From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

As evening fell, Chen Xun met Chen Hu and his group, who had returned exhausted.

"Brother Tiger."

"Xiao Xun? You're back."

Zhao Hu was overjoyed to see Chen Xun.

Zhao Ye was somewhat disappointed.

"I heard that the Blood Hand Gang sent people to attack the herb field last night. I was worried about your safety, but I didn't expect to see you so soon."

"How are you? Are you alright?"

"I am not injured."

Chen Xun shook his head.

"That's good."

Chen Hu patted Chen Xun on the shoulder, looking comforting.

Suddenly, Chen Xun realized that there were only three of them, including Chen Hu, and asked, "Brother Hu, it seems like one person is missing."

This question immediately brought a touch of sadness to the faces of all three of them.

Seeing their condition, Chen Xun knew that the missing person was likely in grave danger.

Sure enough, Chen Hu said in a dejected tone, "Chen Tian is dead."

The one who was missing was Chen Tian, ​​a member of the Chen family's guard.

Chen Tian died the day before yesterday in a conflict with the Blood Hand Gang. He was punched in the chest by a Blood Hand Gang Bone Forging Realm martial artist, which shattered his heart, and he died on the spot.

That battle was extremely fierce, and Chen Tian wasn't the only one who died.

After that, the group didn't continue the topic, but instead agreed to have lunch together in the cafeteria.

After finishing their meal, Chen Xun bid farewell to Chen Hu and the other two, and returned to his room.

Chen Tian's death made Chen Xun realize the impermanence of life, and he then cultivated even more diligently.

As long as he is strong enough, it will be others who die.

And just like that, three more days passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past three days, the Medicine Gang and the Blood Hand Gang have become unusually quiet.

We rarely hear news of anyone dying anymore.

But Chen Xun did not relax because of this; instead, he became even more tense.

This is clearly the calm before the storm.

The two sides will likely clash in a decisive battle next time, a battle that will determine the winner.

The outcome of the battle does not depend on Chen Xun and his group, but on the winners and losers among the Blood Exchange Realm experts.

If the Medicine Clan wins, Chen Xun will stay and cultivate peacefully within the Medicine Clan.

If the Blood Hands Gang wins, Chen Xun will find a chance to escape.

After all, he had only been in the medicine gang for a few days and didn't have any real feelings for it, so it wasn't worth risking his life for.

At worst, he can come back and wipe out the Blood Hand Gang when he's stronger, avenging the Medicine Gang.

Another day has passed.

In his room, Chen Xun looked at the various data displayed on the [Martial Arts Diligence Record] and felt a surge of emotion.

"Without realizing it, my strength has increased so much."

[Owner: Chen Xun]

[Realm: Qi and Blood Realm (Iron Skin 100%)]

Martial Arts: Archery (Mastery 38%), Bull Demon Stance (Limit Breaking Trait: The Strength of an Ox), Bull Demon Breathing Technique (Limit Breaking Trait: Endless Life), Bull Demon Mighty Fist (Mastery 12%), Dragon Elephant Stance - Giant Elephant (Beginner 65%)

Finally, Chen Xun's cultivation reached the peak of the Iron Skin Realm.

As soon as he circulated his qi and blood, his entire body skin immediately turned the color of black iron.

When the knife struck, it made a "clanging" sound, as if it were striking a block of iron.

This layer of iron gave Chen Xun powerful defensive capabilities.

"Next step: break through to the Bone Forging Realm."

A determined look flashed in Chen Xun's eyes.

Then, he began to practice the "Bull Demon Mighty Fist".

To break through to the Bone Forging Realm, one must undergo a third transformation of their Qi and Blood.

The transformed Qi and blood will be more permeable, able to penetrate into the bones and temper them.

The process is the same as the previous two transformations.

Similarly, he condensed three strands of qi and blood, and then used the [Bull Demon Mighty Fist] to temper his qi and blood.

If the Qi and blood can still be retained after nine cycles, it means that the Qi and blood have completed the third transformation.

Many peak Iron Skin Realm martial artists are stuck at this pass for several years.

Chen Xun began practicing his boxing, undergoing his first qi and blood tempering.

One cycle, two cycles, three cycles...

By the eighth cycle, only a trace of the three strands of blood energy that Chen Xun had condensed remained.

Only after the ninth cycle was completed did that trace of vital energy disappear.

This shows that the quality of Chen Xun's blood and qi is not much different from that of a martial artist in the Iron Bone Realm.

