9: Chapter 9 City
[Year 18, another year]
[In the jungle, you draw your bow and notch an arrow. The wooden arrow flies out, accurately pinning a wild boar three hundred meters away to the ground.]
[The wooden arrow sank deep into its abdomen; the wild boar struggled twice and then stopped moving.]
[With Zhou Poison entering its body, it was as dead as could be.]
[You chuckled, very satisfied with this effect.]
[Wooden arrows cost nothing to make, and you didn't care about them either. Too lazy to retrieve it, you continued to draw your bow and aimed at the next target.]
[This year, under your unremitting efforts, your archery progressed rapidly; within four hundred meters, you never missed a shot.]
[Combined with Zhou Poison, it was enough to insta-kill most enemies.]
[In your view, even those at the sixth or seventh layer of the True Qi Realm wouldn't be able to withstand it.]
[After all, you hadn't yet tested the upper limit of Zhou Poison.]
[Nowadays, ordinary people would die upon contact with Zhou Poison, even through their clothes.]
[Not only that, even from a distance, smelling the scent would cause injury and poisoning, with health points dropping rapidly.]
[This made you feel increasingly regretful.]
[How would you find a wife in the future?]
[You weren't in the mood to test such things; after all, it was indeed a bit perverted.]
[Besides, how could women compare to strength?]
[With no women in one's heart, one is a Sword/Arrow God.]
[A quarter of an hour later, having had your fill of shooting, you left a ground full of carcasses in the mountains and turned to leave.]
[This was Mount Daqing on the northeast side of the small city. You had come here often to practice archery this year and were already very familiar with it.]
[After walking out of Mount Daqing, you followed the path toward the city.]
[In less than three minutes, a White-robed man suddenly appeared from a distance. He glanced at you and casually pointed a finger.]
[Your expression changed, and you quickly drew your sword.]
[You held the longsword across your front to block.]
[Clang!]
[A white light flew over, causing the longsword to vibrate violently and knocking you back two steps.]
[Seeing this, the White-robed man stopped in his tracks: "Interesting. In such a small city, there's actually someone who can block a strike of mine?"]
[He looked at you in confusion.]
[You lowered your longsword.]
[Under his puzzled gaze, you removed your hands from your ears.]
[Then,]
[Golden light shimmered, silver light flashed continuously, and a strange sound rang out.]
[Your hands danced incessantly as the gold and silver lights interlaced, rushing toward the White-robed man.]
[Darts, Throwing Knives, Plum Blossom Needles, iron lotus seeds—you used whatever you had.]
[The White-robed man was startled.]
[He couldn't understand how you had taken them out.]
[Not only that, you had also pulled out so many things.]
[He hurriedly waved his sleeves to dodge and defend.]
[But it was too difficult.]
[You directly blanketed him with firepower; he simply couldn't react.]
["Impossible, I couldn't possibly die in a small place like this..."]
["Ah, I am the future Sword God!!"]
[The White-robed man roared,]
[his face full of resentment.]
[He exerted his all to circulate his True Qi for defense, but there were too many attacks, and his True Qi was not inexhaustible.]
[After saying those words, he collapsed directly, accompanied by the extremely eerie sound of weapons entering flesh.]
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[By now, his face was completely mangled.]
[His entire body was covered in wounds.]
[The hem of your clothes was slightly dirty, and your white hair swayed gently.]
[Looking down, this fellow was in a miserable state.]
[Hundreds of Plum Blossom Needles, Throwing Knives, Darts, and iron lotus seeds were embedded in his flesh; the man was nothing but a mass of minced meat.]
[You shook your right hand. "I'm truly sorry about how this turned out."]
[You felt a bit nauseated.]
[The ground was too filthy.]
["Do I still want these things?"]
[You fell into doubt.]
[Finally, you convinced yourself: "They can still be used after a wash."]
[You remembered there was a stream nearby.]
[So you directly brought the corpse over there.]
