Closer to the truth…

For the next nine years,Tian yi trained.

He was taught the physical techniques for body strengthening,one unique to his nine yang dragon body.

Every year,he grew stronger and stronger.

Uncle tian was always surprised during his returns,the rate at which tian yi comprehended the techniques were astonishing,if he wasn't the one teaching tian yi,he'd have thought that they were low level techniques.

...

"Starfall,body of astral projection,nine prides of the heavens".

Tian yi said calmly,starlight descended from the heavens and formed an armor around him,lightning and thunder raged behind him,above his head was a golden ring of light,which looked like it spun towards both sides simultaneously.

He was locked in battle with an iron horned armor rhinoceros.

A beast with very thick leather,due to the natural abundance of energy in this forest,the iron horned armor rhino was able to reinforce its defenses,making it nigh impenetrable.

"Cosmic annihilation!!!",tian yi unleashed a fist at the beast,charging forward immediately,

The beast feeling enraged also charged head on,trying to tear him into pieces.

As they collided,his fist smashed into the thick hide,crushing the scales of immortal metal.

The beast immediately let out a pained growl,as it tumbled backward.

"Again!!!",tian yi excitedly ran and intercepted the beast while still in the air,and then unleashed a punch again,

A gaping bloody hole was left in the body of the iron horned armor rino,it then smashed into trees and created a large crater.

The beast was dead!!!

Tian yi retracted his astral armor and deactivated his nine yang dragon body.

Looking at the corpse of the animal in front of him,tian yi became lost in thoughts,his mind wandered to the dreams he had been having the past few months.

He told no one,not his parents,and he wasn't able to tell uncle tian because it was still a month to his annual visit.

He had visions of horrendous sights,rivers of blood and mountains of corpses.

The sight was so frightening,even the heavens were torn asunder and howling in pain.

These memories were a blurry mess,very vague,but he could make out a voice at the end of every vision,a soft symphonic voice of a woman,no doubt she'd be an otherworldly beauty,

"Avenge us,survive please…

Even though he had never met that person in his dream,he couldn't help but feel a heart wrenching pain hearing that voice,one of hopelessness,dripping with pain and longing.

These dreams were becoming more common,and he always woke up drenched in sweat and a sting in his heart.

"I need to ask uncle tian about these nightmares,he might know something about it".

He quickly made work to the iron horned armor rhino.

He made his way towards a spot he usually roast his meat,the shade of a large tree

He skinned it,washed it by a nearby stream,and then made fire using his astral energy, he then seasoned up the meat and started roasting.

After roasting for about an hour,he was finally able to eat.

"What great meat the fragrance just melts in my mouth,ughhh!!",he exclaimed as the juices from the meat blended into his mouth

"It seems like the more powerful the beast,the more savory the meat,what good stuff,mhmm!!",

He ate up all the meat of the giant beast,his appetite had been like this since he turned fourteen.

BUUURRPP,

Resting back slightly,he fell asleep.

…..

In the darkness

A sudden blinding light ensued, stunning Tian yi's consciousness

"Not this again", he said bitterly.

He was present in this blurred world,unable to leave on his own will,except it was over.

He could vaguely make out a grand realm,with gates that blotted out the heavens,purer that white itself,it radiated star power so much that it seemed to cause a warp in space.

Suddenly a rain of cataclysmic attacks rained down on seemingly impenetrable titan gate,tearing a hole through it,he could barely make out the silhouette of nine men leading the assault on the great gates.

"CHARGE!!!!!!!",

Thier voices thundered,reminiscent of great gods,different elemental attacks rained on the people within,bringing endless slaughter,

BOOM!!

A loud bang jolted tian yi awake,he looked like he had just seen a monster.

He always hated having these dreams and they only got more frequent as time went by.

"It's getting dark,I better get going"

He quickly cleaned where he ate,put out the fire properly,and set off towards home,killing one more animal on his way,for food at home.

"Mom, I'm back",he shouted excitedly,he loved his mom and dad dearly,as they were the only people around,and most importantly his parents that also loved him deeply.

He had learned that the only reason they agreed to stay here in isolation was due to the incident of the villagers trying to kill him,they wanted him to grow stronger by training with uncle tian,they gave up relating with people just to make sure his life was the best.

Running inside thier courtyard,he saw his mom embroiding onto a purple garment,with gold threads.

Yang xin smiled as she saw her son coming in," I hope you had fun in your training today,also did you bring meat home,we have a few servings left",

"Yes mom,I did,I see you made this clothing for me",tian yi beamingly said while staring at the piece of clothing,it had patterns of trees ,mountains and rivers,great auspicious beasts…,the clothing had an immersive effect when looked at length.

"The threads are enchanted",he gasped,he was drawn into that embroidered landscape in an instant,

"What powerful enchantment "

"Your uncle tian gave it to me when he saw me once embroiding.

"The patterns looks So nice mom,and the natural objects,they are so perfect,..I like it"

He smiled and looked up,

" I just finished in time,go freshen up by the bathhouse and then try it on,she made the last touches and handed them to tian yi.

He then whisked away to the bath area,as the sun went down.

While he had his bath in the small pool,he was practicing a technique called the astral qi breather,

"This technique is so awesome,I can feel my body get stronger increasingly everyday as I actively practice,what good stuff!!!,I hopefully can start my cultivation once uncle tian returns next month"

" I've always wanted to levitate in the air and appear like he does all the time"

He practiced for a few hours before properly washing himself and then drying himself.

He then changed into his new garments,

consisting of a trouser and cloak that had his chest bare,the collars of the cloak curved upwards like hooks,paired with his stark white hair and white irises,it gave him a lofty look,making him look like a royal being,paired with a pair of purple shoes with golden middle strips.