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Yun Xiao's Choice (2/2)
🕑 Added 2025-02-14 01:42:31 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 308 ---
Yu Long nodded at Yun Xiao's reaction. As expected, this guy has enough determination.
"Not bad, you have a nice pair of eyes." Yu Long commented with a smile.
"However, the other option isn't necessarily good for you either. It will test your will and faith."
"I will-! No, I can do it." Yun Xiao said with a burning spirit.
"Are you sure?" Yu Long narrowed his eyes.
Yun Xiao responded immediately, "I am!"
Tianxia Diqi stared at Yun Xiao's broad and tall back and couldn't help but feel a little proud of her man. After all, what kind of woman wouldn't like this kind of life partner?
Of course, Yun Xiao has some cute sides, too. But that's for the little elf to explore.
Yu Long smiled inwardly and then chuckled, "Okay, calm down. You're not going to war or anything. I'm just going to send you to a 'special' location, and all you need to do is pass the test."
"Yujin, lend me a key to Golden Crow's Trial Ground."
"Here it is, My Lord~!" Yujin sweetly replied. She felt honored that Yu Long wanted to use her trial ground to test someone. Of course, she would be mad if it was any other person.
Not even her closest friends have such privilege. It put into perspective just how high Yu Long's position was in Yujin's heart, even higher than herself.
"Okay, here we go." Yu Long grabbed the golden key and twisted it as if unlocking something, creating a portal before everyone's eyes.
Yun Xiao and Tianxia Diqi were shocked. They didn't know something like this was doable. Although people in the Sovereign Profound Realm could use spatial power to some extent, neither Yun Xiao nor Tianxia Diqi has witnessed it from this close.
Yun Xiao swallowed his saliva and thought, 'Father said they teleported back and forth to the Profound Sky Continent with a 'special' formation, but this is something else.'
'Consort Yu said it was a key to the Golden Crow's Trial Ground. Was it the one in the legendary Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley?'
Yun Xiao wasn't dumb. As the young master of the Yun Family, he was 'thoroughly' taught to reason based on the situation. He knew Yu Long's prowess was beyond his understanding.
So, it's better to go with the flow.
Yun Che and the others weren't surprised because having traveled here on Yu Long's space-crossing ship is far more impressive than a key to a secret realm.
Yu Long smiled at Yun Xiao, "Are you ready?"
Yun Xiao quickly calmed himself and replied, "I am ready!"
"Well, without further ado..." Yu Long snapped his finger and let the portal swallow Yun Xiao. Then, a mirror appeared and showcased Yun Xiao in a dark place surrounded by golden lanterns.
"This... Consort Yu, can I enter the trials too?" asked Tianxia Diqi suddenly.
Yu Long raised his eyebrow at the elf girl and replied, "Why would you do that?"
Tianxia Diqi pressed her chest with her hand and explained, "Xiao is my fiance. I'm willing to bear a burn for him, experiencing all sorts of things he went through."
"After all, it's normal for a couple to do things together."
"Very well, but you won't be on the same trial until the 3rd test." Yu Long replied after some thought.
"I understand." Tianxia Diqi replied with a nod.
Yu Long gave the elf girl an amused look before sending her to the trial ground. He modified the first two tests before lowering the difficulty for the third test, which tests one's heart.
He wasn't afraid that Yun Xiao and Tianxia Diqi couldn't pass the test as the fire in their eyes was genuine. People like this have the heart of the strong.
He lowered the difficulty because he wanted to give Yun Xiao more options.
In the 3rd test, Yu Long has placed several options for breakthrough for Yun Xiao, whether it was Bloodline Transplantation to get him a Profound Handle, a Divine Beast's bloodline altered from Golden Crow's blood, and a brand new Profound Art Yu Long made named "Wind and Cloud Mantra" that has no clear direction.
Of course, Yu Long wouldn't look down on Yun Xiao's choice.
No matter what Yun Xiao chose, he'd still fulfill his promise.
Still, there might be extra rewards if Yun Xiao chooses something proper.
On the other hand, Yu Long also decided to give Tianxia Diqi some gifts that the elf clan might like.
According to his sense, this elf girl cultivated a rare Profound Energy with life and light attributes. Both elements have merged and become a brand new attribute. It should be called the "sacred" attribute.
Unfortunately, unlike those holy-like "sacred" attributes that could resist darkness and heal others, Tianxia Diqi's profound energy is useless to others and can only enhance herself.
Compared to Yu Long's grandma, who possessed 'immense' pure life energy, this "sacred" attribute is way weaker.
In terms of purity alone, Tianxia Diqi's light attribute is many times weaker than Yu Long's.
Fortunately, this gave Yu Long an idea for the elf girl's reward.
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Inside the trial ground, Yun Xiao panted as he fought through 1st and 2nd tests. When Yun Xiao entered the 3rd test, his eyes couldn't help but widen because he found himself in an unfamiliar place.
