Wang Wei looked at the humongous wall that protected this entire city. With a single look, he could tell that it was made of a combination of many Quasi-Emperor materials including Blue Stone, Dragon Tail Wood, and Barbarian Bronze.
Additionally, he could feel that the arrangement of the city was most likely an array.
Wang Wei walked to the entrance where two people dressed in black armor stood guard. Both of them were in the Primordial Spirit Realm.
“This is the residence of the Yu clan, so only its members and invented individuals are allowed to enter. So, please identify yourself.”
Wang Wei took out a token from his space ring to hand it to one of the guards. The latter inspected for a brief moment and snorted coldly before allowing him inside. Meanwhile, the other guard was also given him a side-eye.
Wang Wei was wondering what was going on. He followed the rules of the city and did not fly without permission. Hopeful City was divided into two sections: the outer and inner area.
The outer area is where the branch members of the Yu clan were located, while the inner area is for both the main branch members and the branch members that displayed excellent talent.
As Wang Wei headed to the inner area, he could feel the concentration of spiritual qi increase in scale. The inner area was also separated by another wall, so Wang Wei had to show his identity once again to enter.
However, this time, the guards were even ruder and asked him to wait even after identifying him. Intrigued by these people’s animosity, he did not make any scenes, nor directly called his mother and grandma.
A few minutes later, he saw a young man dressed in all white flying toward him. The young man had a white hale on his head similar to an angel and he left a golden light trail behind him.
After the young man landed, he looked at Wang Wei directly with scorching eyes, not hiding his animosity in the slightest.
“Are you my cousin, Yu Potian?”
This young man in front of him was his cousin, the son of his mother’s sister. However, from what Wang Wei remembered, his mother did not have the best relationship with his sister.
Additionally, his aunt has been in retreat for quite some time now, and only exited when Wang Wei was lost in the Endless Void.
“It is an honor for the mighty Sacred Son to remember my name,” replied Yu Potian with a sneer.
‘Interesting. Because of my status, I have never been treated as a protagonist ever since I came to this world. Could it be finally my turn? How exciting. How should I play this out,’ thought Wang Wei.
“Not even hiding your disgust of me, are you?”
“Why should I?” said Yu Potian. Ever since he was young, his life has been miserable. The reason? Because of his cousin. No matter what he did, no matter what he achieved–even if he is better than all his peers–he will always be measured by his cousin and told that he was not enough.
Whether it was his grandfather, grandma, or even his mother who was in retreat. She would send clones to check on him, then shake her head in disappointment when compared to his cousin.
By now, Yi Potian knew that if not because the Dao Opening Sect was a more powerful lineage, the status of the Yu Clan Patriarch would have been his cousin.
“In that case, let’s settle things the cultivating way: with strength.”
“Fine by me.”
Immediately afterward, six rings appeared behind Yu Potian forming the shape of a wing. He raised his aura to the pinnacle, preparing for battle. However, it did not take long for him to freeze in place, his legs shaking.
It took him a great deal of will not to fall on the floor, wiping and begging for mercy. And that was because of one look from Wang Wei. Yu Potian felt a tremendous pressure on his Primordial Spirit, making him unable to move, breathe, or think.
“Oh, my bad. Maybe I should give you some time to use the power of the Yu clan’s Light Manifestation Art.”
After saying that, he removed the aura he was releasing on Yu Potian, however, the latter was frozen in place, not daring to move or speak. So, after a few seconds of non-action, Wang Wei walked next to him and patted his shoulder:
“Cousin, I can imagine how hard your life can be, living in someone’s else shadow. But, you have to understand, that some people are simply not in the same league as others. Although this may sound cruel, it is the truth.
“So, the sooner you accept this fact, the sooner you can move on with your life and find your own purpose, your own happiness.”
Yu Potian looked at his hand, then laughed out loud maniacally.
“Yes, not all people are the same. Fate is unfair, fate is unfair.”
After saying that, he flew away in the direction of the outer area. As for Wang Wei, he did care. In this period, most geniuses and Heaven Chosens are in the Primordial Spirit Realm, so it is easier for them to breed Heart Demon.
And his cousin was one of the many amongst them. However, this encounter made him realize something:
‘This world has begun to assimilate me,’ thought Wang Wei. The reason he said that was because of the Yu clan’s Emperor Scripture. After seeing his cousin, he realized that he never took a look at their clan’s Scripture, nor even his mother’s scripture, [The Darkness Domination Book].
The Yu clan is famous for their light power scripture which was inspired by the Light Race. Back in the Devil Era, the Yu clan patriarch studied the Light Race that feeds on positive Karma and is the antithesis of the devil race.
He wanted to use their power to end the reign of the Devil Race on this world. And after becoming a First Class Great Emperor in that era, he managed to bring some level of peace and stability to the human race.
And before leaving, he fought with the Nine Devil Gods and even severely injured one of them. In the end, he also had to leave full of injuries.
As for Yu Yan’s scripture, she created one that was the opposite of her family by cultivating the Dao of Darkness. Her goal was that after proving the Dao and creating this scripture, one day in the future, a talented member of the clan can cultivate both these techniques and fused them to walk on the path of Yin and Yang, thus furthering the foundation of the family.
‘And despite how wonderful both of these scriptures were, I never once thought about looking at them, cultivating them, or taking inspiration from them. This is a problem.’
Wang Wei knew the reason for this being, at least the surface reason. Even though cultivation mostly eliminates the differences between men and women, this is a male dominant society culturally wise.
As such, his mother essentially married into the Dao Opening Sect and was no longer part of the Yu clan. As the next sect master, it is normal for Wang Wei to only cultivate the technique of his sect–even though his mother or her family would not mind letting him use theirs.
This is the normal thinking of all the people of this world–including his father, grandfather, and even his mother. However, as a modern person, and a person that strives to be free and unfettered, Wang Wei should never follow or be restricted by these rules or ideas.
So, the only explanation is that he is slowly being assimilated by this world. While his existence has changed the world, the world also changing him. And as he grows older, this problem will become more severe.
‘I need to watch out for this.’
After thinking of this, Wang Wei looked in one direction in the sky before entering the inner area. He could feel that his Empress was here waiting for him. He could not wait to become a married man and enjoyed a life of bliss.
Meanwhile, in the sky, two invisible people were talking using their Divine Senses suddenly appeared; they knew that Wang Wei discovered them.
“Should we go after the young master?”
“No, as long as he does not leave Hopeful City, he will be fine.”
One of them sighed out loud, “I knew that the difference between them was vast, but not to this extent. Using just his aura…”
“We all knew that the young master was not that excellent. Unfortunately, in this generation, this is the most talented individual we have.”
“We do not need him to be exceptional but stable. As long as he does not do anything outrageous and ensures a good relationship with the Second Young Master, everything will be fine.”
Many of the Yu clan knew that their Second Young Master had a high chance of becoming a Great Emperor in this generation, so they have to rely on him for the clan to benefit in the future.
As such, they have to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the process. Even the matriarch of the clan knew this and made sure to somewhat alleviate her relationship with her sister.
Or at the very least not let it get in the way of the clan’s bright future.