should visit the [Cangwu Tower] again.”
Luo Mu opened the window to get some fresh air and then sat back down on the bed.
He needed to learn more martial techniques!
To make up for his shortcomings!
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