Looking at the nothingness all around her, Lianxi was at a loss for what to do.
But, she also knew she had to do something otherwise she would die in the dessert.
Thinking that, she decided to follow the voice inside her head. And she started moving forward.
However, even after walking for more than 30 minutes, she didn't see kind of settlement nowhere near her vicinity.
Still, Lianxi didn't lose her hope and continued marching forward with great effort.
On the outside, Li Shen looked at the scene and shook his head.
Hai... she has so many unnecessary worries and fears, how could she have awaken more than 90% of the will. Or is there something I'm not aware of? Li Shen started doubting whether what he saw was true or not.
Whatever it is, since I promised, I should complete it. He crossed his arms and continued monitoring the scene for any clues.
Inside the illusion world, as she continued walking, Lianxi's face became more and more down.
By the time more than 2 hours had passed, she wasn't even looking straight. Walking wobbly without much energy, her face facing down.
She kept muttering to herself. "Grandpa, mother, father, why did you guys abandoned me? Do you guys not like Lianxi anymore?"
"Grandpa...."
"Mother....."
"Father...."
As she kept muttering in despair, her body kept on shrinking. By the time she walked more than 50 steps, since her body started shrinking, she was already a 4 years old little girl.
Knowing that she was already at the end of her rope, Li Shen sighed and waved his hand.
Whoosh..
With a gust of wind, Lianxi's blank face came back to normal.
When she realized what just happened, Lianxi looked down and stayed silent.
Seeing that, Li Shen was surprised. He thought she would start blabbering about what happened. But it looked like the scene hit her spot.
Instead of angry with Li Shen, she raised up her head and looked at Li Shen. Then, she said softly. "Thank you."
Then, she turned around and left.
Li Shen smiled to himself. It looks like she figured it out.
He shouted. "Same place, same time."
Without even looking back, she waved back her hand saying she understands it.
It looks like it won't be long before she awakens it. He thought.
"Come out." He calmly said.
Shoo..
Behind him, old man Wang appeared. With a wry smile, he said. "I still can't figure out how can you find me everytime. I'm not just using some crappy skill, it's one of the finest..."
Li Shen didn't have time to hear all his words and he didn't want to. So, he quickly cut him off. "Just tell me why are you here." He turned around and said.
Old man Wang stopped himself and said. "Ohh I was trying to inform you that whatever training you are giving to her, it should end in 10 days."
"Why?" Li Shen asked.
"Because she needs to leave. The call has called back all the heirs. And since it's a long journey, we need to depart early. Even then, it will take months to reach the destination." Old man Wang explained the reason.
Upon hearing that, Li Shen fell silent. He knew that just 10 days was not enough for her to awaken the will completely. But he also didn't have a choice since she needed to leave.
The only he could do now was to just continue with the training as scheduled.
"Okey. I get it." He said that and left the place.
Whoosh....
Simply disappeared from his spot.
Even with his Spirit Ascension Realm, old man Wang couldn't even see a glimpse of Li Shen's shadow when he left.
What a powerful speed. Tsk.. tsk... He said in awe.
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Inside a room, Lianxi was standing looking at a wall with a beautiful lotus painting. Even though her eyes were on the painting, her mind was not.
Looking at the wall painting, she thought back of the scene she experienced. Both from the first and the second training.
One with the tiger and one with the dessert.
Both scenes represent her various fears.
The one with the tiger represented of her facing 'her'. Her biggest obstacle.
And the one with the dessert in which she wandered alone represented her biggest fear. The fear of losing her loved ones or fear of being abandoned by her loved ones.
Remembering those two scenes, Lianxi sighed. ...I didn't know that even I'm this old and strong, those fears were still in my heart deep down. If I didn't find them out sooner, it would have bring me a lot of trouble.
Tightening her fists, she promised herself. Even if its for that training, I still need to remove them from my hear. And to do that, I must stay strong.
She flung her robe and left the room, heading for her place.
When she arrived outside her room, she found old man Wang standing there.
Seeing her, he greeted. "Miss."
"Uncle Wang." Lianxi smiled and greeted back.
"Miss, we need to leave in 10 days. I have already informed him. Otherwise, we won't be able to reach home in time." Old man Wang didn't waste time and went straight to the point.
Upon hearing that, Lianxi calmly said. "Don't worry uncle Wang, we will leave in time."
Then, without another word, she went inside her room.
Seeing her reaction, old man Wang was at a lose. He didn't know what just happened.
But, he didn't call out to ask her. He simply left her alone.
Inside the room, Lianxi sat on her luxurious bed in a lotus position and meditated.
However, even though she was in a meditating position, she could not concentrate at all.
Still,she forced herself.
Just like that hours had passed with her doing nothing but just sitting. By the time she opened her eyes again, it was already midnight.
Unable to continue any longer, she left her room and went outside to catch some fresh air.
The night was peaceful and beautiful, with the silver moon hanging over in the clear night sky.