Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

In the past, Li Yan had caused trouble in the fort, ruining the reputation of a young woman, a matter Du Jiangbo had been forced to clean up.

Later, Li Yan often used Du Jiangbo’s name to flaunt himself publicly. Du Jiangbo despised such behavior, knowing it would eventually lead to trouble.

And now, trouble had finally come, claiming Li Yan’s life in the deep mountains.

Du Jiangbo knew it was highly likely Li Yan had been murdered—and not necessarily by the Black Sand Gang—but he had no desire to get involved.

Calling in the fort’s hunters for questioning was merely a gesture to placate Li Yu. He had no intention of going to other villages, let alone probing the Black Sand Gang. That would be akin to courting death.

In his eyes,

losing such a troublesome brother-in-law was, in fact, a relief.

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Gu’s Manor.

Since the hunters’ banquet that day and the news of Li Yan’s group’s demise, the hunters of Gu’s Manor had grown increasingly vigilant, reducing their trips into the mountains.

Aside from a few who remained greedy and overly optimistic, many had given up chasing after the silver fox and were even planning to take half a month off to rest at home.

Gu Sheng, naturally, was among the latter group. It fit his usual character—unremarkable and unassuming.

He was more than happy to stay home and rest.

It gave him the perfect opportunity to focus entirely on honing his archery to the Perfect Realm!

In the forest.

Gu Sheng continued his habitual archery practice.

After reaching the Great Achievement Realm in archery, his daily practice only increased his proficiency by just over 1%.

It didn’t seem like much.

But in truth, it was remarkable progress. Daily, visible improvement was the rarest and most precious thing.

Most people spent decades without seeing notable advancement, making even small progress a monumental reward.

For an ordinary person, achieving the Great Achievement Realm in a lifetime was a stretch. Yet Gu Sheng, in just over two months, was ready to ascend from Great Achievement to Perfect.

Practicing his archery relentlessly every day, a few days later—

Gu Sheng stood with a longbow in hand, his stance as firm as an ancient pine tree, his eyes as sharp as a hawk’s—piercing and focused. The arrow was nocked, but the bowstring was yet to be released.

His vision was unlike that of ordinary people.

A hundred meters away, the falling leaves and fluttering insects were crystal-clear, as if playing out in slow motion. He could even make out every leaf vein and insect wing etched into his view.

This was the hallmark of exceptionally enhanced dynamic vision.

Archery was more than just shooting. Accompanying techniques in exertion and eye training were just as crucial—these were the true essentials of secret techniques.

By now, Gu Sheng had refined both to levels that even Gu Erniu couldn’t dream of reaching.

After a moment of stillness, Gu Sheng’s energy, focus, and spirit reached their apex.

Whoosh!!

The arrow screamed through the air, its force concentrated at the tip, rotating faintly, whipping through the air like lightning—an incomparable burst of speed!

The arrow pierced through a leaf with precision, then skewered a flying insect—and finally buried itself in the bull’s-eye a hundred meters away.

One arrow, three targets!

A perfect blend of technique and power, a masterpiece of archery.

Gu Sheng felt a rush of unparalleled satisfaction, tinged with lingering exhilaration. He didn’t even need to check his stats to confirm it.

His archery had reached the Perfect Realm: absolute mastery!