Chapter 6: Sect of Eternals
Yufang looking to Yong Sheng, he smiles back lightly, calmly saying, "Rise." Commanded transcending gravity, this pagoda rose, entering the sky becoming one amongst an endless city.
Transcending gravity Yong Sheng looked to Yufang, expecting a reaction, however, Yufang stood there with a look of indifference, uninterested.
Yufang noticing his glace, sighed and spoke, "Space-time laws? It's merely a simple law truly not worthy of this one's admiration." Hearing this Yong Sheng's face darkens, you'd have to know space-time laws were a true oddity throughout all history.
Muttering Yong Sheng says, "But... But, space-time laws are the hardest, in fact, no one has grasped them for over 2 billion years. Back then if not for that ancient crane owing us a favor the sect of Eternals would never have been entitled to such a luxury."
As if having heard the funniest joke in existence, Yufang bursts into hysterics laughing, before saying, "If it is truly like this then in the future I'll depart upon this sect a few space-time methods."
Not believing Yong Sheng laughs lightly, "Ha-ha."
Exiting the pagoda, an array of buildings enters Yufang's sight, around thousands upon thousands of humans walk traversing and conversating. Entering Yufang muttered, "An ancient empire..."
Lightly laughing, Yong Sheng said, "An ancient city perhaps, however, this city is, in fact, the sect of Eternals.
The sects property stretched on for millions of kilometers, a city indeed, in comparison it wouldn't be farfetched for it to be called an empire before Yufang these people walked traversing and markets filled the surrounded area.
That day, upon entering this empire, it was said Yufang's smile grew 3 sizes.
Delighted Yufang walks forth beginning a new journey. His head held high, Yufang prances bringing forth exploring the new world before him. Exploring he glances upon a wide array of attractions from grand buildings, divine statues, vast fertile land, and wide market ranges.
Engrossed in this city of immortals, Yufang joins the crowds conversing to find his way around, entering the market places he runs around analyzing the products of each for treasure. However, at the peak of his enjoyment, a hand grasped out meeting his from within the crowd, this hand Yong Shengs.
His fun short-lived angered Yufang said, "What do you want?"
An unusual wave of seriousness passed Yong Sheng's face, as he said, "The entrance exam will soon begin, we must go with haste to the evaluation grounds. There is no time to waste here."
Unwilling and hesitant, Yufang felt a great reluctance, to leave this grand market place, but for now, he was, in fact, Yong Sheng's disciple, he had to at least pay heed to his words.
Nodding his head, Yufang smiles lightly saying, "Very well, today I shall bestow upon them a show of utmost talent."
Moving they set out for the exam stage. On the way, Yong Sheng grew exceedingly worried, his forehead sweating and his face white, making small talk he said concerned, as Yufang had not begun cultivation it was certain he'd fail most tests, "Yufang, don't worry too much about the exams, just do your best as long as you aim for the bare minimum you shall pass."
Misunderstanding, Yufang beliving Yong Sheng is telling him to hide his great talent replies, "Don't worry too much about these small matters."
Hearing this Yong Sheng calms, but worry remains regardless.
Starting small talk Yufang asks, "So who exactly are you to the sect?"
Pausing, Yong Sheng stares off remembering the past before saying, "Let us say to the sect, I am everything, yet I am nothing."
Crazed laughter rings out from Yufeng as he said, "Ha-ha I see, so you created a sect as a ghost, no wonder you seem so troubled over such trivial matters."
Yong Sheng replying said, "This... It is indeed correct, yet wrong. It's not that I'm a ghost to the sect, it is just that it has truly been too long since my last appearance, perhaps in this day and age no one will remember this old one."
Yufang's laughter hysterically as he said in a voice of nonchalance, "Simple if these idiots are so unfilial that they can't even remember their own leader, then it's easy just make them, remind them who fought for this land, remind them who brought prosperity to this sect, remind them who their God really is, remind them who Yong Sheng is."
Lightly laughing putting off Yufang's insane speech, Yong Sheng said, "Okay come on, we must move with haste if we are to make it in time, no more delaying."
Following Yong Sheng, Yufang arrived before a large arena.
Outside this arena, an old man sat behind a small desk nodding off approach they did upon reaching this old man's desk his eyes open looking before him, sighing lightly and saying in a soft uninterested voice, "Are you here to spectate or for the entrance exam?"
