My Cultivation Starting from Archery

All affairs taken care of, Silver tucked into his belt, the sky had already begun to darken.

Zhao Qiao and his two companions hurried back.

"That cult has been causing a lot of trouble recently; people are dying every day. Let's hurry home, Brother Shi, you be careful too."

The Witch God Sect.

Chen Sansi felt it was strange.

In theory, those people should be laying low in Po Yang, so how dare they come out and make trouble?

It was unclear when they would find them.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

With Silver in hand, Chen Sansi arrived at the medicine shop, only to find it closed.

Not just Yunhe Medicine Shop, but Cloud Crane Medicine Store was closed too.

"Am I too late?"

He wasn't in a hurry; coming tomorrow would be the same.

Upon rushing home, Gu Xinlan and Xu Bin's wife, Sister Tong, were in the courtyard working on shoe pads. They shrieked in fear and trembled like flowers in the wind when they saw someone draped in a bloody tiger skin storm in.

"Brother Shi..."

Gu Xinlan's heart pounded, and she said with disbelief, "You killed a Big Worm?"

Chen Sansi awkwardly dropped his things and apologized to Sister Tong, "Sister-in-law, I didn't know you were here."

"It's fine, it's fine."

Sister Tong, looking at the blood-soaked youth, didn't dare stay any longer and left in a flurry.

"Brother Shi, really..."

Once she recovered, Gu Xinlan came over to help unload: "Sister Tong is pregnant, you know."

"Blame me."

Chen Sansi took off his armor: "Sister Lan, it's been hard on you, cook the tiger heart and tiger meat together; as for the tiger skin, deal with it when you're free, maybe make it into a blanket or something."

It was deep autumn, and the days were getting colder; tiger skin could be used for warmth.

"Alright, you start by washing your face."

Gu Xinlan turned and busied herself in the kitchen.

One by one, dishes were brought to the table.

Needless to say about the tiger heart and meat, there was beef, salted duck eggs, white rice, and on top of that, Blood Replenishing Soup made with medicinal herbs—a very rich meal.

Chen Sansi bit into the tiger heart.

"Brother Shi, maybe... eat less of that," Gu Xinlan urged hesitantly, biting her lip and blushing.

"Hm?"

Chen Sansi paused.

He remembered, after eating bear heart last time, his Qi-Blood was overly abundant, and he had given Sister Lan quite a tough time.

"It's okay."

Chen Sansi continued to eat in large bites: "I am not like before; I can control it now."

Purchased alone, the tiger heart would cost at least thirty taels of silver or more, and that wasn't even a sure deal.

After all, Big Worms weren't as common as rabbits that you find everywhere.

Having gulped down a few bites of tiger heart meat, Chen Sansi's body began to heat up like fire, an effect even stronger than that of the bear heart. Besides, he also felt an overwhelming surge of aggression.

As if he were that ferocious tiger, wanting to indulge in a bloodthirsty killing spree.

Taking advantage of this vigor, Chen Sansi stuffed two mouthfuls of beef to sate his hunger and finished the simmering Blood Replenishing Soup before picking up the reed leaf gun and went into the courtyard to practice.

In the depth of autumn, with many trees outside their home, dry leaves blown into the courtyard covered the ground.

The long spear whistled, sweeping up the dried yellow leaves in the yard, as if thousands of butterflies were dancing gracefully around the youth. But these butterflies were exuding endless killing intent. They flew faster and faster, nearly turning into a tornado, as if they intended to shred everything that approached into dust.

Intense killing intent yet breathtakingly beautiful.

Gu Xinlan watched, almost mesmerized.

How many days had it been?

Just over a month ago, they were still worrying about paying the taxes.

Now, not only were they well-fed and clothed, but the man had also learned a great martial arts skill. It was like living a dream.

One practicing martial arts; one watching.

Unknowingly, the sun set, and the twilight dimmed, with stars lighting up the night sky.

Chen Sansi, drenched in sweat, finally stopped.

"Whew..."

He exhaled a long breath and planted the long spear under the plum tree in the courtyard.

