5 Being Too Outstanding is Also Bad Thing

Just 7 days after Ling Han's birth, the Ling Clan managed to rise to stand at the position of the city's overlord. to no one shock, no one blocked their path to sit upon such a seat. instead, everyone had to act like they were 100% on board with this, even if they didn't want to. The Ling clan of course wouldn't try and make them their enemy, that would be foolish. instead, Ling Fang wanted to make them all the subordinates of the Ling clan.

The next day, The Ling clan had a special guest. a carriage being pulled by two huge birds the size of elephants appeared in the sky. this drew many eyes, mostly those powerful figures who knew the birds pulling the carriage.

They were beasts called the Firebird, they were said to hold a hint of the phoenix bloodline. they were also at level 6 Core formation, just who was so rich to have such a mighty beast pull their carriage?

these powerful experts were stunned soon after as this carriage went on to land at the Ling clan, where Fan Ye stood with a baby in hand. the mighty figures had heard how she was at death's door after she gave birth to Ling Han. luckily for Fan Ye, the powerful experts saved her life and gave her a magical pill that helped her reach the level 10 Core formation realm.

"Mother-in-law, what are you doing outside? shouldn't you be resting?" before the carriage could land, a woman stepped out of the carriage and flew over to Fan Ye's side. Although her face was covered with a thin veil, it could be seen she was a beauty. She had a figure that could cause eyes to be glued on her, unable to look away. she had long red hair, which was bright red like flames.

"How can I remain inside? I had rested enough," Fan Ye said with a bright smile, she was indeed in a good mood. After spending days inside, she could finally step outside, and now she could even see her future daughter-in-law, today was a good day.

"... so it was him." the woman said in a soft voice while looking at the baby, at her words, Fan Ye nodded slightly.

"This child just couldn't be born without causing such a huge event. I'm sorry I didn't let you know, but if I told you he was the reason behind all that, it might have caused unwanted eyes to land on him." Fan Ye said to which she shook her head lightly, not bothered much. instead, she walked over to look at Ling Han, who was also looking at her within his mind space.

She didn't say anything and looked at the newborn she was arranged to marry before she was born. 1,000 years ago, they were both in their mother's wombs. they should have been born at around the same time, but instead, they were born 1,000 years apart. 

For years, she had been using this newborn as a shield to avoid marriage with many other people who wanted to marry her. She was a genius, at the age of 1,000 years she was at level 4 Core formation. even back then, Fan Ye was only at level 3 Core formation realm. Many wanted her hand in marriage, yet she had devoted her heart fully to reaching the peak of cultivation. 

Fan Ye didn't say anything and watched this woman size up the newborn child. She knew this woman in front of her never planned to marry and had been using her son as a shield, now she wanted to know if she would go through with the marriage or destroy it.

"Mother In Law... did you birth a monster?" She was shocked, to say the least, she had never seen anything like this. after a closer look at the child, she realized the child wanted to break through but its cultivation was being suppressed. this was an 8-day year old child.

This child didn't need air, but instead needed so many Qis, and then the unique Qi the child released with its breath. it was as if all of the Qi he absorbed was refined, and purified before being released in a form that allowed others to absorb it without harm. this meant, that the stronger the child's breath grew, the stronger the QI the child released would be, allowing for the benefit to be far greater.

Just breathing in the same air as the child left her feeling the huge benefits the child's breath had. Then there were other things, such as the child's talent. Using her Phoenix Eyes, she would see talent to some degree... the child's talent seemed boundless. her eyes were not capable of seeing this child's full potential.

"What do you mean by a monster, can't you see how adorable my child is?" Fan Ye asked with a prideful smile, leaving her speechless... how could she cancel the marriage now? 

"Mother-in-law, he should marry someone else." She said with a slightly downcast look, all this time she thought of herself as some outstanding figure, but today she came to realize she shouldn't have been the one asking if this child was worthy of her, it was the other way around.

