Wuhun: Desert Death on the left hand, the world on the right hand

Three months passed by in a blink of an eye.

"No news about Chen Mo and the others yet?" Bai Yun frowned, his worry evident in his words. Nasus shook his head, his face solemn.

"Don't worry too much, Yun'er," seeing this, Old Sang put down the teacup in his hand and comforted her softly, "Chen Mo is a very smart kid, nothing will happen to him easily. Although Zhang Hu is straightforward, he is not a reckless person, not to mention Zhiqiang is looking after him, don't worry." He paused and continued, "The sect competition is coming soon, after the competition is over, I and the old fox will go there in person."

"Then I'll have to trouble Elder Sang and Elder Yuehu." Bai Yun said gratefully.

"It's just a small matter. I just want to go out for a walk." The Moon Fox Patriarch laughed heartily, then changed his tone and said with a hint of ridicule, "Speaking of which, where is that old man Zhu Weng? I haven't seen him for a month. He plays chess with Old Sang every day. I'm almost bored!"

"Who wants to play chess with you every day, you lousy chess player!" Mr. Sang retorted unhappily.

Since Moon Fox Patriarch came to Baiyun Sect, he quickly integrated into the small circle of Elder Sang and Zhu Weng, and the three of them often gathered together to chat. Although the cautious Elder Sang still kept his mouth shut about Zhu Weng's whereabouts, judging from his increasingly familiar attitude with Moon Fox Patriarch, he had obviously acquiesced to his existence.

Bai Yun exchanged glances with Elder Sang before saying, "My master...went to the Secret Realm of Time to practice as a soul contract master in seclusion."

"What?!" Upon hearing this, the Moon Fox Patriarch immediately slammed the table and stood up, puffing his beard and glaring, "He's already old, why is he still making such a fuss! It's nonsense! It's just nonsense! Why don't you stop him?"

"You better stop talking," Old Sang couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. "If we weren't absolutely sure, would we let Old Zhuzi take the risk?"

"It's easy to talk without any pain in your waist. If you have the ability, go and change your cultivation!" The Moon Fox Patriarch hit back without showing any weakness.

"I just haven't found a suitable soul beast to contract yet." Old Sang poured himself a cup of tea calmly.

"There are still some in my clan that are more than 50,000 years old. Otherwise..." The Moon Fox Ancestor pondered for a moment and asked tentatively.

"Forget it. You foxes are not good at attacking. What can you do with a contract? Keep it as a pet?" Elder Sang interrupted him rudely, without any regard for the Moon Fox Ancestor's face.

"Hmph!" The Moon Fox Patriarch snorted coldly and turned his head away angrily.

Bai Yun and Nasus were no longer surprised by the daily bickering between the two elders. They smiled at each other and started chatting about other topics.

“Brother Yun, our sect is still too short of manpower. Should we recruit another batch of disciples?” Nasus suggested. “Look, there are so many wastelands in our White Cloud Realm. It’s a pity that they are all abandoned.”

"Right now, the sect's resources are not abundant. If we recruit too many people at once, I'm afraid we won't be able to manage them and it will be easy to cause trouble." Bai Yun pondered for a moment and rejected his proposal. "However, recently many disciples have complained that every time they go home to visit their families, the journey is long and inconvenient. I plan to re-plan the layout of the city and set aside an area for those disciples who live far away and their families to live in. This way, they can also take care of the elderly and children at home more conveniently."

"That's a good idea. This way, the disciples and their families won't have to travel back and forth every month, and it can also save a lot of energy consumption of the teleportation array." Nasus said in agreement.

"Ahem..." Elder Sang cleared his throat and gently put down the cup in his hand, interrupting the discussion between Bai Yun and Nasus. His cloudy old eyes slowly swept over the people present, and his tone became steady, "The main reason I called you here today is for the sect competition in three days."

When the words "sect competition" were heard, the originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Bai Yun and Nasus also restrained their smiles and became serious.

"It's time to test the cultivation results of these little guys in the sect competition." Elder Sang stroked his beard, with a hint of anticipation in his cloudy eyes. "It's been three months since we last accepted disciples. The oldest disciple has been here for more than three years. I don't know if they have practiced well. Don't let them lose face for our Baiyun Temple."

"Who will host this sect competition?" Bai Yun looked around at everyone and asked.

"Yun'er," Elder Sang said with a smile, volunteering, "This time, let me host the sect competition."

"Oh? Mr. Sang is interested in hosting the competition?" Bai Yun raised his eyebrows slightly with a hint of surprise.

"Haha," Elder Sang laughed heartily, "Although I am an old man, I still have a good understanding of the cultivation of these young fellows in the sect. Hosting the competition will help me better arrange the process and rules of the competition to ensure fairness and justice."