[Cultivation Technique: Basic Spear Technique (Proficient)]

[Progress: (120/1000)]

[Utility: Gun Movement Swift and Fierce, Amazing Endurance, Qi-Blood Robust]

"This tiger meat, truly is exceptionally effective!"

"Tomorrow I'll buy more Supplemental Medicine, within half a month, I must be able to break through to small achievement!"

"Hiss..."

Even after practicing spear technique for several hours, Chen Sansi still felt the effect of the tiger heart meat and Blood Replenishing Soup continuing to work, making his blood boil, but his muscles did indeed need a short rest.

"Come, wipe your sweat."

Gu Xinlan had already prepared a towel in advance, patiently and carefully wiping the young man's forehead, "Hungry, right? What do you want to eat, eh!"

Her delicate wrist was suddenly grasped tightly.

"Brother Shi, what are you doing?"

"Doing!"

Chen Sansi directly picked up Sister Lan around the waist and headed straight for the bedroom.

"I told you already, don't eat so many Beast Hearts!"

...

The next day.

When Chen Sansi arrived at the military camp entrance, he just happened to encounter a troop of people returning covered in dust.

Riding at the front was Luo Dongquan.

In the middle of the troop, a cage held a man.

The man wore the clothes of the Sheng Dynasty's commoners, but his appearance still seemed somewhat out of place, creating a sense of dissonance.

Luo Dongquan glanced at him without saying a word and led the troop into the military camp.

"Householder Xiong."

Chen Sansi found Householder Xiong at the end of the troop, "This person, could it be..."

"Yes, he's from the Witch God Sect."

Householder Xiong cursed and said, "This kid has got guts and audacity, we're hunting them throughout the city, and he still dared to run off to the Spring Pavilion to seek out the ladies!"

"He's got that much nerve?" Chen Sansi asked.

"Of course!"

Householder Xiong said, "If it weren't for me being next door trying to compete for Miss Ru Yan, who would have thought? A truly under-the-lamp darkness!"

"..."

Chen Sansi didn't care about this.

What he cared about was the Immortal Treasure, "Have all the people from the Witch God Sect been caught?"

"Not all of them."

Householder Xiong touched his nose, "But it'll be soon, we've caught one, aren't we afraid we won't make him reveal where the rest are hiding? It'll only take a few more days."

Chen Sansi sighed with relief.

The affair wasn't over, which meant the Immortal Treasure key hadn't been found, and there was still a chance.

Of course, he would act according to circumstances and wouldn't risk his life for it.

After all, he held the box in his hands, he just needed to know whose hands the key fell into, and then he could plan slowly.

Watching the troop enter the military camp, Chen Sansi also busied with his own matters.

He went to the Forge and stated his needs.

The person in charge, a bare-chested middle-aged man named Niu Gai, had spectacularly developed muscles.

Stopping his work, he wiped the sweat off his head with a torn cloth, "What weight of bow do you want?"

"Ten-stone."

Chen Sansi had only a few pieces of the tougher parts of the tiger bone left.

"Tiger bone?"

Niu Gai picked up the skull to feel it, "Replacing cow horn, hard wood to make the bow is good, but to make the bow's body, it's slightly lacking in resilience. I suggest you use Purple Gold Bamboo that's over fifty years old. Even with that, it's hard to make a Ten-stone Bow, at most six or seven stone."

"Six or seven stone?"

Chen Sansi asked, "How can a Ten-stone Bow be made?"

He still hoped to make a heavy bow that would be effective for training so he wouldn't have to keep changing bows and arrows.

Niu Gai explained, "Generally, bowstrings are made from cow horn and cow tendon, with limited upper bounds. Even if you force a ten-stone pull strength bow, the practical utility would be very poor. Tiger tendon won't work either, unless it's from an Exotic Beast of the bovine species, or an even better Exotic Beast."

"What about deer?"

Chen Sansi paused, "I meant, an Exotic Beast White Deer."

"Deer tendon is flexible, and Exotic Beasts are especially so, certainly it can be done."

Niu Gai said, "If you can really find an Exotic Beast of the deer species, I can definitely make you a bow that surpasses ten-stone."