1022: C1022 The Beginning of the Change

C1022 The Beginning of the Change

Twenty years ago in the Central Province, the Cloud Heaven Sect was still one of the top powers in the Central Province.

Perhaps compared to the current Cloud Heaven Sect, there weren't many ordinary experts in the sect back then. However, what made the rest of the people in the Central Province afraid was that the Sect Master of the Cloud Heaven Sect wasn't the current Yun Ao. It was Yun Ao's father, Yun Zhennan.

Besides Yun Zhennan, the Cloud Heaven Sect also had Yun Zhennan's biological brother, Yun Zhendong. Both of them were the sons of the previous generation's Sect Master, and they were both gifted geniuses.

As the two most gifted geniuses of the Cloud Heaven Sect, Yun Zhennan and Yun Zhendong had broken through to the Seventh Stage when they were fifty years old. When they were 70 years old, they broke through to the Eighth Stage, and when they were 100 years old, they had touched the threshold of the Ninth Stage. When they were 120 years old, they had broken through to the Ninth Stage.

From seventy to one hundred and twenty years old, perhaps fifty years was more than half of a lifetime for ordinary people, but for cultivators with high cultivation realms like the two of them, there wasn't even a beginning.

From the moment he entered the Eighth Stage, it had already been marked that their path of cultivation had just begun.

Because there were plenty of Spiritual Force in the world, and the basic foundation of the Spiritual Force wasn't high, and the spread of low grade cultivation techniques was very wide, compared to the human race from ten thousand years ago, the current lifespan of the human race had been lengthened by a lot.

At that time, people would be considered old when they were seventy years old, and a hundred years old could be considered a long life. However, as more and more people could cultivate cultivation techniques, even if they did not step onto the path of cultivation, they would still be able to cultivate. Thus, people's ages were also extended to around 150 years old.

And as their strength increased, the lifespan of cultivators would also gradually increase. When one reached the Fourth Stage, they would be able to live to 200 years old, and when they reached the Fifth Stage, they would be 300 years old. When one reached the Sixth Stage, they would be 500 years old, and when they reached the Seventh Stage, they would be 700 years old. However, when they reached the Eighth Stage... Most of the people knew that they were over 1,000 years old.

Because of this, most cultivators married and had children later. Perhaps for some cultivators with low cultivation realms, after seeing their grandchildren grow up, they would be able to see their grandchildren grow up.

However, for a cultivator with the strength of Yun Zhennan, if he gave birth before the age of a hundred, perhaps he would give birth to someone with white hair four or five times in his life. That wasn't strange at all.

When Yun Zhennan was a hundred years old, he married a delicate wife. When he was a hundred and twenty years old, he gave birth to his eldest son, Yun Ao. After another ten years, the second son, Yun Cheng, was left.

However, Yun Zhendong did not marry and have children.

With Yun Zhennan's cultivation base, it was naturally impossible for him to choose an ordinary woman as his wife. Although his wife couldn't be compared to the Ninth Stage in Central Province, she still had the strength of a Seventh Stage. She was considered an expert amongst the girls.

Yun Zhennan's two sons had perfectly inherited the talent of their parents. At that time, they were one of the top geniuses in the Cloud Heaven Sect.

As the two of them grew up, the difference in their personalities became more and more obvious. Although Yun Ao was the eldest, his personality wasn't stable. Instead, he appeared somewhat frivolous. After turning eighteen, Yun Ao left the Cloud Heaven Sect.

This was the usual practice of the Cloud Heaven Sect. After the age of eighteen, the son of Sect Master or the nephew of the Sect Master had become eighteen. When their strength reached a certain level, they would have to go out and train. Perhaps, they could only return to the sect after making some progress.

However, Yun Ao was a frivolous person. After he left the mountain, he did not look for people to fight while he was improving his strength. Instead, he grew a well-off family and constantly flirted with them outside.

As for Yun Ao's younger brother, Yun Cheng, his personality was the exact opposite of Yun Ao's. Yun Cheng was not a person who liked to talk. As a boy, he seemed somewhat introverted. However, his talent was very good, and he was also very dedicated to his cultivation.

His brother, Yun Ao, had left the Cloud Heaven Sect when he was 18 years old, and his strength had already reached the peak of Fourth Stage. His talent was considered excellent amongst cultivators. However, his brother, Yun Cheng, had already reached the Mid Fifth Stage when he was 18 years old. At that time, almost everyone in the Cloud Heaven Sect was praising Yun Cheng, thinking that Yun Cheng had a high chance of breaking his father's record of reaching the Seventh Stage when he was 50 years old.

In the blink of an eye, Yun Zhennan had already reached 170 years old, and his Ninth Stage realm had already stabilized.

What people didn't know was that in this world, other than the powerful sects and countries in the five continents, there were also some powers that were beyond the boundaries of a country.

Although these powers weren't big, the resources they possessed were enough to be described as terrifying. However, they generally ignored the world, unless there were some huge calamities in the five continents. Or perhaps... Only when there was a huge war would they come out to help the human race continue to develop.

These people were like the emperors of cultivators. Although they wouldn't easily appear in front of others, they were in charge of the order of the entire cultivation world.

There were a total of nine such powers, and they were called the Hidden Nine Sect.

Although the Hidden Nine Sect didn't care about the affairs of the world, it didn't mean that they didn't want to communicate with the outside world. No matter which race the Hidden Nine Sect belonged to, they had their own branch in the world.

The Cloud Heaven Sect was the branch of the Yun family in the Hidden Nine Sect.

Although no one in the outside world knew about this, every single person in the Cloud Heaven Sect who obtained the Sect Master's position would be informed.

When the strength of the sect was confirmed to be absolutely loyal to the sect reached a certain level, they would be able to obtain a slot to enter the Yun family.

Generally speaking, there was no limit to this slot, but at least one.

As for Yun Zhennan, he had already reached the Ninth Stage when he was only 120 years old. This talent and strength was more than enough for him to enter the Yun family.2

When he was a hundred and seventy years old, he thought that he had already settled his matters in the mortal world. So, he decided to return to the Yun family and cultivate in peace in the Yun family. He wanted to break through to the Earth Immortal Stage or even reach a higher realm.

However, before that, he had another important matter, which was to decide the next generation of Sect Master for the Cloud Heaven Sect.

At that time, in the Cloud Heaven Sect, Yun Zhennan's two sons were stronger than everyone else. At that time, Yun Ao was fifty years old, and his strength was already at the Early Seventh Stage. Yun Cheng was forty years old, and his strength was at the peak of the Sixth Stage.

Yun Ao had reached the Seventh Stage at 50 years old, and his talent was comparable to his father, Yun Zhennan. Logically speaking, he should be able to obtain the position of Sect Master. Unfortunately, there were a lot of geniuses in this generation of the Yun family. Yun Cheng was only forty years old, but his strength was already infinitely close to Yun Ao's.

As for who would be chosen as the successor of Yun family, it would depend on Yun Zhennan's decision. And supporters of the sect. After all, the most important thing about a Sect Master was to lead the entire sect. No matter how strong one's strength was, it would still depend on one's own strength. However, if they couldn't convince the masses, they wouldn't be able to sit firmly in the position of a Sect Master.

However, the interesting thing was that the Cloud Heaven Sect was divided into two sects. One of them supported Yun Ao while the other supported Yun Ao's younger brother, Yun Cheng.

Each of them had their own views and were very powerful. Adding the fact that the strength of the two sects was almost the same, they were almost on par with each other in a short period of time.

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