Ye Family's East Courtyard.
Ye Qinghan was bored alone in his small house, feeling extremely vexed.
"Sigh, I've already boasted, but how am I supposed to improve my strength!"
Ye Qinghan sighed in distress. In order to give himself pressure, and also to make the second branch proud, he had already boasted twice in these few days.
He swore in front of his mother's coffin that he would complete his mother's dying wish, and even put his parents' memorial tablets in the Holy Spirit Hall. This was completely forced by the big shots in the family. Ten years ago, his father died, his fourth uncle went missing, and his grandfather went into seclusion. The first branch, led by his first uncle, had grasped the power of the family. His second branch had become an abandoned child that his grandmother didn't care for, and his uncle didn't love. His status in the family dropped drastically, and as a direct descendant, his life was even worse than that of a collateral descendant.
Now, the second branch only had him and his younger sister left. His younger sister was brought in by his father many years ago. It could be said that he was the only bloodline left in the second branch. Hence, he naturally shouldered the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the second branch without hesitation. Hence, he wanted to be more ruthless to himself, just like what his younger sister said, and force himself into a desperate situation.
Today, when he beat up Ye Qingxian, he boasted that he would surpass him in three years. However, he was very clear that the reason he could knock Ye Qingxian unconscious on the ground twice was not only because of his good tactics, but also because Ye Qingxian was an idiot.
However, there were only a few idiots in the Ye Family, and there were so many strong people in the Fire Dragon Continent. If he wanted to live happily, then he needed to have great strength.
In this world, strength was the foundation!
The House of Ares had six main cities. Other than the Dragon City in the center, the other five main cities were occupied by the Feng, Hua, Xue, Yue, and Ye Families. The Dragon City's Lord changed one after another, but the other five main cities had always been occupied by the Five Families for thousands of years.
The reason why the Five Families could control the five main cities for thousands of years was because each of them had their own unique skills. Moreover, each family had a set of strict methods to nurture the next generation. Hence, the Five Families had many experts, dominating the various places.
The Ye Family's ultimate skill was summoning beasts. It was said that the Ye Family possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Beast God. Each of them had three chances to awaken their bloodline and summon their beasts.
Beasts could fight alone, and could even fuse with their masters. After fusing, his strength, agility, speed, and attack power would be greatly increased. There were even some beasts that could produce powerful skills after merging with their master. For example, the current Patriarch of the Ye Family, Ye Tianlong, possessed an Eighth Tier Beast, the Earth Bear. He also had the Fusion Skill, Earth Armour. He had become a top-notch expert in the House of Ares's Heaven Leaderboard in one step. He was known as the best in the Saint Realm in terms of defense even though he was only a Saint Realm Level 1.
That was why the Ye Family was able to occupy Cang City and dominate the south of the House of Ares for thousands of years.
On the other hand, the Ye Family's requirements for core disciples were to summon a beast that was at least level 6, or to train their Battle Qi to the elite level before the age of 16. Being able to summon a beast that was level 6 and above meant that the God's Blood Essence in your body was very powerful. If your martial arts talent wasn't good enough, the Ye Family would use elixirs to forcefully raise your level. Being able to break through to the commander level before the age of 16 meant that your martial arts talent was very good. It didn't matter if your beast was weak.
"My martial arts talent isn't that good. I started cultivating when I was six, and it took me ten years to reach the elite level 1. There's still one more year? How can I break through to the commander level? The concentration of the God's Blood Essence in my bloodline is too low. I failed to awaken my bloodline twice at the age of five and ten. It seems that the third summoning of the Moon Queen on the Fiery Dragon Festival won't be successful either. What should I do? Sigh … If only Qing Yu was my biological sister. At least I would have a chance. It's a pity that she doesn't have the bloodline of the Ye Family. "
Ye Qinghan calculated silently in his heart. He frowned and his face was full of bitterness.
Every disciple of the Ye Family had three chances to awaken their bloodline at the age of five, ten, and fifteen. It was held once every five years. Basically, if the first two awakenings failed, the chance for the third one would be slim. This was because if the first two awakenings failed, it meant that the God's Blood Essence in the bloodline was too low to resonate with the summoning ceremony.
Although Ye Qingyu's surname was Ye, she wasn't a disciple of the Ye Family. She was adopted by her father. She wasn't a disciple of the Ye Family, and her body didn't contain the God's Blood Essence. Therefore, she didn't even have the chance to cultivate the Ye Family's techniques and awaken her bloodline.
As for Ye Qinghan, he only reached the elite level 1 at the age of 15. He failed to awaken his bloodline at the age of five and ten. His martial arts talent wasn't very good either. Therefore, the family basically believed that his achievements in this life would be limited. That was why he was living in a small courtyard, kneeling in the Elder's Hall for an entire night. They even reprimanded him for disturbing the Elder and punished him according to the family rules.
…
"Creak!"
As Ye Qinghan's imagination ran wild, the door was pushed open. Ye Qingyu, dressed in white, walked in like a night elf, holding a box.
"Qingyu, you haven't slept yet?" Ye Qinghan said softly. His sister's frail body and delicate temperament could always awaken the tenderness in his heart.
"Yes! I haven't slept yet, have I? "Ye Qingyu said softly and put the box in front of the desk. She straightened her clothes and coughed softly. With a solemn expression, she said, "Brother, let me ask you a question. If … I say if, I want you to take me away from the Ye family and find a remote town so that we can spend the rest of our lives in peace, would you be willing?"
