4 Frozen Cloud Measuring Stone

[Rewritten]

A couple of days had passed since Chu Yuechan announced about Yun Yu becoming an Asgard Disciple. These days he was either reading books or recovering in his room, so unfortunately for him, he did not meet any gorgeous senior sisters. It seemed he was recovering, but Chu Yuechan believed he was merely slothful in his room. Chu Yuechan was ordered by Feng Qianhui to take care of this brat; to paraphrase, she has to be his master but without the honor of being a master, a 'babysitter.'

To say she was dissatisfied would be an understatement; why she, the Head Palace Fairy has to monitor some brat that does not even respect her as his senior? Nevertheless, Chu Yuechan viewed Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace' rules as absolute; if she were ordered by Feng Qianhui to look after him, she would do it, despite half-heartedly. She arrived at the entrance of his ground; after feeling he was inside, she coldly called to him: "Yun Yu!"

After calling him several times, she pushed the icy door and entered inside; a gentle peppermint scent drifted to her nose. After inspecting the room, she found him sleeping peacefully on the bed. Although she did not interfere with the matters of the Frozen Cloud's disciples, she knew that each disciple was already long awake, and was cultivating or doing her duties. She scolded him again for his sloth. Could it be that the Grand Asgard Mistress had made a mistake by accepting him into the sect?

Yun Yu was sleeping without his mask, so nothing obstructed Chu Yuechan from seeing his face. She had never been bothered by the looks, charm, and attractiveness of others, especially men. As the first fairy of the Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace, she had seen enough influential men and young masters, whether she wanted or not; some were considered outstanding in terms of appearance, some stood out of the crowd and possessed an alluring look in their eyes— mostly due to the number of women they seduced—and some were average despite their origin. She had never cared; was it arrogance, pride or vanity—it didn't matter and didn't change the fact that she had never spent them a second glance. However, now, when she observed the silently sleeping youth, the first word that came to her mind was—beautiful. Additional words and thoughts were not necessary, because he was simply beautiful.

His nose was beautiful; his lips were beautiful, and even his closed eyelids were beautiful. His sharp yet not fully-matured features, covered by his two-hued long and silky hair, were beautiful as well. In this era when arts and poetry were held in high regard, experts could endlessly describe the beauty of nature, the pain of separation, and the depth of the deep ocean, and even if needed they would convince you that the most regular stone is a hidden profound treasure, and you wouldn't find the words to argue with them. Nevertheless, in this world, some things were not and could not be described in mere words, because only your eyes would convince you.

She averted her gaze and returned to her indifferent self. She then realized that it was inappropriate to invade his room; they are of opposite genders after all. She had never thought about this aspect, there simply was not a reason for that; all the disciples within the palace are females, and what's the worse that could happen? Therefore, instead of waking him up, she left the room.

Half an hour later, Yun Yu woke up. He yawned and put his left hand on his face, and the masked slowly appeared on it. This was a trick he recently realized; it seemed this mask was more special than he thought. After doing his morning routine, he went outside and noticed a gorgeous woman meditating, and she opened her eyes as well.

"Junior Yun Yu greets Senior Chu," he said respectfully. Chu Yuechan was taken aback, but before she could think that he was not the brat she thought, his following words made her consider what would be the worst scenario if she would freeze him to death. "Nah, I prefer to address you as sister fairy," he said, utilizing Feng Qianhui's 'protection' fully. She really thought that she should ask Jun Lianqie to deal with him as she should be able to do that.

"Do as you please," she replayed coldly and added, "Your body has already recovered you can start cultivating now."

She saw him nodding and proceeded to explain, "Cultivation involves the pursuit of strength by following the 'Profound Way.' A person's cultivation level can be separated into Realms. Each Realm goes from level one to ten before they can advance to the next one; the tenth level of a Realm is considered the peak of that Realm. Once someone goes past level ten of a realm but does not enter the next Realm, it can be regarded as 'Half-step' into the next Realm. When one's profound strength grows, it essentially means that the density of the Profound Energy in their Profound Veins is growing, that their Profound Energy has become slightly more compressed. Once it reaches a certain level of compression, a fundamental change will occur, that is also when they enter a new realm.

