Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies

That day at the banquet, although Shen Qing told the many merchants that Yongzhou was safe, he understood in his heart that this was not the case.

Earlier, when he entered Yongzhou, he heard Wu Sheng mention the complexities of Yongzhou.

Now, it seemed everything Wu had said was coming true.

Yongzhou indeed had problems, but no one deliberately paid attention to them.

Once inspected under a magnifying glass, issues were everywhere.

Not to mention the snake demon and the goddess at the Zhou Mansion, those formidable demons.

Just the fact that the prefectural governor was gravely injured was terrifying upon careful thought.

Even among Innate Martial Masters, there were distinctions between strong and weak. Among the Innate Realm, the Yongzhou Governor was the strongest in the court of this state.

If he was injured, it meant there was some imbalance between the court and local powers.

And the news of the governor's injury was so openly spread.

There had to be someone secretly pushing this from behind.

From Shen Qing's temporary analysis, the most likely instigators were the Thirteen Lines.

Shen Qing suspected that Thirteen Lines might take advantage of this period when the governor was injured and the court's power was at a low point to maximize their own authority and voice in Yongzhou.

Once the established facts were created, even if the governor recovered his cultivation later, it would be to no avail.

By then, the county office would be hindered in every aspect, and their days as chief officers would definitely be difficult.

Plus, lives in this world were as insignificant as grass, and there might even be the danger of losing life.

Not to mention there was a group of demons out there eyeing them maliciously.

As the saying goes, "A man without long-term consideration will have immediate worries."

The situation had not yet decayed, so it was best to seize the time to accumulate strength

like a fierce tiger crouching on a desolate hilltop.

Thinking of this, Shen Qing became more serious and immersed himself in dedicated cultivation.

The path of Martial Arts was vast and boundless.

If the path of cultivation was compared to a long, winding river, then the Qi Hai Realm in Martial Arts was the turbulent rapids in this river, marking a deep transformation and divergence in the path of a martial master.

Before the Qi Hai Realm, it was all about tempering muscles and bones, increasing Qi-blood, and refining Qi.

Every martial master was like a blacksmith forging raw iron, day after day, year after year, tempering their muscles and bones, making the physical body sturdy as rock and Qi-blood surging like mighty tides.

During this process, since everyone's internal vitality and resilience were different, the progress and difficulty of breakthrough varied.

However, overall, there were no significant differences between each other, all like small streams converging before reaching the sea, each with its posture, ultimately converging as one.

However, when the martial master got a chance and crossed the basic threshold entering the Qi Hai Realm, the path of Martial Arts suddenly cleared, the star river shone brightly, and everything became different.

The Qi Sea gathered in the Dantian of the human body became the crucial point of the martial master's destiny.

In this realm, martial masters needed to guide the free True Qi around their body like taming wild horses, into their lower abdomen, and condense it into a Qi Sea.

The size of the Qi Sea determined the martial master's future potential.

This was the first major watershed.

As the Qi Sea underwent thorough tempering, transforming into liquid spiritual power, it lay dormant, waiting for its eruption, then it became the Yu Luo Realm.

The quantity of liquid spiritual power in this realm became another watershed.

Above the Yu Luo Realm, condensing "Dan Ying" to achieve the Dan Realm, each martial master had different manifestations in condensing "Dan Ying" based on their bones, temperament, and circumstances.

Some "Dan Ying" were gentle like jade, exuding a tranquil and far-reaching aura; some "Dan Ying" were fiery like flames, containing the destructive power of heaven and earth; others were like the rising tide of the blue sea, with boundless spiritual power… varied and unending.

And when the "Dan Ying" grew into a person, it could achieve an Innate Body, mysterious and profound.

Each step walked in this path was like a slight error leading to a thousand-mile disparity.

During this period, Shen Qing had smooth progress in cultivation with the help of the Water Ink Panel, especially after using the Wish Power Pearl, his progress was impressive, gradually reaching the late stage Yu Luo Realm.

However, due to the excessively broad scope of his cultivation skills, his energy was spread across various aspects, leading many of his cultivation techniques to not progress as quickly, making it somewhat challenging to break through bottlenecks.

Shen Qing calculated carefully, and now, his main cultivation technique, the Sky Flipping Seal, was moving towards the level of mastery.

The Heavenly Bow Technique and Six Paths Whale Swallowing Technique, his two auxiliary cultivation techniques, were advancing methodically, and the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill had already reached Great Perfection.

However, the progress of the Dragon Roar Armor and Hunting Scripture was gradually lagging.

Of these, the Dragon Roar Armor seemed increasingly insufficient after getting the enhancement from the Six Paths Whale Swallowing Technique, which enhanced his physical body.

It seemed quite ineffective when facing powerful demons such as the snake demon.

As for the Hunting Scripture skill, it primarily required a hunting environment.

Only occasionally, when acting as a "Hunter," could it be improved, and it had little use at other times.

Plus, he also learned the Da Xu Technique and the Great Void Shifting Technique, both more profound in movement technique than the Hunting Scripture.

Thus, this cultivation technique seemed ineffective.

The Da Xu Technique and the Great Void Shifting Technique, to some extent, could be categorized together, but without a clear cultivation technique, progress was temporarily slow.

Looking at the water ink panel before him, Shen Qing, after comprehensive consideration, made a decision in his heart.

He would temporarily take the Sky Flipping Seal and Heavenly Bow Technique as his primary cultivation directions, and use the Six Path Whale Swallowing Technique and Da Xu Technique as auxiliary practices.

This way, he could both attack and defend from near and far.

"When I have aligned and cultivated these techniques, with the help of the panel, I should be able to smoothly advance to the Dan Realm. By then, even if I encounter demons like the snake demon, I won't be as embarrassed even if I'm defeated."

"Facing some martial masters in the Innate Realm, I might not be able to fight them, but I should be able to outrun them…"

"I need to find a way to obtain the 'Da Xu Technique'."

Shen Qing faintly had some direction and decision.

At this time, he realized one more thing. A person's energy was always limited. Trying to concurrently cultivate four techniques was undoubtedly very difficult.

No matter what, a day only had twelve Shi Chen, even if he cultivated all day without eating or drinking, dividing it into four parts wouldn't seem like much.

"Since I can't increase the cultivation time, I must increase the cultivation efficiency."

"Not only the Da Xu Technique needs focus, but I also need to find ways to acquire more elixirs and resources, as the official salary from the Guardian Martial Department is insufficient."

Regarding how to obtain the cultivation resources he desired, Shen Qing couldn't help but think of someone.

Wu Sheng.

It occurred to him that he met this keenly perceptive person before entering Yongzhou.

Since he could even acquire a Wish Power Pearl, something forbidden by the court, most of the cultivation resources would not be a problem for him.

It's heard that this person is from the high-ranking Wu Family, but with little standing, appearing not too conniving at first glance, it might be worth trying to engage.

There was a chance, as long as there was enough money, he could acquire a substantial number of Wish Power Pearls from him.

Shen Qing's lips curved slightly, and he gradually formed a plan in his mind.