[Quickly and efficiently, you cleaned these items, threw them into your space, and soaked them in Zhou Poison.]
[Long ago, for convenience, you had gathered all the Zhou Poison together to form a sea.]
[Yes, a sea.]
[As long as there was water, you could infinitely produce Zhou Poison; the cost was too low.]
[These hidden weapons soaked in it every day, and the effect was quite good.]
[After tidying up, you looked at the book in your hand, feeling slightly excited.]
[This was the equipment that just dropped.]
[This nobody claimed to be the future Sword God, but he provided no skill points after death, which meant he was just some random guy from the roadside.]
[But this equipment was truly excellent.]
["Innate Sword Qi!"]
[This was a Cultivation Technique that could be practiced all the way to the Innate Peak.]
[It was much more Advanced than the Xiaoyue Sword in your hand.]
[Not only that,]
[with this, you wouldn't need to plot against Zhou Zhuan in the next simulation.]
[The Innate Realm was the Realm after the True Qi Realm.]
[You opened it and read through it carefully.]
[It was a very complete Cultivation Technique.]
[The cultivation process involved accumulating more and more Innate Sword Qi.]
[Although it was called Sword Qi, it actually had nothing to do with those flashy sword energies in your memory; it was also a type of True Qi.]
[For example, Qingming True Qi and Xiaoyue True Qi were both like this.]
[The only thing special was that Innate True Qi could be discharged from the body.]
[One must know that in the cultivation system of this world, only at the Outer Gang Realm could one achieve True Qi manifestation outside the body for long-range combat.]
[It was truly marvelous.]
["Not bad, not bad. Innate Sword Qi is much stronger than Xiaoyue True Qi; it's worth switching techniques."]
[Since they were both Sword Techniques, the implementation would be faster.]
[You pondered for a while, then walked directly into Mount Daqing, going deeper and deeper.]
[Finally, you found a hidden cave, covered the entrance with a rock, and began your secluded meditation to switch techniques with peace of mind.]
[You had stored plenty of food and daily necessities in your space, so there was no need to worry.]
[Just get to it!!]
[One month later, the Xiaoyue True Qi in your body was completely abolished, replaced by a wisp of brand-new True Qi.]
[Two months later, the new Innate Sword Qi had replaced thirty percent of the Xiaoyue True Qi.]
[Three months later, seventy percent was replaced.]
[Three and a half months later, it was completely replaced.]
[You stood up.]
[The Innate Sword Qi flowed continuously within your body, bringing you a significant boost in strength.]
[As is well known, the more and stronger the True Qi, the more powerful a Martial Artist's Physical Body becomes.]
[Compared to the previous Xiaoyue True Qi, you were now at least three times stronger!]
[This was the beauty of a good Cultivation Technique.]
[Wearing smelly clothes, you walked step by step to the cave entrance.]
[Then, you reached out and pointed; a white light flashed, piercing through the boulder in front of you and leaving a fist-sized hole.]
["This effect is a bit like the Dodon Ray."]
[The way the White-robed man had attacked you before was precisely with Innate Sword Qi.]
[Only, he was a bit weaker than you.]
["So, he was also at the level of the fifth layer of the True Qi Realm?"]
[Guessing in your heart, you pushed with your right hand. After a burst of True Qi consumption, a white light flashed in your hand.]
[The boulder was smashed to pieces by the Innate Sword Qi.]
[You calmly walked out of the cave.]
[Facing the sunlight outside, you took a deep breath of air.]
["Very well. I'll continue practicing. One day, I'll be able to pierce through the sun with a single finger."]
[You went to a nearby stream to bathe and changed into clean, neat black clothes. During that time, you accidentally poisoned many animals. Afterward, you returned to your home in the small city.]
[Having been away for three and a half months, not much had changed here, and nothing was missing.]
[You cleaned up, sat cross-legged on the ground, and worked hard to practice Innate Sword Qi.]