Martial Saint with Passives

’As a Noble Young Master from a top-tier family with extensive connections, he might know something about this!’

Chen Jiayu thought for a moment, then said seriously, "I’ll keep this in mind. I’ll be sure to look out for you!"

"Then I can’t thank you enough!"

"You’re too kind, Brother Jiang!"

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jiang Che took his leave.

...

In a deserted forest on the back mountain of the Cangyun Sect.

Jiang Che, with an antique, jet-black longbow slung across his back, was searching for a suitable target.

He hadn’t had time to test the bow since acquiring it, so now that he was free, he decided to try out its power.

Suddenly, he spotted a giant boulder about ten feet high.

’Hmm, that’ll do.’

Jiang Che then took the Star-Chasing Bow off his back, drew the bowstring, and aimed at the boulder.

This bow didn’t require physical arrows; one only needed to infuse it with Strength to form an arrow, making it extremely convenient.

Jiang Che drew the string to a full draw, like a full moon, and abruptly released his hand.

"SWISH—BOOM!"

A streak of light shot through the air, instantly punching a clean, bowl-sized hole straight through the boulder!

Jiang Che was very satisfied with this power.

Although it wasn’t as powerful as his fist, it wasn’t far behind.

As for his accuracy, Jiang Che had constantly practiced and dissipated various skills in the past, including archery-type Martial Arts.

Even though he had dissipated the skills, he hadn’t lost his accuracy. It had already become muscle memory.

Besides, although he could only use the Strength from his Fist Technique to draw the bow, the power was still considerable with the Treasure Bow’s enhancement.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration.

’What if... I used the fifteen-fold strike to shoot an arrow?’

This bold idea made his heart race, and he immediately began to try it out!

Jiang Che drew the bowstring again, frantically pouring the fifteen-fold power of his [True: Infinite Battle Armor] into it!

He was astonished to find that this single arrow had drained over ninety percent of the Strength in his body in an instant!

’It consumes that much more than the Fist Technique?’

But soon, an Energy Arrow as black as ink, with crackling arcs of electricity swirling around it, formed on the bowstring!

"Go!"

"SWISH—RUMBLE!!"

With a thunderous crack that seemed to tear apart heaven and earth, the Energy Arrow shot out explosively!

After a deafening boom, the distant boulder, along with the ground in a several-dozen-foot radius around it, was blasted into a massive, charred crater, still emitting wisps of green smoke!

Its power was actually several times stronger than when he used his fist!

It was almost like a small rocket from his previous life!

Even Jiang Che himself was stunned by this terrifying power!

With this long-range, enhanced version of his fifteen-fold strike, he had another trump card up his sleeve!

Although using this one arrow depleted nearly all the Strength in his body, leaving him unable to fire a second shot any time soon, its effect was undeniable!

Below the True Master Realm, he was confident that no one could withstand this arrow!

Even an expert who had just entered the True Master Realm would not escape unscathed if caught off guard!

An immense sense of security instantly filled Jiang Che’s heart!

...

After returning to the exclusive courtyard reserved for the head disciple, Jiang Che’s life returned to a state of peace.

Every day, aside from necessary meals and brief rests, he devoted almost all of his time to near-frenzied Cultivation.

During the day, he would circulate the Nine Heavens Azure Cloud Technique in the Spiritual Mist of the Sect’s Level A Cultivation Room—a mist so dense it was almost tangible—tempering his five organs and accumulating the incredibly precious Refining Organ Force.

At night, he would return to the private quiet room in his courtyard and use the Spiritual Qi emitted by the Snow Crystal Jade to constantly practice the new Qi Blood Realm Martial Arts he had exchanged for at the Scripture Pavilion.

One by one, he practiced the Secret Manuals to the Perfection level, activating new Two-Character Talents, and then, without hesitation, he would circulate the Erosion Sun Scripture, aided by the precious Withered Soul Grass, to dissipate them.

After dissipating the skills, torrents of pure Qi Blood would erupt within his body, which he would then guide and merge into his own Cultivation.

At the same time, he did not relax his surveillance of Vice Sect Leader Xie Songnian.

The crow he had branded with his [Pupil Seal] was like a loyal sentinel, circling day and night above the Vice Sect Leader’s courtyard, reporting Xie Songnian’s every move back to Jiang Che.

Although protected by the Sect Leader’s Talisman Seal, Xie Songnian didn’t dare to move against him openly for the time being.

But this didn’t mean the crisis was over.

Jiang Che knew in his heart that this was merely the calm before the storm!

The feud for killing a son was irreconcilable!

That old dog Xie Songnian would never just let it go!

He was definitely waiting—waiting for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow!

This feeling of being targeted, like having thorns at his back, meant Jiang Che didn’t dare to slack off in the slightest.

’The Sect Leader’s Talisman Seal can protect me for a time, but not forever. Only my own strength is a truly reliable support!’

Driven by this intense sense of crisis, Jiang Che’s Cultivation became even more arduous.

However, as time went on, he gradually began to feel that his efforts were not enough.

Cultivating in the Refining Organ Realm was far more difficult than he had imagined!

The requirements for both Root Bone and resources had risen to a whole new level!

In terms of resources, although he had reaped great rewards at the Cloud Tier Inquiry Conference, his daily consumption was an astronomical figure.

Whether it was the fees for the Level A Cultivation Room or the massive amounts of Elixir Pills and Exotic Beast Meat required for Cultivation and dissipating skills, it was all like a bottomless pit.

What made him even more helpless were the shackles of his Root Bone.

His below-average Root Bone was like a water ladle with a hole in the bottom.

No matter how hard he tried to fill it with water, more than half would always leak away silently.

With the same resources and the same amount of time, a talented disciple with a superior Root Bone could absorb all of it.