Shen Yue was fearful for his life. Whatever he saw, he didn't know whether it was a premonition or an illusion, but it scared him. If Shen Yue was to stay any longer, he would have died of fright. But no matter how scared he was, there was only one thing going on his mind.

'I'm going to make that man pay!' Shen Yue thought. He was angry, but he knew there was nothing he could do against Issei. So, his best chance is to inform his elder brother that someone has stolen his woman. 'Hmph! Let's see how you get out of this mess. Once I tell my brother of this, he will kill that man without mercy! Ha-ha-ha! Then I'll have the last laugh!'.

With Xiao Ning'er, she was back home and started cultivating the Heaven's Path Cultivation Manual. After thirty minutes, she achieved the beginning stages of the Heaven's Path Cultivation Manual. Ning'er felt the power coursing through her. Although she was only a One-Star Bronze rank, Ning'er had the strength of a One-Star Black Gold Rank.

'This…This is too much,' Ning'er thought. The manual gave her the power of a Black Gold rank while being in the Bronze rank. What kind of manual was that?! It was then that she remembered what Issei told her about the manual. 'It is indeed a cultivation manual to go against the will of the Heaven. To gain strength three ranks above is not something any normal cultivation manual can achieve. Truly Heaven defying'.

Although Ning'er achieved such amazing strength, she didn't let it get to her head. Instead, she continued to cultivate. Earlier, Ning'er felt some of Issei's power. If she wanted to stand by his side, she would have to work harder than she had ever worked before.

'I have no time to relax. I need to continue cultivating. If I accept Ise's proposal to head to another world, I don't want to be a burden,' Ning'er thought. Although she thought that, she was still hesitant to leave with Issei as she has family in Glory City. 'I have time. Ise said I have a month before I should make my decision, and it's all up to me whether I choose to accept or not. It would also be the time for the exam within that period'.

Ning'er shook her head and continued to cultivate. As Issei said, the moment she reached One-Star Bronze rank, it was harder to cultivate the Heaven's Path Cultivation Manual. But nevertheless, she was a determined person, and she would continue with her chosen path.

Within Yang Xin's house, she was also cultivating. Although she preferred to study alchemy, Issei forbade her from studying when she wasn't being supervised. Yang Xin was a bit peeved by this, but it was her fault for neglecting her health.

'How could I be so stupid?' Yang Xin thought. She sighed at how dumb she was to neglect her health. Now, she was regretting the consequences of her action. 'Never mind, it was my fault, to begin with. Issei was just worried about me. Besides, I'm still learning a lot when studying with Issei'.

Yang Xin continued to cultivate. Never in her wildest dream did she think there would be a day that she would gain the strength of a One-Star Black Gold rank while being in One-Star Bronze rank. It was pretty surreal. Yang Xin's current situation was similar to stories about ancient times but way more exaggerated.

Yang Xin giggled to herself. The day she met Issei, Yang Xin was just curious about him as he wore clothes out of the ordinary. But now, she learned that he was a master at alchemy, to the point that President Gu Yan was nothing more than a toddler compared to Issei's knowledge.

'I wonder how extraordinary he really is. Whenever I'm with him, I feel my heart beat faster, and sometimes, I can even feel my heart skip a beat,' Yang Xin thought. This was the first time she felt this way. None has ever made her feel anything close to what she was feeling. 'I need to stop thinking about this. Issei is my teacher. I need to concentrate on learning'.

Back with Shen Yue. He was in his elder brother's room and was waiting for his elder brother to finish his current activities so that he could inform him of the happening with Xiao Ning'er. Shen Yue was smirking as he believed that once his brother sets out to kill Issei, there would only be one outcome for the turd that dared to steal his elder brother's woman, which was death.

"Shen Yue, what do you want?!" Shen Fei was angered as he was busy being with a woman he forced into bed. He scoffed at his disappointment of a little brother. "Can you see that I'm busy? Leave if you have nothing important to tell me".

"Elder brother, this is an urgent matter," Shen Yue said. He knew that his elder brother would immediately hire someone to attack Issei when he found out about his meeting with Xiao Ning'er. "Earlier today after school, I saw Xiao Ning'er enter a man's abode. When I confronted her about it, she protected the man. I think she is having an illicit affair with the man in question".

"Son of a bitch! Who dares to take I, Shen Fei's, betrothed!" Shen Fei shouted in anger. Shen Yue was smirking as his brother was easy to manipulate as long as you know his attitude. "Tell me who this man is! I want to know everything!".

Shen Yue smirked and gave Issei's description to Shen Fei. Issei was easily recognisable due to his apparel.

