Chapter 15: Deep in the White Clouds, There is a Home (Part 2)

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  A line of separation seeking everyone's support

  The nun who called herself White Cloud spoke with a sorrowful tone, and her words carried a hint of entanglement. If others had heard her, they would have thought that Yang Guang, the father of Yang Zhao, must have had some kind of complicated relationship with her in the past. But Yang Zhao was different. With his memories from before crossing over, he knew about most people and things in this world. He quickly turned his thoughts around in his mind, searching and filtering, thinking: "She knows my father, she can't be a nobody... White Cloud... this name sounds familiar. Could it be... Ah, is it her?"

  With a sudden realization, Yang Zhao immediately lifted his head and asked tentatively: "Master's Dharma name is White Cloud, then... could it be that the legendary Tai Shan Bei Dou of the martial world, the leader of Wan Chan An, Master White Cloud?"

  The middle-aged nun's body suddenly shook, and she exclaimed in surprise: "So... you actually know too?"

  Yang Zhao's heart was filled with excitement, and he hastily bowed his head respectfully, saying: "Your Majesty, although you have been busy with state affairs in recent years, you occasionally mention some of the old stories from your youth. When Master Shifu killed the evil god, destroyed the demonic alliance, and maintained justice in the martial arts world, the power of the Yin-Yang Command was awe-inspiring throughout the land. Every time I heard about it, my heart would yearn for it, regretting that I wasn't born ten or so years earlier, so I could have witnessed Master Shifu's grandeur with my own eyes. I never thought that today I would actually be able to meet Master Shifu here... really... really... Ah, I'm so excited that I don't know what to say."

  Bai Yun saw Yang Zhao's reaction and was quite surprised. He said calmly, "So that's how it is." Then he shook his head and said in a low voice, "In the past... your master's personality was extreme and she didn't understand worldly affairs. Moreover, she had a strong temper and made many mistakes. As a result, there were conflicts among fellow practitioners, which ultimately led to great errors. There's nothing good to learn from her. How is your father, the king?"

  Yang Zhao nodded and said, "Good. Father King once said that when he was young and adventured with Shifu in the rivers and lakes, it was the happiest time of his life. Unfortunately, we Yangs are born to have many things not under our control. If Father King knew that Shifu is also in Daxing City, I'm sure he would be very happy."

  Bai Yun smiled faintly and said, "For the past fifteen years, I have been cultivating Buddhism in this White Cloud Temple, no longer asking about Jianghu Wulin affairs. The past is gone, how can it be pursued again? From now on, even if you leave, remember not to mention my presence here to anyone, understood?"

  There will be more opportunities to go out in the future! Yang Zhao's heart was filled with joy again. She nodded in agreement and carefully asked, "Master, I don't know if my acupoints can..."

  Just as the words were spoken halfway, a sudden surge of extremely gentle and invisible energy pressed against his chest. Yang Zhao only felt a suffocation in his chest, his breathing was not smooth, and immediately all the words were blocked back. Bai Yun's shoulders did not move, his hands did not lift, and the true energy circulation was actually without any trace to be found, this kind of cultivation was truly rare and unheard of.

  Bai Yun sighed softly and said, "You rest for a while. Shifu will be back soon. Don't worry." She turned her head and instructed the little nun Xiyu to take good care of Yang Shifu, warning her not to be lazy. With a wave of her sleeve, she turned around and walked out of the meditation room.

  The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the night wind blows gently. This feeling and scene, so many memories that were thought to have been forgotten, suddenly surged up in my heart like a tidal wave. White clouds sighed in his heart, his eyes were hazy. His footsteps slowed down from quick to slow, and for a moment, he was stunned.

  In the old days, when the chaos first opened, the earth's yin and yang energies were still murky and unclear, resulting in a deep accumulation of evil energy that gave birth to many ferocious beasts that plagued humanity. The Eastern Emperor and Western Queen Mother, with kind hearts and concern for all living things, decided to put an end to the chaos. They gathered the dark jade from the westernmost extremity and white gold from the easternmost extremity, spending a thousand years in the process, and finally succeeded in refining the Heavenly Spirit Soldier: the Yin-Yang Command.

  The mighty power of yin and yang is boundless, under the subtle efficacy, the white day's yang energy gathers in the sky, while at night the yin energy sinks to the ground. From then on, yin and yang alternate, the sun and moon follow fixed rules, the malevolent energy transforms into harmony, all things flourish, and the people live in peace and prosperity.

  Two great gods of the heavenly realm had originally accomplished their mission and retreated. However, unexpectedly, after sinking into the earthly yin energy for years and months, they instead became a nourishing supplement for the growth of demons. In order to suppress the remaining demons in the human world, the Eastern Emperor and the Western Queen Mother decided to leave behind the Yin-Yang Command, making it impossible for demons and ghosts to emerge and wreak havoc.

  It has been thousands of years. Until the Northern Wei Dynasty, a nun obtained this divine weapon under a coincidence. She gained unparalleled martial arts from it and shook the Jianghu from then on. She was the leader of the orthodox Wulin at that time, the master of Wan Chan Temple, the absolute heart nun.

  At that time, the world was in turmoil, and wars were being fought everywhere. The Northern Wei Dynasty split into the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties, which were later usurped by the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi Dynasties respectively. Among them, Yang Jian, the pillar country general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Duke of Sui, was the founding emperor of the great Sui Dynasty later on. However, at that time, neither the Orthodox Church nor the Orthodox Taoist sects had yet appeared to participate in the court struggle in person. The court was busy changing dynasties like a revolving lantern, and had no time to pay attention to Jianghu affairs.

  It's just that black and white are two paths, always distinct between good and evil. At the time, the intensity of the struggle in the Jianghu was absolutely no less than that in the imperial court.

