My Cultivation Starting from Archery Chapter 71 Ashes

Chen Sansi thought.

Since the residual material extracted from a person's stomach after feeding them dicine pills had extraordinary dicinal effects,

then wouldn't burning Spiritual Grain into plant ash at high temperatures be sowhat useful as well?

Thinking this,

he picked up a small handful of Spiritual Grain and stacked it together with so pine needles for kindling, then sared a very small amount of lamp oil on top.

Not daring to get too close,

Chen Sansi held a lit stick far away and carefully approached the lamp oil.

"Boom——"

The red flas erupted loudly.

In an instant, the Spiritual Grain and the pine needles were burned to ash.

Chen Sansi waited until the flas died down and carefully collected the grass ashes.

"I need to conduct a live experint."

He cleaned up the house and then quietly climbed over the wall and headed straight for Second Layer Mountain.

It took a great deal of effort not to harm the ga before catching a rabbit.

"Co, eat!"

Chen Sansi pried open the rabbit's mouth and poured a little bit of grass ash into it.

The next second,

the rabbit started thrashing wildly as if injected with chicken blood, and its strength increased significantly.

But it didn't last long before the rabbit, like a deflated ball, breathed its last.

Chen Sansi carefully examined the body and saw no signs of darkening in the veins on the surface.

But the skin beneath the fur was burning hot and red, as if blood was about to gush out from the inside, appearing as though an overly potent dicine had hard the internal organs leading to bleeding.

"Was it too weak to withstand the dicinal effect?"

"I need to try it on sothing bigger!"

He searched in the forest.

It didn't take long to find a jungle inhabited by cheetahs.

The cheetah charged straight at him but was thwacked on the head by the long spear's shaft, leaving it dazed and seeing stars.

With the strength from his Bone Strengthening Skill, Chen Sansi could easily subdue the fierce beast.

He pried open the cheetah's mouth with the spear tip and poured in the grass ash: "Eat!"

"Roar!!!!"

The sa reaction as the rabbit.

After consuming the Spiritual Grain, the cheetah beca extrely agitated; after about five minutes, its symptoms subsided. Although it did not die imdiately, it lay on the ground bleeding profusely, obviously not going to live much longer.

"It indeed lasted longer than the rabbit."

"But internal bleeding occurred as well."

"If combined with cultivation practice, could the potency of the dicine be controlled?"

"It seems animals won't do; I need to experint with a live person."

Chen Sansi's eyes flashed fiercely.

"You can capture villagers for experints, so why can't I capture you?!"

From eavesdropping on Liang Zhan's conversation, not one of the Four Great Martial Arts Schools was innocent.

From the reactions of the leopard and the rabbit, there wouldn't be uncontrollable drastic changes happening in an instant; capturing a disciple with lower skills to test wouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, Second Layer Mountain had many dicine gardens.

Even if they dared not capture more live humans, they would definitely still have disciples guarding the dicine gardens.

Chen Sansi moved through the forest like a ghost.

After staking out for two hours, he successfully captured a disciple from Zhao's Martial Arts Academy skilled in Blood Refining Technique and brought him to a secluded cave.

No severe torture was needed; the Martial Arts Academy Disciple confessed everything.

"Eat!"

He forced the disciple to consu a small amount of grass ash and then practice his sect's cultivation technique.

Chen Sansi observed from a distance with a bow in hand.

As expected.

Not only did the Martial Arts Academy Disciple not die, but he also perford a set of boxing techniques vigorously, clearly showing the utility of the dicine.

"It seems my guess was correct!"

With his goal achieved, Chen Sansi ended the experint by shooting the disciple dead with an arrow.

"If he could eat it and be fine, I definitely will be too."

Adhering to a cautious principle, he picked up a very small amount of grass ash with his fingertip and sprinkled it into his mouth.

The mont it entered his mouth, an indescribable sensation began spreading from the oral cavity, then swept through his entire body.

This feeling was different from anything he had experienced with beast hearts or dicine.

After ingesting it, it did not get digested and absorbed by organs but turned automatically into a strange form of "energy" that integrated into his body, flowing not only in his blood but also being stored in another "system."

This was...

ridians?

ridians and tendons are two different concepts.

Tendons are organs, visible human organs that can be seen when flesh and blood are cut open.

But ridians are a mystical existence.

Neither blood vessels nor tendons, but another "system" within the human body.

Chen Sansi didn't know much about this.

