TDG: Time-Space spiritualist Chapters 2+3+4

Shen Xiu was explaining the differences between the spiritualists and fighters.

She said that fighters can always train and work harder. But no matter what level they reach, they won't reach a level of a spiritualist who can fuse with a demon beast and use its abilities and have its strength.

Even when comparing a Demon Spiritualist with a Fighter from the same rank, the spiritualist would always be in the advantage, and could even fight a fighter who is a rank above him.

She then showed the students what a spiritualist can do. After getting wrapped by red aura she transformed into a cute version of a fox woman.

Her ears became fox-like while a red fur tail appeared from her back; her long slender nails turned into claws.

'And here I thought I would never see a fox woman.' Ye Qi checked her from head to toe. She was still looking hot, but with cuteness added to the equation now.

Opening her palm, a very hot flame danced there.

"… And once I reach the 4th-star Sliver Rank, I would be able to fuse with a stronger Demon spirit and replace my current Scarlet Flaming Fox."

With a wave from her hand, the hot flames, which was nothing like Ye Qi had ever seen, vanished.

Ye Qi turned to Nie Lie, expecting to see him sleeping, as his soul is going back from the future.

However, there was one thing that was missed.

Something that didn't match the TDG he had read.

Nie Lie wasn't sleeping. He was paying his full attention to Shen Xiu, and he didn't look confused.

'Maybe it happened when I was focusing on the curves?'

Ye Qi didn't have the confidence that he has the perfect memory to remember the details of this event… except for the bet.

'Okay Shen Xiu, let's see if I'm gonna say, RIP you were hot.'

After checking out the hot teacher for a longer time, he felt something was missing.

"Although the Orchid Institute says that all of you are equal, the truth is you are not. " Shen Xiu said.

She continued, "The commoners and those without talent can only dream to become spiritualists. It would be better not to waste your time, your family recourses, dreaming big and think you can change anything behind your hands. Not to mention that most of you have access to a very lousy cultivation method. It would be better if you try to make it into fighters…"

When Shen Xiu started her famous speech, about how those without talent and money shouldn't dream big. Nie Lie only clenched his fist and didn't say anything. He was having his head low. The other commoners, who happened to be his sidekicks from the original novel, didn't say or do anything.

'This Nie Lie doesn't have cheat codes?'

Ye Qi, by now, could have that simple realisation.

This is another timeline.

Nie Lie didn't reincarnate or have his memories from the future. With this, Nie Lie wouldn't have something to make a bet with her how commoners, without talent, can reach the highest level of becoming spiritualists.

'I guess now if everyone had the same otherworldly knowledge, talent would be the only difference.

'This guy now is just an aristocratic kid, who would cultivate for his whole life to reach Bronze Rank, and he had a crush on Ye Ziyun, but would die from blushing before approaching her.'

Now, given this fact alone, it would mean that the Holy City would face a possible annihilation in 1-2 years from now.

Ye Qi then looked in Ning'er direction. She would still be sick. But on the good side, she wouldn't spend her whole life chasing after Nie Lie.

Still, it was a pitiful sight to see a young person suffering in secret.

Shen Xiu voice filled the hall. "Does anyone has an objection about the hard truth?"

Almost everyone lowered their heads. Except for the ones with talent.

Talent in this world is determined by one's colour of Soul Realm.

If it was red, it would be better to do push-ups and forget about being someone high. In the class, Ye Ziyun had a cyan soul realm, one the best talent, followed by Ning'er and Shen Yue, who has it green.

Ye Qi didn't have bad talent. But he didn't have a great one.

According to this world's cultivation methods, it would only get him to golden rank.

'However…'

He only has a cheat, a powerful one.

He could just bust up here and make a bet with Shen Xiu; like Nie Lie would have done.

However, he somehow agreed with her. Seriously, what can people do without cultivation methods from another world?

'That's not my problem. Not something I should focus on.'

Ye Qi closed his eyes, trying to think of the future.

'Something worse is going to happen.'

About two years later, a terrific demon beasts horde would invade Glory City. The legendary Ye Mo would fight bravely against them.

It was written that he would be able to defend Glory City.

However, the head of the Sacred Family would stab him before fleeing to a parallel world with his family, leaving everyone in Glory City to die.

If Ye Mo, who should be a Demigod at that point, knows about that little detail…

'In worst-case scenario… I can always tell Ye Mu when he comes back from the Nether Realm… though I don't think that City Lord would believe me if I tell him about the future. And that's two years from now.'

'In the best-case scenario, I can always cultivate in secretes. Subduing the Sacred family would surely allow me to achieve my dreams.'

Ye Qi wanted a long life with beauties in this world since he has the chance to achieve that.

Since Nie Lie is nothing now, Ye Qi thought that he can take the leads now.

There is no winner side or losing side to take. Meaning… He took a glance at Shen Xiu again, taken by her curves and beauty. It was a good way to spend the rest of the day. She was surely a mature fantasy woman with a breathtaking appearance.

The class progressed normally.

"Now, you can leave. Don't forget to do your homework." Shen Xiu waved her hand and the documents on the table vanished to her storage ring.  "You don't have to show me. I don't care anyway."

She didn't look like the angry teacher that was written in the first chapter.

Seems that no one told that her family are a bunch of… whatever.

'If Nie Lie didn't go back in time, that mean…'

'The Temporal Demon Spirit Book!'

Ye Qi opened his eyes widely.

If what he is thinking is right, then the Demon Time Book is still in this world. That was a very strong otherworldly tool. Who has it, can cultivate what worth hundreds of years in few days.

'It should be in a desert, behind the mountains At least I know that detail.'

With this in mind, Ye Qi could venture into the As. Ancestral mountains and reach some temple in the desert, before having that book for his own. If he has it, then he would surely be able to live the life he desires without a bother.

'But there is one problem.'

Ye Qi lifted his head. The fact is, outside the mountains, if he went as he is, all of the Demon Beasts can take his life easily.

He is just an ant here. And Demon Beasts outside are from Silver Rank to Legendary Rank, in millions are out there.

'I'm in no hurry. I can get out when the right time calls it.'

Shrugging his shoulder, Ye Qi walked down, to Shen Xiu, who is getting some questions from students.

