My Cultivation Starting from Archery

A thousand miles of ice,

Ten thousand miles of snow drifting.

In the vast snowy wilderness, silver snakes dance wildly.

Upon this barren plain, a white storm is unleashed.

A figure in a white robe dances with a long spear amidst the blizzard,

At the center of it all,

Within a radius of several dozen feet,

A huge white hurricane forms.

Inside this hurricane,

There seems to be a Jiao Long,

A raging tiger might appear,

The Vermilion Bird spreads its wings,

The Black Tortoise suppresses the earth.

The Gang Qi-transformed Four Symbols Divine Beasts, circling around Chen Sansi's side,

revel, roar, dance wildly, and rush about.

What is a Martial Saint?

The saint among men, the pinnacle of Martial Arts!

Martial Saint,

The reason they couldn't advance further

Was not that the people at the Martial Saint level were too weak,

But it was this world

That limited all Martial Saints!

This world, the Eastern Continent, was originally a realm of forbidden laws, only those who practice Martial Arts went against the heavens, reaching the pinnacle of their path, with their physical martial practices standing shoulder to shoulder with immortals of the Cultivation Realm!

Any Martial Saint,

Even the weakest among them, would have their unique epiphanies on the path of Martial Arts.

Chen Sansi indeed,

Has been cultivating here for ten days and nights!

Relying on the Fasting Pills, he didn't rest for a moment.

Even Qian Xun expressed concern multiple times,

But Chen Sansi acted as if he heard nothing, wholeheartedly swinging the Li Quan Spear. The True Martial Pill continued to work without end, every breath drawing in the inconsistent Qi from the surroundings was purified and converted into Gang Qi by the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, becoming purer and purer until it could not be further condensed, always sustaining the peak level of Gang Qi.

Ten days and nights of continuous Martial Arts practice,

Even an individual tough as iron would be completely exhausted, and even with the Fasting Pills, their energy would be depleted.

The body long reached its limit.

All of a sudden,

The hurricane made of ice and snow showed signs of subsiding, the Four Symbols Divine Beasts also became increasingly illusory, ready to shatter and vanish like smoke and clouds at any moment.

Chen Sansi was clear.

The moment he stopped,

The Gang Qi that he had refined to "Great Perfection" would regress, and to reach this state again would waste a great deal of time.

To advance against the current, or retreat if you don't!

There is no retreat on the journey of Martial Arts, only by pressing forward can one reach the ultimate peak!

In the heavy snow,

A roar exploded forth.

The figure in the white robe, not knowing where he found the strength, burst out with a surge of energy, as if granted a second life, torrents of mighty Gang Qi erupted from his body, and the long spear buzzed nonstop, its cold glint dazzling.

Thus,

The hurricane grew wilder,

The Azure Dragon more majestic,

The White Tiger more fierce,

The Vermilion Bird flapped its wings,

The Black Tortoise dominated the heavens.

Nearby boulders shattered one after another, rocks and ice whirled violently in the air; a passing snow fox was instantly reduced to pulp, amidst the heaven and earth upheavals caused by the revival of the Slaughter Vein, creating a unique realm of their own.

"Chiu——"

Between heaven and earth,

Suddenly, a clear and resonant phoenix cry rang out.

And then, the Vermilion Bird spread its wings and charged directly toward the man in the white robe, merging into his body.

Next,

the White Tiger roared and galloped, as if fighting with the long spear, yet also seemingly dancing in unison with it, until a resonant connection was established. Then, through the long spear, it transformed into strands of Mystical Energy and integrated into Chen Sansi's body.

Following that, the Black Tortoise descended from the sky and landed upon him.

Finally, the Azure Dragon circled around the white robe, its trajectory slowly nearing the long spear, until they were in perfect alignment and overlapped completely; it was as if the Li Quan Spear was the Azure Dragon, and the Azure Dragon was the Li Quan Spear!

After the Gun and Dragon Integration, it was time for man and spear to become one!

In that very instant,

Chen Sansi's Eight Extraordinary Meridians underwent a qualitative change. With each breath, he seemed to become a gigantic vortex, as the mixed Qi of heaven and earth surged towards him, and after circulating through him, a True Dragon burst forth, its roar shaking the heavens and earth, causing glaciers to crumble and hills to collapse!

True Qi!

It was the True Qi that formed when the Qi of heaven and earth combined with Acquired Qi!

Breakthrough!

Martial Saint!

[Cultivation Technique: National Guardian Dragon Spear. Martial Saint]

[Progress: 0]

[Utility:..., Unrivaled]

[Unrivaled]: The more one fights, the braver one becomes, with War Intent stacking infinitely.

The more one fights, the braver one becomes!

This was the effect of the entry that came with Chen Sansi's realization after becoming a Martial Saint.

Before becoming a Martial Saint,

he only found it very difficult to run out of strength.

But now,

not only would he not exhaust his strength, but he could also become increasingly valiant as the battle went on. The longer he fought and risked his life, the higher his War Intent would rise, endlessly, until he died in battle, or until the moment all his enemies were vanquished!

Finally!

He had broken through to the Martial Saint Realm!

"Hoo—"

Chen Sansi slowly retracted his long spear and planted the butt of the gun into the ground.

Instantly, the storm subsided.

Rock and gravel fell to the ground.

The ice and snow also ceased their ferocity and reverted back to their gentle, feather-like state, floating down leisurely to rest atop his black hair.

Martial Saint!

Now,

even though his master hadn't had the chance to mention it yet,

Chen Sansi could guess.

Beyond the Martial Saint, one more step forward lies the Martial Artist of the True Power Realm.

The process in between was probably just a matter of lacking the proper cultivation technique and nature's spiritual energy.

Of course, those were concerns for later.

The immediate task at hand was to destroy the main Array Eye of the Yin Mountain Range.

Even among Martial Saints,

there are disparities!

Now that he had broken through to become a Martial Saint, what could even the collective Martial Saints of the Four Clans do against him in the Barbarian Capital?!

"Qian Xun!"

The White Swan Horse responded to his call.

Chen Sansi mounted the horse and headed north.

The Xuanzhu in his bosom was once again brimming with Mystical Energy.

...

Liangzhou.

"Hummm—"

The heavenly dome collapsed once more.

The blood mist was merely the final ten zhang above the ground.

People looked up and felt as if they could almost touch it.

More and more bird flocks were forced to leave the treetops and branches, congregating on the streets and eaves of houses, the birds' pupils reflecting a bloody red hue as the world seemed to turn into a purgatory.

"How is You State faring?!"