From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

Martial arts room, medicine area.

There were quite a few martial artists here, some of whom came to buy blood-activating or blood-replenishing powders, while others came to have Pharmacist Luo examine their injuries.

Most of the injuries on martial artists are caused by wild beasts.

There was only one injury, which was sustained during a sparring match with a partner.

The person who greeted Chen Xun was an apprentice.

"Sir, what do you need?"

"I need ten doses of the blood-activating powder."

Chen Xun directly stated his requirements.

Then, he took out a ten-tael silver ingot and handed it to the other party.

The apprentice quickly accepted the money, saying, "Please wait a moment, I'll get you ten doses of the blood-activating powder right away."

Soon, the apprentice brought over a wooden box and opened it in front of Chen Xun. Inside were ten bottles of packaged blood-activating powder.

Would you like me to check it out?

The apprentice asked.

Chen Xun nodded, then opened them one by one, looked at them, and then smelled them.

It's the same blood-activating powder he used before.

"That's right."

After saying that, Chen Xun closed the wooden box, took it, and left.

Chen Xun did not leave the martial arts room immediately, but went to the mission area to check the missions.

There aren't many tasks here, only a dozen or so.

Most of them are looking for various rare herbs. If you accept their requests, you can obtain specific pictures of the herbs and detailed descriptions of their growing environments.

Chen Xun heard that these missions to find rare herbs were all assigned by the Medicine Gang.

Finding one plant not only brings in a lot of money, but more importantly, it grants the right to purchase more precious cultivation resources.

Chen Xun accepted all the missions to find rare herbs.

This is the method Chen Hu taught him: accepting a task doesn't mean you have to complete it.

Once you accept all of them, you will be able to learn about the appearance and habits of these rare herbs.

If I encounter it in the mountains in the future, I won't miss the opportunity because I don't recognize the precious medicine.

Soon, dozens of sheets of paper were handed to Chen Xun.

Chen Xun glanced at two of them casually, then put them away, intending to examine them more closely when he got back.

After doing all this, he left the martial arts room and returned home shortly afterward.

Chen Xun casually placed the dozens of papers he was holding on the table and went to boil water.

While waiting for the water to boil, Chen Xun finished reading the contents of those dozens of papers.

The original owner was literate; there was an academy in Chenjia Village that taught children to read and write.

Because his family was not poor, the original owner was sent there when he was young. He studied for two years and graduated after learning several thousand commonly used characters.

These papers describe a total of 12 rare herbs, or rather, elixirs.

These are all medicinal herbs imbued with a trace of spiritual energy, which can be used to refine elixirs.

Pills are rare resources that can only be consumed by martial artists at the Bone Forging Realm or above.

"If I come across it again, I'll just pick it."

If he doesn't meet her, Chen Xun won't force it.

After reading the contents of the paper, and with the water boiling, Chen Xun quickly began to prepare the blood-activating medicinal soup.

After finishing a bowl of blood-activating medicinal soup, Chen Xun dared not slack off and quickly assumed a stance to begin his practice.

They continued practicing until the afternoon, when the sun was about to set.

Chen Xun suddenly shuddered, and the [Bull Demon Breathing Technique] he was practicing began to change, becoming more in sync with Chen Xun's breathing rhythm.

A surge of energy flowed into Chen Xun's lungs, enhancing his respiratory function and making his breathing more powerful.

With each breath, the breath becomes more powerful.

【Bull Demon Breathing Technique (Minor Success 1%)】

The breathing technique has been mastered.

Subsequently, Chen Xun used a breathing technique at the minor completion level after his breakthrough to condense his qi and blood.

Not only is it faster, but the condensed Qi and blood are also more refined, resulting in a better effect on strengthening the body.

Chen Xun was very satisfied with this.

Time flies, and another seven days have passed.

Within seven days, Chen Xun used up two doses of the Blood-Activating Powder, and his speed of refining the medicinal power far exceeded that of ordinary people.

This is all because Chen Xun's [Bull Demon Stance Skill] has also broken through to the Great Perfection realm.

[Bull Demon Stance Skill (Mastery 12%)]

Once mastered, the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] can refine medicinal power at an astonishing speed.

