“Xiaolong!”
A voice filled with love and longing was heard.
Ye Xiao turned back only to see his mother Ye Lihua flying at fast speed toward him. And behind Ye Lihua, many people including his father and grandfather could be seen.
Ye Xiao’s eyes also became wet and he was completely unaware of this point.
“Mother!” .𝓬ℴ𝓶
Both mother and son hugged each other and then came the chances for his father, grandfather, ad grandmother.
Ye Lihua and others were not really worried much since they were already informed that Ye Xiao has gone to a trial that could provide him with a glorious destiny later on. It is just that eight years have passed, even though they did not want, worries still appeared in their hearts.
“Son, how have you been?”
Ye Lihua asked.
“Mother, I’m great. Don’t worry about me. It is just that… I did not expect this to happen because of me!” Ye Xiao sighed with some self-blame.
“Fool, it is not because of you. Don’t worry about these things. Now that you have returned, we will definitely restore the glory of our Illusory Spirit Gate sooner or later. Hahaha!”
Ling Cheng laughed loudly as he patted his son’s shoulder. Ling Wei Long also nodded his head in agreement and said, “Of course. Look at my grandson. He is the successor of my Ling Family. Look at how monstrous a genius he really is. He is already a Peak Chaos Spirit Realm warrior, and he is not even 16 yet. This is my grandson, Ling Xiaolong. Hahahaha!”
“What your grandson? He is our grandson. He is the pride of our Ling Family!”
Ye Xiao’s grandmother, Ye Moling also laughed emotionally and spoke.
Ye Xiao could feel happiness, ecstasy, pride, and many positive emotions from these people. At the same time, their words resounded in his heart.
Look at my grandson!
This is my grandson, Ling Xiaolong!
He is the pride of our Ling Family!
A strange feeling that Ye Xiao had never felt before rose in his heart. His already teary eyes started tearing down drops of salty water. He felt warm in his heart.
Although the Illusory Spirit Gate was almost destroyed, this type of welcome could still be called the warmest welcome.
This was his family. These people were his people!
Even after his rebirth, Ye Xiao never gave up on his name before. He always saw himself as Ye Xiao of the Heavens.
·?θm But now, for the very first time, Ye Xiao saw himself not as Ye Xiao of Heavens but as Ling Xiaolong of the Ling Family, of Illusory Spirit Gate, of the Land of Morning Stars.
It was also at this moment, Ye Xiao understood for the first time that he should forget about his name as Ye Xiao. He is Ye Xiao, this is an eternal truth no one could refuse. But he is also Ling Xiaolong.
In this life, he should live as Ling Xiaolong, not as Ye Xiao.
It was as if Ye Xiao suddenly awakened from a very strange state, his mind immediately became clear and he felt the energy inside his body, rushing toward the barrier of Three Stages of Spirit Fusion.
This stunned Ye Xiao, for he has no idea why this happened.
‘This… Why?’
‘It is because you’ve finally accepted who you are. It is because your heart now has become crystal clear and there is no doubt. From the moment of your rebirth, you never saw yourself as Ling Xiaolong. You never lived the life of Ling Xiaolong. Now that you’ve finally accepted your true self, your identity as Ling Xiaolong, you’ve gained the approval of Chaos and the strand of Spirit of Chaos inside your body has taken the initiative to fuse with your body and soul.’
‘And since this has happened, you no longer need to consume the Million Star Heart Fruit. You could now smoothly go through the Three Stages of Spirit Fusion in just a few months of time and step into the Minor Saint Realm on your own.’
These words were from the Lotus of Chaos that has been silent all this while.
From the moment the seal of the universe had loosened slightly and the Universe Essence Flame was released, Ye Xiao could already talk with the Lotus of Chaos. But neither Ye Xiao nor the Lotus of Chaos talked.
