3: Incomplete Heavenly Rank cultivation technique, married into the Ji family

"Jiang Yunfan, how dare you injure me? You just wait, I will definitely..."

Before Jiang Haitao could finish speaking, Jiang Yunfan stomped his foot on his chest. "Jiang Haitao, I've tolerated you for long enough. You can mock me, but if you dare touch my sister, I'll make sure you pay."

"Right now, I am the Young Lord of the Jiang Family. Even if I'm only Young Lord for a day, I am still the Young Lord. If you dare disrespect me, even if I hit you, the Grand Elder won't dare do anything to me."

The reason Jiang Haitao dared to be so arrogant was that his grandfather was the Grand Elder, and even his father had to show him deference.

Jiang Yunfan warned, "Remember this: if you see me in the future, walk around me. Otherwise, I will beat you every time I see you."

"Yu Rou, let's go."

The brother and sister left.

Jiang Haitao stood up, looking at Jiang Yunfan with eyes full of hatred. "That brat Jiang Yunfan has been hiding his strength, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. I will definitely make him pay back double for today's humiliation."

Jiang Chen said, "He's about to become a matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family. What can you do to him?"

"This guy is truly despicable, hiding his strength and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger all this time. It hurts so much."

He rubbed his chest.

Jiang Haitao sneered, "Jiang Yunfan may have left the Jiang Family, but his sister is still here. That girl's Aptitude is extremely high. I'll just arrange for her to marry into my mother's clan."

Jiang Yunfan did not know that Jiang Haitao, in order to take revenge on him, planned to force Yu Rou into a marriage alliance. If he knew, he would definitely harbor murderous intent. His sister was his reverse scale; whoever touched her would die.

Jiang Yunfan brought Jiang Yurou to the outside of the Scripture Pavilion.

"Wait for me outside."

Jiang Yunfan entered the Scripture Pavilion alone. An Elder was guarding the Scripture Pavilion. He bowed to the Elder, "Greetings, Elder."

The Elder returned the greeting, "Greetings, Young Lord."

The status of the Young Lord was equal to that of an Elder. Jiang Yunfan, now honored as the Young Lord, was no longer the same as he used to be.

Jiang Yunfan walked towards the pavilion. When he reached the upper floor, the shelves were filled with Cultivation Techniques and Secret Manuals, all of Yellow Rank High Grade. Other lower-rank Cultivation Techniques were on the first floor. The Rolling Stone Fist he Cultivated was only Yellow Rank Medium Grade.

Cultivation Techniques were divided into four ranks Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow with twelve grades. Above the Heaven Rank were the Saint Grade and Emperor Grade.

Jiang Yunfan found the Northern Darkness Profound Art. He opened it and saw that it only contained two layers of the Mind-Cultivation Technique.

It was too severely incomplete; no wonder no one Cultivated it.

It was also the fault of the Jiang Family Members for not recognizing its value.

Even with only two layers of the Mind-Cultivation Technique, its value was enough to rival a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique.

The Cultivation Technique could not be taken out; it could only be memorized.

Jiang Yunfan had a good memory and quickly memorized the few dozen characters of the Northern Darkness Profound Art.

He returned the Northern Darkness Profound Art to its original position. Immediately after, he selected a Cultivation Technique named the Tidal Sword Art.

After memorizing the Mind-Cultivation Technique and Moves of the Tidal Sword Art, Jiang Yunfan returned the Secret Manual to its original place and left.

Leaving the Scripture Pavilion, Jiang Yunfan took Yu Rou and departed.

Returning to the courtyard, Jiang Yunfan brought Yu Rou into the room. He passed the Northern Darkness Profound Art and the Tidal Sword Art on to her.

Yu Rou's memory was even better than his, and she quickly memorized them.

Jiang Yunfan took the Storage Pouch out from his embrace. "Do you know what this is?"

Jiang Yurou said, "Isn't this just a sachet?"

"What sachet? It's a Storage Pouch."

"What! A Sto "

Jiang Yurou exclaimed in surprise. Jiang Yunfan quickly covered her mouth. "Be quieter."

Jiang Yunfan released his hand. Jiang Yurou whispered, "Brother, where did you get the Storage Pouch?"

Jiang Yunfan said, "I obtained this through an Opportunity."

He took a Spirit Stone out of the Storage Pouch. "This is a Spirit Stone. Take it back. The Northern Darkness Profound Art I taught you can absorb Spiritual Qi. With Spiritual Qi, your Cultivation Level can rapidly increase. When I'm no longer in the Jiang Family, you'll be able to protect yourself."

Although he had many Spirit Stones, he dared not give Yu Rou too many. One was enough; more would only bring harm to her.

"There is one more thing you must remember: the Acquired Realm has a Tenth Level Extreme State. In the future, you must never rush to Breakthrough to the Innate Realm. You must first temper the great dragon of your spine, clear the spine, and Breakthrough to the Extreme State. Only then can you fully stimulate your potential."