When he passed by Ning'er seat, he threw a paper next to her scroll and walked while pretending that he did nothing.

It was something he did from his goodwill — telling her to stop cultivating at Night, and to look at the library for a massage technique for herself.

Ye Qi doesn't care that much about her. But she was a pity that he did this.

"Excuse me teacher, Shen Xiu ."

Ye Qi, who forgot that he is still a teenager, still has the guts to pick up girls just like he did in his previous life. Honestly, he liked the villainies and didn't mind acting like he is going to do now.

"Yes, Ye Qi." She looked at him with her crimson eyes.

Ye Qi wanted to go with a line like, go out with me.

However, he didn't want to court death.

"I have few questions about the lecture you did." Ye Qi said.

If there is something that he learnt from his previous life, how to make friends with college teachers for grades and make them feel good about themselves. It was a science and an art.

"Don't you have someone to teach you at the Snow Wind Family?" Shen Xiu crossed her arms, making her huge breasts give a firmer appearance.

This was a hard woman to pick up on. Ye Qi forced a smile seeing how she was waiting for an answer. Nonetheless, that what makes it easier. For a prideful young mistress, you need to boost her ego, then pull yourself back letting her miss that feeling, after getting used to it. Her ego then would work against her.

'Different mouth, same bias.'

"Well, as parts of Major Families, I think you know why they sent me to school." He smiled. "However, for someone like me, I would prefer to learn from a smart person. Like yourself teacher Shen Xiu. After all, that's my first impression. Your speech, here, was heart touching."

Shen Xiu stared at Ye Qi for a couple of seconds, examining his face. He looked to as an honest person. She rubbed her small nose's tip slightly and said, "fine, I guess that my duty as a teacher." She let her defences down for the current second. As a prideful person, she felt quite praised.

'Okay, that's a jab.' Ye Qi thought in himself. "Now, I just want to know more about the fire inscriptions, which you said they would be left for later…"

Shen Xiu found herself answering Ye Qi questions, like a teacher. Ye Qi was pretending to hear the answers. And whenever she gives an answer, whether dumb or smart, Ye Qi gives small praise. As Josh, he thought this would work on older women — though she is only 20 years old.

If you ask Ye Qi when he gets out about what he had learned, he wouldn't know what to answer. Shen Xiu was honestly teaching the brat of the Snow Wind Family. While teaching him and getting praised, she got a good feeling.

When this was over, Ye Qi smiled at her face. "Thank you, teacher. It was, mind-opening."

Shen Xiu, although she wasn't too fond of Snow Wind Family, found that she didn't feel too bad about this brat.

"Any time, this is my job. Don't hesitate to learn."

"I'm lucky to have you as a teacher." Ye Qi gave a small bow before leaving.

His smile vanished all of the sudden. 'I have no idea what she just said. But seems we are good.' He smiled again.

He cracked his neck and bones as he made his way through the door. Ye Qi, on his way, saw his cousin. There was a heartbreaking scene. Ziyun tried to talk to Ning'er, only for the latter to ignore her and go on her way.

"You're fine, sis."

Ye Ziyun turned, when she felt a hand on her shoulder, to find her cousin there.  She was surprised at first, feeling someone's hand. Soon, she lowered and nodded with her head.

"So, how did it go."

"Nothing much." Ye Ziyun turned her head. Other than that boy from the Sacred family staring at her annoyingly, the class went well.

"Ah." Ye Qi sighed. "You'll get through it."

"I don't what you are talking about. By the way, you seemed to be too interested in learning. To take a lot of the teacher's time." She said, "Uncle would be happy to see you doing your best. Probably, he will tell my father… you know, you are making me look bad."

Ye Qi chuckled. "Not exactly. I just like Shen Xiu and wanted to court her. You misunderstood it."

"Ha. Ha. So funny." Ye Ziyun lifted her eyebrows. Not knowing if she should cry or laugh at his joke.

Ziyun clicked her tongue. Ye Qi had just ignored all of the cuties in the institute and yet approached the 20 years old older teacher. Boys usually hit on girls in their age or way younger. And for the fact she knew him his whole life, she knew that her cousin was a man who had a crush on Ning'er.

"That's your choice." Ye Qi shrugged his shoulders. "Anyway, if you don't need anything, I would be heading on my way." Ye Qi was about to leave.

"Are you heading to the mansion?" came Ye Ziyun's question. Ye Qi shook his head and she asked. "Then where?"

"To the market, there are few things that I want to buy." Going to the market was a must to him. Ye Qi needed to buy materials to know what type of his soul realm is.

"Mmm." Ye Ziyun joined her hands together. "I'm going there as well."

As a young girl, she likes to shop. Going alone didn't look like a good idea.

"Let's go together, young sister."

"Hey, we are the same age, remember." She said, "in fact, I was born before you, so I should be addressed as the big sister."

"Don't you want me to spoil you, fine?"

Ziyun sighed as she suppressed a chuckle. "Our old siblings are the spoiled ones."

"You mean the foster one." Ye Qi raised an eyebrow

"That's not different in father's eyes." Ye Ziyun bit her lip upon mentioning her older foster brother. That guy, not only is taking her father's whole attention but was eyeing her ever since he was adopted. Just because he is talented, she was left in the corner to work hard.

"Don't worry," Ye Qi patted her arm. "I believe that you would surpass him in two years."

Ye Qi knew that, even without Nie Lie, she would reach Gold Rank at age of 15. Ye Qi had thought about this.

That can be related to one of the treasures that they would find in the future. Something outside the city.

'Shouldn't be there an amulet that would double the cultivation speed in the ruins outside the city.'

Ye Ziyun saw Ye Qi was honest. She nodded at him, even though she doubted the validity of his words. But. It is always good to have someone from the family who understand you.

"Mm. Shall we go?"

Since the institute was near to the market, it wasn't hard to reach it from their spot by walking. Most of the students, after finishing their classes would go shopping.

Here, one can buy all of the things he wants to. On his way with his Ziyun, some female classmates spotted Ye Ziyun and came to greet her. Since she was the daughter of the City Lord, it was obvious that some would stick to her. Ye Qi greeted them back when they had said hi.

