[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-cultivation-starting-from-archery":3,"chapter-my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-1067":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Cultivation Starting from Archery",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1510235,1961,"Chapter 1067 - 343: Dugu Ao (Part 2)","my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-1067",1067,"\u003Cp>The group did not reveal themselves again until fifty miles deep in the dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, they officially entered the Demon Cultivator Domain—Chaotic Wilderness Yongzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a heavy Evil Qi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhiyong felt the Qi in the world and felt uncomfortable all over. He tried to move his feet and heard a \"crack\" sound. Looking down, he saw a hollow leg bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked around, he saw, under the bleak moonlight, remnants of human bones scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi Refining cultivators continuously unsheathed their flying swords, looking terrified: \"What, what is this place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"White Bone Mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi signaled everyone to be quiet: \"Only here is the guard lax; we won’t be discovered. Once we leave this place, we can quickly reach the area of Mingquan Lake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator muttered, \"I’ve long heard that demon cultivators kill people as easily as we take elixir pills. Now it seems that’s true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An entire mountain of bones, who knows how many people died!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Against the Heavenly Dao, against the Heavenly Dao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear not to live alongside Demon Cultivators!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi interrupted them: \"Within Mingquan Lake, there are two cities and three camps, any of which might imprison our fellow Daoists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So after we descend the mountain, we must act separately. Brother Lu and I will each inspect a city, and the remaining three will form a team to investigate the camps. Afterward, we’ll regroup at White Bone Mountain and then decide our next move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one raised any objections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi took out the Demon Sect Robes prepared in advance and ordered everyone to disguise themselves as Loose Cultivators of the Demon Realm, then descended the mountain together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than twenty miles out, they saw many warships hovering in the sky ahead, intercepting all those flying and declaring a no-fly zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi had to switch to low-altitude flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found it a little strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This area is already within the Demon Realm, so why is the security more stringent than at the borders?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is something happening inside Mingquan Lake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Chen Sansi deliberately took a detour, he couldn’t avoid the inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his Disguise Technique was sophisticated enough, coupled with the mask gifted by the Qingxu Sect’s Supreme Elder, it was indistinguishable to low-realm cultivators, arousing no suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoists!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon cultivator shouted: \"Many Heavenly Water Continent cultivators have infiltrated our side. If you catch one, you can exchange them for several fine Blood Meals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can catch a big fish, you won’t have to worry about Blood Meals for the rest of your life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So everyone, walk around more lately, you might strike it big!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Screw you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another one-eyed dragon cursed unceremoniously: \"You’re bluffing, as if I don’t know something happened at Mingquan Lake the day before yesterday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone immediately asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dugu Ao from the Demon Slaying Sect came!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed dragon said: \"The night before last, he caused havoc near the main city, almost even killing the City Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dugu Ao?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this name, the surrounding demon cultivators showed visible fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is he here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t the Demon Slaying Sect’s Great Cultivators all fighting the Demon Clan in the north now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey there, friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi blended in, asking: \"Who is this Dugu Ao you are talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t even know Dugu Ao? You must be a young rookie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed dragon solemnly said: \"This guy is a madman, with a heavy penchant for killing. Years ago, he laid in wait outside Chongming City, intercepting and killing over two thousand people in six months, just to refine a Demon Path Golden Core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hadn’t run faster than my master back then, I’d already be a pile of yellow soil now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi found it interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There exists someone in this world even demon cultivators fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, Dugu Ao possesses some sort of Sword Dao Divine Skills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Demon Cultivator chimed in: \"He only needs to lightly gesture, call out the sword’s name, and he can take control of others’ flying swords!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If a Sword Cultivator encounters him, it’s like a minor magician meeting a major sorcerer; they can only lie down and wait for death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can he control others’ swords?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi was even more curious: \"Including Lifebound Flying Swords?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The One-eyed Dragon responded impatiently, then continued: \"So everyone should ignore their words and stay hidden in their Cave Mansions recently, lest they become Demon Path Golden Core!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi looked ahead and saw a broken wall with several scattered old Demon Path wanted posters, all showing righteous Loose Cultivators long active in the Demon Realm. The one most conspicuous was in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poster’s portrait lacked a face, only showing a fox mask, with the name below, Dugu Ao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Demon Slaying Sect really can’t tolerate either the righteous or the demonic paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifting his gaze, Chen Sansi was able to continue traveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crossing a few more mountain peaks ahead, he would reach the main city, Chongming City, near Mingquan Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he passed through several villages, coincidentally encountering Demon Sect cultivators who had come to the mortal world to collect taxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi noticed that in the Demon Realm’s mortal fields, Spiritual Grain covered only two to three tenths of each acre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, most places along his journey hadn’t suffered any excessive famine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this doesn’t mean the people in the Demon Realm enjoy peace and prosperity; they have to pay another kind of tax—the blood tax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called blood tax refers to living humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every household must offer living humans at designated times as required, and if they cannot, the whole family will be taken for alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, if a family can produce a superior Furnace Tripod selected by the Demon Path Upper Sect, they will receive numerous rewards and live in wealth and honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human heart grows with flesh; who would willingly offer their raised children as the \"Immortal Master’s\" Blood Meal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they are unable to resist and can only become numb under centuries of enslavement until they accept it as normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi could only note down what he saw and heard within his heart; at least for now, he was powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside his miscellaneous thoughts, he sped up and reached Chongming City before dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scale of this city was about half the size of Dragon Elephant City, and as long as one’s identity is verified, they can pass freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the city, the first thing Chen Sansi did was head to the cultivators’ workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is anyone crafting a Ten Thousand Soul Banner? I have fresh souls here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daoist, take a look at my shop; it’s filled with top-grade big medicines!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a girl born in Yin year, Yin month, Yin day...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check it out...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brightly lit workshop echoed with various sales pitches, not much different from a regular workshop, except the products were extremely gruesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi leisurely strolled around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A land nurtures its people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many spirit plants rare in Sky Water Continent were abundant in the Demon Realm, and he naturally took the opportunity to purchase plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient pill recipes had an Elixir called the \"Nine-turn Blood Amber Elixir,\" capable of quickly elevating one to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi swiftly purchased most of the required materials, lacking only one called \"Extreme Yin Cordyceps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Daoist, not only do I not have it, but it’s absent throughout Chongming City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopkeeper said hoarsely: \"That item requires special Secret Techniques to cultivate and can only be bought in the Immortal Ba Sect’s territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal Ba Sect is also called the Corpse Refining Sect by righteous cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi had checked the map and the closest Immortal Ba Sect territory from here still required half a month’s journey, leaving it for next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put away his items and prepared to leave for serious business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar to Sky Water Continent, Chaotic Wilderness Yongzhou also has a court responsible for managing mortal affairs, with the state name Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Great Jin’s government offices, there’s a position similar to \"Demon Suppression Department\" known as \"Blood Feather Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the captured cultivators from Sky Water Continent were indeed held in Chongming City, information can certainly be inquired at Blood Feather Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are people from Demon Slaying Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Catch him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi’s thoughts were interrupted by the noise; he looked up and saw magic fluctuations ahead, a figure breaking through multiple encirclements in a bloody path, then fleeing toward the city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Siheng?\u003C\u002Fp>",1432,"2026-06-06T05:02:49.044Z",1,"novelbin.me","935f877b7c4a79bd8fcd96a4b4b27882ef094ea5244e6666dd68d78fc420d895","my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-1068","my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-1066",1531,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-cultivation-starting-from-archery-cover.jpg"]