My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Cao Zhi dared not look directly, once again kneeling to the ground: "The later generations of the Cao Family are incompetent, losing the great mountains and rivers left by the ancestors, speechless to face the Grand Ancestor!"

Cao Xie did not speak, only sipping the tea gently, until half the tea was drunk, he murmured to himself:

"Over four hundred years have passed.

"Back then, I was merely a horse servant in the chaotic times, and only because I refused to accept fate, did I rise with arms, dreaming that one day I wouldn't need to look up to anyone anymore, fighting half a lifetime to win a piece of Jiang Mountain, only to realize what it means when they say there's always someone better, a mountain beyond the mountain.

"Since then, I've devoted myself to seeking the Dao, yet I could never fully let go of the Jiang Mountain that my brothers and I fought for.

"Hence, leaving behind the Imperial Jade Seal, Dragon Abyss Sword, and the method of seeking the Dao was a bit of grace left to my descendants, and from then on, I no longer meddled in mortal affairs.

"Twenty years ago, I went into seclusion to cultivate, never expecting that when I emerged, the outside world had already been transformed into a new realm."

"..."

Cao Zhi's forehead was tightly pressed to the ground, not daring to make a sound for a long time.

"Enough, rise up."

Cao Xie said calmly: "The rise and fall of mortal dynasties is the norm, and if not for the awakening of ancestor veins in the Eastern Continent, I wouldn't be too concerned about the descendants losing a piece of barren land."

"Yes, Grand Ancestor."

Cao Zhi then stood up, but immediately her body stiffened, feeling as if a giant mountain was pressing down on her, unable to move.

"Your qualification is passable."

Cao Xie said faintly: "Later, I will send someone to give you a batch of Elixir Pills and cultivation techniques, you must diligently cultivate in the future, do not slack."

"Thank you, Grand Ancestor!"

Cao Zhi's heart filled with excitement.

The Nascent Soul Elder of Heavenly Water's top Sect, casually bestowing, is a tremendous fortune!

"After returning, send people to the Eastern Continent to find the Cao Family descendants with Spirit Roots scattered among the populace, bring them all to Heavenly Water, I have other arrangements."

Cao Xie paused, his tone becoming a few degrees colder: "As for Chen Lei, is there any news of him now?"

"He..."

Cao Zhi recounted the events in the Forbidden Grounds of the Nine Nether: "These past few years, he has likely been moving between the Eastern Continent and Sky Water Continent, but it's hard to grasp his specific whereabouts."

"Search diligently, and inform me as soon as his whereabouts are discovered, I will deal with him personally."

Cao Zhi said, picking up the tea cup again.

"Remember it well, this grandson bids farewell!"

Cao Zhi understood, took a few steps back before slowly turning around and leaving the Cave Mansion.

Inside the Cave Mansion, it became quiet again.

Cao Xie put down the tea cup, and a glimmer of spirit light flew from his sleeve, hovering in the air after being released, narrowing his eyes, it was a scroll.

The scroll opened on its own, revealing its contents, which were portraits, depicting familiar faces clad in armor.

On the left side of the scroll, the three large characters "Qilin Pavilion" were written.

The Twelve Marshals of Qilin Pavilion.

It was these people who, alongside Great Ancestor Sheng, founded the enterprises in the Central Plains, establishing a dynasty lasting over three hundred years.

"Buzzing——"

The stone gate of the Cave Mansion opened again, a female Nascent Soul cultivator in a wide-sleeved celestial gown, every step leaving flowers, came gracefully forward.

Her red lips slightly open, her voice like a clear spring: "It seems even the one known as 'Heavenly Slaughter Lord', Younger Brother, has unbreakable ties to the mortal past. Summoning your descendants this time, has cultivation affected you?"

"After leaving Dasheng, I thought I had severed all earthly ties, would never care about mundane affairs again, it is only three hundred years later that I understood, I am not as mentally stable as I imagined myself to be."

Cao Xie put away the scroll, expressionless: "In recent retreats, my mind often drifts back to the brothers at my side when we rebelled in mortal times.

"I don't know how many times, with one foot already in the Netherworld, they pulled me back time and again with their lives, only then creating the later Dasheng, and now the 'Heavenly Slaughter Lord'.

"So to speak."

The Fairy slowly said: "Younger Brother truly plans, to help your bloodline descendants restore the nation personally?"

