Yang Tian took the small cloth bag and then he reached out to the shelf in the corner of his room and took out a small box. Contained in that small box was a Storage Ring. It belonged to Yang Tian's father Yang Huang, inside it were a few cultivation techniques and fifty thousand gold coins and hundred thousand silver coins. Yang Huang and his wife died on a mission leaving Yang Tian all alone, His father's Storage Ring was the only thing his father left him.
The money in Tianshi Continent can classified like so..
1000 Copper = 1 Silver
10000 Silver = 1 Gold
1000000 Gold = 1 Purple Amethyst
and so on.
Yang Tian donned the Storage Ring and left his house. As he entered the courtyard he was greeted with the ridiculing looks of Yang Zuxi, beside him were his lackeys and to Yang Tian's surprise even the Yang family Patriarch Yang Beifong was also present. His gaze was stern, he stepped in and asked "Yang Tian, are you sure about this, although your father and I were cousins and rivals you are still the child of my Yang family."
Yang Tian bowed respectfully and replied to Yang Beifong "This little one appreciates your concern Uncle Patriarch but I Yang Tian never go back on my words." "Good.. good thats how resolute one must be from my Yang family, here these are 20,000 silver take them and use them wisely." Yang Tian took the money out of good intentions and then went to the ancestral hall to pay respect to the souls of his ancestors.
Yang Tian was not trash because he couldn't cultivate. In fact Yang Tian could cultivate but the problem was be was born with very little amount of innate Qi. Yang Tian's parents died before they could fix this problem of his. After their deaths people naturally didn't care about him and classified him as trash with the conclusion that spending resources on him would be a waste.
Yang Tian one day when wandering by himself in the library of Yang family accidentally stumbled across an old book which was about the history of the Tianshi Continent. After flipping through a few pages he found out about many things ang Enlightenment was one among them. To gain this so called enlightenment one doesn't need to be a genius cultivator, they only needed to comprehend the Heavenly Laws and the Laws you comprehend will give you your enlightenment.
Yang Tian being the cunning fellow he was, he locked his sight on the enlightenment of wisdom, it basically gave one the entire knowledge of the heavens, innumerable techniques, alchemic dao, weapon refining dao and many more. Yang Tian also had this history book in which it covered the details of the entire continent and some secret treasures. Basically him comprehending the Heavenly Laws was just due to his own will power. If any of those old cultivators heard about this feat of his they would surely die of shame as many cultivators spend a lifetime comprehending heavenly laws but with very little benefit.
Yang Tian didn't even awaken his martial spirit yet, he was ten so this year he was supposed to attend the Awakening Ceremony. But, Yang Tian wanted to roam the continent and get his hands on the treasures and inheritances left. So, he challenged Yang Zuxi who since young had a grudge against him for some reason and got defeated. I mean, Yang Zuxi was the Third son of Yang Beifong and he was 12 so he had already awakened his martial spirit which by the way was the Earth Grade Spirit -- The Golden Leopard.
Martial Spirits in the Tianshi Continent can be classified as followed..
Mortal Grade being the weakest followed by Earth Grade, Sky Grade, King Grade and Heaven Grade being the strongest. There was another grade which was Immortal Grade but it was only a mythical legend.
Yang Tian left the Yang Manor and walked until he reached the borders of Raging Horse City, he then found a horse cart on which it's coachman was sleeping. Yang Tian said "Uncle! wake up, I need to travel out of Aurora City." The coachman woke up from his daze and looked at Yang Tian.
"Little Kid, go home and play, it's not good to be roaming outside at your age." said the Coachman, "I need to get out of this city are you willing to take the reins on this journey or not?" Yang Tian replied. "Hobo! look at that, little brat, this coach is run by a Rank 3 Beast, The Scarlet Horse, with it you can reach the next country within two weeks, it costs 2000 silvers you know that, If you can afford it of course I can be you coachmen."
Yang Tian replied to him with a blank expression "Of course I have 2000 Silvers here, take it " Yang Tian took out 2000 silvers from the money pouch the Patriarch gave him as he thought that using his Spatial Ring will bring him more harm than good, as the saying goes A man's wealth is his own demise.
The coachman was quite surprised, he then took the money and invited Yang Tian into the coach and asked "Young Lord, where shall our destination be?". Yang Tian said "Young Lord? well look at that, money truly is powerful, lets go Pheonix Cry Country's Chi City." The coachman then revealed an awkward smile and whipped the reins on the horses.
Yang Tian's journey toward this Chi City unbeknownst to the world will catch everyone off gaurd. The Great Cultivation Chronicles of Yang Tian begins.