However, this is easy to understand.

After all, Chen Xun had cultivated both stance training and breathing techniques to the level of breaking limits.

If it weren't for the extremely low quality of this [Bull Demon Mighty Fist], when Chen Xun broke through the limits of his stance training and breathing techniques, his blood and qi quality would probably have reached the level of an Iron Bone Realm martial artist.

After that, Chen Xun stayed in his room to practice the [Bull Demon Mighty Fist] and temper his qi and blood.

With each tempering of his Qi and blood, Chen Xun could feel a slight improvement.

Chen Xun's progress in the [Bull Demon Mighty Fist] began to improve rapidly under his frantic training.

Dacheng 12%, Dacheng 13%...Dacheng 20%

A day later, the progress of [Bull Demon Mighty Fist] increased by 8%.

The next day, Chen Xun continued his diligent cultivation.

After this day, the progress of [Bull Demon Mighty Fist] reached 30% completion.

Chen Xun stopped practicing the Giant Elephant Stance and spent all his time practicing the Bull Demon Mighty Fist, except for meals.

Chen Xun could sense that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, and he probably didn't have much time left to cultivate in peace.

Another day, in the afternoon.

Bull Demon's Mighty Fist (Mastery 35%) → (Mastery 36%)

Just as his progress in boxing improved slightly, Chen Xun's body suddenly trembled.

Chen Xun's body instantly turned bright red, and then his skin automatically turned the color of black iron.

At this moment, Chen Xun was like an iron statue cast in steel.

Fortunately, the black iron color on Chen Xun's body faded away not long after.

"Hoo," Chen Xun exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes shining brightly and his face beaming with a radiant smile.

"A breakthrough has been achieved."

Indeed, Chen Xun's blood and qi have finally completed their third transformation, successfully breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm.

Qi and Blood Realm (Iron Skin 100%) → Bone Forging Realm (Iron Bones 0%)

For others, breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm is a major event that deserves a proper celebration.

However, Chen Xun only allowed himself to rest for an extra half hour before continuing his cultivation.

After breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm, Chen Xun took Boiling Blood Powder for the first time.

Shortly after taking it, Chen Xun realized that the Boiling Blood Powder was no longer suitable for his cultivation.

He didn't feel any heat, just a warm sensation in his body, and then nothing more.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Xun began to practice standing meditation to condense his qi and blood.

The last wisp of fine blood and energy was condensed.

As he practiced his breathing technique, Chen Xun channeled this wisp of blood and energy into the finger bone of his right index finger.

The moment the blood and energy are absorbed by the finger bones, a tingling sensation surges into the heart.

But that feeling quickly disappeared.

Because that wisp of vital energy was completely absorbed by the finger bone.

Chen Xun felt like he was scratching an itch through his boots because he had too much blood and qi.

Then, in less than half an hour, Chen Xun had exhausted the medicinal effects of the bowl of boiling blood-boiling soup.

He counted the amount of Boiling Blood Powder he still had.

There are five bottles left in total.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xun used up a bottle of Boiling Blood Powder to test its effects.

A bottle of Boiling Blood Powder is poured into boiling water and stirred constantly. The final product is a lump of blood-red gel emitting heat.

It's only the size of a baby's fist.

Chen Xun waited for the gel to cool slightly before swallowing it in one gulp.

After entering the stomach, there wasn't much of a reaction at first.

Once the gastric juices began to digest the gel, a powerful medicinal force rapidly spread throughout Chen Xun's limbs and bones.

"I'm starting to feel it."

Chen Xun's eyes lit up.

He felt as if he were taking the Boiling Blood Powder for the first time, his whole body was burning hot, as if he were in a furnace.

This is an outward manifestation of the medicine's powerful effects.

Not daring to be negligent, Chen Xun quickly assumed a stance and entered a meditative state.

Soon, Chen Xun became immersed in cultivation.

When he regained consciousness, he found that it was already dark outside.

He didn't know how long he had been cultivating, he just felt extremely hungry.

During this time, he refined all the powerful medicinal energy, condensing it into strands of qi and blood, which tempered the bones of his right hand.

Bone Forging Realm (Iron Bones 0%) → (Iron Bones 2%)

The progress of Iron Bone Realm has increased by 2%.

"The effect is okay."

Chen Xun was quite satisfied with the result.

"I just don't know how effective the Bone Tempering Pill will be."

Chen Xun thought with some anticipation.