CHAPTER 4: DIMENSION UPKEEP

3 weeks later, he finally found the nightmare demon pot. The nightmare demon pot needed spiritual essence to activate. So the hidden bottom inscription of the pot has twice the spiritual essence as the environment around him. He decided to take the pot into his dimensional space for better chances of success. It takes over 10 thousand ordinary cores in order to make 1 god growth rate core. So he don't want to waste any to failures. He had millions of cores but different in attributes and types.

For Ziyun, he collected over 20,000 bird type cores with ice attributes. So a lot of the same cores. All in all, he has only 2 chances of success, or he will start collecting again. He collected all the cores in secret, using servants and also getting cores from spacial rings in the ruins. he wants to stay low key as possible. He made sure no one can trace it back to him.

He informed the servants in the mansion that he will go into a close door cultivation and he had enough food and supplies for it and asked not to be disturbed, He only got 1 week left before his brother LinJian go to the ruins. His servants informed him, that he hired some of the family's silver rank guards and some mercenary to go protect them. Ziyun also informed him that Nie Li out of nowhere impressed LinJian into taking him with them but she was angry because she thinks Nie Li peeped at her, due to the birth mark on her but which should showed him.

Chen Yue: "I really don't know who the pervert is, Ziyun undress in front of me like it was nothing rather than Nie Li is peeping at her. (sigh) Maybe because she knock me out before back then and woke up wearing a dress with bras with panties. So she saw me on my bday suit before. I wish she see me as a man later rather than a little sister. She really have some mental issues.... crazy us more like it."

In this 3 days, he failed on the first batch, which he learned the method and comprehended the ways for the success rate to go higher. The next batch was a success. Once the cores are legendary rank, the core looked like a thunderbird but snow white in color. The 9 legendary growth rate cores merged into one, and thanks to the 10 times spiritual essence of the space plus the extra in the pot the merge was successful. When it became a god growth core, he witness the mutation from a bird like creature into a humanoid one. It's like watching digimon digivolve into their ultimate form. The form was like an angel being with eagle claws and feathered wings, but the wings are made of ice. Information came into his head when he touch the core. The name of the core is the Snow ice queen.

Afterwards, he immediately informed his bodyguard Feng to go with him to visit Ziyun in the City lord mansion.

After arriving at the city lord mansion, he was ushered into Ziyun's courtyard to wait for her, since she was still in school. He was served refreshments and simple snacks while waiting. Feng his bodyguard separated from him to see his wife, Feng's wife is one of the special maids there. Ye Zong was busy as usual due to the dark guild and his father keeps updating him thru messenger eagle on his discoveries. He was also in charge of the victims well being after being rescued by Ye Mo or by his adopted son with the elder. So even the vice chief was busy.

While he was in Ziyun's courtyard, he started writing inscriptions all over the space. The inscriptions where for stealth, barrier and privacy/secrecy seals. Since what will happen later, needs to be kept secret. He was hoping Nie Li don't come there anytime soon, since the inscription is from what he learned from the other higher realm planes. He was gonna erase it after Ziyun's demon beast merger. Also, there was a lot of spies. So even close maids and servants are suspicious.

Then he hears Ziyun's voice shouting at someone, so he took a peak.

Ye Ziyun: "Shen Yue, as you can see I am already home. Thank you again for escorting me, but like I said before. You don't have to. I have guards around at all times."

Shen Yue: "Well, your my fiance. it's my job to escorted you from other beast trying to steal you from me."

Ziyun: "(sigh) Mr. Shen Yue, I never agreed in being your fiance. Lord Shen Hong only advised it to my father, but father left the decision to me. So it's not decided yet."

Shen Yue: "Hah! But you didn't say no. So I still have a chance. Just give it some time and you will see me the only one worthy of you."

Ziyun: "Goodbye mister Shen Yue."

Nie Li: "Yeah, so long mister Shen Yue!"

Nie Li came out of his hiding spot to surprise both of them.

Shen Yue: "And what are you doing here you filthy commoner!" Shen Yue said out loud in anger.

Ziyun's eyes twitch at the remark, and feel disgusted at Shen Yue about his discrimination with the commoners. To her, the servants and maid were family. They were there for her when she was lonely when her mother died. And she was also disgusted with Nie Li for his stalking attitude and peeping.

Nie Li: "I was making sure you escorted her safely since out of all the lustfull beast you mention, your the worst one."

The arguments went back and forth ridiculing each other more each time. Chen Yue was on the side watching the drama and eating the snacks the maids gave him. He didn't get any entertainment anywhere, since Nie Li's knowledge of books also covers novels and other stories told by story tellers. So he knows every book, novels and stories there is that is written and haven't written yet. He was bored out of his mind. So this drama was new to him that interested him.

Chen Yue: "Pfft!, Shen Yue gets diaper rash hahaha, that's funny." He remembered when Nie Li beat Shen Yue in the library that made him pee himself out of fear. Then the next day got framed to trying to kill him with hired thugs.

Ziyun: "Yue'r, what are you doing here?!" She was containing herself from rushing him and hugging him, since both boys were around.

