/*unedited*/

Bang! Cras.h.!.+

The loud sound of a hard object hitting something echoed through the air as dust clouds and stone debris came flying everywhere. Everyone turned silent as they observed the situation. But those who are able to use their spiritual sense to look into the matter have their eyes wide open in disbelief. The strong man who attacked the invisible barrier is now laying a few meters away from the barrier. Moaning sound can be heard coming out of his mouth as his body is full of rock debris and blood.

An intelligent barrier, combining advance AI and rune technology makes a very diverse kind of protection. The intelligent barrier acts like a gelatin-like dome, which would calculate the best possible defensive strategy in each situation.

For example, when the AI saw the man lifting his ax and inserting too much Qi in the ax it has an option to just strengthen the barrier and try to withstand the force just like those old none moving barriers. But as the most effective choice it evaded the attack and made the barrier act like a reflective screen, this, in turn, made all that debris sent out by the devastating attack bounce of the barrier and hit the strong man.

s.h.i.+n Jiao who has noticed this slight disturbance outside, showed a contented grin in his face. He has already spread his spirit sense and saw the 10 figures donned in the black outside.

"Can't wait to be trampled upon are you?" s.h.i.+n Jiao thought.

"Rest for the night. Your mana has already improved. But I hope that you would not do this again. Learn and practice how to maximize your mana. I will input a training and life and death battle simulation in your goggles. Use it at least once a day, so that it would not affect your mental state." s.h.i.+n Jiao said as he patted Jie Ye's hands.

s.h.i.+n Jiao has already considered Jie Ye as his older sister, and he didn't want this to happen again. This idea just came to his mind as he saw what happened to Jie Ye. This way he could also train Jiyi in her combat prowess. Though life and death battle in a spirit virtual mode is helpful for the two particularly the burden it will give them with regards to their mental state, as it would become detrimental for them. If they can use it any time they wanted, the two would then turn into a heartless killing machine which he would not like to happen.

So with the limit of once a day, and a pain and threat level set to 3%, they can now taste the bitterness of struggling with their lives and the most important thing… dying.

s.h.i.+n Jiao knows that it would enhance their fighting experience by a hundredfold unlike regular or even expert cultivators in their level.

This prospect actually excites him, as he already has the idea of creating a new technology based on the jade slips that Gubu left. Though he could not take those out from his old ring and study it more thoroughly, however, what he knows is enough for now.

As s.h.i.+n Jiao left the room, a contented smile appears on Jie Ye's beautiful face. As her mental dantian grew her physical appearance also changes. This is because her life essence is slowly expanding. Right now she is equivalent to a core-forming realm cultivator with regards to the amount of mana in her body. But her true strength is what baffles s.h.i.+n Jiao. It seems that her control and deep understanding with regards to flames and flame manipulation are very deep. If compared to cultivators, she would have the flame power of a gold core realm cultivator, which is truly terrifying.

What terrifies s.h.i.+n Jiao is her rate of progress. He is a bit worried as Jie Ye's grasped with her power is still weak; she's like a baby holding a huge sword.

But he knows that with his plan on hand she would be able to consolidate her power very soon.

s.h.i.+n Jiao's figure flashed out of the compound and appears on top of a tall tree. Not too far from him are the group of men in black clothing hiding deep in the shadows of the night.

Then he saw his mother slowly approaching him.

"Son… I… I have a presumptuous request." Aye Muyan said as she floated near s.h.i.+n Jiao who is standing on a tree branch.

"It's okay, mother. Just say it, whatever you wanted I will try my best to do it." s.h.i.+n Jiao promised.

Aye Muyan smile and nods in happiness.

"Please spare them… I… I know that they should die. But… enough blood has been spilled." She said with a gloomy look on her face.

s.h.i.+n Jiao now feels that Aye Muyan may have changed her disposition. Living outside of the family has made her heart weak and her resolve to kill may have wane down. This also made s.h.i.+n Jiao a bit happy inside. He too is actually reluctant to kill anymore. Luckily, those men he killed in the alley wore a mask and he didn't see their reaction when he killed them. But deep in his heart, he felt a little heavy.

With a nod of his head, s.h.i.+n Jiao took Aye Muyan's small hands and patted it gently.

"Don't worry mother, I will follow your command." s.h.i.+n Jiao said with a gentle smile.

He then dashed out of the tree he is standing and rushed towards the men in black clothing, while Aye Muyan returns back to her house and quietly enter the room where Jie Ye lays.

