Chapter 5

This evening, after finishing dinner with his family, Yi Tian hurriedly returned to his bedroom to cultivate.

For Yi Tian, becoming stronger was his ultimate dream.

Moreover, he had a great interest in cultivation, and this unknown and mysterious field deeply attracted him.

Yi Tian sat cross-legged on the bed and continued to cultivate the Fiery Blaze Technique.

At this moment, he found that the cultivation speed of the Fiery Blaze Technique was far slower than during the day, with the absorption of the elemental energy being much slower, like the difference between a snail and a cricket.

Even so, Yi Tian did not slack off.

While cultivating, Yi Tian suddenly felt something unusual. He stopped cultivating and noticed that his clone, the Star Mud, was crawling towards him, seemingly attracted by something.

Yi Tian was somewhat surprised.

What's wrong with this trash-like clone today?

In the next moment, his consciousness shifted to the Star Mud, and a sense of longing was transmitted to his consciousness.

When his consciousness returned, Yi Tian's expression was somewhat strange. It seemed that the Star Mud wanted to consume the Fiery Blaze True Qi he had cultivated.

After a few moments of thought, Yi Tian decided to give it a try.

Even though this clone currently showed no apparent abilities, it was still a legendary existence. Over the years, he had learned the basics of martial arts at the ancestral temple, and he had also learned about many strange things in the outside world, none of which mentioned anyone having a clone.

Although this clone was like a chicken rib, it was still extraordinary, and it probably had some mysterious qualities that had not yet been discovered.

Yi Tian then activated the Fiery Blaze Technique, and a stream of Fiery Blaze True Qi surged from his dantian and emerged from his fingertips.

In the next moment, the Fiery Blaze True Qi, which could instantly turn wood into charcoal, silently entered the Star Mud, and nothing seemed to happen.

No!

Yi Tian keenly noticed that the volume of the Star Mud had increased slightly.

"Transform!"

Yi Tian suddenly willed it.

In an instant, the Star Mud transformed into an iron composite bow, exactly like the one he usually used, and identical to the iron composite bow hanging on the wall that his father had used in his youth, with no difference in texture, scratches, weight, or shape.

Yi Tian picked up the large bow that the clone had transformed into.

After a full incense stick's time, the large bow in his hand disappeared, and the Star Mud reappeared before him.

"Indeed, it is so!"

A hint of excitement flashed across Yi Tian's face.

Previously, although his clone could transform into things like stones, flowers, and plants, it was of no use to Yi Tian, like a chicken rib. In the past, when he made the clone transform into an iron composite bow, it could only maintain the form for less than three breaths before reverting to its original shape.

It turned out that the reason for this was that the Star Mud clone needed energy. When it transformed into things like stones, flowers, and plants, the required energy was extremely weak, and the elemental energy it absorbed daily was sufficient to replenish it. However, when transforming into other stronger objects, it was insufficient.

After absorbing a stream of Yi Tian's Fiery Blaze True Qi, the Star Mud clone could maintain its transformed state for a longer time, and the variety of transformations would greatly increase.

The magical abilities displayed by the clone amazed him, making Yi Tian value it even more.

That night, Yi Tian cultivated for half the night before falling asleep in his clothes.

The next morning, as soon as it was light, Yi Tian got up.

He arrived early at the training ground, where many tribal warriors were already exercising and sparring.

Yi Tian sat cross-legged on a large rock in a secluded corner of the training ground, facing east, and began to cultivate.

Soon, the entire training ground became even busier.

Yi Feng, Yi Shan, Yi Li, and the young tribal members who had just started cultivating all appeared.

They were scattered in various places, practicing with loud grunts.

Most of them chose to cultivate the Mighty Ox Mountain Splitting Technique and the Fierce Wind Tyrant Tiger Technique, which emphasized practical combat and momentum, combining the movement of the techniques with the execution of the moves.

Therefore, they all practiced with large, sweeping movements.

Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and the others had long noticed Yi Tian's presence but did not go to disturb him.

When someone is cultivating, the worst thing is to disturb them.

Of course, with Yi Tian's current cultivation level, he didn't even have the qualifications to suffer from a mental breakdown. The true qi in his dantian was scarce, like a poor person facing a financial crisis; no matter how dangerous it was, it wouldn't affect him.

