Eight Clouds

The scenery changed, Yi Yun appeared in an ancient hall that looked dilapidated yet filled with stone statues that emitted golden light.

And at the same time, he forgot who he was, forgot that this was just a test, everything seemed so real.

Memories that were not his own then appeared in his brain. He was a cultivator, who had experienced many things in the cultivation world. From a mortal to an expert who can destroy mountains.

Currently, he had managed to enter an ancient relic by himself.

The statues held a inheritance, each one something that could reach the top. He took the inheritances one by one.

After he finished, he looked at the statues.

Even though he had taken those inheritances, they were still there and could still be passed down to others.

If he wanted, he could take the statues away so that only he would have the inheritances. In that way, those inheritances will become his trademark.

This made him doubt his choice.

'If I take them away, I will be tantamount to betraying the seniors who left these inheritances.

'But, there are some young geniuses who are on their way to this place, given their talent, they should be able to pass through various barriers and reach this place,' he thought.

As he thought that, the urge to take the statues away began to dominate his mind.

'Or I take a few and leave the worst inheritances.'

"Hahaha, Yi Yun, you turned out to be rotting too." Suddenly, he heard a charming laugh inside his head. In that instant, he realized what was going on.

"This..."

"Get out of here now, you will get perfect results as long as the statues stay here."

Yi Yun nodded.

This was purely a test, unlike the previous place where he was also able to practice.

He then went to the door of the hall asking Xia Xinghe's opinion on what he had done earlier.

"As I said before, the most important thing is that you are aware of what you want. Here, what is bad is your indecision. Whether you take all the statues away or leave them are two opposites but essentially the same thing. Whether you are a selfish person, a cruel person, a good person, or even a hypocrite, the most important thing is that you do it with complete confidence. The problem for most people is that they don't want to admit their true nature.

"Of course, you might get kicked out if you choose the former because the creator of this place is clearly a righteous path cultivator because he doesn't place any value on you because you prefer to hold on to your fears."

According to information, after a person passes an exam, there will be small clouds that appear to indicate that person's score. But here, no clouds appeared around Yi Yun.

"In fact, I am also a person who is unsure about my true nature," Yi Yun said.

In contrast to the fear where he experienced it often enough that he got used to it, the matter of true nature was something he was still unsure of what he was like now.

When he is suffering, sometimes he wants the world to suffer with him, but when he sees a good person who helps many people or a hero who fights for the truth, he wants to be one.

"That's something most people experience," Xia Xinghe replied. "Even those who are completely convinced of their nature can still change, like a devil turning into a Buddha or vice versa.

"But you don't have to pursue perfection. Remember, you have the Alchemy of Heavan's Path, as long as you don't die, you can still continue to move forward."

"Mm…" Yi Yun nodded.

The scene changed again as he passed through the door.

This time, he appeared in a sky full of rainbows. Various kinds of phenomena appear in the rainbows. He saw various kinds of giant beasts flying.

However, compared to them, he was more interested in the clouds that appeared around him. Their number was six, they had exactly the same shape as the clouds surrounding Mu Tiandi.

"Mm, this place judges that you have the potential to become a Sage before it even assesses your talent. This is quite the same as my judgment, the person who created this place should be quite a powerful expert," Xia Xinghe said.

"I only succeeded because I cheated," Yi Yun replied with a wry smile.

Anyone would have such an outcome if they gained their consciousness.

"What matters is the reward," Xia Xinghe replied. "By the way, this time is a talent test while your talent is terrible, so I might need to use all of your Spiritual Stones to help you."

Yi Yun naturally didn't mind. At the same time, he began to conclude about Xia Xinghe's strength.

He originally thought he had lost his strength, but it seemed he could still do something with external help.

Roar... Roar... Roar...

Suddenly, the giant beasts roared at him simultaneously, producing numerous extremely violent shockwaves.

"Wait for me a moment, use your cauldron first," Xia Xinghe said.

Yi Yun also thought so, he immediately took out the cauldron. It then enlarges and protects him from all sides.

*Whoosh*

He felt something try to push the cauldron but it didn't work as he used more strength.

However, realizing that their roars were useless, the giant beasts suddenly pounced towards him, each showing expressions as if they wanted to tear him apart.

He was shaken as they crashed into his cauldron, causing his vision to become blurry.

It happened several times until finally Xia Xinghe said, "Get ready, I'll start now!"

After that, Yi Yun felt some kind of energy flowing from within the ring into his body.

It was warm and cold but he felt very different the moment it entered his body.

"Alright, unleash all your strength now," Xia Xinghe ordered.

Yi Yun closed his eyes before doing as she was told.

*Bang*

An extremely loud explosive sound resounded from within his body along with a crimson aura that was extremely tyrannical. It was the exact same color as Xia Xinghe's eyes.

The aura didn't enlarge, it just enveloped his body, but his presence shook the place.

