Lightning flashed through the air and dark clouds covered the sky. A heavy rain was about to fall.

Inside Wohu City, Chen Xiang, while looking up the sky, muttered to himself, “I cannot delay any longer, If I don’t find a good spirit herb soon I might never get the opportunity again.”

Chen Xiang had just turned sixteen this year, and his build was more robust than others of similar age. Although he had a handsome face and youthful countenance, his eyes have a sense of maturity that was not present in others his age.

Although his grandfather was the Patriarch of the Chen family, because Chen Xiang didn’t have any Spiritual Veins, he had to pick herbs for himself. Not having Spiritual Veins meant he was incapable of practicing martial arts. Since he was a child, he had been diligently training his own body and secretly going out to train, he once even fought a tiger-type beast. Although he was young, due to the amount of life and death experiences Chen Xiang had endured, his mental state was far more fortified than the mental states of his peers.

“Chen Xiang? What are you doing out here? A storm is about to blow in! Are you sure you want to be out in this weather?” An old steward spoke while walking towards him. Seeing the amount of hard work Chen Xiang did every day, the old steward could not help but admire him. However, a sliver of regret could be seen in his eyes.

Chen Xiang had worked very hard and practiced every day for six years. But he was stuck at the 3rd level of the Mortal Martial Realm. Other Chen family members, of a similar age, had already entered into the 4th level of the Mortal Martial Realm, and some had even reached the 5th level.

This was all due to the fact that he didn’t have any Spiritual Veins. As such, the family didn’t attach any importance to him, and he was only treated as an ordinary member of the Chen family.

Although he lacked Spiritual Veins, he had never been discouraged by it and had been diligently training himself. The process of attempting to train allowed him to feel a sense of accomplishment.

“Old Ma, I was just going to pick some herbs.” Chen Xiang laughed and ran up to the old steward, who sighed and shook his head. “It’s useless since you do not have any Spiritual Veins, no matter how hard you practice, you still won’t be able to advance!”

Chen Xian had heard such words all throughout his life, but he still insisted that, no matter what, he would not give up.

A middle-aged man walked up to the two of them. “Xiang Er, are you really going to go out in this weather?” Chen Xiang, with a small smile on his face, said, “Dad, the storm is a good opportunity for me to pick herbs as no one will be there to snatch them from me.”

The middle-aged man was Chen Xiang’s father, Chen Tianhu, a very famous and formidable cultivator and also one of the most promising candidates to inherit the position of Patriarch of the Chen family. Though his son was somewhat crippled, he had always encouraged Chen Xiang, and, from time to time, provided him with precious pills. Unfortunately, the pills didn’t have any effect on Chen Xiang.

“Here.” Chen Tianhu smiled helplessly and threw a small box towards Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang took the box without even looking at what was inside because he knew that it contained a pill. He smiled and said, “Dad, thank you. Now I don’t need to steal the chickens that Old Ma raised for his health.”

That comment made the steward frown. He didn’t know that his chickens had been targeted.

Watching Chen Xiang, as he left, Chen Tianhu could only let out a sigh because although he had a very high status within the Chen Family, the elders in charge of managing the pills were very strict, as pills were precious resources for cultivation, and thus, he could only save a few of them for Chen Xiang. Sadly, their therapeutic effect actually was not that significant, because they were too few in number to affect Chen Xiang.

What father doesn’t hope for his son to become successful in life? As Chen Tianhu did not have any other methods, all he could do was acquire some pills for Chen Xiang, and hope for the best.

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‘Immortal Devil Cliff’. This was a very desolate place, and, at the moment, a bare-chested teenager was climbing down the cliff.

Under the heavy downpour, Chen Xiang was actually climbing down the cliff! This was extremely dangerous, as the ‘Immortal Devil Cliff’ was very deep and filled with a type of black Qi that gave off an aura of death, therefore many people didn’t even want to approach this place.

Nevertheless, Chen Xiang still came here to pick some herbs and was gradually descending into the ravine, slowly approaching the bottom. If others were to know about this, they would laugh at him for being a madman. At a place, that even birds don’t shit, which was eternally filled with death Qi, it was hard to imagine that it was an ideal location for spirit herbs.

