Heaven Rewards Diligence: Marrying Off a Destitute Heiress in My Brother's Place

I had just awakened the [Heaven Rewards Hard Work] talent, which lets me grind experience through cultivation and ignore bottlenecks, when my own parents tried to force me to marry into the family of a once-wealthy heiress on behalf of my genius younger brother! Did they think I was a worthless castoff they could push around? I laid my cards on the table and shot back, “Listen, old man, this is going to cost you extra!” Then and there, I extorted a place at the academy for a thousand spirit stones! I signed the contract and cut ties with them for good! They sat back and waited for my impoverished in-laws to drag me down and turn me into a laughingstock across the city. But they had no idea I would become a son-in-law, take my gorgeous wife by my side, and grind my way into an unparalleled Sword Immortal! While my genius younger brother was still fretting over his bottleneck, I had already shattered the heavens, rising beyond the reach of my entire family! Rating: 96/100