"Entering Shaolin Temple is easy, but leaving is difficult. To enter, you only need to defeat the junior monks of the Lu generation who are at the Houtian, fourth, or fifth level of the Acquired Realm. But if you want to master your skills and leave the temple to represent Shaolin Temple on official business, you must pass through the Eighteen Bronze Men Formation!"
Xiao Feng said, " The Eighteen Bronze Men Formation consists of the strongest Monk of the Gui generation, each at the Houtian Tenth Layer Realm. The Eighteen Bronze Men Formation is incredibly powerful. Eighteen Monk monks at the Houtian Tenth Layer of the Acquired Realm working together—generally speaking, without the strength of the Xiantian Realm, it's impossible to break through! Of course, there are always some geniuses. Host, I have high hopes for you!"
Jiang Jie rolled his eyes.
Except for a few crucial points, you can't really believe what Xiao Feng says.
Otherwise you'll suffer terribly!
Standing to the side, Xuanmai clasped his hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer. "Amitabha. This Eighteen Bronze Men Formation has been established for eight hundred years. Initially, the Monk were only Houtian the sixth or seventh level of the Acquired Realm. Later, with the rapid development of martial arts, they became stronger and stronger. If the host wants to break through the Eighteen Bronze Men Formation, I'm afraid he is still lacking in skill."
It's not quite done yet...
Although he felt this was a provocation, and although he knew he could never get past the Eighteen Bronze Men Formation, and that he couldn't even defeat any one of the bronze men, Jiang Jie still wanted to see just how strong the Eighteen Bronze Men Formation really was!
He quickly walked into the courtyard, and ten seconds later, he was kicked away.
"Really... so strong!" Jiang Jie's eyes gleamed with admiration.
As expected of the Eighteen Bronze Men, they are the symbols of the strongest Monk at the Houtian Tenth Layer in Shaolin Temple. Each of them is equivalent to Xuanmai at Houtian Tenth Layer tenth level of the Acquired Realm. Even if he reaches the Houtian Tenth Layer, he would probably have a hard time defeating any one of them.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long!
After leaving Shaolin Temple, Jiang Jie ventured into the " Earthly Dog Peak " of the Earthly Fiend Mountain again. He made it to the halfway point, killing more than 300 bandits and even killing a bandit leader at the Houtian Ninth Layer the Acquired Realm with a single palm strike. In the end, he was beaten to death by the group.
After visiting several other training grounds, Jiang Jie finally arrived at another location.
This is a place that evokes a lot of nostalgia for Jiang Jie, because it's a fantasy of a steel city from Earth. However, judging from the scenery, it's much more developed than Earth in the 21st century, because there are many things that Jiang Jie has never seen before.
This is a shooting game called " Crossing Skynet," designed to train gunners or archers. In different scenarios, robots, cyborgs, or humans controlled by special chips, as well as various bio-beasts and mechanical beasts, appear from completely unexpected places under the control of a super-intelligent system called " Skynet." You must eliminate them all to advance to the next level.
Almost all of the enemies used bows and arrows or firearms, and they were extremely accurate and powerful!
Basically, if Jiang Jie is hit just once, he's done for.
Holding a longbow and carrying a quiver of arrows, Jiang Jie stood with an elegant posture and sharp eyes.
Suddenly, a robot revealed half its head and one eye. Jiang Jie immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow, which shot out like lightning and hit the target!
The next moment, the robot exploded, producing thick smoke.
Within the smoke, two faint red lights appeared, and then bullets rained down on Jiang Jie.
Jiang Jie had already spotted it, so he immediately sought cover and quickly moved to another spot, where he fired an arrow that struck the center of the two red lights.
A cyborg was killed!
Training time and time again, shooting time and time again.
Sometimes it's really strange; the arrows Jiang Jie shoots will automatically turn and track their targets!
Or sometimes, the arrow suddenly splits and hits two different targets!
A wide variety of skills, too numerous to mention.
