Time flies by in the blink of an eye.
It's been over a month now, but Wei Ping hasn't become conceited since the appearance of his avtar. Instead, he has become even more low-key, and is practicing day and night.
Cultivation itself is a rather dull thing, but because Wei Ping can see his progress every day on the panel and feel the gradual increase in his strength, he not only does not feel bored, but rather enjoys it.
He has a feeling of "cultivation is fun for a moment, and it will always be fun if you keep practicing!"
After this period of hard work, with the help of his avatar, Wei Ping's understanding of the Golden Mantis Body Refining Technique has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Originally, Wei Ping was awkward and stiff when practicing the technique, but now when he displays it, not only does he do it in a proper manner, but he also grasps the key points perfectly. At first glance, he looks just like a humanoid praying mantis.
Behind Weiping, his avatar is also practicing, but one is on the ground and the other is on the table, with a huge difference in size.
If you don't look carefully, you can't even find the avatar on the table.
"HAAA~"
Suddenly, Weiping opened his eyes and then his palm turned into a knife, swiftly and fiercely slicing out. The force broke through the air, even causing a faint whistling sound.
At the moment, Wei Ping made his move, his avatar behind him also completed a strike at the same time.
Two figures, one large and one small, moved in perfect unison!
"I've finally mastered the first level of the Golden Mantis Body Refining Technique!"
Wei Ping couldn't hide his joy.
From the moment his avatar was conceived until now, it has been forty-two days, and he has finally mastered the first level of the Golden Mantis Body Refining Technique.
Five days ago, Wei Ping's progress in his cultivation technique had reached "learning 99%," and he couldn't make any further progress.
So, Wei Ping realized that he might have encountered a "bottleneck" in his cultivation.
Breaking through the first level of the Golden Mantis Body Refining Technique means that Wei Ping has broken through the bottleneck of martial artists and entered the "Tendons refining realm," becoming a martial artist.
Tendons refinement, organ refinement, flesh refinement, and bone refinement are the different realms of martial arts. Each time a realm is mastered, it brings a leap in strength.
The Golden Mantis Body Refining Technique has four levels, corresponding to the four realms of martial arts.
Even the weakest Tendon-refining realm martial artist can easily take on five ordinary people, and their strength is beyond comparison.
At the same time, once the young people in the sect become martial artists and report to the steward, they no longer need to participate in the mantis trial.
However, when Wei Ping thought of this, he couldn't help but frown, his face showing a troubled expression.
Because his talent before was really terrible.
He spent a full ten months in the early stage without making any progress in the Golden Mantis Refining Technique, which was known to many people in the estate.
Because in the first ten months, all the young people practiced together and knew each other's strength very well.
Otherwise, during the meal in the cafeteria, the other young people would not have hoped to encounter Wei Ping during the trial.
It was because Wei Ping's previous level was so bad that he was almost at the bottom.
And now, just over a month and a half later, he has achieved an entry-level mastery of his technique!
Isn't this a bit too abrupt of a contrast?
"It seems like I still have to participate in the mantis trial!"
With a determined gaze, Wei Ping made up his mind.
He would have to hide his true abilities for a while, because his progress was too alarming and could easily attract the attention and suspicion of those with malicious intent.
"That's not good!"
Although revealing one's potential could attract the attention of the Golden Mantis Clan and make them prioritize their training, Wei Ping, who was naturally cautious, was not willing to take risks.
The key is that the Mantis Trial is no longer dangerous for Wei Ping now that he has enough confidence in his strength.
Now, when he looks at the Mantis Trial again, not only does he no longer have the previous worries, he even has some expectations.
"From what I know, it seems that many people in the manor hope to be matched with me during the trial? That's fine, I'll translate for them when the time comes, what surprise means!"
Wei Ping's lips slightly curled up, he chuckled.
"I'm actually getting excited? When did I become so ruthless?"
Suddenly, Wei Ping was startled by his own thoughts.
Because participating in the Mantis Trial means that one side must die.
Now that Wei Ping is confident in winning, it means that he will have to kill during the trial.
But just now, he was excited and full of anticipation.
"Has the Mantis Avatar influenced me? Or will the practice of the Golden Mantis Refining Technique have an impact on the character of the practitioner?"
Wei Ping held his chin in contemplation.
He felt like he had changed!
