My Cultivation Starting from Archery

After cleaning up the house, he began to tidy up the courtyard.

In the muddy ground under the old pagoda tree in the center of the courtyard, a flying sword was still embedded. Its surface was rusty, almost merged with the soil, completely indistinguishable in quality from what it once was.

Taia.

But Chen Sansi still recognized its name.

It was mentioned in the "Tianshui List of Immortals" that Lord Taishan's Lifebound Flying Sword was an ancient divine sword named Taia, found within a secret realm, and contained a Sword Spirit.

That Sword Spirit was also eradicated by Lord Taishan himself, who killed it to save his own life, rendering the flying sword's spiritual nature void.

Chen Sansi looked at Mu Chutai's current state and understood what "Heart Realm Clarity Shattered" meant.

He circled around the Taia Sword and went to the back garden.

This fenced garden was overall desolate, yet this flower bed was well tended, as if someone had managed it.

Chen Sansi had briefly practiced the Spirit Plant Skill, so handling these mortal flowers was naturally no big deal.

He intended to take care of them all, only to be scolded again.

"That's enough, don't bother with the flower bed!"

Lord Taishan gestured: "Come, come, give your mentor a massage, channel some True Power, and clear the meridians."

Chen Sansi still did as instructed.

Afterward, he was asked to fetch some wine.

Amidst the commotion, the sun was already setting, and night had fallen.

Under the banyan tree in the yard, a table was set with food and wine. While Mu Chutai ate and drank, Chen Sansi stood by in attendance.

"Let me tell you, the higher the realm, the more meaningless life becomes."

Lord Taishan sipped his fine wine, leisurely saying: "Especially after the Third Realm, you stop eating grains and only consume Elixir Pills. Over time, you forget the taste of delicacies, don't you think?"

Chen Sansi replied: "What you say makes sense, Elder."

"Alright, don't think you're missing out. To be honest with you, in all of Tianshui, you won't find anyone with more comprehensive cultivation techniques than I have."

Mu Chutai put down his chopsticks: "Tell me, what cultivation technique have you practiced before? What do you want to learn?"

"I used to practice the 'Prajnaparamita Prison Suppressing Skill.'"

Chen Sansi fabricated: "Elder Yuling asked me to request the 'Dragon Scripture' from you, Elder."

The other party was only in the Qi Refining Realm, making it difficult to see through his previous cultivation technique with the naked eye.

" 'Prajnaparamita Prison Suppressing Skill' can indeed be converted to the Dragon Scripture."

Mu Chutai nodded: "You are now at the True Power Late Stage, and the next step is True Power Perfection. Do you know how to cultivate further?"

"Disciple does not know."

Chen Sansi respectfully said: "I seek your guidance, Elder."

"Hiss."

Mu Chutai took a sip of strong liquor, making a contented sound, then leisurely said:

"In the True Power Realm, there is no such thing as the Perfect Realm. So-called Perfect Realm was later defined as a transitional realm towards the Glazed Gold Body Realm.

"In the path of Martial Arts, it's essentially about exploring the secrets within one's body. This applies to both the True Power Realm and the Glazed Golden Body.

"After tempering the twenty-four elements of the Eight Scenic Gods in three parts, one must continue to delve into the body's secrets to enter the Glazed Gold Body Realm, laying the foundation for casting the Yellow Court.

"Therefore, what one needs to temper in True Power Perfection is called 'Opening the Five Gates,' or 'Opening the Five Viscera.'

"The so-called Five Viscera are the five organs that each represent the attributes of the Five Elements. Only when the Five Elements are unified can the casting of the Golden Body begin."

Opening the Five Gates, refining the Five Elements.

In fact, regarding True Power Perfection, Chen Sansi had heard about it from the Bai family members long ago.

"Let's do this."

Mu Chutai said: "Show me a few moves; let me see if you have what it takes."

"Then I shall humbly present my skills."

Chen Sansi drew the ordinary Xuanyuan Sword and performed a set of swordsmanship, not holding back much, stirring layers of Sword Qi.

Presently half-reclining on a cane chair, Lord Taishan, upon witnessing the opponent's martial arts prowess, couldn't help but sit up straight, squinting as if contemplating something, said, "Continue."

