From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the seventh day of Chen Xun's martial arts training.

At this time, the climate is gradually entering late autumn, and the temperature begins to drop.

The crops in the fields have all been harvested, and farmers are now in their off-season.

But it's a busy time for hunters.

Because in a while, winter will come, heavy snow will block the mountains, and hunting will be impossible.

Therefore, we need to hunt as much game as possible before the first snowfall to have a good winter.

As one of the hunters, Chen Xun had made a name for himself with his superb archery skills during the last tiger hunt, so many hunters invited him to hunt together.

But Chen Xun rarely accepted these invitations.

Firstly, because he is not currently short of money.

The proceeds from the last tiger hunt have already been distributed to Chen Xun, totaling thirty-two taels of silver.

Among the twenty people at the time, this achievement was second only to Chen Hu and another martial artist.

If others knew, they'd probably be green with envy.

This is a huge sum of money that an ordinary hunter could save up in three years of hard work.

For example, Chen Xun's father worked hard for four years and left him with only thirty-three taels of silver as savings.

Therefore, Chen Xun currently has more than fifty taels of silver on hand, and he is not short of money.

Secondly, he needs to seize the time to practice stance training.

Furthermore, one must make time to practice archery and master it as soon as possible.

Therefore, he only went up the mountain to hunt once in seven days.

It was Chen Wang who contacted him; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone.

The prey that time was an adult wild boar, which, according to the hunter who spotted it, weighed at least 300 pounds.

Wild boars have thick hides, making them difficult to injure with arrows. Only shots to their eyes or anus can harm them.

Therefore, when hunters spot wild boars, they either ask martial artists for assistance and offer them half of their catch.

Either set a trap and slowly wear down the wild boar.

When Chen Wang approached Chen Xun, the trap had already been set, waiting for the wild boar to walk right into it.

But after Chen Xun encountered a wild boar on the mountain, he demonstrated his impressive archery skills to the other hunters.

With just one arrow, the boar's eye was pierced, and then the arrow went straight through its head.

The wild boar squealed wildly for a while before collapsing to the ground, convulsing and dying.

The hunters present were all shocked by what they saw.

They looked at the fallen wild boar, then at Chen Xun, who had put down his bow and arrows and had a calm expression.

They knew Chen Xun was a skilled archer, but they never expected him to be this good.

Since Chen Xun was the main force in killing the wild boar, he was able to obtain 30% of the boar's total value.

Chen Xun didn't take the money, but instead asked for 30% of the pork, plus some offal.

Chen Xun handed the meat to Chen Yumo and asked her to smoke it.

Some of the meat was payment for helping Chen Yumo.

Winter is approaching, and Chen Xun needs to start storing food, including various meats, pickled vegetables, and firewood.

Chen Xun plans to stock up on about 200 jin (100 kg) of meat, in particular.

His appetite increased after he started practicing martial arts.

It's not obvious yet, but once he senses his Qi and blood and begins to condense them to strengthen his body, his appetite will increase significantly.

Strengthening the body requires the consumption of Qi and blood, which are formed by the condensation of energy within the body. Naturally, the body's energy must be replenished through food.

In Chen Xun's courtyard, Chen Xun stood in a single-layered stance, dressed only in a thin shirt.

This time, the standing meditation session lasted exceptionally long.

[Bull Demon Stance Skill Experience +1]

[Bull Demon Stance Skill Experience +1]

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Every minute Chen Xun practiced the stance, a line of text would appear before his eyes and then quickly disappear.

Let's check the progress of the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] again.

【Bull Demon Stance Exercise (Beginner 99%)】

No, when the experience points increased by 1 point again, the progress of [Bull Demon Stance Skill] changed.

99% Beginner to 1% Proficient

After seven days of arduous practice, Chen Xun finally broke through in his [Bull Demon Stance Skill].

At the moment of breakthrough, a flood of memories rushed into Chen Xun's mind.

At the same time, a surge of energy emerged, strengthening his entire body.

Chen Xun's standard stance training, which he had always maintained, also began to be subtly adjusted spontaneously.

The slightly adjusted [Bull Demon Stance Skill] made Chen Xun more comfortable to stand in and allowed him to hold the stance for longer.