But this kind of change may not necessarily be a bad thing.
Because this is a world where the strong prey on the weak!
Just then, a small green figure landed on Wei Ping, interrupting his thoughts.
With his avatar, Wei Ping can easily multitask, even if the avatar and his original self are doing different things, they can not interfere with each other.
Although it was referred to as a small figure, the praying mantis avatar had undergone five molts in the past month, resulting in a significant change in its size.
Originally, it was barely bigger than a fingernail, but now even without having grown wings, its body size had exceeded that of a finger.
Wei Ping estimated that it had grown to about ten centimeters long, even though it had not yet fully matured. The size of the praying mantis avatar was already comparable to that of a normal adult mantis.
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The key is that after practicing the Golden Mantis Refining Technique, its movements become faster and its strength increases, significantly boosting its power.
Ordinary mantises are no match for it and can only become its prey.
After five moltings, the compatibility of the mantis avatar technique has also increased five times, reaching 43%, and its cultivation speed has greatly increased.
As for the compatibility of the original body of Wei Ping, it has also increased to 15%, ranking as "above average" even among the manor's residents.
If not for this, Wei Ping would not have been able to practice the Golden Mantis Refining Technique to the first level of 1% within a short month and a half, breaking through the realm's shackles and becoming a martial artist in the Tendons Refining Realm.
"Although I still cannot compare with Ye Tang in cultivation speed, the difference is not too great!"
Wei Ping raised an eyebrow.
Ye Tang is the only genius who left the manor, having practiced the first level of the Golden Mantis Refining Technique in just over a month, which even alarmed the leader of the Golden Mantis Sect, who took him in as a disciple.
Others who managed to reach the first level of the Golden Mantis Refining Technique and enter the Tendons Refining Realm had to stay in the manor until their one-year term was up before leaving.
"Hmm? Something's wrong with the original core!"
Suddenly, Wei Ping exclaimed in surprise.
He had discovered that with his progress in the technique and the breaking of the realm's shackles, a faint red color had reappeared above the original core in his sea of consciousness, gradually replenishing the core with vitality.
"Could it be that as my realm improves, the red energy that can give birth to the avatar in the original core will recover?"
Wei Ping was surprised and speculated in his heart. "When the red energy is fully restored, can I once again give birth to an avatar?"
This discovery made Wei Ping overjoyed, even more than breaking through the realm's shackles and becoming a martial artist.
Because his avatar could help him cultivate, the more avatars he had, the faster his strength would increase.
This kind of accumulation was terrifying!
If he could really give birth to another avatar, Wei Ping even had the confidence to break through another layer of shackles within a year, practicing the Golden Mantis Refining Technique to the second level and entering the Organs Refining Realm.
Unfortunately, the blood-red in the original core had only recovered a small fraction, still a long way from full recovery.
Shaking his head to dispel distracting thoughts, Wei Ping calmly said, "Although I have entered the Tendons Refining Realm and become a martial artist, at most, I can only be a small leader in the Golden Mantis Gang. If I want to control my own destiny, I must become stronger!"
So, Wei Ping once again entered into intensive training, both his original body and mantis avatar crazily practicing the Golden Mantis Refining Technique.
"Huh? What is this surge of heat..."
As Wei Ping's original form began to practice the Golden Praying Mantis Body Refining Technique, he suddenly discovered a surge of heat coursing through his body, constantly circulating and strengthening his physique, making him feel tingly and comfortable.
Although this sensation was still very mild, it did exist!
"No wonder entering the Refining Tendonds realm depends on whether the first layer of the Body Refining Technique has been mastered. Only after mastering the first layer can the true effects of the Body Refining Technique be realized, and a warrior's physique can quickly improve and become stronger!"
Wei Ping had a moment of enlightenment.
He had previously known the fact, but not the reason behind it!
"However, I remember that when the Mantis Avatar first practiced, it also produced this hot and tingling sensation, but at that time, the progress of the Golden Praying Mantis Body Refining Technique seemed to only be at the level of 'learning 32%', so why is this?"
Wei Ping was full of confusion, but unfortunately, no one could explain it to him.
In the end, he could only attribute everything to racial talent and the compatibility of the cultivation technique.
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Time flies by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed, and the one-year term is about to come to a successful conclusion.
And the Praying Mantis Trials are finally approaching!