Chapter 412: Frog in the Well

Xue Wei could feel that the energy that had penetrated deep into his dantian was different from the Qi he usually used.

The Vermilion Bird and the Azure Dragon spirits within his dantian almost started fighting one another for the sake of gaining most of the energy, but surprisingly enough, it was impossible for the two spirits to consume the energy. Their attempts proved futile and caused quite some frustration to the spirits.

Xue Wei almost burst out laughing seeing them like this; it was the first time he had seen the two aloof spirits within his dantian being so greedy.

At the same time, he understood that the energy was anything but ordinary in order to make them react like this.

"Thank you," he said, heartfelt to Hui Yue. "I am very grateful for the help you have given me. Although I doubt I will be able to return the favor, if you need me to help you, do not hesitate to ask for me."

Hui Yue could see that Xue Wei was serious. He smiled slightly, but he did not reject his kindness.

"Who knows what might happen in the future," Hui Yue said with a nod of his head, "I might actually need your help one day, so I will be impolite and remember your promise."

Xue Wei had been worried about Hui Yue not taking him seriously, so he was astonished when he heard how serious Hui Yue sounded.

"Well then, I will go and find Lan She," Hui Yue said with a nod of his head, and suddenly a light breeze entered the room, after which the young white-haired man had vanished without a trace.

Xue Wei was not too shocked to see him vanishing like that, but he was once again motivated to increase his strength as soon as possible.

Previously he was unaware of the worlds beyond his own. He had thought that the apex of the world he lived within, was the highest he could ever reach, but now he knew that this world was but a small step towards the real adventure, towards the other worlds.

He was indeed a frog in a well.

He was feeling a strange sensation of yearning. These outside worlds, where everything was different. How could he not yearn for them?

He was tired of this world. He was tired of the constant battles, the people scheming, and the enmity between continents, or races. He wanted to spread his wings in a world where no one knew him, where he was not the Holy Son, where he was nothing special. Somewhere he could just be himself.

Hui Yue had left him, unaware of the dreams he had sparked in Xue Wei's mind.

Xue Wei spent a few days in secluded cultivation. When he was not deep in meditation, he was thinking about the worlds beyond their own; he was thinking about the endless worlds.

But he also realized that he could not just rush to the God level and then leave the world. He had too many things that had to be completed before he could go.

He had to solve the problems with the Chang'an Continent. He had to solve the war, and find Xiao Lei. He also needed to know his own origin; he had to find out if it was only the Vermilion Bird Clan he could merge with, or whether or not he could also merge with the White Tiger and Black Turtle bloodlines.

He also had to help Bai Tianyi solve his blood feud against the eight noble families.

Although they had gotten some interest in the Ascended's Realm, that was far from enough to soothe his anger. He needed to eradicate the ancestors of these families, who had banded together to deal with him.

Lin Xiao had no blood feud; he just wanted to run away from the other Diviners. Hei Gou had long since left everything behind him. Although he was not happy with his family having sacrificed him, he had no wish to get revenge on them. They were the ones who gave him life after all.

Luoluo had also let down her hatred after being freed from the soul reaping formation within the Garden of Shadows. Although it was something she would forever remember, she saw it as a necessary thing to be able to meet the ones who truly mattered to her. Xue Wei, Lin Xiao, Bai Tianyi, and Hei Gou had turned into her family members now.

And finally, there was Wang Xiaoyun. Xue Wei was aware that she had changed in their time within the Ascended's Realm. She no longer blamed every beast for the destruction of her family, with the exception of Chu Huiyin, the Ice Harpy. She would have to die before she could let go of her hatred.

Although Xue Wei wanted to travel, and leave this world, he wanted to do so together with his friends and family. He was not going to leave them behind. Hence he also understood that he had to solve all the hatred first. He had to ensure that no one would encounter a heart demon due to leaving unfinished matters in this world.

Sighing, Xue Wei left his room only to find that all the others were waiting for him in the living room. Their eyes displayed some worry as they looked at him, but soon this worry was changed to shock.

"You released the seals?" Bai Tianyi asked, since this was the only reason he could find for Xue Wei's sudden boost in strength, but Xue Wei shook his head.

"I will tell you about it in a moment, but why are you all gathered here?"

"The war has intensified." Hei Gou answered, looking somewhat worried.