Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 192 - 103: Jinjiao Island, Second Brother Su Huan
"Second Brother?"
"Little Brother?"
The man strode forward to Su Yu, grasping his shoulders with a face full of surprise and examined him closely.
"It’s really you."
"When I received the news, I thought it was a prank by one of the senior brothers, but it turned out to be true."
"How did you know I was here? How did you get here?"
Second Brother had many questions, leaving Su Yu unsure how to answer.
But it was clear that Second Brother was genuinely delighted; the joy on his face was unmistakable, which eased Su Yu’s worried mind slightly.
That evening, Second Brother checked out of the hotel and took him to Mingsu Palace.
On the Flying Ship, the two sat facing each other, sharing their experiences.
Su Yu’s experiences weren’t many since it was only a year or so, and apart from some things he couldn’t mention, there wasn’t much to tell.
However, Second Brother was both surprised and pleased to learn that he had also joined the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect:
"I never imagined that both of us brothers would join the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect."
Second Brother’s experiences were far richer and legendary, not any less impressive than his own.
Over ten years ago after arriving at Blue Mountain Island, Second Brother Su Huan joined a team, and after a year of tempering, he joined the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. Initially an outer disciple, after five years of hard work, he excelled in a small competition, becoming an official disciple and joined one of the six major branches, the Myriad Methods branch.
Through many experiences, he stood out among the disciples of the Myriad Methods branch and was taken in as an official disciple by Master Mingsu.
Later, his cultivation progressed considerably, and his strength soared. He even caught the attention of Master Mingsu’s daughter, who married him.
After twelve years, his cultivation reached the peak, and he successfully overcame the Celestial Tribulation in one go, ascending to become a Loose Immortal and became one of the core disciples of the Immortal Sect.
Achieving immortality in just thirteen years is incredibly fast, definitely among the top ranks within the sect.
After hearing Second Brother’s introduction, Su Yu gave a thumbs up and said:
"Second Brother, your journey is legendary. You have hopes of becoming an Earth Immortal in the future!"
But Second Brother shook his head:
"Becoming an Earth Immortal is difficult. In our sect, tens of thousands of geniuses emerge every century. Among them, those stronger than me are countless. Among these, fewer than a hundred are able to reach the limits of Loose Immortal. Among these few, only a handful successfully overcome the Earth Immortal Tribulation. Although my cultivation speed is fast, achieving Earth Immortal is almost impossible."
Su Yu opened his mouth, unable to refute.
Su Huan chuckled and waved his hand:
"Let’s not talk about these things. I’m really happy to see you today. I originally planned to find you and a few other brothers after my cultivation stabilizes in a year or two. Since you’re here, it saves me the trouble. Come, I’ll take you to my place to meet your sister-in-law."
Su Yu collected his thoughts and chatted happily with Second Brother.
Very soon, the Flying Ship returned to Mingsu Peak. This time, there was no need for notification, and they entered the peak directly, heading straight to one of the mountain peaks within the palace’s inner circle.
By now, it was dark. The main peak of the palace radiated Treasure Light, and a beam of light shot straight up to the sky from its top.
Outside the main peak, there were two circles of surrounding peaks; the Flying Ship headed towards one of them. Second Brother pointed at the mountain and said:
"I am one of the seventeen disciples of our master who successfully ascended to Loose Immortal. I was bestowed with the title Ming Huanzi, and this Minghuan Peak is a dojo granted by my master."
As he spoke, the Flying Ship landed on a platform halfway up the mountain. Su Yu saw three women standing on the platform. In the center stood a beautiful young woman dressed in palace attire. His first impression of her was that she was beautiful, dignified, gentle, and tender.
Su Huan introduced her:
"This is your sister-in-law, Meng Siyi."
Su Yu quickly bowed:
"Su Yu greets Sister-in-law."
Meng Siyi smiled, accepted his bow, and returned the gesture, saying:
"There’s no need to be so formal, uncle. You are brothers; you can treat this place like your own home."
Su Yu nodded and bowed again.
"Come, let’s go inside."
Second Brother took his hand and led him inside. A feast had already been set up, clearly prepared in advance by Sister-in-law at Second Brother’s request.
The feast was a typical family banquet, solemn yet not restrictive. The two brothers chatted and ate, while Sister-in-law sat by without speaking much, only occasionally with a few words.
During the family banquet, Su Yu discovered that Sister-in-law seemed to be a Loose Immortal who had also overcome the Celestial Tribulation, at level 136, thirty levels higher than Second Brother at level 106, which surprised him.
After the banquet, Sister-in-law already had accommodation arranged for him, a separate small courtyard next door with two servants.
The two brothers chatted late into the night before Second Brother returned.
Su Yu stood on the second-floor balcony, gazing into the distance, feeling great.
Initially, it seems that Second Brother still values brotherhood. The day’s enthusiasm didn’t seem fake.
Sister-in-law also appeared quite nice, gentle in nature, not overly enthusiastic but at least not unwelcoming to her young brother-in-law, which was enough.
"It seems I might stay here longer, potentially training overseas for a few years."
Since it’s necessary to train within Blue Mountain Island, why not train overseas? The resources overseas are richer, and even the experience of fighting spirits is slightly higher.
Having made his decision, he watched the starlit sky a bit longer and then went indoors to rest.
The next day he slept until he naturally woke up. When he was about to find Second Brother, he wasn’t around. It was only until noon that he returned, tossing an identification token to him:
"I helped you acquire an identity token equivalent to an official disciple of Mingsu Palace. You can freely enter and exit Mingsu Palace, use various palace facilities, purchase palace specialties, and use the palace’s teleportation gate to return to Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, but you can only teleport once a year."