"Since Mr. Sang has volunteered, thank you for your hard work." Bai Yun nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"Then there is Laosang." Nasus also chimed in. Like Baiyun, he had no interest in hosting the competition. He just wanted to practice peacefully and break through to a higher realm as soon as possible.

Although the Moon Fox Patriarch had just joined the Baiyun Sect, he was not interested in such matters and did not object. He just sat quietly aside, sipping the fragrant tea in his hand.

"Okay, if that's the case, then it's settled." Seeing that no one objected, Elder Sang made the decision, "Next, let's discuss the specific details of the competition..."

After the meeting, Baiyun and Nasus left the meeting hall together. Instead of flying, they chose to walk to a secluded place in the White Cloud Realm.

"Brother Yun, aren't you busy now? I remember you said last time that you wanted to keep an eye on the fundamental evolution of the Baiyun Realm's consciousness? Why has your true body appeared in recent months?" Nasus followed behind Baiyun and asked curiously.

Bai Yun sighed, paused, and turned to look at Nasus beside him, with a helpless look on his face. "Don't mention it. Last time I directly interfered with the evolution of the fundamental way, and now the world consciousness is upset with me."

“Being in a bad mood?” Nasus was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn’t help laughing. “Haha, the world consciousness can also be in a bad mood? Brother Yun, how did you offend it?”

Bai Yun shook his head helplessly and continued to walk forward. "Although the world consciousness has already developed intelligence, it is still very immature after all, just like a newborn baby, full of curiosity and desire to explore everything in the outside world. I was too impatient before, afraid that it would go astray and really choose that "infinite evolution", so I forcibly erased the basic form of its infinite evolution, but the result was counterproductive. Now it is like a wronged child and is unwilling to pay attention to me anymore."

Nasus suppressed his laughter and asked, "What should we do now? If the world consciousness does not evolve fundamentally, it will have a significant impact on our White Cloud Realm."

"I've been trying to communicate with it, hoping to untie its 'heart knot'." Baiyun said, leading Nasus to a beautiful riverside.

With a wave of his hand, two comfortable lounge chairs appeared out of thin air on the river bank. Baiyun and Nasus lay down on them naturally, feeling the breeze blowing in their faces and appreciating the beautiful scenery before them.

"The world consciousness is now like a child who is angry with me. It doesn't pay attention to what I say, and now it won't continue to evolve. It looks very angry." Bai Yun looked up at the blue sky, with a hint of pampering and helplessness in his tone.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's all tears if I talk too much." Bai Yun suddenly changed the subject and said jokingly with a smile, "Nasus, last time you said you felt the power of faith on Earth. How is it now? How much power of faith have you accumulated? Do you want me to help you build an origin altar and transform the power of faith into divine power. The cultivation of divine power is more than one or two levels higher than your current level of soul power!"

"The power of faith is indeed increasing now, and the perception is becoming clearer and clearer. I can vaguely sense the moods of many players when they play the game." Nasus nodded and said in a deep voice.

"What about building the Origin Altar?" Bai Yun asked with a smile, a hint of encouragement on his face.

Nasus hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, Brother Yun, can you use my power of faith?"

The smile on Bai Yun's face froze, and he asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"You have now completely given up on cultivating soul power and have turned to cultivating divine power. But your power of faith accumulates too slowly! You are still only at the first-level demigod level! I don't know how long it will take to ignite the divine fire and become a low-level god!" Nasus explained.

"What you mean is..." Bai Yun seemed to understand Nasus's thoughts, but he did not continue speaking. Instead, he waited quietly for Nasus's answer.

“You should be able to use my power of faith.” Nasus stared at Bai Yun with burning eyes. “The connection between us has always existed. When you separated a part of your soul essence and merged it into my soul, it was decided that we would never be able to completely get rid of each other. Rather than letting my power of faith go to waste, I might as well use it to help you quickly improve your strength!”

Bai Yun did not refuse immediately, but fell into deep thought. He was weighing the pros and cons and thinking about whether Nasus' proposal was feasible.

"It should be possible." After a while, Bai Yun slowly said, "The connection between us has not been severed. You are still my clone. Theoretically, I can use the power of your faith."

Hearing Bai Yun's affirmative answer, a hint of joy appeared on Nasus' face, but he quickly concealed it.

"But don't worry, Nasus. Once I completely ignite the divine fire, I will definitely find a way to break this connection for you and give you complete freedom!" Bai Yun seemed to see Nasus's concerns and promised solemnly.

Nasus didn't care about this. To him, freedom was precious, but helping Baiyun quickly improve his strength was what he wanted to do most now.

"In that case, let's try it out quickly." Nasus said impatiently.