Of course, Chen Xiang was not stupid, he knew that this ‘Immortal Devil Cliff’ had been present for many, many years and had always been full of Death Qi.

According to common sense, this lifeless place shouldn’t have any spirit herbs, but Chen Xiang didn’t actually believe that, as he knew that when things reached to an extreme, there was bound to be some reason for that extreme to exist, and he believes this eternal death Qi is caused by a legendary spirit herb.

‘Hell Spirit Grass’. Although this spirit herb sounded very deadly, it was actually a very strange herb, which could even make a dead skeleton regrow its flesh. It ordinarily grew in ancient battlefields or in cemeteries where the Death Qi was abundant.

Only on rainy days would the black Qi sink, all due to the rainfall, because of this, Chen Xiang was able to see down into the deep precipice. He wanted to go deeper into this place so that he could search for the ‘Hell Spirit Grass’.

He doesn’t want the ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ for himself, but if he got this sacred herb, he could trade it for many precious pills, which would allow him to be free from his current predicament and gain formidable strength.

Raindrops continuously fell on Chen Xiang, making him feel very uncomfortable while also making the rocks on the cliff-side very slippery. He became very cautious, and carefully climbed down the cliff, so as not to fall.

Nobody knew what was at the bottom of the ‘Immortal Devil Cliff’, and there had been many who have gone down, but the number of people that have climbed back up was zero. To fall down meant death!

Two hours had passed and the rain continued to fall. Chen Xiang had been exercising for many years and, just by relying on his strong body, he had descended several dozen feet into the deep precipice.

Chen Xiang carefully observed his surroundings and found a good temporary shelter. Then he saw something which made his heart beat rapidly.

‘Hell Spirit Grass!’ Chen Xiang shouted out with excitement, gazing straight down, he saw something similar to a white sesame seed cake. He was confident that this was the legendary ‘Hell Spirit Grass’.

The whole ravine was filled with black Death Qi, and, to top it all off, the color of the ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ and the cliff was the same, making this herb very difficult to spot.

Though Chen Xiang was very excited, he calmed himself down and rested for a moment, before continuing his journey down.

It wasn’t long before Chen Xiang arrived next to that ‘Hell Spirit Grass’. He swallowed his saliva and looked at the white ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ that was the size of a bowl. He could feel the vigorous life force emitted by the ‘Hell Spirit Grass’.

Chen Xiang picked up the ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ with one hand. He estimated that this ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ had been growing for more than a thousand years. Selling it on the auction would earn him an astronomical sum.

Chen Xiang picked up the spirit grass, put it inside his storage pouch, and then grinned: “Haha! It’s time for this daddy’s salted fish to stand up from failure!”

So long as he is able to sell this ‘Hell Spirit Grass’, he will be able to purchase a lot of good rank pills, then he will be able to advance by leaps and bounds!

The rain was gradually easing up and Chen Xiang was very content right now so he didn’t continue searching the huge cliff, and, instead, choose to climb back up. After all, his strength was very limited, and climbing up was a very hard and dangerous task.

After climbing for more than half an hour, the precipice suddenly started to tremble and shake! Chen Xiang’s heart was palpitating as he realized that something bad was happening. As he looked above, he saw many small stones falling from the cliff-side. As they fell into the abyss, the trembling cliff began to shake much more severely.

“Damn, I finally got the ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ and this happens. Heaven, are you fuc*** kidding me!” The cliffs sudden shaking couldn’t help but make Chen Xiang curse bitterly. He wanted to remain calm, so he made himself hold onto the rugged cliff, otherwise, he would’ve fallen down in shock.

The tremors continued to increase in strength and Chen Xiang gradually fell into despair. He, again, looked up and saw a giant piece of rock falling towards him. At the same time, the rock he was holding began to crack.

“God, I just got the Hell Spirit Grass, but now you are bringing me down to hell, are you f**king with me!” Chen Xiang could not help but curse , but this time, the black Qi started to rise up, and the rock Chen Xiang was holding broke...........