He only knew that traditional Chinese dicine studied it.

Before refining organs, people practicing martial arts don't need to concern themselves with this concept.

What's happening?

After consuming the Spiritual Grain, it turned out to have a direct effect on the ridians.

If one wasn't a martial artist, their body simply couldn't withstand it, no wonder small animals would die explosively.

Even for martial artists, the capacity to endure was limited, they needed to expend it in ti.

Chen Sansi hurriedly began practicing his spear technique inside the cave.

He then discovered that the Spiritual Grain was surprisingly helpful for cultivation.

Practically every repetition of spear technique practice substantially increased his proficiency by much more than what a dicine bath could provide.

[Cultivation Technique: Undying Golden Snake Spear - Upper (Entry Level)]

[Progress: 88/500]

[Utility: Dragon Elephant Blood, Nine Dragon Living Veins]

An afternoon's improvent was equivalent to several days in the past!

Moreover, the Spiritual Grain also had healing effects.

That substance, like a gas, would repair injuries while circulating inside the body.

No wonder the old master of Tai Lei Martial Arts Academy hadn't died.

However, it still contained toxins.

The gas mixed and tangled within the ridians, remaining there unless the energy was expended simultaneously flushing out the toxins.

Yet, the toxin in the ridians tabolized very slowly.

Unlike ordinary supplental dicine, where vigorous cultivation could quickly expend it.

Chen Sansi didn't know whether it was because his realm was still low or because his cultivation technique did not involve the ridians.

Regardless, only practicing movents in the air made the absorption efficiency of the Spiritual Grain extrely low.

If he consud too much, leading to the "energy" lingering too long in the body, the ridian toxin would undeniably cause irreversible damage to his body.

"Perhaps it would be more effective if I had a sparring partner."

"Real combat would definitely be better."

Chen Sansi recalled battling Old Song, blood surging with all his might!

If he could maintain that state, surely it would increase the speed of absorbing the Spiritual Grain.

"Unfortunately, there aren't that many opportunities for real combat."

"Let's take it slow."

"The current effects are already astonishing!"

After mastering the use of Spiritual Grain, Chen Sansi was full of confidence.

According to the original speed, by March in spring, the fastest he could achieve was mastery of Bone Strengthening Skill, but now, he had a high chance of refining internal organs!

That is just four more months.

Even he felt it was a bit exaggerated.

Two months for Bone Training, four months for Refining Internal; in total, just six months.

The height that took Xiang Tingchun half a lifeti to reach, he only needed six months, and what's more, he was practicing a superior Breathing Skill.

Immortal Treasure indeed was a treasure!

"But in reality, I'm also a maverick."

Chen Sansi guessed that a complete Immortal Treasure would likely be a set of alchemy equipnt.

It included formulas, a container capable of withstanding temperatures, and most importantly, the lamp oil that could produce a red fla!

Then connecting to the Emperor's quest for immortality...

Once everything is assembled, wouldn't it be possible to concoct the legendary Immortal Pills?!

No wonder even the Old Emperor had sent people over.

He must have heard so rumors!

Chen Sansi suddenly realized the significance of the matter.

If people found out, no amount of lives would suffice to atone.

But wait.

What did it have to do with him?

The Immortal Treasure was in Xiang Tingchun's hands!

This guy had even declared it outright, afraid that the Four Great Martial Arts Schools wouldn't believe him.

Alright then.

It seems, as long as he was careful, they couldn't trace it back to him.

Chen Sansi disposed of the Martial Arts Academy Disciple's body and headed ho down the mountain.

During this period, he hadn't stopped running up and down the mountain, continuously practicing his skills.

[Skill: Concealnt (Small Achievent)]

[Progress: 405/1000]

After dinner at night.

Chen Sansi began perusing the dical Books he had acquired from dicine Valley.

There were several volus of dical Books.

From basic theories, to treating various diseases, to different dicine formulas, including those needed for martial arts practice, all were recorded.

Just reading the books would only improve his reading proficiency.

[Skill: Reading (Small Achievent)]

[Progress: (395/800)]

"It seems I need to learn a new skill."

Although the effects of Spiritual Grain were good, the tabolism of the ridian toxins was slow, and the usage of various supplents and dicine baths couldn't be stopped.

Fortunately, there was a dical Officer in the military, rely requiring so ti to learn.

Speaking of ti.

The assessnt period for new recruits ends tomorrow.

I wonder how many among the hundred will prove truly useful.