Chapter 4

Ye Han finished the whole process and went back to testing the herbs. Since he was testing the herbs Yang Xin looked at him and observed what he was doing.

She noticed Ye Han mixing two herb extracts and said "Young master Ye Han, those plants have opposite effects and often negate each other, so mixing them would only give you a waste product."

Ye Han replied "I know what I am doing Yang Xin. Now, if you will leave me alone, I need to concentrate completely on this." and Yang Xin listened to him, as she was also a alchemist and knew that you have to focus all your concentration at the pill while making one.

Yang Xin went back to her room to make pills while Ye Han stayed there till sunset and returned to the family. He then had his usual play time with his sister and went to bed.

The next day, he was woken up by Ye Ziyun and after getting ready, he went to play with her. While he was sitting on a tree branch with Ye Ziyun, a maid came to them and said to Ye Han "Young master, master Ye Mo has summoned you."

Although Ye Ziyun was disappointed, she still didn't dare to hold Ye Han and disrespect Ye Mo. Ye Han nodded and jumped down with Ye Ziyun.

He landed and asked the maid to lead the way. Ye Han said in his head as he walked "The improvement in physics strength is unbelievable. I didn't feel anything even though I jumped from that height."

Ye Han arrived at a room and the maid opened the door to him. When he entered, he found Ye Zong and Ye Mo sitting on a chair and when Ye Han entered, they turned to him.

Ye Zong said "Ye Han, come insides. You haven't met your grandfather, right? He also wanted to meet you."

"Greetings grandfather Ye Mo." Ye Han said and Ye Mo immediately replied in an angry tone "Don't call me that. My son may have taken you as his son, but I don't consider you as my grandson."

Ye Han wanted to say something back, but he knew that Ye Mo had reached legendary Rank and talking back to him would only lead to death.

So, Ye Han remained silent and Ye Zong said "Father, I thought you agreed on adopting a son for the city lord position."

"Tch...That was because I thought you would bring a good kid with potential. He is weak and skinny." Ye Mo said, giving Ye Han a look.

Ye Han was an orphan and lived on the streets. He had to get his own meals, which led to his skinny physique. Ye Zong said "Father, I tested his soul sea and he has a cyan soul realm. He is a genius."

"I don't believe it. Ask him to do it right in front of me. That way, I can see what methods he used to cheat you." Ye Mo said and Ye Han said in his head "Is this old man crazy? Everyone knows that no one can fake a soul crystal reading unless they take a soul strengthening pill.

It is a pill that increases soul force 10 times immediately for a short period of time but the cost of using this is, loss of ability to cultivate. Their meridians and dantian get damaged and they will not be able to cultivate again. Even if he thinks I used this pill, doesn't he know that it costs more than a million demon spirit coins."

Ye Zong took out a soul crystal from his spatial ring and gave it to Ye Han. Ye Han channeled his soul force through it and the crystal started glowing in bright indigo color.

While Ye Zong was confused as to what was happening, Ye Mo was shocked to see it. Ye Mo is someone who was knowledgeable of all these things, but the indigo soul sea was only observed once even among the ancestors of the city.

Ye Zong said "Father, I don't know what is happening. When I checked his soul sea, he had a cyan soul sea, but now it is shining in a color I don't recognise."

Ye Mo glared at his son and said to Ye Han "You may leave."

Ye Han left the room and he could hear Ye Mo scold Ye Zong about his studies. Ye Han then went back to his room and sat down on his bed in Lotus position.

He said "Now that I have established a good base, I can go ahead and start with my cultivation. Let's go through the cultivation techniques I can practice.

Since I have a dark attribute with the void form, I can go for the Void God technique or the Holy primal chaos technique, which is also related to darkness and void.

The Void God technique is a mysterious technique, with only an incomplete one and no information about anyone cultivating this, it wasn't a good choice. Although it had very powerful cultivation with a decent speed at the initial stages, there are no chants for the stages after the legendary Rank.

So, with no other option, I guess I can only go for the Holy Primal Chaos technique." and started chanting the words for the technique.

He had an indigo colored aura around him and his hair moved with the aura around him. He went on with it and after a few hours, he opened his eyes and looked at himself as he said "Wow, cultivation is really a mysterious thing. I could feel the connection I had with the darkness and my whole body feels full of energy, well except my legs."

He tried to move his legs, but couldn't even feel them. They felt sore because he never cultivated in his life and he didn't have practice to sit in that position.

He moved himself and lay on the bed, waiting for the legs to function again. Ye Han then brought out his soul crystal and channeled his soul force through it.

He read the readings of the crystal and said to himself "Soul force 90 huh. I guess I am close to becoming a 1 star Bronze rank and form my soul realm in my dantian. I can then integrate with a demon spirit."

As he was murmuring to himself, the door to his room opened and his cute little sister came hopping inside.

She came to Ye Han and said "Brother, I got a message that my friend Xiao Ning'er is coming to play with me. I want us to play together, so Get up." pulling his hand.

Ye Han smiled and slowly got up. He got up, but his legs were still wobbly. Ye Ziyun asked "Brother, what happened?"

