From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

Early in the morning, Chen Xun went to Qingnang Pharmacy.

He thought he was early, but he didn't expect there were others who were earlier than him.

There were already three people in line ahead of him.

Upon seeing Chen Xun arrive, two of the three quickly bowed to him, saying, "Greetings, Senior Brother."

These two are senior disciples.

Chen Xun nodded to the two of them without saying anything more.

These past few days, he has gotten used to being called "senior brother".

In the Medicine Clan, low-level disciples and high-level disciples make up the majority.

The other elite disciple simply nodded to Chen Xun as a greeting.

Chen Xun nodded in response.

Soon, the three people in front of them finished buying what they needed and left.

It was Chen Xun's turn.

The guy on duty today wasn't one Chen Xun had dealt with before.

He casually asked, "What about the Book of Song?"

Song Shu was the name of that shop assistant. The two had dealt with each other several times, so they naturally knew each other's names.

"Song Shu is dead."

An unexpected answer.

Chen Xun's expression froze, then he took a deep breath and calmly asked, "How did you die?"

"He wasn't very talented, but he had a younger brother who was quite talented and was almost old enough to learn martial arts, so he took on some dangerous missions to earn money."

"Then he died."

The new guy spoke calmly.

But Chen Xun could still see a hidden sadness in his eyes.

Clearly, the two know each other and probably have a good relationship.

Chen Xun remained silent for a few seconds, then did not continue the topic.

"How much does a Bone Tempering Pill cost these days?"

"65 taels each."

"The price has gone up again?"

He remembered that yesterday or the day before, someone complained that the price of Bone Tempering Pill had risen to 60 taels.

Unexpectedly, the price increased by another 5 taels in just a few days.

"Recently, many people have been exchanging for Bone Tempering Pills, and the guild's pharmacists are almost overwhelmed. In addition, there has been a problem with the herb fields, resulting in a decrease in the supply of medicinal herbs. It is normal for prices to rise."

The man explained.

Chen Xun remained silent, which was taken as acceptance of the waiter's explanation.

"Okay, give me one, no, three."

Chen Xun thought for a moment and then asked for three.

Three Bone Tempering Pills were the maximum number he could obtain each month as an elite disciple.

He handed over two hundred-tael silver notes, and the shopkeeper gave him five taels of silver in change and handed him a white porcelain bottle.

Chen Xun opened the porcelain bottle, inside which were three black pills, namely the Bone Tempering Pills.

After obtaining the Bone Tempering Pill, Chen Xun returned to his residence.

Taking out a Bone Tempering Pill, Chen Xun discovered that the pill was only the size of a peanut, with a smooth surface and a black sheen.

If you hold it to your nose and smell it, you can detect a faint medicinal fragrance.

According to the information Chen Xun had gathered, this Bone Tempering Pill was not a real elixir.

True pills, known as spiritual pills, require spiritual herbs as the main ingredient and have extremely powerful effects; only those at the Blood Exchange Realm can digest them.

This is not something that Chen Xun and his fellow Bone Forging Realm martial artists could access.

After examining it for a while, Chen Xun no longer hesitated and swallowed the entire Bone Tempering Pill in one gulp.

Shortly after he swallowed it, the effects of the elixir began to take hold within his body.

Streams of medicinal power surged forth, spreading throughout Chen Xun's limbs and bones.

The medicinal power was very mild, and Chen Xun could easily refine it.

Chen Xun condensed these medicinal properties into qi and blood to strengthen his bones.

Bones are strong, so tempering them requires a lot of blood and energy.

Part of the effects of the Bone Tempering Pill will seep into the bones, assisting the Qi and blood in refining the bones.

This will reduce the consumption of qi and blood, and accelerate the process of bone tempering.

Other medicinal effects include providing the body with a large amount of energy to condense pure qi and blood.

Chen Xun soon discovered that the quality of the Qi and blood condensed after taking the Bone Tempering Pill was comparable to that of the Qi and blood condensed after taking the Boiling Blood Powder.

Moreover, the effects of the Bone Tempering Pill last much longer.

Chen Xun cultivated from morning until midnight, and still felt a continuous flow of energy surging from his body.

Most of the medicinal effects remain dormant within the body, with only a small portion dissipating quickly.

