"Half-step Master is not a standard official title. It's just a reference. You can think of it as a nickname."
The system explained.
"As the name suggests, it means that your proficiency is far beyond the Specialist level. However, you are still half a step away from the Master level."
"However, this half a step is something that some people can cross in half a day, while others can't even advance an inch in their entire lives."
At this level, just training hard was no longer enough. It was more dependent on comprehension. If one could not comprehend it, then they would never be able to take that half step.
"Understood?"
The tone of the system suddenly became deep, as if it was an enlightened master teaching an ignorant disciple. It had the demeanor of a grandmaster.
"Understood!"
Sun Mo nodded. "But I choose the shortcut!"
"What?"
The system was taken aback.
"Open the merchant store and spend 1,000 favorable impression points to purchase a 10-year time emblem!"
Sun Mo requested.
"Can I curse?"
In the system's heart, there was suddenly a curse. It really wanted to roar out loud. I finally have the mood to share some experience with you, and this is your attitude?
What happened to being humble and eager to learn?
"What? Is the shopping mall not providing services? "
Sun Mo asked.
"Provide!"
If the System had teeth, it would be so angry that it would bite through its tongue.
Ding!
"Purchase successful. The time emblem has been placed in your storage cabinet!"
Sun Mo's lips twitched. "Directly use it to upgrade the Wind King Divine Art!"
Sun Mo had recently earned quite a lot of favorable impression points, and he wasn't too far away from 50,000. Hence, he felt that he didn't lack money.
Ding!
"Congratulations, the proficiency index of your Wind King Divine Art has risen to the grandmaster-grade!"
The system's notification was dry and filled with an emotionless mechanical feeling. Sun Mo felt as though he could smell the smell of engine oil.
Sun Mo had interacted with the system for close to a year. Hence, he had a rough understanding of it. When it used a human-like tone to communicate, it meant that the 'main body' was present.
When it answered the question emotionlessly, the "real" person was not present. It was like the Siri of the fruit machine, only communicating according to the program.
"Does the system also need to sleep?"
Sun Mo was puzzled. "Speaking of which, what's going on with this thing? Is it a parasite on me? Live and die with me? Or could it be taken off? When I die, find a new host? "
However, Sun Mo soon couldn't be bothered to think about this problem. It was because as the Wind King Divine Art rose to the grandmaster-grade, his spirit started to rise.
In the past, even if Sun Mo focused all his attention, he wouldn't be able to hear the whispers of nature.
For example, on a misty rainy day, some people would hear the sound of rain hitting the banana leaves, while others would hear natural breathing.
When you held an umbrella and walked on the grassy country road, you would feel that you were connected by the curtain of rain and became one with heaven and earth.
For some people, it was easy for them to calm down and think about many things on rainy days. This was because their six senses were affected by nature.
Right now, Sun Mo closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He could hear the rustling sounds of little bugs crawling past the green leaves, the chirping sounds of migratory birds preparing to return home, the withering of plants, the falling of melons, and the nurturing of new life.
According to the Wind King Divine Art, true godly archery didn't rely on the pair of eyes on the head. It relied on the heart's eye. Only the heart's eye could see through the fog and see the truth.
At the grandmaster-grade realm, there was no problem with archers' basic skills. What they needed to temper was the heart's eye, the understanding of people, nature, and society.
A true godly archery...
Able to shoot the laws of all living things.
Able to shoot the laws of heaven and earth.
Able to shoot the hearts of people.
Able to shoot the world.
In the end, one would reach the highest realm of archery!
...
Sun Mo suddenly stopped and half-squatted on a thigh-thick branch.
That instant from movement to stillness was filled with a wondrous beauty.
Gu Xiuxun frowned slightly. They were holding onto two wax pellets and were definitely the main targets of others. Right now, they absolutely couldn't stop. They had to leave their competitors as far behind as they could.
"What are you doing?"
Gu Xiuxun instinctively asked. But halfway through her words, she suddenly paused.
Right now, Sun Mo had his eyes closed and was squatting there. However, he seemed to have become a piece of leaf, becoming one with nature. He didn't have the aura of a human.
"His mental state has improved again?"
Earlier, Gu Xiuxun already felt that Sun Mo's mental state was different, but it wasn't easy for her to detect it. But now, even a blind person could tell that Sun Mo was in a state of enlightenment.
Swish! Swish!
Gu Xiuxun's feet tapped lightly and she leaped backward, distancing herself from Sun Mo.
Firstly, she didn't want to get too close to Sun Mo and affect him. Secondly, she wanted to guard him and not let any uninvited guests disturb him.
A state of enlightenment was like a lucky move. It was simply too rare. Many cultivators wouldn't be able to encounter it even once in their entire lives. From this, one could see how precious it was.
"Even if I lose this round, I mustn't disturb Sun Mo's enlightenment!"
After this thought flashed through Gu Xiuxun's mind, she was stunned. When did her relationship with Sun Mo become so good?
She was actually so considerate for him?
Based on what?
However, when the masochist turned her head and saw Sun Mo's handsome face, the dissatisfaction in her heart vanished.
Right now, Sun Mo had no expression on his face. He was as silent as steel, like a clay sculpture. However, the aura he emitted when he was in thought caused others to feel reverence.
This wasn't reverence toward Sun Mo. It was reverence toward his thoughts!
How could a person weigh more than a thousand pieces of gold?
