"Besides, I already mentioned to you about the midterm exam. Among the elite class martial artists, Yang Meng has given up the martial path, and the remaining students..."
"So, I hope you can raise your Qi Blood to the limit in this remaining month and start gradually breaking through to the second stage. Don't be like Yang Meng, who got stuck at the Qi Blood Realm for a long time trying to break his own limits."
Gao Feng said to Lu Sheng, looking somewhat disheartened.
"Yes, I understand, Teacher Gao!"
Lu Sheng nodded.
"Alright, that's it for today."
Gao Feng waved his hand weakly. It was obvious that Yang Meng's situation had hit Gao Feng hard, causing even this third-stage martial artist to seem exhausted.
Lu Sheng didn't stay long in Gao Feng's office, taking the ten bottles of first-level Qi Blood Pills that Gao Feng had given him before leaving.
...
In the following period, Lu Sheng continued to cultivate step by step.
Apart from continuing his part-time job at Li Mo's place, Lu Sheng spent all his time on cultivation. Understanding his situation, Li Mo didn't assign him too many tasks, giving Lu Sheng ample time to cultivate.
Although a bit embarrassed, Lu Sheng accepted Li Mo's kindness. After all, he had received ten bottles of first-level Qi Blood Pills from Gao Feng, and he wanted to refine and consume them quickly, converting them into his own cultivation, which would give him peace of mind.
However, perhaps due to having entered the second stage of the Qi Blood Realm, at 43 cards, Lu Sheng's Qi Blood improvement had slowed down.
"It seems I need to upgrade the Longevity Posture. Just having it at level 2 is lagging behind in improving my Qi Blood."
Noticing this change, Lu Sheng made a decision.
As a result, in the following week, Lu Sheng spent most of his time improving his proficiency in the Longevity Posture, besides consuming Qi Blood Pills and refining them into his own cultivation.
With Gao Feng's guidance, Lu Sheng made formidable progress in the Longevity Posture.
In just a week, he had maxed out the proficiency of the second level of the Longevity Posture.
Even the Five Elements Fist had been successfully upgraded to the second level.
Additionally, consuming Qi Blood Pills freely ensured that his cultivation didn't lag behind much.
A week later, in a classroom at Yucai High School, Lu Sheng stopped cultivating and looked at the system panel in the void.
[Name: Lu Sheng]
[Occupation: Martial Artist]
[Realm: Qi Blood Realm (63/100)]
[Longevity Posture: (1/100) LV3]
[Five Elements Fist: (1/100) LV2]
[Basic Mechanical Prosthetic Maintenance: (23/100) LV5]
"With Qi Blood at 63 cards, I'm now in the Qi Blood limit phase. Generally, Qi Blood Martial Artists can choose to break through to the second stage at this point."
"But..."
Looking at the system panel in front of him, Lu Sheng's mouth curved into a smile.
"For me, this is just the beginning. Not trying to push my Qi Blood to 100 cards would feel like a waste of my system panel."
"However, after 60 cards of Qi Blood, even though the Longevity Posture has been maximized to level three, the improvement rate is still slow. Without consuming first-level Qi Blood Pills, it takes three days to improve by one point. At this rate..."
"By the midterm exam, I can at most raise my Qi Blood to 70 cards, which is not enough."
Lu Sheng thought, shaking his head.
"To improve the efficiency, I could either continue consuming Qi Blood Pills, which would cost a huge amount of federation points, or... upgrade the Longevity Posture. The higher the level of the Longevity Posture, the faster the Qi Blood improvement speed!"
Lu Sheng pondered, and at this moment, Gao Feng entered the room.
"What are you thinking about? Do you feel that the improvement of Qi Blood has slowed down lately?"
Gao Feng said with a smile.
In this period, Gao Feng had been keeping an eye on Lu Sheng's progress. Whether in cultivation or in the Longevity Posture and the Five Elements Fist, Lu Sheng's progress had greatly satisfied Gao Feng.
It also helped Gao Feng gradually move on from the shadow of the Yang Meng incident.
Lu Sheng remained calm and nodded.
"It's normal. For Qi Blood Realm martial artists, everyone experiences rapid improvement initially, but the pace slows down after reaching 60 cards until it becomes impossible to improve further."
"Yang Meng was the same. He reached 75 cards from becoming a Transcendent in just a month and a half, faster than you. But it took him two months to go from 75 cards to 80 cards."
Speaking of Yang Meng, Gao Feng's face showed a lingering melancholy.
"And that was with the help of special methods that overdrew his potential, allowing him to reach 80 cards of Qi Blood."
"Perhaps... it was due to this that Yang Meng gave up the martial path."
"Sigh!"
In the end, Gao Feng sighed deeply, his voice full of regret.
Listening to Gao Feng, Lu Sheng blinked but remained silent.
"Forget it, let's not talk about him."
Forcing a smile, Gao Feng waved his hand and said to Lu Sheng seriously, "Because of Yang Meng's precedent, I hope that if you feel you've reached your limit, don't force it. Breaking through to the second stage is crucial."
"The martial artist path is inherently difficult. If you forcibly push your limits, it might do more harm than good. After all, everyone's talents are limited, and not everyone has the martial talent of Emperor Bai."
"Otherwise, Emperor Bai wouldn't be the only martial artist who became a Galactic Life Form."
Gao Feng said earnestly.
Although Gao Feng knew Lu Sheng had great confidence in his martial aptitude, he didn't want Lu Sheng to become another Yang Meng.
"Teacher Gao... I understand!"
Lu Sheng didn't say much but smiled in response.
Limit?
With the system panel, there's no such thing as a limit. The only thing is that the Qi Blood improvement rate is slower.
If I didn't have the system panel, I would definitely follow Gao Feng's advice. But with the system panel, it would be foolish not to seize the chance to push Qi Blood to 100 cards.
Of course, Lu Sheng didn't voice these thoughts but kept them to himself.
He then continued his cultivation under Gao Feng's guidance.
Before he knew it, another week had passed.