The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 6 Archery and Medicine Identification

Archery, reading, and eating.
During the five days, Su Yan focused on doing only these three things.

After the Yinshui centipede ate two scorpions and a toad the size of a head.

Su Yan let it hunt around here. Whether it was poisonous creatures hidden in the forest or passing animals, they all became food for the Yinshui centipede.

Su Yan didn't pay much attention to other things and concentrated on honing his bow and arrow skills.

I don't know how many times the arrows were shot, but the bark of the old trunk of the purple birch tree had long been exposed, and the wood chips were messy as if it had been ravaged by a hatchet.

Thirty arrows were shot again and again, and the arrowheads had been sharpened several times on the stones nearby. It was obvious that they would not be used much longer.

Su Yan held his breath and stared. Two hundred steps away, the tree trunk seemed to be only an arm's length away in front of him.

With a light "whoosh" sound, the tail feathers rustled softly, and the arrow shot out like a meteor, landing steadily on the tree trunk.

Body shape, breathing and spirit work together as one.

'It's done. '

As soon as the arrow was shot, Su Yan knew it was successful.

When I concentrated my attention, the information had already appeared before my eyes.

[First-level Insect Master: 3/100]

[Insect World: 1 cubic meters]

【Mountain Driving: 25/200 (Small Success)】

[Basic Archery 1/200 (Minor Success)]

【Medicine Identification 1/200 (Minor Success)】

[Yinshui centipede 27/100 (newborn)]

"Once you master a skill, the world becomes wider. After manifesting it, my understanding has indeed become more comprehensive. Although it's not a bonus, it shouldn't be underestimated. This is a good thing."

After five days of hard training, Su Yan had a new feeling in his heart after completing his first breakthrough in skill realization.

This is indeed good news for him.

In addition to his ability to control insects, he also has solid capital for his own growth.

"My archery skills have been improved, and I've memorized all the medicinal herbs. However, the Yinshui centipede no longer feeds on poisonous substances, so its growth depends entirely on driving it, so its progress is slow."

"It's time to go into the mountains and save more silver so we can hunt more beasts and offer blood sacrifices to the Fierce Insect Cauldron."

Su Yan took out his machete and walked forward to chop at the gap in the purple birch tree.

After several days of training, his strength increased significantly due to muscle fatigue and the nourishment of strands of insect essence.

Nowadays, when you chop down a tree with a machete, each blow goes three inches into the wood, which is more powerful than an axe.

After only seven or eight strokes, the purple birch tree could no longer hold on and fell down with a loud creaking sound.

He swept the surroundings and covered them with bushes, hiding most of the traces so that no one could easily tell that someone had practiced archery here.

After dealing with these chores, Su Yan returned to his home.

After preparing wheat cakes for dry food, sharpening arrows and machetes, and getting everything ready, Su Yan went into the mountains again at dawn the next day.

This time when Su Yan entered the mountains, he felt very different from a few days ago. He felt like a dragon entering the sea.

With a nimble figure and light steps, he easily walked three or four miles of mountain road and climbed over a hill.

Needless to say, his physical condition was good. After several rounds of strengthening, he was already as strong as two or three adult men.

His basic archery skills gave him agile steps and flexible movements, allowing him to walk more freely and easily on the narrow mountain path.

Of course, if we talk about harvest, it still depends on the skill of identifying medicine and the skill of climbing the mountain. The two complement each other, allowing Su Yan to have a deeper understanding of the many plants in Yunling Mountain.

During the three or four miles, the backpack was already half full, with snakeberry, Polygonatum sibiricum, Danzhi and many other herbs in his bag.

Although it is not as valuable as the ten-year-old wild mountain treasure plant, its value is also not low.

In the past, he might not have been able to detect even the slightest clue, but now finding these medicinal herbs is as easy as taking candy from a baby.

Holding the bow in one hand, he leaned over and picked up a large piece of truffle mushrooms from a fallen tree, preparing to put it in the backpack.

Suddenly, I saw the bushes rustling, and the branches and leaves waving like hands, spreading towards me.

Su Yan immediately stepped back and drew his bow, looking carefully. He saw a gray shadow moving quickly among the bushes, panicking and not knowing where to go.

'You've arrived just in time.'

Without thinking, he shot the arrow as fast as the wind, and it whooshed straight into the gray shadow's body.

The fat gray rabbit rolled out of the bushes with the long arrow, its body twitching constantly, but it could no longer move.

Su Yan walked forward, grabbed the gray rabbit, and weighed it in his hand.

"A good rabbit, at least four or five pounds."

He reached out and pulled out the arrow, his fingers clasped over the wound, and the gray rabbit's blood immediately came into contact with his fingers and was quickly sucked out of the corpse.

In the sea of consciousness, the Evil Insect Cauldron was glowing faintly red, and a red blood line appeared on the body of the little insect at the foot of the cauldron, which barely spread to the tail of a small arthropod.

Soon, the gray rabbit was drained of blood, leaving only its fur and corpse.

"A gray rabbit's blood weighs only half a pound, and the condensed beast blood essence weighs only two ounces, which is a little less."

"Swish"

The Yinshui Centipede suddenly pounced before the bushes, raised its body and issued a threat.

Su Yan immediately took the hardwood bow and looked towards the place where the sound came from.

The sound of footsteps pierced through the bushes, and a pair of green animal eyes slowly emerged.

A wolf, half a man's height and with bared fangs, rushed out from the bushes and headed straight for Su Yan.

The gray rabbit was probably its prey, but now the lone wolf had clearly changed its target, even wanting to kill Su Yan by leaping over the Yinshui Centipede. 'What a beast!'

