The Glory of the Tribe-Chapter 76

Could it rival the full force of an innate archer?

An innate archer was a special practitioner only found in the imperial army. Outside the army, archers were indeed the most powerful in terms of offense. In the same realm, no matter whether they wielded swords, spears, or other weapons, no one could come close to archers—anyone who did would be shot dead!

An innate archer could release multiple arrows in a single breath, which was a basic skill.

"Long-range offense" held a significant advantage over "close combat."

But archers had one fatal flaw!

They were vulnerable to ambushes!

Once they were ambushed up close, they would die very swiftly!

This led most cultivation families, academies, and tribes to avoid training pure archers. Archery was always "dual cultivation," with the main focus being on close combat weapons! Over the course of thousands of years, this had become a universal consensus.

The Jiang clan was the same, with hunters practicing both long knives and archery.

This made "innate archer" a term exclusive to the imperial army—archers who only had basic close combat abilities. Most of their training was dedicated solely to archery!

This specialization made their arrows incredibly lethal!

"Killing above your level" was considered proof of talent for other cultivators, but for innate archers, that was just normal!

For instance, an innate archer in the middle stage could kill someone in the late stage.

Innate archers pursued extreme long-range attack abilities and almost completely forsook close combat. They didn't need to worry about their own survival, as specialized protection forces known as "bow guard troops" were assigned to protect them in battle.

The Great Qian Dynasty cultivated these types of soldiers to minimize losses during battles with the "Beast Tides." With enough innate archers firing in unison, they could shoot down beasts at the level of innate cultivators with zero losses.

Innate archers were incredibly rare!

"I can't say I can compare to an innate perfect-stage archer, but at least I can rival an innate late-stage archer! Their power should be enough to kill an innate perfect-stage cultivator!"

Crack~ crack~

The long blade, stuck in the tree, vibrated, then slowly withdrew from the tree and floated back to Jiang Xuan’s hand.

"This power... wrapping around the blade allows me to control it. If only..." Jiang Xuan thought, closing his eyes and sensing the surrounding forest with the Thousand Threads Secret Technique.

The power of the mind seemed to transform from an internal force to an external force extension, spreading continuously outward as Jiang Xuan focused his mind.

Shhhh~~ whoosh~~

The ground around him started to tremble, and small pebbles, the size of a fingertip, flew up from the thick leaves, along with larger stones, dirt blocks, and some leaves that had just fallen, all slowly floating upward, reaching the height of Jiang Xuan's brow and staying still!

Jiang Xuan opened his eyes, marveling at the strange scene around him.

Hundreds of pebbles, leaves, and dirt blocks were floating around him. The scene was truly dreamlike.

"The power of the mind can even be split into hundreds of parts? But the more it splits, the weaker it feels, and it weakens exponentially... Larger stones, I can’t control them to fly, but as long as I can make them fly, they seem to retain the basic power..."

Jiang Xuan decided to test how powerful this "basic power" was!

"Scatter!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh——

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!——

All the towering trees around Jiang Xuan were attacked. The stones kept piercing through the trees, and the leaves seemed to become blades, cutting through tree branches thicker than a human leg. Some trees were shattered into pieces, while others were pierced at similar positions and collapsed, creating loud crashes.

"Is this like dozens of innate early-stage archers shooting at once?" Jiang Xuan was astonished by the power.

This was the "basic power" after splitting the power of the mind into hundreds.

What would the limit strength be if it was all concentrated?

Jiang Xuan took out his sheathed dagger from his chest. It was his personal dagger, high quality but not precious—he used it for skinning wild animals when hunting in the wilderness. He drew the dagger, threw the sheath aside, and grabbed his long blade, swinging it forcefully!

Whoosh!

Jiang Xuan used the key technique of the Heavenly Tribulation Sword Technique and, with his better-quality long blade, successfully cut off the handle of the dagger, leaving behind the broken azure-golden blade.

The azure-golden blade was three inches long, about half the length of an adult male's hand, small and delicate. Jiang Xuan stared at it, releasing his grip, and the azure-golden blade floated before him, adjusting its position and direction according to Jiang Xuan’s thoughts.

Jiang Xuan held his breath, concentrating.

He was going to use his full power!

"Go!"

Whoosh boom!

The azure-golden blade instantly shot out one hundred zhang, piercing through eleven towering trees. Strictly speaking, only the last six trees were "pierced." The first five trees were shattered due to the enormous pulling force generated when the azure-golden blade passed through them! Especially the first tree, which was nearly reduced to rubble...

One hundred zhang was not the limit, as Jiang Xuan’s power of the mind lost control over the azure-golden blade beyond that distance.

