You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

In the dead of night, in the simple room, Lu Heng's eyes shone even brighter, as if they were filled with light.

It wasn't until he had just read "The Evolution of Mortal Martial Arts" that he discovered...

The most incredible aspect of mastering a cultivation technique is not actually the effort and reward it brings, or rather, the fact that mastering a cultivation technique can ignore the bottleneck of mastery level.

One reaps what one sows; this is only a small reward.

After all, in a sense, you reap what you sow; this is a talent that everyone possesses.

However, talent varies. Some people can reap a hundredfold reward with a little effort, while others may not even reap a single reward despite putting in a little effort.

Lu Heng's panel, on the other hand, can fix his gains. As long as he puts in the effort, he will inevitably gain something, big or small, depending on his talent.

However, the amount of reward one can reap from one's efforts is determined by one's own talent.

Therefore, in the early stages, even with panel proficiency, the talent Lu Heng displayed was still dwarfed by those truly top-tier talent cultivation geniuses!

Based on the data on paper, without any subsequent changes, it can be said that he has no chance of catching up with a true cultivation genius in terms of cultivation progress!

Lu Heng originally thought that he could only complete the first evolution by using the panel, which would take an unknown amount of time.

Only then can one improve their own talent and have a chance to catch up with those true geniuses.

Now, Lu Heng has discovered that his proficiency in cultivation techniques is not necessarily worse than his unknown evolutionary talent.

The reason is that…

Through increased proficiency, the Basic Body Refinement Method achieves optimization subtly and gradually, disregarding cognitive understanding.

Lu Heng was almost certain that once his proficiency was maxed out, he would be able to break through any bottlenecks.

And this is, in fact, the most incredible aspect of mastering a skill!

It should be understood that the mere practice of the "Basic Body Refining Method" can trap those with average talent, preventing them from breaking through from minor to major success, and can trap truly outstanding cultivation geniuses, preventing them from breaking through from major success to perfection.

It's never about accumulating progress in terms of proficiency.

But it's the most crucial breakthrough!

In comparison, while accumulating proficiency is important, it is merely a minor detail.

That's the process of going from zero to one. Many times, people with average talent never see the light of a breakthrough in their entire lives.

Even geniuses with exceptional talent often feel despair when faced with the barrier of perfection.

After reading "The Evolution of Mortal Martial Arts", I realized the existence of realm barriers.

Lu Heng finally realized just how absurd it was that he could ignore the barriers of realms as long as he accumulated enough proficiency.

Based solely on his proficiency with the panel, he was confident he could catch up with, and even surpass, true geniuses.

………………

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye, seven days have passed since the initial [Awakening Ritual].

Another day of practice has come to an end.

Slowly retracting the final stance of the Twelve Body Refinement Forms, Lu Heng exhaled a breath of white air.

Before I knew it, the back of my clothes was already soaked with sweat.

As his proficiency in the Basic Body Refining Technique increased, and with the optimization of the panel's proficiency, the twelve body refining forms he practiced appeared no different in appearance.

However, compared to the original, there have been visible changes.

For example, although Lu Heng's daily cultivation proficiency remains unchanged, his cultivation efficiency has reached 1.1 compared to the beginning!

0.1, a ten percent increase, seems ordinary, and because the magnitude is so small, it is not even counted as a unit of proficiency. Lu Heng can only gain one proficiency point each time he cultivates.

But you should know that this is just the beginning.

Lu Heng's "Basic Body Refining Method" hasn't even reached the beginner level yet, but his cultivation efficiency has already reached 1.1 thanks to optimization.

If he were to start from the basics, Lu Heng was almost certain that his training efficiency would reach 2 each time.

That is, you can gain 2 points of proficiency each time you practice the Basic Body Refinement Method.

In this situation, let Lu Heng start his cultivation anew.

Even without adding a low-grade spiritual food, it only takes 16 and a half days to establish one's foundation.

If you add that, it will only take 12 and a half days.

It can already be considered a true mid-level talent, and even among mid-level talents, it is not the worst.

Improving from below-average talent to average talent can be considered a leap in talent.

Thinking of this, Lu Heng couldn't help but clench his fists.

It's not easy! In terms of talent, aside from evolution, he finally has some hope!

For a moment, Lu Heng was in high spirits and full of energy. With a thought, he opened the panel.

Lu Heng

[12 years old]

Life Rank: None

Cultivation Level: None

[Talent: Void Bloodline (Unawakened)]

[Technique: Basic Body Refinement Method (Beginner Level 24/100)]

Evolution Points: 2/100 (After reaching the maximum value, it cannot be accumulated, but can unlock one life leap)

(Evolution points can only be accumulated through daily settlements)

Aside from the fact that the progress of the first evolution is somewhat unseen, it can be said that the future is very promising!

………………

"Aheng, what's wrong? You seem so happy."

Lu Jinnian came closer and asked with some curiosity.

"It's nothing, I've just made some progress in the Basic Body Refinement Method. I'll definitely be able to get the basics down within a month."

Lu Heng did not shy away from showing his progress to the outside world.

Because of the panel proficiency system, he even needs to cultivate a persona of someone who has accumulated knowledge and skills over time and possesses exceptional comprehension.

"That's really good news, congratulations, Aheng."

Lu Jinnian clearly understood what was going on and was genuinely happy for Lu Heng.

At this stage, the only factors he can think of that can definitively affect cultivation, besides talent, are comprehension.

I suddenly realized that my friend's comprehension was probably quite good.

"Ah Heng, are you done practicing? Want to go back together?"

After a brief conversation, Lu Jinnian spoke.

This time, Lu Heng didn't have much to do, so he agreed.

On the way away from the Lu clan's territory, Lu Heng noticed that Lu Jinnian seemed to have something to say, but hesitated.

After spending the last few days together and getting to know her better, he asked, "Jin Nian, have you already mastered the basics?"

"Was I that obvious?" Lu Jinnian nodded, touching his nose with a hint of helplessness.

His hesitation to speak stemmed from his fear of hurting his newly acquainted friend.

In hindsight, he was overthinking things.

This friend was much more open-minded than I had imagined.

"Then I congratulate you as well," Lu Heng said naturally.

"Congratulations to you too!" Lu Jinnian laughed heartily.