She was talented, but even she thought it might be impossible for her to reach the realm above the Core Formation realm. meanwhile, this child was fated to reach heights she could never imagine. she hated to say it, it was a hard pill to swallow. but while she had been dreaming of reaching such a thing, this child was sure to reach heights no one else could.

"Don't say that. my child is special, you think you're not worthy of him, but who is worthy of being near him? I don't want him to be alone, I don't want him to shine too brightly and push others away. So, yes you might not be on his level... but don't let his brightness lead to him being all alone. plus, his breath would support you to stand near him." Fan Ye said while holding Ling Han out towards her, to which the woman hesitated for a moment before taking the child

At this, she felt strange. she was holding a baby she was going to marry... but as she held the little adorable thing, she couldn't find in her to say no to this marriage. this child was really too beautiful. She couldn't help but hold the child dearly, making Fan Ye smile. her child was adorable, too adorable. A part of her feared woman from all over might try and kidnap her beloved son.

But at that moment, from the carriage, a little girl stepped out. this caught Fan Ye off guard and left the woman embarrassed.

"This is my disciple... I thought that it was best he marry someone..." She couldn't finish her words out of embarrassment, since she decided to go with the marriage, she couldn't say how she planned to have someone else marry in her place.

"Yuan Ming..." Fan Ye wanted to speak but she was at a loss for words and could only shake her head. instead, she looked at the little girl. she was an adorable little thing around 15 years old, she had long red hair with bright red eyes.

"This is my disciple, Fireheart. She was born from a Fire spirit, she has the purest talent towards the path of fire." Yuan Ming said softly, making Fan Ye's eyes widen. how couldn't she be shocked as the flame spirit gave birth? in this world, anything can gain wisdom, even fire can gain wisdom and cultivate, but it was rare for spirit to be able to give birth,

Fireheart was born between a Fire Spirit and a wild beast that carried hints of the phoenix bloodline. In fact, she seemed to remember a Phenomenon that had taken place near the Fallen Phoenix mountain 15 years ago. it was said that the clouds of fire covered the sky for days, it was most likely the sign of her birth.

"Master, you just left me inside," Fireheart said with a pout, her master just up and jumped out of the carriage leaving her behind, and now she had ignored her to hold a child. 

"Fireheart, this is my mother-in-law... and this would be my future husband." Yuan Ming said softly, stunning the little girl who looked at the baby and back at her master with a weird look... but she dared not say anything and just nodded her head.

Fan Ye watched this scene with a faint smile. Fan Ye feared that her son would be too talented, and be all alone. She also feared her son would be too lazy and just sleep all the time. So, she had to start early, and that was when her son wasn't shining the brightest. when her son is at his youngest and purest, this is the best time for her son to form bonds.

"He can understand what you are saying, after spending 1,000 years in my womb he can understand what you are saying. he also knows you by your voice." Fan Ye said stunning Yuan Ming who looked at Ling Han, she had come to see her mother-in-law when she was pregnant, but she never expected such a thing.

"Ling Han, you know her right?" Fan Ye asked with a smile, to which Ling Han let out a soft cry. Ling Han was helpless, his mother liked to show off that he understood what she was saying. but since she understood him best through their unique connection, she wanted him to make such sounds to show others.

"..." Yuan Ming was speechless seeing this, how could she not be stunned? the child even had wisdom?

"is it the reincarnation of some immortal?" Yuan Ming asked to which Fan Ye shook her head, at first she thought so but her son didn't show the sign of a reincarnated immortal. for one, her son cried like a normal child. and through her bond, she knew her child wasn't putting on an act, only when someone was about to touch him. Also, thanks to spending so many years in her womb, her child was lazy. leading to it sleeping too much... she hoped he grew out of this.

"Let's go on a walk, I have been inside for so long." Fan Ye said with a sigh, her worries for the future were great, and she wanted to get them all off her shoulders for her future daughter-in-law to hear.

So, they went on a walk. it was a beautiful sunny day, a perfect day for a walk. So they went on a small walk, where Fan Ye waited for Ling Han to grow bored and fall asleep. This was the longest her son went without falling asleep, it took a few minutes before he fell asleep.