Jiang Xuan turned into a blur and dashed towards the direction the azure-golden blade had shot.

He arrived one hundred forty-seven zhang away, where the azure-golden blade had pierced through a towering tree, protruding about an inch from the other side. The tree was fully pierced, but more than half of the blade remained embedded in the tree.

It was the limit.

"One hundred forty-seven zhang! Piercing through sixteen towering trees! This strike’s power is probably enough to kill a Tribulation Realm cultivator! It’s dozens of times stronger than the full power strike of an innate perfect-stage archer!" Jiang Xuan pulled out the azure-golden blade, holding it between his fingers and examining it. "And, when I control the blade with my mind, it can fly freely within one hundred zhang, with no fixed trajectory, limitless in its changes! Even... it can strike unexpectedly! It can ignore realms to kill!"

Jiang Xuan knew that this could only happen in the most ideal circumstances.

However, this "ignoring realms to kill" didn’t apply to Gods and Demons. Gods and Demons were no longer ordinary mortals. Even their bodies couldn’t be pierced by a weapon at the innate level, but for Tribulation Realm cultivators... the gap in physical defense between the Small and Great Heavenly Tribulation stages was large, but not enough to withstand a blade attack from a weapon like this.

"The Great Heavenly Tribulation Realm cultivators have strong control over the forces of heaven and earth. With a thought, they can suppress the speed of my blade’s flight. Someone like Lord Lei Hong, with his top-tier skills, would surely use his domain to defend himself in combat. It's impossible for him to be struck down by a surprise attack."

Jiang Xuan thought to himself, "To ignore realms and kill still requires a special opportunity, or it must be executed when the opponent is distracted. You only get one chance!"

Buzz!

The azure-golden blade suddenly transformed into a streak of light, rapidly spinning around Jiang Xuan, weaving through the air, its speed reaching its peak! This was easy for Jiang Xuan, who quickly grasped the necessary techniques.

"This is the real trump card! An unprecedented technique!"

Jiang Xuan walked in another direction through the forest.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Wherever Jiang Xuan passed, the azure-golden streak of light pierced through and exploded everything in its path—trees, large stones—creating holes, honeycomb-like patterns, and causing everything to shatter! Jiang Xuan raised his hand, and the azure-golden blade flew back into his grasp.

"But what is this? This is unheard of. Even Senior Qi Shi didn’t mention any similar techniques in cultivation." Jiang Xuan thought. "I need to ask Senior Qi Shi. She never mentioned it, but she should know what this is."

With this thought, Jiang Xuan became a blur, disappearing into the forest.

In just over ten breaths, Jiang Xuan reappeared in front of Senior Qi Shi's peculiar stone.

"Senior, are you here?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"Here." Senior Qi Shi’s ethereal voice replied. "Did you break through?"

"Yes!" Jiang Xuan answered quickly. "The Heavenly Spirit Essence Stone that the Flying Snow City Lord gave me is indeed powerful! As expected of an Innate Saint-grade item! This breakthrough saved me half a year of cultivation time." Jiang Xuan had spoken to Senior Qi Shi after Chen Yuanxuan left the back mountain.

"Mm, it's good that you've broken through."

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Senior Qi Shi’s voice carried a hint of laziness, and now that Jiang Xuan knew she was a woman, she didn't hide it. "Innate Perfect Stage. Next is the three realms of artistic entry. It’s not difficult for you. Reaching this stage at sixteen is quite impressive, but don’t get arrogant. In the vast land of the Great Qian Dynasty, there are countless geniuses like you, but becoming a God Demon is one in a million."

"And becoming a God Demon is just about being free in this world. The road ahead is long. First, focus on becoming a God Demon."

"I understand, Senior. Thank you for your guidance." Jiang Xuan said. After seeing the Flying Snow City Lord’s methods, he was even more determined to keep pushing forward.

"Senior, I have a question." Jiang Xuan asked again. "It seems my mind power has changed."

"Changed? What kind of change?"

"Well... it seems to have turned from mental power into an invisible energy, capable of controlling objects to fly, and then..." Jiang Xuan explained the situation, including his various experimental results, flight speed, power, and so on.

"Controlling weapons to fly?" Senior Qi Shi’s voice, normally calm, now carried rare surprise. "You’ve mastered the flying sword technique of the outer demon tribes?!"

"Flying sword technique?" Jiang Xuan was stunned. "Senior, the Heng Sha Po Heart Sutra you taught me is a technique of the outer demon tribes, right? Could it be...?"

"Quick, look!" Senior Qi Shi’s voice urged. "Is there a small person in your brow now?"