Ye Ziyun forced a smile and talked with the girls. Apparently, Ye Qi was a target to some of these girls, as someone from a Major Family, and a handsome man.

But, after clashing with beauties such as Ye Ziyun, Ning'er… and most importantly, the mature teacher, Shen Xiu, he wasn't very into them.

He only talked politely to them before reaching one spot.

"Shields Shields. 20.000 Demon Coin"

"A sword with fire inscription! It is only for 100.000 Demon Coin!"

The sounds of sellers filled the market. The students around touched their pocket.

A commoner family would be making 3000 Demon coin a year, that was a known fact. Most of the families would save to have their children enter the institute since the fees are the same as their yearly income.

Hearing the prices here made most of them feel poor.

Even the ones from Aristocratic families and Noble families didn't feel great here.

After all, unless they are direct young masters of the patriarchies, they wouldn't have a big allowance.

"We'll depart from here." Ye Qi said to Ye Ziyun.

Ye Ziyun halted her steps and glanced at him. "Do you need anything? Some extra demon coins, or…"

"Nothing really. Father gave me enough…" Ye Qi bit on his tongue. Though he isn't the direct son to the patriarch of the Snow Wind Family, Ye Xiu wasn't a cheap person.

"Move from the way."

Ye Qi halted his words when he saw a tall blue-haired teenager making his way, filling his chest with air as he passed by Ziyun.

The son of the Sacred Family patriarch, Shen Yue glanced in Ziyun's direction before looking

"This armour looks interesting, how much for it."

"Lucky for you. This armour has an inscription made from the blood of a Silver Rank Demon Beast. I will give you a good deal, 60.000 Demon Coin."

Shen Yue smirked as he waved his hand. From his ring, crystal papers that resemble Demon Coins appeared on the table.

When Shen Yue looked in their direction, the commoner girls screamed when unable to resist the charm and the money of the young master, who also happened to be the nephew of Shen Xiu, to who Ye Qi is planning to court.

Ye Ziyun didn't look affected. However, she was more annoyed. Money is the last thing you use in face of a rich girl. Ye Qi saw Shen Yue trying to approach.

Remembering his older brother words, Ye Qi sighed. Shen Yue is only a brat, annoying brat.

"I'll do you a favour," he turned to Ye Ziyun and grabbed her hand all of the sudden. "Just follow me."

Ye Ziyun opened her eyes wide as she stared at his hand. This is the first time a boy grab her hand and walk on the market with her.

" Brother Qi, what are you doing?" She asked, opening her eyes widely.

"Shen Yue is coming to flirt with you; do you want me to leave you with him." Ye Qi said. As someone from Earth, holding someone's hand to get her from the way wasn't something to mention. Here, however, it was a different culture. Ye Ziyun turned her face to see that Shen Yue stopped his steps while staring at them. For someone from her age, she could tell that he is trying to get closer for the purpose of marriage. She now understood why Ye Qi is grabbing her from her hand, acting as a shield. She bit her bottom lip and turned to walk with Ye Qi.

"Help me," she whispered. Still, she felt strange when holding his hand.

"Don't worry. Turn here."

They made Shen Yue lose his way. Ye Qi then ordered a waggon for her, to take her to the City Lord's mansion. Ye Ziyun gave him a small thank you before giving him a list of things to buy for her.

"Sure, sure."

Ye Qi waved his hand, before he walked back into the market, looking for a specific shop.

Ye Ziyun smiled at his back as she got inside of the waggon. That was somehow exciting. Although she couldn't talk to her childhood friend, this chase and escape were relieving.

"Pushing political marriage, done." Repeating his brother's words, he clapped with his hands.

Ye Qi, soon, stopped in front of one stall.

There was a list of crystals, from all of the kinds, placed inside a glass shelf.

Looking at them, he nodded. Demon Crystal, unused one. This was what he needed before he could start cultivating.

These things are what is used to measure soul force… each can measure depending on its quality. For someone who has yet to start cultivating, a small unused one would be enough.

"How much this one." Ye Qi pointed at one.

"5000"

"I'll take it."

"Thanks for the visit. Feel free to come here again, Young Master."

The seller addressed his customer respectively as he looked at Ye Qi's leaving back.

Ye Qi excited was holding the crystal.

This was his first step to start his path to achieve what everyman desires.

Unknown to him, someone was watching him while gritting his teeth.

--- Chapter 3:  

Ye Qi had already gone back to the City Lord mansion and was now sitting in his courtyard.

"Here, eat well, Yeye." Said a black-haired woman.

She bent down and placed a plate full of fruits and nutrient demon beast meat in front of Ye Qi.

The woman had long black hair that was tied in a bun, a huge chest, snow-white skin, and blue eyes.

"Mom, I told you not to call me that."

This 27 years old woman was his mother and the second wife of his father.

The age gap between them wasn't that great. Not as close great to the age gap between her and his father, who is definitely older than 40.

She was a talented inscription and  Gold Rank Spiritualist. The Snow Wind family knew what they were doing for sure to pick up talents for their individuals to marry.

Although his father was hard on him, his mother was always soft on Qi and treat him nicely after he is done training.

"Stop being shy. Now, tell your mother about what you learnt today.."

She grabbed his cheek. Her tone was teasing honestly. Qi, who was seeing her as a woman whom he met at his twenty, didn't feel too comfortable with her grabbing his cheek and touching him like that.

Qi smiled slightly and gave a short report about what happened today.

The woman, Ye Luo, seemed to be interested in the details.

"Have you met any cute girl who you like?"

Ye Qi rolled his eyes and turned his face.

Ye Luo just chucked and teased his cheek. "Don't hesitate. Just ask her out. With your statue, you can get anyone."

"I'm not too comfortable about talking about that." Ye Qi could only force a smile. "Besides. I need to cultivate."

"Heh. you are a hard worker for sure." Luo Qi chuckled. "Just don't be too hard on yourself, and eat well before that."

"Thanks."

"Oh, by the way."

Ye Luo waved her hand. A group of scrolls appeared in front of him.

"Sell these if you ever needed the money. Your father doesn't need to know about that."  These scrolls had a strong inscription and were made up with her soul force and rare ingredients. They would sell well in the market for a good price. Ye Qi stared at his mother with eyes wide opened.