"... where you waiting for him to fall asleep?" Yuan Ming asked once Ling Han grew bored of looking around and fell asleep. Fan Ye nodded her head slightly while looking at her son who was still in Yuang Ming's hands.

"You know... you're the third person to hold him without him crying. I was of course the first, and since I looked a lot like my mother he didn't cry. for you. You didn't look scary, he thought you were beautiful... grandfather and father caused him to cry." Fan Ye said softly, making Yuan Ming's eyebrow raise slightly.

"My son has been in my womb for too long, so he had developed to be lazy. He sleeps at least 22 hours a day. He even learned to feed in his sleep so he can sleep more." Fan Ye said with a helpless sigh, leaving Yuan Ming speechless.

"the only thing that can make him stay awake is story time. He enjoys picture books a lot, so they could keep him awake. I have been trying to have him only read cultivation-based books to motivate him... sigh, but they had no effect." Fan Ye said with a sigh

"What are you saying?" Yuan Ming asked with a raised eyebrow, Fan Ye sighed softly before speaking.

"I have been thinking of what I should do with him. form following those stories where powerful experts drop their children at a village and have them slowly rise up and return home, to those stories where talent cultivation is crippled and stored after their one's mindset is ready." Fan Ye said in a heavy tone,

"I want him to grow up thinking he is trash, and have him build a mindset to prove himself. but the clan will grow dependent on his breath... so, I want to ask for your Cultivation Curse Pendant." Fan Ye said stunning Yuan Ming,

what was the Cultivation Curse Pendant? it was a cursed item, those who wore the Pendant would find themselves unable to tap into their cultivation and even sense their cultivation. Once Ling Han wears it, he would appear to be a cripple even though he would be cultivating and improving. this would also act as a shield to hide his talent and tamper him. The Pendant also had the added side effect of boosting one cultivation speed, so long as they kept the Pendant on, the faster they could cultivate.

"..." Yuan Ming reached out and touched her Pendant which was around her neck, even for someone of her cultivation realm, this Pendant was useful. She looked at Ling Han for a moment, before slowly taking off the Pendant and putting it around his neck.

{New item gained, Cultivation Curse Pendant... the host collected a treasure all by himself without the need of the system... across the existences, there is a mighty lifeform who had high talent in collecting treasures, he managed to collect so many treasures, he managed to gain the fate of all human and earth. this leads to all treasure's birth on earth and by human hands to originate from him. he had a treasury which is ever growing, and increasing with the birth of every new item. The host has unlocked a new talent. [Golden Luck]

[Golden Luck]- You are fated/lucky to have a life filled with riches, continuously attracting wealth. It will make you incredibly wealthy to the point where money troubles will be unknown, allowing you to live the life of a nabob.

Note, that this is not limited to Currency. anything valuable and rare is affected.}

{The host has collected a treasure... but the host needs a treasury to keep such things within. congratulation host, You have been rewarded with [Supreme Treasury]

[The Supreme Treasury]- This is a mighty treasury that is ever-growing allowing one to be able to hold all of the treasures no matter the size. all forms of treasure can be held within here, from weapons, armor, money, herbs, and so on. They would be kept in top condition. When an item within this treasury is summoned, it can be launched out at extreme speed or drawn to one hand.

Note that if you collect a good amount of treasures belonging to one fate, you shall gain the fate of said treasure. for example, if you collect the swords that equal 90% or more of the sword's fate belonging to this city, then all swords born from this city shall originate from you. All swords born from then on or had been born within this city would be copied, with the original sword being in your treasury. at that point, the original sword shall grow alongside you, its abilities and capability growing.}

Sadly, Ling Han was asleep to hear this. in fact, the system seemed to have said it in a low tone to not allow Ling Han to hear it. but why would the system do such a thing? because it supported Fan Ye's plan.

