My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 601 - 206: How many soldiers does the Upper Sect have?
Lingnan Town.
A small boat took advantage of the night to sail into the deep sea and soon entered an endless fog.
This trip.
Before I knew it, more than two months had passed again.
Chen Sansi, having no Martial Arts to cultivate, could only cultivate the "Five Elements Decision" day and night, and he was finally approaching the threshold of a breakthrough.
His Spirit Root, which possessed all Five Elements, continuously drew Spiritual Energy from the Spiritual Pearl. After complicated Circulation refinement, the energy returned to his Dantian, transforming from an initially faint and ethereal mist into something more substantial and increasing in amount.
Two strands...
Five strands...
Until ten strands of thread condensed, they formed a strand of mist as thick as a hemp rope in his Dantian.
Finally.
The panel floated up.
[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Decision. Early-stage Qi Refining (Second Level)]
[Progress: 0/500]
The proficiency of the second level of the technique had not increased and still stood at 500. In fact, Levels One to Three were collectively known as the Early Stage, and the detailed division was purely a matter of the technique itself.
A year!
From Ziwei Mountain until now, nearly a year had passed.
He had barely reached the Second Level of Qi Refining and couldn't even perform Sword Flight.
Moreover, it was said that from the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, cultivation would become exponentially more difficult. Based on his spirit root talent, the time needed to reach Qi Refining Perfection was estimated to be about forty years, with the probability of reaching Foundation Establishment being... zero!
This trip.
Apart from various materials needed for cultivation in the True Power Realm, he also needed to obtain some Magic Cultivation Methods, pill recipes, and their materials.
At the stern.
"Chen Sansi, I've caught you!"
Zhaozhao took a lot of effort to fish a General Crab out of the sea.
The crab's body was covered in scale-like armor, about the length of an arm, and belonged to the category of Treasure Fish. Even a Martial Artist in the Profound Image Realm would benefit greatly from eating one.
Zhaozhao used a specially made net to cover the crab and dragged it to an iron pot. After stabbing it dead with a sword, she threw it into the pot. Soon after boiling it, she sat on the deck and began to eat the crab.
Chen had a big bag of Fasting Pills, but he was too reluctant to use them, saving all for selling in exchange for Spirit Stones, letting her fish daily, no different from the officials of Lingnan Town who forced fishermen to fish.
"Here you go."
As Zhaozhao ate the crab, she grabbed a handful of fodder and fed it to Qian Xun, "I see he doesn't treat you well either, never willing to feed you the good stuff."
Qian Xun nodded.
"What are you two whispering about?"
Chen Sansi, unapologetic, grabbed half a crab and ate as he walked, "Keep steering properly, we're almost there."
"Oh."
Zhaozhao bit into her crab even more vigorously.
...
Half a day later.
In front of them, a hazy island emerged, with a stone stele on its edge inscribed with the words "Ends of the Earth."
As the Spirit Boat slowly approached the shore, they finally reached their destination.
Here.
It was virtually impossible to see any signs of the last great battle, presumably someone had cleaned it up. It was spotlessly clean but also desolate, with no sign of human life.
Master had mentioned.
The loosening of the heaven and earth seal is irreversible.
They could leave through the Ancient Transmission Array now, just waiting a bit longer before they could reopen the Transmission Array to let large numbers flood into the territory.
Early and Middle Stages of Qi Refining were manageable, but the Late Stage and Perfection could bring significant trouble.
Chen Sansi asked Qian Xun and Zhaozhao to wait while he went to observe the area near the Ancient Transmission Array. After ensuring it was safe, he took out the Jade Token and followed a specific process to teleport into the Sky Water Continent.
"Directly to the market?"
Zhaozhao inquired.
"Let's go to Small Stone Village first."
"The village?"
...
Small Stone Village.
"Immortal Master, how have you returned again?"
Old Man Li said as he invited them into the house.
The yard was the same old yard, and the people were still the old couple.
He lit a fire to cook and fried two dishes.
"Where is Ping'an?"
Chen Sansi asked as he ate.
"That rascal, who knows where he has gone!"
Old Man Li responded irritably, "Ever since... in any case, now he neither herds cattle nor tills the fields, goes off to who knows where, and is hardly ever seen."
"Grandpa, grandma."
During the meal.
A woman's voice sounded from outside.
At dusk, a young well-dressed woman not looking like she was from a poor family pushed open the gate. Her face was beautiful, and she held a basket full of meat and eggs.
"Girl?"
Old Man Li craned his neck to look outside and after recognizing the person, his expression shifted from astonishment to joy, but it quickly turned into panic. He hurriedly brought the woman inside, "Girl, why have you come back again?"
"He's gone into seclusion."
The young woman said as she put down the contents of the basket and took out some gold nuggets from her pouch, "This is what I've saved up over the past two years. Exchange these for silver, and you won't need to go up the mountains to chop wood anymore. This man..."
At this point.
The woman noticed the white robe in the room, and without waiting for the old man to explain, she quickly realized, slightly bowing, "You must be the Immortal Master, I've heard Ping'an mention you."
"You are, Ping'an's sister?"
If Chen Sansi remembered correctly.
Old Man Li had mentioned before.
Ping'an had a sister, who married into the city as someone's concubine.
And from the conversation, the man she married seemed to be a cultivator.
"Put the stuff down and leave quickly."
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Old Man Li urged, "Girl, you really mustn't come back here anymore."
Under the persistent urging of the elderly couple.
The young woman reluctantly left the village.
Soon after she departed.
Chen Sansi saw several cultivators at the Early Stage of Qi Refining entering the village.