My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Right."

Fan Tianfa pointed at the map, "Let's not worry about other areas for now. Just focus on taking down Zhaotong Prefecture first, and then we can figure out how to spare some forces to face the reinforcements."

"Report!"

A subordinate reported, "News came just before tea time, Vice General Chen and three thousand Black Armor troops are heading north and are now in Meizi County under Xinghua Prefecture."

"Meizi County, where is that?"

Meng Quji squinted his eyes and searched on the map but could not locate such a place even after a long time.

"Here it is!"

Finally, it was Zhan Taoming who placed his finger on a city that appeared as minuscule as a grain of dust.

"What kind of godforsaken place is this? I wouldn't want it even if it were given to me!"

Fan Tianfa hammered the map, "Moreover, with Xinghua Prefecture and Zhaotong Prefecture, one in the far south and the other in the far north, is he planning to conquer them one by one starting from the far north? Just the cities in the prefectures number thirty-six, not to mention the hundreds of cities in the counties. Is he planning to do this for the next five years?"

"What exactly is Vice General Chen trying to accomplish?"

Meng Quji also seemed puzzled and ordered, "Quick! Send a message to Vice General Chen at once. No matter what his strategy is, I want him to immediately rush back to the south and take Zhaotong Prefecture first!"

...

Meizi County.

After consuming the Spiritual Grain and treasure medicine, Chen Sansi was cultivating on top of the city walls. His Five Tigers Soul-breaking Spear transformed like a Dragon Python, dancing wildly in the cold wind with tremendous power, gradually stirring up an invisible tornado of force around him, the exploding bricks and tiles on the walls proving its existence.

The cultivation of the Meridian Passage Method to mastery is called Opening Veins!

Just as Tong Qiao is about opening the body's apertures, Opening Veins naturally involves opening the twelve main meridians of the human body for storing power, and the amount of power stored depends on previous accumulation. Experience more content on My Virtual Library Empire

Again, one mistake leads to many.

This time breaking through the bottleneck.

It was the easiest in Chen Sansi's history; almost every time he practiced with the National Guardian Dragon Spear, he would open a main meridian, and just an hour later, all twelve main meridians were fully opened.

But he did not stop.

"It's not over yet!"

Chen Sansi could feel that after using power to penetrate the acupoints and burst through the meridians, the changes were still continuing!

Every time he combined spear technique with the control of power to circulate it within the body for a full cycle, the already opened meridians would continue to widen a bit more. This time it was truly Opening Veins!

For most martial artists, the previous step marks the end, but for naturally talented martial artists, this moment is the real beginning. They would need to use all the power in their bodies to strike the meridians. The more power, the more the meridians would widen, thus, the more power could be stored in the future.

The competition is about who can persist longer in the state of Opening Veins.

And endurance has always been his strong suit!

"Boom——"

Chen Sansi's body entered an overdrive mode, the blood of the dragon elephant coursing ceaselessly, gradually transforming into a Blood Explosion State, with a speed unreachable by ordinary humans, the generated power continuously hammered his own meridians, and then, enduring all the pain brought by the Vajra Body, all his advantages were starkly highlighted. After hundreds of cycles, he was not even slightly tired, his meridians strengthened and widened time and again, until after three hundred cycles, he only gradually began to feel fatigued, then gritted his teeth and continued to persevere.

During this period, Hai Dongqing returned with intelligence, not even bothering to look at it, all handled by Xia Cong instead.

Until six hundred cycles later.

Chen Sansi's body was already soaked with sweat, as if he had just been drenched in a heavy rain, his complexion revealing an extreme pallor of weakness, his veins bulging prominently. In front of him, seemingly empty, he appeared to be fighting a formidable opponent.

This opponent was himself!

Eight hundred cycles!

Chen Sansi's eyes were bloodshot, now looking akin to a Poisonous Beast, his heart transformed into a battle drum, the sound audible even to subordinates not far away, his lungs numb, his throat and mouth filled with a nauseating bloody taste, and scalding white steam continuously emanated from his body, from afar resembling a god or demon, albeit one close to death!

Nine hundred cycles!

His arms lost sensation, his base no longer as stable as mountains, his vision intermittently darkening, unsure of the year or even his own location, his remaining consciousness all focused on the long spear, pushing the spear technique through muscle memory until completely draining the last trace of Qi-Blood and the last bit of power, then finally collapsing with a thunderous fall.

One thousand!

A full thousand cycles!

Ordinary martial artists could at most manage a hundred, and geniuses often do not exceed three hundred!

[Cultivation Technique: National Guardian Dragon Spear. Meridian Passage (Expert)]

[Progress: 0/1000]

[Utility: ..., power like a vast ocean]

Power like a vast ocean!

If the power stored inside an ordinary Meridian Passage Martial Artist is compared to a small stream, then he was like an infinite ocean!

"General!"

Two subordinates wanted to come over and support him.

Chen Sansi raised his hand to indicate they need not help, and leaning against the city wall, he caught his breath. After consuming two elixir pills to replenish Qi-Blood, he quickly recovered.

"General!"

Xia Cong finally dared to speak, "The letter said, the Emperor of Qing personally leads the army, and in about fifty days, they will arrive at Green Ridge Mountain. Meng Dashuai is asking what exactly we are doing. He hopes we can return quickly, directly press toward Zhaotong Prefecture, and not cause unnecessary complications, lest we miss the opportunity for battle."

After hearing this, Chen Sansi calmly asked, "What day is it today?"