"Nothing Ziyun, I will be fine. Give me a few minutes and I will be there in your courtyard." Ye Han said and Ye Ziyun left the room.

Ye Han had almost regained his strength in his legs. He jumped up and down to make his legs functional.

He then headed to Ye Ziyun's courtyard and found Ye Ziyun talking with another small girl with round face due to baby fat, blue eyes and orange hair.

When I approached them, Ye Ziyun looked at me and said "Ning'er, this is my brother Ye Han and brother, this is my best friend Xiao Ning'er."

"Greetings Young master Ye Han." Ning'er said as she bows respectfully. Ye Han stopped her and said "Ning'er, I don't like these formalities. Just call me Ye Han like the rest. So Ziyun, what do you want to play?" he asked in the end.

Ye Ziyun placed a finger on her lips and thought for a while before saying "I want to play the piggy back ride thing." and jumped on my back.

"Ziyun, don't jump like that. You are already making me regret telling you about this." Ye Han said and Ye Ziyun said "Brother, stop complaining and start moving."

Ye Han smiled as he ran around the courtyard with Ye Ziyun laughing and cheering Ye Han as they ran around.

After a while, Ye Han placed Ye Han down and said "I need a break"

He sat down below the tree and Xiao Ning'er came to Ye Han and said in a low voice "Young master Ye Han, I know it is rude of me to ask this, but ...can you play with me like that too." nervous of my reply.

"What's with these kids? Why do they have to be soo kind and humble? I still remember the kid who lived in my neighborhood. He was a complete dick. He would ask for anything I would be eating and after licking it once. he throws it down. Not only does he not let me eat, he also throws it down before me." Ye Han said in his head and ruffles Xiao Ning'er's hair and said "You are Ziyun's friend and you also don't have to request for anything, just order me around, but after I take a break."

Xiao Ning'er's face lit up while Ye Ziyun puffed her face and said "Brother, I thought only I had that previledge."

Ye Han laughed and ruffled her hair. "Brother, don't laugh." Ziyun said and the day went by playing with Ziyun and Ning'er.

After his dinner, he collapsed on his bed and held his back as he stretched "Oowwww...I don't think I can do the piggy back ride again. Will this pain go away with cultivation?" he said to himself and went to sleep.

Just like that, 10 days passed and Ye Han easily broke through and reached 1-star Bronze rank, finally forming his soul realm.

He had managed to extract a lot of chemicals from the herbs and was 45% done with the process. As for his demon spirit, he still didn't know which to choose. It is hard to get a dark attribute with bronze rank, as they aren't common.

The demon spirits also have ranks and it is advised to merge with a demon spirit having the same rank as the cultivator as otherwise, the cultivator wouldn't be able to control the demon spirit and the demon spirit might end up damaging his soul realm, making him a cripple or a retard.

Ye Han woke up that day like any normal day and he was summoned by Ye Zong after his breakfast.

Ye Han walked to the mail hall of the family, where the elders and important people of the family gather to discuss the important things about the family.

Ye Zong sat on a chair near a huge one, which was empty. He had a paper in his hands, which looked more like a message, as it was in the form of some scroll.

Ye Zong looked at Ye Han and signalled him to enter the hall.

Seeing Ye Zong and everyone serious, Ye Han was curious as to what happened. After he closed the door, Ye Zong asked "Ye Han, do you know Xiao Ning'er from the Winged Dragon Family?"

"Yes, she is Ziyun's best friend and I also play with her sometimes." Ye Han replied and Ye Zong asked again "Then, did you tell her something about you marrying her?"

Ye Han thought for a while and said "Yes, it was yesterday that she said she wanted to marry me. Since she is just a three year old kid, I didn't think much about it and said yes. Why?"

"Well, the girl and her family didn't take it lightly like you. They sent a proposal for engagement." Ye Zong said and it made the elders smile while it was a totally shocking thing for Ye Han.

"WHAT!!!!!! she is a 3 years old kid and they sent a proposal listening to the words of a three year old. And what about you guys, is there even a need to summon everyone. You could have sent a reply to them, denying it." Ye Han said and his tone of speaking pissed off everyone.

An elder got up and said "Mind your language brat. You are now the Young master of the Snow Wind Family and your every action and word carry weight and you carry some responsibilities.

I say, you take responsibility of your words and accept the proposal and get engaged. That way, you can atleast save the prestige of the family."

Almost all elders in the hall agreed to him and Ye Han could easily tell why.

Ye Han was an outsider and Ye Zong wanted to make him th city lord, which isn't possible without the support of the elders of the family, who wouldn't let an outsider become the city lord.

The only way for Ye Han to become the city lord is to marry Ye Ziyun and since the Winged Dragon Family proposed a marriage, they would get an ally and could eliminate my chances to become the city lord, as Ye Zong wouldn't accept a marriage with someone who already has a wife.

This opportunity was something they would never let go and everyone started taking full advantage of it. Ye Zong also knew what they were thinking and sighed as he looked at Ye Han. He also felt that Ye Han shouldn't tell something without thinking about consequences.