CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 22: ONE MONTH LATER

A moment later, the car’s speed stabilized at 150 km/h.

Jiang Ye patiently waited.

However, after waiting for a few minutes, he still didn’t receive any system prompt.

"Could it be that it won’t work?" Jiang Ye pondered in his heart.

Is it because the speed isn’t fast enough?

Or is it that this method can’t exploit a bug?

"Driver, can we go a bit faster?" Jiang Ye asked.

"Any faster and we’ll take off!"

Though the driver said that, he still slammed the accelerator, increasing the speed again.

The entire car vibrated, with a vague feeling of floating.

At this moment, the speed had reached 160 km/h!

Jiang Ye patiently waited another ten minutes.

Still, there was no system prompt.

"Could it be that this method really can’t exploit a bug?" Jiang Ye felt slightly disappointed.

But just as he felt disappointed, several system messages suddenly popped up.

[Detected that the host has achieved Martial Arts Grandmaster level speed, reaching the standard of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, and sustained it for a period of time.]

[Unlocked title: Gale Step]

[Reward: Immediate speed boost of 100%, can be actively triggered, lasts for 30 seconds, and has a three-minute cooldown]

——

"Did it really take this long to trigger the achievement?"

Jiang Ye mused to himself, "This system isn’t very smart, the detection takes this long."

He was used to it.

This system always manages to surprise him with new tricks when he’s not paying attention.

Jiang Ye shook his head and looked at this time’s reward.

"Gale Step? Actively triggered?" He immediately felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Actively triggered, meaning it’s a growth-type reward.

In other words, the 100% speed boost will increase as his base speed increases!

"Martial Arts Grandmaster?"

At this time, Jiang Ye noticed a special term.

"According to the system’s realm classification, a Martial Arts Grandmaster comes after a Martial Arts Grandmaster?"

"It seems that a Martial Arts Grandmaster equates to the real world’s First Break level."

If one merely achieved Cultivation Technique Perfection, they couldn’t reach a speed of 160 km/h.

Only by breaking the shackles of life and advancing to a Starry Sky Martial Arts Master at the First Break level could one achieve this.

"Driver, let’s head back." Jiang Ye called out.

For him, this journey was already perfect.

...

After returning to the neighborhood, Jiang Ye immediately tested his newly acquired ability.

"Gale Step!"

He silently thought to himself.

Instantly, Jiang Ye’s figure turned into a shadow, suddenly sprinting forward.

"So fast!"

Jiang Ye was shocked, this speed almost exceeded his control.

This was because if the physical body realm couldn’t keep up with the speed, it would create an illusion of losing control.

Typically, the first time would be very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, after experiencing it for a while, Jiang Ye slowly gained control over this speed.

"So fast!"

"Unfortunately, it only lasts for 30 seconds."

Jiang Ye thought to himself, "However, if used in actual combat, it’s more than enough, as a sudden speed double increase is hard for opponents to respond to."

After completing the test, Jiang Ye contentedly went home.

"The plan was indeed feasible."

"Perhaps there are more places where bugs can be exploited."

Jiang Ye thought of numerous ideas.

For example, using a telescope to observe objects tens of kilometers away might unlock the Eyesight achievement.

Or wearing a bulletproof vest to stack armor and increase defense, etc.

But all of these require quite an expense.

For instance, buying a high-end telescope is necessary.

It needs to be far enough, clear enough, and have a wide field of view. Otherwise, with the system’s quirks, it might not unlock the achievement.

Meeting these requirements, the price starts at least in the tens of thousands.

No need to mention the bulletproof vest, given his current economic capability, it’s not possible.

"Exploiting bugs like this is indeed satisfying, but it’s also very costly. Is there a simpler and cheaper way?"

Jiang Ye pondered.

Unfortunately, for now, he couldn’t think of such a method.

"Ye!"

At this time, Jiang Dahai’s voice came from outside the door.

