My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Zhang Wuya said disdainfully: "Eighty percent, he's already dead..."

His words were barely finished when a few figures suddenly appeared in the sky above the gathering crowd in the arena.

Upon closer inspection, it was Lu Zhiyong from Flowing Cloud Peak and a few sect members, carrying the alchemy furnace back to Dragon Elephant City, with a heavy crash onto the arena floor.

"Junior Brother Lu?"

"Weren't you supposed to be at Mingquan Lake? How did you come back, and why are you hauling such a big alchemy furnace?!"

The people in the arena, including Su Yang, were shocked, quickly approached to inquire about the situation, and upon learning it was filled with abducted cultivators, they were all incredulous.

In fact, these captured cultivators had basically been abandoned.

The rescue mission was set up merely to put on a show for the others, to demonstrate that no disciple would be abandoned, encouraging everyone to fight desperately against the demon cultivators.

Unexpectedly, someone actually rescued the prisoners.

"Where's Lu Shengzhi?!"

Xue Xianrong, restless, stepped forward to ask.

"Junior Brother Lu?"

Lu Zhiyong, with a despondent look mingled with guilt, said: "He stayed behind for us, not sure what happened to him!"

"I told you!"

Zhang Wuya sighed with relief: "Lu, for sure he'll die in..."

His sentence was interrupted once again.

A figure appeared, controlling a sword as he descended onto the arena—it was Chen Sansi returning to Dragon Elephant City.

"Junior Brother Lu!"

Lu Zhiyong hurriedly went to greet him: "Are you alright?!"

"It's nothing."

Chen Sansi, pale-faced, nearly fainted upon landing.

He muttered to himself, this Triple Blood Burning, if possible, it's better not to use it normally, as it consumes too much.

Anyway, he managed to return alive.

The Heavenly Dao rankings changed once more.

First, Loose Cultivator Shen Tuye, 1,320 Coins.

Second, Demon Suppression Department Xiang Baixuan, 1,200 Coins.

Third, Qingxu Sect Lu Shengzhi, 1,190 Coins.

Fourth, Qingxu Sect Xue Xianrong, 1,020 Coins.

"..."

Xue Xianrong's expression turned grim.

Among the crowd, Shen Tuye, wearing a raincoat holding a sword, cast an unfriendly glance at the Baihua Valley disciple who suddenly jumped to third place.

Xiang Baixuan of the Demon Suppression Department showed a particularly serious expression.

Chen Sansi naturally noticed these things, knowing he had offended quite a few people again.

But just like when he was in the Po Yang Army, he could not let the fear of making enemies stop him from moving forward and tying himself down.

The Copper Coin numbers of the top four were closely contested.

Chen Sansi did not waste time and planned to rest for a few days before continuing to earn Copper Coin.

Back at the cave mansion, Dongfang Jingxing was waiting there, ready to report the general situation within the court over the past two years.

Overall, it's a steadily improving situation; the number of cultivators in Sky Wall City has soared to over 8,000, and in two years it's expected to expand to 10,000.

Unfortunately, the materials to create the official seals are lacking, currently only just over 3,000 official seals, otherwise, with the "Jade Emperor Sky Flipping Seal," it would be possible to confront enemies across realms.

Chen Sansi still handed the material issue to Little Bamboo to find as his primary task was obtaining the Creation Jade Dew, then preparing for Core Formation.

Besides this, a familiar figure within the court had passed away.

Zhao Qiao.

This uncle-level hunter from the same village as Chen Sansi, joined the army too old, eventually gave up cultivation and moved into logistics.

After establishing the Great Han, he served under Second Brother Cheng Wei of the Ministry of Revenue, eventually appointed Standard Third Rank Vice Minister of Revenue.

Until two months ago, overwhelmed by a severe illness, the imperial physicians failed to save him and he passed away.

"Convey my imperial edict."

Chen Sansi said: "Posthumously honor Zhao Qiao as Marquis Hushan, bury him with honor in Wuhao Palace, include him among the Cloud Platform Pavilion Assistant Generals, don't forget to inscribe his name on the Heroic Soul Stele."

"If Zhao Qiao Uncle's descendants have qualifications, make sure to bring them into Sky Wall City and tilt resources towards them to some extent."