Su Yan's eyes were sharp and his breath was as calm as water. He didn't let the Yinshui Centipede make a move at all. Instead, he shot arrows like meteors, drew his bow, and shot out two arrows in succession.

The cunning lone wolf dodged the first one, but was unable to avoid the second one.

The straight arrow pierced the neck, fell to the ground with a thud, and hit the bushes.

Su Yan stepped forward with his knife, and with just one strike, he thrust the knife into the wolf's head, killing it.

'An old wolf that has strayed from the pack, no wonder.'

The wolf was about 1.78 meters tall, with uneven gray-black fur and blood foam constantly overflowing from its mouth.

Su Yan didn't mind. No matter how many wild beasts came, it was just enough for the Fierce Insect Cauldron to drink their blood and make the ferocious insects speak.

A wild wolf fed the Fierce Insect Cauldron about seven or eight kilograms of animal blood, and the condensed essence weighed about four kilograms.

The blood line of the ferocious insect on the ferocious insect cauldron also became more obvious.

Su Yan collected the wolf's corpse and looked at the dark woods, his eyes filled with eagerness.

The Yinshui Centipede led the way, and Su Yan followed closely behind with a bow and arrow and a machete, and began to explore this rarely visited mountain.

Whether it was the poisonous creatures hiding under the branches and leaves, or the wild pheasants flying in the forest, they could not escape Su Yan's attack.

The former is hunted by the Yinshui centipede. Even a group of scorpions cannot defeat this magical Yinshui centipede.

Su Yan drew his hardwood bow and shot arrows. From stillness to movement, the arrows shot out as if they were alive. Not to mention wild pheasants, even flying birds could be hit with one shot.

Rather than driving the mountain, it is better to say that he continues to hone his skills and at the same time continuously strengthen the Yinshui Centipede.

The sun set in the west and the light gradually dimmed. Su Yan walked another three or four miles before gradually stopping.

The backpack was already full, with three or four hares and pheasants hanging around his waist. Even the insect world was filled with poisonous insects and weeds, as well as relatively precious medicinal herbs.

[First-level Insect Master: 3/100]

[Insect World: 1 cubic meters]

【Mountain Driving: 37/200 (Small Success)】

[Basic Archery 34/200 (Minor Success)]

【Medicine Identification 21/200 (Minor Success)】

[Yinshui centipede 54/100 (newborn)]

Basic archery and Yinshui Centipede increased the most, while all other skills increased.

"Danzhi, with its ten-year medicinal properties, is comparable to wild ginseng. There's also the rare Jinhuangcao. While it's not a rare plant, it's also a good medicine for martial arts training. In previous years, Baicaotang commanded a high price for it."

Taking stock of the harvest, although this trip was not as valuable as finding the Yin Chi root, if you count the poisonous insects, poisonous plants and hunted prey, it is still a good harvest.

"There are about twelve or thirteen pounds of beast blood essence. If I try a few more times, I'll just have to wait for the second alien insect. If I'm lucky..."

As soon as the thought came up, Su Yan dismissed it and thought to himself: "Luck is only worth a few dollars. I should save more money and improve my strength at the same time. I should secretly inquire about the movements of the alien insects. If I can acquire them, that would be great."

Thinking of this, he put away the hardwood bow and quickly walked down the mountain in the fading afterglow.

The next morning, Su Yan did not go into the mountains but packed up his things and rushed to the mountain market, where he sold many medicinal herbs including wild mushrooms, furs, a wild ginseng, ten-year-old Danzhi, and so on.

Then he went to the armory and bought two buckets of arrows and two sharp boning and skinning knives, changed his clothes, and then returned to the village.

I have about ten taels of silver left.

This time he did not try to hide it. Bai Shan, the waiter at Baicaotang, and Song Qi, the manager, were amazed to see that he had achieved such results in just five or six days.

Song Qi couldn't help but have more thoughts in his mind.

Su Yan returned to the village and rested for two days before continuing to practice archery in the forest. He had no intention of saving any extra food.

Instead, he ate the wild pheasants, rabbits, and tough wolf meat hunted in the mountains.

As the insect essence continued to nourish his body and Su Yan's own physical training continued to improve, his demand for meat also increased.

Instead of exchanging the prey for tens or hundreds of coins, it is better to enjoy it yourself.

This went on for two days, and the Yinshui centipede finally devoured all the more than ten black scorpions, black-haired spiders, bamboo pit vipers, ghost grass, blood-seeing green and other poisonous insects and plants that it had hunted in the mountains.

【Basic Archery 57/200 (Minor Success)】

[Yinshui centipede 12/200 (growth period)]

During the growth period of the Yinshui Centipede, the accumulated energy seems to be continuously released at this time.

It first gradually curled up, then its body grew slightly. Half an hour later, a small crack appeared on its forehead.

The skin began to crack, and the thousand feet struggled with the body, squeezing out from the crack bit by bit.

First the ferocious head, then the sturdy body, and finally the tail
It took a full two hours for the Yinshui centipede to complete its molting and appear in front of Su Yan.

At this time, the Yinshui centipede had grown a whole circle larger, about fifty centimeters long, and its jaws were sharper, like two black scimitars.

'Entered the stage'

Although it was just a feeling, the Yinshui Centipede in front of him had definitely reached a higher level.

Compared to before, the Yinshui Centipede now even gave him a sense of danger.

"They've already reached a rank during their growth period. It seems the so-called "insects haven't reached a rank" is only relative; it's simply a matter of finishing the job."

"The Yinshui Centipede has entered the next level. Even if I don't learn martial arts for the time being, it will provide me with an extra layer of security."

He threw out the remaining wolf meat and gave it all to the Yinshui Centipede to eat.

After the Yinshui Centipede was completely devoured, the new shell gradually hardened and took on a dark purple luster.

(End of this chapter)