JSCMU-Chapter 127: Cultivation Clan

She said she was going into seclusion but Yun Jin darted off to find Yue Zhao.

As soon as she got to the door, she heard a lively ruckus.

“Come on, come on, play your tile already!”

“It’s rare to get a chance to sit down and play a round of Pai Gow, don’t waste my time!”

“Eldest Senior Brother! Weren’t you always shouting ‘we need a fourth player’? Now that Little Junior Sister’s here, why didn’t you invite her?”

Yun Jin also wanted to know the answer to that, so she paused.

But Yue Zhao didn’t respond directly. He just looked at Si Wanningg and said, “Then you go call her?”

Si Wanningg trembled. “Maybe… maybe the three of us are enough. Three minus one, it’s perfect, really perfect.”

Their Little Junior Sister was great in every way.

Except she could really deal psychological damage!

She had too many ways of showing off and from such weird angles that you never saw them coming.

How could they survive that?

Yun Jin fell into deep thought.

Her senior brothers and sister didn’t want to include her anymore. Is that a good thing?

Even though she didn’t really have time to play anyway!

But… they have time to play?

It seemed everyone had gotten too relaxed lately!

Yun Jin deeply reflected on herself.

How could she focus only on her own progress and forget to lead everyone else to improve too?

As the saying goes, “When one succeeds, they should help the world prosper too.” As someone so outstanding, she should inspire those around her to also excel!

So. Senior Brothers, Senior Sister… your good days are over!

Of course, it’s absolutely not because they didn’t let her play Pai Gow!

She, Yun Jin, wasn’t that petty.

She simply wanted to lead everyone to prosper.

With this in mind, Yun Jin calmly pushed the door open.

Three pairs of eyes looked over in perfect unison.

Yue Zhao and Si Wanningg’s faces instantly changed, and Yu Songnian was so shocked he turned to stone on the spot.

“J-Junior Sister? Why are you here?” Si Wanningg guiltily asked.

Yue Zhao immediately said, “Little Junior Sister, we were going to invite you. But your Second Senior Sister said no. She said she didn’t want you there. Look at how awful she is.”

Si Wanningg glared at him. Is there anyone this shameless under heaven?

“I’m not like that,” Yue Zhao continued, a face full of sincerity. “I always wanted you to join us. When you’re not here, it feels like nothing in the world has meaning. Now that you’re here, it’s like the world is lit up again.”

Si Wanningg was furious. “Yue Zhao, you old thief—!”

Before she could draw her sword, Yun Jin beamed and said, “Eldest Senior Brother, I’m really touched that you missed me so much. I’ve done some reflecting too. As disciples of the same sect, we should spend more time together, bond with each other more! How could I be so busy on my own and ignore my dear senior siblings?”

Yue Zhao and Si Wanningg shared a horrified expression.

They didn’t know why, but they had a very bad feeling.

“Actually—” Yue Zhao tried to reject her.

But Yun Jin was already saying, “Let’s practice swordsmanship together from now on! After all, the Grand Sect Tournament is coming up. If we don’t work hard, won’t we bring shame to our Master?”

“Well, that’s true, but we can just practice on our own,” Si Wanningg said carefully. “No need to always do it together.”

Yun Jin instantly looked like she was about to cry. “Second Senior Sister, do you dislike me? You don’t want to see me anymore?”

Si Wanningg panicked and waved her hands. “That’s not what I meant!”

“Good.” Yun Jin’s face instantly returned to normal. “Then it’s settled. We’ll practice together from now on. There’s no better day than today. Let’s start now.”

Yue Zhao and Si Wanningg gave each other resentful glances, then looked enviously at Yu Songnian.

That Third Junior Brother of theirs’ petrification really came at the perfect time.

He dodged it again.

Yun Jin followed their gaze and also looked toward Yu Songnian.

She couldn’t help but pause in thought and asked, “Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, what sword technique does Third Senior Brother actually practice?”

Lin Ya was famous for his swordsmanship, and the disciples under him all specialized in sword techniques. Yu Songnian was no exception.

But since joining, Yun Jin had never seen Yu Songnian take action. She only knew that his movement technique was elusive and difficult to detect.

Yue Zhao said, “Do you know the Yu Clan, one of the cultivation clans?”

Yun Jin shook her head.

Yue Zhao explained, “You should know that spirit roots are very rare. In the mortal world, maybe only one in ten thousand people has a spirit root. That leads to a shortage of disciples in the sects. Recruitment difficulties affect the harmonious development of the entire cultivation world.”

Yue Zhao paused, realizing his wording was a bit too modern, and asked caringly, “Little Junior Sister, do you understand this?”

Yun Jin nodded, indicating she did. “Go on, Senior Brother.”

Yue Zhao continued, “Later, everyone discovered something. If both parents are cultivators, the chances of their children having spirit roots are much higher. So cultivators began to pair with other cultivators. Some of them weren’t good enough to enter sects, so they lived in the mortal world as married couples. Over time, they had descendants and passed down their lineage, this gave rise to cultivation clans. Children from such clans have a much higher chance of being born with spirit roots. That stabilized the recruitment pool for the major sects. Some powerful clans can even rival a mid-tier sect.”

Yun Jin thought deeply. “So Third Senior Brother’s Yu Clan is one of those families?”

Yue Zhao nodded, lowering his voice. “Third Junior Brother’s father was originally the clan leader, and Third Junior Brother showed incredible talent from a young age. Everyone thought he would be the next patriarch. But then, for some reason, he contracted a strange disease that turned him to stone from time to time. Every time it happened, his cultivation would regress a little. After many times, a prodigy turned into a cripple.

“At first, he was still protected by his father, so life wasn’t too bad. But during one trip, his father was ambushed by enemies and died tragically. Without his father’s protection, his situation became dangerous.

“He made a decisive choice, left everything behind, and joined Tianxing Sect. Master took him in, and that’s how he escaped the pressure from the Yu Clan. Master also used many methods to suppress the side effects of his petrification, but it can’t be cured. His cultivation has remained unstable. When the Grand Sect Tournament comes, if Master loses his position as Peak Master, the Yu Clan might come knocking again.” Yue Zhao sighed.

Every one of them had their own tragedies…

Petrification disease…

Yun Jin looked at Yu Songnian, who seemed no different from an ordinary person on the surface but whose movements were oddly stiff. She showed a curious expression.

“System, scan Third Senior Brother’s condition.”

The system’s mechanical voice replied, “Complex condition. Cannot scan in normal mode.”

This was the first time Yun Jin encountered such a situation.

She became even more interested. “Then what mode do I need to use?”