My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"With the token in my hand, the barrier seems not to harm me!"

He sensed something, and as he approached the edge, about seven steps away, the barrier opened a passage!

"It really works.

"In that case, we won't need someone to control the array plate outside later."

"So that means...

"This forbidden area, or this battle, is connected to the 'Guardian'?"

Chen Sansi pondered, while noises erupted beside his ear.

Sima Yao charged ahead with his long sword, followed closely by forty-odd Sky Wall City Colonels who arrived almost simultaneously.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"..."

"Rise and be at ease."

Chen Sansi drew Dragon Abyss, the sword edge pointing directly at the forbidden area: "All of you, listen to my command: Guiyuan Sect killed my senior brother, murdered our Han Army strategist, if this revenge isn't taken, the nation's destiny cannot flourish!

"Today, there are eleven Guiyuan disciples in the forbidden area, none must be allowed to escape, and any sect disciple who dares to obstruct shall be killed without mercy!

"For killing one person, promotion by three ranks!

"If there are major contributions, a marquis title will be the reward!"

According to the current regulations of the Han Dynasty, the official ranks within Sky Wall City differ from ordinary people, known as the Ninth Grade Immortal Official. Each grade has corresponding immortal salaries, such as spirit stones, elixir pills, or other resources.

Everything has become more organized, more systematic.

This is equivalent to each sect having its own "merit" system, exchanging accumulated contributions for cultivation resources.

"We obey orders!"

The crowd suppressed their volume, but their killing intent shook heaven and earth.

Wang Zhi and Rong Yanqiu's pupils were already filled with blood veins.

Chen Sansi, holding the Guardian Token, opened a passage outside the barrier, allowing Sky Wall City Colonels to pass through one after another.

Still missing one person...

Guiyuan Sect has many Foundation Establishment cultivators; he still needs help.

But if Deng Wuchang really doesn't come, Chen Sansi will still execute the original plan, though he will need to be more adaptable.

He was not disappointed.

About half a cup of tea later, a figure arrived riding a Flying Talisman.

"Mr. Xiao, you waited long!"

Deng Wuchang, full of smiles and spring brilliance, evidently found many good things on this trip.

"Thank you, Brother Deng, for being willing to assist."

Chen Sansi respectfully cupped his hands.

Dealing with sect disciples is indeed extremely risky. For an ordinary sword catcher, since he has already obtained many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the forbidden area, he might have exceeded the original reward; why not continue to persist?

"What are you thinking, kid?"

Deng Wuchang guessed the other's thoughts: "Mr. Deng is not like those people, his reputation on the road is unparalleled; he makes a promise and keeps it.

"Also, thank you, brother, for the gifted storage bag."

The storage bag played a significant role; the other party trusted him so thoroughly, not fearing he would "eat his fill and leave," thus naturally, he'd repay with "credit."

"It's inside."

Chen Sansi maintained the passage, letting Deng Wuchang in first, then followed him deep into the secret realm!

...

Disciples from three sects continued to explore after harvesting two spirit lands, but not far ahead, they suddenly found a light curtain overhead.

The barrier...

Restarted!

"What's going on!"

"What restarted the barrier?!"

The cultivators panicked and felt uneasy.

"Where's Liu Feng?!"

Qian Qiren frowned: "They are guarding outside; if something happens, why is there no news coming in?"

"Buzz—"

Xu Baoren shot straight to the heaven on his Controlling the Sky, but eventually the barrier blocked his path.

"Are we really unable to get out?"

Cui Zhichen's face was grim: "Who on earth did this?"

"Everyone, don't panic."

Zhang Susu wore the same grave expression but remained calm: "Let's piece the map back together first and see if there are other exits before we talk."

The tattered sheepskin scroll was pieced together once more.

"The so-called forbidden secret realms are nothing more than ancient spaces that have collapsed. With such major disturbances, there are often more than one exit."

