Professor Li Mu's martial arts, which he taught Li Hongjun, are slightly different from the martial arts system of this world. The martial arts cultivation method that Li Mu obtained only has these four realms: Copper Skin, Iron Bones, Condensed Truth, and Opening Acupoints.

Among them, the Copper Skin Realm is also called Body Forging, the Iron Bone Realm is Bone Shattering, the True Essence Realm is Qi Condensation, and the Acupoint Opening Realm is the opening of all acupoints. If Li Hongjun completes the cultivation of these four realms, Li Mu will have no further cultivation methods.

If a comparison must be made, Li Hongjun's current Qi and Blood value is definitely stronger than Cheng Yishi's, but much weaker than You Long and Shu Tiancheng's.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Li Hongjun is currently in the early stage of the Bronze Skin Realm, You Long said he is in the peak of the Yellow Realm, and Shu Tiancheng's blood and qi value exceeds You Long's, so his strength should be in the Profound Realm.

In any case, Li Hongjun has now embarked on the path of martial arts cultivation. After his own analysis, he believes that as long as he persists in his cultivation, he will at least not encounter any bottlenecks within the Copper Skin Realm. If he can work harder and take Qi-replenishing pills, breaking through to the Iron Bone Realm should not be difficult.

Li Mu didn't know if it was right or wrong to lead Li Hongjun down the path of martial arts cultivation. The path of martial arts cultivation was too difficult, requiring several times the effort of cultivating immortality, and the final strength might not even be one-tenth of that of cultivating immortality.

Cultivating immortality and cultivating martial arts are two completely different systems. Cultivating immortality allows one to absorb spiritual energy, fuse magical techniques, and develop divine consciousness—all of which can increase one's strength. Martial arts cultivation, on the other hand, can only increase strength by tempering the body. The saying "externally training muscles, bones, and skin; internally training one's breath" perfectly describes martial arts cultivation.

For three whole days, Li Mu stayed at home watching over Li Hongjun, worried that something might happen to him during his cultivation. Now he could finally relax a little.

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In the study, Li Mu pulled out a handful of broken jade stones from a small drawer in the tea table. These were scraps from refining the small jade bottle.

Picking up the tea knife on the table, Li Mu cut all the small particles into roughly the same size pieces, totaling twenty.

Li Mu plans to make these beads into a defensive magic artifact bracelet. The process is not complicated. It only requires spending some time to carve a talisman on each bead, injecting a trace of spiritual power, and then stringing them together.

Twenty small beads would make just the right amount to make a bracelet, but Li Mu insisted on making two. After finishing them, he found it strange that he made two.

After finishing the bracelet, the word "perfect" naturally popped into Li Mu's mind, so he decided to call it the Perfect Bracelet. This defensive bracelet was a consumable item; each bead could withstand one attack, with a defensive strength equivalent to his own at the third level of Qi Refining.

Looking at the finished bracelets in his hands, Li Mu already had a plan in mind. One bracelet would be for Aunt Xia, to thank her for taking care of him for over ten years. The other would be for Wang Yue, as payment for her meal.

Thinking this, a smile unconsciously appeared on Li Mu's face. After staying at home for a few days, it was time to continue studying.

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The next day, Li Mu came to the medical school library again. Now he could enter openly, unlike the first time when he felt a bit sneaky.

This is also related to the medical school's ethos of teaching without discrimination; as long as students do not take books out, they can freely enter and exit to read and study.

Li Mu doesn't plan to look at books on medicinal herbs this time. He was bored at home a few days ago and read through all the books on business and traditional Chinese culture in his study. Now he wants to look at books on geography and history.

Picking up a book on world geography, Li Mu quickly entered reading mode, reading dozens of related books in the morning, and in the afternoon, based on the knowledge extended from the books, he read some books on the distribution of world mineral deposits and rare animals and plants.

The day's gains were quite good, especially in learning about mineral deposits and extraterrestrial meteorites. Li Mu can explore these areas according to his needs later. For example, since he currently lacks a weapon and wants to forge a suitable weapon or even a flying sword, he now has a direction for collecting minerals.

Li Mu visited the medical school library for two consecutive days, spending a day reading over a hundred books on humanities and history, including some on Chinese literature and history. The sentence that impressed him the most was, "When people stand on equal footing, they know shame and honor," which he found very well.

After reading a comprehensive history of the world, I realized that on this planet, strength is the only true measure of power, which aligns with my own beliefs. Like America, they set the rules of the planet, and they've hijacked the entire planet by trampling on morality and shame.

Li Mu spent another day reading over a hundred miscellaneous books in the library. These books were extensions of the ones he had read before, books that interested him. He also read a few martial arts novels and unofficial history books.

In three days, plus the previous four days, Li Mu spent a total of seven days studying at the medical school, all in order to understand the world more quickly and better.

