210: Yang Yucheng's origin! But a commoner

At this moment, Yang Yucheng's standing in Ye Tian's heart rose sharply, almost rivaling that of his father, Ye Qingshan.

With this thought, Ye Tian's mind stirred, and he spoke with a wry smile.

"I just find it a bit laughable."

"The Ye Family's 'waste,' the Sun Family's broken engagement—it made the Ye Family a laughingstock in Ascension Immortal City."

"It's truly laughable, and then there was yesterday's Ascension Assembly. If not for Senior Brother Yang, our Ye Family might never have been able to hold its head high in the vast Ascension Immortal City again!"

"Everything is because of me."

"Is it because of you, or because you lack strength, sufficient strength?"

"Do you know my background?"

Yang Yucheng spoke again.

Ye Tian shook his head, a flicker of curiosity in his eyes, but he already had an answer in his heart.

"Someone with such good Aptitude as Senior Brother Yang, a Grade A Spirit Body, and even able to become a disciple of Protector Han, the Ascension Immortal Envoy—his Family background must be very good, right?"

But the answer that followed was completely different from what he had imagined.

In fact, it was the exact opposite.

"I was born in a mountain village. When I was young, both my parents died. Moreover, I was the eldest son, responsible for raising my younger siblings. So, I matured early and participated in Family affairs."

"What others didn't want to do, I did! Just to earn three fragments of Low Grade spiritual crystals to supplement the household, so that our Family of three wouldn't starve to death!"

"Gradually..."

"Time flew by, about five or six years passed, until the day of the Family's Aptitude test."

Yang Yucheng's eyes showed a trace of reminiscence as he slowly recounted his story, sincerely and emotionally, naturally drawing in the emotions of those listening.

They were thoroughly engrossed, as if they had relived his experiences from back then.

"That day, I remember it particularly clearly."

Yang Yucheng's lips curled slightly, revealing not the casual smile he usually wore, as if everything in the world was of no concern to him, but a deep sense of self-mockery.

"Back then, I was much more miserable than Junior Brother Ye Tian!"

"My father wasn't some Clan Chief or Family Elder, so after his death, besides some symbolic compensation, there was nothing left."

"Even the Aptitude test was something a Family uncle, who had a good relationship with my Family, told me about before my father died. Otherwise, the person standing before you now wouldn't be Senior Brother Yang of the Heavenly Soul Sect, but just an ordinary, unfortunate person, diligently working for Family matters and constantly struggling for his Family of three!"

Yang Yucheng finished speaking!

His eyes were gentle as he looked at Ye Tian, who was deep in thought.

The two sat on the large bluestone behind them, and Yang Yucheng continued his story.

"I remember that day, the day of the Family's Aptitude test, it was bustling with people, exceptionally lively."

"And back then, I was wearing coarse linen clothes, carrying firewood I had just cut from the back mountain, preparing to sell it at the market outside to earn a bit more money to supplement the household."

"During festivals, my younger siblings should at least have a good meal, and then..."

"My Aptitude was tested—Grade A. I was very lucky!"

"From then on, I didn't have to cut firewood myself, I didn't have to water plants myself, and all sorts of complicated tasks seemed to have nothing to do with me. Suddenly, my status within the Family seemed no different from that of the Clan Chief's children or the Elder's children, even a bit more privileged!"

"After that, I joined the Sect, advancing step by step. I grew stronger, and my younger siblings in the Family also soared, living good lives they couldn't have even imagined before!"

"Initially, I only brought my younger brother with me. My younger sister was too young, so I could only have someone look after her."

"The Sect is not an easy place to stay. Where there is competition, there is danger. And even though I was away for ten years, the care for my younger sister in the Family never faltered!"

"Ten years later, I returned to the Family. My younger sister was no longer the malnourished, sallow-haired orphan she once was; she was very well cared for!"

The story finished.

Yang Yucheng was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Are you pitying me?"

"Quite the opposite."

Ye Tian's eyes were firm.

He looked at Yang Yucheng, who sat beside him, his tone solemn, without a hint of falsehood!

"I admire Senior Brother Yang even more than before."

"To become stronger through one's own efforts, and to allow those around him to live good lives they never had before—I hope that one day, I too can reach this step, like Senior Brother Yang!"

"You will!"

Yang Yucheng turned his head, no longer looking at Ye Tian, but at the rolling mountains before them.

The time for storytelling seemed to pass quickly.

The morning mist slowly dissipated, and the silhouettes of the green mountains gradually came into their view.

"You definitely will. The road ahead is very exciting!"

Yang Yucheng's gaze was forward.

His eyes were filled with anticipation and longing for the future, as if no matter how many difficulties there were, he would overcome them all.

Before a withered tree, ten thousand springs bloom; everything will have a good outcome!

And at this moment, Yang Yucheng!

His inspiring and touching story, coupled with his gentle and approachable demeanor and Aura, involuntarily opened Ye Tian's heart.

Ye Tian nodded heavily, echoing Yang Yucheng's words.

"Senior Brother Yang, you definitely can! I, Ye Tian, can also do it!"

The previously dejected and somewhat dispirited Ye Tian, after this incident, slowly became composed and calm again.

"Compared to Senior Brother Yang, what I'm experiencing now is truly fortunate!"

"Although my mother died young, my father is still alive."

What was too late for Yang Yucheng was still possible for him!

As Ye Tian pondered, a ripple of Spiritual Qi appeared before him.

Noticing this phenomenon, Ye Tian immediately looked forward.

Ye Tian's curious gaze moved from the Spiritual Qi fluctuation to Yang Yucheng, "Senior Brother Yang, what is this object?"

A dark stone filled with silver light floated in mid-air.

For some reason, it held a mysterious attraction for Ye Tian.

His intuition told him that this object would be of great benefit to him, but what it actually was, he truly couldn't say!

"This object is called mysterious heaven stone, and it is from the Lower Realm!"

Yang Yucheng reached out his right hand, grasping the stone in his palm. He sized up Ye Tian a few times, then said with a light chuckle words that made Ye Tian's heart pound.

"Do you want to restore your Aptitude?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian's expression froze, but then he gave a strange laugh and shook his head.

He didn't really believe it.

"General methods for repairing the Dantian, as well as other heavenly materials and earthly treasures, my father had already used on me within the Family some time ago. Whatever the Ye Family could find, they already have."