Chapter 623 - 401: Sea of Yearning

Chapter 623: Chapter 401: Sea of Yearning

Wang Yi followed the Void Elf, Xiaolin. Traveling at an incredible speed, the two covered thirty thousand miles in just three minutes, arriving atop a snowy mountain.

The mountain was towering and majestic. Freezing winds howled through its peaks, and snow and ice piled high, creating a vast expanse of white.

The entrance to the small void world lay at the mountain’s summit. It was also a Light Mist Lotus Platform. Beside it grew a washbasin-sized Xueling, guarded by a massive white python.

Wang Yi felt a twinge of surprise. The Xueling was considered a high-grade material, and the white python guarding it was an Exotic Beast with a level as high as 360.

Perhaps because the Void Elf was leading the way, the white python appeared quite docile. It quietly watched Wang Yi without making a single move.

"Step onto the Light Mist Lotus Platform, and your Divine Soul can enter the Sea of Longing!" Xiaolin pointed at the platform. "She’s in there. Whether you can bring her out depends entirely on your own abilities."

"Thank you!" Wang Yi cupped his hands in gratitude. Without any hesitation or fear, he quickly sat cross-legged on the Light Mist Lotus Platform.

Instantly, a mysterious power descended, and Wang Yi’s Divine Soul left his body. He felt as if he were flying through a tunnel of fleeting light, rapidly arriving in a bizarre world. A boundless sea stretched out before his eyes!

"Is this the Sea of Longing?" Wang Yi surveyed his surroundings. The sea before him had no waves; its surface was as smooth as a mirror, yet it seemed bottomless.

Suddenly, a voice echoed.

"If longing is a sea, every thought is a foolish wait. A vigil transcending time and space—will the end of the other shore still remain a void?

"I have waited for endless ages. I used the void to create a sea, waiting for the day you might return, only to see longing fill the sea, yet you are still gone!"

It was a woman’s voice, carrying a deep, melancholic resentment. It influenced Wang Yi’s mind, making him feel an inexplicable sense of loss.

"This place..." Wang Yi thought to himself that this was bizarre. The Sea of Longing was indeed extraordinary. He didn’t know who was speaking. Looking again at the water, it was boundless and fathomless.

"Where is Xiaoli?" Just as Wang Yi was feeling bewildered, a ball of light mist suddenly appeared not far away—perhaps only a dozen meters off—like a mirage. Within the mist, a small boat floated on the Sea of Longing. A person sat cross-legged inside the boat, her face delicate and beautiful, completely still. If it wasn’t Li Longyu, who else could it be?

"Xiaoli!" Wang Yi shouted at the top of his lungs. But inside the light mist and on the small boat, Li Longyu remained motionless.

Wang Yi strode forward, but there seemed to be an eternal, unbridgeable distance between him and the boat. No matter what he did, he couldn’t get any closer.

He used his Star-Absorbing Great Art and Dragon-Catching Skills, hoping to pull Li Longyu over, but he failed.

"You see that person right there, yet they remain forever out of reach. If longing is a distance that cannot be crossed, will you continue to stand guard, never leaving nor abandoning?"

The eerie voice echoed again, breeding a sense of irritability in Wang Yi’s heart.

"Which Senior is present here? Could you please allow me to retrieve my beloved wife’s Divine Soul?" As he spoke, Wang Yi cupped his hands and bowed deeply toward the void! He remained bowing for a long time but received no response.

"Senior, your methods are profound, far beyond what a lowly Player like me can comprehend. Please, grant my request! Or, if there is something I must do to take my wife’s Divine Soul away, please tell me plainly!" Wang Yi spoke up once more.

This time, he received an answer. "Go back. Your path does not lie in longing. She is my chosen disciple and will inherit the Path of the Divine King. Until she controls the Laws, she will remain in the Sea of Longing. No one can take her away. This is her destiny, and also her own choice!"

"What?" Wang Yi frowned. He slowly straightened his posture, feeling a suffocating sense of frustration in his chest.

"Senior, Xiaoli is just an ordinary person. What destiny could she possibly have, and why would she choose to stay here? You claim this is her own choice, so could you let me exchange a few words with her so I can ask her clearly face-to-face?"

"You boy, you truly are someone without fate. Go. Leave quickly. You do not understand the Sea of Longing!"

The eerie female voice rang out again. At the same time, a powerful force surged, giving Wang Yi a feeling of intense repulsion. It was as if this space were trying to force him out.

"I have never offended you, Senior. Why must you go to such lengths?!" The suffocating frustration in Wang Yi’s heart grew even stronger. He unleashed his Divine Techniques and shouted loudly toward Li Longyu, "Xiaoli, wake up! Wake up!"

Ripples appeared in the space. The cross-legged figure on the small boat swayed slightly and actually slowly opened her eyes. At first, she looked a little dazed, but upon seeing Wang Yi, her eyes quickly regained their clarity. A look of joy washed over her face as she waved her hand. "You really came looking for me! I miss you so much, and I miss the children too. Hurry, take me home!"

But at that very moment, waves suddenly surged across the Sea of Longing, pushing the small boat further away.

On the boat, a terrified expression appeared on Li Longyu’s face. Looking completely helpless, she stared at Wang Yi and cried out, "Save me! Take me away..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a massive wave suddenly swelled up, swallowing the boat entirely. Then, the sea swiftly returned to calm. The surface looked exactly as it had when Wang Yi first arrived, but the small boat and Li Longyu were nowhere to be seen.

Wang Yi was enraged. He bellowed, "You bitter old hag! What are you trying to do?!" As soon as the words left his mouth, even Wang Yi was momentarily stunned. He clearly felt that in this bizarre Sea of Longing, his emotions were being interfered with and magnified immensely by some unknown power.

"In this way, you shall know what longing is! If you truly understand longing, come back in ten thousand years, and I will let her see you again!"

The eerie female voice rang out once more, completely unperturbed by Wang Yi’s outburst.