The giant beasts, the rainbows and the sky he was in were shattered by the shock and everything happened so fast that he couldn't even react.

He then appeared in the green water earlier.

Two more clouds appeared around him, they looked excited and immediately shot up with the other clouds.

Outside the pool.

Just as people were busy discussing Mu Tiandi and Mu Tiandi himself was busy doing something strange, the pool suddenly shook so violently that the entire island shook as well.

Some people who stood too relaxed fell to their stomachs.

"What happened?" People immediately stared at the pool, only to be surprised again when they saw one cloud after another soaring into the sky.

Their speed amazed them.

One, two, three, six, seven, eight.

Each one was enormous, equivalent to all the clouds that Mu Tiandi summoned together, they covered the sky of the city so that the city became overcast.

"Oh my God, what I see, there are eight clouds."

"Who, who is this? Even the seven clouds have never happened, but now there are eight."

"Does this person have the potential to become a Saint? Even if he doesn't, he can still become a Sovereign, the top figure in the entire Domain."

Immediately after that they saw a black robed and faceless white masked figure appear in the pool.

Clouds quickly descended on him, making it clear who had caused their appearance.

"Mm, who is he? Why is he wearing a mask?"

"Oh no, how is that possible, his cultivation is only at the second stage, he seems to have just started his cultivation."

"He's still not tall enough, he's probably only 16 years old."

Yi Yun, who was in the limelight could immediately sense numerous Spiritual Senses trying to penetrate his mask, but nothing worked, of course.

He was a little displeased that his cultivation was exposed, it was something that was beyond his control as the clouds attracted his aura the moment they entered his body.

Fortunately the process is quite fast. People also just watched in amazement.

After he finished, he immediately took out his Smoke Bomb and destroyed it. Unlike Mu Tiandi, he did not release his Spiritual Essence.

*Boom*

A huge explosion of smoke occurred, covering the pool and the surrounding area so that everyone's view was restricted.

"What did he do?" The people were astonished again.

The old man who sold the Smoke Bomb, on the other hand, tried to use his Spiritual Sense, but he found it completely useless.

The experts quickly used their strength to dispel the smoke.

The view was clear again, but the masked figure was no longer there.

"He's gone. What happened?"

"Is he gone? We don't even know who he is."

"Strange!"

Yi Yun, who was now standing among the crowd of people who had just come out of the pond, paid no attention to the people anymore.

His gaze was fixed on his palms which were now tightly clenched. He felt a folded paper in his palm.

It wasn't what appealed to him the most. The eight clouds that entered his body seemed to be condensing on his body. He felt that it was shaped like a Spiritual Stone now and was in his chest. One thing he was sure of was that it also contained energy and was enormous.

"But I don't know if this is spiritual energy that can be used for cultivation?"

"It is Cloud Energy, usually used to cultivate cloud type Celestial Body," Xia Xinghe replied. "Now I'm pretty sure that this pool is an instrument used to recruit disciples."

"You mean this was left by a sect?" Yi Yun was slightly surprised.

He then sent the paper in his hand to the Heavenly Garden. Immediately after that he was able to open the paper.

It was golden in color with a dazzling light but the words written on it were very clear.

However, before he could read, a sudden commotion broke out as several people surrounded the pool.

"Stop, no one is allowed to leave," shouted the person leading them, dumbfounding the people in the pool.

Seeing their actions, Yi Yun quickly transferred the pill and Cloud Energy in his heart to the Heavenly Garden.

He even transferred half of his Spiritual Essence so that only two remained in his Heart Space. The first Heart Space also shrunk again as the two Spiritual Essences within it disappeared.

Immediately after that he looked at Mu Tiandi, he seemed to be the one who had ruled over those people.

They are not city warriors, but dare to act like that, obviously they are disciples of the Mu clan.

But even if they were disciples of the Mu clan, that didn't mean they could go overboard like that. After all, this was the Yun clan's territory.

At this time, the captain of the city army guarding the pool came forward. He was a middle-aged man of large stature with a large sword on his back. "Mu Tiandi, what are you doing?" he shouted.

Mu Tiandi smiled slightly. He said "sorry captain Yun, last night there was a thief stealing in our inn, I think one of them is the culprit, I want to check them out."

After saying that, he stepped into the pool again, causing people to open their mouths in astonishment.

The reasons he gave were far-fetched.

Just as captain Yun was about to make a move, two old men suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Hahaha, Yun Bao, please wait here a moment," said one of them.

At the same time, two more old men appeared in front of the city's army.

"You?" Yun Bao was dumbfounded when he saw so many of them appear.

Only he and his army guarded this pond, but Mu Tiandi came with so many elders.

"He must be a troublesome person," Yi Yun said.

"Even so, he is better than the Yun clan doing the inspection."

If Mu Tiandi wasn't around, there was a high chance that Yun Bao would do the same. It would be even more troublesome when he summoned the elders of the Yun clan.