My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Nonsense!"

The Banshan Wanderer spoke righteously: "At first, he only offered two thousand Spirit Stones, which I refused without hesitation.

"I said right then, Xiao Feng is my dearest friend, my brother, how could I harm him?

"But there was no choice, later his offer was too high, enough for me to avoid venturing into the mountains for ten years, so I reluctantly agreed, my brother."

Over the years, several Foundation Establishments amongst them benefited from Xiao Feng's care, often acquiring affordable and superior Elixir Pills.

"Alright."

Chen Sansi asked bluntly: "Before you act, can you tell me who hired you? I believe I've made no enemies with anyone in the Sky Water Continent."

"Burn some paper for me next year, and I'll let you know."

The Banshan Wanderer refused, drawing his bow and arrow as he spoke: "Take a brother's advice, the difference between Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment is vast, you're no match for me, stand still and it'll be over soon!"

Opposite him, "Xiao Feng" did not respond but stood in place, looking around.

"Stop looking!"

The Banshan Wanderer sneered coldly: "Do you think I brought you here for no reason? No one will come to rescue you, nor will anyone know why you died.

"To most people, it will merely be another missing Loose Cultivator in Daze Fang City!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Sansi, relieved: "Since you say so, I feel at ease."

"What did you say?"

The Banshan Wanderer suddenly realized something was amiss.

He carefully recalled.

It seemed from the beginning until now, Xiao Feng, supposedly in the Late Stage of Qi Refining, had been unusually calm facing him, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Calm to the point of...

Like he didn't care at all!

Or rather...

The other party simply didn't regard him at all.

Suddenly, in Xiao Feng's hand, an unknown silver long spear appeared, waves of scorching Dark Power began to emanate outwards, and his pupils, even his seven orifices, spurted hot flames.

This was no Late Stage of Qi Refinement, it was clearly a True Power Middle Stage Martial Cultivator!

Or rather...

A Dual Cultivator of Martial Arts and Magic!

"Xiao Feng, you've hidden deeply, not revealing any flaw for these two years!"

The Banshan Wanderer's face became solemn, his pupils trembling continuously: "No, your surname isn't Xiao! The long spear in your hand, the skill to craft bow and arrow, you... you're Chen Lei!"

The wanted notice for Chen Sansi detailed his abilities, including his proficient Weapon and Cultivation Technique.

In Daze Fang City, who else could this surprising figure exactly match if not him?!

Unexpectedly...

This emperor of a Mortal Dynasty had been quietly cultivating in Daze Fang City all along, and his Immortal Path cultivation was not far from Foundation Establishment!

"Alright!"

After brief shock, the astonishment on the Banshan Wanderer's face turned to excitement: "If I kill you today, I will never have to toil for the rest of my life!

"Prepare to die!"

"Boom——"

The arrow was already on the string, bolt unleashing like a rainbow.

Almost simultaneously, a Second-tier puppet also lunged forward, raising a battle-axe high, ready to cleave the person before it in two.

Chen Sansi slightly shifted, perfectly dodging the incoming arrow, then his right leg, wrapped in blazing flames like a collapsing Heavenly Pillar, precisely kicked the puppet's chest, flipping it away like a kicked ball.

The Banshan Wanderer, wielding a Magic Artifact long knife, silently circled to the back, intending to ambush. However, the moment he got close, his vision was filled with spear light, resembling a crimson flame Divine Dragon overwhelming him.

His heart shook with fear, forcing him to change slashing to parry, barely deflecting it, yet it felt like an entire Flame Mountain crashed into him, chest heavy with surging blood, scorching dry before it could be spat out, body knocked back, only stabilizing with successive spellcasting.

"Cough, cough..."

The Banshan Wanderer gasped, realizing with astonishment that after just one exchange, his Dantian began to burn, continuously eroding his Mana.

Most likely, it was due to the peculiarity in the opponent's Breathing Skill.

Awakened to the realization of being outmatched, he dared not continue fighting, controlling the puppet to hinder, while turning to flee.

The previously repelled puppet returned to attack.

Chen Sansi was somewhat surprised.

Generally speaking, Puppet Masters need something similar to an Array Plate to control their puppets, but Banshan Wanderer doesn't need anything at all, as if his thoughts alone could make his puppets obey like living humans.

