My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Boom—"

In the dark night, a blaze shot up into the sky.

Chen Sansi swiftly left, carrying a sack.

This time, he had truly struck it rich!

Before leaving, he had not only packed up everything he could carry but also obtained several medical books from the pharmacist, and then he murdered to silence them.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

All in all, he did not even know how much it was all worth!

Moreover, since there were too many bodies to dispose of conveniently,

Chen Sansi, worried that someone might recognize the arrow wound, simply gathered them in the courtyard and burned them all together.

With this commotion,

The Martial Arts Hall surely wouldn't dare to capture live people for testing medicines anymore, which could be considered a good deed.

Chen Sansi recalled the recent events in his mind.

Spiritual Grain could actually enhance cultivation?

Could it be the Old Emperor had really met an Immortal?

Was he truly cultivating towards immortality?

How to use the Immortal Treasure—use a special flame and then simmer the Spiritual Grain?

Chen Sansi speculated about various things.

Either way, lamp oil plus Spiritual Grain equaled a treasure medicine that enhanced cultivation.

Following this lead was definitely right.

With that, the matter came to a close.

With Xiang Tingchun willingly taking the blame, no one would suspect him.

Next, he had plenty of time to study it slowly.

Chen Sansi, with three or four sacks on his back, hurriedly left Tiger Head Mountain.

Taking all these things back was not practical; he first hid them in an old house in Yanbian Village, then he took a detour back to the military settlement of the Households.

"Senior Sister Sun is not here?"

Chen Sansi keenly sensed something was amiss.

The guest room was empty!

He hurried to his own bedroom, and only after picking up a strand of hair from both the door gap and the window, did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Before setting out,

He had the foresight to pluck a few hairs from Sister Lan as a marker.

It seemed he was overthinking.

Sun Li had no intentions of monitoring him.

But where was she going in the middle of the night?

The chances were good that she'd discovered a clue about Medicine Valley.

"Good thing I made my move first."

...

"Sister, it looks like someone has already been here!"

Sun Buqi stood on the wall, looking at the raging fire in the courtyard and made a calm analysis.

"Is that even necessary to say?"

Sun Li looked at the pit dug by the perpetrator to burn the bodies:"This guy was even worried about causing a wildfire..."

"What a good person indeed!"

Sun Buqi exclaimed feelingly.

Recently, Sun Li and Sun Buqi, one openly and one secretly,

had barely noticed that disciples from the Martial Arts Academy frequently left the city to go up the mountain, so they thought to come and check tonight.

Upon discovering a fire nearby, they arrived only to witness this scene.

"Fire, put out the fire!"

...

The other nightwatchmen from nearby medicine gardens noticed the abnormality, shouting as they led men rushing over.

"Let's go back,"

Sun Li sighed deeply: "We'll check the other medicine gardens another day."

...

The next day,

As soon as Chen Sansi arrived at the military camp, he heard many people discussing the incident.

"Did you hear?"

"Last night, fire broke out on Second Layer Mountain."

"This morning, during the city patrol, I personally saw several charred bodies carried back from the mountain!"

"It seems like young masters from the Tianyuan Martial Arts Academy were all burned to death!"

"Why would there suddenly be a wildfire?"

"Clearly, someone did it on purpose."

"Who would dare to do such a thing?"

...

After eavesdropping for a while, Chen Sansi headed to the Martial Arts Arena, gathering his subordinates for routine exercises.

Several among them, as before, were lazily skimping during the Pile Work practice.

"Are you Zhao Jin from Li Zhuang?"

Chen Sansi approached and spoke in an even tone.

"Yes! Does the flag leader know me?" the man asked, surprised.

"Recognized."

Chen Sansi asked, "How goes the training?"

"It's okay, just too exhausting."

The man said with a joking smile, "It's much more tiring than farming."

"Then you should go back to farming."

Chen Sansi suddenly said, "Xu Wencai, take him to collect the rations from these past few days."

"Sir?!"

