Transmigration begins with archery training

“The selection of strikers is a fair competition, and I am here on imperial orders.”

Yan Changqing lowered his head, speaking respectfully but in a very calm tone: "Please don't take offense, Your Highness."

"Alright, we'll see."

Cao Fan sneered and looked at Chen Sanshi: "Brother Chen, let me remind you, the Yan family father and son are like grasshoppers in autumn, they won't be able to jump for many more days. Don't choose the wrong side, or it will be too late to regret it."

Clearly, they were treating him as one of Yan's faction members.

In fact, even if Yan Changqing didn't stand up to speak for him, he couldn't escape this relationship.

The court was rife with factional strife.

The most obvious examples are the Yan faction and the Gao faction.

It can't be said in public.

In reality, most people in the court knew that the emperor and the crown prince were the two factions behind the two parties, respectively.

Since Chen Sanshi had just received the imperial edict, he was naturally easily regarded as one of the emperor's men, and thus became closer to the Yan faction.

Even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to be drawn into the factional struggle.

This is something that is difficult to avoid when serving as an official in the imperial court.

Fortunately, he wasn't in the capital, so at least he didn't have to scheme against each other every day. Otherwise, he would have to think carefully about which foot to step into the palace first when attending court.

I am afraid.

This was also something the emperor did intentionally.

He divided his subordinates into several groups, with each group checking and balancing the others, making it easier for the emperor to control them.

"Lord Chen, please forgive me for not having had a chance to greet you earlier."

After seeing the prince off, Yan Changqing said leisurely, "However, you must keep a close eye on your subordinates in the future. Fortunately, it was a private banquet. If it had been held in the court..."

"This person is not one of my subordinates."

Chen Sanshi replied, "However, thank you very much, Young Master Yan."

"You're too kind, Lord Chen."

Yan Changqing walked up to him and said with a smile, "We are both His Majesty's subjects. We need to help and support each other in the upcoming selection of the best. If I win the top prize and receive the true teachings, Lord Chen will surely become a great general under my command in the future."

"Brother Yan."

Sun Buqi interrupted, "Is it possible that Sanshi can obtain the position of chief disciple on his own?"

"Oh?"

Yan Changqing raised the corner of his mouth: "It is not that I look down on you, but Lord Chen seems to have only recently entered the Refining Organs stage, right? The worst of us are at least at the Minor Completion stage of Refining Organs. For example, I am just one step away from reaching the Transformation stage. Putting aside the earlier stages, I'm afraid we will not be able to pass the final martial arts competition no matter what."

"As for me, I am slightly inferior to the Crown Prince on paper, but as long as I break through to the Great Perfection of Organ Refinement in the near future, I may have a chance to beat the Crown Prince."

This person is also about to achieve mastery of internal organ cultivation.

Chen Sanshi couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that he has to break through to the minor stage of organ refinement in the near future, otherwise he really doesn't have much confidence in winning against the striker.

The banquet lasted until late at night.

Chen Sanshi naturally left the scene early.

He asked, "Buqi, I read in the records that there are many strange beasts in the Luotian Mountains near Liangzhou, right?"

"Yes, I know where it is."

Upon hearing about hunting, Sun Buqi's expression became excited: "You're planning to hunt a strange beast to improve your cultivation?"

Chen Sanshi tacitly agreed.

The drugs have been stockpiled to the maximum extent.

If we want to speed things up further, we can only start with food.

Like rare medicines, exotic beasts are precious resources that are difficult to buy even with money.

Basically, only martial artists go hunting. Once they get their hands on something, they'll eat it themselves first, and only the scraps that aren't there will be sold.

Moreover, many exotic beasts are best when fresh; if left for too long, they will immediately lose most of their value.

"After going around in circles, I'm going back to my old profession."

Chen Sanshi inquired about the specific situation inside the Luotian Mountains.

"There are quite a few, such as the saber-toothed tiger. The wine brewed from its blood can promote the refinement of internal organs, and the rest of its body is also very nourishing. However, it is extremely ferocious. A saber-toothed tiger is basically equivalent to the combat power of a martial artist who has refined internal organs."

Sun Buqi counted on his fingers: "There are also giant apes, fierce bears, shadow leopards, and so on. There are quite a few kinds, each one more nutritious than the last, but also more dangerous than the last. And they are not easy to find."

"Moreover, one must be careful when hunting; one cannot go deep into the mountains."

“There are many poisonous beasts inside.”

"Poisonous beast?"

Chen Sanshi asked in confusion, "Explain in detail."

"This venomous beast has only appeared in recent years."

Sun Buqi stroked his chin and said, "Poisonous beasts are different from exotic beasts. They have the fighting power of exotic beasts, but their meat cannot be eaten. Eating them will damage the internal organs and meridians. Moreover, in the deep mountains, sometimes they even appear in groups. Once they are surrounded, there will be danger. Even if you kill them all, you will not get any benefit. Who would be willing to waste their time?"

"Moreover, the number of venomous beasts seems to be contagious. In one area, an old ape that used to mimic humans in using weapons has developed various toxins on its body."

"It is said that a giant python lives in the core of the Luotian Mountains. It was seen by someone decades ago. It is said to be over fifty zhang long and one zhang thick!"

Is that a snake?

Chen Sanshi was even more curious about the former: "The appearance of the venomous beast was so sudden, didn't anyone investigate?"

"Of course there are, but we can't find out the reason."

Sun Buqi shrugged: "In the end, it just fizzled out, and very few people went back."

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Chen Sanshi secretly made a mental note of it, knowing he would definitely pay more attention when the opportunity arose.

Ever since he learned that reaching the peak of martial arts would likely lead to immortality, he has become extremely interested in these matters.

"There's something else you don't know."

Sun Buqi thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being a teacher and spoke eloquently: "After reaching the Transformation Realm, the weapons used can no longer be ordinary weapons, but must be Xuan weapons."

"The so-called transformation of energy is to transform qi and blood into a force."

"At this point, we need to use weapons."

"Some weapons can transmit force very well, almost without any loss, while ordinary weapons will greatly weaken the transmission of force, so that the strength cannot be fully exerted."

"Your Zhenyue Sword is a Xuanbing weapon, but the Luye Spear is not. You'll need to replace it later."

"The materials from some strange beasts on the mountain can be used to forge Xuan weapons."

"But that's something for when you reach the Transformation Realm. It's still a long way off. I'm just telling you in advance."

"Strength, Xuanbing?"

Chen Sanshi pondered, "Could this strength be used on a bow and arrow?"

He had long felt that bows and arrows were becoming increasingly useless.

Killing a refined organ is extremely difficult, requiring a long period of attrition and delay until the opponent is overwhelmed and can no longer withstand the attacks.

This led to him having to constantly carry a spear and fight desperately.

But if you could channel that energy into your bow and arrow...

Chen Sanshi had a vivid memory of the attack methods of Amugu, a master of the Witch God Sect who had mastered the meridians. Many of his attacks did not require skin contact at all, but rather involved an invisible force, which he presumably referred to as internal force.