It wasn't until Chen Sansi had completed forty-nine moves that the other finally called a stop.

"Your swordsmanship is not bad; it somewhat resembles my style in the old days."

Mu Chutai set down the wine jug, his demeanor considerably more serious: "Next up, I will recite a sentence, and you must remember it."

"I humbly await your instruction."

Chen Sansi stood with his sword, fully focused.

"Cough, cough!"

Mu Chutai cleared his throat and then started slowly: "In the Heart Palace, the lotus holds flowers, below, the child holds the elixir's core family."

All cultivation techniques are mostly described in a way similar to ancient writings, the method of meridian circulation is hidden within, and one needs to comprehend it themselves.

Therefore, practicing martial arts not only requires qualification but also intuition. Many people with sufficient root bones may remain stuck at a certain realm without the perception to break through, even if someone teaches them hands-on, it may still be of no use.

Fortunately, Chen Sansi possesses both.

Once these two sentences were spoken, he immediately grasped the true meaning and began to mobilize his True Power, preparing to memorize the method of circulation first.

However, after completing the circulation contained in the first two sentences, he fell into stillness for a long time.

Chen Sansi looked up.

He saw Mu Chutai holding a wine jug, pouring wine into his wine gourd, seemingly having forgotten what he was doing.

"Elder?"

Chen Sansi had to stop the circulation: "What about the next part of the cultivation technique?"

"Forgot."

Mu Chutai responded nonchalantly, bringing the filled gourd to his nose to sniff it.

"..."

Chen Sansi did not show anger.

It's a simple principle; the other party owes him nothing, and he is seeking help, so he can't expect others to treat him like family.

He just asked: "How long will it take for you to remember, Elder?"

"Who knows?"

Mu Chutai pounded his waist, walked towards the clean room: "Let's sleep on it, if there are spirit stones tomorrow, go to the Xiao Xiang Sect, reach the Heart Realm Clarity, maybe I'll recall a bit."

"..."

Chen Sansi could only clean up the mess quietly, then sat cross-legged under the roots of a banyan tree, waiting silently.

He currently has some time, so he can focus on learning for a while.

If he could obtain the cultivation technique and the Qingxu Sect doesn't retain him, then he could rent a second-tier cave mansion at a nearby workshop.

The Xiao Xiang Sect isn't bad either; at least it's a sect, with cave mansions better ranked than workshops.

Chen Sansi's mind began to recall the previous cultivation technique sentence.

In the Heart Palace...

So what comes next?

He had created his own breathing skill before, and now he couldn't help but guess how higher-level cultivation techniques would operate.

Unknowingly, time shifted like stars, and a night passed.

The next morning.

Chen Sansi placed a bag of spirit stones at the door early.

"Hey, whose spirit stones were left at my place?"

Mu Chutai, who slept until noon, collected the spirit stones, completely ignoring Chen Sansi in the courtyard, and gradually wandered off after pushing open the fence.

It wasn't until evening that he returned, drunk with the smell of wine, swaying back to the house, muttering to himself.

"The host is in harmony with cold and heat, wearing a brocade cloak, adorned with jade thread."

"..."

Sitting in meditation, Chen Sansi suddenly opened his eyes, knowing that this was the second sentence of the cultivation technique.

He immediately began to cultivate.

Unfortunately, it was still just one sentence!

After saying one sentence, Mu Chutai entered the dilapidated house and fell silent.

Chen Sansi could only ponder over and over the single sentence of the cultivation technique, feeling the difference from his previous guesses about the follow-up content, carefully experiencing the circulation of True Power.

Until the next morning, he once again took out a bag of spirit stones.

Lord Taishan accepted them all and then left the courtyard, not returning until late at night, casually reciting the third sentence of the cultivation technique.

"Golden bell and vermilion belt sitting in poise, adjusting blood and commanding life, unwithered, externally responding with verbal flowers."

"..."

The following days passed like this, seemingly in an endless cycle, only with different cultivation technique content each time.

During this process, every day Chen Sansi could only ponder a single sentence of the cultivation technique, gradually mastering the mysteries, even faintly guessing the direction of the subsequent content.

After expending a vast amount of spirit stones, he finally obtained the cultivation technique for True Power Perfection.