However, he couldn't hold on for even half an hour.

After only 45 minutes, Chen Xun could no longer maintain the stance and collapsed to the ground, panting.

At that moment, his stomach made a rumbling sound.

Clearly, the breakthrough he just made had drawn a significant amount of energy from his body.

Chen Xun rubbed his flattened stomach, quickly got up from the ground, went to the kitchen, opened the pot lid, and took out the prepared food.

Based on the progress, Chen Xun had anticipated that the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] would break through today, so he prepared this meal early and kept it warm in the pot.

Chen Xun quickly finished the meal, feeling about 80% full.

After resting for a while, Chen Xun returned to the courtyard and continued practicing the [Bull Demon Stance Technique].

This stop lasts for 50 minutes.

Compared to his previous longest stretch of 45 minutes, Chen Xun has once again achieved a breakthrough improvement.

This is clearly the effect of the advanced level of the "Bull Demon Stance Skill".

If I can continue to improve this quickly, I might be able to achieve the goal of standing in meditation for an hour today and sense the Qi and blood in my body.

However, it's obvious that such a good thing is impossible.

Then, Chen Xun stood in the [Bull Demon Stance] stance again, holding it for 51 minutes.

There has been progress, but not as dramatic as improving by 5 minutes at a time.

These two standing meditation sessions also contributed 3% to Chen Xun's progress in the "Bull Demon Stance Skill".

This surprised Chen Xun, as it differed from his expectations.

Based on the progression of archery skill upgrades, it can be inferred that the progress of the "Bull Demon Stance Skill" at the proficient level should increase by 1% for every 20 experience points.

Unexpectedly, it took 30 experience points to increase the progress by only 1%.

After his initial surprise, Chen Xun stopped thinking about it.

He could accept this, since as long as he persisted, he would eventually be able to cultivate the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] to its highest level.

When it was noon, Chen Xun stopped practicing the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] and started cooking.

After finishing his meal and taking a nap to recharge, he took his bow and arrows and went to the bamboo forest.

The afternoon is for archery practice.

Archery (Minor Success 95%)

If it weren't for the fact that he had dedicated half his time to practicing the [Bull Demon Stance Technique], Chen Xun's archery skills would probably have already reached a high level by now.

But it doesn't matter. At this rate, I'll be able to break through to the highest level of archery by tomorrow afternoon.

By dusk, Chen Xun's archery skills had reached 98% of the initial mastery level.

Bathed in the dim light, Chen Xun returned to his home.

Then came cooking and eating.

It was already pitch black, and most of Chenjia Village was shrouded in darkness, with only some areas of Chenjiabao still illuminated.

In the darkness, faint roars of beasts could be heard from time to time, coming from the direction of White Tiger Mountain.

In Chen Xun's room, an oil lamp was lit, and he was standing next to the lamp, practicing the stance of the [Bull Demon Stance Skill].

Such diligence would likely make even Chen Hu feel ashamed of himself if he knew.

After all, practicing the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] is a very tedious thing.

Of course, in Chen Xun's eyes, the existence of experience points actually gave him a sense of pleasure from grinding the game.

Therefore, for him, cultivation was never a boring thing, but an enjoyable thing.

He continued practicing until late at night, until the wick of the oil lamp was only the size of a mung bean, barely enough to illuminate the tabletop on which it rested.

With a breath, the oil lamp went out, and Chen Xun went to bed.

Before going to sleep, Chen Xun practiced the "Bull Demon Stance" for 55 minutes.

The progress has reached the proficiency level of 10%.

Chen Xun slept until dawn. Instead of practicing the Bull Demon Stance Technique in the morning, he went to the bamboo forest to practice archery.

With only 2% of the progress remaining, Chen Xun couldn't resist the urge to complete it.

So, after two and a half hours of archery practice, the final 2% progress was finally completed.

Chen Xun's archery skills have reached a high level of mastery.

Small success rate 98% → Large success rate 1%

At the moment of breakthrough, a flood of memories rushed into Chen Xun's mind.

Immediately afterwards, the muscles in Chen Xun's arms began to undulate exaggeratedly, as if a little mouse was hiding underneath.

His eyes also began to gleam with a faint, almost imperceptible light.