My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 1459 - 537: Heart-Questioning Trial (Part 2)

This is a medical clinic named Huichun Hall.

Inside the clinic, there are a total of three people.

Old Man Xu.

A young boy named Ah Ji.

A young girl named Ling Er.

Ling Er and Ah Ji are both disciples adopted by Old Man Xu.

The three, master and disciples, rely on the clinic to save lives and support themselves.

"Chen Jiaohua!"

Ah Ji rushed into the room excitedly: "Look what good stuff I got for you?!"

"Ah Ji!"

Ling Er's voice came from behind: "That chicken is for me to nourish Master!"

Ah Ji said: "Don't worry, I didn't touch Master's share, just brought yours over."

"You scoundrel!"

"Come on, Chen Jiaohua, eat!"

"..."

Chen Sansi looked at the roasted chicken in front of him but didn't start eating.

These days.

The boy's care for him can be described as meticulous.

Even the kindest doctor shouldn't be this attentive, it's almost like taking care of family.

He suddenly said: "Speak."

"Hmm?"

Ah Ji was taken aback: "Say what?"

Chen Sansi said seriously: "Tell me, what do you need me to do for you."

"Hey! Chen Jiaohua, you're really sharp, you figured it out already?"

Ah Ji, being exposed, simply no longer concealed it and bluntly said: "I want to practice martial arts with you."

"Martial Arts?"

Chen Sansi spread his hands: "Ah Ji, you've known me for so long, don't you know I have no cultivation whatsoever?"

"I saw it all!"

Ah Ji said seriously: "That day, you were chased by several government soldiers but managed to beat them bloody; you only fainted due to exhaustion!

"My master said when examining your pulse that you indeed have no cultivation.

"But if you have no cultivation, how could you defeat those battlefield-hardened warriors?

"The only explanation is that you once had cultivation but lost it, just like the stories told by storytellers, right?"

"..."

Chen Sansi looked at his sincere eyes, truly reluctant to lie, so nodded: "Sort of."

"I knew it!"

Ah Ji became excited: "Chen Jiaohua, where are you from? Xu Country, Chen Country, Yan Country, or Great Tang?"

Chen Sansi shook his head, indicating none of them.

"If you don't want to say, it's fine."

Ah Ji wasn't very interested in that, and instead asked: "Then tell me, how advanced was your martial arts before?"

"About..."

Chen Sansi raised his hand and gestured at his forehead: "This high."

"Then you were a top expert!"

Ah Ji showed great respect: "Chen Jiaohua, teach me!"

"Why?"

Chen Sansi asked: "Why do you want to practice martial arts?"

Ah Ji's expression became extremely serious, revealing his background.

In his youth, his family was quite well off. His father was the local county magistrate, his mother belonged to a prominent clan family, and they were supposed to live peacefully, rich and healthy.

But...

Ah Ji's father was upright and wouldn't align with nearby magistrates over a grain and pay incident; he planned to expose them in the Capital City.

As a result, one night.

Ah Ji's entire family was killed by a Martial Artist.

Only he wasn't home that night and narrowly escaped.

"From that day, I understood."

Ah Ji said with firm eyes: "Neither being an official nor studying medicine can help others or save yourself; in this world, only fists are real!"

"So..."

Chen Sansi observed him: "Your purpose in learning martial arts, is it to strengthen yourself or help others?"

"To help others by strengthening myself."

Ah Ji looked straight at him: "I want most people to have good lives."

"Alright, I'll teach you."

Chen Sansi agreed: "But in Lianyu City, there are many martial arts halls, why not learn there?"

"I don't want common stuff."

Ah Ji said: "If I learn, I want to learn the best martial arts."

"Hmm."

Chen Sansi asked: "Among the eighteen weapons, which one do you want to learn?"

"Well..."

Ah Ji hesitated: "What do you know?"

"Me."

Chen Sansi said: "I know a little bit of everything."

"Then saber!"

Ah Ji decided: "Saber techniques can destroy the world, I like that vibe."

"Alright."

Chen Sansi leaned against the wall: "Wait a few more days, until I'm mostly recovered, we'll train together."

"You're going to retrain?"

"Hmm."

"..."

Time flies, like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye.

Half a year passed.

After recovering, Chen Sansi went up the mountain daily with Ah Ji and Ling Er to gather herbs. He helped out in the clinic and started retraining.

His progress was rapid.

In just six months, he went from a normal person without Blood Refining to reaching the Meridian Passage Realm.

At this rate, in two or three months, he'd reach Martial Saint Realm, and then he'd be able to open the Transmission Array, leaving this world.

Unfortunately.

Things didn't go as smoothly as he imagined.

Not long after, trouble came knocking.

Wanted posters of Chen Sansi were plastered all over the city.

The Tang Army soldiers couldn't find a corpse and opted to issue a wanted notice.

Chen Sansi knew Disguise Techniques.

But a sudden new person in Huichun Hall, coinciding with the wanted time, couldn't withstand inspection.

So.

Chen Sansi had to leave the city, hiding in the mountains.

Ah Ji went out daily to gather herbs and practiced martial arts in the mountains.

"No way!"

Ah Ji was stunned: "Chen Jiaohua, it's been such a short time, and you're about to reach Mysterious Phenomenon?!"

"Yes."

Chen Sansi took out a booklet from his pocket: "This is the Cultivation Technique I leave for you; memorize it well, practice diligently in the future."

"Above Martial Saint?"

Ah Ji's eyes trembled: "Glazed Golden Body, Fatian Xiangdi? Martial Saint is not the highest, and there are so many realms above? How do I cultivate?"

He realized.

This beggar he brought back from the wilderness seemed far more than just a "martial arts expert."

Chen Sansi didn't say much: "A master leads you to the door; cultivation depends on oneself. The rest is up to you."

"Wait."

Ah Ji reacted: "You're leaving?"

Chen Sansi nodded.

Ah Ji asked: "Where are you going?"

"Ah Ji, the world is vast."

Chen Sansi informed: "You can also go out and see for yourself in the future. Today, I'm stopping here; I need to continue my secluded martial arts practice."

"Understood."

Ah Ji put away the Cultivation Technique: "I will practice well."

Chen Sansi watched his departing figure, suddenly frowning.

They still came!

...

In the forest.

Chu Wei and several generals surrounded a young man in fine clothes, walking up the mountain.

"Are you sure that person clearly has no cultivation but still managed to be more than you could handle?"

"Absolutely! That beggar isn't even Blood Refining, several brothers can attest."

Chu Wei confirmed: "If we didn't outnumber him, I might really be exhausted!"

"Such people exist."

The young man clicked his tongue in wonder: "Soon, there will be major movements in Lianyu City, and failure cannot be permitted, so all potential instability must be removed."

"Understood, Sir!"

Chu Wei said: "Based on investigations, he seems to have escaped to Lianyu City and was taken in by a clinic, whereabouts unknown later. Our men observed that a boy from that clinic has frequently been running to this mountain, suspecting the fugitive is hiding here."

"Why waste words?"

The young man urged: "Find him now, alive! I want to see which 'Immortal', lacking cultivation, can oppose a Martial Artist!"

"Yes!"

Chu Wei waved.

The group scattered.

However, something strange happened.

For two full hours, they wandered around the forest, like in a labyrinth, constantly returning to the starting point regardless of the direction they tried to leave.

The young man went in person, ending up the same.

He noticed that within the forest, there were many deliberately arranged mounds of stones, seemingly these mounds were disrupting directions.