My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Since the higher-up has spoken, I must select the soldiers,"

Luo Dongquan's gaze swept across the several Hundred Households inside the tent.

Xiong, Liu, and others didn't dare to raise their heads.

No one wanted to undertake this grueling task.

Guess why it's called the night watch.

Soon, Luo Dongquan spoke, "Liu Jinkui, Chen Sansi, each of us will pick ten men from our subordinates. In a month, we must head to the grassland and ascertain the true state of the Xi River tribe."

Xiang Tingchun had just sat down and picked up a tea cup when he heard this plan, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, but he didn't speak out against it.

"This subordinate... accepts the order!"

Liu Jinkui reluctantly accepted the order.

Chen Sansi was not a hypocrite.

Military orders were as heavy as mountains; he naturally would obey.

It's just that having Luo come along as well, couldn't help but seem like he harbored ill intentions.

"I should be the one to go!"

Wang Zhi suddenly stood up, "I have reached Bone Forging Perfection, am I not stronger than him?"

"Hundred Households Wang."

Luo Dongquan said coldly, "It's not your place to speak, is it?"

"I didn't ask you!"

Wang Zhi shouted towards the main seat, "Households Commander Xiang, Luo harbors no good intentions!"

"Fatty Wang, what do you mean by that?!"

Luo Dongquan glared angrily, "Do you actually think that I would harm Hundred Households Chen in secret?"

"Only you know what you're thinking,"

Wang Zhi insisted, "Households Commander Xiang, I'm definitely not being overprotective. Chen Sansi can go, but Luo Dongquan cannot. Only one of them can go!"

"Wang Zhi, you dare defy a military order?!"

"To hell with you, being Deputy Thousand Households is so important, huh?"

"Do you believe I'll report you to the Department of Soldiers!"

"Go ahead and report, see if I'm scared?"

"Enough!!!"

Xiang Tingchun's fist thunderously slammed on the desk, "Wang Zhi! You will go along with Chen Sansi!"

"A wise decision!"

Wang Zhi immediately changed to a sycophantic expression, "This subordinate guarantees to complete the mission!"

Once the assignment was given, the group dispersed.

"Old Luo."

Xiang Tingchun, with eyes closed, inquired, "You were supposed to include Feng Yong, Zhao Kang, and Liu Jinkui. Why did you change it without authorization? I said after spring, do what you will with him, but right now, I need this man!"

"This subordinate deserves to die."

Luo Dongquan kneeled on one knee, "But sir, the Sun siblings are present, and Magistrate Ji is also courting him. If I wait till then, where will I get the chance?"

"Wait a bit longer."

Xiang Tingchun's cheeks creased and then smoothed as he finally said, "At the very least, he must die on the main battlefield."

"Sir, I understand,"

Luo Dongquan bowed his head low.

...

"That damned Luo Dongquan!"

As soon as he walked out of the tent, Liu Jinkui burst into curses, "I used to treat him to meals all the time, now that he's been promoted, he assigns me this deadly task!"

"Entry-level Refining Internal dares to be arrogant!"

Wang Zhi spat, "If it were the past, I would have split him in two right there."

Zhao Kang and the rest pretended not to hear and quickly left.

Xiong Qiuan followed with curses, "I've always seen he's no good."

"Shi, don't panic."

Wang Zhi sneered, "I'll go with you, Luo wouldn't dare to do anything."

"Thanks."

Chen Sansi expressed his gratitude.

With him accompanying, there was at least no need to worry about being directly assassinated.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Still, I'm too weak; otherwise, who would dare harbor evil thoughts."

Complaining was useless.

All he could do was devote himself to his cultivation.

He must also prepare for the trip to the grassland.

Chen Sansi returned to the Martial Arts Arena to pick those for the night watch.

"Zhu Tong, Zhuang Yi, Zhao Qiao, Li Dazhi, Xia Erniu."

He picked five, Wang Zhi picked five.

"Sir, what about me?"

Wang Li was surprised, "Let me go with you."