'You may not be my mother. But you are my mommy.' These were his thoughts about her now.

"Thank you, mom."

"I'm always happy as long as you are."

After she left, Ye Qi closed the door of his courtyard.

He didn't reach 18 and here he is living in his own house.

Shaking his head, he waved his hand, and a crystal, hand-sized and colourless, appeared in the middle of the room. Ye Qi sat cross-legged.

He held the crystal, took a deep breath, and channelled the little soul force he had. These crystals would usually be used to see the colour of the soul realm and measure the soul force for Bronze Rank Spiritualists. However, according to the Chinese Manga, only non-used crystals can show what kind of soul realm and attribute he has. When Ye Qi channelled his soul force there, the changes on the crystals appeared. A reflection of a yellow river flowing in every direction was shown. It wasn't water, and it wasn't anything else.

A yellow soul realm, average talent, and a soul force of 30.

Nothing to mention.

However, the attribute his soul realm has, he didn't have any, as he is seeing.

An Attribute-less River that flows.

That's the new name he picked up for his soul realm.

"Good news is, I have attribute-less soul realm."

The cultivation method he has was about cultivating the Time-Space Law.

His technique allows him to transform his soul attribute slowly to use Time-Space. Each attribute has its own cultivation style.

However, for an attribute-less, he can directly start with the cultivation. Once he reaches a higher level, he would be able to learn more of Time-Space skills.

'Probably I may become a Spiritual God here.'

These were very strong existences here in this world.

If things process smoothly, then he wouldn't need Nie Lie to deal with troubles here at all.

'Now, for a clear mind, all I have to do is not to think about my teacher, and cultivate.'

Ye Qi tried his best to adjust his seating position. It was very basic for every spiritualist to take a comfortable sitting position before starting cultivating. Sitting in Lotus position wasn't so helpful. Ye Qi ended up lying on the bed.

While breathing slowly, the soul force in the air was getting absorbed by him. All of the thoughts, external ones should be pushed. Cultivating in this world was surprisingly easy. All you have to do is to chant according to the cultivation method. The chanting has to be so quiet, so others can't steal your method, of course. While doing so, Ye Qi felt changed in his soul realm. It was opening up. The river in his soul realm started flowing in reserve and growing larger.

Ten minutes passed, one hour, three, four… he lost count of how much time had passed.

Finally, when his stomach started growling, Ye Qi opened his eyes to see Ye Luo, his mom, staring at his face.

"Mom, what are you doing here." He asked in surprise.

Seeing that he opened his eyes, she said, "dinner is ready, your father wants to dine with you and your brother before he goes outside the city."

"Mm…" Ye Qi nodded as he stood up, finding that his legs were numb. Luo held his arm not letting him fall and giggled. "You know, there is a reason why others sit cross-legged while cultivating their soul realm."

"Oh." Ye Qi opened his jaw as if realisation stroke him. No wonder his legs feel so numb that he couldn't walk. "I get it."

"Now, take bath and come to the dining hall."

"Alright."

Ye Qi nodded slightly as she left. Staring at her, he nodded, His father, surely, a lucky old man. Life as an old person while having your own harem sounded good in his ear.

But first, one needs to make sure that he lives to that age.

Ye Qi picked up the crystal when his mom had left and injected his soul force there.

This was the first time he had cultivated, and he had to see how much he progressed.

Injecting his soul force there, he found a number that almost stroke him.

[Soul Force: 95]

That was so fast!

He is only 5 soul force points away from becoming a Spiritualist —  Bronze Rank.

Even a genius like Ye Ziyun wouldn't reach this level after one cultivation night — Not without the cheat like method from Nie Lie anyway.

Suddenly, a piece of information reached his brain.

<<The Eye of the Present and Past: a skill that allows the user to see things in past and read the intents. Allow the user to read through anything>>

That was a skill that he got after his first cultivation session.

The method of how to use it appeared in his mind.

He felt that he can do it without effort.

However, it consumes soul force to use it.

He held the crystal, curious of what this skill can do.

Suddenly, his eyes' colour changed to silver.

The crystal in his hand started glowing.

Flashes of the crystal in the seller's hand started to appear, moving back to the time it had been inside of a mine outside of the Glory City.

"I just found where the mine this one came from."

Ye Qi massaged his legs, so he could feel them again, before walking to have dinner with his family now.

Although the future is full of promises to him, it would be rude to ignore having dinner with his family.

Ye Qi now felt true that he is walking on the path to achieving his dreams.

'Luckily, the old man is leaving, and I can cultivate all the way I want without his harsh training.'  This seemed to be promising, with him having his first cultivation skill.

Ye Qi suddenly thought. What if one bought a mirror from a women clothes store and decided to use it on it… would he see the past.

He shook his head. 'That's too cultured for this world.'

-x-X-x-

Xiao Ning'er, the daughter of the patriarch of the Noble Family, the Lightning Dragon family, was currently sitting inside of her courtyard. It was night, and her usual time of cultivation has arrived. She had already cultivated for the day, and now, since it was night, she wanted to sneak outside and cultivate her soul force at night.

The reason she didn't want to do that home is that her father would go against it, saying that she is going to become Shen Fie's wife and she has to take things easy. Ning'er never wanted to marry that playboy. Just because she is beautiful, her family is treating her like a tool. Her only hope to escape the marriage from Shen Fie was to cultivate and reach the Bronze Rank as soon as possible. Once the hard work shows its result, she would be shown as a genius, and her family wouldn't force her to marry that man.

She thought about Ye Ziyun. The two of them were friends, childhood friends. However, unlike her, Ning'er was being used as a tool by her family. That girl, though they were friends one, Ning'er sees her as a rival, someone who has the freedom she desires.

Ning'er shook her head. She took a peek at her storage ring, looking for the things she had learnt from school today.

Revision them before going to train was something that she didn't see the harm in. Opening her storage ring, she saw that there was something besides the scroll she used to write on. Getting it out along with the scroll, she had a flashback of what happened in the morning. Ye Qi, the cousin of Ye Ziyun, had put this sneakingly under her scroll as he had made his way to ask the teacher.