"Brother, I remember."

Jiang Xuerou did not ask why the Acquired Realm had a Tenth Level. If her brother said there was a Tenth Level, there definitely was.

The brother and sister Cultivated the Northern Darkness Profound Art in the room.

The Northern Darkness Profound Art was a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, extremely profound, and could not be fully comprehended overnight.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Ji Family Members came to the Jiang Family to welcome the groom, bringing over a dozen boxes of betrothal gifts.

Ji Long said, "Patriarch of the Jiang Family, please invite the groom out!"

Madam Liu said, "I have already sent someone to invite him."

Jiang Yunfan put on the groom's attire with the assistance of Ning Xiang.

The System pushed a piece of information.

[Today's Information (red): Inside the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, there is a thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, the purple bauhinia grass. The purple bauhinia grass can strengthen one's Meridians and can also repair damaged Meridians.]

[Today's Information (blue): The phoenix hairpin on Ji Yao's head is a Sacred Artifact. The artifact spirit is dormant, and it hides the ancient clan Legacy, the Nirvana Sutra. Only Ji Yao's ancient clan Bloodline can cause the dormant artifact spirit to Awaken.]

He currently had no time to look for any Spirit Medicine.

Ji Yao actually possessed a Sacred Artifact, and she herself didn't even know it. It seemed this was her Opportunity for rise.

"Brother."

Jiang Xuerou threw herself into Jiang Yunfan's arms and started crying.

Jiang Yunfan patted her back. "You're this old and still crying? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? I will come back to see you. Once I establish myself in the Ji Family, I will bring you to the Ji Family to enjoy a good life."

Jiang Xuerou knew that matrilocal son-in-laws were looked down upon. She didn't ask her brother to take her to the Ji Family; she only wished that he could live well.

Madam Liu's maid, Bai Yu, urged, "Young Lord, the Ji Family Members are all waiting. Please hurry! Don't miss the auspicious hour."

Jiang Yunfan gently pulled Yu Rou away from his embrace. "Don't follow."

He resolutely walked out of the room. Jiang Xuerou chased after him, but she did not continue following, only watching her brother leave with reluctance.

A moment later, Jiang Yunfan arrived at the main hall of the Jiang Family. He bowed to his father and Madam Liu. "Greetings, Father. Greetings, Mother."

Madam Liu smiled kindly. "The auspicious hour has arrived. Go! After becoming a matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family, you will be a Ji Family Member. Once you arrive at the Ji Family, you must be honest and law-abiding."

*Guard your sister! You venomous woman, you're just hoping I never return,* Jiang Yunfan cursed silently.

He said to his father, "Father, your son has one request."

Jiang Li was in a good mood and said, "Speak! What is it? Your father will definitely agree."

The person Jiang Yunfan was most worried about was his sister, Yu Rou. "Father, Yu Rou has good Aptitude. She has already Breakthrough to the Acquired Sixth Level. With a little Cultivation, she will definitely have a chance to join an Immortal Sect. I hope Father can Cultivate her diligently, protect her, and not let her be bullied."

Jiang Li said, "I didn't expect Yu Rou to Breakthrough to the Acquired Sixth Level at only sixteen years old. She should indeed be properly Cultivated. She is my daughter, and I will Cultivate and protect her. Go with peace of mind!"

*If you truly treated her as your daughter, you wouldn't have ignored her.*

Jiang Yunfan only hoped that his father would protect Yu Rou in consideration of his merit for becoming a matrilocal son-in-law for the Jiang Family in the Ji Family.

After bidding farewell to his father, he left the main hall.

After leaving the Jiang Family, a Ji Family Member led a precious horse forward. "Brother-in-law, please mount the horse."

Jiang Yunfan flipped onto the horse and rode away without looking back.

The wedding procession followed and departed.

Jiang Yurou came to the main gate. Watching her brother's departing back, tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes.

A few hours later, the wedding procession arrived at the Ji Family in Tianqi City.

The Ji Family was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, and guests gathered like clouds; it was extremely lively.

"The groom is here."

Everyone looked towards Jiang Yunfan.

Zhao Yun, the Second Young Master of the Zhao Family, looked at Jiang Yunfan with cold eyes, showing surprise. *It's not Jiang Beixuan. Did Jiang Beixuan die, and the Jiang Family found someone else to replace Jiang Beixuan as the matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family?*

He knew the Zhao Family had spies in the Jiang Family. He had come to the Ji Family precisely to watch the Ji Family become a joke. The fact that the Jiang Family found someone to replace Jiang Beixuan as the matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family proved that Jiang Beixuan was dead.

He sneered inwardly, waiting to watch a good show.

At this moment, Jiang Yunfan was like a monkey, allowing everyone to observe and judge him.

"The groom is quite handsome."