The First Realm of the Profound Dao is the Elementary Profound Realm; a practitioner at this Realm cannot be counted as true Cultivator since only at the Necsant Profound Realm Profound strength began to develop within the profound veins. The first wave of Profound Strength in the Profound Veins came from one's vitality; precisely, by slowly pulling one's vitality bit by bit into the Profound Veins, it would gradually transform into sparse profound energy. Once the Profound Veins were filled to the brim with this sparse Profound Energy, it would be the first official step into the Elementary Profound Realm."

Yun Yu was listening attentively, although he knew most of the information Chu Yuechan explained, he enjoyed listening to her. While Yun Yu was reading in the library, he noticed he already had knowledge about the Profound Way, but he could not put his finger on it. "There is no point to explain to you how to fill your profound veins with sparse Profound Energy; the process depends solely on your talent. There is no way around it because only after officially entering the Elementary Profound Realm, will one have the ability to use their Profound Veins to absorb the vitality of the heavens and earth. After you enter Elementary Profound Realm, I will teach you Frozen Cloud Arts," She said and disappeared from her place.

*Yawn———"

Yun Yu sat cross-legged and closed his eyes. A few breaths later, his expression became completely tranquil as his heart emptied. As he opened his eyes he found himself in the middle of a strange world; he saw abyss-black veins spreading chaotically to all directions, and they were convulsing slowly producing a sound of a heartbeat as though they were alive. As he blinked again, the strange world disappeared then his mind entered a peculiar state of calmness. Amidst the silence, strands of Elementary Profound Energy started to condense in those eerie black veins… It was unknown how much entrances were absorbing the vitality in his body; however, the speed was unimaginable, yet strangely it was unstable; sometimes the rate was simply enormous and sometimes slower but still far beyond average.

…

Three days had passed, and Yun Yu was still cultivating with his eyes closed; his senses sealed from the outer world. A gorgeous fairy-like woman appeared before him, she thought she should help him a little. Indeed, taking the first step into the Elementary Profound Realm depends solely on one's talent, yet it does not mean she could not guide him in the process. She noticed he was in an enlightenment-like state. Even she experienced enlightenment only several times in her life, although she assumed he was not experiencing true enlightenment, it still impressed her quite a bit.

Yun Yu's chest was moving up and down as he was breathing peacefully. He felt the pressure accumulating within his Profound Veins; the rate of the absorption was increasing progressively, creating tiny, almost unnoticeable waves, which stunned Chu Yuechan slightly.

*Plack* the sound of something exploding under pressure resounded through space.

Chu Yuechan's pupils contracted to the point of a needle! He made a breakthrough; Yun Yu officially stepped on the path of the 'Heavenly Dao'! Barely in three days, he entered the first step of Elementary Profound Realm; to say that Chu Yuechan was shocked would be ridiculing her state right now. She was absolutely stupefied! Three days! He was only needed three days to breakthrough… Regularly one needs between half a year to five months to complete this process; those who are able to do it in three months are considered geniuses, and those who managed to do it in less than three months are rare as phoenix feathers even in the Four Great Sacred Grounds.

It is not as simple as to say that he was absorbing his vitality thirty times faster than those geniuses were. When one absorbs the scarce Profound Energy into his veins, one needs time to adjust his veins and to compress the energy within them. Three days are not enough even to squeeze the energy; hence, entering Elementary Profound Realm in three days should be impossible even theoretically.

"It wasn't that hard," Yun Yu thought, then he opened his eyes and saw Chu Yuechan who was staring blankly at him, "Eh? Sister Fairy?" He exclaimed as he was surprised to see her in such a state. He observed the surroundings, and when he did not find the reason for her being stunned, he decided to let her be, "perhaps she's pondering about something," He thought. Instead, he was busy exploring his body. He indeed felt refreshed and somewhat stronger; moreover, he could feel that something was flowing within his Profound Veins.