Shen Yue: "Huh?, You called me Ziyun?" He felt happy being called Yue'r.

Nie Li was shocked hearing her say this too. Saying his arch enemy's first name In such closeness broke his heart.

Ziyun: "Not you, my cousin Chen Yue which is also my little si... Um little brother." She said while pointing at Chen Yue who is looking at them while eating snacks and drinks.

Chen Yue: "Don't mind me, please continue arguing. It was getting interesting."

Shen Yue and Nie Li was shocked to see him. He looked exactly like Ziyun only smaller and wears boys clothes. Nie Li panicked, since he doesn't remember Ziyun having a little brother or even anyone looking like her. He finally thinks that he is in a different timeline. But to him, the outcome is still the same. He just have to modify it and investigate any anomalies.

Shen Yue: "Whoa! I didn't know you have a cousin that look like you. He might be bullied due to his girly features and delicate body. But for you Ziyun, I will protect you little cousin there once our marriage is finalized."

Nie Li: "Hah, in your dreams. I came even teach him to be stronger than anyone ones he reach our age. So Ziyun, you can leave it to me."

The bickering went back and forth. It amuse Chen Yue and started eating again in seeing how to impress her more with Chen Yue as the subject. Ziyun walked over to her cousin still controlling her obsession of hugging him. She started getting irritated at the 2 boys preventing her Yue bear from being hugged and spoiled.

Ziyun: "Your enjoying this are you?!" She said while her hand and face was twitching.

Chen Yue: "Yup... hehe he. Don't hate the player, hate the game elder sis."

After a few more minutes, Ziyun lost it.

Ziyun: "Boys! Boys! Will you 2 stop fighting in front of me and start acting like civilized men. I'm escorted back thank you but I could have gotten home with or without both of you as you can see the guards around you.... (sigh) Guards! Please escorted these 2 boys out of my compound please."

As the boys were being escorted, both are blaming each other for getting Ziyun angry. And once the boys were out of sight, Chen Yue started to run, but Ziyun was like a blurr and picked him up and squished between 2 heavenly soft airbags. It was heaven and he'll for Chen Yue. Ziyun's breast got bigger and soft, but it was air tight. Only suffocation is the end results. Her grip for some reason, was powerful as a black gold rank fighter. There was no chance for him to get away. It's like she goes super saiyan each time they meet and brings a little fear from Chen Yue. But, she was the closest thing to female mother/ sister. So he has to endure.

Chen Yue: "Dammit sis! I told you that I don't like being picked up. And also, your breast got bigger again. You gotta stop drinking too many dairy products. They will sag when you grow old you know!"

Ziyun: "Noooo~~ I've been stressed out this entire week. I need my little Yue's love hugs to make it go away!"

Chen Yue just accepted his fate. Later, he ended up on Ziyun's lap being fed tea and crackers. The maids giggled, since it's like Ziyun was playing with her dolls in a tea party. Except the doll look like her minnie me. They also took pictures from the request of Ye Zong secretly. In which will later haunt him with nightmares.

After Ziyun got her dose of happiness, Ziyun ordered the servants away until dinnertime at Chen Yue's request. Which was a couple of hours. Then Chen Yue activated all the inscription seals.

He then gave Ziyun the Snow ice queen core to integrate while he protects her from outside interferences.

She started spiking her cultivation to 4 star silver rank, then started to integrate the core. After an hour, everything in the area of the courtyard was frozen solid. The barrier kept it in that area were the barrier became solid ice. Ziyun's cultivation started rising. 5 star silver rank.... then in last moment, broke through the gold rank demon specialist realm. A smile formed on Ziyun's face.

Ziyun: "Wow little Yue, I broke through the gold realm.... And it feels much easier to break into the next rank."

Chen Yue: "Now stop right there.... I need you to build your physical foundation first. I don't want you blowing up now or be disabled for having too much soul force that your body can't handle. Only when you pass the legend rank, your body will go into metamorphosis and be one with spirit and body."

Ziyun: "I get you little bro, (mwaah)" Ziyun gave Chen Yue so many kisses on the cheeks. The problem is Ziyun is already wearing lipstick, so both his cheeks became red from the lipstick. In which later gets a laugh at by the servants during dinner. The lipstick is like a permanent marker, hard to take off.

Chen Yue: "So~~ how are we gonna explain to uncle Zong about this.?!"

He looked around her courtyard. Everything's frozen. It will take at least 2 days to melt. While saying this, Chen Yue was erasing all the inscription he made.

Ziyun: "Don't worry about it. Dad won't be visiting the courtyard anytime soon. If he did see this, I'll just tell him I accidentally shot ice while practicing cultivation. No biggie."

Chen Yue: "Wow! that's a pretty intelligent answer... so who are you and what have you done to the real Ziyun." He said it sarcastically joking around which has earned him a fist of love by Ziyun on his head.

(Bonk!)

Ziyun: "That's what you get for underestimating me... You know, I'm a genius at school. That's what teacher told me. Hmmph!"