"Thank you, Second Brother."
Su Huan waved his hand and then took out a Storage Bag and handed it to him. When Su Yu opened it, he found a Tier Seven Magical Treasure and exactly 1000 taels of gold inside.
He exclaimed in surprise:
"Second brother, I have magical treasures, and I have money—more than three thousand gold in cash right now."
Su Huan chuckled:
"It’s your business if you have money, but this is a token from your brother and sister-in-law, take it."
"Uh... alright then!"
The magical treasure is a weapon named the Wind-Fire Vajra Wheel.
Wind-Fire Vajra Wheel (Tier Seven): Premium, forged from celestial rare metal, incredibly powerful, breaks through all defenses.
Attributes: Activating the treasure inflicts 20,000 points of physical and wind-fire mixed damage to the target, ignoring defense with a 100% magic damage bonus. Attack range: 20 kilometers, mana consumption: 1,000 points.
Attributes: Activating the Vajra Wheel to spin rapidly deals continuous physical and wind-water mixed damage, ignoring defense, with each spin dealing 30% magic damage. Mana consumption: 500 points per second.
At this point, Su Huan asked:
"You probably don’t need to rush back to the sect now, right?"
Su Yu replied:
"I came out this time for training. I’ve found that the level and experience of creatures overseas are higher than inland, and the resources are richer. I’m considering training overseas for a few years."
"Well, that’s good. You can stay here from now on."
"Also, if you don’t have any acquaintances, you can register at your sister-in-law’s guild without any obligations, and you’ll be free to act as you please."
"Uh, can I be registered at another guild even if I’m already in a guild?"
Su Huan laughed:
"Of course you can. Not only that, but you can also join multiple guilds as long as they’re not adversaries in the area."
"Oh!"
"Then I’ll trouble you, second brother."
"No problem, if you’re free, we can go now. My sister-in-law and I usually spend most of our time at the guild."
"Let’s go."
The two of them were quite decisive and set off immediately.
Nothing happened on the way, and the second brother explained the situation of their guild to him.
The guild is named Canglan Pavilion and boasts a history of over a hundred years. It was initially established by Master Mingsu and several friends. After over a century of development, along with Master Mingsu’s support, it is now a renowned large guild in Jinjiao Island and the surrounding seas.
The guild headquarters is situated in Jinjiao Island, in Jinjiao City, which is actually one of the guild’s properties.
Sister-in-law Meng Siyi, as the daughter of Master Mingsu, and the second brother, as Master Mingsu’s disciple and son-in-law, are now among the high-level members of the Canglan Association.
Sister-in-law serves as the vice president of the guild and the leader of the second main team.
The second brother is one of the guild elders and the deputy leader of the second main team.
The position of guild elder is exclusively for Loose Immortal experts, ranking just below the vice president and several main team leaders, possessing a very high status.
Additionally, the titles of Guest Minister and Patron are equivalent to that of an elder, reserved for Loose Immortal experts only. However, different guilds may have different terms, such as how Loose Immortal experts are referred to as Patrons in the Thousand Feather Association instead of Elders.
The second brother brought him to the Canglan Pavilion headquarters in Jinjiao City and directly registered him as a temporary formal member.
It’s not that the second brother was stingy in granting him a higher status, but the guild has rules that require specific membership durations for elite or core members before they can be promoted immediately after joining.
Su Yu didn’t mind this point since he had no intention of a long-term development in the Canglan Association.
After Su Huan transferred Su Yu’s name to the second main team, he took him on a tour of the guild, introducing its nuances.
While introducing that the guild is backed by Mingsu Palace, specializes in Alchemy and Artifact Refining, and houses experts from Mingsu Palace capable of crafting advanced Spirit Pills and magical treasures, Su Yu suddenly remembered something. He took out a True Feather of an overseas Divine Bird and asked:
"Second brother, what would be the requirements to have the guild’s Artifact Refiners craft an advanced magical treasure?"
Su Huan took the Divine Bird True Feather to inspect it, his face showing a look of surprise:
"This True Feather contains a strong essence, at least from a level 200 source, right? How many do you have?"
"A hundred and twenty pieces."
"So many, you could definitely craft a Tier Seven magical treasure."
"Unfortunately, something is missing. If we could get a suitably attributed top-tier bird-type BOSS Demon Soul, even a Tier Eight treasure could be forged."
Su Yu silently took out the overseas Divine Bird Demon Soul.
"Wow, you actually have one."
Su Huan took the overseas Divine Bird Demon Soul to examine thoroughly and suddenly thought of something, his face filled with astonishment:
"I heard that two months ago, the Vast Sea Gang from Feixing Island encountered a battle with three super BOSSes at sea, and a level 230 overseas Divine Bird fell to the Sea Serpent King and a Mythical Template True Dragon. Could it be this one?"
Su Yu grinned and said:
"It’s that very overseas Divine Bird."
Su Huan was shocked:
"Wasn’t it said that the overseas Divine Bird fell to the True Dragon? How come it’s in your hands?"
"Could it be that you snatched the final blow from the Sea Serpent King and the True Dragon?"
"Yes, I took a risk and managed to claim the final blow."
"Hiss!"
Even though Su Huan himself had a rich past with plenty of legendary deeds, he had only performed such daring acts, like snatching food from the mouths of over level 200 super BOSSes, twice.
"Well done!"
Su Huan patted his brother on the shoulder, feeling more and more that he was quite extraordinary.
