Chapter 77

Thirty miles away from the Greedy Wolf City, there were rolling hills.

Each hill was about five hundred meters apart. At this moment, on each hill, there was a dummy target.

There were a total of eighteen hills, distributed in a circle. On the middle hill, Gu Chen held a longbow and pulled the bowstring into a full moon shape according to Huang Pingzhang's instructions.

"For the next two weeks, this will be your training place."

"If you want your archery to be strong enough to attract the interest of the Celestial Court's examiner, you have to at least practice the Old Man's Cloud Swallow Archery to the Minor Realm."

Huang Pingzhang said, "Now, let the Old Man see your archery foundation."

Gu Chen nodded. He glanced at the farthest mountain and aimed at the dummy target at the top of the mountain.

Pulling the bow and shooting the arrow, his movements were not smooth.

Whoosh — —

The arrow pierced through the air, as fast as lightning.

With Gu Chen's strong arm strength, even if it was several miles away, the arrow did not slow down when it reached the target hill.

However, it flew past the dummy target a few dozen meters away and disappeared in the end.

Seeing this, Huang Pingzhang could not help but cover his face.

The difference was too big!

A mortal archer could shoot a target from a hundred steps away, but Gu Chen's archery was not even as good as a mortal. Looking at his movements, he knew he was a pure novice!

His arm strength was full, and if he practiced it well, he estimated that the shooting range would be very long, but archery was about accuracy. If he was not accurate, what was the use of shooting a long distance?

Originally, he felt that using two weeks to practice archery was not a good idea. Seeing Gu Chen's performance, he completely rejected this possibility.

"Ahem, let me try again."

Gu Chen was slightly embarrassed. He also knew that he was not good enough, so he re-familiarized himself with the bow and arrow.

"Remember, body coordination is very important when pulling the bow. In addition, when shooting, you need to consider many external factors such as wind direction. This is the most difficult part to grasp."

Huang Pingzhang carefully taught, correcting each of Gu Chen's movements, imparting his own experience without reservation.

Gu Chen listened carefully and did the same.

Half a day passed.

Gu Chen shot thirty arrows in a row. Only two of them grazed the target, and one of them even hit the target by a fluke.

Huang Pingzhang, who was initially full of enthusiasm, became a little dispirited.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, continue practicing here. From now on, the Old Man will come and guide you for two hours every day. You can practice by yourself for the rest of the time. "

"This is the secret manual of the Flowing Cloud Swallow Archery Technique. Take a look for yourself."

Huang Pingzhang found an excuse to leave, while Gu Chen continued to stay and cultivate.

After he left, Gu Chen studied it attentively without any rest.

By the time Huang Pingzhang came over the next day, Gu Chen had already memorized all the essentials of the Flowing Cloud Swallow Archery technique by heart. Drawing the bow and shooting the arrow was as easy as controlling his own arm.

The only regret was that it had never been accurate.

In front of Huang Pingzhang, Gu Chen missed another three arrows.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, mastering archery requires painstaking effort. From the looks of it, it won't be able to help you much."

Huang Pingzhang said tactfully.

This day had proven that Gu Chen had no talent in archery. Instead of wasting time on archery, it would be better to spend it on other things. Maybe it would be more helpful for him to pass the assessment.

"Let me try again."

Gu Chen pondered. He picked up the bow again and aimed at the farthest mountain.

That place was about five miles away.

The wind was strong, and the farther the arrow was, the harder it would be to hit the target.

Huang Pingzhang didn't say anything.

Gu Chen took a deep breath.

After a day of practice, he had already found the feeling of archery.

In fact, he didn't deliberately aim at the target. He mostly followed the instructions of the Flowing Cloud Swallow Archery Technique and developed the habit of drawing the bow. He adjusted his body to the best shooting posture.

At this moment, he was highly focused. He didn't need to be distracted by the coordination between his body and the bow because he could already command it.

As he concentrated, Gu Chen's eyes turned purple.

This was the first time he used the Purple Eyes that day.

For the past few months, he had been persistently absorbing the Eastern Rising Purple Qi every morning. This miraculous eye technique had already reached a high level of maturity.

With the Purple Eyes, he could clearly see everything on the mountain five miles away. It was very different from his previous vision.

There was a fine mark on the dummy's target and a drop of morning dew on its forehead. He could see it clearly.

The mountain wind whistled. Even the flow of the air was clear in his eyes.

At this moment, he used his eyes to capture the void.

Things that were difficult in the past suddenly became simple.

Bang!

He drew the bow and shot the arrow in one go. There was no delay. Another arrow pierced through the sky!

Huang Pingzhang nodded. This day, Gu Chen had been studying very hard. It could be seen from his perfect posture.

Unfortunately, his biggest problem was that he didn't have a sense of arrow. He couldn't hit the target no matter what.

Whoosh —

The arrow drew a sharp arc in the sky and reached the sky. Then, like an eagle, it swooped down.

"Eh?"

He was surprised. This time, the arrow didn't seem to have deviated!

Poof!

Without giving him time to think, the arrow pierced through the dummy's forehead, and the dew on it splattered!

Five miles away, the mountain wind was fierce, but the arrow pierced through the dummy's forehead!

"Is it a coincidence?"

Huang Pingzhang gasped. As he guessed, he saw Gu Chen shooting arrows continuously.

He turned his body and placed the arrow on the bowstring. He aimed at the mountain and pulled the bow to its fullest.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Four consecutive arrows were shot smoothly. All of them hit the dummy's target. Three of them pierced through the dummy's head!

"It's not a coincidence. This kid …"

Huang Pingzhang was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He couldn't understand how Gu Chen's archery skills could deviate so much in such a short period of time.

"Fellow Huang, did I pass?"

Gu Chen turned around and asked. There was a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

With the help of the Purple Eyes, the four arrows should have pierced through the dummy's head. However, he was inexperienced, and one of the arrows was a little off.

"Pass. Barely pass."

Huang Pingzhang came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly.

He was afraid that Gu Chen would be arrogant and didn't dare to praise him. However, in reality, it took him three years to reach Gu Chen's level.

Gu Chen, on the other hand, did it in just one day. The difference was shocking. It was unbelievable.

"Could this kid be an archery genius? Seems like it's really possible for him to achieve initial success in archery in two weeks … "

He thought to himself, looking forward to it for some reason.

Every day after that, Gu Chen practiced archery tirelessly.

In three days, he could accurately hit the bullseye of every mountain with every single arrow he shot.

In five days, he shot four arrows at a time, and every arrow hit the target.

When a week passed, his target was the birds passing by in the sky.

When ten days passed, not even a fly five kilometers away could escape from his arrow!

He broke more than ten bows and shot tens of thousands of arrows. He was fully focused and had no distractions.

Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.

The day of the Celestial Court's assessment had arrived!