With thoughts in one's heart, one's chest must be deep!
The system also noticed this scene and was instantly speechless.
The Wind King Divine Art was an archery cultivation art. In the end, Sun Mo didn't even need to shoot a single arrow to reach the grandmaster-grade. Moreover, he even comprehended it. Was there still justice in this world?
Sigh!
Geniuses would always cause people to feel despair!
Why was the Wind King Divine Art only raised to the half-step grandmaster-grade?
Because this was a peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art, a top-notch cultivation art in the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces. At this level, the time emblem would increase one's experience by ten years.
If the aptitude of the cultivator was too poor, they would have to use even more time emblems to accumulate experience.
However, Sun Mo actually comprehended a single time emblem!
"Could it be that Sun Mo was an innate archery god until he was shot in the knee?"
The system guessed.
Sun Mo's aptitude was simply too good. Or rather, he was someone who was good at thinking. Things that others needed tens of years to comprehend, he only needed ten years to comprehend and had already grasped them.
Actually, this was the case in any industry, including learning.
For those with comprehension ability, the things they learned in a day would be equivalent to what others would learn in ten days.
Swoosh!
Sun Mo opened his eyes. In that instant, his eyes were as resplendent as the stars.
The masochist was stunned. She stared at Sun Mo's eyes, feeling a little intoxicated. Wasn't this a little too good to look at?
Deep, quick-witted, and steady, like an ocean of knowledge. With a casual glance, one would be able to feel the depth of the content.
"Thank you!"
Sun Mo smiled.
Swoosh!
Gu Xiuxun's face turned red and she hurriedly lowered her head. In fact, because she was too flustered, her feet slipped and she fell from the tree branch.
"Ah!"
Gu Xiuxun screamed. After that, she was hugged by a pair of strong arms.
"Are you alright?"
Sun Mo was worried.
With regards to Gu Xiuxun, Sun Mo had already treated her as a friend. One must know that in that situation earlier, if the masochist was jealous and wanted to do something bad, she could just cough a few times and break his state of comprehension. However, she didn't do that.
"I'm fine!"
Gu Xiuxun pushed Sun Mo away, not daring to look him in the eye.
"System, I'll give you a 'like'!"
Sun Mo felt heartfelt gratitude.
"No need to thank me. It's because your character is good!"
The system didn't accept this praise.
The so-called time emblem was different from person to person. It only gave Sun Mo ten years of cultivation experience. Whether or not he could transform these experiences into nutrients needed for his growth, it would still depend on his own talent.
For example, the honest guy Qi Shengjia. Even if he was given a 100-year time emblem, his attainments in archery would probably only reach the grandmaster-grade.
Normally speaking, Sun Mo could only live for 100 years. His lifespan was limited, and it was impossible for him to attempt every subject. However, the time emblem gave him a possibility.
Seeing that Gu Xiuxun didn't say anything and even distanced herself from him, Sun Mo scratched his head, not knowing how to continue the conversation.
Hence, it wasn't without reason that Sun Mo had been a bachelor for so many years. With such a good atmosphere now, it was clear that he wanted to kiss her instead of talking!
"F * * *, what a pair of dogs. Others are working hard in the competition, but you guys are doing so well. Are you guys taking it as a walk in the countryside?"
A muscular guy cursed and stopped. "This can't do, I have to beat that fellow up. If not, I won't be able to eat for half a month!"
This was the anger of a bachelor!
Upon hearing this commotion, Sun Mo and Gu Xiuxun immediately went on full alert and stared in the 10 o 'clock direction.
Two teachers appeared in their field of vision.
"Alright, let's hurry up and leave. That fellow is very impressive and can suppress Weima's Huang Shaofeng. It's not like you didn't see that!"
A young man urged the muscular guy.
These were the two teachers from Huaijin. Their luck wasn't bad and the wax pellets they snatched were exactly what they needed. If it wasn't for the muscular guy being agitated, there wouldn't have been any complications.
"This can't do. I can't stand people showing off their love in front of me the most!"
The muscular guy stared at Sun Mo, but when he glanced at Gu Xiuxun, his expression turned a little anxious and he quickly shifted his gaze away.
"Her legs are so long!"
The muscular guy couldn't bear it and glanced at her again. Sadly, he couldn't see her legs. He was very disappointed.
Gu Xiuxun, who noticed this scene, grabbed the teacher attire at the side of her thigh with her left hand and gently pulled it up. Her fair ankle was immediately revealed.
Gulp!
The muscular guy involuntarily gulped down a mouthful of saliva.
"Aiya, how embarrassing. This muscular guy must be fantasizing about me, right?"
Gu Xiuxun's imagination ran wild and she didn't let go.
"Let's hurry up and leave!"
The young man urged. "There are many beautiful girls in the Lovely Spring Brothel. After the competition is over, I'll treat you."
"Scram!"
The muscular guy cursed. "Don't insult me. What I need isn't sex but love!"
"Is this the reason why you hung An Xinhui's portrait at the head of your dorm room?"
The young man teased.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiuxun couldn't help but look at Sun Mo. (Your fiancee is secretly loved by someone. What do you plan to do?)
"Brat, in the future, find a more private place to show off your love. If I see it again, I'll smash both of your heads."
After the muscular guy scolded, he turned and left.
"Wait a minute!"
Sun Mo spoke, "Did I say you guys can leave?"
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