Chapter Fourteen Five Months of Time

  Sixty-one young men and women spent their days at Taishan Zhongxi Peak Xueyuan Mountain Villa, which would not be too relaxing or leisurely.

  On the surface, it seems that in the morning I practice internal strength, in the afternoon I practice sword techniques, and from noon to night is all free time, which should be relaxing and leisurely. However, in reality, it's not like that at all.

  Firstly, the morning internal force training and afternoon swordsmanship training both have a sign-in system. Unless you have asked for leave in advance or are ill, you must attend every day. New Snow Mountain Villa has strict rules regarding this.

  Secondly, every seven days in the afternoon will learn a little about I Ching. At first, Gu Cha was puzzled why he had to learn I Ching. In fact, it's not just Gu Cha who is puzzled, there are many people who feel puzzled about this.

  However, Nan Gongyuan elder said a few words: "Shallow martial arts secret books can still be explained to you, but in the future, if you really encounter high-level martial arts secret books, such as four-star, five-star or even six-star martial arts, you won't understand the Book of Changes, let alone the Turtle Maiden's Drive Without Delusion. It would be a waste, wouldn't it? You'd miss an opportunity to become stronger and become a great master." Nan Gongyuan elder rarely made a joke. The Great Qi Empire's martial skills are divided into six grades, with sixth grade being the highest and first grade being the lowest. Taishan Sect's town-tempering technique is a fifth-grade martial skill, while the basic 72-road knife method is a first-grade martial skill.

  Martial arts are the great way, and many high-level martial arts secrets are written in the words of the I Ching. If you don't study the I Ching, you won't be able to understand even if you look at it. Hearing this, Gu Cha couldn't say anything else, so he honestly started studying the I Ching. The I Ching is profound and boundless, with phrases like "Gui Mei Qu" and "Zhen Wu", "Tian Yi Sheng Shui", "Di Liu Cheng Zhi", "Da Yan's number is 50, its use is 49". Divided into two to symbolize two, hanging one to symbolize three, this kind of language Gu Cha didn't understand at first, which left him speechless. He had read books for 20 years in his previous life and was known for his high IQ, but now he felt like an illiterate in this world.

  When studying the I Ching, it was also found that there are indeed many reasonable points in the I Ching. In fact, it was not difficult for Gu to study the I Ching at all. Admittedly, at first, Gu did not understand it completely, but with 20 years of reading experience from his previous life, he had already mastered the method of reading books, summarizing and reviewing this set, so the learning of the I Ching was also smooth and easy, and he learned very quickly.

  For example, Gu Chao now understands that the sentence "Gui Mei Zhui Wu Wang" refers to two hexagrams in the I Ching. Gui Mei is the 54th hexagram of the I Ching, which talks about the dangers of being overly eager and impatient, with no good outcome. On the other hand, Wu Wang is the 25th hexagram, which symbolizes a bird that has fallen into a trap and cannot fly out, indicating that one should be content with their current situation and not harbor unrealistic ambitions.

  The maiden hastens without a plan, this is telling you that this matter cannot be acted on rashly, it's extremely dangerous.

  Of course, even with Gu Chao's intelligence, he only dared to say that he had a preliminary understanding of the Book of Changes and did not dare to say that he fully grasped it. The Book of Changes is actually more complicated than pure mathematics in the previous world. Pure mathematics has always been called the game of high IQ people. Gu Chao liked pure mathematics very much in his previous life, and now the Book of Changes also has this flavor, looking simple but getting more complex as one studies it.

  Apart from the second point, every seven days, there is a small test on I Ching in Xue Shan Villa. Every month, there is another small test to examine the progress of sixty-one young men and women during this period. The small test is actually very simple and not standardized, it's just a casual test.

  Because of the sign-in system, studying Zhou Yi every seven days and having a small test once a month makes the atmosphere at Xin Xue Shan Zhuang very tense. Everyone is working hard and doesn't dare not to work hard.

  Time has passed unknowingly, and five months have already passed in the blink of an eye.

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  Five months have passed in a flash, and it's already autumn.

  The autumn wind is mournful and the weather is cool, the grass and trees are shaking off their leaves which turn into frost.

  A flock of swallows leave their nests, a lone wild goose flies south, thinking of you, a traveler, my heart is torn apart.

