After receiving He Erniang's information, Chen Lin immediately went to the Imperial Palace.
He found the Cloud Pattern Carving.
The carving was on the screen wall of the main hall. From the dragon throne, he could look down and take it all in.
Chen Lin went over and sat on the dragon throne.
He activated the Heaven-Opening Eye and carefully studied the structure of the cloud patterns, but discerned nothing.
Then.
He formed the Guanyun Dense Seal and applied it to his eyes.
The scene changed at once.
The hall vanished, along with everyone else. Before him were only banks of white clouds, shifting into different shapes.
Something stirred in Chen Lin's heart.
So this was what "observing clouds" meant.
He immediately held his breath and focused, devoting himself entirely to comprehending them.
Gradually.
Chen Lin seemed to sense something. Every change in each cloud contained a certain artistic conception.
Yet he could never quite touch its true meaning.
He immediately entered the state of childlike innocence. When he observed them again, the sensation grew much stronger.
It was as though he had shed every shackle and wandered freely between heaven and earth. Yet it also seemed he could command everything, making all things in the world obey his orders.
Including these clouds.
"Gather!"
After almost an hour, Chen Lin spoke softly.
The entire hall shuddered.
Then the screen wall radiated dazzling light, and a white cloud drifted out.
"Merge!"
Chen Lin thrust the Golden Key in his hand forward.
The white cloud was immediately drawn toward it and merged into the precious jade mounted on it.
Dense runic inscriptions emerged on the jade, intertwining and shifting. In the blink of an eye, they reassembled into the shape of an Imperial Seal, even turning a brilliant gold.
Before Chen Lin