"You stay behind, in my absence, you're responsible for helping Xu Wencai with the military drills."

Chen Sansi said.

This Wang Li usually keeps quiet, yet his cultivation speed is not slow at all, tightly following Zhu Tong. Most importantly, he has a stable personality, follows orders, and doesn't cause any trouble.

"Yes!"

Wang Li accepted the orders.

"You five, go to the horse field later. Someone will specifically train you in Horse Control Skill."

Going to the grassland without a horse is not possible.

The matter was settled.

Several days passed in a flash.

Chen Sansi routinely practiced cultivation and made medicine.

After Bone Strengthening, it was time for Skin Training.

To practice Skin Training, one couldn't rely solely on Training. It required enduring painful tempering as well.

There were two kinds of tempering tools.

One was sandstone rough salt, the other was Iron Sand.

Depending on the tool used, the tempering effects varied.

Naturally, Chen Sansi chose Iron Sand.

A wooden barrel was filled with specially made Iron Sand.

He entered the barrel naked; it was as if he plunged into a mountain of knives and a sea of fire.

Even though Chen Sansi was mentally prepared, he was still tortured until his facial features twisted. He forced himself to endure for ten minutes before jumping out, his body bloody and not a single patch of good flesh remained.

He quickly took out his ointment.

This black jade Protective Body Ointment was extremely expensive, costing five hundred taels per box and only lasting for twenty days.

Even at the Bone Training Realm, the consumption of resources was astronomically expensive.

No wonder many talented martial artists were willing to serve major families or martial arts halls like dogs.

Soldiers in the military fought desperately with the hope of exchanging military merits, but how could Jianghu wanderers afford it?

The black ointment, like mud, coated his entire body, bringing a wave of coolness. Threads and strands of medicinal power continuously repaired the surface wounds on his body.

Training the skin in this way would not only avoid damaging the skin, but also make it smoother and more delicate.

No wonder it was so expensive.

After all, the medicinal herbs used inside were very precious.

After deciphering the formula, Chen Sansi managed to mix about a box of it.

Any more than that, and there wouldn't be any left.

After all, the medicinal herbs obtained from Medicine Valley were just one of the many medicinal gardens, most of which were ingredients for Replenishing Essence Soup and Medicine Baths.

When it was used up...

He would borrow some from Brother Liang's place.

Chen Sansi made up his mind.

[Cultivation Technique: Undying Golden Snake Spear – Advanced (Mastered)]

[Progress: 105/1000]

Too slow!

The greatest increase in his cultivation speed was through Spiritual Grain.

But the absorption efficiency was just too slow!

Originally planned, he had four more months to refine his internals, provided he continuously consumed Spiritual Grain.

But the more he practiced, the more Chen Sansi dared not consume too much.

The poison in the meridians was no joke.

"Forget it..."

"Rushing is useless."

Chen Sansi could only keep comforting himself, packing up his belongings and leaving the cave to go down the mountain and return home.

It was dusk; the remaining sunlight of the setting sun reflected off the twilight sky. The military settlement was peaceful and serene. Every household was making fire for cooking, the wafting smoke rising up through the chimneys into the sky like long white dragons soaring.

"Brother Shi is back."

Gu Xinlan came out to meet him, Xu Bin's pregnant wife, Sister Tong, was also there; she slightly bowed in greeting, "Greetings to Hundred Household Chen."

"Brother Shi, Sister Tong said to have dinner at her place tonight; the wine and dishes are all ready."

"Brother Shi, what are you looking at?"

"Mr. Chen... what's so interesting about the chimney?"

"..."

Chen Sansi had not heard a word from them.

His eyes were fixed on the sky, his expression serious.

Among the white dragons, a black dragon had mingled.

That was not smoke from cooking.

It was a beacon fire!

It had been many years since Po Yang Thousand Households had dealt with warfare. Now a beacon fire was lit, and even the families living in the military settlement had not noticed the anomaly in time.

"Buzz—"

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

"All soldiers assemble, assemble—"

The Order Officer's loud voice, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, rang through the military settlement.