Chapter Thirteen: The Future Body of Mahavairocana

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  What a figure it was, as if a huge furnace was shaking, with majestic energy and blood covering the sky and earth, and its momentum stunning people's hearts. However, for some reason, this figure seemed somewhat familiar to him, yet he couldn't think of what it was.

  At this time, on the vast land, the figure turned around, Xiao Yi was struck by lightning, and he looked at everything in front of him with an unbelievable expression. What he saw was not someone else, but another himself standing in front of him!

  However, upon closer inspection, Xiao Yi discovered that this other self seemed to be older than himself, as if he had come from the other end of the river of time, belonging to his future self.

  However, before Xiao Yi could speak, the Future Body opposite him suddenly grasped his hand and a longbow made of dark iron appeared out of thin air. He drew the bow into a full moon shape, with a crystal clear aura that transformed into a long arrow. The direction the arrowhead pointed made Xiao Yi's back feel cold, and a chilling feeling crept over his heart.

  No good!

  Xiao Yi's mind was greatly shocked, but a dark green light had already torn through the sky. In his eyes, only a dark green arrow remained, which pierced through his chest in an instant and exploded, covering the vast land with a rain of blood.

  The world shattered, and by the time Xiao Yi came to his senses, not far away, Tuoba Feng's wooden arrow shot out violently, piercing through the air with a whirring sound. A hundred feet away, the iron stake was instantly penetrated, leaving only the arrow tail still trembling.

  "What a powerful archery, with two jins of strength, actually piercing through the iron wooden stake that only Hei Shi's arrow can destroy. Tuoba Baifu's archery skills are probably already at the realm of Lianyin Dacheng."

  "The sound of cracking is magnificent. Among the twenty centurions of the Bloodstone tribe, even if we only talk about archery skills, Tuoba Feng can also be ranked among the top three."

  On the empty ground, many Bloodstone Clan people were whispering in admiration. The young men's eyes shone with even more envy. Such a powerful archery skill, taking down enemies within a thousand yards as easily as picking something from one's pocket. Of course, what they envied even more was Tuoba Han, being the younger brother of Tuoba Feng, he had been guided by a powerful archery master since childhood, and with his extraordinary physique, his future achievements would likely surpass even Shi Lei's.

  Xiao Yi sank into contemplation, not looking at Tuoba Feng again. He had a feeling that the arrow Tuoba Feng just shot was far inferior to the one that almost killed him instantly. The difference between them was like heaven and earth. What really shocked him was Shi Jing. Just now, he was infatuated with archery, unintentionally stirring up his battle energy, and unexpectedly entered another world. Or rather, his consciousness entered another world, where he saw his future self, an arrow splitting the air, falling like a meteor.

  Carefully recalling the previous arrow, Xiao Yi raised his bow again. This time, he no longer felt so awkward. Although drawing the bow and placing the arrow was not as smooth as floating clouds and flowing water, it had become much more fluent. The previous arrow, although making him once again realize the meaning of life and death, also left a deep impression on his heart. At this moment, shooting another arrow, he suddenly gained many insights, as if he had spent several days in bitter meditation, and many key points and techniques were all connected at once.

  Plop!

  The arrow shot from the bowstring transformed into a black shadow, piercing through the air with a shrill whistling sound, and nailed itself onto an iron stake twenty zhang away, hitting it right in the center.

  Not far away, Tuoba Feng was still demonstrating archery to his younger brother, pointing out his mistakes. He glanced at Xiao Yi's figure with the corner of his eye and slightly furrowed his brow. Was it an illusion?

  The pine wood arrow shot out one by one, each arrow, Xiao Yi's bow was like a full moon, in his heart, the realization of life and death in one arrow slowly merged, originally ten arrows could have six arrows hit, half an hour later, within twenty zhang, there were no missed shots.

  Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yi stared at the iron stake forty zhang away, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, moving as smoothly as clouds flowing with water. The air around him churned with energy, and on the tip of the arrow made of pine wood, a faint blue-green light glowed brightly.

  Wow!

  Song Mu's arrow pierced the air, stirring up a fierce gust of wind, and with a "dang" sound, it nailed itself to the iron wooden stake. Unfortunately, it didn't hit the center, but rather the edge that was farther away. Xiao Yi shot out dozens more arrows, yet they only managed to get half an inch closer to the center. The inspiration from his previous arrow seemed to have been exhausted. Without hesitation, he turned around and left the empty space.

  Half a time later, Tuoba Feng put down the bow in his hand and left amidst the reverent gazes of everyone. Unintentionally, he passed by the first iron wooden stake where Xiao Yi had practiced shooting arrows earlier. His eyes took a glance, but his pupils suddenly contracted. What did he see? There were many arrow holes at the position near the center of the stake, with the most in the central position and fewer towards the outside, while there were slightly more on the edge.

  What does this show? It's not that the person's archery skills are not up to par, can't even compare to an ordinary soldier, and within 20 zhang (a unit of length) they can't achieve a single hit. What Ta Bao Feng saw was not these things, what he saw was the speed at which this person's archery skills improved, it was truly unbelievable. If their archery skills were weak, then on the periphery, there would definitely be the fewest arrow holes, but only here are there slightly more, what does this show? This shows that initially, this person's archery skills could barely reach the periphery, but afterwards they improved at a shocking speed, quickly locking onto the center, and eventually achieving every shot hitting the center.

  Tuoba Feng couldn't imagine that if this person continued to advance at this speed, what kind of realm he would reach in the future. Perhaps his cultivation was low, and in the future, he might be trapped by the realm. However, once the realm was broken through, his archery skills would definitely make rapid progress. Maybe even breaking through the Shattered Sound Realm wasn't impossible.

  "Is it easy?" Murmured Tuoba Feng, with a flash of sharpness in his eyes.

  ……

  The sunset is like fire, on the top of the mountain behind the Bloodstone tribe.

  Xiao Yi sat on the edge of the cliff, his eyes tightly closed, his face pale, his whole body as if he had just been pulled out of the water, with steam rising from his head.

  Suddenly, he opened his eyes, two astonishing gleams flashed by, pale blue crystal light lingered, and gradually returned to calmness.

  "I finally understand! The future self that appeared in the stone mirror is the realm of Blood Refining Great Perfection." Xiao Yi's eyes flashed with a hint of enlightenment, "That day during the great war, I saw that from the soldiers who had just entered the Blood Refining Realm to the Sergeants who had achieved Small Success in Blood Refining, their battle aura was light blue-green. The Captains who had achieved Great Success in Blood Refining were pure green, and when they reached the realm of the three great Thousand-Man Leaders, it was deep blue-green. As for Shi Zhenxuan's battle aura, three years ago when he first entered the Tempering Bone Realm, it was light blue. Legend has it that above Small Perfection in Blood Refining, there is Great Perfection in Blood Refining, with a dark blue-green battle aura, which should be the realm of Great Perfection in Blood Refining."

  "As for the Stone Mirror, apart from absorbing and refining the essence of blood energy to purify my battle aura, it can also reveal the future form of my Blood Refining Great Perfection, tempering my combat skills. My comprehension is average, originally I was already behind my peers in the tribe by a decade or so in terms of combat skill cultivation, but now..."

  Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, and the stone mirror in his chest stirred up a vast expanse of land once again. His future self's aura was majestic and powerful, like a furnace shaking violently. The cyan iron bow in his hand curved like a full moon, and the dark green war aura condensed into an arrow. Before the arrow even moved, an invisible sharp edge sliced through the air, instantly tearing open wound after wound on Xiao Yi's body. He thought for a moment, and the Qingyun Bow appeared in his hand, with the Qingyun Arrow pointing afar, but no matter what, he couldn't lock onto his future self.

