My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"General Guardian?"

Chen Sansi was puzzled.

Could it be that this wooden token's status is higher than the silver and copper plates?

He explained, "The token was passed down by my master, 'Sun Xiangzong'. Do you know of him, senior?"

"Never heard of him, probably some junior."

The elder's soul body became more ethereal, and his voice weakened slightly. After a moment of pause, he asked, "What year is it now?"

"Spirit Immortal Era, Year Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand, Two Thousand and Six Hundred Seventy-Three."

Chen Sansi answered truthfully.

This year is calculated from after the collapse of the Ancestor Vein in the ancient great war and the re-establishment of the basic order.

"Spirit Immortal Era?"

The elder listened to the unfamiliar words and sighed, "It seems that a long time has passed. How is our Luoxiao Sect, how is Bai Yujing?"

"Senior..."

Chen Sansi informed, "The sects you mentioned have long ceased to exist."

"All gone?"

The elder's soul became even more ethereal.

"If you're curious, senior."

Chen Sansi said, "I can tell you about all the major events of the past two hundred thousand years without holding back."

"There's no time."

The elder spoke as parts of the cave mansion began to collapse, with gravel and stones "sizzling" down from above.

He spoke in a deep voice, "Young man, tell me, what do you want from this old man, quickly. I am but a remnant soul sealed in a decayed body, with consciousness but no origin, and I cannot hold on for long."

Earlier.

The wandering souls continuously repeating their obsessions weren't actually themselves from when they were alive; they had turned into evil spirits over the long years, thus they could remain preserved.

"..."

Initially, Chen Sansi was only indebted to the blind woman and planned to help retrieve treasures, but unexpectedly he gained a lot.

He didn't hesitate, "How did senior achieve all things forbidden?"

"Ha ha, good lad, what boldness, coming straight to learn 'All Things Forbidden'."

The elder chuckled softly twice, "This old man cannot either.

'All Things Forbidden' is a law personally refined by the upper realm Sect Master, and this old man merely used a method to activate it."

"Luoxiao Sect Master?"

Chen Sansi inquired, "Do you recognize Mr. Mei Xiao, senior?!"

Could it be...

The Mr. Mei who passed "All Things Forbidden" power to him came from tens of thousands of years ago?!

"Mei what?"

The elder denied again, "Don't know him."

"..."

Chen Sansi thought for a moment, seeing the elder's soul dispersing more and more, already posing no threat, so he took out the Xuanzhu and held it in his hand, "Is this the law you spoke of, senior?"

"Indeed."

The elder was surprised, "You just said that this law was given to you by someone named 'Mei Xiao'? In this world, is there actually a second person besides the Sect Master who can master this law?!

"Young man, where is this person now?"

"I don't know."

Chen Sansi said, "Mr. Mei came and went without leaving a trace, and after leaving the law a dozen years ago, I never saw him again. To this day, I still don't know how to use this power."

"Hmm."

The elder pondered for a moment, then said, "Fetch the item in my embrace."

"Well, please forgive my intrusion, senior."

Chen Sansi didn't understand things like 'Luoxiao Sect' or 'Guardian,' and since the remnant soul had previously displayed mana, he naturally couldn't fully trust the other party.

So, he didn't touch directly, fearing that the other party was a legendry ghost cultivator who knew some Body Seizing Technique, as one must always be wary of others.

Thus, he used the blade of the Dragon Abyss Sword to cut open the robe and lifted the item within that was always glowing like a heart.

Then he saw... it was a Spiritual Pearl!

Identical to the Spiritual Pearl within Sky Wall City, except the Spiritual Energy inside it was for some reason already nearing depletion.

"Don't you want to know how to use the law of All Things Forbidden? I'll tell you."

The elder spoke with eloquence, "Between heaven and earth, any formation or law activation requires the consumption of Spiritual Power, and a supreme law like 'All Things Forbidden' consumes even more.

