From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

Changfeng County is 50 li (approximately 25 kilometers) away from Ping'an Town as the crow flies.

But if you really want to travel, you won't reach your destination without walking seventy or eighty li (about 35-40 kilometers).

Along the way, you have to go through forests, cross hills, and ford streams.

And this is only the geographical obstacle; there are also ferocious wild animals and bandits blocking the way.

In short, the journey was fraught with danger.

Therefore, when people are going on a long trip, they usually choose to travel in groups.

Only those who are confident in their own abilities will choose to travel alone.

Chen Xun walked along the road, carrying a small package on his back, a long sword and a quiver of arrows at his waist, and the Tiger Fang Bow on his back.

The road was a gravel path, also known as the official road.

It usually takes more than ten years before the government sends people to repair it.

This official road was only repaired two or three years ago, so the road condition is still quite good.

In five or six years, all that will be left is a dirt road.

The official road was about three meters wide, which was fine for pedestrians, but it was a bit narrow for vehicles.

Soon, Chen Xun reached the end of the official road, where there was a grove of trees.

At the end, there is a stone with a landmark engraved on it: Red Leaf Forest.

This is a forest full of red maple trees. In autumn, the leaves of the red maple trees turn red, and the forest full of red leaves is quite a beautiful sight.

However, it is early spring now, and the leaves of the red maple forest are still green.

Chen Xun glanced at the weathered road sign and stepped into the red leaf forest.

There was a path worn into the forest by human hands, covered with muddy soil mixed with fallen leaves.

Chen Xun walked quickly on it, leaving deep footprints.

Halfway there, Chen Xun suddenly stopped and stretched out his right hand in a certain direction.

The next moment, he caught an arrow in his hand.

"Hmph," Chen Xun snorted coldly, then quickly took the Tiger Fang Bow from his back, bent the bow, nocked the arrow in his hand, and shot it in the direction from which the arrow had flown.

"Ah!" A scream came from the forest; someone had been hit by an arrow.

"Oh no, he's a master archer! Everyone come out and press him down, don't give him a chance to shoot!"

The bandit leader in the forest was decisive and made a decision immediately, leading his men out to surround and kill Chen Xun.

Chen Xun remained calm despite being surrounded and attacked by a group of bandits.

He didn't continue shooting arrows, but instead put away the Tiger Fang Bow, drew his longsword, and went to meet the enemy.

Chen Xun's knife was fast and his strength was even greater.

With a single stroke, he cleaved the bandits and their weapons in two.

Wherever Chen Xun went, pieces of corpses and limbs were scattered on the ground, a truly gruesome sight.

"This is bad, this is a tough one, it's a Bone Forging Realm martial artist."

"Second brother, you and I will join forces and kill him."

The bandit leader shouted.

"Yes, brother."

Subsequently, the only two Bone Forging Realm martial artists among the bandits joined forces to attack Chen Xun.

Chen Xun sneered and slashed out with his sword. The immense force knocked the weapon out of a person's hand. The trajectory of the longsword remained unchanged as it continued to slash downwards.

The man was beheaded in a state of terror.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the bandit leader chopped off Chen Xun's head.

But then Chen Xun suddenly released his grip on the knife hilt, turned around abruptly, and clamped his hands together to catch the bandit leader's long knife as it slashed down.

The long sword was only two or three centimeters away from Chen Xun's head.

The bandit leader gritted his teeth and strained, his face turning red, but he found that he could not move the blade forward even an inch.

"You're too weak."

Chen Xun looked at the other person and calmly stated his position.

Then, regardless of the other party's reaction, Chen Xun misaligned his palms and slapped the knife hard, breaking it into three pieces.

The knife broke, and the bandit leader couldn't retract his force, causing his body to involuntarily lean forward.

At this moment, Chen Xun changed his palm into a fist and unleashed a move called "Bull Demon Crashing into Mountain".

In the eyes of the bandit leader, Chen Xun's demeanor changed drastically at this moment, as if he had transformed into a terrifying bull demon.

Terrified, the bandit leader froze.

Then there was a "crack" sound as Chen Xun's fist smashed into the bandit leader's chest.

When Chen Xun withdrew his fist, it was covered in blood and fragments of internal organs.

Looking at the bandit leader's chest, there was a huge hole torn open, his heart shattered, and he was definitely dead.

Chen Xun flicked his hand, and most of the internal organs and blood on his hand flew away.

The bandit leader looked at Chen Xun with a desperate "heh heh" sound, but couldn't say anything. Finally, he fell backward and collapsed to the ground.

"The boss is dead."

"My second brother is dead too."

The deaths of the two men terrified the other bandits, who turned and fled, never daring to face Chen Xun again.