Later, they had dinner with Ye Zong. Ye Zong laugh at Chen Yue's red check, since he needs special solution to get rid of the lipstick mark. He never thought he needed it, so he never made one. Of course, on the way home he got stared at and laughed at. Feng the bodyguard was trying to hold his laugh, but seeing people look and started laughing. He lost he control and giggled. Chen Yue just walked around embarrassed and try to make it home so he can concuct the solution.

Afterwards, he started making plans for his dimension. The spirit stones he got every month is different and more powerful. At first, he thought beggars can't be choosers. Since he only get 10 a month. He thought it was just ordinary spirit stones or at best high grade spirit stones. But it turned out, it was a profound heavenly spirit stones. Which was equivalent to a 10 thousand high grade spirit stones or a hundred thousand ordinary spirit stones. And he gets 10 each month, meaning he gets a million each month. With this, he doesn't need the myriad paintings with Diety lakes. Right now, he got over 240 profound heavenly spirit stones, which equivalent to 2 billion spirit stones.

He can't use it, since it's too powerful. He can use it once he hit legend rank after metamorphosis. Right now, his farm is being harvested daily by him alone. He put his harvested herbs and plants into a drop box in his warehouse so it can go to his inventory. Once inside the inventory, the time of the objects stops and with it its freshness and never spoil.

His fruit trees are doing good too. He has fresh water fish which grew gigantic since the spiritual energy and the wateressence were multiplied by 10 times. He didn't catch too many fishes, so they multiplied by a lot. He gave some fishes to their chef, the high spiritual residue in the fish makes the dishes good for cultivation. Everyone who ate the dish felt their cultivation advance a little and is very delicious.

There's a lot of open spaces and farmlands in his space, but cannot take care of it full time. So he decided to hire slaves. But he needed slaves that are silver rank in realm to enter it, or they can die from over exposure to the energies.

He needed at least 3 of each position for 24 hour maintenance. 8 hrs shifts and gets a break once on a Sunday. He will create Villa with servant quarters as big as a 2 room apartment complete with a couple of bathrooms for each person. Plus it comes with its own small backyard, a small kitchen with dining room. No living room since they can lounge in their own backyard. The villa will be humongous. To fit both his family and Ziyun's family, in case of emergency.

So first, he needed a carpenter/ handy man/ craftsman. He looked with Feng the bodyguard at slave markets for his ideal profile. Silver rank and highly knowledgeable in blacksmithing/ craftsmanship. And he needed 3 of them. This will get the attention of people, so he had no choice but to call Ziyun for help. People know Ziyun as the City lords daughter, so they think she just needs to build some new veranda or something. Then once finished, they will become body guards for the family.

Like always, Ziyun stuck on him like glue. You can't pry her of him even if he wants to. Ziyun was savoring the moment on how lucky she was to ditch her school that day before a week vacation starts. She will go with LinJian the next day for the expedition, so she was already planning to be with him since she will be gone for a couple of weeks.

They picked up 3 silver ranked fighters with craftsman/ blacksmithing experiences. Next, he took them to his family's best carpenter slash handy man. He told the slaves to learn everything. The loyalty blood inscription made them loyal and obey him. He redid some of the inscription, since he saw an inscription to follow the slave merchant over the new owner. Meaning, if the slave owner gets a job to spy on the owner. The slave will follow the merchant or even kill the owner and take his valuables then kills himself in order to cover the merchants tracks.

After he did the inscription, the slaves looked at him very obediently.

The thing with the blood slave inscription, is like a brainwash inscription. The memory of the slave before he became a slave is erased but kept all the skill and experience at full. So even if you take the slave seal off, the person will have no memory of his former self. That's why slavery is the greatest punishment for criminals. That is also why, there are not too many jails. Since it was the last human population left in their mind, they have the willingness to keep even the criminals life. Since the slave has no memories, their children or children not born yet will be confined into the orphanage to be raised depending on each individual talents.

That night, he sneaked back to the slave merchant using void form and killed the slave merchant for trying to scam him. He also emptied the merchants treasure room.

There was another problem with his inventory. He tried to put a full furnished house he just brought into his inventory, but found out, it got dissembled into its original components. Like nails and wood boards. Even paints was placed in vials. That's why he needed a carpenter. He will design the blue prints down to plumbing and sewage. His space has a cleaning and detoxification system to recycle dirty water and waste material. He also designed a water wheel with a rotor alternator to supply the villa with infinite amount of electricity. He also created light bulbs from his comprehension of knowledge in anime. Even fridges and freezers, a/c units.

Every night from then on, he visits the branch family of the sacred family in void form. He then releases sleeping gas powerfully enough to knockout an elephant for hours.. He then took a mansion each day, with it their treasury which was the wealth of people they corrupt to get through illegal acts. He took it all, even the food supplies and clothes (not underwear though) He needed an assortment of clothes for him and his family including the slaves and servants. He wanted the servants to dress up nicely during their time off from work. And be clean at all times. So extra clothes are necessary. No holes or patchwork will be seen.

After 2 weeks, the expedition returned victorious. And Zhenlong admitted his loss to his son LinJian. In which the 2 relationship amended.