CHAPTER 9: CHAPTER 9: BREAKING THE SYSTEM’S LIMITS

Evening time.

Jiang Ye dragged his tired body out of Chen Zilu’s office and headed towards the classroom.

It was already past the after-school hours, and in the martial arts classroom, only a few people were still cultivating.

Wen Yuehui was among them.

He looked at Jiang Ye walking over, his eyes a little curious.

"Ye, why do you look like you’ve been drained?"

Jiang Ye glanced at him, frowned, and said, "Do I?"

Wen Yuehui nodded, "Why don’t you look in the mirror, you seem completely exhausted... Oh, right, where were you during the self-study lesson this afternoon? I didn’t see you."

"I went to Teacher Chen."

Jiang Ye said.

In the afternoon, he took advantage of the self-study period and went to Chen Zilu’s office, spending the entire afternoon deeply discussing martial arts techniques with him.

Chen Zilu was indeed very patient, offering a lot of guidance.

Jiang Ye also knew that this kind of one-on-one instruction was very rare, so he studied extremely seriously.

The whole afternoon almost completely exhausted his energy.

"Fortunately, the progress is remarkable."

Jiang Ye looked at the panel.

The "Star Martial Cultivation Technique" had shown significant improvement.

"Just one afternoon equaled two days’ progress usually."

"During this time, my comprehension seemed higher than usual; could it be that only when Teacher Chen teaches me individually can I fully enhance that 30% comprehension?"

As Jiang Ye pondered.

Wen Yuehui nearby was already wide-eyed.

"Last time I asked her for private tutoring, she told me to ask during the martial arts class, but when it came to you, you got private lessons?"

Wen Yuehui was indignant.

Jiang Ye glanced at him and smiled, "Maybe your modeling isn’t good enough."

"Angry, trembling, cold, male security!"

Wen Yuehui spread his hands, expressing sadness, "The world is a giant looks-based selection, when will ordinary men rise..."

Jiang Ye shook his head and smiled, ignoring him.

Of course, he knew it wasn’t because of Chen Zilu’s appearance preferences.

The main reason was his willingness to put in the hard work, as well as, the Martial Bone Awakening.

This world never lacks hardworking people.

Nor does it lack so-called geniuses.

But hardworking geniuses are liked everywhere.

Night was about to fall.

Taking advantage of the dusk, Jiang Ye rushed home.

Due to the presence of the ’Shadow Disaster’, he never went out at night.

...

Taoyang District, Building 12, Apartment 606.

At the dinner table.

Jiang Ye was devouring meat.

Suddenly he paused slightly, "Today’s meat... why does it taste different?"

It didn’t taste like the pork, beef, or lamb he usually ate.

Li Anping smiled, "It’s leopard gall, your father bought it today."

"Leopard gall?"

Jiang Ye looked at Jiang Dahai across the table in surprise.

Leopard gall is a martial arts ingredient.

Although not as precious as tiger gall, its price is still much higher than ordinary beef and lamb.

Beef and lamb cost 500 yuan per pound, let alone leopard gall, which is specially supplied for martial arts dietary supplements, costing several times more than ordinary meat.

Jiang Dahai grinned, "I got my salary today, bought it for Ye to try, just once a month, so take it easy."

Half a month ago, he had successfully joined the Shadow Hunting Bureau.

Although he was just a night guard, his monthly salary was 8,000 yuan, far exceeding before.

Jiang Ting was holding Jiang Ye’s arm, acting coquettishly, "Brother, I want to eat too!"

"Your brother needs it to support his martial arts training, don’t compete with your brother," Li Anping scolded.

"Huh?"

The little girl shrank her neck, quickly saying, "I’m sorry, then I won’t eat."

Jiang Dahai looked at Jiang Ye, smiling, "How does it feel?"

He had never eaten anything so expensive in his life, and he was very curious as well.

"It feels warm in my stomach."

Jiang Ye had only eaten half of it and already felt it.

This kind of tonic, when paired with the cultivation technique, produces many amazing effects.

"Dad, Mom, I’m going back to my room to cultivate!"

He quickly finished the remaining leopard gall and rushed back to his room.

This kind of opportunity is very rare and must be paired with the cultivation technique to maximize the benefits.

In the room, Jiang Ye quickly assumed the fist stance and began cultivating the "Star Martial Cultivation Technique."

One hour.

Two hours.

In the blink of an eye, five hours passed.

Covered in sweat, Jiang Ye stopped cultivating.

"Finally absorbed it all," he slowly exhaled, subconsciously looking at the panel.

[Cultivation Technique]

Star Martial Cultivation Technique: Minor Success (41%→45%)

"Five hours, and nearly a 5% improvement?"

This efficiency was too high, equivalent to his week-long hard work!

Of course, this was also because it was his first time eating leopard gall, if he ate it every day, maybe the effect wouldn’t be so exaggerated.

But there’s no doubt, it’s far better than ordinary beef and lamb!

"This is martial arts dietary supplement?"

After the joy, Jiang Ye felt a desire in his heart, this kind of progress was too addictive.

But he also knew that given his family situation, there was only one such opportunity a month.

"Strive to break through to the cultivation technique Great Success, then I’ll have the ability to make money."

Jiang Ye’s heart gradually calmed.

He looked at the time, it was eleven o’clock at night, he could still cultivate for another two hours.

Jiang Ye straightened up and started cultivating again.

...

Time flew by.

Jiang Ye cultivated day after day.

Except for holidays, he would ask Chen Zilu for guidance every day in order to trigger the ’Ancestor’s Friend’ and its 30% comprehension boost.

In a blink of an eye, it was mid-June.

With the end-of-term assessments approaching, the whole second year was gradually becoming tense.

Finishing the second year meant the arrival of the third year.

Therefore, the end-of-term assessments of the second year were also crucial.

Those ranked in the top ten were destined to receive more attention and resources from the school and teachers.

Many students began to work overtime, staying up late to cultivate, desperately improving themselves.

Jiang Ye was no exception.

During this time, his deep exchanges with Chen Zilu became less frequent, after all, he wasn’t his private tutor and had to attend to other students.

His private requests sometimes got declined.

Jiang Ye had no complaints about this.

"It’s a kindness that he’s willing to teach me privately, it’s his duty if he doesn’t want to," Jiang Ye’s mind was clear.

Chen Zilu had already given him enough extra guidance.

Once he pushed his luck, people would only find him annoying.

...

Time came to late June.

That evening, Jiang Ye was diligently cultivating the "Star Martial Cultivation Technique" in his room.

"Ding ding ding!"

During the cultivation, Jiang Ye’s whole skeleton continuously emitted crisp sounds, like metal clashing.

The sound was crisp at first, and then gradually became deep.

Finally, it resonated like the sound of the earth, resounding unceasingly!

In an instant, a breakthrough sensation like ice-breaking in spring surged forward like a sharp sword.

[Star Martial Cultivation Technique: Minor Success (100%) → Great Success (1%)]

"After half a year of hard cultivation, I finally broke through to Great Success!"

Jiang Ye stopped cultivating and looked at his body.

But before he could examine his changes.

Lines of text emerged.

[Detected that your strength has surpassed the system limit!]

[Title unlocked: Martial Arts Grandmaster!]

[Congratulations, achieving the ’Martial Arts Grandmaster’ accomplishment, stepping into the ranks of peak powerhouses!]

[Reward: Physical Fortification!]

[The ’Martial Arts Celestial Ladder’ feature has been unlocked.]