The Great Zhou Empire.
Li Xia County, Chang Le Academy.
——
"Ding!"
"You have diligently practiced and successfully completed one full round of the [Breaking Mountain Fist]. You triggered a critical hit and received ten times the rewards!"
The prompt sounded in his mind.
Luo Mu's face was filled with surprise.
It really happened!
It wasn't an illusion!
Just now, after waiting for fifteen long years, the system he had been waiting for finally activated.
Its name: Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence.
A little effort brings a corresponding reward.
And at least ten times the reward.
For example, the ten times critical hit he just triggered was equivalent to practicing ten times!
As the thought landed in his mind, a flood of insights rushed into his brain.
Amidst the many lights and shadows,
it truly felt as though he had practiced ten times.
Luo Mu clenched his fists, and all the feelings of dissatisfaction that had been building up in his chest gradually dissipated at this moment.
It had been fifteen years since he transmigrated into this world.
After learning of the existence of martial arts, he was beyond excited.
He practiced day and night, regardless of the seasons.
But practicing martial arts required talent, and in this regard, he was just ordinary.
He began martial arts training at the age of eight, and now, after seven years,
he was still stuck at the sixth level of the Body Refining Realm.
The progress was slow.
It wasn't that he wasn't working hard, but his talent was limited, and no amount of effort seemed to make a difference.
"If I get ten times the reward every time, I might as well be a genius," Luo Mu thought to himself.
The biggest difference between a genius and an ordinary person was the rate of progress.
A genius would achieve in one day's training what an ordinary person would take ten or even dozens of days to accomplish.
"Let's test my cultivation now."
Luo Mu sat down cross-legged in the yard.
He took out a pill and swallowed it.
Then, he silently recited the incantations, circulating the Great Zhou Celestial Circulation inside his body.
One hour later.
"Ding!"
"You have diligently practiced and successfully completed one full cycle of the Great Zhou Celestial Circulation. You triggered a critical hit and received a hundred times the rewards!"
The prompt sounded again in his mind.
"What? A hundred times!"
Luo Mu was stunned.
He had thought ten times, or maybe dozens of times, would be a great reward.
But to think it was a hundred times!
Boom!
His physical body trembled!
His blood surged!
He had entered the seventh level of the Body Refining Realm!
"This... this is..."
Luo Mu stared at his hands, unable to believe it.
Although he had been nearing the limit of the sixth level, he was still some distance from the seventh.
From his own estimation, even with six hours of practice and a pill, it would take him more than ten days to reach the seventh level.
But now, he had achieved it in just one hour!
"What's even more amazing!"
Luo Mu realized another incredible feature of the system.
He had only taken one pill.
But the hundredfold critical hit was equivalent to using one hundred pills!
He had saved ninety-nine pills!
"From a certain perspective, I really am no different from the geniuses in the Inner Academy, or even more monstrous."
Luo Mu smiled.
A genius, after all, was someone who could achieve the greatest progress with the least time and resources.
"Let's continue training!"
Luo Mu refocused and didn't allow himself to get lost in joy.
Finally, he had a golden finger.
How could he slack off?
——
The next day.
The morning sun shone brightly.
Luo Mu opened his room door and stepped outside.
He had spent another six hours practicing six cycles of the Great Zhou Celestial Circulation.
Unfortunately, he didn't trigger the hundredfold critical hit again.
But even with the lowest tenfold reward, he had accumulated almost a hundredfold in total.
His gains were substantial.
"At this rate, in at most half a month, I'll be able to break through again!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Luo Mu's face.
This was something he had never dared to imagine before.
If he got a few more hundredfold critical hits, or even higher, the time required would be greatly shortened!
"I should visit the Weapon Vault!"
Any student in the academy who reached the seventh level of the Body Refining Realm could visit the Weapon Vault to freely choose martial techniques or martial skills for training.
This was one of the academy's benefits.
It was also one of the reasons why everyone was eager to join the academy.
Martial techniques were divided into Entry-Level, Human Tier, Mystic Tier, Earth Tier, and Heaven Tier.
There seemed to be higher tiers above Heaven Tier, but for ordinary people, the Human Tier alone was already a very high-level technique!
In the outside world, if a Human Tier martial technique were to be released, it would certainly lead to fierce competition among martial artists.
But in the academy, anyone could easily learn it.
And if one broke through to the True Aperture Realm, they might even have a chance to learn a Mystic-tier martial skill!
"In two months, the Academy Grand Ceremony will be held."
"I wonder how many of us from the Outer Academy will make it to the ranking this time."
"I heard that this year the Inner Academy has taken in several geniuses from royal families. If we from the Outer Academy can keep our ranking from last time, that would be a huge win."
When Luo Mu arrived at the Weapon Vault, he overheard many people discussing.
"The Academy Grand Ceremony, huh."
Luo Mu raised an eyebrow.
The Academy Grand Ceremony was held once every three years. Anyone who made it into the top 100 would receive impressive rewards.
Moreover, they would also have the opportunity to join the military or take on high-ranking titles.
Thus, many saw the Academy Grand Ceremony as a turning point that could change their fate!
The academy was divided into the Inner Academy and the Outer Academy.
The Inner Academy consisted of true geniuses who were mainly the sons of noble families and officials.
The Outer Academy, on the other hand, was made up mostly of commoners.
Like him.
So, during every Academy Grand Ceremony, the Inner Academy students occupied the majority of the top 100 positions.
At the worst, the Outer Academy might only have a few spots.
In the past, Luo Mu wouldn't have dared to dream of making it into the top 100 of the Grand Ceremony.
But now, with the help of the system, there was a possibility!
The academy's rewards were incredibly generous.
There were precious pills, high-level martial techniques, and so on.
Even a single reward would far surpass the support his family had given him.
After all these years, it was time for him to rely on his own efforts.
Gathering his thoughts, Luo Mu walked into the Weapon Vault.
The Weapon Vault had three floors.
The first floor contained Entry-Level martial arts.
The second floor had Human-tier techniques.
The third floor held Mystic-tier techniques.
It was said that the third floor had an array, and only those who passed through it could access the Mystic-tier techniques.
Therefore, not every student who entered the True Aperture Realm could obtain Mystic-tier techniques.
As mentioned earlier, it was just an opportunity.
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