"One entrance, one spectator," Yufang replied.
Hearing this the old man pulled out an aged wooden badge from his sleeve, handing it to Yufang, before quickly waving his hand to shoo them away, tell them to quickly enter and to stop interrupting his sleep.
Walking away, having been unable to gain any information, Yufang and Yong Sheng did so walking to this arenas entrance, upon moving away Yufang sneered to Yong Sheng and said, "How comical, to shoo away your own God," grinning Yufang continues, "Truly he does not know right from wrong."
Lightly laughing Yong Sheng smiles wryly. Entering this arena, a single-stage sat in the center and around thousands of those wishing to enter stood surrounding and further around the spectator stands sat. In search of directions and basic information, they enter a large crowd. Here utilizing Yufang's wide array of conversing techniques, they gained the necessary information needed, the basis of the test and the contents within.
From the knowledge gained, to pass the entrance exam for the sect of Eternals, one must pass 3 tests consisting of a test of strength, a test of initiate talent, and a test of intellect, only after passing these 3 would one gain the right to become an outer sect disciple.
The test beginning, Yong Sheng retires from Yufangs side entering the spectating sections while Yufang walks up following the crowd to the center standing directly around the stage.
The testing ground, a large stage upon an old man sat beside a large sphere, his eyes closed he meditated awaiting the contestant's arrival.
Surrounding this stage thousands of contestants had now reached, however, this old man still sat unmovingly.
Ten minutes pass, the contestants grow impatient, only then does he awaken, slowly opening his eyes restrict of emotion, he stood up, his face displayed before all, a unique face much like a mountain, indomitable yet emotionless.
Having stood up, he glanced around the room, looking upon each contestant, however after doing so, he deeply sighed, "Ahh..." Before saying, "Contestants, this stage shall be a simple test of strength, nothing more nothing less, merely each contestant gets to strike this sphere one time, if your strength exceeds that of 2,500 kilograms, then you shall be qualified to begin test two."
Pausing to breathe this old man speaks once more saying, "I will call upon you one by one, depending on the number written on your entrance badge."
Having said this, he gives the contestants some time to view their badge number before calling out, "Number 1 please move forward for your test."
Hearing number one Yufang walks forth entering the stage, not even having bothered to check his identification number.
In the past, the number 1 had always correlated with him, always alone yet above all. So of course in this life too, anything correlated with the number 1 or being first deeply correlated with Yufang, intriguing him.
However, it was a fact that he wasn't contestant number 1, nevertheless, it didn't stop him, nor did it stop 4 others from joining him on stage.
5 contestants now stood upon the stage, seeing this the judges face changes and a bright smile rises. However, as he smiles, in the stands a man's smile drops, this man Yong Sheng as he mutters intently, "Yufang... Don't attract unnecessary trouble already..."
The five moving directly to the center of the stage, the sphere, move forth carrying the demeanor of a ruler, they stood tall, looking down on all.
Brightly smiling the judge said, "Very well, let us make this interesting. There will be a second option to this test, out of everyone present, whoever can show the highest level of strength shall become number 1 and also gain the right to join the sect as an inner disciple without any further tested necessary. However, nothing is free those that choose this option and fail to come first, shall be banned for eternity destined to never enter the sect of Eternals."
Taking out a row of paper slips, those wishing to join this secondary test wrote down their badge number than place this slip into a crate to be called by the judge. Enticed by an inner seat, no longer did 5 enter in fact majority of the contestants took a chance in this crazed game of strength, aiming for the inner disciple seat.
With so many contestants as he had some spare time Yufang retired to Yong Sheng's side, joining the spectators, and lightly smiling he looked to Yong Sheng and said, "Old man, If I'm able to gain first place will you give me some timeless wood and let me reside in that forest for a bit?"
Intrigued by this proposition, Yong Sheng replied, "Very well, I too wish to see what exactly you're concocting in my forest." Yufang's request accepted a light grin rises.
The competition beginning once more, the old man calls, "Contestant one move forward."
With such a grand crowd, Yufang looks for his contester number, reaching into his upper garment he retrieves a wooden badge, glancing upon it, his number reads 1. Reading this number he sneers, "Number 1?!!! FUCK! I'm first? But..."