"Good! Tomorrow will be the last day of that man's life!" Shen Fei said. Stealing his woman was punishable by death! And there is no one other than the City Lord who can stop his Sacred Family from killing Issei. "Leave! I need to prepare for the trash that dares to steal my woman!".

One might think that Shen Yue was a smart man to manipulate his brother to kill Issei, but if he was smart, he would have taken what happened earlier in the day as a warning that Issei wasn't someone he could mess with. Yet, he was dumb enough to think that his brother was someone that could deal with a person whose killing intent was strong enough to cause hallucinations.

While all this was happening, Issei was in his room relaxing with Raynare as they watched some movies that they had brought with them. How would they know to bring a Tv? That's because the system told Issei that the destination they would be heading to would be similar to ancient times. Hence, for entertainment, he brought a Tv installed with Lightning Stone to power it.

"Issei, look!" Raynare said. She was laughing at the scene they were watching. "It's the same as when we went to Ancient Orchid City Ruin. 'You are courting death', Ha-ha-ha! This is hilarious!".

"The funniest one was, 'Ancestor, save me!' that was hilarious," Issei said. Almost all cultivators were daddy's boys. They all rely on their fathers and ancestor to save their asses. "I wonder if we'll hear that line while we're here. If it does happen, I don't think I'll be able to hold my laughter".

"One thing I've never seen is the so-called silky black-haired beauty. I've never seen one here. They all have different hair colours," Raynare said. "Seems like I'm the silky black-haired beauty, I sort of fit the profile".

"You even have the smooth as jade skin," Issei said. He then runs his hand across Raynare's body. "You know, ever since we did it, I've never forgotten the feel of your body out of my mind".

"Hmm…I want to do it too, but not here. Let's enjoy a night together when we get back to our world," Raynare said. She was not comfortable doing it in the inn they were staying at. No matter how horny she was, she would not do it in this sort of place. "Oh, yeah. I've been wanting to ask. Why did you accept Yang Xin as a student? And for Ning'er, why did you also let her cultivate the Heaven's Path Cultivation Manual?".

"To tell you the truth. I have an item called Wedding Rings. It's special. It can duplicate itself to match the number of my destined partners," Issei said. He then showed the rings to Raynare. There were Twelve Blank Rings and One Golden Ring. "When we arrived in this world, two more rings appeared".

"Are you telling me that Yang Xin and Xiao Ning'er are your two destined partners in this world?" Raynare asked. Issei nodded his head. She could accept Yang Xin. But Xiao Ning'er is another thing. The girl was too young. "You aren't planning to do anything to Xiao Ning'er, are you? If you are, I'll be disappointed in you".

"I'm not doing anything right now. Ning'er is too young. Maybe in the future when she's older. But definitely not now," Issei said. He was not into little kids. Even Koneko was his bottom line as she was only one and a half years younger than he was. However, Xiao Ning'er was only thirteen, four years younger than him. "If we are destined to be with each other, then waiting a few years won't matter".

"He-he-he! I realised when you showed me the rings that you have ten destined partners in our world," Raynare said. She was curious as to who those women were. "Do you have any clue who they may be?".

"I believe it's you, Serafall, Irina, Asia and Akeno," Issei said. Those were the ones, he was sure. As for the others, Issei wasn't sure if he had made contact with them yet. "I don't know about the others".

[I can tell the User which destined partner you've come in contact with]

'You can do that?' Issei asked. The system sure has been talkative for a while now. That was good. It's better than a system that refuses to help. Plus, it wasn't nagging or annoying. 'Could you please tell me?'.

[Raynare, Serafall, Akeno, Koneko, Asia, Rias, Sona, Grayfia, Irina. There is one more that you've not come in contact with. That being said, I cannot tell you who it is.

Two new rings are starting to form as well. It was due to you saying something to Xenovia and your weird fate with Aika. however, it is up to you whether you cultivate this destiny or let it whether]

"Grayfia? Isn't that the maid I so with Rias? And isn't she also the judge in the Rating Game between Rias and Riser?" Issei said. He was confused. Grayfia was someone that he won't usually be able to come in contact with due to her disposition. "How would Grayfia be one of my destined partners when I don't get to see her at all?".

[That doesn't matter. Distance is but a number, as is age. What matters is the way you interact with them in the future. You caught Grayfia's interest when you showed your domineering side during your first meeting. Trust me, you'll understand in the future]

Issei didn't know why the system said that about Grayfia, but he shrugged his shoulder. After all, he will eventually find out what it's all about in the future. As for Xenovia and Aika, that was quite surprising, not Xenovia, but Aika. That perverted girl has a strange fate with him? What did he do that would cause such a thing? Issei didn't know.