My Cultivation Starting from Archery

The landscape around here just so happens to be the favored living environment for the "Earth Spirit Purple Vine"!

Chen Sansi couldn't help but focus, searching for people while he explored.

As time continued to pass, the yellow sandy-colored sun in the forbidden area gradually set, and the surrounding light dimmed, making the secret realm, originally an ancient battlefield, feel even more eerie.

Meanwhile.

Chen Sansi sensed the marshlands underfoot rapidly solidifying, as though some mystic force was drawing out all the moisture from the soil.

The once dried-up bottom of the pond began bubbling out water.

"Night Spring Pond, Night Spring Pond, it turns out it refers to the changes in pond water during day-night transitions."

Chen Sansi suddenly realized.

At the same time, he finally found what he had been searching for.

Approximately a hundred paces away, a giant rock was entwined with purple spiritual plants like a Flying Snake, its surface covered with leaves resembling maple leaves, along with thorns all over.

Earth Spirit Purple Vine.

The location of this thing wasn't very concealed, and it surely had been found in the past few days, as evidenced by the nearby footprints.

But to the vast majority, it was simply a useless appendage, therefore no one picked it.

Without delay, Chen Sansi lightly tapped his foot and gracefully arrived in front of the rock, excavating the main roots of the Earth Spirit Purple Vine to store in a separate storage bag.

Mission accomplished!

His journey to the forbidden area met the minimal resource requirements, and all upcoming gains would be considered surprises.

Moreover, Chen Sansi had already sent people to search for the whereabouts of the Guiyuan Sect disciples, ensuring everyone stays behind before his departure.

Just...

He lingered at the Night Spring Pond from day to night, yet he hadn't spotted any signs of Demon Cultivators, but saw at times two cultivators flying overhead.

His subordinates from Sky Wall City reported back, saying they had notified Dusk Valley, but as he expected, it was too late as the Bai Family Ancestor had already sneaked into the forbidden area alone.

Having thought it through deeply, Chen Sansi decided to wait a bit longer.

Activating his concealment state, he applied multiple "Concealing" talismans bought from Old Mo Zhu, his whole presence vanished like a corpse.

"If the Mud Sculpture Golden Body appears first, cause a commotion for warning.

"If Bai Xifeng shows up first, remind him face-to-face.

"Even if the Seven Kill Sect arrives first, if within my ability, I should lend assistance..."

With a plan set in mind, Chen Sansi quietly stayed low.

At night, the number of wandering souls multiplied inside the forbidden area, passing by every half incense stick.

Moreover, the wandering souls seemed to have factions, encountering each other leading to fierce battles.

"Demon, return my Daoist Inheritance!"

"Fight them!"

"..."

In this kind of "mutual slaughter," the remaining large number of wandering souls in the forbidden area indicated the vast number of participants in the ancient war.

Chen Sansi observed that these wandering souls generally lacked consciousness, being more akin to remnants of persistent obsessions rather than the rare Ghost Cultivators of Sky Water Continent, repeating "speech" and "actions" endlessly.

Yet it was unclear...

The reason behind the ancient battle in the Nine Nether Forbidden area, the parties involved, and why the Cultivation World lacked any records.

"Here they come!"

The subtle mana fluctuations brought Chen Sansi back to focus.

About a hundred zhang away, around seven or eight black-robed cultivators descended slowly, seemingly rehearsed numerous times, moving with skill and cooperation to scatter into different positions and set up the Array Plates and Array Flags.

Among them were late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"I'm afraid I can't be of much help."

Chen Sansi dared not act recklessly as he couldn't kill the opponents, for there was only one exit from this forbidden area, and being blocked outside would render any Escape Technique useless.

He had no choice but to continue observing secretly.

After setting up the formation, the leading cultivator tossed a black seed onto the ground, then swiftly spread out in different directions, vanishing instantly.

Once the trap was set, the black seed as bait emitted a crimson mist under the night sky, carrying a faint enticing fragrance, quickly enveloping tens of zhang in the area.

"Gurgle—"

At the heart of the Night Spring Pond, a large number of bubbles rose as if boiling, followed by a swift black shadow leaping from the pond, landing gently on the shore, and in a blink arriving at the formation's core.

Only then did Chen Sansi finally see the true form of the shadow.

It was a...

Mud Doll!

Indeed.

Solely from appearance, it was nothing more than a naked mud doll, just the size of a forearm, running with a protruding round belly.

Yet through [Qi Observation Skill], one could see it housed intensely concentrated unique spiritual power nearly forming a solid.

Mud Sculpture Golden Body!

An extraordinarily rare precious Spirit Creature, naturally born by absorbing nature's spiritual energy and earth's gold essence, upon refining could aid a Martial Artist in achieving a Mud Sculpture Golden Body!

Such a small creature required at least over two thousand years of growth!

Due to its unique nature, it couldn't be fast-tracked by any means!

The Mud Sculpture Golden Body stood on the ground, peering around, and finding no danger, picked up the black seed, and swallowed it whole, made a burping gesture, then began frolicking nearby.

Its Earth Escape Technique was remarkably swift, appearing a hundred paces away in a blink, flipping over a rock with its slender arm, revealing several supreme magic artifacts.

Casually picking up a flying sword, the Mud Sculpture Golden Body sat on the ground again, "crunching" it to pieces and swallowing them.

This Spirit Creature absorbed not only nature's spiritual energy but also Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and high-grade metals alike.

After scurrying back and forth, consuming many random things, the Mud Sculpture Golden Body finally felt weary, its speed slowing down, wobbly heading to the pond to rest at the bottom.

But just at this moment.

Suddenly, golden light tore through the night sky, a broken Beggar's Bowl descended from above, aiming to trap the mud doll fully within it.

Aghast, the Mud Sculpture Golden Body plunged into the earth attempting an Earth Tunneling escape, only to hear a "thump," colliding with something solid, rebounding forcefully, and sat on the ground holding its head crying.

Delayed for just a moment, the Beggar's Bowl landed seamlessly, trapping it inside with no way up nor down.

"Hehe~"

A satisfied chuckle resounded, a one-armed elder Light as a Feather emerged from the darkness, picking up the Beggar's Bowl in hand: "Searched high and low, yet found without effort!

"Little rascal, for capturing you, Old Man spent untold Spirit Stones and effort on 'Sealing Soil Talisman' and 'Sky Bowl'!"

Bai Xifeng!

"..."

Chen Sansi quickly pondered how he could warn the Bai Family Ancestor and still retreat safely.

In the end, he had no choice but to entrust the task to the blue bird.

"Screech—"

In the silent night, a series of piercing cries abruptly erupted, growing ever more urgent, jolting everyone's hearts.

"..."

Bai Xifeng furrowed his brow, sensing something amiss, immediately attempted to leave, but alas, it was too late.

"Array Activate!"

A stern shout followed as blood-red lights emerged, like Heaven and Earth Net, instantly encompassing the entire Night Spring Pond region!

Meanwhile, not long-hidden Seven Kill Sect cultivators appeared in unison.

"Old fool, finally trapped you out!"

"..."

"Alas~"

Bai Xifeng let out a bitter laugh: "Old Man knew the Mud Sculpture Golden Body's news probably came from you."

"Since you already know, why waste words?"

The leading Demon Cultivator hovered in mid-air: "Bai Xifeng, you won't escape today, surrender your things sincerely, and ensure your Bai Family legacy continues."