Yes, Jiang Jie is practicing archery.
From the moment he acquired Thori'dal, the Fury of the Stars, Jiang Jie decided to practice archery.
He couldn't afford to waste this renowned orange bow!
Although many feel that Thori'dal lacks a backstory and doesn't live up to its legendary status, it is still a legendary item. The energy of the Sunwell flows through the bow, making arrows unnecessary.
Simply by drawing the bowstring, a magical arrow will automatically form. Chinese martial arts also have specialized archery techniques; when combined with Internal Energy, one can achieve the same archery effect as High Elf elf ranger.
The game pod had already scanned the archery skills of all ranger generals and ranger lords, including Sylvanas, Vereesa, Lor'themar, Halduron, Hawkspear, and Nathanos —in the game's terms, the "Marksman Hunter" skills. After analysis, it was discovered that almost all of these skills could be used with Internal Energy instead of Arcane energy.
Even the magic arrows on the orange bow " Thori'dal " can be replaced with Internal Energy. Of course, if one insists on using magic arrows, Jiang Jie can also manipulate them.
Thus, Jiang Jie's current training began.
This training has been going on for a month.
Jiang Jie had to admit that archery was indeed more difficult than he had imagined.
Drawing a bow requires strength, shooting an arrow requires eyesight, and shooting an arrow with various effects also requires Internal Energy. Moreover, archery cannot be done while standing still; one must be quick-witted and agile.
In short, it's a comprehensive requirement!
In ancient times, there were archers who could shoot an eagle from a hundred paces away and shoot a giant eagle with a bow, but the physical fitness of people at that time was far inferior to that of the 35th century.
The various exquisite archery techniques stored in the game pod basically require the coordination of Internal Energy, which is something that ancient archers could not match.
Swift as Yi shooting down nine suns, graceful as emperors riding dragons in flight.
It arrives like thunder, then subsides with fury; it departs like the calming light of a still river or sea.
This was Du Fu's description of Gongsun Daniang's sword dance, which is naturally full of romantic fantasy. Of course, Gongsun Daniang's sword dance could not have actually reached that level.
Now Jiang Jie is not wielding a sword, but shooting arrows. Although the momentum and power are still insufficient, if he goes all out, it can barely be described by these few lines of poetry.
The wind and thunder are furious!
Archery is not a specific martial art; it requires long-term training and, more importantly, the skillful use of Internal Energy.
Jiang Jie drew on the strengths of many, learning various methods of Internal Energy attachment during this period. He compared these methods with those of the High Elf Rangers, such as Arcane Shot, Tracking Shot, and Concussive Shot, learning from each other's strengths and compensating for his weaknesses.
The archery skills of the High Elf originated from the ancient Night Elf, spanning countless millennia, with generations of improvement and accumulation, making them a force to be reckoned with.
Although Chinese archery developed to the 35th century, it did not match the archery skills of the High Elf in terms of time, but it had one very important advantage:
There are so many people!
People are the foundation of civilization and progress; many hands make light work.
Even if a small country with only a few hundred thousand people has developed for nearly ten thousand years, it still cannot compare to the Galactic Federation in the 35th century, which had hundreds of billions of people and developed for hundreds of years or even decades.
Each has its own strengths, so we should learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses.
" Crossing Skynet " is a remarkable training game that simulates real-world scenarios. Jiang Jie trained here and the results were excellent.
"While she can't compare to Sylvanas, or even those ranger lords, she's not far off!" Jiang Jie nodded slightly.
His awareness and understanding had reached that level, but his body hadn't developed optimal muscle memory due to insufficient time spent drawing the bow and shooting arrows. Furthermore, his energy utilization was far inferior to the hundreds or thousands of years of accumulated experience and refinement that Sylvanas and the others had accumulated. This was a gap that was difficult to bridge, and only time could truly shorten it.
Time passed by in the course of daily practice and training.
The situation across the entire Lordaeron is slowly changing.