Huayun Sect

The Huayun Sect / Magnificent Clouds (华云宗) is a rich, egalitarian, and pacifist sect that specializes in business. They are inclusive and have disciples all over the world. Their disciples are devoted believers in the God of Wealth and do not like to battle.
== Name ==
Also called 'Magnificent Clouds'. The word Hua can mean 'Magnificent' or refer to the Huaxia people (华夏 Chinese people). Yun means 'Cloud'.
== History ==
They initially declared independence from the Righteous Path after the wars with the Xuan Beasts and Guzu.
Righteous Path had historically tried to suppress Huayun to prevent another Pill Valley from being created. But each time Huayun would return with more members. Huayun did this through money, sometimes even bribing criminals to commit kamikaze attacks against their enemies.
Eventually, Huayun grew so large, having millions of millions of disciples. Unlike Pill Valley, Huayun welcomed everybody including the poor, so they quickly became popular.
== Description ==
=== Wealth ===
"Four teleportation talismans?" Long Chen was given a shock.
Bai Ling smiled. "When it comes to actual strength, my Huayun Sect might not be a peak existence, but when it comes to financial ability, other than the Pill Tower, no one can compare to us."
Speaking of the Huayun Sect's financial abilities, Bai Ling's expression became a bit prideful. She explained some of the cultivation world to Long Chen.
These teleportation talismans did not set directions or ordinates but were random teleportation talismans. That was the lowest grade of all teleportation talismans, but they were still not something ordinary Chosen could obtain.
But Bai Ling had possessed four of them. That kind of wealth truly was shocking. It was no wonder she was filled with confidence when she spoke of the Huayun Sect's wealth.
=== Membership ===
Bai Ling said her Huayun Sect couldn't count as the strongest of the seven prefectures connected to the Jiuli Secret Realm, but they could count as the wealthiest.
The way the Huayun Sect raised its disciples was extremely special. In order to become a core disciple, you had to first possess the ability to create a great deal of wealth.
Back when Bai Ling had been sent to the Phoenix Cry capital to handle the Huayun Pavilion, it was just an experience the sect had set up for her. It was also a test to see if she had the smarts to rake in money.
Bai Ling and her junior apprentice-sister, Yao Niqian, managed to meet their target goal in an extremely short amount of time. They returned to the sect to receive the sect's nurturing.
This nurturing was extremely bizarre. It was given in accordance with how well the disciple did during their trial. The sect gave them resources in accordance to how quickly they could make money.
Long Chen was dumbfounded. Even this was a sect? This was clearly a business company! It was a bunch of old businessmen raising younger businessmen. What were they cultivating for?
Bai Ling told Long Chen that their belief was in the god of wealth. When he heard that, Long Chen almost spluttered. The god of wealth? Hadn't they just become bedeviled by money?
However, Bai Ling's next sentence made Long Chen almost laugh. She said that no matter how high a person's talent was, it was still no good without money to support it.
As for the Huayun Sect, it gave people a level playing field. On that playing field, as long as you put in the work, then it didn't matter your background, it didn't matter your current resources, it didn't matter your talent. You would still have a chance to step onto the path of cultivation.
It wasn't like other sects that had stringent requirements for their disciples. The Huayun Sect wouldn't refuse any cultivator. Even if you were the trash of the cultivation world, you could still join.
Through your own efforts, you could obtain cultivation resources. However, those with higher talent would get a slightly higher starting point. But those without talent could still be an odd jobs worker to earn their cultivation resources, allowing even them to cultivate.
The Huayun Sect's disciples had practically spread throughout every corner of the world. This had caused them to be laughed at and mocked by many sects.
However, even the top sects had no choice but to admit the Huayun Sect truly was strong. The number of their disciples had reached an astronomical number that was simply impossible to calculate.
With that many members, it was naturally easy for some amazing geniuses to appear in their ranks. The sect would treat those especially talented disciples even better.
As for those disciples who came from ordinary backgrounds and had climbed their way up step by step, the Huayun Sect would create a level playing field for them, allowing them to also grow.
However, the Huayun Sect was different from other sects in that it didn't allow its disciples to cheat. It didn't allow them to abuse their position for personal gain. If they wanted a level playing field, if they wanted good resources, then they had to work for them.
=== Bai Ling ===
Bai Ling was filled with pride and worship as she spoke of the Huayun Sect's fairness. She had once just been a wandering street orphan. In her childhood, she had been taken in by a disciple from the Huayun Sect. From that point on, she had begun to use her own abilities to gain cultivation resources and cultivate.
If it hadn't been for the Huayun Sect, she would have stayed a starving street orphan, and there would have been no way for that fate to change to anything good. There were far too many people with fates that had been similar to hers. She, and the other similar people that had been accepted into the Huayun Sect, were filled with gratefulness to that god of wealth.
"My Huayun Sect has two great advantages. One is our financial ability. Our sect is definitely the wealthiest of all sects.
"Each day, countless disciples join us. Each disciple increases the sect's wealth. Compared to us, those sects that rely on veins of ore or spirit fields are just wasting their resources.
"Our other advantage is that our auction houses are spread throughout the entire world, allowing us to gain much more detailed information than anyone else.
"So, you don't need to be curious why I know these things. However, that information can only be used as a reference. Each sect has its own secrets. No one knows just how many monsters are hidden within these seven prefectures.
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