Chapter 922: Chapter 921: Cloud Fort and the Cloud Realm
Cloud Fortress?
Wufu and Ah Jiu exchanged a glance. For someone to mention this, does it mean Cloud Fortress is about to stir up some big trouble?
"This Green Forest brother, my name is Xiao Five, and we are all planning to visit relatives at Lin Family Village. May I ask what background does this Cloud Fortress have?" Wufu asked with a smile.
The man who spoke first laughed, "I don’t dare to accept being called brother by Young Master. My name is Tie Hanyang, and this is my sworn brother Tie Yong, and Ren Bozheng."
"Big Brother Tie." Xiao Five cupped his fists and called out with a smile.
Tie Hanyang also cupped his fists in return.
"This Cloud Fortress, you really don’t know about it?" Among the three, the youngest, Ren Bozheng, was the first to ask.
"From the way you speak, is it a very prestigious organization?" Wufu asked curiously.
Tie Hanyang laughed, "Young Master Xiao Wu is indeed interesting." He paused and then continued, "Saying Cloud Fortress is prestigious isn’t wrong. Cloud Fortress has an exalted status in the Jianghu, and it’s a flourishing existence in the Green Forest. Cloud Fortress has stood in Jianghu for three hundred years, having produced three Martial Arts Alliance Hierarchs. The current hierarch, Yun Qing, during closed-door martial arts practice, was nearly driven to madness and lost all his cultivation strength due to the betrayal of his eldest disciple, Yun Feiyang..."
Half a year ago, the current Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, Yun Qing, was nearly destroyed by his disciple. Although he didn’t completely lose his cultivation strength, his body suffered great damage, and after half a year of recovery, he could only move freely, but he’s far from his prime.
To be the leader, if one cannot command respect, just sitting in that position is unstable. Yun Qing was aware and planned to resign from the position of Alliance Hierarch, letting the capable take over.
This "letting the capable take over" is quite interesting. The reason why Cloud Fortress can stand for so many years is, besides its unique self-created Yun Family Sword Art, it has also collected many lost cultivation techniques and exquisite weapons, all stored within the Cloud Realm of the fortress. These are things the Green Forest people yearn for.
However, if you’re not a direct disciple of Cloud Fortress, you definitely cannot obtain the core cultivation techniques, let alone the weapons; it’s simply unthinkable.
In this generation of Cloud Fortress, there is only one daughter, Yun Zhongge. However, Miss Yun is born without the bones for martial arts. The current Fortress Master is over fifty years old and has no other children. If nothing unexpected happens, the Cloud Fortress will be inherited by this Miss Yun in the future.
"Hold on." Wufu interrupted Tie Hanyang and said, "Big Brother Tie, you wouldn’t be saying that the Cloud Fortress Master is holding a martial arts tournament to select a Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, or even choose a son-in-law for his daughter, would you?"
"Young Master Xiao Wu is truly smart. What you say isn’t exactly right but it’s not far off." A glint of smile flashed in Tie Hanyang’s eyes as he said, "The Cloud Fortress Master intends to open the Cloud Realm in the fortress. As long as you have the ability to reach the Cloud Tower at the center of the Cloud Realm, you can choose a handy weapon and cultivation technique to take with you. And whoever finds the Alliance Hierarch’s Token, Cloud Fortress will recommend him as the next Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch."
"Ah? Token?"
"Exactly, the Jade Token representing the identity of the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch can summon the Green Forest experts of Jianghu. It’s said this Token was snatched by Cloud Fortress’ traitor, Yun Feiyang."
"Wait, wait, Yun Feiyang, is now in the Cloud Realm?" Wufu asked again.
Tie Hanyang nodded, "Correct."
"Since he betrayed, and it was half a year ago, how can he still be in the Cloud Realm?" Wufu found it very strange.
"This is something you don’t know. The reason why it’s called Cloud Realm is because it’s shrouded in clouds all year round, with miasma swamps everywhere, not to mention the countless venomous snakes and toxic creatures inside. If you’re not careful, you could lose your way or even end up with no remains." Tie Hanyang said.
Wufu raised an eyebrow, "Are you saying the Cloud Realm is a deep remote forest?"