His smile growing exceedingly demonic for he being number 1 had now meant all these people fighting for an inner seat were, in fact, challenging him, challenging his rule. Crazed he said, "HAHA-HA it seems this generation is truly foolish, to cultivate aimlessly without eyes, chancing me for dominance to them a treacherous death they shall await."
Leaving the crowd of spectators, Yufang once more enters the stage, walking up and standing before the strength measuring sphere. There Yufangs smile turned into a grin rising infinitely, however before this test of strength, Yufang did not punch, instead, he carefully and calmly places his palm upon it caressing it softly as one would a lover, this, however, lasts for a mere moment before Yufangs palm is removed, and he walks away planning to exit the stage.
The crowd froze, entering shock, for the display meter had reached a number that had never appeared before. This meter displaying the number zero, to get a score of zero, meaning that even an infant surpassed you in strength, from shock the crowd burst into laughter ridiculing to fool before them that dared challenge for an inner seat without strength.
Their even the judge snickered slightly, surprised as never before in the history of the sect of Eternals had a contestant's strength been zero.
Exiting the stage, Yufang stops on the stairs down, his lips curling he mutters, "It seems I've won."
Although softly spoken there was not one ear that missed this voice, this young boy clearly delusional ringing out a sudden array of unstoppable laughter. Looking to Yufang they felt sad, truly this boy before them was a fool, no he was an extreme idiot that transcended common sense reaching a level of stupidity that surpassed all.
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Afar the sound of an object shattering filled the ears of all, looking back Yufang's smile grew intoxicatingly grand, a divine smile of ungodly nature it was. There in his sight, on stage the grand sphere stood tall no longer, in its place laid millions of shards, the remnants of the strength machine.
Gasping, the crowd sucked in air, "Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss."
There were no exceptions, everyone, here today gasped completely shocked by what had just unfolded before them, a young boy before a test of strength, lightly touched the sphere-like as one would a lover, his level of strength displayed zero, yet the machine shattered.
The judge's face dropped, growing white than red than returning to a ghostly white. His body insistently shaking. To others, it looked as if he would explode that very moment and face death from anger. You would have to know this sphere, was no ordinary machine, in fact, it was an ancient relic left by an unknown ancestor of the sect, there were no copies for a machine of this level as to them this sphere was unfathomably and unable to be reproduced. Back then it was told even this ancestor at his peak could not shatter this machine yet today this boy carefully caressed it and it shattered into a million pieces.
Falling to the floor, the judge cried out lost for what to do.
Exiting the stage, Yufang smiled and said, "I've won." Before returning to Yong Sheng's side as everyone just stood frozen, amongst this only Yong Sheng although fazed remained indifferent to this feeling of shock.
The eternal void, although currently used by Yufang to refine life into strength, its true strength laid in the fact that over time, studying this void one would come to understand chaos itself and soon gain knowledge on the very matter that made up the world.
In the past, Yufang had hypothesized that after gaining complete control over this void, one would be able to create and destroy at will, therefore becoming a true God.
For this sphere, to Yufang a god of the past, although currently weak and only holding the neglectable strength of a bear, before Yufang a simple artifact to test strength was akin to a children's puzzle, in fact, Yufang here did not utilize any strength to shatter this sphere.
For Yufang, a measly strength measuring contraption such as this one could be disassembled in a moment's notice.
A clear first place for Yufang. Exiting the arena Yong Sheng followed.
Outside, Yong Sheng smiled to Yufang and said, "It seems I've underestimated you, however, that power, what exactly is it?"
Surprised Yufang smiled looking to Yong Sheng having not expected he would notice, brightly smiled and said, "Everything and nothing."
Lightly laughing Yong Sheng spoke, "Since we no longer have to worry about the entrance exam, how about we get your spiritual roots fixed?"
A look of clear confusion crossed Yufangs face, as he replied, "I thought you understood, however, it seems you're misunderstanding something here, I did not walk this path because I was forced. Spiritual roots are a simple fix even to my current self, I walk this path not because I'm forced but because it's fun," his smile growing exceedingly demonic he continues, "Isn't it? Isn't it fun to be a glass-cannon? To live life unsure, to live taking risks, I believe this way shall bring me a future of infinite joy."
Hearing this Yong Sheng coughed blood, and said, "Are you serious? Do you truly intend to walk the path of God a mortal?"
Rising upon Yufang's face a grand demonic smile he replies, "That is exactly what I've implied."
Muttering Yong Sheng says, "Insane... Truly insane."
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