“Ah - !” Chen Xiang’s body fell into the abyss, filled with black Qi, and shouted, with unwillingness filling his voice....

After an unknown amount of time passed by, Chen Xiang finally opened his eyes.To his surprise, he was able to see light within the abyss, and what astonished him the most was that there was water present here. He was also able to breathe!

Chen Xiang floated to the surface, and he saw that he was currently in a pool shining with a white aura.

What shocked Chen Xiang, even more, was that, not far from him, there were two stunning girls with long hair, sitting on the ground. And even more shocking than before was that these two celestial beauties were naked! Their two perfect and flawless jade bodies were completely visible in front of him!

Those two, with their pure faces, which were like meticulously carved jade statues, being without the slightest flaw. Their twin peaks were abundant and their waists were slender and smooth. They were beautiful and breath-taking ...... this was Chen Xiang’s first time seeing women as beautiful as them.

The fragrant and stunning scene had a great impact on Chen Xiang, shocking him into stillness, his whole face flushed red and his heart and breathing seemed to have stopped! The two girls were hunkered down and looking at each other. After some time, they finally found Chen Xiang, but they totally disregarded him, and, seeing this, Chen Xiang felt humiliated, as he was totally disregarded by the two beauties.

After a period of absent-mindedness, Chen Xiang was finally able to see that the crevasse was falling apart. There were many cracks and pits visible, broken stones were scattered on the ground and, alongside the broken stones, there were pieces of scattered white silk, which gave him the idea that a battle had been fought here. He speculated that it was these two girls that were the cause of the battle, which had led to their clothes being torn apart.

Chen Xiang did not know about why these two stunning and alluring girls were fighting here, in this abyss, but he realized that these two women were quite formidable, and their strength was beyond the scope of his knowledge, being able to shake the earth and move mountains with their power.

“These two are the cause of my current predicament. They shook the cliff and caused me to plunge down here, but, fortunately, I had some good luck and did not die!” Chen Xiang was angry, but, at the same time, he was curious about these two mysterious girls.

Chen Xiang, slowly walked towards the two women, marveling at their flawless jade bodies.

The abyss next to the ‘Immortal Devil Cliff’ was called hell, but, for Chen Xiang, this hell was similar to paradise. There was a deep pool filled with a soothing white aura and,most importantly, beside this pool there were two stunning naked girls.

Only, at this time, the two girls realized that not far from them, a pair of fiery red eyes were glancing at them, and they felt shame and anger at his leering gaze.

The two absolutely gorgeous girls did not move, yet he felt a monstrous killing intent coming from them. Their perfect eyes were squinting, due to anger, but, for some reason, they were not able to turn their heads.

“Sisters, aren’t....aren’t you... cold? Why aren’t you wearing any clothes? I’m feeling cold just standing here.” Chen Xiang did not know what to say, so he asked a random question.

At this time, the coldly elegant girl, with an ice cold face, said, “You take one more step and I will let you experience the pain of your bones corroding. You might as well just wish for death.”

Although the girl sounded crisp and ethereal and would’ve been perfect but for one thing, her voice didn’t contain any emotion. The girl’s looks and temperament were just like her voice. Her presence would cause anyone, who saw her, to feel cold. Her eyes were filled with a cold aura, revealing a deep hostility in them.

“Brat, if you dare come closer, I’ll make sure you regret ever being born into this world.” The other girl spoke in a low voice. Her voice was pleasing to the ear, coming from all sides and captivating one’s soul. Her beauty was that of a seductress, a stunning masterpiece to all those who saw her.

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Having two stunning beauties standing in front of him greatly tempted Chen Xiang. Though he would never call himself a gentleman, he was not a deceitful person. At present, though the two girls were unable to move, he did not take advantage of them.

Chen Xiang calmed down and then spoke politely, “Ladies, this.....is not intentional. I was trying to harvest some herbs above the cliff, but the cliff started to shake and then I fell. I’m lucky to be alive.”

