The Progress of the Two

"Mozi! My basic swordsmanship has been perfected! Hahaha!"

Jiang Tao couldn't wait to share the good news with Chen Mo. He was excited and took a few steps to Chen Mo, opening his arms to hug him.

"Mozi, thank you so much! Without your help, I wouldn't have mastered the basic swordsmanship so quickly."

Chen Mo didn't want to hug Jiang Tao, so he quickly dodged away, looking disgusted.

"Thanking me doesn't mean I have to come over and hug you! I find it annoying!"

Hearing this, Jiang Tao came to his senses and realized his mistake, so he withdrew his hands.

"Mozi, I'm just too excited! You've helped me so much! As your good brother, of course I have to thank you properly! Hahaha!"

"We're like brothers, no need for thanks! You should practice a few more times and digest what you just learned."

Chen Mo was not jealous at all when his friend's swordsmanship improved; on the contrary, he was happy and hoped that Jiang Tao would become stronger.

Besides, Chen Mo already has his own interface, so becoming stronger is only a matter of time; there's no need to be envious.

Jiang Tao was only one step ahead.

"Yes, yes, I'll start practicing right away!"

Jiang Tao withdrew his smile, moved away from Chen Mo, and began practicing basic sword techniques from the beginning with a wooden sword.

The feeling of breaking through in swordsmanship is still there. Continuing to practice will deepen the memory and thus consolidate the realm.

Grasp this insight, and Jiang Tao will be able to gain a deeper understanding of swordsmanship.

Chen Mo, who was standing to the side, glanced at Jiang Tao, who was practicing basic sword techniques, and then looked away, preparing to practice the basic sword techniques himself.

Before starting his training, he habitually opened the panel and glanced at it. His proficiency in basic swordsmanship had increased by 7 points, reaching the minor mastery level (104/200).

In the next two battles, I gained 3 points in one and 4 points in the last one after more than ten moves.

Now, I've reached the halfway point of proficiency in the basic swordsmanship, and I only need 96 more points to reach the mastery level.

Based on his morning cultivation speed, Chen Mo was confident that he would reach mastery before the time in the cultivation room ran out.

Chen Mo closed the panel, regained his focus, and began practicing the second move of the basic sword technique—the cleaver.

Cleaver: Swing horizontally from diagonally upward to diagonally downward (or vice versa), the trajectory is flatter and more horizontal than a cleaver, and the force reaches the middle of the blade.

Key point: Emphasize waist power to drive rotation, creating a sweeping, overwhelming force.

Direction: Chop left, chop right.

Chen Mo had already memorized these key points, but he still went through them in his mind before starting to practice.

Still holding the knife with both hands, start by slashing from the left.

Activating his mental perception, Chen Mo didn't think much and slashed out with his usual habit.

At the same time, all his movements appeared in his mind as if in slow motion, allowing him to clearly see where the problem lay.

Upon discovering the problem, Chen Mo quickly corrected it and made a second cut.

Chen Mo then continued to repeat this action.

More than ten minutes later.

Jiang Tao, standing in the distance, slowly sheathed his sword, his face filled with joy.

At this point, he had fully digested the insights gained from mastering the basic sword techniques, and the basic sword techniques had been consolidated at the mastery level.

No more worrying about Monday's quiz!

"Hahaha!"

He couldn't help but laugh out loud, but suddenly he caught sight of Chen Mo, who was diligently swinging his sword, and quickly stopped laughing, afraid of disturbing Chen Mo.

Seeing that Chen Mo was still practicing his swordsmanship and hadn't been disturbed by his laughter, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Chen Mo heard Jiang Tao's laughter, but he was so engrossed in improving his swordsmanship that he couldn't pull himself away.

With each swing, there was visible improvement, and the sense of accomplishment was simply amazing; no one could disturb his progress.

Although Jiang Tao was extremely excited, he did not rashly disturb Chen Mo.

Disturbing someone while they are cultivating is very impolite. If you abruptly interrupt them while they are in the midst of enlightenment, causing their enlightenment to vanish, then you are making an enemy of the Dao.

Therefore, the two of them have always cultivated separately, and one of them would not stop the other once he finished.

With Chen Mo right in front of him, Jiang Tao felt a pang of sadness at not being able to share his joy with him.

Unable to contain his excitement, Jiang Tao began pacing back and forth to calm himself down.

"Hehehe..."

I'm sure I'll shine in Monday's quiz!

Jiang Tao felt incredibly pleased when he thought of the envious and shocked looks on his classmates' faces.

In the entire class, only the top five students have mastered martial arts, and I am the sixth!

Jiang Tao was so excited that his whole body was trembling. Based on his previous performance, he would have ranked outside the top 20. Now that he had mastered the basic swordsmanship, he had a chance to break into the top ten.

Such tremendous progress is bound to be exciting.

When Dad finds out, he'll definitely reward me.

Even the homeroom teacher would praise me.

Jiang Tao was overjoyed, imagining how his homeroom teacher would praise and reward him in class.

This time, the homeroom teacher will definitely not scold me or give me special training.

Thinking of the special training from his homeroom teacher, Jiang Tao couldn't help but shudder, and even his originally excited mood calmed down considerably.

There's no way around it, the homeroom teacher is too scary.

Those sharp eyes were enough to send chills down your spine.

Jiang Tao quickly shook his head, trying to shake off the terrifying face of his homeroom teacher. He took several deep breaths to calm down.

After getting rid of his homeroom teacher, Jiang Tao felt mentally exhausted and his mouth was dry.

He swallowed hard, glanced at Chen Mo, and seeing that Chen Mo was still cultivating, he didn't disturb him and left the cultivation room.

He was going to the vending machine in the martial arts hall lobby to buy an energy drink.

Functional drinks are beverages that quickly replenish the body's energy and eliminate fatigue.

However, it's quite expensive, costing two hundred yuan per bottle.

Jiang Tao's family was wealthy, so he didn't care about the price. He went to the vending machine, clicked on the drink he wanted, scanned the code to pay, and then two energy drinks popped out.

Jiang Tao picked up two bottles of chilled energy drinks, tucked one under his armpit, unscrewed the other, and tilted his head back to drink it in big gulps.

Jiang Tao finished a 500ml bottle of beverage in just a few seconds.

"Cool!"

"belch!"

After letting out a burp, Jiang Tao felt his fatigue quickly disappear and he regained his energy.

He screwed the cap back on, casually tossed the empty bottle into the trash can, picked up another energy drink, and headed towards the training room.

As I turned the corner in the hallway, I unexpectedly saw Li Mengxue, the school beauty, in the elevator.

The school beauty has also started training?

Jiang Tao was just about to see if it was Li Mengxue when the elevator doors closed.

Li Mengxue is the school's recognized beauty queen. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also a martial arts prodigy.

She was also Jiang Tao's goddess.

Of course, it's the kind that's unattainable.

However, Jiang Tao knew that Li Mengxue's identity was not simple, so he did not shamelessly try to strike up a conversation.

Not only because of Li Mengxue's icy nature, but also because she was always accompanied by several young masters from prominent families.