She was a beautiful girl, one of the most pretty two in her generation. Love letters weren't something new for her. But the fact that she is engaged made others get away from her. No one would go to confess to someone who is going to join the Sacred Family. She knew, that from the past, Ye Qi had a small crush on her.

What's with him." She shook her head, taking that paper, and starting to rip it off.

However, something made her regret her actions.

As the shreds of the papers were falling, she could take a glance at them and read their content.

<<Don't cultivate at night.>>

<<It will only cause you bruises more pain…>>

Just seeing these two lines, she opened her eyes widely. She hadn't even told her father about her bruises, which were hiding in her feet and chest. She also covers these areas so well. So, how in the hell did he know about them.

Looking now at the messed up paper shreds, she looked at something else that caught her eyes.

<<your cultivation would go back to zero if you don't stop.>> <<If you want to heal>>

Surprised she picked up the shreds of the papers and put them together. She regretted that she threw them in a moment of frustration. Now, after few minutes of putting them together, the beautiful mature girl opened her eyes widely.

<< If you want to heal yourself. Go to the library and look for…>>

"What in the!"

She opened her eyes widely. No one knew about her decease, except for her. However, he knows? That should mean he has a clue for a cure, right?

She believed that he has a clue about the cure.

Seeing that she lost one shred of the paper, she shook her head and looked at the door. Ye Qi had written that she needs to stop training at night. It would only make her pain worse. And there is nothing that she can do about it.

She went back to her bed and hugged her knees to her chest, biting her lips in frustration. If she doesn't cultivate, she would not be able to change a thing about her fate. Shen Fie was known for being a playboy. Someone who sleeps with commoner girls and throw them away when he is done with them. There are even rumours about him having children.

She took a deep breath. Ye Qi seems to know a cure for her, even to give her a hint for it slightly.

"Guess no choice but to rest for the night." She lowered her head while thinking about Ye Qi.

Wondering how did he know about her condition. He must be mysterious that she used to think of him.

-x-X-x-

Ye Qi stretched his arms as he was heading to the school. His soul force is at 95 and that his rank as a fighter is 3 Stars Bronze. That would make him look like a true genius in the eyes of the others. Even Ye Ziyun who has a Cyan soul realm wouldn't be compared to him.

'Don't get cocky…' Ye Qi looked at the passing clouds. 'You aren't a thing, yet.'

This is a world… no, a city where life can end at any second.

People in Glory City, despite being more than a million, are afraid of the Demon Beasts horde that can knock at them at any second.

If not for his Grandpa, Ye Mo, then everyone here would have died twenty years ago.

Ye Qi now was going to the institute. Last night, he had one last dinner with his family before his father had departed to venture outside the Glory City.

For Ye Qi, this was good news.

At least, there won't be more harsh training for him.

Shaking his head, he walked excitedly to the Holy Orchid Institute.

Cultivation and flirting with a hot teacher was his recipe for future happy life. But it's not like he had forgotten who she is.

'Bad habits from an old life.' Ye Qi chuckled when he entered his class.

Ye Ziyun, as soon as she saw him, gave a small smile. He nodded back at her as he took his seat and starred around. Nie Lie was here as usual. This means that he didn't reincarnate for sure. Ye Qi now believes that there is only one cheater in this universe.

Looking around, he found some big pretty honey brown eyes staring at him. The other beauty of the class, Xiao Ning'er was looking in his direction. Ye Qi made eye contact. She didn't seem she would take her eyes back very soon and only kept looking at him.

Knowing that she may expect him to blush and turn his face, Qi shook his head. "Do you need anything?" he directly asked.

Ning'er, not expecting that he would talk to her coldly, opened her eyes widely. Is this how boys are treating girls, pretty ones? But nonetheless. Ye Qi must be thinking that she got his message, completely, and hadn't lost the most important part. As she was about to stand and go to his place, the door of the class was slammed open.

Shen Xiu scanned the class with her red eyes. Ye Qi smiled when their eyes met. She pushed her crimson silk hair back and swayed her full hips as her long legs made their way to her desk. Ye Qi could only follow them and sigh silently.

"Shall we start?" She said, not sounding like the very firm teacher who was antagonising Nie Lie.

The class progressed as usual. Shen Xiu gave a small lesson about the Fire-type Demon Beasts and how they act and react and all. It was essential notes for both spiritualists and fighters. Ye Qi was only taking notes on her chest was jiggling, or how he suddenly started to favour the red colour.

When the class was over, Ye Qi pretended to be innocent and went to Shen Xiu, talking and asking few questions. Unlike yesterday, she was more open to talking. Ye Qi took her notes while praising her. Things were smoother today. They always get smoother the next day.

"Now, you can leave," Shen Xiu stood up ready to leave the class as she was done showing Ye Qi her wisdom. To Shen Xiu, It felt really good to praised by one student. Though she saw that his talent was average, just like hers, he was a good student who is willing to learn and make her feel that she is doing a good job. At least, it's better than advising the commoners who don't know where their lives may head to.

"I'm enlightened, thanks to you." Not remembering a word of what she had told, Ye Qi said, silently taking a glance at her chest. Since he was just a teenager, and that she was a woman with a tall build, his eyes naturally fell on the big soft melons in front of him.

"Anytime." She replied and walked past him.

Ye Qi, on the other hand, smiled and turned. 'No one goes to school to learn, for sure.' Now, it would be a good time to cultivate and try to reach a higher level.

As he turned with the foxy smile on his face, he found a girl, a mature one with pale skin and long fair brown hair staring at him, while standing so close.

He almost freaked out as she was too close all of the sudden and that she came behind him sneakingly.

"Hey! you almost gave me a surprise," he said as he almost made collusion with her.

"Ye Qi..." She said, repeating every word slowly. The fact that his gaze is piercing didn't escape her eyes. How should she start talking? "Yes, how can I help you."

"About your message." She said, thinking about her next words.

Ye Qi raised his eyebrow as if he doesn't know what she is talking about.

The fact that he tried to help her was only something from feeling pity.

He didn't want to start some drama with young masters by showing that he's interested in helping her.

Not yet.