While talking, Chen Xiang removed two gowns, from his pack, and walked towards the girls. He could see that the two girls weren’t able to move and, in order to not let them feel any more embarrassed, he decided to cover their bare bodies.

Chen Xiang was now much closer to the girls and could not help but let his eyes feast on their exquisite bodies. The elegant beautiful girl could only close her eyes and endure the fiery hot gaze of Chen Xiang, as he looked at her body! She trembled while emitting a cold slaughter Qi, which chilled to the bone, making Chen Xiang tremble.

Chen Xiang’s whole body was covered in cold sweat, and he felt a bit of trepidation while trying to cover the cold girl’s body.

Ahem!

This allowed the girl to become somewhat appreciative of Chen Xiang, and her complexion improved a bit. She was no longer releasing any slaughter Qi.

Chen Xiang arrived at the seductive girl’s side and saw that she was giving him a small smile, which made Chen Xiang’s face slightly red. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down. Only then did he put the gown over her.

This act made the two girls feel a bit of gratefulness in their hearts. They also felt somewhat guilty, as they had just threatened him. Moreover, they were responsible for the shaking of the cliff. If not for Chen Xiang’s luck, perhaps he would have died.

The two girls relaxed a little. Chen Xiang did not do anything dirty to them, and this mindset of his made the girls appreciative. They were very clear on how strong a man’s temptation could be, especially with bodies like theirs.

“Ladies, have you been here for a long time? Can you tell me how to get out? I cannot stay here for a lifetime, I have some very important business to attend to!” Chen Xiang spoke with frustration.

The seductive girl, with a faint smile, spoke softly and said, “Little brother, I have noticed that you don’t have a spiritual vein, and, in this life, you will never be able to become a strong Cultivator! However.....I can gift you an extreme Yang Divine Vein, furthermore, I can teach you some formidable divine exercises and also teach you alchemy, so that you can refine pills. All of this could help you become a formidable Cultivator, but I will only under one condition.”

The seductive girl threw a coquettish wink towards Chen Xiang, which made Chen Xiang’s desire increase a little, yet these words made him slightly startled. However he felt somewhat uncertain, he could see that these two girls were very strong, but since they were currently injured and could not even move, how would they be able to help others?

The beautiful cold girl’s eyes lit up. “Brat, I will also grant you an extreme Yin Divine Vein and teach you how to practice devil exercises! My devil exercises are not any different than my junior sister’s divine exercises!” She looked into his eyes, “Neither of us would lie to you. It is beneath us.”

Chen Xiang’s body shook, only geniuses were born with high-grade spiritual veins. But above High-Grade Spiritual Veins were Profound Veins. After Profound Veins there were Heavenly Veins, above that there were Divine Veins. Having Divine Veins was almost like going against heaven’s will.

“Did you injure your head somewhere from the fall? Don’t make fun of me. I may not have skills, but I’m not an idiot.” Although they were far above Chen Xiang in power, he did not believe them.

“If you obtain these, becoming a formidable Cultivator will not be difficult at all! However, later on, you have to help us restore our strength.” the seductive girl said, shaking Chen Xiang to the core.

The cold girl spoke, “We were attacked by a personal enemy and were severely wounded. We are now unable to move and we even lost our previous strength. Moreover, formidable demon beasts lurk around here, so we have to leave quickly.”

Their meridians, bones, dantian, and internal organs had been hit hard. It can be said that they were completely destroyed, and this was due to the battle with a personal nemesis, which also shook the earth and mountains. This made Chen Xiang shudder.

The arrival of Chen Xiang was undoubtedly a good opportunity for them to leave this place. They knew that this place was frequently haunted by demon beasts and, as they were defenceless, they could end up as a meal, for these demon beasts, at any time.

“You must believe us now, otherwise, you will never be able to climb out of here in your lifetime.” the seductive girl said seriously.

Chen Xiang had a difficult time accepting what the two had said. Receiving Yin and Yang Divine Veins and also getting devil and divine skills for free was a ridiculous idea. But, after considering everything, he could only choose to believe what they said.