Chen Xun did not let them go, chasing after them and killing them one by one.

A few escaped quickly and managed to avoid disaster.

"Spare me, hero, spare me!"

Chen Xun grabbed a bandit by the hair and took him prisoner.

"I'll spare your simplicity, but take me to your lair."

"Understood, I will take you there immediately."

Upon hearing that they could live, the captured bandits immediately agreed.

Afterwards, Chen Xun searched through the spoils of war but didn't find anything of value.

Sure enough, one can't carry too much valuables when robbing someone.

With the prisoners leading the way, Chen Xun quickly found the bandits' hideout, which was located in a small valley and contained many houses.

When Chen arrived, he saw several bandits who had fled, ransacking the place.

"We seem to be destined to meet."

Chen Xun grinned, while the bandits looked utterly hopeless.

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xun killed him with a single blow.

After easily killing several bandits, Chen Xun turned his attention to the prisoner.

"Sir, you promised to spare my life!"

The prisoner knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice.

"Really? I don't remember saying that."

Chen Xun shrugged, then killed the other man with a single blow.

He didn't explicitly say he would bypass the other party, but only gave a hint.

After doing all this, Chen Xun began to plunder the bandits' lair.

It took him a full half hour to find all the valuables.

The silver coins and copper coins totaled over two hundred and fifty taels; these bandits were practically penniless.

A bandit den of a few dozen people, including two Bone Forging Realm cultivators, and they only have this little money? Calling them poor would be an understatement.

What Chen Xun didn't know was that most of the resources these bandits obtained through robbery were used on the two leaders who were at the Bone Forging Realm, which helped them break through to the Bone Forging Realm.

Besides the silver, there were also two Bone Tempering Pills and a martial arts manual called "Mountain Opening Fist".

The name sounded quite grand, but after flipping through it for a while, Chen Xun shook his head.

Its quality is even inferior to the "Bull Demon Mighty Fist" of Chenjia Village.

However, Chen Xun still kept the manual, intending to hand it over to the Medicine Clan when he returned.

Submitting a martial arts manual will earn you a lot of contribution points.

After leaving the bandit's den, Chen Xun continued on his journey.

After passing through the red maple forest, crossing the Golden Snake Mountain, and wading through the White Sand River, we finally arrived at a post station.

There were no further surprises along the way.

However, I encountered quite a few other pedestrians on the road.

However, neither side showed any intention of communicating, and both were wary and vigilant towards each other.

After all, there are no laws in the wild, and a single wrong decision can turn a pedestrian into a robber.

The post station was named Changfeng Post Station. It was established by Changfeng County to provide a place for travelers to rest.

Once you get here, you won't be far from Changfeng County.

A small market was built around the post station, run by local residents who specialized in buying and selling goods for passersby.

Chen Xun bought ten steamed buns from a small stall selling them. The stall owner was overjoyed and gave Chen Xun a 10% discount.

Even so, the price is still about 30% higher than that of the steamed buns in Ping'an Town.

While eating steamed buns, Chen Xun strolled around the small market and found that although the place was small, it had everything he needed.

There's food, drinks, entertainment, and even prostitutes soliciting customers.

As Chen Xun passed by, he was flirted with by several scantily clad women in very explicit manner.

Chen Xun was not tempted, but a middle-aged man next to him laughed with delight, then excitedly went up to chat with him, and finally put his arm around the two of them and went into the house next door.

Having seen enough, Chen Xun finished the ten steamed buns in his hand.

Clap his hands to shake off the crumbs, Chen Xun turned and left the small market town built around the post station, continuing his journey towards Changfeng County.

This time, a brick-paved road appeared beneath Chen Xun's feet, ten meters wide.

"Is this the proper way to run an official business?!"

Chen Xun sighed.

On the official road, there were many pedestrians, some riding horses, some in horse-drawn carriages, some driving oxcarts, and most of them, like Chen Xun, walking on foot.

What caught Chen Xun's attention were several groups of martial artists hurrying by. They seemed to be looking for someone, their eyes darting around. Chen Xun was carefully observed by these groups of martial artists several times.

At the end of this official road stands a gate made of steel and a thick, long city wall.

The city wall, by visual estimation, is at least fourteen or fifteen meters high. It is made of stacked black stone blocks, as if it were cast in steel, and looks very thick and solid.

At the city gate, several squads of soldiers maintained order.

Some people left the city, and some people entered the city.

The two lines were both very long and ran alternately.

Chen Xun queued for a while, showed his identification, paid the city entrance fee, and was then allowed to enter the city.

"We've finally arrived."

With a glimmer of hope in his heart, Chen Xun stepped into Changfeng County.