Since he had just recently recovered from his injuries, Chen Shouyi's body still felt a bit weak. When he finally opened his eyes, it was already eight in the morning. He sat up and put on a T-shirt.

As soon as his body moved, the Shell Lady beside him was startled awake.

She groggily opened her eyes, saw that it was Chen Shouyi, and reassured, she closed her eyes again, turned over, and went back to sleep.

He finished dressing, got up, and got out of bed.

After washing up in the bathroom, he opened the bedroom door and heard the voices of his cousin Chen Yuwei and his sister speaking.

...

"Xing Yue, how do you practice this move? I can never get it right." Chen Yuwei held a wooden sword, demonstrated a lunge and thrust, and asked Chen Xingyue for advice.

Ever since she had narrowly escaped death in Dongning last time, she resolved to practice martial arts diligently.

Luckily, there are also specialized Martial Arts classes offered at school now, with two sessions every evening. However, since she rarely practiced martial arts before, she had no real foundation. Moreover, because she started late, she fell behind the progress of her classmates.

After all, martial arts has never been mainstream in society; unless one's talent for it is notable or academic pursuits seem hopeless, few parents would let their children gamble on such a narrow path.

"Like this, the body should be relaxed, but the muscles shouldn't be too loose. The force should be smooth and rhythmic. Additionally, stepping forward should be decisive... I can't explain it well, it's something you have to experience repeatedly yourself." Chen Xingyue demonstrated and said.

Chen Yuwei practiced a few times and sighed, "Ah, why is it so difficult? I can't feel that spring-like tension release at all."

"Swordsmanship is indeed very difficult, sis. Why don't you ask my brother? I'm only a Martial Artist Apprentice, and he is already a great Martial Artist." Chen Xingyue said.

In her heart, she felt a little discouraged as well, unclear about how her brother practiced.

Earlier, he used to be far worse than her; she could teach him a lesson with one hand, but now the roles were reversed.

But her own progress isn't slow either!

No one in the advanced class of the entire Martial Arts Academy is her match.

Even her teacher said she already possesses the capability of a quasi-martial artist; she's just a bit short on the basics to become a Martial Artist.

"I don't want to ask him for advice!" Chen Yuwei quickly responded.

"Sis, what happened? Did my brother bully you?" Chen Xingyue asked curiously, her eyes full of eager curiosity.

"What are you thinking? It's just that I feel a bit nervous facing Shou Yi now." Chen Yuwei whispered.

Back in Dongning, the brutal and bloody side her cousin showed left a significant psychological shadow on her. It was truly a scene of slashing and hacking, heads rolling, blood raining, without even blinking an eye.

This led to her feeling somewhat scared when she sees her cousin now.

"What is there to be nervous about? You're the older sister!" Chen Xingyue asked strangely: "You used to beat him up often!"

Precisely this is why I'm nervous! Chen Yuwei thought to herself.

Chen Shouyi's face darkened upon hearing this. Unable to hold back, he coughed, walked down the stairs, and said casually: "Sis, you're here. Why didn't Aunt come?"

"Shouyi, you're awake. My mom is at work!" Chen Yuwei said.

Currently, the factory only has a single day off, and sometimes they have to work overtime on Sundays too.

"What kind of job did Aunt find?"

"An accountant at a state-owned machinery factory!"

Chen Shouyi immediately remembered that Aunt seemed to have worked in finance before.

"Bro, sis wants to practice martial arts, you should teach her!" Chen Xingyue said from the side.

"You want to practice martial arts?" Chen Shouyi pretended not to have heard their conversation and asked.

"Yes, yes, do you have any good methods, Shouyi?" Chen Yuwei perked up and gathered her energy.

Her cousin is a great Martial Artist, and her Martial Arts Teacher said that there are fewer than ten great Martial Artists in the whole Hedong, and fewer than twenty in the entire Jiangnan Province. For such a person, even a single word would be enough for ordinary folks to benefit for a lifetime.

Chen Shouyi thought for a moment and said: "Actually, I don't have any particularly good methods.

For beginners like you, at this stage, you should still focus on practicing the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Refinement and Entering Tranquility to cultivate yourself first, improving physical fitness, and then gradually learning techniques. Rushing can cause injuries, and once you've mastered the Initial Tranquility to the point of body refinement, practicing techniques will be much more efficient."

There's no shortcut to martial arts; it primarily relies on one's talent and effort. If he hadn't possessed the Book of Knowledge, he probably would have remained an ordinary person by now, being a Martial Artist Apprentice would have been a stroke of luck.

"Tch, saying it is as good as not saying it, who doesn't know this reasoning?" Chen Xingyue retorted.

"Then why are you progressing so slowly?" Chen Shouyi gave his sister a sidelong glance and said: "I have already completed bodily refinement through Entering Tranquility, yet you haven't completed muscle refinement yet."

"How can I compare with someone as uniquely thinking as you."

Chen Shouyi immediately got frustrated: "How can this be called unique thinking, this is clearly talent, you know!"

"What are you guys talking about? I don't understand." Chen Yuwei asked curiously.

"It's another method of Entering Tranquility that my brother pondered over, controlling the subconscious to change the sequence of refinement. I've practiced it too, but it's practically impossible for humans to practice." Chen Xingyue said somewhat discouraged.

Chen Yuwei's eyes lit up as she listened: "Explain it in detail!"

Chen Xingyue immediately recounted her brother's optimized version of Entering Tranquility to cultivate oneself.

"Is there really such a method?" Chen Yuwei said in surprise: "It seems really feasible! Where is a quiet place? I'll go try it out."

"It's difficult, if you want to practice, go to my bedroom." Chen Xingyue said.

The two quickly ran upstairs.

The living room finally quieted down.

Chen Shouyi shook his head and walked to the dining room.

He sat down and ate breakfast while checking the attribute panel.

Strength: 15.7

Agility: 15.6

Physique: 16.2

Intelligence: 14.5

Sensitivity: 13.5

Willpower: 14.2

Huh!

Willpower increased by 0.2!

This was clearly the result of the task from the past two days.

He swallowed the bun in his mouth, extended his finger, and focused his mind, vaguely sensing an invisible force violently breathing on his fingertip. He glanced at the table, quickly shifting his gaze to the chopstick on the table.

Picking one up, he brought it near his finger.

Ten centimeters…

Eight centimeters…

When it was close to seven centimeters, an imperceptible crack silently appeared on the surface of the chopstick!

"It's actually already seven centimeters." Chen Shouyi immediately stopped, secretly contemplating.

"If it weren't for this Sword Qi catching that Barbarian strongman by surprise during this task, delivering a fierce blow and slicing his abdomen, I might have been the one to die in the end."

"This can completely be deemed my trump card. Now, both my physical attributes and sensitivity are steadily and rapidly improving, there's no rush to accumulate energy points for optimization. It's time to continue training in the aspect of willpower."

He made up his mind, picked up another chopstick, paired it into a set, and continued eating breakfast.

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