Li Yun looked over at the sound and saw over a dozen pairs of angry eyes.
The one who spoke was a young man with red lips and white teeth, clearly from an extraordinary background, possessing the air of a Young Master.
His name was Gu Yunzheng, and like Li Yun, he was an Outer Sect Disciple of Ren 95 Courtyard, making them classmates, so to speak.
It was said that his family was quite wealthy, and his Aptitude was a remarkable first-grade upon entry.
He could be considered one of the few most talented individuals in Ren 95 Courtyard; even Deacon Chuan Wu praised his limitless future potential and designated him as the Chief of Ren 95 Courtyard.
In just a single month, many people had gathered around him, subtly deferring to his leadership.
And Gu Yunzheng was indeed formidable.
With a first-grade Aptitude as his foundation, he also Cultivated the Basic Stance Exercise; after one month, while others were still struggling with the fourth or fifth Basic Stance, he had already Cultivated to the seventh Basic Stance.
He was clearly a cut above the rest.
These past two days, there were even rumors in Ren 95 Courtyard that Gu Yunzheng planned to complete all twelve Basic Stances within three months, breaking the record for the fastest initial completion of the Basic Stance Exercise among all previous Outer Sect Disciple.
To be honest, Li Yun respected individuals with such formidable talent!
However, this fellow was clearly a bit petty.
Li Yun was somewhat annoyed but had no intention of arguing with him. Wouldn't it be better to spend that time strolling around more, collecting some cognition points?
"Excuse me, you might be mistaken."
"Mistaken? Hmph, do you believe that yourself?"
"Go ask others, do they believe it?"
"From just now until now, you've been constantly circling... What are you scheming? Do you really think others can't see through it?"
Gu Yunzheng snorted coldly, his face clearly showing he thought Li Yun was secretly learning.
"Exactly!"
"Li Yun, don't take everyone for a fool."
"Your own Aptitude is low, and you can't Cultivate on your own, so you want to secretly learn from Senior Brother Gu. Do you think no one can see through it? Hurry up and admit your mistake to Senior Brother Gu and apologize."
"Otherwise, we'll go report it to Deacon Chuan Wu right now and let him decide; by then, it won't be as simple as just apologizing."
A sycophant shouted loudly, immediately drawing many echoes of agreement.
One by one, they all started accusing Li Yun.
Watching everyone verbally attack Li Yun, Gu Yunzheng felt a sense of triumph; this was the prestige of being the Chief.
Regardless of whether Li Yun had secretly learned his Basic Stance or not, if he said he had, then he definitely had. This feeling of satisfaction and pleasure was immense.
At this moment, he even harbored an ambition.
If being the Chief of Ren 95 Courtyard was like this, what if he became the Chief of the Ren-numbered Courtyards?
The Ren-numbered Courtyards, from Courtyard 1 to Courtyard 100, comprised a total of one hundred courtyards, and a staggering ten thousand Disciple.
If he could become the Chief of the Ren-numbered Courtyards, wouldn't everyone have to listen to him, and everyone have to follow his lead?
Whoever dared to offend him, with just a single word, he could immediately ruin their reputation and make it impossible for them to continue within Tianwu Sect.
Just thinking about it was exhilarating.
However, he didn't expect that Li Yun would merely scoff at this.
"Then go tell Deacon Chuan Wu!"
"A bunch of idiots!"
With that, he turned and walked directly out of the large courtyard.
Gu Yunzheng and the others were instantly dumbfounded.
Especially Gu Yunzheng, whose entire face turned red with anger.
"This bastard!"
"A mere fifth-grade Aptitude, deliberately circling around me, secretly learning my Basic Stance, and still daring to be so arrogant! Let's go, we'll go find Deacon Chuan Wu right now and let him arbitrate."
"Yes, let's go! He doesn't work hard himself and even secretly learns others' Basic Stance, preventing Senior Brother Gu from focusing on his Cultivation. We must make Deacon Chuan Wu punish him!"