Originally, after taking the blood-activating medicinal soup, Chen Xun was able to condense a ball of qi and blood power every twenty minutes.

Once the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] reaches its peak, this time will be shortened to ten minutes.

Therefore, in less than three days, Chen Xun had used up all the medicinal power of the Blood-Activating Powder.

This almost doubled the speed at which Chen Xun's cultivation improved.

His hands are now fully strengthened, and even the sole of his right foot has been strengthened. He has begun to strengthen the skin and flesh on his right calf.

The enhanced arms granted Chen Xun immense strength and defensive capabilities.

With his current strength, he can lift a 400-pound stone lock.

These stone locks were all given to him by Chen Hu to help him build strength.

This power is clearly greater than that of an ordinary martial artist at the Bull Skin Realm.

An ordinary martial artist at the Bull Skin Realm, after strengthening their arms, would only gain about 300 jin of strength.

Chen Xun guessed that the extra hundred jin of strength was related to the enhancement he received from the [Martial Arts Diligence Record].

Even with the aid of blood-activating powder, progress inevitably slows down after mastering the stance training.

Now, 100 points of stance training experience are needed to advance even one point.

The demand has doubled since the initial stage of mastery.

In addition to stance training, breathing techniques were also further improved during these seven days.

[Bull Demon Breathing Technique (Minor Success 56%)]

It is estimated that in another seven days, or even less, the breathing technique will be able to break through to the Great Perfection stage.

Just as Chen Xun was preparing to continue his secluded cultivation, his aunt Chen Yumo came to find him with red and swollen eyes.

"Auntie, what's wrong? Did Uncle bully you?"

Chen Xun quickly invited Chen Yumo in, and then asked repeatedly.

"Xiao Xun, it wasn't your uncle who bullied me, it was your eldest uncle."

Did my uncle bully you, Auntie?

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun became even angrier.

He hasn't even settled the score from before, and now he's even bullying his aunt.

"No, no, Xiao Xun, you've misunderstood."

Chen Yumo quickly explained.

"It's your uncle, he's dead."

"What!?"

Chen Xun was suddenly stunned, followed by surprise and frustration.

What surprised him was how the other party could have died so suddenly, and what frustrated him was that he hadn't even made a move yet.

He had it all planned out: he would make his move when it snowed in winter, the snow would cover his tracks, and by then his strength would be even greater, making it easier to do such a thing.

But unexpectedly, before he could even make a move, his enemy suddenly died.

"How did my uncle die?"

Chen Xun asked in a deep voice.

A touch of sadness appeared on his face at just the right moment.

"He was bitten by a poisonous scorpion and died from the venom."

When asked about Chen Ji's cause of death, Chen Yumo was speechless: "I heard that your uncle wanted to use poisonous scorpions to make aphrodisiac wine, but he messed it up and a poisonous scorpion came out and stung him."

"That scorpion's venom was extremely potent, and your uncle was home alone at the time. The venom took effect very quickly, and when the others returned home, they found your uncle's body."

At this point, Chen Yumo couldn't help but shed tears.

Although they weren't very close usually, he was, after all, her older brother.

And just over two months ago, his second brother was also bitten to death by a venomous snake.

Of the three siblings, she is the only one left.

Thinking of this, Chen Yumo cried even more bitterly.

Chen Xun quickly comforted him, and then his uncle Chen Wang also ran over.

The two of them comforted her together, and it was only with great difficulty that they finally managed to stop Chen Yumo from crying.

Afterwards, Chen Wang took Chen Yumo home.

Chen Xun closed the door, recalling Chen Yumo's words, and thought to himself, "That old guy, why did he have to make this aphrodisiac wine? He probably wants to use that poisonous scorpion against me."

And sure enough, Chen Xun guessed right.

Chen Ji couldn't think of any other way to harm Chen Xun, so he stubbornly pursued the path of poison.

Since the poisonous mushrooms and snakes had failed to harm Chen Xun, Chen Ji decided to get a few poisonous scorpions and put them in Chen Xun's house that night.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally knocked the box over, and the poisonous scorpion inside escaped and slapped Chen Ji several times.

"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. I'll continue cultivating."

Chen Xun shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and began to concentrate on his cultivation.