The medicinal effects hidden in the body will gradually dissipate over the next two weeks.

Therefore, the effects of taking the Bone-Strengthening Pill can last for half a month.

This is when a person's aptitude, as well as the strength and depth of their stance training, are put to the test.

The better one's aptitude and the stronger one's stance training, the higher the efficiency of absorbing the medicinal effects and the greater the utilization rate of the elixir.

Those with poor aptitude and comprehension may only absorb one or two doses of the medicine's effects out of ten doses, resulting in a significant waste of resources.

Chen Xun, on the other hand, is of above-average talent and possesses extraordinary comprehension.

His extraordinary level of stance training and breathing techniques allowed him to absorb the effects of the elixirs at an abnormally high efficiency.

You might only absorb one or two, or three or four, of the effects of a medicine that is ten parts effective for someone else.

He can achieve around eight or nine points, which is several times higher than others.

That's not the most crucial point. The most crucial point is that he absorbs it quickly.

After getting a full four hours of sleep, Chen Xun got up early to cultivate, even though it was still pitch black outside.

Chen Xun continued cultivating until noon before finally ending his practice.

After more than a day of cultivation, Chen Xun finally absorbed all the medicinal effects of the Bone Tempering Pill.

This efficiency allowed Chen Xun's cultivation level to improve dramatically.

Bone Forging Realm (Iron Bones 2%) → (Iron Bones 10%)

The progress was increased by 8%, and Chen Xun's right arm bones were now fully tempered.

If you cut open the skin and flesh of the right arm and observe the bones inside, you will find that the bones have turned blackish-iron in color.

After his bones were tempered, Chen Xun's right hand became much stronger.

At the same time, my right hand also became much heavier than before.

Furthermore, the defensive capabilities of his skin were enhanced once again.

Although Qi and blood are mainly used to strengthen bones.

However, when Qi and blood circulate in the body, a portion of it is also retained by the body to strengthen itself.

Therefore, as a martial artist's strength increases, his overall strength also increases.

Unless given a divine weapon, it would be very difficult for a Bone Forging Realm martial artist to break through the Blood Exchange Realm's defenses.

Like Chen Xun's Five-Stone Bow, which can break through the defenses of a martial artist in the Iron Bone Realm.

However, the threat to those in the Silver Bone Realm is much smaller.

If facing someone at the Blood Exchange Realm, they might not even be able to break through the opponent's skin.

This is the power of overwhelming superiority.

In the cafeteria, Chen Xun was eating lunch alone.

At this hour, there are not many people left here.

Just as Chen Xun finished eating and was about to leave, the sound of two people talking reached his ears, causing him to pause in his actions.

"Have you heard? The gang leader has emerged from seclusion."

"When?"

"Today."

How did you know?

"I heard it from my brother. He's an elite disciple, so he knows a lot."

"So, does that mean we're about to face the Blood Hand Gang in a decisive battle?"

At this point, both of them fell silent, their faces showing a mixture of fear and excitement.

Chen Xun's gaze sharpened slightly after hearing this.

If the leader of the Medicine Clan has indeed emerged from seclusion, then the decisive battle will take place in the next two days.

The reason the leader of the Medicine Clan went into seclusion was to digest the spiritual herb that the Medicine Clan had obtained.

Now that they have emerged from seclusion, they must have completed their assimilation and greatly increased their strength, so naturally they should launch the decisive battle as soon as possible.

If the leader of the Blood Hand Gang hasn't emerged from seclusion by now, then the Medicine Gang has already won half the battle.

Thinking of this, Chen Xun hurriedly returned to his room.

"I hope the final battle comes a little later."

Chen Xun prayed in his heart.

Then, he touched the Bone Tempering Pill, thought for a moment, put it down, and picked up the Boiling Blood Powder.

Time flew by, and it was evening.

Then, someone knocked on the door and asked him to assemble secretly.

He was then taken to a secluded place where he saw many other disciples who had been brought there, none of whom were below the level of elite disciples.

Core disciples can be seen everywhere.

The three disciples were surrounded by a group of disciples, occupying the center position.

Seeing this, Chen Xun knew that his prayers during the day had been useless.

Tonight may be the night of the decisive battle between the Medicine Gang and the Blood Hand Gang.