"Hmm?" Seeing his sister's expression, which had never appeared before, Ye Qinghan knew that his sister was serious. He couldn't help but think about his sister's question seriously. After thinking for a while, he still didn't know what to say. He had no choice but to say casually, "This question, I really haven't thought about it … Yes, if Qingyu, you really want to live such a life … Yes, I will seriously consider this question."
"Hehe! It seems that Mother was right. Brother still likes to live a hot-blooded and extraordinary life. When Brother swore in front of the coffin, I could see that. Since it's like this … I'll give this to you. " Ye Qingyu smiled slightly. Her smile was a little forced and helpless, and she gently pushed the box on the table forward.
"This is?" Ye Qinghan's eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and he asked doubtfully.
Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "Mother's original intention was that your talent wasn't good, and you were stubborn and aggressive, so you wouldn't have any achievements in martial arts in this life. She hoped that you would live a peaceful and ordinary life, so she told me not to give this to you, lest you become distracted. In the future, if your descendants are talented in martial arts, then I will give it to you … Forget it, since Brother is determined to cultivate martial arts, and you swore in front of the coffin, I can only go against Mother's wishes. This is … this is a treasure that Father exchanged for with his life in the God-slaying Mountain. "
Ye Qingyu seemed to have let go of a burden, and her whole body relaxed. In the past seven days, she had seen Ye Qinghan's helplessness and bitterness. She had wanted to give this thing to her brother, but because of her mother's dying request. Now that she had finally handed it over, she also felt relieved. She hoped that these things would be useful for her brother's martial arts cultivation.
"Cultivation experience? The treasure that Father exchanged with his life in the God-slaying Mountain? "
Ye Qinghan looked calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.
His father was Ye Dao, ranked second in the family, and was a rare martial arts genius in the family. He started practicing martial arts at the age of six, broke through to the Soldier Realm in a month, opened all twelve meridians in his body in half a year, and broke through to the General Realm … At the age of 28, he entered the Emperor Realm, and at the age of three, he summoned the eighth grade warbeast Long Shi, becoming the first genius in the family in a hundred years. He was even ranked first on the Terrestrial Rankings. Unfortunately, he was rebellious by nature, did not listen to the family's arrangements, and repeatedly went against the wishes of the family and Ye Tianlong. He even secretly promised to marry his mother, a prostitute, and married back to the Ye Family. The family loved and hated him at the same time. His grandfather, Ye Tianlong, was so angry that he almost vomited blood several times. Then, he went alone to the top of the three forbidden lands, the God-slaying Mountain, to search for treasures, and finally died.
The family hated, loved, and lamented his father … loved his talent, hated his character, and lamented his fate.
But no matter what, Ye Dao's martial arts talent and achievements were recognized by the entire continent.
Ye Qinghan never thought that this small box would contain the cultivation experience of his father, a level three emperor realm warrior, and even the treasures of the top forbidden land, the God-slaying Mountain. Logically speaking, these things should have been confiscated by the family long ago, but they had been kept by his mother all this time, and now they were in his hands.
"Brother, take your time to read it. I'm going back to my room to sleep." Ye Qingyu saw her brother's surprised expression, smiled slightly, and left.
Ye Qinghan responded in a low voice and quickly opened the box. There was a yellow manuscript and a bright golden dragon ring in the box.
"Martial Path Heart Sutra."
"Golden Dragon Ring."
Tsk tsk! Ye Qinghan was even more excited. Martial Path Heart Sutra was the cultivation experience of his father, who was number one on the Earth Ranking. It was priceless. And the golden dragon ring was even more incredible. Anything that could be carved with dragons and phoenixes were basically all good stuff! And this ring came from the God-slaying Mountain, one of the three forbidden lands of the continent.
He took out the manuscript and flipped it open. The first thing he saw was a strong handwriting of dragons and phoenixes.
"Martial arts cultivation, defy the heavens and change fate! Below the general realm, it all depends on one's talent and hard work. There are no shortcuts. Those with poor talent will never reach the peak. Above the general realm, it all depends on one's intelligence and luck. Those with great intelligence and luck have a chance to become a god … I've cultivated for more than twenty years and entered the third level of the emperor realm. I have an eighth level beast, Dragon Lion. I've dominated the House of Ares, fought the three demon emperors of the Demon God Manor, killed countless demon emperors, barbarian sovereigns, and demon emperors … I've written down my cultivation experience for future generations. "
As expected!
Although he was shocked by his father's achievements, Ye Qinghan still felt sad. Those with poor talent will never reach the peak. Cultivation still depended on talent. If one didn't have good talent, they wouldn't be able to achieve much just by hard work.
Ye Qinghan felt bitter. He thought about the blocked meridians in his body and felt sad.
Originally, he thought that his father, Ye Dao, was a genius of a generation. He would definitely have a shortcut to cultivation that ignored talent. But the first sentence of his father's cultivation experience was a death sentence for him.
Talent! Talent!
Without talent, it seemed that even if he worked hard his whole life, it would be good if he could reach the third level of the commander realm. There was no other way. There were too many blocked meridians in his body. According to his current cultivation speed, he would probably stay at the commander realm for the rest of his life.
It seemed that there was no hope for martial arts cultivation. Let's see what else is there?
Ye Qinghan held onto a fluke mentality as he continued to pick up the letter and read on.
"This manuscript is divided into two volumes. One is the Heart of Martial Arts, which focuses on martial arts … The other is the Secrets of God's Blood, which can increase the concentration of God's blood essence. There is a high chance of summoning a beast above the seventh level, or even a ninth level holy beast … "
"What! Secrets of God's Blood? To be able to summon a beast above the seventh level … "
Haha! Haha!
Ye Qinghan's heart, which had already dimmed down, immediately surged violently like a burst dam.
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