The sudden expulsion baffled not just the man, but everyone present.

"That's good, I have something to say to you."

Chen Sansi knew, he could no longer indulge them.

He gathered his energy and spoke loudly, "I know you came to join the army because you, like me, were both raised outside the city in the countryside, and you think I would look after you.

"Yes, I will indeed look after you!

"Here, I can't guarantee other things.

"I, Chen Sansi, will definitely not embezzle a single grain of your food or a copper coin, and those with talent, I will also try my best to pass on martial arts!

"But!

"I hope you understand that this is the military, not an acting troupe, and soon, some of you will die! I mean, really die!

"If you don't train properly now, when you go to battle later, you will not only kill yourselves, but also get other brothers killed!

"So, I'm giving you the ugly truth upfront."

"From today, whoever dares to be lazy and perfunctory, will just go home and farm like Zhao Jin.

"I do not allow such a scourge to exist under my command!

"Do you understand?"

When he had finished speaking, the martial arts arena was utterly silent.

Those who had slacked off earlier all showed embarrassed expressions.

"Understood!"

It took a long while, but they finally responded in unison.

Despite actually holding some admiration for the young man before them, they were still not accustomed to martial arts training.

Joining the army was something their fellow villagers had discussed and decided together.

If anyone were to be driven away, it would be a great embarrassment.

Chen Sansi sighed inwardly.

He knew he had to set an example.

Otherwise, there would always be people who took advantage of his approachability, and brazenly broke the rules.

Like Zhao Jin, who from the very first day of enlistment didn't train properly and often encouraged others to sneak out of camp to rest at home.

What use was there in keeping such a person?

"Continue!"

At Chen Sansi's command.

The soldiers hurriedly resumed their pile work, each gritting their teeth and persevering, none daring to slack off again.

Just then, the young master who had visited the day before came this way.

Right on time.

...

Tianyuan Martial Arts Academy.

In the courtyard full of greenery, many burnt corpses were laid out, all black and hardened, resembling matchsticks and barely recognizable as human.

"Which... which one is Zhan'er!"

Master Liang Shengzhi's eyes were bloodshot, his emotions on the verge of collapse, "Who! Who had the audacity!"

He had four children, but only one son!

And now met with a death leaving not even an intact body.

The other two headmasters were also present.

"It seems our affairs have been exposed."

Pan Quan was frantic, "But what's strange is, why has no one come for us?"

Whoever came across the event on the mountain should not be this calm.

Lately, many had been investigating.

"My son!!!"

Liang Shengzhi, overwhelmed with grief, looked closely at the corpses, trying to figure out which one was his son, not in the mood to listen to him.

Pan Quan turned to the side, "Uncle Zhao, who do you think is behind this?"

"If I remember correctly, Brother Liang's son and that old servant were both in the Bone Training Realm, right?"

Master Zhao, who had been silent all along, finally spoke slowly, "Plus, seven or eight True Disciples guarded the Medicine Garden, yet none survived to escape back here.

"It indicates the attacker was of an exceptional realm, treating Bone Training martial artists as if slaughtering chickens and dogs.

"Looking over Po Yang County, who do you think could accomplish this?"

"Xiang Tingchun!"

Pan Quan suddenly realized, "He must have noticed something, penetrated Medicine Valley to spy on the secrets, planning to monopolize the secret of the Immortal Treasure!"

"That's right. Exactly."

Master Zhao affirmed, "Otherwise, if our affairs were exposed, why would there be no questions directed at us? If it was Xiang Tingchun, it makes sense. With the Immortal Treasure in his hands, why would he want the issue revealed?"

"That Xiang is truly malicious!"

Pan Quan cursed angrily, "Not content with destroying the Song Family, now relying on his Refining Internal Realm, and having our weaknesses, preparing to slowly devour us, and completely consume our houses!"

"Xiang Tingchun!"

Liang Shengzhi roared, "You and I shall never coexist! Even as a ghost, I will ensure we perish together!!!"