CRACK!!!
The sound of a twig snapping suddenly sounded,alongside the startled run of a large beast.
It had three horns jutting out of its head,with a body built like a horse but the size of an elephant,this was a member of the mammoth horse race,a fairly powereful demonic beast species.
It's thick hooves left craters as it ran crazily as if pursued by a more demonic being.
A boy of just 6 or 7 years could be seen running behind the beast.
Looking closely,the boy was actually in pursuit of the mammoth horse,he looked tall,lean with some slight muscle definitions,his head of immaculate white would have been the most striking thing about him,but his eyes…
His eyes had white irises which looked like revolving astral constellations,they looked like the very cosmos and anyone who looked into it would be drawn into that cosmos.
He quickly caught up to the mammoth horse,then crouching slightly he jumped with his small legs which erupted with so much force that they left craters,as he slowly landed on the horse,he then quickly whipped out his leg and kicked against the neck of the mammoth.
CRAAHk
A sickening sound of bones breaking sounded,and the mammoth horse fell down with a loud "THUD",Dead!!!.
Raising a small cloud of dust.
The animal didn't even make a sound before dying in an instant.
This was Tian Yi,it had been 7 years since his parents started living with him in this forest,he was raised and trained in this very same forest,with uncle tian coming each year to help in his cultivation.
He stood upon the horse,looking at his kill,then he swiftly brought out a knife and skillfully cut the neck of the mammoth horse,allowing the bright red blood to drain out.
Tian long had come for his yearly routine check up on the boy.
"Good",his voice sounded as he appeared beside tian yi.
"You have improved since our last meeting,young master,it seems like you have mastered the initial stage of the fleeting wind technique and it's been just a year,you're growing stronger than I expected,what a pleasant surprise",said tian long
"You praise me too much uncle Tian,I have only managed to reach the initial stage,it's barely enough,I need to work harder so I can finally go beyond this barrier into the real world",he yearned for the outside world.hoping to see more humans besides his parents and the occasional uncle tian.
"Do not worry young master,once you've gained enough strength to protect yourself,then I will let you out to begin your journey,but for now focus on getting stronger".
"But I'm more powerful now,am I still unable to protect myself??!!! ",tian yi said looking defiant,he had just killed a mammoth species,he felt like he had enough strength to defeat most mortals outside.
"Do not underestimate the outside world young master,you still have a lot to learn",said tian long sternly, seeing his expression,tian yi obediently kept quiet,he then bent down and held the legs of the mammoth horse,and raised it up to rest on his shoulders.
It was a shocking sight for any normal human being,a 7 year old being this strong was beyond mortal understanding,even cultivators only used the help of energy manipulation to raise heavy objects,but tian yi raised it up with his raw strength,he was a monster in every word.
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"Mom!!!,dad!!! I'm back with uncle tian,we have fresh meat available",tian yi shouted enthusiastically.
'This mammoth is so heavy,WHEW!!',tian yi thought to himself as he threw it down in the kitchen area.
Yan xin then came out,looking tenderly at him, " how was your training today,hope you didn't stress yourself much",
"No mom, I was a good boy" ,tian yi said while flashing his teeth at her,he ran and then hugged his mom tightly.Looking up from the embrace of her son yang xin saw tian long,surprised,she quickly dragged tian yi forward and courteously said " welcome my lord,forgive me for not knowing of your arrival,hope you had a very easy journey coming back,I'll go get your food prepared immediately",she then rushed off ,leaving behind Tian yi and tian long.
Looking at his mom departing to the kitchen,Tuan yi quickly said, " I guess my dad is by the lake fishing,let's go check on him",he ran as he finished his sentence.uncle tian followed along
When he arrived at the lake he quickly spotted his father on his boat,a slightly far distance in the middle of the lake, " father!!!,i am back from training today,we would finally eat mammoth meat tonight".
Hearing his son's voice,yang ye quickly turned and smiled,then he shouted back, "I am coming now,I caught some fishes,we would eat both together,hahahaha",yang ye had nothing much to do in the realm except tending to his son,he used fishing as a way of comprehending his own dao,and learning how to cultivate himself.
Tian yi and tian long both watched as yang ye rowed his boat slowly onto land.
Walked towards his son and uncle tian, "welcome back my lord,sorry for not coming to welcome you immediately you came",yang ye said respectfully to tian long,
"You did nothing wrong,yang ye.
By the way,you've been comprehending the dao recently during your fishing trips,it's impressive,you are actually still considered a youngster,and your talent is actually very high".yang ye was actual very young,being a 30 year old man,in the world of cultivation,that was basically an infant as cultivators could live up to hundreds of thousands of years.
Both tian yi and yang ye were suprized to hear that,apparently his dad was a prodigy too,then there should be no problem for him to learn the techniques uncle tian teaches him too,right?.
"Can I transfer the techniques you taught me to my dad uncle??,since he would be able to learn them!",he looked up at uncle tian,hoping for approval,but tian long shook his head.
"His path is different from yours,the techniques you are able to learn is due to your unique ten yangs dragon body,your dad would have to posses a body of equivalent rank in order to practice those techniques",immediately tian yi's eyes dimmed,seeing this yang ye immediately reassured him," don't worry yi'er I don't have to become a cultivator,don't make it hard on your uncle tian,you would be strong enough protect me and your mother,that is enough for me",
"Okay dad,I will surely get strong for you and mum,I will always protect you ",tian yi said resolutely,clenching his fists hard.
"I never said you couldn't practice cultivating,I only said you couldn't practice tian yi's techniques",uncle tian had a teasing smile as he said that.
"I will teach you other techniques that do not require a strong body to practice"
The father and son duo were ecstatic,yang ye had never dreamed of cultivation ever,the opportunity to become a sky being,he was born poor,never in his wildest dream would he have known that the birth of his son would make his family this lucky,he looked down at his 7 year old son and ruflled his white hair, " let's go home yi'er".