Chapter 9

Yi Kuang and Yi Hong have both advanced to the First Rank Warrior stage, which was expected by Yi Tian and the others.

Their fathers or grandfathers are all strong warriors in the tribe, holding high status, either as the leaders of the tribe's warriors or as the chieftains of the Yi tribe, controlling a large amount of resources. It's not surprising that Yi Kuang and Yi Hong broke through to the First Rank in just two or three months.

"They must have taken Yuan Gathering Pills; otherwise, it would be impossible to cultivate so quickly!"

Yi Feng was somewhat envious.

After all, Yuan Gathering Pills are refined from various spiritual herbs, containing a vast amount of pure essence energy, greatly accelerating the cultivation speed of warriors.

On the market, a single Yuan Gathering Pill costs seventy gold coins.

This price is exorbitant for ordinary warriors, who typically have only a few hundred gold coins, and their daily expenses are also considerable, leaving them with even less savings.

Therefore, ordinary warriors often venture into the deep mountains to hunt fierce beasts and gather spiritual herbs to earn money, but the mortality rate is very high.

A single Yuan Gathering Pill allowed Yi Kuang and the others to break through to the First Rank in just two or three months. If they followed the normal path and cultivated a middle-grade human-level technique, it would take at least eight or nine months, or even one to two years, depending on their aptitude.

This shows how important resources are for cultivators.

"There's nothing great about breaking through with pills. If you want to reach higher realms, you absolutely cannot rely on pills; otherwise, it will be more harmful than beneficial, and it will be difficult to achieve great success in the future."

Yi Li was somewhat dismissive of this.

While pills can accelerate cultivation and lead to rapid progress in a short time, the more pills one takes, the more residual pill toxins will hinder future cultivation, making breakthroughs even more difficult.

"This is why most cultivators are eager for quick results. The vast majority of cultivators will likely only reach the middle or high ranks in their entire lives. To break through to the human rank, one in ten thousand warriors might not even achieve it. The effects of pill toxins only become significant when breaking through to the human rank, so for most warriors, the harm of pill toxins is negligible!"

Yi Tian was well aware of this.

Everyone knows the harm of pill toxins, but since most warriors cannot break through to the human rank in their entire lives, it doesn't matter much. Only a few warriors who aspire to reach higher levels are extremely cautious about taking pills, using them only at critical moments to break through bottlenecks.

After all, in the entire Black Dragon City, with a population of millions, there are tens of thousands of warriors, but not a single human-rank expert exists.

Yi Tian's words left Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and the others feeling disheartened.

With the help of pills and other resources, Yi Kuang and Yi Hong's cultivation will far surpass theirs, making it even more difficult for them to regain their status.

Only Yi Li remained unchanged.

Yi Tian looked at Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and Yi Li and said, "I have a way to make you stronger!"

"What?"

Yi Li was the first to look up at Yi Tian, somewhat shocked and surprised.

Yi Feng and Yi Shan also looked incredulous.

As brothers who have grown up together, they know Yi Tian's background very well. For him to say he has a way to make them stronger is quite unexpected.

"I have a method to make you stronger, but you must keep it a secret and not spread it around!"

Yi Tian was somewhat serious at the end.

His current strength is still too weak, and he doesn't want others to know that he can optimize techniques. If this were to spread, it could cause a huge stir.

If he were caught in the middle of a storm, he would lose control of his fate.

However, Yi Tian has absolute trust in Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and Yi Li. If they become stronger, it will greatly assist Yi Tian.

Yi Tian had them copy down the cultivation techniques, breathing methods, and meridian diagrams they were practicing.

Although Yi Feng and the others were puzzled, they meticulously followed Yi Tian's instructions.

In the following days, Yi Tian remained quiet.

This made Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and Yi Li impatient, and they frequently visited him.

Five days later, Yi Tian used his avatars to practice the Mighty Bull Mountain Splitting Technique, the Fierce Wind Tyrant Tiger Technique, and the Wind and Thunder Technique. With the help of his avatars, he modified the flaws and shortcomings in the meridian pathways of these three techniques. Originally, they were middle-grade human-level techniques, but after his improvements, they reached the upper-grade human-level.

When Yi Feng and the others received the improved techniques, they were incredibly shocked.

Yi Tian also explained the subtleties of the improved techniques and the points to pay attention to.

Even if Yi Tian couldn't write down the true techniques, under his guidance, Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and Yi Li quickly mastered the improved techniques.

As soon as they practiced the improved techniques, they were amazed to find that their cultivation speed was at least five times faster than before.

After all, although they were practicing middle-grade human-level techniques, due to their realms and understanding, they had not truly grasped the essence of their techniques, and their actual cultivation speed was only about 60-70% of a middle-grade human-level technique.

With Yi Tian's help, they are now equivalent to practicing upper-grade human-level techniques, significantly increasing their cultivation speed.

"I have confidence that I can break through to the First Rank in a month!"

Yi Feng's confidence soared.

Yi Shan and Yi Li were also excited and moved.

Yi Tian again reminded them to keep it a secret, and only after they repeatedly assured him did he leave.

In the following days, Aunt Hua, Aunt Tian, and the others suddenly noticed that their sons were practicing even more diligently.

After passing on the improved techniques to Yi Feng and the others, Yi Tian prepared to break through to the Second Rank Warrior stage.

At the peak of the First Rank, Yi Tian's dantian was already filled with Fiery True Qi. Recently, his dantian has been trembling, indicating that the first transformation was about to occur.

After the first transformation of the dantian, the dantian space will expand, allowing it to hold more True Qi.

From the First Rank to the Ninth Rank, the True Qi cultivated by higher-rank warriors is more condensed than that of lower-rank warriors, making higher-rank warriors generally more powerful.

Half a month later.

On that afternoon, Yi Tian's dantian hummed and trembled, and the dantian space seemed to break free from its constraints, suddenly expanding and growing seven times larger.

The entire dantian became a space of about ten miles in diameter, like a small lake.

After breaking through to the Second Rank Warrior stage, Yi Tian secretly left the tribe to test his strength. After breaking through to the Second Rank, his physical strength reached 1,300 pounds.

When he circulated his Fiery True Qi, a single punch knocked down a century-old tree that required two people to embrace, leaving the trunk charred black.

He believed that even a dangerous beast would be severely injured if hit by his punch.

Due to the breakthrough to the Second Rank, his True Qi greatly increased, allowing Yi Tian to finally master the sixth level of the Wave Stacking Secret Technique.

The Wave Stacking Secret Technique has twelve levels and is a supreme secret technique of the Divine Arrow Technique.

It is a technique for using True Qi, where the True Qi is layered like waves, exploding with tremendous force or attacks. However, it is extremely draining on True Qi. To master higher levels of the Wave Stacking Secret Technique, one needs not only insight but also a more substantial amount of True Qi.

Even with his avatars optimizing the True Qi flow, Yi Tian can only master the sixth level of the Wave Stacking Secret Technique due to insufficient True Qi.

"In battle, body techniques and combat skills are also extremely important. Unfortunately, the tribe has no body techniques or combat skills. The Divine Arrow Technique might be the only and strongest combat skill in the tribe."

In the entire Yi tribe, all warriors practice archery, making their combat power extremely formidable. Low-rank warriors can kill higher-rank warriors with powerful archery skills, making the Yi tribe a force to be reckoned with in the surrounding areas.

"I should buy a sword when I have the chance. This way, even if someone gets close, I won't have to engage in hand-to-hand combat."

Yi Tian was thinking ahead, recognizing his own shortcomings.