The martial arts in the Raging Whale Armory were ranked by tier.
Cultivation manuals came first, followed by blade, sword, fist, and kicking martial skills, with hidden weapons and archery ranked last.
Anyone else would surely have chosen a cultivation method first.
At the very least, they would have picked up a blade technique or fist technique!
But Zhang Yuan thought differently.
The Boulder Foundation Skill he had been cultivating could carry him through the entire Entering Force Realm. Though it required Medicinal Soup as support and consumed a great deal, its effects were outstanding. There was absolutely no need to change course.
As for blade, sword, fist, and kicking martial skills, the Surging Wave Palm, Wave Cutting Blade, and Rippling Steps were enough.
The greatest taboo in martial arts was biting off more than one could chew—being passable at everything and masterful at nothing.
But Zhang Yuan had a different kind of affection for archery.
Without technological equipment like long guns and cannons, bows and arrows were undoubtedly the best weapons for ranged attacks.
Zhang Yuan had once worked for Hunter Gao.
Though he had failed to learn the man's true skills, he had still picked up some hunting techniques.
Archery was among them.
But Hunter Gao was harsh and ungrateful, and he had always been wary of Zhang Yuan. Everything he taught, he held something back.
Zhang Yuan had relied entirely on his own effort and diligence just to barely keep himself fed and clothed.
Most of the archery he knew was also wild, unorthodox stuff.
Much of it had been figured out through his own trial and error.
So when Zhang Yuan saw the archery manual Cloud Piercing Arrow in the Raging Whale Armory, his heart immediately stirred.
In the end, he took this archery technique.
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