While Yun Yu was inspecting his body, Chu Yuechan was pondering about the possible reasons for him to reach the Elementary Profound Realms that fast. Then, she remembered his strange veins and concluded that it might be a unique property of his Profound Veins that allowed him to make a breakthrough.

She hoped his comprehension would be passable as well. Considering his stupendous affinity with water, he should be able to cultivate almost every technique in The Frozen Cloud Asgard, even with a lame comprehension, it would be such a pity nonetheless. One has to pursue not only Profound Strength but also Profound Arts. Profound Practitioners that want merely to raise their cultivation base would be weak and considered a waste, moreover, they would quickly encounter a bottleneck and would be stuck for the rest of their life.

Theoretically, an expert at the third stage of the Emperor Profound Realm might be able to fight even Six Stage Throne in case the latter foundation is inferior, and his or her Profound Arts and Skills are much weaker. However, those who reached the Emperor Profound Realm are extremely rare, and their foundation is remarkably stable; therefore, it is uncommon to encounter such a situation, at least in the Blue Wind Empire. It shows the importance of high comprehension nonetheless.

[Throne - Emperor Profound, Overlord - Tyrant Profound, Monarch - Sovereign Profound]

As Chu Yuechan was drifting in her thoughts, Yun Yu stood and stretched his arms, causing his muscles to produce a cracking sound, and then he dashed forward. "Mhm! My body feels much lighter!" He said. Chu Yuechan, who had just got over the shock, was stunned yet again… His speed just now, could it be…? It absolutely could not be the speed of someone who just entered the Elementary Profound Realm.

She instantly appeared before him and put her jade-like palm on his shoulder while disregarding the fact she had never touched a man before, perhaps only when she wanted to freeze someone. *Eek*, before Yun Yu could utter such a sound, his world got blurry, and a terrifying bone-piercing wind hit his face. This wind was wild enough to tear him to shreds, but Chu Yuechan protected him with her warm Profound Energy, at least it felt warm.

As they arrived at their goal, Yun Yu found himself in a cold hall in front of a high wall. The wall was three times his height; it was a deep azure color with some indefinite writings on it. He observed the hall and looked at Chu Yuechan askingly.

"We are in the Frozen Cloud Trial Hall; in this place, Frozen Cloud disciples can test their talent. The wall in front of you is the Frozen Cloud Measuring Stone. Ones one attacks the stone it will evaluate one's profound density, stability, and more aspects depend on one's cultivation base. Then according to the results, it will spot one's talent and future prospects; its verdict is not absolute as it doesn't measure one's willpower and desire for power, yet it pretty accurate." Chu Yuechan explained with her cold voice. Then she pointed at a magnificent gate, "This is the entrance to the Ice Purgatory Trial, a place which truly tests one's ability."

Yun Yu observed yet again the Frozen Cloud Measuring Stone and noticed several dozens of names glowing brightly at the top of the wall. There were two columns, at the top of the first was written 'Jun Lianqie' and at the second was written 'Shui Wushuang.' "Hmm? These must be the most talented disciples in the Immortal Palace… Sister Fairy, aren't you the first fairy? Why is your name written after Jun Lianqie?" Yun Yu questioned while being confused.

Chu Yuechan became somewhat annoyed but replied nonetheless: "The first column displays the most talented disciples of the current generation[Jun Lianqie, Chu Yuechan, Murong Qianxue…] and the second indicates the younger generation[Shui Wushuang, Wu Xuexin, …]… As I said before the Measuring Stone evaluates merely one's talent and not strength, thus the actual ranking may be different from what written on the stone."

"Oh…So Senior Sister Lianqie is ranked second among the fairies…" he muttered.

ChuYuechan: …

"Sister Lianqie is ranked third amongst us…" She corrected him.

"What? Hmph!" He made a snorting sound, "It seems that this measuring stone is really useless…" he said with a dissatisfied complexion.