"Coming." Jiang Ye stepped outside.

"Guess what I brought back?" Jiang Dahai laughed heartily, "Tiger’s gallbladder! Finally bought it!"

He placed a black iron box on the table.

Opening the box revealed a piece of dark golden meat, soaked in turbid wine, with a strong bloody scent wafting out.

"It’s tiger’s gallbladder." Jiang Ye was somewhat surprised too.

The price of tiger’s gallbladder is more than five times that of leopard’s gallbladder, and the enhancement effect far exceeds it.

He had long wanted to try it but had never been able to buy it.

Half an hour later, Jiang Ye sat at the dining table.

In a bowl was a large bowl of golden yellow slices, glistening with oil, each slice translucent and like light golden amber, exuding a rich meat aroma.

Beside it was a bowl of strong wine.

"Strong wine with tiger’s gall, one bite is worth a year of cultivation!"

Of course, this is an exaggerated statement, no martial arts ingredient could be worth a year’s cultivation.

But this also shows its effectiveness.

Jiang Ye couldn’t wait and began to feast.

Beside him, Jiang Ting looked envious, but she knew, this was for Jiang Ye’s martial arts cultivation, and she couldn’t snatch it from her brother.

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Ye cleared the table and hurried back to his room to start cultivating.

As soon as he began to cultivate, he immediately felt something unusual.

"All my pores are open, expelling impurities."

"There’s a fierce energy coursing through my meridians, and my Ren and Du Meridians seem to be unblocked."

An unprecedented sense of clarity emerged.

Jiang Ye didn’t dare delay and quickly started refining this energy.

One hour.

Three hours.

Five hours...

In the blink of an eye, more than ten hours had passed.

During this time, Jiang Ye didn’t feel any fatigue or hunger at all. Instead, he felt more energized the more he practiced.

Until more than ten hours later, he finally felt a slight exhaustion.

But Jiang Ye did not stop cultivating, continuing to refine the remaining energy within him until it was completely exhausted.

A whole day passed.

Jiang Ye opened his eyes and looked at the panel.

[Cultivation Technique]

Star Martial Cultivation Technique: Great Success (21%→26%)

"Comfortable."

Jiang Ye marveled secretly, these past few days, he was improving less than 1% daily.

After taking the tiger’s gallbladder, the effect is more than five times better than the leopard’s gallbladder.

"I can still eat tiger’s gallbladder for several more days, and I will maintain this rate of improvement in the coming days."

"By the end of the month, I should be able to reach at least 40%!"

Jiang Ye was suddenly filled with hope for the future.

He glanced at the time.

"Oh? It’s mealtime again, let’s eat first and then come back to cultivate."

Jiang Ye stood up and walked out the door.

...

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was early August.

In the room, Jiang Ye finished the last move of the "Star Martial Cultivation Technique" and slowly concluded his practice.

The communication watch on the table chimed with a sweet female voice: "Not bad, your method now has almost no mistakes compared to before."

"Thanks for your efforts, teacher."

Jiang Ye went over and picked up the watch.

This past month, he often used the communication watch to video call Chen Zilu, actively seeking guidance.

After passing the first layer of the Martial Arts Celestial Ladder test, he gained a 10% permanent increase in comprehension.

Combined with the 30% comprehension increase from ’Ancestor’s Friend’.

Every day Jiang Ye learned something new from Chen Zilu.

On the watch, Chen Zilu smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the trial assessment, remember to be at school on time."

"Got it."

"Take a break today, don’t wear yourself out."

Chen Zilu’s cool voice continued, "Diligence isn’t achieved in a moment, you already work hard enough usually, relaxing before the test is also important."

"Alright." Jiang Ye nodded.

After hanging up, Jiang Ye sat back on the bed, taking a deep breath.

"A month’s hard cultivation, and it’s finally time to see the results."

For tomorrow’s trial, Jiang Ye was both focused and expectant.

He silently looked at his panel.