Cao Xie gestured for her to sit down, while saying: "The brothers of Qilin Pavilion, gave everything to secure the kingdom, now it's unjustly falling into others' hands, my heart is uneasy.

"Even if Dasheng is no more, it should definitely not be Chen Han.

"Moreover, the ancestor veins in the Eastern Continent will revive in years to come, by then it will no longer be barren, it surely warrants some effort."

"It seems Younger Brother has no small ambitions."

The Fairy smiled: "No wonder Master once said, with Younger Brother in the Heavenly Sword Sect, it will inherit immortality and stand firm at Heavenly Water Peak."

"Elder Sister overpraises, I have always just disliked looking up to others."

As Cao Xie spoke, he took out a set of mortal records, browsing the content upon it, his gaze filled with aversion: "I also dislike this younger generation surnamed Chen."

...

Beiyang Road, Mortal Town.

The Nine Nether Forbidden Land has completely collapsed into the void, and from now on there will be no secret realm here.

This was the news Chen Sansi received two days after leaving the forbidden land.

In the courtyard of the inn, the cultivators of Sky Wall City gathered, counting their gains while awaiting further instructions.

The journey to the forbidden land was quite fruitful.

Almost everyone obtained quite a few spirit plants.

But overall, the things Chen Sansi obtained alone accounted for more than seventy percent of the total: elixir pills, pill recipes, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, magic artifacts, everything was available.

He roughly estimated.

The resources from this trip are enough to cultivate twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators, plus eighteen True Power Warriors, a total of thirty high-level combatants.

Certainly worth celebrating, but actually just "treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

A court must have a large "reserve of talent," not always relying on that part of the people to function long-term.

So it's still the same problem, no industry of its own, or rather, no sustainable resources.

However, with the Earth Spirit Purple Vine, it's finally possible to create a Medicine Valley belonging to Sky Wall City, but it still requires several decades or even hundreds of years of cultivation.

"Everyone, disperse across Sky Water and await the next military order. Do not act recklessly in the meantime."

Chen Sansi issued a verbal order.

"We obey!"

"..."

The colonels of Sky Wall City each dispersed.

"Your Majesty, the servant and Zhaozhao..."

Ning Xiang bowed in salute: "We'll take our leave as well."

"Alright."

Chen Sansi agreed: "I have already permitted it."

"Your Majesty's years of protection will surely be repaid by this servant in the future."

After Ning Xiang finished speaking, she led her apprentice away.

After dispersing everyone, Chen Sansi personally escorted a vast amount of treasures back to Sky Wall City.

His fellow disciples had been waiting for many years and finally had heavenly materials and earthly treasures; they can now open the Scenic God and soon become True Power Warriors.

In addition, Chen Sansi selected a peak among the mountains to serve as the Medicine Valley of Sky Wall City and named it "Floral Medicine Palace."

He had previously studied and prepared land based on the "Spirit Plant Skill" literature and felt that he had a good grasp of it. He went to the prepared land and planted the "Earth Spirit Purple Vine."

The purple vines were like spiritual snakes, clinging to the soil at a speed visible to the naked eye. Not only did they not damage the soil, but they also absorbed nature's spiritual energy, slowly transforming the soil and converting ordinary farmland into spirit fields.

[Skill: Spirit Plant Skill (Entry-Level)]

[Progress: 0/100]

[Utility: None]

"There's another skill that requires constant improvement."

Chen Sansi sighed a bit.

If this continues, he really won't be able to manage it all.

Of course, priorities must be set.

For now, the focus is on improving "Alchemy" and "Formation," with "talisman" and "puppet" as secondary; for the rest, he can only do his best.

"Son greets Father Emperor."

Xu Yunhuan came to his side and saluted.

"Ah, it's you."

Chen Sansi put down the hoe in his hand and said softly: "Yunhuan, do you have something to say?"

"Yes."

Xu Yunhuan nodded: "Father Emperor, your son also wants to learn Spirit Plant Skill."

Chen Sansi remembered that this child loved fussing with flowers and plants from an early age, and since the Medicine Valley would need a manager once it was completed, it might be better to cultivate one prematurely.

He agreed: "I allow it. Later I will have people send related literature and magic artifacts to your palace."

"Thank you, Father Emperor."

Xu Yunhuan joyfully saluted once more.