Chu Yuechan furrowed her moon-like crescent brows and said with a voice even colder than her regular: "The Frozen Cloud Measuring Stone was left by our ancestors and served us well for seven-hundred years." She looked at him and added: "Stop wasting my time. I brought you to this place since I wanted to evaluate your talent. If you are here to insult our ancestors, you can scram right now!"

[I have not mistaken, the Frozen Cloud Measuring Stone wasn't made by Mu Bingyun]

"What?! How is that possible? Righteous indignation could be seen on his face "This young ma… *Cough* This humble disciple would not dare to insult our ancestors! If I see the devil who dares to humiliate my Immortal Palace' Ancestors, I won't hesitate to sacrifice my life to punish this evildoer! Rest assure, sister Fairy! If anything I said was not the truth, I should SUFFER Heaven's Wrath next few months!" He hit his chest, showing his determination while cursing inwardly, "How am I wrong? It's not this young master's fault that this damn stone is broken!"

Chu Yuechan mediated with closed eyes, she considered it was below her dignity to answer this shameless fifteen-years-old brat. What Yun Yu did not know was that the two of them were not the only ones in the room. There was a particular fairy watching them from the shadows. She did not try to hide, and Chu Yuechan obviously noticed her, yet she preferred to ignore her as she did not want another headache besides the shameless brat.

As Yun Yu noticed that Chu Yuechan was ignoring him, he had no choice but to sadly step toward the Measuring Stone. He covered his left hand with the pathetic amount of Profound Energy he had and hit the wall with all his might. One breath, two breathes… three breathes… When Yun Yu was ready to curse this wall, a mechanical womanly voice resounded through the room: "Another evaluation is needed." Chu Yuechan opened her eyes, as she had never heard that the Measuring Stone might work incorrectly.

*Hmph* "I said this damn stone is broken," Although Yun Ye was cursing the measuring stone inwardly, he hit it again and a numb feeling spread throughout his left hand. Not even a mark appeared on the stone, and when Yun Yu was ready to leave dissatisfied, some writings began to slowly appear on the stone; the mechanical voice resounded yet again:

<Age: 15>

<Talent: Immeasurable>

As the silver writings finished manifesting, they turned into a glow that flew toward the top of the Measuring Stone; the light did not stop at the columns but flew slightly higher. It attached to the stone, and a new name began to appear, a name that was inscribed within the crystal in his chest - Yun Yu. The name was bigger than the other names on the stone; it was higher and shined brighter.

[Yun - Cloud. Yu - Shining Brightly]

Chu Yuechan opened her eyes wildly, and even the fairy in the shadows opened her alluring lips, producing an *Ah?* sound which no one noticed to escape from her mouth. Honestly, there was no reason to bring Yun Yu to the Frozen Cloud Trial Hall because he was only at the Elementary Profound Realm. As one progresses in the Elementary Profound Realm, one gains strength, speed, and senses above ordinary living beings. It happens since one slowly absorbing the vitality from the sky and earth, making the profound energy within the Profound Veins denser and denser. However, one is not able to Produce Profound Energy until one reaches the Nascent Profound Realm. The reason why Chu Yuechan brought him to here was that she saw his abnormal speed when he entered the Elementary Profound Realm. She thought she had mistaken and wanted to examine it.

To be able to manifest the power of Peak Eighth Level Elementary Profound Realm while being only First Level means only that this power comes from his body and not from his profound strength; how can one's body be so sturdy without any medicines and Profound Arts? If the fact that he could enter Elementary Profound Realm can be explained due to his strange Profound Veins, but his unique body couldn't.

"It seems this Measuring Stone is not that annoying…" Yun Yu stated shamelessly. After that, he turned to Chu Yuechan and asked: "Sister Fairy didn't you promise to teach me Frozen Cloud Arts once I enter Elementary Profound Realm?

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Edited by me[16/9/2019], nothing special. If you see any mistakes notify me(please!)

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