My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Chapter 499: Chapter 189: Eight Hundred Hongze Soldiers, Heavy Snow Attacks the Enemy Camp

“Master!”

“Bang——”

Nine disciples, all knelt on the ground simultaneously, pressing their foreheads heavily to the floor.

Then,

guided by the steward’s signals, they refrained from further disturbance and left one after another.

Lu Ji was the last to leave.

“Boss!”

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan caught up: “How did it go? Could it be…”

“Master has passed everything on to the junior brother.”

Walking forward with a sullen expression, Lu Ji said, “The Longdan Bright Silver Spear, and the Cultivation Technique that is above Martial Saint.”

“This…”

Calculating, Nie Yuan said, “This means he has passed on the mantle to the junior brother! But why… The junior brother is indeed not bad, but after all, he has just been an entry-level disciple for a little over two years. Isn’t Master being a bit rash?”

“Yes, why indeed…”

Lu Ji abruptly stopped, then gripped his junior brother’s lapel in a grasp: “Tell me, what is the reason! When it comes to Cultivation qualifications, I am the best; in terms of military achievements and reputation, I am the highest-ranked! About loyalty, would I not treat you all as my own brothers!

“Is it because of those inconsequential people that I am dismissed? Really… Is it worth it?!

“I can’t understand, I really can’t understand!

“What do those people have to do with me, and what do they have to do with Master!”

By the end of his speech, he released the grip, pounding the ground with his fist in a restrained manner.

“Sigh…”

Nie Yuan sighed: “To tell the truth, Master is a peculiar person… but it may also be because the junior brother hasn’t been an entry-level disciple for long, so Master takes extra care of him.”

“After Master retreats.”

In a grave voice, Lu Ji said, “The position of Supervisor will be vacant. Only if I take that position can I protect all of you.”

“There shouldn’t be a problem.”

Analysing, Nie Yuan said, “Even if the junior brother inherits the Longdan Bright Silver Spear, and… marries the junior sister, he only commands one battalion of soldiers. In terms of experience, he still falls short of the eldest senior brother, and the emperor will likely favor the eldest senior brother more.”

“We must fight this battle well.”

Lu Ji slowly lifted his fist from the indented stone ground, his voice growing exceptionally heavy and resolved: “I will fight for the Northern Territory, show everyone in the world that I, Lu Ji, am the greatest disciple of the Sun Xiangzong, the future unanimous choice of the Beiliang Army!”

…

“Bang bang bang!”

Morning.

Villagers for hire placed chests upon chests of gold, silver, jewels, and silk in the courtyard of the Governor Mansion, and Liangzhou City’s most renowned matchmaker also came to speak, making the marriage proposal official.

The wedding date was set to follow the end of the battle on the grassland.

The urgent matter at hand was to fight this battle well.

Regarding the affair of the Luotian Mountain Range, since Master hadn’t spoken, it meant there were other plans. His focus should remain solely on military affairs.

Additionally,

He needed to mention the matter of marrying Senior Sister Sun to Sister Lan.

Gu Xinlan would undoubtedly be agreeable.

It was just that the house was becoming a bit cramped.

A three-section yard.

The first section for the maids, the second for Sister Lan, and the backyard for his own Cultivation, where he and Ning Xiang lived together. Now, with the addition of Senior Sister Sun, at least one more section was needed.

Not to mention…

Chen Yunxi was growing up day by day, and Chen Duhe would also need his own space eventually.

It was about time to get a larger house.

Of course,

This was no problem for Chen Sansi, he had plenty of silver.

“The lord has returned.”

Si Qinmohua welcomed him at the door.

Chen Sansi wasted no time.

In a few days, he would set out for Huqiu Mountain to explore. Before then, it would be best to break through to Great Success in the Mysterious Phenomenon.

After finishing the Fasting Pills, it was clear that mere practice would not suffice.

But if he could refine a few more Fasting Pills, combined with Zouwu’s Heart, a few days would be enough!

“You need me again?”

Zhaozhao began to chop wood and add water, preparing for the Alchemy.

“This is an apprenticeship.”

Ning Xiang chided: “In the Cultivation World, people have to pay Spirit Stones to learn this.”

“Boom——”

Scarlet flames soared.

The Formation within the Alchemy Furnace activated layer by layer, absorbing the Abnormal Fire and transferring it inward.

Chen Sansi stood by, adding heavenly materials and earthly treasures into the furnace at different intervals according to the time.

Spiritual Grain was the most basic ingredient.

And under the empowerment of the Alchemy Furnace, Spiritual Grain dissolved upon contact with water, quickly turning a furnace full of water to turquoise. A continuous, tremendous amount needed to be added in batches.

Then, the rest of the ingredients followed.

Cold Gold Grass, treasure mushroom wood, Shujing Flower…

Each of these items was heavenly materials and earthly treasures purchased from Daze Fang City, requiring a spiritually rich environment and long years to grow. Any single one, if taken out into the mortal world, was of incalculable value.

The Fasting Pill contained thirty-six major transformations and sixty-three minor ones, significantly more complicated than the Fasting Pill.

“Boom!”

“Hum rumble!”

As the materials were nearly all added, the Pill Furnace began to react violently as if a storm was surging inside, threatening to burst forth. Chen Sansi channeled his Mana, placing his hands on it, merging the Formation and the Pill Furnace “into one.” He then sensed the changes within through his Divine Sense.

Despite not being his first use,

he was still amazed by the profound mystery of the Pill Furnace.

Materials, Formation, structure…

None of these could be comprehended overnight.

Inside the Pill Furnace,

he faintly saw the ingredients become incredibly large, colliding with each other under the influence of Abnormal Fire and Mana. Each collision brought about changes that contained the essence of great truths.

Unsurprisingly, the first attempt at making the Fasting Pill failed again.

And the subsequent waste of materials exceeded even the Fasting Pill’s, taking seven or eight tries to produce an inferior pill, until the ninth attempt when he finally mastered the knack—skillfully controlling the ninety-six major and minor changes.