43: Lin Yi's progress in just one month!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

Inside Scribble Tower, Dean Zhao Haihong had already departed.

Beneath the bookshelves.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

"Truly wonderful!"

Lin Yi closed the notes, his eyes shining as he couldn't help but praise:

"This Senior Sun Lushan truly deserves his reputation as a powerful existence at the Great Perfection of Third-Grade Martial Arts, having also reached the Perfection level of Extreme Strength. His understanding of the 'Full Moon Star Saber' is simply too profound."

"He explains various difficulties from shallow to deep, making them easy to understand. He analyzes complex problems thoroughly, getting straight to the essence."

"Meditating on his notes for an hour is even more effective than ten days of my own solitary bitter cultivation!"

"In this way, even though the help from these notes will decrease as I read more of them in the future..."

"...overall, these notes will definitely increase my martial arts cultivation speed several times over. If I'm thick-skinned enough to occasionally seek guidance from Dean Haihong as well..."

"...then reaching Perfection in the 'Full Moon Star Saber' might only take one or two months."

Lin Yi smiled, feeling utterly satisfied.

Achieving Perfection in a Fourth Grade Martial Art in just one or two months was something he wouldn't have even dared to imagine before.

But now, with these notes and Dean Haihong's help, it had all become possible!

"Continue meditating!"

Full of motivation, Lin Yi didn't go to pick up a new set of notes. Instead, he flipped back to the first page of Senior Sun Lushan's notes and began reading from the beginning again.

When reading notes, it wasn't about the quantity, but whether they were suitable.

If the notes weren't suitable, reading a hundred or a thousand in one go would just be like swallowing dates whole—completely useless.

If the notes were suitable, even just a few volumes, or even just one, could lead to astonishing results.

And in Lin Yi's view, Senior Sun Lushan's notes were very suitable for him.

Thus, as Lin Yi meditated and cultivated, time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of November... Qingzhou, Dongshan Prefecture.

This year, the first heavy snowfall of winter in Dongshan Prefecture City arrived later than usual, but when it did, it was incredibly fierce.

Although not a single snowflake could be seen in the sky yesterday, in just one night, the withered yellow branches, the distant houses, and the roadside fields were all buried in vast white snow, as if an expert with great Divine Abilities had used supreme magic to turn the entire world silvery-white overnight.

Meanwhile, in a detached courtyard within Dongshan Martial Academy.

The broad ground was covered in a thick layer of snow, and the freezing air was cold enough to turn breath into ice.

However, amidst this world of ice and snow, a handsome youth wearing only thin clothes stood with his eyes closed, rooted to the ground like an old pine tree.

"Ang! Mou! Hu! Ang..."

One after another, breathing sounds like dragon roars and elephant bellows echoed from the youth's mouth and nose.

With the youth's breathing, the surrounding air was stirred, and rolling heat radiated from him as the center, causing the thick snow within a ten-foot radius to melt rapidly.

Finally... *Pop!*

A sound like a Bottleneck breaking came from inside Lin Yi's body.

In the next moment, Lin Yi's entire aura surged violently, becoming significantly stronger than before.

[Dao Lord: Lin Yi]

[Cultivation: Sixth Rank, Late Stage (1%)]

[Cultivation Technique: Fourth Grade Cultivation Technique "Dragon-Elephant Breathing Technique"]

[Martial Arts: Fourth Grade Martial Art "Full Moon Star Saber" (Major Achievement, 92%), Sixth-Grade Martial Art "Bright Moon Saber Technique" (Great Perfection, Max Level), Ninth Grade Martial Art "Black Tiger Saber Technique" (Great Perfection, Max Level)]

[Force Exertion Realm: Extreme Strength, Minor Achievement (53%)]

[Immortal Skill: Talent Evolution]

[Acquired Talents: Martial Dao Sacred Body (mystic purple rank), Flesh Body Control (bright yellow rank), Blade Dao Prodigy (bright yellow rank), Saber Dao Genius (Crimson Grade)]

[Current Charging Progress: 0.075%. (Talent Evolution can be performed once charging reaches 100%.)]

"...Whew! After nearly a month of bitter cultivation, I've finally managed to raise my cultivation to the Sixth Rank, Late Stage just in time for today's Grand Competition."

In the courtyard, Lin Yi opened his eyes and looked at the text on the attribute panel, a smile appearing on his face:

"Sixth Rank, Late Stage martial cultivation, 53% progress in the Minor Achievement stage of Extreme Strength, and the 'Full Moon Star Saber' which is nearly at the Perfection level."

"With such a foundation, placing in the top three of this Dongshan Martial Academy Grand Competition should be a sure thing, and there's a great hope for second place."

"As for first place?"

Thinking of this, Lin Yi recalled the information in his mind and then shook his head slightly:

"That's probably not possible for now."

According to the news Lin Yi had received, the winner of the last Grand Competition at Dongshan Martial Academy was a Disciple named Lin Tianqing.

His force exertion Realm and martial arts technique Realm weren't much different from the other top five Disciples; they were all at the Major Achievement stage of Fourth Grade Martial Arts and Minor Achievement stage of Extreme Strength. In fact, his progress in those two areas wasn't even as far as Lin Yi's current progress.

However, compared to the other top five Disciples, his physical Aptitude was very strong! Significantly stronger!

Half a year ago, when Lin Tianqing was still over a month away from his fourteenth birthday, his martial cultivation had already reached the Sixth Rank Peak.

Relying on his Sixth Rank Peak cultivation, Lin Tianqing had dominated the first-place spot for the past half-year, and his daily time in the Red Dragon Pool was also the longest.

Now that half a year had passed, although his cultivation hadn't reached the Fifth Rank, he had definitely reached the absolute limit of the Sixth Rank!

Such a martial cultivation was nearly one and a half minor Realms higher than Lin Yi's.

As a result, even if Lin Yi had some advantages in his force exertion and martial arts technique Realms, he would be no match for Lin Tianqing in an actual fight.

"However..."

"If I'm no match, then so be it!"

Lin Yi's expression was calm:

"After all, my goal this time is only to enter the top three and secure a spot in the Red Dragon Pool."

"As for whether I can take first place, I'll leave that to fate. Even if I don't get first this time, at most, I'll just have to wait another month."

A month might be very short for other geniuses and might not allow them to improve much, but for Lin Yi, it could be a qualitative transformation!

First of all, the 'Full Moon Star Saber' would definitely be able to break through to Perfection.

Secondly, after breaking into the top three and gaining the opportunity to Cultivate in the Red Dragon Pool...

...with the terrifying energy absorption speed and limit of the Martial Dao Sacred Body, his cultivation speed would likely be much faster than spending twenty thousand taels of silver a month on Medicinal Pills.

By then, breaking through to the Sixth Rank Peak would be a breeze!

And with the 'Full Moon Star Saber' at the Perfection level, combined with a Sixth Rank Peak martial cultivation...

...no matter how powerful Lin Tianqing was, as long as he hadn't broken through to the Fifth Rank, then... within three moves, he could be defeated!

With that thought, Lin Yi immediately got up, went inside to change his clothes, and then headed straight for the Martial Arts Arena where the Dongshan Martial Academy Grand Competition was being held.