After putting away the last book he had finished reading, Li Mu felt he had read enough and decided not to come to the library again.

Touching the bracelet in his pocket, Li Mu felt a little regretful. He had originally planned to give the bracelet to Wang Yue in person as a farewell. However, he hadn't run into her even once in the past three days.

When leaving the library, Li Mu took out the bracelet and asked the librarian to give it to Wang Yue, leaving a note with it.

The note read: "Hello Wang Yue, this is a bracelet I made myself. I hope it brings you happiness in the future. Li Mu." There was also a smiley face drawn on the note.

This bracelet, once worn on the wrist, can have a calming effect even if one never encounters an attack in their lifetime.

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Wang Yue has been having a very bad time these past few days. For the first three days, apart from waiting for Li Mu to appear in the library every morning, she spent the rest of the time lying in her dormitory like a sick person, unable to eat or drink. The academic star who had never skipped a class was now neglecting her studies.

The senior dorm room isn't as full as it used to be. Now, apart from Wang Yue, who's determined to take the postgraduate entrance exam, the other three have all found hospital internships and only occasionally return to the dorm. No matter how much Wang Yue acted up these past three days, no one paid any attention.

It wasn't until her classmate Tian Tian, ​​who had returned to the dorm unexpectedly, noticed something was wrong and asked if she was lovesick. Wang Yue also thought she was lovesick, but she was just being stubborn and wouldn't admit it. The two chatted and joked with each other, and finally had a meal together, after which Wang Yue's condition improved.

For the next three days, Wang Yue rode a shared bicycle to the flea market every morning, hoping to get lucky and see Li Mu. She even imagined what her first words to Li Mu would be every day, but what good was thinking about it if she couldn't even see him?

Six days passed, and she finally realized that she might never see Li Mu again.

Sometimes people are like that; when they give up hope, they become more at ease. Wang Yue, who had missed four or five days of classes, started going back to class in the afternoon. Now that her major studies were over, it was just some postgraduate entrance exam preparation courses, so missing a few days wouldn't have a big impact.

After finishing her class, Wang Yue felt a pang of anxiety as she passed the library. It was a feeling she hadn't experienced even during her frantic search for Li Mu; it seemed that if she didn't go today, she might miss something. So, having already decided to let go of Li Mu, Wang Yue returned to the library.

"Wang Yue, someone left something for you here. Come and collect it."

As soon as Wang Yue approached the library service desk, the librarian waved her over to get something.

"Oh! Thank you, teacher. What is it?"

When Wang Yue received the bracelet and saw Li Mu's note, her head went blank for a moment, as if she had been struck by something. All the emotions she had felt from searching for Li Mu over the past few days suddenly surged into her brain.

When she heard the teacher say that the boy had come over in the past few days and had just left, Wang Yue could no longer control her emotions. She threw down her books, grabbed the bracelet, and chased after him toward the school gate.

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Li Mu no longer planned to come to the medical school library, so he didn't practice his "Chasing the Wind" step as before. He just walked normally, enjoying the scenery of the campus, watching the freshmen doing military training, the groups of senior students, and the couples walking hand in hand.

For Li Mu, there was nothing to miss about medical school; he just wanted to give himself the impression that "I came here, and I'm leaving now."

When he reached the school gate, Li Mu dodged away, leaving everything behind, and began practicing his Wind Chasing Step, heading home.

Just as Wang Yue reached the main gate, she saw that familiar figure flash by, but it was too late to call out. By the time she reached the outside of the campus as fast as she could, the figure had completely disappeared.

She was absolutely certain that the figure was Li Mu, and finally understood why she had always felt a sense of déjà vu with Li Mu. The person who had been wearing a hospital gown and slippers on Longmo Mountain had a figure that looked exactly like Li Mu when he left the school gate as he entered the bamboo forest.

She knew she had truly missed her chance with Li Mu. With a bitter smile, she looked at the bracelet in her hand, and that familiar feeling seemed to return. It wasn't the ambiguity between lovers, nor the affection between friends; it was that feeling of being more than friends but not quite lovers.

As soon as she put on the bracelet, Wang Yue immediately sensed Li Mu's presence. She felt relieved; the two had met, but did not know each other.

When I waited for you, you didn't come; when I went to find you, you were waiting for me in the same old place. In the end, we missed each other.

"The brocade zither has fifty strings for no reason, each string and bridge evokes thoughts of bygone years. Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, and the Emperor Wang's heart was entrusted to the cuckoo. The moon shines brightly over the sea, pearls seem to weep; the sun warms the jade of Lantian, and smoke seems to rise from it. This feeling can only be cherished in retrospect, for at the time it was already a regret."

Only this poem can express Wang Yue's feelings at this moment.