Sold Myself?

Yu Ershan glanced at Yu Dashan, who wore a bitter expression, and said on his own, "Big Brother is currently at Fetal Movement Major Accomplishment and has already completed one Blood Change. By normal reasoning, after one or two more, he should be able to reach Perfection of Fetal Movement and qualify to attempt the Qi Refining Realm."

"But that's only qualifying, nothing more."

"In this world, countless ordinary people are stuck at Perfection of Fetal Movement. Is it because they don't want to break through?"

"No, it's because they lack an [Immortal Destiny]."

"Only an Immortal Destiny can allow one to break through to the Qi Refining Realm."

"As long as Big Brother can reach Perfection of Fetal Movement soon, we can use this Rare Species to directly trade for an Immortal Destiny."

"Then Big Brother can immediately refine the Immortal Destiny, so there's no need to worry about someone snatching it."

"This is also the safest approach."

"And the sooner Big Brother breaks through to Perfection of Fetal Movement, the safer our family will be."

"Second Brother, you've never undergone a Blood Change, so you don't understand the difficulty involved. And is the Qi Refining Realm so easy to charge into?"

Yu Dashan said with a grim face.

Yu Ershan's brow twitched wildly as he barely suppressed the urge to land two more punches on his face.

What did he mean by 'you've never undergone a Blood Change, so you don't understand the difficulty'?

But he couldn't be bothered to argue with him over this matter and instead continued, "I think we should set a three-year limit. Within these three years, if Big Brother can break through to Perfection of Fetal Movement, that would be best."

"If not, we'll have to think of another way."

"Why three years?"

Yu Dashan asked, puzzled.

Despite having completed one Blood Change, the later stages of Blood Change only grew more difficult.

Even though he firmly believed he would reach Perfection of Fetal Movement, three years was still too little.

Even Old Man Yu turned to look at his clever second son.

His expectation for his eldest son was five years.

After all, in five years, Yu Dashan would only be twenty-seven, still within the optimal age range of thirty for breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm, and his vitality would be far from declining.

Once past thirty, even with the help of an Immortal Destiny, the chances of breaking through would begin to decrease.

The older one got, the smaller the chance.

"Father, three years is the best timeframe. During this period, we need to guard this Rare Species well, but the longer time goes on, the greater the chance of exposure."

"Right now, this Rare Species is still small and inconspicuous, but what about three years from now? Five years from now?"

"By then, won't others be able to discover it?"

"Three years?"

Old Man Yu pondered for a moment, then looked seriously at his eldest son.

"Did you hear what your second brother said?"

"Whether for yourself or for this family, in the next three years, you must cultivate with all your might, finish the remaining Blood Changes early, and reach Perfection of Fetal Movement."

"Father, I understand."

Yu Dashan said with force.

Compared to his second brother, he might be a bit dull, but he wasn't truly stupid.

With things spelled out so clearly, how could he not understand?

He silently vowed that he would rely on his own ability to break through to Perfection of Fetal Movement early, so as not to let down the sacrifices his father had made for the family.

In fact, he now understood that even if the family had enough Spirit Stones, his father would not go to the Blessed Land. He had to stay and guard the Rare Species at home.

Moreover, even if his father could escape disaster this year, the lifespan he had lost was real.

If this year was like this, what about next year?

He figured his father still wouldn't go to the Blessed Land.

Good fortune might favor you once or twice, but not forever.

After his father died, if he still couldn't break through, who would be next?

Second Brother!

Compared to their young youngest brother, that seemed to be the only choice.

But with Second Brother's body, how long could he hold on?

For a moment, he wanted to persuade his father and second brother to give up, to not let them sacrifice for him. But seeing their determined expressions, he knew that no matter what he said, he couldn't change their resolve.

Only if he broke through early could he turn this around.

Seeing this, Old Man Yu nodded with some relief.

But when he looked back at his second son, he found the man's face full of struggle, which immediately made his heart skip a beat.

"Second Son, do you have something you're hiding from me too?"

Old Man Yu suddenly thought, even his eldest son had secretly joined the Insect Hunter Team, so wouldn't his second son, who was always clever and had his own ideas, do something similar?

Even after his last warning, the boy might not join the Insect Hunter Team, but that didn't mean he wouldn't think of other ways.

"Father, I..."

Yu Ershan looked like he wanted to say something but held back.

"Second brother, you didn't do something stupid too, did you?"

Even Yu Dashan caught on.

"Speak!"

Old Man Yu felt both moved and guilty.

It was all his fault as a father for being useless and not revealing the matter of the Rare Species sooner.

But he had originally planned to tell his second son only after he was completely certain.

After all, it was only a matter of a few days.

Who would have thought that accidents would keep happening one after another?

"Father, big brother, don't worry, it's not what you think."

Yu Ershan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Big brother, do you remember last year in the Blessed Land, those people from the Yangshan Gathering Place we ran into?"

"Yangshan Gathering Place?"

Yu Dashan frowned in thought, then his eyes went wide.

"You mean that very, very heavy Miss Xiaoxiao?"

"Yes, that Miss Xiaoxiao. I wrote her a letter, and if nothing goes wrong, I should get a reply in a day or two."

Yu Ershan said.

"Second brother, did you sell yourself out?"

Yu Dashan looked at Yu Ershan with a strange expression.

The three brothers—he and the third took after their father, burly with broad faces and big cheeks, while Yu Ershan took after their deceased mother, fair-skinned and overly delicate.

Add to that the damage to his constitution from a difficult birth, and he seemed even more frail.

When the two of them walked outside, no one would ever believe they were blood brothers.

Last year, when they entered the Blessed Land, they went shopping one day and happened to run into that very heavy Miss Xiaoxiao. A small incident brought them into contact, and to his surprise, that Miss Xiaoxiao had taken a liking to his second brother.

She was the straightforward, carefree type, and after spending some time together, she made her feelings clear.

She even said that in the future, she could find a way to make up for Yu Ershan's damaged foundation.

But there was one condition: she wanted Yu Ershan to marry into her family.

Because her grandfather was a Qi Refining Realm cultivator—though only at Early Qi Refining—he was still far beyond what the Yu Family could compare to.

Yu Dashan was quite tempted, but not for himself.

Yu Ershan, however, refused without hesitation, saying he would never be a live-in son-in-law.

When they came home later, he even made Yu Dashan swear to keep it secret and not tell anyone, so it became a secret between the two brothers.

Originally, Yu Dashan thought the two had definitely lost contact. He never expected his second brother to write to her again, and at a time like this.

Wasn't that just...