  Whoosh!

  A dark green gas arrow burst through the air, like a meteor shower, instantly piercing Xiao Yi's chest and blowing him into bloody powder.

  The world is shattered, Xiao Yi's heavy breathing sounds, his spirit is exhausted, and even the light in his eyes has dimmed.

  "It's not that I can infinitely summon the Mirror of Fate to manifest future selves and hone my combat skills. With my current level of cultivation, if I summon more than three future selves in a day, my spiritual energy will be depleted, leaving me with no power to defend myself. However, it's enough; three times of combat insight from my future self is sufficient for me to comprehend and merge within a day. And as each day passes, what may seem insignificant to others is actually another transformation for me."

  "To understand this world, one must first become a warrior. To leave this world, one must have the power to surpass all."

  Ten days later.

  At the top of the mountain, Xiao Yi concentrated his mind, gazing at a pine tree as thick as an arm on the edge of a cliff 100 meters away. From 100 meters away, the pine tree looked like a hair in his eyes. Xiao Yi's hands moved with the Qingyun bow, and a faint blue war aura flowed around him, emitting a crystal light from his body. His blood was boiling, and the Qingyun bow slowly opened more than halfway. A Qingyun arrow flashed with cold light, placed on the bowstring. At this moment, a fierce momentum rose from Xiao Yi's body, and the wind around him howled, while 100 meters away, the air was extremely still.

  Whoosh!

  A cyan arrow left the bowstring, a faint blue light flashed through the air, tearing it apart and making a humming sound. A hundred feet away, an arm-thick pine tree suddenly exploded, splitting into four or five pieces and turning to dust.

  A flash of joy flickered in his eyes, Xiao Yi took a deep breath, and after being honed by Future Body for ten days, the two had a showdown thirty times, each time ending with an arrow to the death. In the past ten days, he carefully comprehended and merged Future Body's archery skills, but it only delayed his instant death by a quarter of a breath under its hands. However, his archery skills had made rapid progress, and in just ten short days, he forcibly broke through from being a novice to reaching the Breaking Wind Realm.

  "My current cultivation is equivalent to that of a newly enlisted soldier in the War Clan. My archery skills have reached the Breaking Wind Realm, while my spear techniques are only at the basic level of the Wild Elephant Great Strength Technique. To comprehend the first style of the Wild Elephant Spear Method, one must penetrate the twelve Heavenly Veins. Ordinary soldiers, including those with decent physical strength and young men who aspire to become soldiers, can enter the Tribal Soldier Department and choose two third-rate soldier techniques. However, my physical body is exceptionally sturdy, far surpassing that of ordinary soldiers. Based on this initial assessment, I believe my current combat strength should be slightly superior to that of a newly enlisted soldier in the War Clan, but still limited. Among the 2,000 soldiers in the clan, I can only be considered a low-ranking member."

  After assessing his own combat strength, Xiao Yi let out a light breath. This was just ten days, after all. The War Law Boundary could be tempered through future bodies, but cultivation was a real thing. Without enough blood and energy, the Wild Elephant Great Strength Technique couldn't even penetrate the Heavenly Pulse.

  "The Bloodstone Tribe has 250 squad leaders, 20 hundred-man commanders, and three thousand-man commanders. The Elephant's Great Strength Technique can increase one's strength by five jin if they can circulate the heavenly pulse through one meridian. If I can circulate it through eight meridians, I'll have the strength of a squad leader!"

  Xiao Yi stood at the summit, gazing out at the vast and ancient forest. The mountains stretched out in a continuous range, with clouds shrouding the sun. From deep within the forest, the occasional dull roar of beasts could be heard, like thunder rumbling or waves crashing. In the next instant, Xiao Yi let out a long whistle, his entire body moving like a gust of wind, traversing tens of meters in the space of a breath, and entering a dense thicket of trees.