Chapter 225 – True Purpose
"In three weeks," Anda replied.
"Three weeks?" Leyvi nodded.
It seed that he still had so ti to spar with soone. His body felt rusty after sitting in a ditative position for a long ti.
If he didn't realize how to cultivate faster using his dual mind, he would surely fail to break through in ti.
"Oh, right. Anda, what happened to the other two spots for the Mystic Realm?" Leyvi was curious. His gaze fixed on Anda as she casually sipped her coffee.
She obtained a total of fifteen spots. Five were reserved for their family, while eight were exchanged with four of the South Region Alchemy Giants, leaving two extra spots.
"Hehe. At first, I wanted to use them to hire a strong backer for our family while we were absent. But since we have the Multi-Elent Sect now, we don't need to do that anymore. So, I just auctioned them for money. We got 5 million middle-grade spirit stones from both slots," Anda smiled like a rich lady.
"5 million middle-grade spirit stones? Holy!" Leyvi almost spat out the food in his mouth.
He was surprised that people were willing to pay that much for the two slots.
"Wasn't a slot supposed to be like a hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones? I rember Father-in-law said that," Leyvi recalled Magnus Goldstone's words.
Anda smiled, as if expecting the question. "That was a long ti ago. The reputation of Mystic Realms has beco greater, and people have accumulated more wealth since then. Furthermore, the Mystic Realm this ti will appear in the Central Region. People have higher expectations of it."
Anda paused, setting her cup down with a deliberate motion. Her smile beca even more mischievous before she continued. "That is why I waited until last year to auction the slots. The hype for Mystic Realm had reached its peak, and many parties without any slots must have gotten very desperate. The more desperate they are, the more money they are willing to spend."
Everyone beca speechless upon hearing Anda's explanation. They were glad that Anda was on their side. It's better to be the exploiter than to be exploited.
Anda chuckled, seeing their reactions. It had beco her hobby to make people speechless.
As for Leyvi, he beca slightly irritated because he rembered that the Palace Master of Pill Palace, Dick... ahem... Dirk Dracolia, had tried to buy the two slots from him for just fifty thousand middle-grade spirit stones. He didn't think much about it then, but now seeing the huge difference, he finally felt annoyed.
Thankfully, Anda had gotten revenge on that scamr by charging him extra. The thought of Dirk's fuming face brought a smirk to Leyvi's lips.
"I've bought more airships for our family to use with that money," Anda said, obviously informing Leyvi specifically since everyone else was already aware of this.
"Really? How many?"
"Five new airships. Three small models, one dium, and one large model. I already gave a small airship to Sister Vivian. She can travel here easier now."
With more airships, it was easier for them to travel around now.
"Hahaha! Good! Now my nephew can visit
more frequently. I haven't seen him for a while now; he must've grown a lot," Leyvi said with a smile.
He wasn't worried about whether Jojori would have a spirit root or not later since he still had many of the Child Spirit Peaches.
"Jojori is a very cute little boy now. He is very popular in the Mountain Dew Sect. Many ladies like to visit the Alchemy Hall just to play with him," Leyvi received an eager sound transmission from Lilian.
"You are not teaching him the way of introversion, are you?" Leyvi teased.
"I'm not!" Lilian pouted and continued eating.
As an aunt related by blood, Lilian doted on Jojori the most in the Leyan Family. She frequently went to the Mountain Dew Sect to visit her cute nephew.
She would bring him a toy made by Sawi every ti she visited. Sawi had beco Lilian's personal toymaker as a side job. All the toys were integrated with simple arrays enabling them to perform simple tasks, such as moving on their own, lighting up, or making cheerful sounds. One particular toy, a miniature dragon that could flap its wings and breathe harmless, sparkling flas, had beco Jojori's favorite.
After years of digesting her ancestor's legacy, she was now a proficient array master capable of inscribing many inscription symbols.
However, she was still quite a distance from becoming a formation master since she still hadn't mastered the visualization technique necessary for acquiring the hyperphantasia ability yet.
This was the tallest wall that separated array masters and formation masters. Sawi wasn't that concerned about it. After receiving the legacy, she was having fun creating many things, so she wasn't in a hurry.
After the celebratory feast, Leyvi decided to spend ti with the ladies individually, catching up with them while satisfying their needs.