  The evil faction has the 9,000-year-old from the "Yao Alliance" and the lively immortal from "Lecheng", two great dark masters dominating each side. On the righteous path, both the "Tianzong" and "Wanzhen An" take on the heavy responsibility of upholding the orthodox righteousness of the martial world.

  The Tianzong Sect was founded by a legendary figure, Xiao Cangsheng. He practiced dual cultivation of sword and knife, creating the "Qiwu Fantian Gong" technique. He also received the Heavenly Crystal Divine Stone from Nüwa, which he used to forge the Qing Lei Jing Jian (the first of the Heavenly God's weapons: the Tianjing was once split into five colored crystal stones, each a divine weapon, including Qing Lei, Zi Dian, Hong Ri, Huang Dao, and Lan Tian. There is a legend in Jianghu that says: when the Tianjing reunites, the world will be unified). For over 100 years since its founding, it has been one of the orthodox sects of the martial arts world, along with the Northern Dipper. Later, another hero who inherited the Tianjing after Nan Gong asked Tian, also came from the Tianzong Sect.

  As for the Wan Chan An, its historical origins are not as long-standing as those of the Tian Zong, and its reputation is also relatively low. However, at that time, the abbess Jue Xin Sheng Ni had obtained the Tian Shen Bing Yin Yang Ling, and was extremely ruthless towards evil people, often killing them on the spot. Therefore, in the Jianghu, her prestige far surpassed that of the two leaders of the Tian Zong, Tian Dao and Xian Jian.

  At that time, under the Heartless Goddess Temple, there was a young apprentice. The most talented and favored one. She was Baiyun, who was only 28 years old at that time. Although she had been married since childhood, after all, she had not experienced the worldly affairs, so she couldn't see through them. In an accidental encounter, Baiyun unexpectedly fell in love with the female-disguised-as-male princess of Luliu Country.

  Men and women falling in love is the most normal thing, but when a girl falls in love with another girl, it's too shocking and unacceptable. Moreover, the Hero Princess herself is already the lover of the Tianjing heir, Haojie. This pure and innocent first love between Baiyun and "Haojie" was doomed from the start due to misunderstandings. Not long after, the truth came out, and Baiyun discovered that the person she had fallen in love with wasn't actually Haojie, but Hero Princess. Overwhelmed with shame and anger, feeling like she couldn't face anyone again, she returned to Wan Chan An.

  It is said that when the house leaks, it encounters continuous rain at night. The boat is slow and encounters a headwind. At this time, the Heartless Goddess herself was defeated in the battle with the Evil Alliance and Music City, her four limbs and meridians were all severed, and she became a useless person. Under duress, the Heartless Goddess had no choice but to pass on the Yin-Yang Command and the martial arts she had gained from it to Baiyun ahead of time, and appointed her as the leader of the Wan Chan Temple.

  Jue Xin Shen Ni was originally known for being ruthless and tyrannical, with a personality that was extreme and overbearing. Bai Yun had not been in the world for long and had suffered a major setback emotionally, so she took her master's words as gospel truth, and her gentle and timid personality underwent a 180-degree transformation. After mastering the Yin Yang Ling Shen Gong, in order to make a name for herself and revive the Wan Chan An, she actually turned against the Tian Zong and engaged in a fierce battle. In the chaos, not only did she injure countless people, but she also joined forces with the Nine Thousand Year Old Alliance Master of the Yao Meng, releasing the Flame Emperor's divine soul that was sealed deep within the Tian Zong's forbidden land, allowing this great god who had once contended with the Yellow Emperor for dominance over the world to be reborn through possession, once again throwing the Divine State into chaos.

  Baiyun inadvertently caused a great disaster, unfortunately, it was too late to regret and there was no way to make amends. Meanwhile, Emperor Yan wanted to dominate the world again and needed helpers to assist him. So he forcibly took Baiyun as his apprentice, teaching her his self-created, earth-shattering technique, "Yanwu Theory", in order to recruit her as an ally. However, Baiyun never wanted to help Emperor Yan do evil, and eventually joined forces with Haojie and the heroic Princess Bing, who had put aside their past differences, and Yang Guang, who was then disguised as "Kai Xin". Together they refined the heavenly crystal on Mount Emei's Golden Summit, helping Haojie defeat Emperor Yan and finally resolving a catastrophe unprecedented in human history.

  All of the above, Yang Zhao knew clearly according to his memory before crossing. He also knew that after this, Hao Jie and others went far away to the Western Regions and retreated from the world. But as for why Bai Yun did not go to the Western Regions together, nor returned to Wan Chan An to take charge, it was not clear.

  Actually, why not go to the Western Regions together and retreat from the world? The reason for this is not even clear to Baiyun herself. Perhaps it's because she felt that she had once released the Flame Emperor, creating endless slaughter, so she didn't have the face to meet her fellow martial artists again. Or perhaps it's because she still couldn't forget old feelings and didn't want to see the happiness of the heroic princess and the heroic couple living together in bliss. Maybe it was both reasons combined. In any case, past events are like fallen flowers flowing away with the spring waters, and over these fifteen years, Baiyun had almost forgotten her past life, only quietly cultivating Buddhism in this small temple. Unexpectedly, Yang Zhao's arrival stirred up ripples once again on the long-still lake of her heart.

  It's been a long time. White Cloud finally let out a soft sigh, quietly murmuring the Buddha's name to drive away those dusty memories from his mind. It was not the right moment to reminisce about past events. Remembering his original intention, White Cloud quickly walked through the courtyard, along the corridor to the side hall where the White-robed Guanyin was enshrined, and transmitted his voice in a hushed tone: "Ning Shixiong, Fan Shimu, are you both doing well?"