This implies either he possesses a Secret Technique or his puppet Skill has reached the peak of perfection.

Chen Sansi had no time to entangle with the puppet; his identity was already exposed, and if the opponent escaped alive, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He crushed another Earth Escape Talisman, bypassed the puppet, and shouted: "Qian Xun!"

A snow-white war horse appeared in the forest with spirit light, clouds rising around its hooves as it galloped, eventually transforming into wings and soaring into the sky.

Chen Sansi further empowered with "Wind Avoidance Talisman" and "Divine Speed Talisman," while the opponent was injured; thus, he quickly caught up, True Power surging layer upon layer, Silver Spear intertwined with Vermilion Bird, nearly covering the sky, directly towards the enemy's engulfing.

Several defensive barriers in front of Banshan Wanderer shattered continuously before he plummeted from high above, wailing, his entire body scorched black.

Before he could struggle further, the scorching gun tip was tightly pressed against his throat.

"Speak."

Chen Sansi's pupils extinguished the flames, replaced by the abyss of a cold lake: "Who is behind you?"

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'll talk, I'll talk..."

Banshan Wanderer pretended to open his mouth, but secretly removed a Poison Blade from his waist, intending to stab it into the opponent's leg: "To hell with you, speaking or not we're dead, why should you have the advantage!"

Chen Sansi frowned, deflected the opponent's arm with one thrust of his spear, and upon closer observation, Banshan Wanderer had already ended his own breath and died.

After this man's death, the puppet nearby also collapsed with a bang.

Knowing the area was unsafe for long, he quickly took the opponent's storage bag, destroyed the corpse, moved the Red-winged Snake, and left swiftly, stopping only after traveling several hundred miles.

Fortunately, as Banshan Wanderer himself stated, no one knew they went up the mountain together, so even if a disappearance was reported later, trouble wouldn't come upon him.

However...

Who exactly wanted him dead?

Chen Sansi was sure that in his identity as "Xiao Feng," he had always built good relationships, being a renowned Second-tier Alchemist in Daze Fang City without having offended anyone.

But if it must be said...

He did think of one person.

The Bai Family had no reservations in expelling Zhangsun Miao because of his presence when problems arose.

Indeed, the Bai Family's treatment was quite good.

But Zhangsun Miao wouldn't need to resort to murder over such a trivial matter, right?

"..."

Chen Sansi understood that he would have to be even more cautious in the future, and if it weren't for needing some rare materials from the Bai Family, he would've moved out.

Ensuring the area was safe, he hid within a tree hollow and opened Banshan Wanderer's storage bag.

Within were some worthless Magic Artifacts, a cultivation technique of earth attributes, and a puppet legacy named "Heavenly Destiny of Ten Thousand Soldiers."

This legacy differed from those Chen Sansi had encountered before; beyond teaching puppet creation, it instructed on enhancing one's Divine Sense during the process to better control more puppets, even achieving command like using one's own limb.

Training this Magic Skill could also craft a "Lifebound Puppet" similar to a Lifebound Magical Artifact, connected through Essence Blood, and controlled from thousands of miles away, gaining the opponent's sight.

This meant...

Chen Sansi could cultivate without traveling back and forth between Sky Water and Eastern Victory Continents, without hindering national affairs!

It's truly a good thing; no wonder Banshan Wanderer didn't need any auxiliary tools for puppet control.

He stored everything safely and was ready to start refining upon returning.

But before that, Chen Sansi needed to capture some spiritual beast cubs.

No matter how they could be raised, taking them back to try first.

The court's cavalry would eventually march to Sky Water Continent to seek revenge on Guiyuan Sect with his senior brother.

Even without that incident, their conflict was irreconcilable.

Before war breaks out, Chen Sansi must fully enhance his troops' combat strength, as cavalry is essential to the army.

He took Banshan Wanderer's leftover Bow and Arrow and started searching the forest. Within half a day, he found a mother Lu Shu with over a dozen cubs.

This Lu Shu was a Second-tier Demon Beast, but not proficient in combat, requiring almost no effort to shoot it dead.

The remaining cubs were all packed into his storage bag.

"Still not enough!"

Chen Sansi continued his search.

He sought not only ground runners but also flyers.

If memory served him right, Chiling Mountain had a spiritual beast known as "Shu Hu," which could be used for flying and tamed as mounts.