provoking disaster

The next day,tian prepared to set out again for his daily training,

regular spars with animals and seeking out more powerful species to use as grind stones.

Today he was going to practice activating his astral qi breather technique to get better at astral qi manipulation,then go after a ferocious beast called the quadruple fanged viper,a large species,growing up to twenty feet tall,and weighing hundreds of pounds.

This by far was the most challenging beast he'd ever fought.

With fangs as large as swords,it had a very potent poison that would boil one inside out if bitten by it,dying a gruesome and pitiful death.

Tian yi and his parents never had to be bothered about the danger of the beasts because uncle tian had enchanted them,preventing beasts from approaching them and thier home,so as far as they did not provoke the beasts,they were always safe.

"Yi'er you've grown stronger,seems like you're not giving your old man here any chance to slack off at all.

Seeing you progress as fast as you do,keeps me on my toes,I can't fall behind my precious son,can I????",

"It's nothing dad,it's all thanks to uncle tian's technique,it gives me high energy level boosts that I can't even comprehend "

"With or without the techniques I know you're a born genius,you'd become strong either ways through your enlightenment and comprehension

"Don't praise me too much dad,I'm nothing really" ,tian yi said with a smug face.knowing fully well that he had unmatched talent,at least that was what uncle tian told him,that the outside world barely had anyone comparable in talent.

"Don't get too proud you brat,are you trying to flex up on your father",yang ye said feigning mock anger

yang ye spoke with endless pride written across his face.

Yang ye had come to see his son cause he couldn't yesterday,due to cultivating through the night,he couldn't come home.

His dao was the fishing dao,with his element being water. it was a dao unique to him.

Uncle tian said every dao was important and unique to each individual,and that they all led back to the same starting point,The Grand Dao.

"The both of you should know better than to argue",immediately they heard thier mother and wife's voice,the son and dad duo immediately composed themselves respectively.

Apparently the mom was the authority figure of thier home…

There was a short silence,before all of them burst into laughter simultaneously,these moments were what made thier family bond together,as they only had each other.

Yang xin handed a box of food wrapped in leafs,and some sweets she made.

"Eat well before you start your training and ensure you stay safe,you know how much important you are to I and your father!"

She did the same for her husband too,then bade both of them farewells as they set off.

Tian yi navigated the familiar forest grounds before coming to stop at a place which he hadn't gone beyond before,it was a small valley.

To his knowledge,the quadruple fanged viper resided in a cave in the valley.

It stood guard over a qi fruit,this was a priceless treasure that was invaluable in cultivation.

Just consuming and refining the fruit was equal to two months of cultivating non stop.

The beast itself was a tonic,it had absorbed energy from this forest for a long time,probably hundreds of years,it's body was as valuable,if not more valuable than the qi fruit itself.

Tian yi decided to camp at the top of the valley,since it was still a long way till the day ended.

"The beast shouldn't be too strong,and looking at markings from the surroundings,it doesn't go past the midline of the valley,meaning it can't surprise attack me,as far as I don't approach the midline of the valley,

It most likely waits and hunts animals that walked into the midline perimeter,that was how it survived.

He planned to kill the fanged viper,during dusk when it could not be aided by yang energy from the sun.

The quadruple fanged viper was a yang species,so one as powerful as this could possibly draw power from the sun,he had studied a couple of books that was lefts by uncle tian,

"This is a low level quadruple fanged viper,it most likely can't unlock that ability,the qi concentration here isn't sufficient for it to evolve past this stage", he felt like his worries were unfounded,but he had to play safe either ways,it wouldn't be too late to take out the beast by dusk.

Hours past,tian yi practiced his astral qi breather technique,he then proceeded to use a couple of moves,using the trees as spar partners,

"These days,I feel full of power,I'm probably too strong for this beast already",he was lowkey regretting waiting till now,he should have just attacked the quadruple fanged python, "I should just dispatch it off now"

Feeling eager,he quickly descended Down the valley.

Still feeling cautious,he slowly went down,making his way past the midline into the attack range of the quadruple fanged viper.

He scaled through the forest,using trails to navigate his ways while taking note of his surroundings,

"I guess I thought too much into it,the fanged beast might not necessarily be able to sense everything that enters the midline perimeter",he said,feeling relieved.

"Found it!!!",suddenly,he saw an entrance up ahead,with red light shining out the entrance.

"Fanged viper here I come",Tian yi secretly laughed then approached the cave opening.

WHOOSH!!!!!

Suddenly a tail splashed towards his open back,threatening to tear him into two,

"Holy shit,what the fuck",reeling in shock,he quickly dodged,but he was still a step late,his left shoulder was grazed by the gigantic tail,

which had tiny barbed poisonous spikes.

He had been blinded by greed,letting his guard down and underestimated his opponent without understanding it ,and that cost him greatly.

His shoulder was left a bloodied mess,the strong body he was so proud of was easily shattered by the quadruple fanged viper.

Tian yi hastily retreated,never had he imagined this training session to go awry.

The quadruple fanged viper came into view,its body was easily at least eighty feet tall,it had bright red scales that shimmered in the sun,they seemed to glow,giving it a fiery red aura.

The beast had red eyes that had flame imprints in them,making them look menacing.

ROARRRR

It roared,sounding like a dragon from the legends.

"Thi..thi..this i..is a quadruple fanged python!!!"

Apparently he had been wrong about the final boss that resided in this valley,it was a quadruple fanged python,a species much larger and powerful than the counterpart vipers.

Legend had it that if a quadruple fanged python cultivated to a certain stage,it could trigger heavenly karmic luck,helping it ascend to become a true dragon…

"I'm so fucked,how the heck did I provoke a literal dragon precursor,ughhhhhh,it hurts",tian yi groaned.

He regretted not waiting till dusk,the fanged python was clearly being powered by the yang energy from the sun

He bare his teeth,feeling enraged

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