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In Selene's room.
Leyvi and Selene were lying on the bed, talking. The moonlight stread through the window, casting a soft glow over the room. The silvery light highlighted Selene's delicate features, her expression a mixture of thoughtfulness and vulnerability.
"What's wrong, Young Lady Selene? You have this gloomy presence around you... Are you constipated?" Leyvi joked.
"Pftt!" Selene almost laughed, her hand instinctively covering her mouth.
She was about to say sothing since Leyvi noticed her not-so-bright mood, but he suddenly cracked a joke, catching her off guard.
"What are you doing? I was about to be serious." Selene pouted cutely and smiled. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she playfully smacked Leyvi's arm.
Seeing Selene smile, Leyvi said, "Hahaha! That's the cute Selene I rember! So, what is it that you're worried about?" He didn't crack another joke this ti.
Selene began to describe the feeling that had been weighing on her for a while, the uncomfortable urge forcing her to do sothing, anything. The feeling of watching everyone move forward while she wandered aimlessly in the sa place.
As she spoke, Leyvi watched her intently. Her hands fidgeted with the hem of her nightgown, and her voice occasionally wavered. It was clear how deeply this had been troubling her. He didn't interrupt, letting her lay bare her emotions without judgnt.
Leyvi contemplated after he was done listening to her inner struggles.
He didn't expect that people would still feel lost even when they were able to live carefree. Isn't that what most people have been pursuing? To live a carefree life?
If living a carefree life is not the end goal, then what is it?
Do people always need to have a goal for themselves so they won't feel lost?
What is his goal then?
To live off his won? To create a big family? To travel the world? True. These were small goals that ford as he moved forward with his life, but they weren't necessarily his true goal. His gaze drifted to Selene, who now lay silently beside him, her chest rising and falling in rhythm with her breathing.
Like Selene, he also wasn't sure of his true purpose in life. But just because he was clueless about his purpose, it didn't an that he didn't move forward.
HUMMMMM...
Suddenly, Leyvi realized sothing. It was probably the biggest realization he had ever had in his life, so much so that it felt like everything was quickly piecing itself together.
He and Selene were both without a true purpose in life, but unlike her, he didn't feel lost in the slightest.
Why? Because he was wrong. It wasn't that he didn't have a true purpose in life. He just didn't realize it. His true purpose had ford slowly within him without his awareness, and he had always been moving toward that purpose.
What was it?
Leyvi tried recalling all the conversations he had in the past, his eyes shut in deep thought.
When was it?
He had a feeling he had said it once.
Suddenly, a line appeared in his mind.
"I want to be the kind of pillar that lets everyone around
lead the life that they prefer."
His eyes opened again, the clarity in his gaze sharp and unwavering.
This is it! This is what I said! This should be it! It resonated strongly with him, so much so that he even went against Anda, threatening to cut his dick for thinking that the ladies should give up their lives for him.
When had he ever gone against Anda that strongly? That was the only ti—because it contradicted everything he was striving for.
All his actions so far proved that he had been moving toward achieving this purpose.
He wanted to be their pillar. That was why he had been training and cultivating, enduring hellish pain again and again so that he could beco stronger.
He wanted them to be able to lead the lives they preferred. That was why all this ti, he had been helping Anda look for alchemy formulas, entering the Beast Tar Tournant to get the tallic Durian for Lilian, traveling to rcenary City to hire people for Layla's private force, and so much more.
Most of his actions were for the sake of helping the people around him live the lives they wanted.
This was why he had never felt the sense of losing direction—because he was always moving toward his purpose!
"Hahaha! Hahaha! I found it," Leyvi laughed out loud.
Selene was startled by Leyvi's sudden laughter. "You found what?"
Leyvi turned to Selene and hugged her passionately.
"Thank you, Selene. You helped
realize my true purpose in life!"
"???" Selene was confused. Aren't you supposed to help
with my problem? Why is it the other way around?
However, for so reason, the knot in her heart slowly untied. She felt happy that she was able to help Leyvi, even though it was a weird coincidence.
"Hehe. I'm glad I could help," she replied with a giggle, her eyes brightening.
Thum.
Thum.
At this mont, for a mysterious reason, Leyvi's sea of consciousness was resonating with his new core, causing his body to glow.
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