  In the New Snow Mountain Villa, the maple forest is gradually dyed, layer upon layer of red, like a magnificent and resplendent tapestry, similar to a red glow. The nearby red maples and the distant red glow are mutually reflected, dyeing the sky and earth all red. In the late evening, the autumn wind begins to rise, as if carrying frost, and a few south-flying geese fly over the distant forest.

  It's been five months!

  Standing in front of the window, Gu Chao looked at the scenery outside the door and couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

  It's already been five months since I unknowingly crossed over into this world.

  Five months have passed in the blink of an eye.

  In these five months, I have gradually become accustomed to this world.

  Men who are used to this world basically just comb their hair simply, and I also comb my hair in the same way.

  Got used to rinsing mouth with green salt on willow branches instead of toothpaste and toothbrush.

  Got used to washing clothes by hand instead of using a washing machine.

  Got used to a world without electricity, no computers, no TV, nothing at all.

  Used to using copper coins and silver ingots.

  Got used to this extremely beautiful scenery and absolutely clear air world.

  Got used to opening eyes every day to see the long steel copper knife hanging on the wall with a knife buckle.

  Got used to going to the training room every early morning to practice internal force, practicing Tai Shan Yuan Qi Gong. Then in the afternoon, practicing Tai Shan 72 basic knife techniques.

  I got used to the days when I chatted and gossiped with my two dormitory friends, Gao Ren and Luo Tao, every day, and then slept in the same dormitory at night. It's like we were university classmates who lived in the same dormitory on Earth in our previous lives.

  Used to the days when I went to sleep not long after nightfall every day, of course, occasionally also go to other places in Zhongxifeng to stroll around, there are more than 1,000 outer door disciples on Zhongxifeng, and there are other kinds of elders, helpers and others, the number is still so many, some places are still quite lively.

  Days passed slowly in habit, Gu Chao found himself fully integrated into this oriental world.

  In these five months, Gu Chao's cultivation was not without results.

  In just five months, his internal strength had improved from the second layer of the acquired realm, Qi Sheng Realm mid-term, to the third layer of the acquired realm, Qi Zhuang Realm initial stage. This improvement speed is quite good. Think about it, the original Gu Chao in the city's martial arts hall, using the city's martial arts hall's martial arts heart method, took a full two years to improve from the second layer of the acquired realm initial stage to the second layer mid-term. It can be imagined that the current improvement speed is indeed not bad. The foundation of the Tai Shan Sect, the Tai Shan Yuan Qi Gong, is much better than the city's martial arts hall's martial arts heart method, and it's not even on the same level.

  As for knife skills, the 72 routes of knife skills have been practiced to a considerable level of proficiency. Although it has not reached the small achievement boundary, it is still good. Every set of entry-level martial arts has a distinction between small achievements and great achievements, with small achievements being difficult and great achievements even more so.

  "It's posted, it's posted! Someone was shouting outside the dormitory, and suddenly a burst of noise erupted. There were sounds of doors being pushed open, footsteps rushing over, accidental collisions with the door, the sound of knives clashing against flesh as people rushed to see the list, and voices urging others to hurry up and take a look."

  Gao Ren was originally sleeping in bed, heard the posting of the list, and couldn't help but jump up: "Gu Chao, let's go take a look at the list."

  In the New Snow Mountain Villa, the Tai Shan Sect officially holds a small test every month to increase the competitive atmosphere among outer door disciples. The content of the small test is quite simple, which is to demonstrate one's internal strength and martial skills, and then Elder Nan Gong will give a rough score. After the completion of each monthly small test, a ranking list will be posted outside the dormitory, with those with stronger strength ranked in front and those with weaker strength ranked behind.

  And the sixty-one outer disciples of Xue Shan Villa, all entered Tai Shan Sect and Xue Shan Villa at the same time, received the same basic martial arts education, and were about the same age. So there was such a thing as "why should I be weaker than you? I want to be stronger than you." You compete with me, I catch up with you, no one is willing to show weakness, all wanting to surpass each other in the next monthly assessment.

  And this is already the fifth monthly assessment after crossing over, due to the consciousness of mutual competition, even if it's the fifth monthly assessment, everyone is still very excited and rushing to go.

  "Let's go, look at the rankings." Gu Chao habitually slung the long steel-copper sword over his shoulder, having grown accustomed to this world where one didn't leave home without a knife.

  Yes, today is the day for checking rankings.

  Originally, I promised to update a chapter immediately after receiving 350 recommended tickets, but the result was that I kept revising and editing this chapter three times. I put my heart into writing this book, striving for perfection. There is still one more chapter at around midnight.