Chen Xiang, with a bitter sigh, said, “I do hope that you are not playing me... This young one is named Chen Xiang, how should I address my two elder sisters?”

The cold beauty said, “Bai Youyou.”[2]

The seductive girl with a charming smile said, “Su Meiyao.”[3]

Chen Xiang smilingly said, “Those names really fit you! Alright, what is our next step?”

Su Meiyao said, “We must first enact a blood deed, which ensures that both parties won’t betray each other. We will do this because we will have to live together for a very long time. Transferring our Divine Veins to you is a very easy thing for us. Senior sister and I have dual Divine Veins. Giving you one of them will not affect us.”

Dual Divine Veins. Moreover, they both had them! Chen Xiang’s mouth was twitching. This made it all the more difficult to believe. However, at the same time, his heart was also somewhat excited, because these two formidable girls will live together with him for a very long time, and, for any man, that would be a dream come true, but they still had to rely on him to restore their strength.

Bai Youyou said, “We don’t understand what the other is like, and to prevent that from causing disastrous events, a blood deed is a must.”

Su Meiyao explained the common things about the blood deed and then explained the steps of a blood deed in detail.

The blood deed was simple: first, soak a beast skin in their blood, and then draw the blood deed totem on it, thereafter, write down the contract’s content on the blood deed, then have the three bleed onto the blood deed and the process would be complete. The blood deed will form a contract with the soul, this will allow one to see the contract with their soul.

The blood deed filled Chen Xiang with shock, only at this time did he believe what these two said was real! His heart was also filled with excitement, because, from now on, he will live with these beauties for a very long time. Moreover, this rotted salted fish can, not only, stand up from failure, but also can overturn Tianshan.[4]

After that, the two girls, with celestial appearances, and Chen Xiang formed a contract.

“Sisters, you can’t move because your bones and meridians have received quite severe wounds, right?” Chen Xiang asked, as he just picked up the “Hell Spirit Grass”. This “Hell Spirit Grass” was known to re-grow flesh and bones, and it aided recovering from an injury.

Bai Youyou, while nodding, said, “Our enemy was very strong, but that slut couldn’t kill us directly, due to a blood deed, therefore she destroyed our powers, and then let us sit here to wait for our deaths.”

Chen Xiang’s arrival had, undoubtedly, saved them. Thus, they were willing to transfer their unnecessary Divine Veins to Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang was wrought with fear, these two mysterious girls, with dual Divine Veins, were already very formidable, but their enemy was even stronger than them and had put them in their current states.

“I picked up this ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ on the cliff above. Will this allow you to recover from your injuries?” Chen Xiang asked. Since he would soon have two Divine Veins, the Hell Spirit Grass didn’t matter anymore.

Su Meiyao’s face filled with joy, and said, “Yes, of course, with this we’ll be able to move.”

Chen Xiang grinned, with a simple and honest smile on his face, as he took out one-half of the “Hell Spirit Grass” he divided it into two pieces and fed the two women, feeding the two beauties made Chen Xiang quite happy..........

Although the ‘Hell Spirit Grass’ couldn’t fully restore the injuries of the two, it would, at least, allow their bones to recover without any internal disruption, making it so that they could walk freely, but they still would not be able to recover their strength.

“Sisters, what is your background, and who is your formidable enemy?” This is also what Chen Xiang was most curious about.

Bai Youyou coldly shot him a look with one eye: “On the contract, there was nothing saying we had to tell you about this, I do not have to reply to you!”

Su Meiyao, reorganizing her hair, softly said, “These are things you should not ask, as it will involve you too broadly. You are still young, satisfying your curiosity will only bring fatal disaster to you, which is not good for any of us. Now, let’s transfer the Divine Veins.”

Notes:

[1]:1 Li\=500m

[2]: Bai Youyou (白幽幽) \=幽幽 means distant representing the cold temperament.

[3]: Su Meiyao (苏媚瑶) \=媚瑶 means charming jade representing the seductive temperament

[4]: Tianshan \= Here Tianshan is just used as a reference, and it looks something like this.

