Li Yun's steps paused, and the next second he sprinted back into the room.
Just over ten meters.
It actually made Li Yun's entire face turn red, and his breathing became ragged.
"System, holy crap..."
Li Yun didn't expect the legendary System, the essential cheat for transmigrators, to arrive so easily.
With the System, what did he have to fear?
Reaching the Peak of the Martial Dao and becoming a supreme expert, wasn't this all basic operation?
Thinking of this.
Li Yun didn't have any thoughts of delaying and quickly studied the System.
Just a thought.
A simple panel appeared before his eyes.
【Host: Li Yun】
【Age: 16】
【Aptitude: Fifth Grade】
【Identity: Tianwu Sect, Ren 95 Courtyard Outer Sect Disciple】
【Realm: Houtian, Body Tempering First Level】
【Martial Art: Basic Stance (Introductory+)】
【Martial Dao Cognition Points: 31】
Immediately, a mass of information arose in his mind.
Dazed, several minutes passed.
Li Yun suddenly understood the function of this System.
Strength originates from cognition; the System's function is to allow Li Yun to gain cognition points through observation and cultivation, and then use these cognition points to easily improve martial arts.
Currently, he only possessed one martial art, which was the Basic Stance Exercise uniformly taught by the Tianwu Sect when he joined in September.
This technique had no offensive power; it could only be used to temper the physique and improve physical strength and quality.
And Body Tempering was the first Realm among the three Houtian Realms, which could be called the foundation of foundations.
The Basic Stance Exercise had a total of twelve stances.
Li Yun had only been an Outer Sect Disciple of the Tianwu Sect for about a month. Relying on the teachings of the Outer Sect Deacon Chuan Wu and his own private practice, he had only trained up to the fourth stance, the Crouching Tiger Stance.
Therefore, he could only be considered introductory.
Above introductory was initial mastery, followed by proficient, minor accomplishment, mastery, great accomplishment, and perfect completion.
To reach the Realm of initial mastery, one had to learn all twelve stances and be able to perform them smoothly and accurately.
This was not easy.
According to Deacon Chuan Wu Li Baoshan of Ren 95 Courtyard, among all past Outer Sect Disciples of the Tianwu Sect, the fastest to reach initial mastery of the Basic Stance Exercise also took three months.
The person who achieved this record possessed first-grade Aptitude and was considered outstanding even among those with first-grade Aptitude.
With Li Yun's fifth-grade Aptitude, reaching initial mastery would likely take eight months or more, and there was no guarantee that the Basic Stance he cultivated to initial mastery could compare to that of the person in the record.
But now he had the System.
With the existing 31 cognition points, he could directly upgrade the Basic Stance Exercise.
Therefore, there was no need to say more.
Li Yun's gaze locked onto the + sign after Basic Stance Exercise on the panel and decisively clicked it.
Instantly, it felt as if an invisible current surged through his entire body, causing a slight tingling sensation.
In his mind, a patch of light appeared out of thin air.
It seemed to turn into a silent space-time, where a figure identical to him began practicing the Basic Stance Exercise.
Starting from the first stance.
To the second stance, the third stance, and even the fourth stance...
It was surprisingly proficient, natural and seamless, possessing a very special profound charm.
Li Yun was instantly captivated by watching it.
About a quarter of an hour later, the figure in his mind performed the Basic Stance Exercise up to the middle of the seventh stance, then suddenly trembled and completely disappeared.
Li Yun also woke up as if from a deep dream.
He found that the original 31 Martial Dao cognition points on the panel had been cleared to zero.
"That's it?"
"Too fast!"
Li Yun felt somewhat unsatisfied, but he quickly closed his eyes to re-experience everything he had just seen.
Soon, he suddenly opened his eyes wide.
He found that he didn't need to re-experience it at all; a clear and profound memory had already appeared in his mind, detailing the profundities of the Basic Stance Exercise from the first stance to the seventh stance.
It was as if he had diligently practiced for three months himself.
He was a bit incredulous.
If it was this simple, wouldn't cultivation be too easy?
He quickly got up.
Taking advantage of the room being empty, he began to truly practice.
At first, he was a bit unfamiliar, but after only a few seconds, the memory in his mind automatically emerged, and everything became smooth.
Naturally and effortlessly, he actually managed to Cultivate the Basic Stance Exercise all the way to the seventh stance in one go.
"Smooth, too smooth, simply seamless..."
"This is the true Basic Stance!"
"In comparison, although my predecessor had also practiced up to the fourth stance before, he had practiced it half-heartedly, with form but no spirit, and full of mistakes. If he had continued practicing like that, let alone Body Tempering, he would have crippled his body sooner or later..."
"His fifth-grade Aptitude was already quite ordinary, and if he crippled his body again, what would he use to defy the Innate Realm?"
"Tch..."
"The System is still awesome!"
At this point, Li Yun had tasted the sweetness and wanted more.
He wished that the enlightenment just now had been more intense, allowing him to directly perfect the Basic Stance Exercise.
One should know that the Tianwu Sect was quite good to its Outer Sect Disciples.
For Disciples who were particularly outstanding in cultivation, there were even some resource-based rewards.
If one could truly Cultivate the Basic Stance Exercise to perfect completion within a year, confirmed and approved by the Deacon Chuan Wu and reported, they could directly receive a reward of up to thirty qi blood pills.
qi blood pills were excellent medicinal treasures for Martial Artists in the Body Tempering Realm. They had miraculous effects in promoting Body Tempering, and one pill could be equivalent to at least half a month of diligent cultivation for others.
Therefore, they were quite valuable.
One pill cost one hundred silver taels, so thirty pills were equivalent to three thousand taels.
For ordinary common people, a family of four typically spent only about fifteen silver taels a month. Three thousand taels would be enough to live for over a decade.
Li Yun came from an ordinary background. Although his parents ran a small business, their savings were at most a few hundred silver taels. Asking them to take out three thousand silver taels to buy him qi blood pills was simply unrealistic.
But now it was different.
With the help of this System, it seemed that the reward of these thirty qi blood pills could be anticipated.
However, the prerequisite for all of this was to possess sufficient Martial Dao cognition points.
Thinking of this.
Li Yun couldn't wait for even half a second. After wiping off a little sweat, he went out again.
This time.
He directly wandered around in the large courtyard outside the house. On the surface, he was strolling, but his eyes were constantly darting around.
Wherever someone was practicing martial arts, he would approach and glance at them.
【Observing others practice martial arts, Cognition Points +1】
【Observing others practice martial arts, Cognition Points +1】
【...】
As he walked, the System indeed responded.
Although the speed of increase wasn't very fast, gaining about one point per minute, it couldn't be stopped from rising.
Just half an hour passed.
His Martial Dao cognition points had recovered to 30 points.
What did this mean?
This meant that the kind of enlightenment from before, he could soon experience another wave!
Just thinking about it was exhilarating.
The corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl into a smile.
But just then, a dissatisfied voice suddenly came.
"Li Yun, what are you doing?"
"You don't go Cultivate yourself, why are you always circling around me? Are you trying to secretly learn my Basic Stance?"