Chapter 53: Yu Xiao Gang?

Facing Yu Yuanzhen's request, Yu Tianyun's still somewhat youthful face showed a hint of doubt, but out of respect for his grandfather, they still answered truthfully, saying:

"Grandfather, I indeed still have some immortal herbs, but their properties do not match the Soul Master of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Weapon Soul! You have also studied immortal herb knowledge, so you should be very clear that taking an immortal herb that doesn't suit one's own body not only yields no benefit but may even harm the body! May I ask what purpose you have for requesting the immortal herb?"

Upon hearing Yu Tianyun's words, Yu Yuanzhen's expression grew even more complex. After a while, he finally said slowly: "I want your second uncle to take an immortal herb; he should really need it!"

Hearing this, Yu Tianyun instantly understood why Yu Yuanzhen had shown such a complex expression. Yet he still asked with lingering doubt:

"Second uncle?"

"That's right, I want to give your second uncle—Yu Xiao Gang—an immortal herb."

Since the words were already spoken, Yu Yuanzhen no longer hesitated at all, and immediately continued:

"When Xiao Gang left the sect, Tian Heng was just over five years old, and you were only just two, so your older brother might still have some memory of him, but you probably have little recollection."

Regarding his own second uncle—Yu Xiao Gang—Yu Tianyun indeed has hardly any clear memories. After all, his memories only awakened at age three, and anything before three is extremely vague and hazy.

However, memories from his previous life give him some understanding of Yu Xiao Gang.

After recalling for a while, Yu Tianyun said:

"Although I have never met my second uncle, I know a little about him. It seems my second uncle underwent a bad-direction mutation when his martial soul awakened, his innate soul power was only half a level, and he was expelled from the sect over a decade ago."

"No! That's not so! Xiao Gang was not expelled from the sect."

Hearing Yu Tianyun say that, Yu Yuanzhen shook his head and, somewhat agitated, said:

"Xiao Gang is my son; even though his talent is extremely poor, the sect would never expel him."

Yu Yuanzhen's words are indeed reasonable, but my own understanding of these matters is not deep; based on memories from my previous life, I subconsciously thought Yu Xiao Gang had been expelled from the sect. Seeing grandfather explain it this way now, it seems the truth is not what I previously imagined.

"Xiao Gang has always been a member of the Lan Dian Ba Wang Sect, and the Lan Dian Ba Wang Sect has never expelled him; he chose to leave the sect of his own accord, for reasons unknown."

At this point, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but sigh deeply, then said:

"Alas! As my son, he has been held in high expectations since birth. Yet when his martial soul awakened, a malignant mutation occurred, and his innate soul power was only half a level. Having only half a level of innate soul power means he can hardly ever break through to Soul Elder in this lifetime! He was as diligent as you when he was young, but effort without talent is meaningless for a Soul Master. No matter how hard he worked, his soul power cultivation progressed extremely slowly, and eventually idle gossip spread within the sect. Xiao Gang, being proud, ultimately chose to leave the sect, vowing that he would return only after proving himself. Yet in the blink of an eye, thirteen years have passed, and during that time he has not returned even once..."

"Therefore, I wish to obtain an immortal herb for your second uncle; perhaps this way he can return!"

At this point, Yu Yuanzhen placed both hands on Yu Tianyun's shoulders, his gaze burning as he stared at him.

"Alas!" Yu Tianyun let out a deep sigh, for he was not familiar with Yu Xiao Gang at all, and had no desire to become familiar with him.

In his memories from the previous life, he not only disliked Yu Xiao Gang, but even harbored some aversion toward him.

Yu Xiao Gang's theories seemed utterly insignificant to Yu Tianyun; the only thing Yu Tianyun slightly valued was Yu Xiao Gang's extensive knowledge of Soul Beasts. As for the Soul Master theories he proposed, Yu Tianyun could not bring himself to agree. However, in this life, Yu Xiao Gang is his own paternal uncle, so even if he doesn't respect the monk's face, he must respect the Buddha's.

Yu Xiao Gang is my grandfather's son, my father's own brother; even if I don't care about my relationship with Yu Xiao Gang, I must still consider my grandfather's and father's feelings.

But I truly have no immortal herb suitable for Yu Xiao Gang here; the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and the Mixed-Primordial Immortal Herb are the only attribute-neutral immortal herbs.

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid is indeed very effective for accelerating cultivation and solidifying the foundation, and can be used to break bottlenecks, but Yu Tianyun finds it insufficiently reliable. The Mixed-Primordial Immortal Herb is meant for his own future soul core condensation; that, under any circumstance, cannot be given to others!

The Qiluo Yujinxiang is reserved for Rong Rong's wife; that one is absolutely out of the question.

Other ones like the Rooster-Crest Phoenix Sunflower, etc., have mismatched attributes and could likely harm Yu Xiao Gang without benefit! Yu Tianyun's face showed difficulty, full of helplessness, as he looked at Yu Yuanzhen and said:

"Grandfather, I truly have no immortal herb suitable for my second uncle; if my second uncle's martial soul were fire-aligned, it would be easier to handle."

At this point, Yu Tianyun suddenly remembered that he might still have a Snow Silkworm; although it's not an immortal herb, it is only a step below immortal herbs, belonging to the same rank as Nine-Grade Purple Fungus, and should be of some use.

Yu Tianyun then said:

"However, Grandfather, I do have some top-grade herbs that are just below immortal herbs; they should also be sufficient to help my second uncle breakthrough to Soul Elder!"

Yu Yuanzhen's eyes instantly lit up, and he seemed to let out a huge breath, joyfully saying: 'Tianyun, the reason I asked you about immortal herbs is because they can compensate for innate shortcomings. Many say your second uncle's martial soul is useless, that he even attacks by farting. Yet I know the truth is different; when your second uncle's martial soul awakened, I clearly sensed an extremely strong bright aura, and his martial soul fusion skill that can summon a Golden Holy Dragon. This fully indicates that his martial soul was actually developing toward a beneficial mutation, but for some reason the final mutation failed!'

Yu Yuanzhen paused briefly, then continued:

"If your second uncle can mend his foundation after taking an immortal herb, perhaps he could fully evolve into a Golden Holy Dragon. Yet even without immortal herbs, taking top-grade herbs to continue his cultivation is also excellent."

Hearing this, Yu Tianyun no longer stalled, and directly took a delicate jade box from the Storage Soul Conduit, handed it with both hands to Yu Yuanzhen, and said:

"Then, Grandfather, give this herb to my second uncle; it will surely be of help to him."

"The protagonist's stance is set; he will not mistreat Yu Xiao Gang."

"Uncle, if Yu Xiao Gang were to be bullied by the protagonist, it would bring shame to both the protagonist and the whole family—utterly disgraceful."

"Yu Xiao Gang's personality is detestable, yet he hasn't done anything seriously wrong; from the sect's viewpoint, the Spirit Hall's talented saintess actually did a favor."

"But who knows that Bi Bi Dong is a perverse yandere? A normal person, even with a one-in-ten-thousand chance, wouldn't be as perverse as Bi Bi Dong, using the excuse to pair Yu Xiao Gang with Liu Erlong and then destroy a sect. Is this something a normal person could conceive? Bi Bi Dong's twisted character caused the Lan Dian Ba Wang Sect to be wiped out; one can only say Lan Dian Ba Wang was terribly unlucky."

"It truly can't be blamed on Yu Xiao Gang."

"There's no need to mindlessly blacken Yu Xiao Gang; instead, Tang San is the one who is truly malicious, constantly opting for death."

(End of Chapter)