"As you command!"

Dongfang Jingxing noted carefully.

First one.

This was the first among all those following Chen Sansi on his long journey, truly falling behind.

Reflecting on Zhao Qiao's life, although without obvious merits, and not accompanying through various ups and downs in warfare, in reality, he was a logistics expert, working diligently and contributing no less than others.

"Go well."

After parting with him in his heart, Chen Sansi did not dwell on this affair. He took some pills and began a short retreat.

[Cultivation Technique: Swallowing Fire Technique · Mid-stage Foundation Establishment]

[Progress: 452/1000]

Ten days later, he fully recovered and, as per Qingxu Sect's requirements, headed to Star Peak Mountain to join the battle.

Now, the warfare was increasingly intense, with three Golden Core cultivators of the righteous side stationed day and night on the mountain, facing at least three waves of attacking demon armies daily.

Chen Sansi and others relied on the Mountain Protection Array, fighting against these demon armies until their mana was exhausted, before swapping out for recuperation.

Repeating this, a month passed.

Due to limitations in methods such as bow and arrow, along with various battlefield constraints requiring to stay in specific locations to fend off enemies, he could only earn a fixed amount of Copper Coin daily.

Thus, Chen Sansi's accumulation of Copper Coin was quite slow, continually suppressed.

And leading Loose Cultivator Shen Tuye, responsible for guarding key positions where the demon army primarily attacked, managed to maintain first place due to his recklessness.

Xue Xianrong and others' Copper Coin amounts were also rapidly increasing, seemingly poised to surpass.

The former had arrived a few years earlier, while the latter included three people earning Copper Coin, plus Xiang Baixuan from the Demon Suppression Department.

Chen Sansi quickly realized he couldn't continue this way.

He needed to find a faster way to accumulate Copper Coin.

Mine, Little Witch Mountain!

This mountain's geographical position is crucial; capturing it would connect Star Peak Mountain and Dragon Elephant City, mutually reinforcing, greatly alleviating the defensive pressure on Si Xue path.

Last time Elder Feng Zhi attempted to attack, the demon cultivators immediately concentrated their forces on fiercely attacking Star Peak Mountain, ultimately forcing them to abandon the attempt.

Yet due to this, the bounty on Little Witch Mountain was extremely high.

If someone could capture it, they'd directly receive a reward of 1,000 Copper Coin.

However, such a high reward implied it would not be simple.

This day at dusk, after cleaning the battlefield, Chen Sansi returned to the Steward Hall inside the city to inquire about the task's details.

Within Little Witch Mountain, a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator from Seven Slaughter Sect was stationed, along with 4,000-strong demon army.

To Chen Sansi, the Golden Core itself wasn't so terrifying.

He only needed to reach the Late-stage Foundation Establishment within two years to be able to battle against it.

"What support can Dragon Elephant City provide?"

Chen Sansi asked: "Surely you wouldn't expect me to capture a mountain alone, would you?"

"Certainly not."

The steward said: "If you indeed plan to attack the mountain, the city can assign you 800 cultivators."

"Only 800?"

Chen Sansi took out the map, seriously stating: "There's no tricky way to attack Little Witch Mountain, direct confrontation is the only solution; aren't 800 people too few?"

"Sigh..."

The steward sighed: "Inside and out, Dragon Elephant City barely has this number of people, Star Peak Mountain is just holding on, where would we find extra manpower for you?

"And you don't need to kill all the demon cultivators on the mountain, just settle with the Golden Core stationed there."

This sounded easy, but even if Chen Sansi could sneakingly infiltrate, it's absolutely impossible to quietly resolve it, inevitably trapped in a fierce, uncertain life-and-death battle.

At this point, the demon cultivators defending the mountain wouldn't just stand by, and he'd quickly find himself severely surrounded.

Therefore, it's crucial to have a large force to help distract the demon army.

"Alright."

The steward said listlessly: "This task was originally set to boost morale by the elders, without real expectation for our Foundation Establishment group to defeat the Golden Core, so you won't be getting any more manpower."

In fact, after the task was posted, many asked about it, but after knowing only 800 men were available, they all invariably abandoned it.

Yet, for Chen Sansi, indeed he was not short-handed.