Chapter 386

Chapter 386: The Walking Cloud True Dragon

Establishing a nation was an incredibly uplifting event.

Even though the Tomorrow Society had already operated like a nation, declaring this status made a significant difference.

In the first seven days following the establishment, Tomorrow City was filled with joy, celebrating all night long. Yun Ye temporarily set aside his work and cultivation to join in the serious celebrations.

Once the seven days of celebration ended, everyone immediately returned to their tasks.

They understood clearly that to maintain this wonderful Tomorrow Society, they had to grow stronger, even without the power of inheritance to counter the strength of the two big forces!

On the eighth day of nation-building, Yun Ye invited the top person from the Fourth Seat organization to discuss important matters.

When they first met, Yun Ye was somewhat surprised because the man was an older member, rare among the higher-level members of the Tomorrow Society. With half-white hair, he appeared to be at least sixty or seventy years old, a veteran who had joined the Tomorrow Society thirty to fifty years ago.

“Chief, I am Dong Baicao, one of the main researchers of the Transforming Dark Eternal Silence Unique Armament.”

The elderly man did not seem very spirited and spoke with a hint of fatigue. After greeting Yun Ye, he presented a list, going straight to the point: “Chief, the materials needed to create the Unique Armament are currently the main issue. If we want to advance our research, we must trouble you to personally gather the materials.”

“Others can’t do it?” Yun Ye picked up the list, scanning it with his Spirit Sense, quickly realizing that due to the scale, others truly could not manage it.

“The primary advanced materials come from the Chaotic Demons, and right now, only the Fourth Seat, Seventh Seat, and you among the three practitioners can hunt them. Both the Fourth Seat and Seventh Seat need to focus on their research and cannot spare the time, so the task of gathering materials must fall to you, Chief,” Dong Baicao explained.

“I’ll hunt the ones we’ve already identified. You continue your investigation,” Yun Ye replied with a nod.

After reviewing the documents, he was aware of several locations of Chaotic Demons and precious spirit materials. With clear targets set, he had no issue going to retrieve them.

However, he was more concerned about the elderly man’s condition and inquired, “You don’t plan to seek treatment for your health?”

“Treatment? Spiritual Law is indeed a perfect power that can eliminate all diseases and even delay aging,” the old man paused for a moment before smiling, “But that doesn’t make my mind clearer; it only prevents me from appreciating the preciousness of life.”

“The preciousness of life? Aging only brings fear and unease, doesn’t it?” Yun Ye pondered before speaking.

During his earthly life, after experiencing a stable and untroubled existence, he would feel an indescribable fear whenever he thought about death. There were many beautiful moments he had yet to enjoy. He didn’t wish to lose consciousness and fade into nothing.

He could deeply empathize with ordinary beings’ fear of death.

Yet, he also understood the elderly man’s perspective.

Everyone goes through different phases in life. When he was younger, he often thought that escaping small hardships meant it would be better to simply end it all. However, after experiencing stability and maturing, he began to fear death because his promising future was now visible, and he wished to live forever to enjoy those beauties.

Perhaps some individuals at certain stages do not fear death, but rather yearn to experience it—this was Yun Ye’s understanding of the old man.

But the old man replied, “What I need is fear. It is precisely because I continually experience this fear that I can understand the value of life and will go all out to protect it. To be high and untroubled by illness is indeed wonderful, but it cannot drive this nation to become better.”

“For the sake of this fear, must you drag this aging body until death?” Yun Ye asked.

“If I change my mind, it would only mean my will isn’t as strong as imagined; I would merely be an ordinary being afraid of death and suffering. I might even betray the path of tomorrow,” the old man calmly severed his retreat.

External constraints were also incredibly important.

Having spoken such words, it was difficult to retract them. Sometimes, saving face was more important than life itself, and no amount of suffering would make him willing to abandon it.

“Impressive,” was all Yun Ye could say.

The Tomorrow Nation was indeed supported by countless people like this, filled with hope. Even though Yun Ye was aware of the terrors of this world, he had unknowingly been inspired to believe that the Tomorrow Nation would undoubtedly achieve greatness under the support of these individuals.

“Such flattery. The Chief is the one with unwavering determination. Awakened the Dao Artifact at the age of five—what a miracle… I fully awakened at fifty years old after all, and it has been over twenty years. I am no match for you,” the old man remarked.

Yun Ye did not respond; instead, he walked toward the window, gazing at the dazzling great sun at noon.

Is my will unwavering?

That is only natural. Having gone through four lifetimes and countless separations, if his will were to falter, it would be utterly pathetic.

In that earthly life, he still feared death, but with the accumulation of reincarnations, his thirst for immortality had lessened. Nowadays, he yearned to realize his aspirations and rewrite this dark world.

Then, he would live a life with dignity!

For all that glorious scenery,

He would wield the Ming Rihui Sword, climbing and slaying all obstacles for lifetimes to come!

…

The white clouds drifted across the sky, leaving no trace, settling upon a misty mountain.

This mountain was so high that clouds wrapped around it, filled with ethereal energy.

Though the height of the mountain might not determine its spirit, if it was impressively tall, akin to ranking first or second, it would indeed attract attention.

From this high mountain, Yun Ye could overlook the earth, gazing far into the distance, the view vast and awe-inspiring, as if the world laid before him.

At the end of his sight stood a giant pillar that pierced the clouds, rising to a height equal to that of the mountain itself.

This giant pillar was some sort of creature with scales covering its body.

Each scale was unusually large, but from afar, they did resemble scales, shimmering and closely arranged.

Back in Baishi Town, Yun Ye had always wondered what this being could be and what it truly looked like. Finally, today, he used his Rainbow Eye to unveil its true form.

This was an absurdly massive True Dragon, resting on the clouds with its tail dangling, forming the giant pillar.

As the clouds shifted with the wind, the True Dragon and its tail moved along with them.

This was a demon of nearly nation-destroying power; indeed, it could be described as an extraordinary Chaotic Demon with overwhelming Demonic Power that was almost unbelievable.

Perhaps because the land could not sustain such a True Dragon, it had remained in slumber, continuously extracting spirit energy from the atmosphere and the land, nearly depleting the spirit energy at the borders.

“The Walking Cloud True Dragon…”

Yun Ye uttered the name of this extraordinary Chaotic Demon, recorded by the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect. Its dwelling place was a forbidden zone, a being that must never be disturbed, comparable to the Dusk Setting Sun and the Chaotic Dawn in status as a top-tier demon.