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

"I have seen you throwing it under my scroll." She said. "I wasn't mind absent. I want to know, how did you know that I am si— "

"If you got it, then good for you. Pretend that nothing happened. Agreed?" Ye Qi stretched his arms and walked past her.

"Wait." She said, putting a hand on his shoulder. Ye Qi frowned. He had already helped her and told her you're welcome in his way. She should be in the library, looking for one book of many to help herself. But instead, she is here.

"Please, I need your help."

Ye Qi's face turned pale when he saw her biting her lip and looking at the ground, avoiding making eye contact with him.

'Don't tell me she is expecting for me to look through many books with her now.'

That was too much effort.

However, the way she looked, she was too cute. And that sad expression and a pretty face.

'I wonder which one is harder to resist. Puppy eyes or this.' Ye Qi needed to tell her the truth. 'The puppy wins.'

"I can't look in the library." He said.

If she is expecting him to do the rest of the offer then she has to reconsider that.

"No. It's just… she lowered her head. "The last part of your letter. I lost it. Can you tell me which book contained the healing method for me?"

Ye Qi, somehow, could understand. She must have ripped off the paper when she was in a bad mood, and then she regretted it. "You thought it's a love letter?"

Ning'er opened her eyes widely, her cheeks beamed with red blush. "No… my spatial ring must have been overloaded. And somehow, the most important part wasn't stored."

"Let's say I buy it." Ye Qi scratched his forehead. He himself doesn't remember the details from the Tales of Demons and Gods he had read a long time ago.

"Honestly, I don't know. It should be something from an ancient empire. It's a massage technique. Look for anything that massage the Yin soul force out of your body. That was the content of the letter, look for an ancient massage technique."

"You don't know exactly what it is…" She murmured. "Yet you know about my condition and that there is a cure…"

When Ye Qi was met by those eyes, he said.

"In fact, I only read about your condition from an old unfinished book. It was a translation project made by one of our deceased snow wind family experts. That's how I knew that you were sick, and that's how I knew there is a cure." Ye Qi paused for a brief. "I had done what I can, the rest is up to you."

Xiao Ning'er opened her eyes widely. "I'm sorry for doubting you. But I still don't understand. You must have sharp eyes to know my decease…"

A doctor still needs to look at his patient to know what's with her.

'look' was the keyword.

"Who knows. My eyes are normal. Maybe everyone else is blind." Came his reply. "If there is nothing, I'm leaving."

Ning'er put her hand on his shoulder. "Wait," she said, making him pause again. "if you can please, don't tell anyone about what you know."

"I'm not intending."

"And also. Can you help me?" Ning'er now knew that she may need every help she can get. After all, the pain which is taking over her is getting more severe. Not to mention, there is a risk that her cultivation would be lost. When Ye Qi glanced at her with those purple eyes, she said, "Please."

Ye Qi rolled his eyes. She isn't leaving him, will she? "I will consider that."

"Thank you." Ning'er's face beamed with a smile. Before he could change his mind, she walked away, to the library's directing.

"I didn't say yes." He sighed. Looking at her back, he realised that she may be more mature than she is. She was already tall for her age. And her shape was of a mature woman with a chest that was huger than his cousin's.

'Huh, and here I thought that One Piece's girls have wild shapes.'

After leaving a sigh and preparing to leave, he was met by Ye Ziyun. She smiled at him like usual and asked. "What were you talking about," she said, pointing to Xiao Ning'er. "Nothing really."

"Can't I know?"  "

She wanted my help with something."

Ziyun opened her eyes widely. "She needs something, can you tell me, maybe I can help as well."

Ye Qi understood. This one is trying to make a friend with Ning'er again. How can someone be so pure? Nodding with his eyes closed, he put his hand on her shoulder. "Just finding some book about something."

Ye Ziyun took a step back, frowned a bit and said, "are you really that ignorant."

"Ignorant to what."

Ye Qi didn't understand.

"Nothing. You should help her if that is the case. Just don't cross the borders. You know about her condition."

Ye Ziyun thought that Ning'er didn't really need help to look for a book. Ye Ziyun smiled. "I may come to help you as well in that case. Don't forget to tell me."

"As you wish." Ye Qi said.

Ye Ziyun nodded as she looked at his face. Ye Qi, he was too Innocent. Even for someone as pure as Ziyun, she could tell that Qi was purer for her to not understand obvious thing like this when a girl asks him to look in the library with her.

Anyway. She would take this as a chance to talk with her childhood friend.

Ye Ziyun smiled, "Let's meet at the market before going home."

"Mmm." He nodded. Ye Qi was intending to cultivate as soon as he goes back home anyway.

Ye Qi then picked up his things and got outside the institute, while thinking about all of the things he would do at home.

However, on his way, he had felt some bad feeling.

"You, stop there!"

Qi's face became ugly.

'Did I have to jinx myself?'

With a deep frown, Ye Qi turned to the arrogant voice's source.

----Chapter 4: 

"What do you want?"

Ye Qi's lips twitched, seeing that his future nephew with a group of guys, crossing his arms and looking at him.

"You dare to ask!" Shen Yue exclaimed.

Ye Qi looked at the young master, from the other family.

Shen Yue was a blue-haired man, with handsome features. He was tall for his age, just as Ye Qi.

If there is one thing that was known, it would be that if they were to fight, nothing would be considered, since the two of them are young masters from equal families.

"No, I'm just figuratively asking."

Ye Qi answered with sarcasm, looking at the 3 people with Shen Yue. After seeing the height of these people and their clothes, it would be easy to tell that they are commoners and students from the older classes.

"Tsk, tsk."

Shen Yue clicked his tongue. "You know, Ye Qi. I've seen how you grabbed Ye Ziyun's hand that day. You know that I've, because of you, spent my savings on something useless, which only led me to deal with the commoner girls. Do you know how lewd it's to hold her hand in front of me?" He said, with a hit on anger. Shen Yue made it look like that Ye Ziyun was already his wife and Ye Qi took her hand in front of him.

"First of all. What you have to do with all of this. She's not your girl. And second, fuck off. I don't want to make a bad impression on your aunt. Respect your future uncle, kid."

Ye Qi answered.

Unknown to him, by addressing yourself as someone's uncle, a cultivator would take it as a figural insult.