To prepare for the Divine Vein transfer, Chen Xiang sat down on the ground, crossed his legs, and concentrated his spirit power.

Both Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao’s delicate hands were pressed against Chen Xiang’s stomach. From their beautiful hands, a black and a white mist surged out. The black was Bai Youyou’s Extreme Yin Divine Vein while the white was Su Meiyao’s Extreme Yang Divine Vein. Both had a mystical appearance.

Within Chen Xiang’s body appeared a white and a black stream, randomly spreading through his muscles, bones, and meridians in waves. As they circulated, his body began to slowly strengthen, wave after wave, and, at last, the white and the black Qi gathered in his dantian, forming a Tai Chi Yin Yang diagram. This was the Yin and Yang Divine Veins!

As Su Meiyao and Bai Youyou saw the Extreme Yin and Yang Divine Veins successfully fuse with Chen Xiang, they could not help but get excited. They originally thought that the fusion of the Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang Divine Veins would be very difficult. For them, this was an experiment, so they didn’t know what would happen, but they certainly didn’t expect it to be successful.

Su Meiyao and Bai Youyou slowly retracted their hands and watched the white and black mist start to rise from Chen Xiang. Both of them had complex and surprised expressions on their faces. According to the knowledge of the sisters, there has never been a single person with both Yin and Yang Divine Veins existing simultaneously. At this time, they realized that this brat, so long as he cultivates diligently, will one day became a universally unrivaled master.

Chen Xiang gradually opened his eyes. He had never felt this comfortable and strong in his life. “So this is a Divine Vein. Ah, it feels so good! Later I’ll be able to enter the True Martial Realm!” Chen Xiang was somewhat excited, and a strange and evil smile flashed over his face, looking very nasty in comparison to his previously simple and honest appearance. This made the hearts of two beauties fill with worry.

In this world of Cultivators, the Mortal Martial Realm is divided into ten stages: Refining Qi, Quenching Body, Martial Body, Opening Vein, True Qi, Divine Sense, True Aura, Divine Power, True Form, and finally Completion.

Above the Mortal Martial Realm is the True Martial Realm. It is the dream of many Cultivators to reach the True Martial Realm. After reaching that realm, one will be filled with overwhelming force, and their lifespan will be extended up to a thousand years.

Chen Xiang was currently at the 3rd level of the Mortal Martial Realm, the Martial Body stage. For a long time, he had been unable to enter the 4th level of the Mortal Martial Realm, the Opening Vein stage.

“True Martial Realm? That would simply bring disgrace to the Divine Vein,” Bai Youyou spoke with disdain.

Su Meiyao gave Chen Xiang a serious look, “You have Yin and Yang Divine Veins, your outlook must be more open! In this world, power never completely stops advancing. There are many different worlds. You are currently in the Chenwu Mainland, and this is only a small piece of land in a mortal world.”

“You have to remember the contract! You must help us restore our strength! This is not a simple matter!”

Chen Xiang nodded repeatedly and said, “As long as I am alive, I will certainly fulfill the contract and restore the strength of you, two sisters.”

Bai Youyou nodded with satisfaction, “The quickest way, to restore our strength, is to use dans, and they must be very high ranking dans! After our strength is restored, the contract will be complete. At that time, we will be able to take our revenge.”

Chen Xiang felt a little lost, but, if the two beauties stayed by his side, it was certainly something to be happy about. Su Meiyao removed a ring from her beautiful hair and threw it towards Chen Xiang, saying, “Put a drop of blood on it and it will recognize you as its owner. Using this ring is similar to using a storage pouch, so put my elder sister and I in it, then you can climb back up! You should not stay down here much longer, this place is frequently visited by demon beasts.”

Dripping blood on it, Chen Xiang established a contract with the ring. The space inside the ring was very small, yet, in Chen Xiang’s knowledge, legendary storage rings should have a space as vast as a sea.

However, one could place living creatures in this storage equipment! This made Chen Xiang marvel. Common storage pouches were very rare and are distributed by sects in the immortal mountains. While they were rare, they certainly couldn’t hold living creatures inside.

