Chapter 719 Belong "What's next?" Shen Jing asked Alex to go through the rest of the insecurities he had.
Alex read the next one.
"I worry about my father," Alex said.
"Your father? Where is he?" Shen Jing asked.
Alex shook his head. "I don't know. That's why I worry. He was teleported to a random location along with my mom. While I think he's in the Southern continent because he said he ended up in a place with Desert, I can't be sure," Alex said.
"Well, Southern Continent is the only place that's mostly desert," Shen Jing said. "Is that the only information you have?"
"Well," Alex thought for a second. "He couldn't cultivate either."
"Yeah, that's definitely Southern Continent," Shen Jing said.
Alex couldn't believe that. "The northern section of the Western Continent is also a desert," he said.
"I know," Shen Jing said. "I went there in the last few years. Trust me, that is not where your father went to."
"How do you know?" Alex asked.
"Because Senior used the teleportation formation that was already in place," Shen Jing said. "He made sure to send people to places where they could survive."
"You ever wonder why you didn't appear inside a lake, or in the middle of a pack of beasts? That's because he made sure to put some safeguard when teleporting you all."
"Besides, it is unlikely all 3 of you ended up in the Western Continent. After all, the teleportation formation here is considerably much worse than the other continents, so fewer people got sent here anyway," Shen Jing said.
"Eh? That's the reason why Western Continent didn't get many players?" Alex asked.
"Yes. Either way, your father should be in the southern continent," Shen Jing said.
"That doesn't make me feel very good though," Alex said. "He's still in a new place and probably didn't know what to do. I worry."
"It's just the southern continent, you know," Shen Jing said. "It's not like he was sent to the ocean. Also, hasn't it been 7 or 8 years since he went there? He's probably living a good life right now. You needn't worry at all."
Alex nodded, but he couldn't get rid of the worry.
"Next up," Shen Jing said.
Alex looked at the next one. "I worry that someone will find out about my talent and try to take advantage of me while I'm still weak, maybe even kill me," he said.
"Why do I feel like this is directed at me?" Shen Jing asked.
"What? No, I'm talking about in general," Alex hurriedly explained.
"I'm joking, chill," Shen Jing said with a chuckle. "You don't need to worry about that. After all, who dares do anything to you while I'm around. Besides, I even got the Emperor to be in your favor. Do you still think you have something to worry about?"
"I guess not," Alex said.
"Any more?" Shen Jing asked.
"Well, there is a big one," Alex said as he deliberated a bit.
"What is it?" Shen Jing asked.
"You see, as soon as I became a cultivator, my masters took me in and trained me in the sect. While I was there, I thought of the sects as my home. However, after my master who taught me alchemy passed away, I realized there really isn't anything keeping me tethered to the sect."
"After I came here, I was going to roam around too. I found my mother, but while I like living with her here, I still don't see this place as my home."
Shen Jing listened. "What place do you see as your home then?" he asked.
"The Central continent. Back where my actual home is," Alex said.
"So, what's the problem? What's troubling you?" Shen Jing asked.
"I… I think of it as my home, but none of my parents are there, and everyone I cared about is scattered throughout the world. Even if I manage to go back there… do I still count it as my home?" Alex asked.
"Not only that. Ever since I became a cultivator, I feel like I was destined to cultivate and become someone big."
"If that is the case then, can I still go back to my home? Do I even belong there anymore?" Alex asked. He had been wanting to go back to the Central continent for a long time, back to his home.
However, now that no one lived there, was it still his home?
Shen Jing sighed. "That's one thing I can't help you with. You will have to figure that out yourself," he said.
Alex nodded.
"However, there is something I can tell you. It is fine not feeling like you belong somewhere but still finding happiness there," Shen Jing said.
"Besides, it's not the place you really belong to, it's the people. You don't feel like you belong to your home now because deep inside you can tell that it's no longer your home."
"Your home was a place where your father and mother lived. As soon as they moved to a different location, that location became your new home," Shen Jing said.
Alex fell into thought. Shen Jing was right. He didn't feel like he belonged there because he really didn't belong there anymore.
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