Hearing the voice, Li Yun looked over and saw more than a dozen pairs of furious eyes.

The speaker was a youth with fair skin and red lips. One could tell at a glance that he came from an extraordinary background, carrying the distinct air of a Young Master.

His name was Gu Yunzheng. Like Li Yun, he was an Outer Sect Disciple of Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch, and in a sense, Li Yun's peer.

It was said his family was quite wealthy, and upon Entry testing, his Aptitude was as high as first grade.

He was considered one of the few top figures with the best Aptitude in Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch. Even the Martial Arts Deacon praised his boundless future and designated him as the head of Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch.

In just a short month, many people had gathered around him, subtly looking up to him as their leader.

And Gu Yunzheng was indeed formidable.

Backed by first-grade Aptitude, while cultivating the 【Basic Stance Training】, after a month, others were still hovering around the fourth and fifth stances,

yet he had already cultivated up to the seventh stance.

He was clearly a cut above the rest.

Over the past two days, rumors had even spread throughout Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch that Gu Yunzheng planned to master all twelve stances in one go within three months, breaking the record for the fastest initial mastery of 【Basic Stance Training】 among all past Outer Sect Disciples.

When it came to people with such formidable Talent, frankly speaking, Li Yun admired him!

But this fellow was clearly somewhat petty.

Li Yun was not particularly fond of him, but had no intention of arguing with him either. Wouldn't it be better to spend this time walking around and gathering a few cognition points?

"Excuse me, you might be misunderstanding something."

"A misunderstanding? Hmph, do you even believe that yourself?"

"Ask the others—do they believe it?"

"From earlier until now, you've been wandering around non-stop... What are your real intentions? Do you honestly think people can't tell?"

Gu Yunzheng coldly snorted and Said, wearing an expression that practically accused Li Yun of stealing techniques.

"Exactly!"

"Li Yun, don't take everyone else for fools."

"Your own Aptitude is low and you can't cultivation on your own, so you want to secretly learn from Senior Brother Gu! Who can't see through that? Hurry up, come over and admit your mistake to Senior Brother Gu, and apologize."

"Otherwise, we will report this to the Martial Arts Deacon right now and let him decide. By then, it won't be as simple as just apologizing!"

A lackey yelled loudly, immediately eliciting numerous voices of agreement.

One after another chimed in, pointing their fingers and reprimanding Li Yun.

Watching the crowd denounce Li Yun both verbally and emotionally, Gu Yunzheng felt somewhat smug. This was the prestige of being the head.

Regardless of whether Li Yun had actually stolen his Stance Training or not, if he Said it was stolen, then it was definitely stolen. This exhilarating sense of power gave him immense satisfaction and pleasure.

At this moment, an ambition even began to sprout within him.

If being just the head of Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch was already like this, what if he became the Head of the Ren Branch?

The Ren Branch comprised a total of one hundred courtyards, from Courtyard 1 to Courtyard 100, housing a full ten thousand disciples.

If he could become the Head of the Ren Branch, wouldn't everyone have to listen to him and follow his lead?

Whoever dared offend him would be ruined with a single word from him, left with no face to stay in the Heavenly Martial Sect.

Just the thought of it was thrilling.

However, he had not expected Li Yun to merely chuckle in response.

"Then go ahead and tell the Martial Arts Deacon!"

"A bunch of idiots!"

Having Said that, he turned on his heel and strode right out of the courtyard.

Gu Yunzheng and the others were completely stunned.

Gu Yunzheng in particular flushed red with rage.

"That bastard!"

"With a mere fifth-grade Aptitude, he deliberately loitered around me to steal my Stance Training and still dares to be so arrogant! Let's go! We're going to find the Martial Arts Deacon right now to let him judge this."

"Right, let's go! He doesn't work hard himself and steals others' Stance Training, keeping Senior Brother Gu from focusing on his cultivation. We must have the Martial Arts Deacon punish him!"

Led by Gu Yunzheng, the group of Outer Sect Disciples from Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch marched off in fury.

...

Stepping out of the courtyard,

Li Yun immediately beheld a vast world of rolling mountains and clustered pavilions stretching endlessly beyond sight.

Compared to the entire Heavenly Martial Sect, a single person truly seemed infinitesimally small.

As he walked, he took in the magnificent scenery,

until he arrived at a small hillside.

Suddenly hearing a series of crackling sounds, he focused his gaze and saw two young men, just a year or two older than him, fiercely trading blows with fists and feet.

Both men's strikes were exceptionally fierce.

Heavy and powerful, their moves were also extremely fast.

With each clash of fists and palms, sounds like exploding firecrackers erupted, making one's heart pound in trepidation.

Right at that moment,

the System sent another prompt.

【Observed sparring match, cognition points +2...】

【Observed sparring match, cognition points +2...】

【+2】

【+2】

...

In just a short while, his martial cognition points increased directly by 30 points. Adding what he had obtained from observing in the courtyard earlier, his martial cognition points soared straight to 60 points.

And they were still rising.

Before long, they directly surpassed one hundred.

Li Yun mentally exclaimed at the windfall, his eyes shining brightly.

At this rate,

he was going to strike it rich today!

But just as that thought crossed his mind, the two sparring youths suddenly halted their fists and feet.

One of them walked over to him angrily.

"Do you know any manners, kid?"

"When you see others sparring, don't you know enough to avoid looking? You're just standing there staring right at us!"

"Can you even fucking understand what you're looking at?"

Knowing when to yield to avoid immediate disadvantage, Li Yun bowed and apologized without hesitation.

"Yes, yes, yes... It's my fault."

"Please forgive me, Senior Brothers. This junior brother only reached Entry this year, and this was my first time seeing such an intense and powerful Martial Arts duel. I was so overwhelmed that I spaced out for a moment."

"I really didn't spy on you intentionally..."

Seeing how sensible Li Yun was, the previously annoyed young man's expression softened considerably: "So you're a new Outer Sect Disciple. Forget it then, lest people say that we senior disciples are bullying a newcomer."

"Don't let it happen again, understand?"

"Understood, understood. I'll leave right away."

Li Yun apologized repeatedly, then turned in another direction and strode away. At this moment, however, his heart was pounding with excitement.

His martial cognition points had actually reached 123 points!

It was simply exhilarating.

This also made him realize that observing more advanced Martial Arts yielded more martial cognition points.

And right now,

he had arrived at a deserted corner.

Looking left and right to make sure no one would pass by anytime soon, he sat down beneath a tree.

"System, add points!"

"cultivation Basic Stance Training!"

The next second, that mystical figure appeared in his mind once again, executing 【Basic Stance Training】 from the beginning.

This time, the duration was noticeably longer.

The figure in his mind only vanished after completely performing all twelve stances of 【Basic Stance Training】.

Unprecedented insights surged forth.

Once Li Yun absorbed them, his face was filled with wild ecstasy.

Seeing that there was still no one around, he dared to loosen up his limbs and execute 【Basic Stance Training】 right in this deserted corner.

First Stance!

Second Stance!

...

Twelfth Stance!

It was surprisingly smooth, even executed with complete fluidity, bringing his understanding and comprehension of 【Basic Stance Training】 to a brand-new peak.

Chu Cheng pulled open the System Panel to take a look.

【Basic Stance Training】 had impressively reached Initial Mastery, followed by a clear percentage: 3%.

Li Yun immediately grinned.

His heart surged with excitement.

The Initial Mastery of 【Basic Stance Training】 meant that he could genuinely use this Stance Training to temper his physique, and even more, it meant that within just one month of Entry, he had broken the record for the fastest Initial Mastery of 【Basic Stance Training】 among all past Outer Sect Disciples!