A group of Ren 95 Courtyard Outer Sect Disciple, led by Gu Yunzheng, angrily walked away.
...
Walking out of the large courtyard.
Li Yun immediately saw a vast expanse of land, with rolling mountains and numerous pavilions, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Compared to the entire Tianwu Sect, a single person truly seemed too insignificant.
He walked along, taking in the magnificent scenery.
Until he arrived at a small hillside.
He suddenly heard a crackling sound, and looking closely, he saw two youths, slightly older than him by a year or two, fiercely sparring with their fists and feet.
Both of their fist and foot techniques were incredibly sharp.
They were powerful and heavy, and their speed was extremely fast.
When their fists and palms met, they could produce sounds like firecrackers, making onlookers' hearts pound.
At this very moment.
The System prompted him again.
【Observing others sparring, cognition points +2...】
【Observing others sparring, cognition points +2...】
【+2】
【+2】
...
In just a short while, his martial Dao cognition points directly increased by 30 points. Coupled with what he gained from observing inside the courtyard earlier, his martial Dao cognition points directly rose to 60 points.
And it was still increasing.
Soon, it directly broke one hundred.
Li Yun exclaimed inwardly, his eyes gleaming.
At this rate.
He was going to strike it rich today!
However, just as the thought crossed his mind, the two youths who were sparring suddenly stopped their fists and feet.
One of them walked towards him angrily.
"Do you understand the rules, fellow?"
"When you see others sparring, don't you know to proactively avoid them? You're still standing there staring!"
"Can you even understand what you're seeing?"
A wise man knows when to retreat. Li Yun immediately bowed and apologized without a word.
"Yes, yes, yes... This junior was mistaken."
"Please forgive me, Senior Brothers. This junior just entered this year and it's my first time seeing such intense and powerful martial arts sparring. It was so shocking that I was momentarily lost in thought."
"I truly didn't intend to peek..."
Seeing Li Yun being so sensible, the youth who had just been angry immediately relaxed his expression: "So you're a new Outer Sect Disciple. Then it's fine, lest people say we, as older Disciple, bully new Disciple."
"But don't let it happen again, understood?"
"Understood, understood, I'll leave now."
Li Yun apologized repeatedly, then turned and took a different direction, walking away. At this moment, however, he was incredibly excited.
His martial Dao cognition points had actually reached 123 points!
It was absolutely exhilarating.
This also made him realize that observing more profound martial Dao yielded more martial Dao cognition points.
And at this moment.
He had also arrived at an unpopulated corner.
He looked left and right, confirmed that no one should pass by here for a while, and then sat down under a tree.
"System, add points!"
"Cultivate Basic Stance Exercise!"
The next second, that mysterious figure reappeared in his mind, once again performing the Basic Stance Exercise from start to finish.
This time, the duration was noticeably longer.
The figure in his mind only disappeared after completely demonstrating all twelve Basic Stances of the Basic Stance Exercise.
An unprecedented insight surged forth.
After Li Yun absorbed it, his face was filled with wild joy.
Seeing that there was still no one around, he dared to stretch his limbs and began to perform the Basic Stance Exercise in this deserted corner.
The first Basic Stance!
The second Basic Stance!
...
The twelfth Basic Stance!
It was surprisingly smooth, even remarkably fluid, as he completely demonstrated it. His understanding and comprehension of the Basic Stance Exercise thoroughly reached a new peak.
Chu Cheng pulled up the System panel and saw.
The Basic Stance Exercise had indeed reached initial completion, and a clear percentage of 3% appeared next to it.
Li Yun immediately smiled.
His heart was incredibly excited.
The initial completion of the Basic Stance Exercise meant that he could truly use this Basic Stance to temper his Body Refining, and it also meant that, in one month since his entry, he had broken the record for the fastest initial completion of the Basic Stance Exercise among all previous Outer Sect Disciple!