"Brother Ying, why did you help them? You know you would get implicated by doing this, right?" said a woman with worried looks. She has a fair face and skin, staring at her husband helplessly.
If there is one thing Xiao Lun'er likes about her husband, it should be his kindness. But she also dislikes this trait because he is too kind.
A handsome man shook his head and sighed, "I can't let others suffer and just watch, Lun'er."
"If I can help, then I will."
Yun Xiao was stunned because he could tell this couple was his biological parents, Xiao Ying and Xiao Lun'er.
"Waa, waa~!" A baby's cry echoed in the room.
"Ah, Xiao An is awake!" Xiao Lun'er walked to the crib nearby and pulled a baby into her embrace.
Xiao Ying laughed happily, "Xiao An is such a crybaby. As expected of my son!"
"You are actually bullying a newborn, Brother Ying!" Xiao Lun'er pouted, putting on a fierce expression.
"Mother, Father..." Yun Xiao couldn't help but tear up as this was his first time seeing this. They actually love him.
He suddenly felt a hug from behind and looked back.
"Diqi?"
"Mm, I'm here." Tianxia Diqi gave him a warm smile. "I will accompany you here."
Yun Xiao smiled back, "Thanks."
Soon, the scene changed. Yun Xiao witnessed Xiao Ying and Xiao Lun'er in their ordinary life, watching them smile and frown at the world.
Then, on a stormy night, Yun Xiao finally saw two familiar faces. Yup, these people are none other than Yun Xiao's adoptive parents, Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou.
However, neither Yun Qinghong nor Mu Yurou looks good. Their faces are as pale as paper. They also carried a newborn, who should be Yun Che.
"Brother Ying, I can't stay in the Profound Sky Continent any longer. I'm sorry that I can't repay your kindness. I, Yun Qinghong, felt ashamed of my weakness." Yun Qinghong said bitterly.
Xiao Ying brought Yun Qinghong up, "Don't worry, Brother Yun. Everyone has their own fate."
Mu Yurou looked at both men and then at her newborn son, "At the end of the day, we still failed to find the father-in-law."
She was embarrassed as she couldn't do anything in this situation.
They were 'literally' chased around like a wild dog. Mu Yurou felt like prey in a cobweb, waiting to get eaten.
Xiao Lun'er walks to Mu Yurou and rubs her back, "Don't get stressed, Sister Yurou. It's not good for your health."
Mu Yurou sighed, "You're right."
Even though Mu Yurou said so, she and Yun Che actually suffered cold poison from their enemy attacks. She and Yun Qinghong have no choice but to break Yun Che's profound veins, preventing the cold poison from invading his body.
Then, Xiao Ying has an idea of swapping their children.
One is to preserve Yun Qinghong's only bloodline.
The second is to trick their enemy from tracking their position.
With difficulty, both parties agreed.
Yun Xiao watched his "baby" self getting hugged by Mu Yurou and disappeared into the night.
Many days passed, and a person arrived at the Floating Cloud City.
He's someone from the Four Great Sacred Grounds, chasing Mu Yurou and Yun Qinghong all the way here.
But finding no trace of them, he could only kill Xiao Ying in anger.
At his last breath, Xiao Ying never opened his mouth about Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou's whereabouts.
Xiao Lun'er grieved and passed away due to depression, following Xiao Ying to the afterworld.
Yun Xiao clenched his hands at this sight, "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
Killing intent arose from the depth of Yun Xiao's heart, wishing he could rip apart the person who killed his biological father.
[Do you think Xiao Ying's decision is wrong?]
A line of texts appeared before Yun Xiao's eyes.
Yun Xiao's heart quickly soothed as he replied calmly, "No."
"I think my father made the right decision. He's a man of integrity and righteousness with overflowing kindness."
[Are you sure? According to the line of fates, your family will prosper if Xiao Ying didn't meddle with Yun Qinghong]
[You can live happily with your parents]
"Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou are also my parents!" Yun Xiao replied decisively.
"They never treated me like an adopted son and gave me more love than I can imagine."
"I'm happy living with them!"
[You passed]
Yun Xiao blinked and found himself standing before three balls of light.
He grabbed Tianxia Diqi's fair hand and stared at the three options, "What should I choose?"
"Believe in your heart." Tianxia Diqi commented.
"My heart..." Yun Xiao stared at two light balls, which shone brighter as they contained Yun Che's bloodline and Golden Crow's blood.
He glanced at the last option, the unknown Profound Art called Wind and Cloud Mantra, and closed his eyes.
After a few minutes, Yun Xiao finally chose something.
"I have decided... Please grant me the Wind and Cloud Mantra!"
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Asura
Thanks for the chapter π Heβs going his own way, Hype!π₯