"I never thought Jiang Beixuan, one of the Four Heroes of the Great Zhou, would become a matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family. It seems the Jiang Family is truly declining."

The four Great Families of the Great Zhou were Ji, Zhao, Chen, and Jiang.

The Jiang Family ranked last. With the death of the Jiang Family's old master, the Jiang Family might not even be able to retain its position among the Four Great Families.

Zhao Yun stepped forward, pointed at Jiang Yunfan, and exposed him publicly. "He is not Jiang Beixuan! The Jiang Family simply found someone to fool the Ji Family."

"What! He's not Jiang Beixuan?"

Everyone was stunned. They hadn't expected the groom to be replaced. What a trick of 'stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timber'! Everyone waited to watch the show.

Jiang Yunfan knew he would be recognized, but he hadn't expected to be exposed the moment he stepped into the Ji Family.

The Ji Family Members were all enraged.

"How dare the Jiang Family find just anyone to replace the matrilocal son-in-law of our Ji Family? This is clearly mocking our Ji Family. We absolutely cannot forgive the Jiang Family."

"This impostor should be executed."

The furious Ji Family Members clamored to kill Jiang Yunfan to wash away the Ji Family's humiliation.

At this moment, Ji Yao, the Eldest Miss of the Ji Family, wearing a phoenix coronet and robes, was pushed out in a wheelchair. The moment she appeared, she became the focus of everyone's attention. Jiang Yunfan couldn't help but be momentarily stunned as he looked at Ji Yao.

The visualization of 'sinking fish and falling geese, eclipsing the moon and shaming flowers' was realized at this moment.

Jiang Yunfan's gaze fell upon the phoenix hairpin on Ji Yao's head. No one would have guessed that this ordinary phoenix hairpin was actually the legendary Sacred Artifact.

Ji Yao wore a cold expression and never once raised an eyebrow to look at Jiang Yunfan. From the mouths of the guests, she knew that the person before her was not Jiang Beixuan, but an impostor. She showed no sadness or joy, as if it had nothing to do with her.

"The number one beauty of the Great Zhou truly lives up to her reputation, but it's a pity she became a cripple."

"If she hadn't become a cripple, how could it be this guy's turn to marry her?"

Many young masters from major clans had once been infatuated with Ji Yao, but now that she had become a cripple, falling from a favored daughter of heaven to the mortal dust, those who admired her avoided her like the plague.

Jiang Yunfan looked at Ji Yao, who was in the wheelchair. He had thought her Cultivation Level was merely destroyed, but he hadn't expected even her legs to be crippled.

However, it didn't matter. She would be able to recover sooner or later. Otherwise, it wouldn't be his turn to take advantage of the situation.

Ji Lingxiao, the Patriarch of the Ji Family, learned that the Jiang Family had found an impostor to become a matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family, and he walked out filled with rage.

The Ji Family Members bowed. "Patriarch."

Ji Lingxiao walked up to Jiang Yunfan with a cold face. Jiang Yunfan felt a surge of pressure. "You are not Jiang Beixuan."

Jiang Yunfan replied neither subserviently nor arrogantly, "I am his younger brother, Jiang Yunfan."

"So he's a concubine's son. Is a concubine's son worthy of becoming a matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family? Isn't this humiliating the Ji Family and slapping its face?"

Zhao Yun chimed in, stirring up trouble, and the guests all pointed and commented on Jiang Yunfan.

Ji Lingxiao's expression grew increasingly ugly. The Ji Family's face had been completely lost. Fearing the marriage would fall through, Jiang Yunfan quickly explained, "Although I am born of a concubine, I am already the Young Lord of the Jiang Family. If esteemed Father-in-law doesn't believe me, he can send someone to the Jiang Family to inquire; you will know immediately.

Esteemed Father-in-law said at the time that only the son of the Jiang Family Patriarch needed to become a matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family. I am the son of the Jiang Family Patriarch, and I am also the Young Lord of the Jiang Family. There is nothing inappropriate about me becoming the matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family."

Zhao Yun frowned slightly. He had thought Jiang Beixuan was dead, but he hadn't expected this trick of replacing one with another it both protected Jiang Beixuan and avoided offending the Ji Family, killing two birds with one stone.

Ji Lingxiao said to the guests, "So it was just a misunderstanding. Since the misunderstanding has been cleared up, then..."

Zhao Yun stepped out and interrupted, "Patriarch Ji, if a concubine's son can become a matrilocal son-in-law of the Ji Family just by pretending to be the Young Lord, wouldn't any Tom, Dick, or Harry who pretends to be the Young Lord be able to do the same? If this gets out, it will only make the Ji Family a laughingstock."

*Who is this dog of a thing?*

He was the one stirring up trouble earlier, and now he was trying to stop the wedding ceremony. Jiang Yunfan looked at Zhao Yun with icy eyes, already treating him as an enemy.