"Therefore, to activate the 'Forbidden' technique's law, spirit stones are far from sufficient; it requires destroying the spirit vein as a price."

"The best method is to refine the 'Destructive Spirit Array' or 'Sealing Spirit Array', storing them within spiritual pearls, as the source of spiritual power."

"The strength and duration of the 'Forbidden' technique are determined by the richness of spiritual energy within the spiritual pearls."

"The duration is determined by the richness of spiritual energy."

Chen Sansi suddenly thought.

In this case, isn't the pervasive prohibition here lasting hundreds of thousands of years?

"Not that long."

The elder seemed to see through his thoughts: "Only when the cave mansion is damaged or when outsiders appear will the 'Forbidden' technique automatically activate. At other times, it is a great array that suppresses cultivation."

"But even so, it has reached its limit."

"The spiritual energy within the spiritual pearl is about to be completely exhausted, and this land is about to collapse entirely, then swept into the void, no longer existing."

"Booming——"

As they spoke, large chunks of rock began to peel off above their heads.

Chen Sansi speculated.

The reason for the appearance of the dual forbidden land this time in the Netherworld should be related to this.

"Senior."

He asked for guidance: "How to refine the 'Destructive Spirit Array' and 'Sealing Spirit Array'?"

"You don't know?"

The elder's residual soul was continuously dissipating, and his lower body was already completely blurry. He urged: "Then quickly take paper and pen, and I will speak while you write."

"Alright, thank you, Senior."

Chen Sansi was delighted in his heart.

He naturally remembered when his master in Nanling Town used the Destructive Spirit Array to destroy the Ancestor Vein to prevent the collapse of the Heaven and Earth Seal.

Thinking back, his master's "Destructive Spirit Array" was probably obtained ready-made; otherwise, he would have taught him the method of refining.

If he could learn it, the troubles of the Eastern Continent would be much easier to solve. In the future, if there's no other way, he would emulate his master and directly destroy the Mang Mountain Ancestor Vein!

All in all, until Chen Sansi reaches the peak of his cultivation, there's absolutely no chance for the Heavenly Water Sect to have even a bit of influence on the Eastern Continent.

Without pens and ink on him, he retrieved talisman pen and talisman paper from his storage bag to use instead.

Given the urgent situation, this small waste was negligible.

"The elder has time to speak only once and will include some ancient resonances. Listen carefully, even a single mis-stroke could result in failing to refine the formation."

After the elder's reminder, he began a detailed description.

A residual soul without mana cannot touch anything physical; therefore, he had to speak orally, especially some obscure and hard-to-understand diagrams.

Ultimately, the elder had to accelerate his vanishing as a price to help draw a few crucial rune diagrams.

"It's done."

The elder's voice became weaker, almost only a recognizable face remained, visibly about to disperse.

Sustaining the 'Universal prohibition' spiritual pearl was also on the verge of extinguishing.

The restrictions within the cave mansion began to loosen, and Chen Sansi could feel his realm returning to Qi Refining Realm.

"Thank you, Senior."

Chen Sansi secured the drawing, somewhat curiously asking: "Senior agreed to teach due to the Guardian's wooden token? Aren't you afraid I might lie?"

"What's there to fear?"

The elder replied indifferently: "It matters not to me whether you are one of us, but the Sealing Spirit Array needs to be passed on; only when it can be passed on wouldn't the pearl be wasted, wouldn't you say?"

"..."

Chen Sansi neither agreed nor disagreed.

"It's time to leave."

The blind woman returned after picking the red lotus, still speaking sparingly.

"This girl..."

The elder squinted at the woman: "Not simple."

"Her?"

Chen Sansi had no time to pay attention to the blind woman with many questions in his heart, about Luoxiao Sect, Guardian, and more...

"What a pity, not enough time; else, I'd love to go out and see, how is the Great Way doing now?"

The elder, with only a wisp of thread-like residual soul left, made the final reminder: "Boy, someone has come outside."

As the words fell.

His soul shattered completely.