According to Su Meiyao’s words, he placed the two women into the storage ring. As he put it on his finger, the ring became invisible. This made Chen Xiang admire it even more.

He ate the dan, given by his father, and, with plenty of stamina, he started climbing the cliff, leaving the Death Qi filled abyss beneath him. For him, this was a very arduous challenge. Climbing the cliff made Chen Xiang even more depressed because he was not able to see anything, due to the black Death Qi, which also increased the difficulty of the climb.

After arduous climbing that lasted for a full day, Chen Xiang finally reached the top. Now that he had completed the climb, he realized that it really wasn’t all that difficult due to the Divine Veins. As he was climbing up, he absorbed large amounts of Spirit Qi which entered his body and eliminated the fatigue, making him as energetic as a dragon and as fierce as a tiger throughout the entire climb

After Chen Xiang got his bearings, he embarked on his way back towards Wohu city.

Although he was not able to see Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao inside the ring, he was still able to sense them.

“Sisters, when are you going to teach me those divine and devil exercises?” Chen Xiang impatiently asked as he was very curious about those divine and devil exercises.

“Your body is too weak at the moment, thus, you will not be able to withstand the devil exercises.” Bai Youyou transmitted, in an ice cold voice.

Su Meiyao said, “You can practice the divine exercises anytime, but first you should return home. I also plan on teaching you alchemy.”

Chen Xiang, in his heart, was delighted and started to run as fast as he could.

In the southern part of the Southern Martial Empire, Wohu City, with a population of one million, was quite large and prosperous. It was also the place where the Southern Martial Empire’s famous martial arts family, the Chen Family, lived!

The Chen family had several thousand years of history, and even now, their strength was still quite formidable. With a very rich heritage, they were able to survive for several thousand years, which proved their strength.

The Chen family was also very wealthy, and, inside Wohu City, they are the most powerful economic force. The Chen family villa occupies several thousand acres of land, with a countless number of courtyards and numerous gardens. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, so, even if someone wanted to sneak in, they would get lost.

Tianhu Park, anyone can guess that this mansion belongs to Chen Tianhu, as a Chen family member having a prominent position, owning a huge house is a normal thing for that person.

“Dad, I’m back!” Chen Xiang returned and rushed into the library, as he knows his father is always there.

Chen Tianhu laughed and said, “You smelly brat! You finally came back. Did you know that there is a little beauty here, waiting for you? Do you still remember the little girl of the Xue family? Your little wife?”

Chen Xiang brow wrinkled, in his mind, there was an attractive little girl, with skin like jade, that he played with when he was only five or six years old.

“Father.......you mean Xue Xianxian?”Chen Xiang asked, remembering the girl of the Xue family. She came and visited the Chen family when she was small. At that time she and Chen Xiang had both played for the entire day, both had a very good time and, later, their families arranged for them to be married.

Chen Tianhu nodded his head, “Right, that little girl is in the villa, just as you went out to look for herbs, she came, and pleaded me to allow her to see you.”

Chen Tianhu smiled and looked out of the window as he said this, Chen Xiang followed his father gaze and saw a girl, with skin like jade, walking in the courtyard outside.

The girl had long hair, a white full body robe, and was adorned with shining golden ornaments. Seeing the girl’s attire, which was similar to that of a fairy, Chen Xiang couldn’t help but be dazed by her beauty. That girl was only fourteen or fifteen years old, yet her skin was white as snow, giving her a beautiful appearance and making people unable to move their gaze from her.

When the girl saw Chen Xiang through the window, her beautiful face was filled with joy. She charmingly shouted, “Brother Xiao Xiang!”

The sound of her voice was gentle and lively, capable of captivating a person’s soul. Chen Xiang admits that, although this girl was younger, whether it be temperament or appearance, she could stand shoulder to shoulder with the two beauties inside the ring. Let alone the fact that this girl was not yet to fully developed.

