NOVEL NEXT Chapter 204 Breakthrough
Governor Mansion.
After receiving the imperial decree, Chen Sansi moved in with his family right away.
There were many maids and servants in the Governor Mansion.
After the master had left,
if no one took charge, they would have dispersed, and most were people with no home to return to, so having a new Governor moving in, who happened to be the son-in-law of their former Governor, was the best thing that could happen to them.
The Governor Mansion was vast, so expansive it resembled a small sect.
In fact,
this place was originally transformed from an old site of a sect within Liangzhou City, both not extravagant nor wasteful, and of sufficient restraint and grandeur. Inside and out, there were at least a hundred courtyards.
Chen Sansi settled his family in a residence near the lake behind the mountain, "Fufeng Pavilion".
The Danggui Courtyard of his teacher remained forever sealed.
The Wutong Court of his fourth senior brother was also temporarily preserved.
Days passed by, and life in Liangzhou City visibly settled into tranquility.
Chen Sansi found a natural cave in the back mountain and would bring the Zhenyue Sword daily to carve, preparing to turn the cave into a natural Cave Mansion. When he had nothing else to do, he would sit by the lake, holding the fishing rod left by his teacher to fish.
"This isn't all that complicated..."
He jerked the rod abruptly, only to find a clump of weeds: "This rod really is subpar."
"Si Qin!"
"Come here for a moment!"
"Go to the storeroom and draw some silver, and buy me a good rod."
"Yes, Master."
"Why are you back already?"
"Master, Housekeeper Wu said the fishing rod left by Supervisor Sun was the best and most expensive in Liangzhou City, and it even has fine materials embedded in it."
"Impossible, just go buy it."
"Oh."
"..."
Ten days later.
Chen Sansi swore off fishing for good.
His Cave Mansion was also remodeled.
Passed Green Ant Lake, there lied the back mountain closely adjacent.
After the remodeling of the original cave, more than a dozen solitary chambers for cultivation had been carved out. The furnishings were simple, comprising either the most ordinary wooden tables and chairs, or using the cave's stone directly for carvings.
Chen Sansi took out the Spiritual Pearl and placed it into a stone trough.
Spiritual Energy immediately filled the Cave Mansion like dense fog.
Then he crushed a talisman to shield the Spiritual Energy inside.
So, from the outside, no abnormalities could be detected at all.
Another thirty days passed.
Chen Sansi was cultivating "Five Elements Decision," but unfortunately, the progress was much too slow.
[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Decision. Early-stage Qi Refining (First Layer)]
[Progress: 335/500]
Moreover, with such a rate of cultivation, who knew when he would break through to the Second Layer of Qi Refining. Not to compare with others, even compared to his own Martial Arts Realm, it was far inferior.
But in fact—
his current Martial Arts Realm was Late-stage Transcendence Realm, roughly equivalent to the Qi Refining Middle Stage of a magic cultivator, not the lowest tier, but also not high.
The killing of the High Priest of the Witch God Sect in the Late Stage of Qi Refining was primarily reliant on the escalating War Intent from slaying ten thousand enemies and the enhancement from the Great Snow Dragon Riders' Heavenly Gate Formation.
Should he encounter a Late-stage Qi Refining Cultivator one-on-one, with all of his methods drawn, he might not die, but it would likely be very difficult to kill the opponent.
Regarding cultivation—
The best method—
was to go to the Cultivation World and find a way to obtain a cultivation method with a single attribute before getting some Elixir Pills to complement it, which should speed up the process significantly.
Moreover, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures needed for the cultivation of the True Power Realm must also be prepared in the Cultivation World.
It might be the case that frequent travel between the two worlds would become necessary.
[Skill: Archery. Perfection (Second-tier breakthrough)]
[Progress: (558/2000)]
The enhancement of his archery skill was also steadily growing.
When the retreat ended, Chen Sansi put away the Spiritual Pearl and left the Cave Mansion.
Before leaving, there were some matters he needed to handle.
After stepping out of the Governor Mansion,
Chen Sansi went directly to the home of Vice Admiral Yu, Yu Song.
He had promised the Vice Admiral to personally teach his two sons Martial Arts when the time was right. Naturally, he wouldn't break his word, but previously, he had been tied up with either battles or various affairs and could not spare the time.
The widow Mrs. Song said, "Are you looking for those two scamps? Today they went to the military camp to enlist, saying they want to join the army and enter the Beiliang Army."
"Good, I'm aware. If sister-in-law has anything that needs assistance, feel free to send someone to notify the Governor Mansion."
Chen Sansi bade farewell, then headed to the military camp.
According to the rules of Liangzhou,
every February was the period for recruiting new soldiers.
"Salute to the Supervisor!"
"Salute to Supervisor Chen!"
"..."
"Hmm."
Chen Sansi arrived at the registration place and quickly found the two sons of Vice Admiral Yu.
"Yu Ji."
"Yu Lie."
"Salutations, Supervisor!"
The two young men bowed with clasped hands.
"If you don't mind,"
Chen Sansi paused, "how about you call me Master?"
Yu Ji and his brother exchanged looks, their eyes revealing uncontainable excitement. Then they knelt down together, shouting in unison:
"Master above, please accept your disciples' bow!"
"Rise, wait here for a moment."
Chen Sansi noticed someone in the crowd.
...
"Sir."
Su Can said reluctantly, "Is there really no way to join the Beiliang Army directly?"
"Nonsense!"
The official in charge of recruitment said impatiently, "The Beiliang Army doesn't have new recruits; even the Array Soldiers are seasoned and tempered. If you want to join the Beiliang Army, you either need to have a predecessor in the Beiliang Army or you must first join the Liangzhou Guard Station, then compete for a place in the Beiliang Army."
"But..."
Su Can scratched his head, "I just went to the guard station and they told me that they're already full for this spring..."
In Liangzhou, whether it's the Guard Station or the Beiliang Army, there are always full rosters, including generous compensation for the families of the fallen. Therefore, there's no shortage of recruits each year, but it also never reaches a bursting point.