Chapter 1

Shenwu Continent, Tai Xu Ancient Region, Yanyang City!

Ye Han stood at the entrance of the city, his clothes tattered and his body covered in blood, rushing straight to the Ye family residence.

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"Zixuan, look what I have." In the backyard of the Ye family, Ye Han opened his palm and looked at the woman in front of him.

"What is it?"

The woman looked down and her face lit up with surprise: "A Heaven-grade medicinal pill, the Canglan Pill?"

"Exactly. I searched for half a year in the Cold Abyss Mine and finally found this pill for you. With this, you can quickly break through and become an inner disciple." Ye Han handed the pill to her.

"I never thought the Cold Abyss Mine would have such treasures." Zixuan took the pill, overjoyed: "Brother Ye Han, you gave me this Canglan Pill, but what about you?"

"It doesn't matter to me." Ye Han responded confidently.

He extended his right arm, and as he channeled his yuan force, golden patterns appeared: "Zixuan, when I obtained the Canglan Pill, I accidentally swallowed a golden fruit, which gave me a special constitution. Even without the Canglan Pill, I can still become an inner disciple."

The woman's eyes sparkled: "These patterns are so unique. You actually have a special constitution?"

Ye Han nodded firmly: "Yes, Zixuan. Once I truly become an inner disciple, I will ask my adoptive father to grant us a marriage, setting our wedding date."

"Great, that's wonderful. I, Ye Zixuan, have finally reached this day. Brother Ye Han, I also have a great gift for you. Wait for me in the backyard." Ye Zixuan said and left with the Canglan Pill.

"Great gift? I, Ye Han, have done so much for you, and I don't need any return..." Ye Han smiled and shook his head.

After changing his clothes, Ye Han took out a small wooden box from his pocket and looked at the two thumb-sized pills inside: "There are still two Canglan Pills. One must be kept for my adoptive father, and the other for my teacher."

Over the past half year, he had endured countless hardships in the Cold Abyss Mine, almost losing his life. Fortunately, his final harvest was astonishing, and it was worth it, a bitter but sweet experience.

On this Shenwu Continent, medicinal pills, cultivation techniques, martial skills, and divine abilities are divided into five grades: Human, Mystic, Earth, Heaven, and the incomprehensible Divine.

In this Yanyang City, let alone Heaven-grade pills, even Earth-grade pills are rare and precious. Obtaining three Canglan Pills and a special constitution in the Cold Abyss Mine is a tremendous stroke of luck.

"I must cultivate diligently in the future, strive to revitalize the Ye family, and repay my adoptive father for his years of nurturing." Ye Han thought to himself as he washed up.

Bang!!

The door was suddenly kicked open, and Zixuan and a middle-aged man entered.

"Adoptive father, Zixuan, you're here?" Ye Han looked at the two who had suddenly burst in, surprised and speechless: "I did get a great opportunity, but you don't need to be so hasty. I was planning to visit you later..."

The middle-aged man grabbed Ye Han's arm: "Let me see your special constitution."

Ye Han frowned, channeled his yuan force, and golden patterns immediately appeared on his right arm, shining brightly.

"Father, it's the golden patterns, right?" Zixuan said from the side.

"Correct, the dragon pattern is the most prominent. This is the Heavenly Dragon Battle Body!" The middle-aged man's breathing quickened.

Crack!!

A scream echoed, and Ye Han's body trembled as he heard his bones shatter.

"Adoptive father, you..." Ye Han shouted in shock.

Before he could finish, the middle-aged man grabbed Ye Han's right arm, his fingers piercing through the flesh, and pulled out a bloody golden bone.

"You destroyed my battle bone?" Ye Han screamed in rage.

The middle-aged man's face was calm and cold: "The Ye family has raised you for over a decade. A mere battle bone is not enough to repay us. Using it to help Zixuan, you should feel honored."

At this moment, Zixuan began searching through Ye Han's clothes and quickly found the box: "Ye Han, you really don't know gratitude. You obtained three Canglan Pills and kept two for yourself, not offering them all."

"Adoptive... Ye Yangfu, why?"

"I, Ye Han, have been loyal for years, with no second thoughts. This time, I thought of you and Zixuan first. Why would you destroy my battle bone?" Ye Han's eyes were bloodshot.

"Just a bastard, after all, an outsider. How can you talk about loyalty?" Ye Yangfu kicked Ye Han away and wrapped the golden bone in yuan force: "Let's go, Zixuan. You still have a few months before you come of age, and your bones are not yet set. This Heavenly Dragon Battle Bone will be useful for you."

Zixuan nodded: "Thank you, Father, but..."

A dagger appeared in Zixuan's hand, her eyes fixed on Ye Han: "Cut off the roots. This bastard shouldn't be left alive."

Ye Yangfu glanced at Ye Han: "Let him live for a while. If he dies, it won't be good for Yanyang Academy."

"Since we can't kill him, we should cripple him." Zixuan sneered and stabbed at Ye Han without hesitation.

Ye Han quickly dodged, his face pale: "Zixuan, you've already taken the battle bone. Why go this far? Why cripple me?"

"Ye Han, you're just a bastard. The Ye family feeding you is already a great honor. How dare you even think of my father granting us a marriage? You deserve to die."

"I, Ye Zixuan, am a princess of the Ye family, destined for greatness. How can you even touch me?"

"Grant a marriage?"

"Do you even deserve it?"

Zixuan sneered and struck out with a palm, knocking Ye Han's arm away.

Quick, accurate, and ruthless, without a moment's hesitation, the dagger pierced Ye Han's abdomen.

A sharp pain spread, and blood splattered, soaking his clothes.

Ye Han felt a searing pain, his yuan force draining away like a burst balloon.

"My qi sea... You destroyed my qi sea?!" Ye Han's body trembled, as if he had fallen into hell.

Even without the battle bone, he could still cultivate. But now, with his qi sea destroyed, years of hard work were wasted, and he was now a cripple.

He never imagined that his adoptive father, Ye Yangfu, would personally dig out his bone.

Zixuan, his childhood friend, was so cruel and heartless, personally crippling him. If not for his status as a common disciple of Yanyang Academy, he would already be a corpse.

"I, Ye Han, am still a disciple of Yanyang Academy. You crippled my qi sea and took my battle bone. Aren't you afraid of Yanyang Academy's investigation? My teacher won't let this go." Ye Han glared at the two.

Zixuan looked at Ye Han with disdain: "You went to the Cold Abyss Mine, faced danger, and barely escaped with your life. Your cultivation is already ruined. What does it have to do with the Ye family?"

"As for your teacher, he's just a laughingstock at Yanyang Academy. Once I refine the Canglan Pill and fuse the Heavenly Dragon Battle Bone, I will be the top genius of the academy. What can your teacher do to me?"

"Since Father has spoken, I'll spare your life for now. In the future, you will obediently serve as a servant of the Ye family." Zixuan turned away in disgust and left with Ye Yangfu.

Watching the two disappear, Ye Han's body trembled with despair.

"Years of hard work destroyed, reduced to a stepping stone for Zixuan. I, Ye Han, am not willing to accept this!"

"Nine Realms Dragon Suppressing Tower, come out..."