Chen Xiang swallowed saliva and with a dry laugh said, “This truly is the eighteen changes of a grown woman[1]! I didn’t think that this little girl will turn into a fairy.”

This girl was the Xue family’s beloved daughter of the heavens, Xue Xianxian.

“This girl is my fiancée?!” Chen Xiang cried in his heart excitedly.

If it was before, Chen Xiang would feel his heart constrict, because he didn’t possess any Spiritual Veins. But now, he had the Yin and Yang Divine Veins! So long as he was given time, achieving the pinnacle level of martial arts was not just a fantasy anymore.

Xue Xianxian lightly smiled, and little dimples emerged on her cheeks along with a charming blush which made Chen Xiang absent-minded again.

Chen Tianhu laughed and then patted Chen Xiang’s shoulder, saying, “You two can catch up.” Chen Xiang, while laughing, hastily ran out from the library.

Coming into the courtyard, Chen Xiang, without any pleasantries, grabbed Xue Xianxian’s soft beautiful hands, and then quickly led her out of the line of sight of his father, as if they were going to do some bad things in their own small time.

Chen Xiang, along with the little fairy, came to his own house, making many other Chen family children envious as they went.

“Xianxian, how long are you going to stay with the Chen family?” Chen Xiang asked, while laughing, and squeezed Xue Xianxian’s cute, dimpled face.

Xue Xianxian, with a smile, softly said, “Xiao Xiang brother, my father and I came to Wohu city to talk to you, so we’re not going to stay for very long.”

During childhood, Xue Xianxian got a strange disease and came to Wohu city for a cure, at that time, Xue Xianxian body was weak, and looked thin and frail, so, in the Chen and Xue familes, she was often bullied. Only Chen Xiang took good care of her and played with her.

During that time, it made her really happy. He also encouraged her to be strong, so she could fight her illness, and also gave her a few precious dans.

These things were engraved in Xue Xianxian heart and, even when she knew Chen Xiang didn’t have any Spiritual Veins and thus no future in martial arts, she still decided to marry Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang was at somewhat of a loss. He also liked Xue Xianxian very much. When they were children, both families knew Chen Xiang did not have Spiritual Veins, so Chen Xiang also didn’t have any playmates. Therefore, he and Xue Xianxian were like two peas in a pod.

“Brother Xiao Xiang, my family told me to dissolve the marriage, but I disagreed, so they made me go see the Yao family and meet their young genius of alchemy.” Xue Xianxian saw Chen Xiang’s complexion changing, and, with a chuckle, said, “Rest assured, I would rather die than marry that Yao family brat. Also, I have heard that he has a very nasty character.”

In the whole of the South Martial Empire, Xue Xianxian was considered a genius among geniuses, with her cultivation at the 6th level of the Mortal Martial Realm and being only fourteen. On the other hand, the Yao family also had a sixteen-year-old genius, who was able to refine dans. In everyone’s eyes, they were the definition of a perfect couple.

Chen Xiang was very calm. He now had the Yin and Yang Divine Veins, and two unidentified, yet formidable, women as his tutors, so he now had the confidence that, in a short amount of time, he could catch up with the Yao family’s young alchemist.

Chen Xiang grinned, touching Xue Xianxian elegant charming cheeks, and smiled as he said, “Xianxian, you go to Yao family and say you already have a fiancé, and, if he still refuses to accept, then tell him to come and challenge me.”

Seeing Chen Xiang being so confident, made Xue Xianxian very glad. She stood on her toes and kissed Chen Xiang on his lips, then, bowing her head, said, “Brother Xiao Xiang, you must become stronger, I am worried about my family, as they will not hesitate to break us apart.”

Xue Xianxian gracefully moved through the courtyard, like a swallow, her movements agile and elegant, but also making Chen Xiang become distracted, like a fool. In his mind, the image of Xue Xianxian kissing his lips appeared.

Chen Xiang licked his lips and, with a smile, said, “That little girl has grown up a lot.”

Notes:

[2]: (女大十八变) Literally: The eighteen changes of a grown woman. Meaning\= All of the changes that a girl goes through when turning into a woman