Ye Xiao had decided to talk to the Lotus of Chaos after breaking through to the Chaos Spirit Saint Realm and becoming a Minor Saint. At that time, the seal on his universe will completely shatter and he could not only talk to the Lotus of Chaos, he could also make use of the Power of his Universe as well as try various ways to expand his universe.
Maybe, the Lotus of Chaos also wanted this. So it never talked to him.
But now, something happened which caused the Lotus of Chaos to talk. She cleared Ye Xiao’s doubt.
So, this is how it is!
Ye Xiao took a deep breath and sighed. He sat down cross-legged on the spot. He never doubted his family and knew that at this critical moment, his family will protect him.
As he sat down cross-legged, the aura on his body started becoming stronger and stronger.
Seeing this, everyone was stunned. They have no idea what Ye Xiao wanted to do. But there was one person who suddenly thought of something and raised his brows in shock.
“Everyone, silence!”
Ling Wei Long shouted, silencing everyone.
“Father, what happened?” Ling Cheng was surprised, he could not help but ask.
“How can you not see? Your son, Ling Xiaolong, is currently going through the First Stage of Spirit Fusion. As long as he completes the fusion, he could become a First Stage Spirit Fusion warrior. Have you ever heard of a Spirit Fusion warrior who is less than 16 years old?”
Ling Wei Long’s excited voice sounded, shocking everyone.
“What?” Ling Cheng was the most shocked one. He was a Minor Saint Realm warrior, he has already gone through the Three Stages of Spirit Fusion and knew how difficult it is for a warrior to complete this step. It takes warriors tens of years and even hundreds of years to complete one Spirit Fusion, and there are three of them in total.
And now, his son was going through this step in the open.
“No no, we have to protect Xiaolong.” Ling Cheng suddenly became serious and muttered.
“Of course. But don’t worry. I’ll personally guard my dear grandson!” Ling Wei Long also became serious as he spoke while looking at Ye Xiao with dotting gazes.
Not long after, many experts came. These experts were from the Lu Family, Zhu Family, and Xu Family. They were also very excited upon Ye Xiao’s return.
Ye Xiao’s return means hope for the Illusory Spirit Gate. His return also means the beginning of the rise of the Illusory Spirit Gate.
Upon coming to understand what is happening, they all took the initiative to propose to protect Ye Xiao. They all retreated hundreds of meters away from Ye Xiao and formed a circle to protect Ye Xiao at any moment.
On the other hand, Ye Xiao was doing really nothing. Everything was happening on its own.
Just as the Lotus of Chaos explained, the strand of Chaos’s Spirit was fusing with his body and soul on its own. If not for the sealed state of his universe, it would have also fused with his universe.
Fortunately, nothing like this was going to happen.
‘So, I have to live as Ling Xiaolong from now on!’
Ye Xiao muttered in his heart silently. There was no hesitation and no reluctance in his voice.
‘Yes,’ The Lotus of Chaos spoke, ‘This is the awakening of Ling Xiaolong. You are Ye Xiao, use this identity as Ye Xiao however you want. But don’t forget, you are also Ling Xiaolong!’
Ye Xiao nodded and then he suddenly thought of something. He asked, “I don’t understand. Why are you so inclined to make me accept my identity as Ling Xiaolong?”
‘First of all, you have already accepted this identity in your heart. Second, I’m doing this because the Rules of Chaos are different. Only with a clear heart could you comprehend the Rules of Chaos. And the initial phase of a clear heart is accepting who you are. Now that you have completed this step, you could finally start to comprehend the Rules of Chaos after becoming a Minor Saint.’
Ye Xiao took a deep breath and nodded his head.
The Lotus of Chaos was right. The initial phase of a clear heart was to accept what one truly is.
After he had accepted his identity as Ling Xiaolong, his heart became incomparably clear. And everything started happening after that on its own.
“I understand everything. But as far as I could think of, the sudden start of spirit fusion is not as simple as it looks on the surface. Yes, it might be because my heart became clear suddenly, but I can feel there is more to it!”
This time, the Lotus of Chaos remained silent. It did not speak.