Ye Qi only meant it as literal fact, though.

Shen Yue furrowed his eyebrows, glaring angrily at Ye Qi. The guys with him had their lips twitch.

"Very well. You insulted me first. You won't blame me then." Shen Yue said, veins appearing on his forehead.

"When did I?" Ye Qi raised his eyebrows.

He didn't even start insulting yet. Now that's it. This guy clearly is here for troubles. Ye Qi would disciple his future nephews if he had to.

"Get him." Shen Yue pointed with his hand forward.

They weren't in a public place. Just at a corner next to the walls of the institute. Most of the students by this time would be either eating or touring at the market. There weren't many eyes to witness what will happen.

When he saw the commoner old boys moving, Ye Qi channelled his soul force to his body.

Although Spiritualists show strength when they fuse with a Demon Spirit, it doesn't mean that they can't be like fighters.

There are fighters as well who cultivate soul force because they can't integrate with Demon Spirits — those can use techniques according to the attribute of their soul realm, and as strong as any fighter can be.

Ye Qi, who was trained from his young ages and drank expensive elixirs, felt a bit excited to fight. The kids who came to him were commoners in older classes. They were between 1 start to 3 Stars Bronze Rank fighters.

When the first one appeared in front of him, Ye Qi sneered at him. It's time to use the young master card. But first, he wanted to do this.

The commoner froze in his place, seeing such sneer.

Clenching his fist, Ye Qi punched him in the face. The commoner fell on his back with blood flowing out of his broken nose.

"What are you waiting for! Get his ass beaten up!" She Yue yelled at the two. They are 15 years old, yet they got one of them beaten.

Afraid from their young master, the two Two-Stars Bronze Rank fighters charged at Ye Qi. Although that he may be a 3rd-Star Bronze rank fighter, he is still one person, and one person has two arms, two legs, and one brain.

However, unknown to them, Ye Qi had a very strong soul force compared to non-spiritualist to them, which would increase his speed, reaction speed, and the fatality of his fist.

Nonetheless, he is still one person.

But, Ye Qi has one more power at his disposal.

The most powerful abilty.

The power of the young master.

"You dare to go against me, from Snow Wind Family" Ye Qi has a crazy sneer, eyes sharp focused on the two guys. "I will have your family's members in the front gates to face the demon beasts. As for you two, I'll send some elder to cut your heads."

The two fighters froze in their place, looking at the purple-eyed person, who just went angry all of the sudden.

They were shaking, hearing such a strong threat, and they froze.

They started to think, and their hearts almost stopped beating.

That's right. What they are doing. Ye Qi is a son of 5 Stars Black Gold Ranked, and his brother is a genius in a spiritualist class. If they had done anything to him, they would be punished severely. Even if their families were to get killed, no one would miss them, because they are commoners.

As they were frozen, Ye Qi clenched his fist and gave a punch to one guy, sending him flying away.

It feels good to use the power of the young master, honestly.

"What are you doing!" Shen Yue yelled from the side. These coward commoners. Do they think that the situation was over? "If you don't do a thing. I would be the one to apply his threats."

The remaining one looked at Ye Qi with eyes full of tear. He is between two young masters. The commoner thought about it. The Sacred Family people are known to be more evil in Glory City. Closing his eyes, he lifted his arms and dashed and Ye Qi,  leaving his guard open and inviting the second young master to hit him.

Ye Qi could obviously tell this. He lifted his foot and kicked the fighter on his stomach, sending him flying and rolling on the ground until he passed by Shen Yue. The commoner lied down, pretending to sleep, his eyes half-closed. He wanted to see how the resolution.

Obviously, Shen Yue would get his ass beaten now.

"Hey get up." Shen Yue yelled. He looked between his sleeping subordinates and yelled again. "I'm not paying for you to sleep, get up!"

"Your luck is over."

Shen Yue knew that he was fucked up when he heard these chilly words. Although Shen Yue was a genius from the Sacred family, he is still a Rockie cultivator, and he is not a fighter at all. Ye Qi, who has been practising as a fighter from a young age, had a very strong body in comparison.

"If you beat me now, remember that in the future that I would cultivate to surpass your rank as a spiritualist. By then, you don't want me to pay back." Looking at the equal in height boy, Shen Yue forced a smile.

That was his last resort.

Ye Qi paused for a second. Shen Yue sighed in relief when he saw Qi staring at him with eyes widely opened.

"Now, you understood—"

"So what."  Qi found it really funny. Is it the fate of everyone who has a powerful cheat to be challenged in cultivation based worlds? That was so ironic because as he is now, Ye Qi is better cultivator and fighter. How can his nephew be so naive? That's unacceptable. He needed to teach him a lesson for his aunt sake.

"Excuse me?" Shen Yue didn't believe what he just heard.

"Even if you cultivated in the future. What can your family do." Ye Qi smirked and stood up in front of the blue-haired young master. "And even If you got stronger, it would be in the very far future. By that time, you can do nothing, unless you wanted to provoke a war between two major families."

"I'm a direct son to the patriarch." Shen Yue felt cold sweat on his back. This, this is the presence. He needed to get his ass out of here.

"You are not the heir." Ye Qi cracked his fists. "Both of us has an equal statute."

It was well known that Shen Yue was a son of many direct descendants of the patriarch. The only reason he is chasing after Ye Ziyun was to guarantee his position within the Sacred Family.

"Can you let me go pleased?" Shen Yue bit his teeth, looking at Qi's eyes.

"No, as your uncle, I have to teach you how to see a Mountain Kai —"

"Mountain Tai, I believe you mean."

"Did I allow you to correct me!" Ye Qi frowned. How was he supposed to remember every Wuxia line? "And you forgot to call me senior."

"Come on, they used to say that before the ages of the darkness."

Shen Yue turned to run away. But he was too slow as Ye Qi held him from his collar. Using his inhuman strength, which isn't something worth mentioning in this world, Ye Qi lifted Shen Yue and slammed him on the ground, making him lose consciousness. He had to make sure not to kill him, just give him a slight beating. He didn't want to provoke someone who has the Dark Guild behind them.