"Mrs. Jiao, I… I'm sorry to have bothered you." Jie Ye said with an awkward smile.

"Young la.s.s, don't think too much. You are an important person to my son of course so I will also treat you as my daughter." Aye Muyan said.

"Umm… I have never asked this to him because I feel awkward as a mother. But… are you his woman?" Aye Muyan asked with a faint smile.

"Huh!? Umm… No… No… I mean, master s.h.i.+n Jiao is a very good person to us and my two children. He is my benefactor, so you can call me his servant." Jie Ye said a bit fl.u.s.tered.

"Oh, I see… How about that, young la.s.s, Jiyi? She is a very beautiful woman; don't tell me that my son didn't like her." Aye Muyan suddenly asked.

"Jiyi is also my master's servant. She was rescued by him in the forest." Jie Ye explained.

"Sigh… My guess is correct." Aye Muyan said feeling a bit down.

Jie Ye suddenly feels a bit helpless upon seeing the downcast expression on the middle-aged looking woman's expression. She wanted one of these excellent looking women to be his son's partner but she might have thought too much.

Meanwhile, outside the compound, s.h.i.+n Jiao has already beaten the ten men black and blue. Given his pure gold core realm physique, only those in the infant soul realm can be his match.

Standing aloft in front of the beaten people, s.h.i.+n Jiao flashed a contented smile.

"Tell your masters that if ever any of you are sent in here, I would not hesitate to kill anymore." s.h.i.+n Jiao threw a nonchalant threat.

The ten men have already recognized the young man who beat them like nothing. He is the wastrel youngest master of the Jiao family, s.h.i.+n Jiao.

But seeing the strength he has now, they were all dumbfounded. It could be said that instead of calling him a wastrel they should be fawning over him as a genius cultivator. They can clearly see that he is only a primary stage gold core realm cultivator, but his strength is beyond them.

As s.h.i.+n Jiao's figure turns around and disappears into the barrier, the beaten-up men heave a sigh of relief. They know that they were given a new lease in life, and they didn't want to waste it.

So without a second thought, they scampered and ran away from the place.

Inside the huge mansion of the Jiao family, the expression of Si'en Jiao suddenly became unsightly upon hearing the report of the badly beaten men he has sent.

What baffled him is the news that his prodigal and shameless son has returned but then became a genius cultivator. This made him feel a little bitter deep in his heart.

"Master, why don't we accept the two again. At least that young guy has also your blood." Said a coquettish voice coming from behind him.

Then a figure of a slender mature woman slowly walks out.

This is his first concubine, Ai Mei Su. She replaced Aye Muyan as the first wife after Aye Muyan and her son has been kicked out of the family.

"What do you mean by that?" Si'en Jiao asked.

"Don't you feel that little s.h.i.+n Jiao's strength has suddenly soared high. I think he has encountered a fortuitous event in his fall. Maybe we can s.n.a.t.c.h it from him and claim it for our own family. Then we can get rid of the mother and son duo." She whispered close to his ears.

This made the eyes of Si'en Jiao to lit up as a scheming glint suddenly appears in them.

…

That night s.h.i.+n Jiao busied himself in doing two things. First is the reformat of the goggles for Jie Ye and Jiyi's training, and second if the recovery of his mother's cultivation. When he tells the two of his plans, he was shocked when Jiyi gave him a small pill bottle. She said that it is a secret pill she found while she was in her sect before she was kicked out.

It's called an eternal beauty pill. The potency of the pill is too high that it could be considered as a Dao level low-grade pill. It has the effect of preserving one's appearance forever. These kinds of pills are actually rare and very precious, and Jiyi just gave him one.

"Jiyi… This… I… I can't accept it." s.h.i.+n Jiao wanted to reject.

"Master, I have already taken one of the pills in here. I was planning to change this to cultivation resources when I arrive in this city. But because you save me and help me improve my cultivation, this is the only gift I can give you. I thought that it would be worthless for you as you are a guy. But for your mother, Mrs. Jiao, I am willing to part from it." Jiyi said with a smile.

"This… sigh… thank you." s.h.i.+n Jiao said with a smile.

Upon seeing his handsome face smiling back at him, Jiyi's heart almost skipped a beat. She clenched her small hands as she knew that she is not worthy of her master. She can just have these fantasies of him inside her heart.

s.h.i.+n Jiao carefully scrutinized the pill in the bottle and an idea suddenly pops out of his mind.