Honestly, back then when it appeared before this host, the host had wanted nothing to do with it and just wanted to die and have everything done and over with. But how could the system allow this? after years of traveling across existence meeting all types of talents yet none of them worthy to cultivate the [One True Supreme Cultivation Art] how could it allow this host go?

The system had to make a bunch of promises just to let this host agree to all of this, but now the host didn't even have the same motivation to grow stronger as in his past life. it just wanted to sleep, for its dream, Ling Han had to step forward to cultivate.

But... Ling Han was tired of such things. growing stronger, fighting, and so on. he did enough of that, he stressed himself out, and now he just wants to rest. He had no interest in being the strongest, he didn't even have that strong of a motivation to live. His mother's warmth and this new family of his were something he found himself growing closer to.

"Thank you." Fan Ye said while tapping Ling Han's forehead, breaking a seal that was blocking Ling Han's breakthrough. the seal they had placed was special, this is because Ling Han for some reason can bypass most seals. so the seal placed on Ling Han had to be strong enough to even hinder someone at the core formation realm.

Once that seal was broken, Ling Han finally broke through to the first stage of cultivation. Level 1 Houtian, also known as the body tempering realm. Ling Han wasn't even awakened by this, but 8 days' worth of breathing had a huge effect. Ling Han continues to break through, only stopping at level 4 Houtian.

Sadly, the only sign to show he had grown through was his breath. every time Ling Han breathed out, all of them could feel the huge benefit his breath had. the most who felt the most benefit was Fireheart, who found her physique and bloodline stepping forward to evolve 

Yuan Ming and Fan Ye both sensed this and watched as Fireheart looked at her body, with her strength increasing at a high rate. she was at level 10 Houtian and was strong enough to fight 4 levels above her cultivation realm. but her combat capability was increasing, all of the flaws she made no matter how small being erased, with it all being improved, making her better than perfect.

her flames were evolving, gaining the power to burn many things. Ling Han's breath had refined the Qi of countless other Qi, now they came together to evolve her flames, and this gave her flames the power to burn it all. think of it as all flames coming together to form one super flame, this had flames like the void flames, flame of destruction, soul flame, and so on.

of course, this didn't happen right away, but this was the path her flames would evolve towards if she continued to breathe in the same air as Ling Han. This shocked the two, Yuan Ming and Fan Ye were too strong, so they had a greater resistance towards Ling Han's breath, but now they understood the true might Ling Han's breath had...

"... Fireheart, stop." Yuan Ming said quickly, sometimes being too talented wasn't a good thing. If her disciple showed off such powerful flames, the world would hunt her down and try and take such power away from her.

Fireheart wasn't stupid and also knew the importance of staying lowkey, so once her master snapped her back to reality, she quickly retreated... to think there would be a day people run away from benefits. 

But her cry shook Ling Han awake. this caused Ling Han to wake up while crying, causing the weather to change. the perfect day suddenly turned into a rainy day with heavy rain, Yuan Ming was stunned for a moment. just how freakish was this child? Fan Ye quickly took Ling Han, calming him down. 

'Why are you all so loud,' Ling Han said in annoyance, making Fan Ye awkward for some time.

"Sorry, just something unforeseen happened. you know how your breath is, it grew stronger for some reason. are you able to lower its effect?" Fan Ye asked making Ling Han frown slightly, but after breathing for some time, the effect of his breath weakened.

'why did it suddenly grow stronger?' Ling Han asked, to which Fan Ye avoided eye contact, to think she was lying to her son so soon.

"I don't know maybe you lost control of it while sleeping?" Fan Ye said with a forced smile, to which Ling Han looked at her with a strange look... but he didn't care and just closed his eyes to sleep.

"And he is back to sleep." Fan Ye said with a helpless sigh, with such talent yet to be so lazy... was this not a waste? or was this for the best? maybe fast growth would catch unwanted eyes, so for now she shouldn't try and have her son grow too fast.

'He is only at level 4 Houtian, but even someone as powerful as Fireheart can be greatly affected by his breath alone... Ling Han, just what are you.' Yuan Ming thought while looking at Ling Han...