Zhang Jincheng discovered a clue and pointed to the southeast corner of the map: "If my guess is correct, this marking may be another exit, but it seems to be quite distant from our current location."

"It's still the same thing."

Xu Baoren said sombrely: "Since we're here, no matter what happens, we can't leave empty-handed. We'll collect resources as we head towards the exit, and at the same time, figure out what's happening outside the boundary."

Everyone agreed.

They once again sent three people to check the situation in the rear.

The rest continued forward, and after passing some stone tablets whose inscriptions were indecipherable, they were met with more corpses and heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

"Nascent Soul corpses..."

"How could there be so many?!"

"..."

In front of them were at least a dozen Nascent Soul skeletal remains, perhaps turned into nutrients, causing the nearby spirit plants to grow exceptionally lush.

"So many Nascent Soul predecessors died, which historical great war in ancient times could this be?"

The group speculated amongst themselves.

The number of Nascent Soul skeletons they encountered on their journey likely exceeded the number currently alive on the Sky Water Continent.

"Bai Yujing?"

Qian Qiren found some shattered jade pendants beside a Nascent Soul skeleton, and after carefully piecing them back together, he could vaguely make out the inscriptions.

Immortal Sect, Bai Yujing!

The "True Immortal Records" mentioned, hundreds of thousands of years ago, there was a true Immortal Sect called Bai Yujing on the Sky Water Continent, established by True Immortals from the Upper Realm, capable of connecting heaven and earth, linking two realms.

At that time, nature's spiritual energy was still abundant, and various resources were not as scarce as they are now. As long as one's qualifications were sufficient, reaching Core Formation or even Nascent Soul was not an issue.

Those years were the envy of all cultivators on the Sky Water Continent.

Unfortunately...

Later, the demonic sect Luoxiao Sect's demon initiated a righteous-demonic war that destroyed this world's foundation, causing spiritual energy to become ever more scarce and resources ever more depleted.

There are no specific records of the details of that war.

But now it seems that the Nine Nether Forbidden Land could very well be a battlefield from those days.

If that's the case, it could explain the fall of so many high-level cultivators.

And most of the spiritual objects growing here are due to the lingering spiritual energy in the area, not because they originally existed.

"It really was that war. Look quickly, there's a broken magic artifact here engraved with the ancient characters 'Luoxiao Sect'!"

A cultivator spoke and couldn't resist giving two vehement kicks to the skeleton of the Luoxiao Sect's "demon": "If it weren't for these damned demons, would our cultivation today have to be so arduous!"

...

Not far away.

Chen Sansi quietly lay in wait, observing the situation ahead, and with his superior senses, he naturally heard the conversation of these people.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, truly long ago.

He raised his arm, signaling the Sky Wall City colonel behind him to act accordingly and not to act rashly.

It's not the time yet.

Though their numbers were many, compared to himself and Deng Wuchang, the others' realms were insignificant. Against a single sect, they might manage, but more than that would be counterproductive.

When posing as "Liu Feng," Chen Sansi also glanced at the map, knowing there would be a fork in the road ahead, where the three sects might briefly split.

As expected.

The disciples of the three sects stopped before the fork. Xu Baoren, holding the map, said: "These routes ahead may all have treasures appearing. How about we each choose one, then meet on the main road up ahead?"

"Quickly then."

Zhang Susu reminded: "We haven't figured out the situation with the boundary yet. There might be someone who snuck into the secret realm, so let's not stay separated for too long."

Each sect chose a small path and quickly vanished.

Chen Sansi was about to follow the Guiyuan Sect down the leftmost path when his heart suddenly tightened.

His [Qi Observation Skill] suddenly saw that hidden amidst the dense forest ahead was a silhouette quietly observing everything.

After Foundation Establishment, the range of [Qi Observation Skill] wasn't fixed but depended on the strength of divine sense.

This mysterious figure was just beyond the boundary, so he could see that someone was there but couldn't discern the specific realm's power.

Yet Chen Sansi sensed an indescribable danger.