Unless he reaches the level of Legendary or gets the Temporal Demon Spirit Book, Ye Qi needed to act like a kid who fights another kid. He thought that Shen Yue wouldn't mention something embarrassing such as getting his ass kicked. When he looked at Shen Yue on the ground, he sighed. This would only be considered as a kid fight.

"Behave like a good nephew." Ye Qi patted Shen Yue, who was groaning in pain as he lied on the ground. "Next time, I won't be as soft."

Very soon, someone came and took Shen Yue to the nurse. By that time, Ye Qi had left and gone to the market.

Ye Ziyun was there, waving her hand at him and smiling. He smiled back. When he started walking aside her, she noticed how he was smirking.

"You look to be happy. Did something happen?"

"Yes, you can say." Ye Qi lifted his head.

"Is it Xiao Ning'er?" Ye Ziyun said what's in her head.

Ye Qi lifted his eyebrows before staring at her pretty face. "No," he shook his head, showing honesty here.

Teasing, she was getting bolder. "Don't you think she is pretty?"

"I do. I just prefer  mature ones."

Ye Ziyun opened her eyes widely, blushing when she saw him lifting his head. What does he mean by that? Ning'er has a chest of grown-up woman… what would that make Ziyun by then.

"Ouch, why did you hit my shoulder." Ye Qi held his shoulder.

"Use proper language, please." She said, turning her face.

Ye Qi just chuckled, before wandering the market to make a list of what to buy, before going back to the mansion, to his courtyard.

Sitting in the middle of his courtyard, Ye Qi took off his robes and decided this time to take a better sitting position to cultivate. The last time, he had felt his legs getting numb because he had cultivated while lying on his back.

Sitting on a wooden comfortable chair, he opened his mouth and started breathing slightly, chanting the Time-Space cultivation method. A grey aura wrapped him, as the soul force was being absorbed from the air. His aura was growing stronger with each passing moment. The muscles in his body were tensing up with each passing minute. After a couple of hours, Ye Qi's hair floated up.

Crack…

The sounds of a glass getting break could be heard from his body. Ye Qi opened his eyes all of the sudden, as his soul realm grew big all of the sudden.

<<100 soul force>>

The energy around him was getting absorbed to his body in a faster rate. He didn't need a crystal to tell him that he reached that mark. Qi just reached the first level for someone to become a Demon spiritualist.

Although Bronze Rank spiritualist couldn't integrate with Demon Spirits, they can be still considered as good fighters. They can use their energies to use inscriptions. Ye Qi didn't want the excitement to draw him out of the mood of cultivation. He closed his eyes again and continued chanting.

After some hours, it became night again. Ye Qi opened his eyes, feeling so refreshed. His eyesight felt better all of the sudden. Opening his palm, visible energy danced there. That was a good clue that he can get his energy out of his body, which meant that he is a 1st Star Bronze Rank spiritualist now. However, that had been achieved some hours ago.

Going to the crystal he kept in the corner of his room, he poured his soul force there. The river appeared on the crystal's glass. Ye Qi was surprised that the river now had a vortex inside.

But whatever, to his main focus. His soul force jumped up to 160.

Wait…. Although the results were too good. Ye Qi noticed something.

The rate at which he was gaining soul force became slower a bit, didn't it?

Yesterday, his soul force jumped almost +80 points.

But today, it was only 70.

That was a sign most won't worry about. But it would be better to deal with things like this now.

'Didn't the main protagonists cultivate faster as time progressed,' he thought about Nie Lie, the original one?

He then realised it. 'To cultivate faster, one needs more recourses.'

Nie Lie was a lucky person who gets his hands on good resources each time. Not to mention, he had a vast knowledge of Alchemy.

Alchemy. It was so good to progress faster. However, in this world, Glory City is suffering from the lack of pill recipes.

That was only due to one fact. The ancient recipes were lost after the demon hordes.

After the Darkness Ages -- the ages where the demon beasts annihilated the empires -- humanity took the remaining of the books from the empires and lived in the Glory City, which had been established 1000 years ago.

After 1000 years, the humans were venturing in the ruins, getting books from ancient empires and the kingdom's ruins. However, because most of the people in Glory City not knowing the ancient languages, the ancient knowledge was lost.

After living in Glory City, people were more focused on gaining political power, and for the fact that Demon Beasts hordes were always there, the people didn't pass the ancient languages.

"The eyes of the present and past…"

Ye Qi murmured to himself. That skill of his, it allow him to see the past of the things and understand the intent behind the ancient words.

That was the first Time-Space skill he had got.

Unlike the people from Alchemy Association, who had few people doing researches to gain back those recipes, Ye Qi can learn them easily if he is willing to spend time.

Ye Qi stood up and opened the door of his courtyard. He went to his mother's office, where she was busy making inscriptions for the people of his family.

After greeting her, and getting asked to give her a kiss on the cheek, she asked him, "Yeye, what are you doing here."

"I've told you not to call me that." Ye Qi smiled at the young woman.

Just seeing her face, and knowing her age, it made it hard to see her as a mother figure. Probably like a bigger sister would be more appropriate.

"Shy, aren't you?" She held a brush and turned to the scroll, moving very slowly and carefully. "If there is nothing, then I'm busy for now. We can talk tomorrow."

"Well, in fact, there is something." He scratched his chin and turned his eyes.

Snow Wind family was the ruling family of Glory City. Not to mention that they were direct descends for the Snow-Wind Spiritual God. They should have a great foundation. Ye Luo stopped what she is doing and stared at his face.

"I need books, about Alchemy, from the family's library. It would better if they were written in the languages of the previous empire." He said. "Can I get them?"

"Mmm… do you even know ancient languages?" She asked. She herself barely knew extra one, since her job was to search about inscriptions.

"I can always learn." He shook shoulders.

"Sure, I can get you that. But I prefer to do that in the morning," she then went back to work on the scroll. "If you allow me, I'm busy tonight."

"Thanks, love ya," he stated before closing the door behind him.

Facing her office with his back, he let a long sigh. Apparently, he would be visiting the library of the institute as well.

After eating a big meal, Ye Qi went back to his courtyard and sat down on his chair, closing his eyes again, before cultivating.

Before going to the institute tomorrow, it would be preferable if he could the max benefits from the time he has now.

Time is gold after all.