Yi Tian cultivated the Fiery Blaze Technique, sensing the fire elemental energy around him suddenly becoming active, gradually becoming dense and thick.

His cultivation speed became even faster.

As the Fiery Blaze Technique circulated, each acupoint along the meridians opened, absorbing the surrounding fire elemental energy.

The Fiery Blaze True Qi circulated through his meridians, continuously refining his cells, bones, flesh, and skin, silently consuming itself.

When the technique completed one cycle, the remaining Fiery Blaze True Qi was instantly absorbed by a stone ring on his wrist.

That stone ring was the Star Mud clone transformed by Yi Tian.

Since he learned the purpose of the Star Mud clone, Yi Tian had carried it with him.

Yi Tian was somewhat troubled by this.

The cultivation speed of the Fiery Blaze Technique was already very slow, and now with the addition of the clone, it was like a black hole, consuming a large amount of true qi.

However, Yi Tian did not give up.

The magical clone made him reluctant to abandon it. Once he uncovered its true mysteries, it would likely benefit him immensely.

For the entire day, Yi Tian was in a state of cultivation.

For Yi Tian, the daytime was the golden time for cultivation.

In the following days, Yi Tian was immersed in cultivation, as were the young members of the Yi tribe.

At the age of fourteen, they could begin cultivating. During this period, their main focus was on cultivation, cultivation, and more cultivation, striving to improve their strength. When they turned eighteen, they would join the hunting teams or guard the tribe.

The four years from age fourteen to eighteen were a period of rapid advancement in cultivation. In the years to come, only through persistent effort could they continue to improve, and their starting points would be vastly different.

Since cultivating the Fiery Blaze Technique, Yi Tian could clearly feel his body becoming stronger and his strength increasing day by day.

His strength continued to grow.

In addition, the Fiery Blaze True Qi refined his body comprehensively, whether in terms of strength, speed, or reaction time, showing significant improvement.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Yi Tian cultivated every day, and he made some progress in the first chapter of the Divine Arrow Technique.

As the clan's foundational technique, the first chapter of the Divine Arrow Technique was indeed very profound. The Wave Stacking Secret Technique was a secret method for using true qi, allowing a martial artist's true qi to circulate like waves, multiplying their strength several times, or even ten times.

The first level of the arrow path was the sonic boom.

At this level, as long as one's strength reached a certain realm, they could produce a sonic boom.

When the sonic boom was like thunder, the level of the sonic boom was considered complete.

It could be said that the Wave Stacking Secret Technique allowed almost everyone in the Yi tribe to achieve the level of a complete sonic boom in the arrow path.

The Wave Stacking Secret Technique could stack true qi up to twelve layers.

Since Yi Tian was just starting, he could only stack true qi up to three layers. Even so, his arrow path cultivation improved significantly. If he encountered a blood deer again, he could kill it with one arrow.

That night, Yi Tian was somewhat anxious and excited.

He wanted to test an idea, which might seem far-fetched, but he couldn't resist the strong urge in his heart.

Yi Tian took off the stone ring on his wrist.

In the next moment, the stone ring turned back into a clump of star-spangled mud.

Under Yi Tian's will, the Star Mud instantly merged into his hand and disappeared.

After a quarter of an hour, the Star Mud reappeared in his hand.

Yi Tian's face lit up with joy, as he had a mysterious connection with the Star Mud clone. He placed the Star Mud beside him, and his consciousness shifted to the Star Mud.

In the next moment, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The clump of star-spangled mud suddenly grew larger, and another Yi Tian appeared.

"Indeed, it is so!"

This Yi Tian examined his entire body. The clone's body was identical to his own, and he could feel his heart beating and blood flowing. In essence, the clone had become another Yi Tian.

At the same time, Yi Tian discovered that he had an unprecedented level of control over the clone's body.

Yi Tian looked at his original body, which seemed to be in a deep sleep, with his consciousness gone, but his physical body still breathing.

After less than thirty breaths, Yi Tian felt a sense of weakness.

The transformation of the Star Mud clone into his physical body consumed a large amount of elemental energy, and it would soon revert to its original form.

"I wonder if I can maintain the transformation by having the clone cultivate?"

Yi Tian decided to try it out.

The clone immediately began to cultivate the Fiery Blaze Technique with ease.