The Growth of a God

Chapter 838 - 20: Transition Between Old and New

As time went by, the traces of the Mountain and Sea Civilization had long spread all across the Thirty Three Heavens, Jingxu Heaven included.

The Sky City, which had originally only been used for temporary exploration, naturally started appearing more and more often in the Thirty Three Heavens.

And in line with the Mountain and Sea Civilization’s habits, every Sky City was divided into corresponding functional zones to ensure the daily life of the Mountain and Sea People settled there.

After purchasing all the daily supplies he needed, Fu Yi headed straight for the port district of this Sky City without any hesitation.

"Boss, I want to buy a single-person aircraft, the kind that can make long-distance flights."

Entering a commercial building clearly run by Merfolk, Fu Yi came straight to the point about what he wanted.

"Huh? Buy?"

Hearing Fu Yi’s words, a Merfolk who had his lower body soaking in a round levitating sphere raised his head in surprise.

"Honored customer, are you sure you want to buy instead of rent?"

"If you don’t plan on staying in Jingxu Heaven long-term, renting might be more cost-effective."

Fu Yi shook his head very decisively; of course he knew renting was cheaper than buying.

But what he understood even more clearly was that, if this trip of his went smoothly, this aircraft was very likely not going to make it back in one piece.

Rather than arguing over compensation later, buying it from the start clearly fit Fu Yi’s expectations better.

"Alright then! Looks like you’ve got your own reasons."

Seeming to have picked up on something, the Merfolk smiled and spoke softly.

"If you’re in a rush, I do have a second-hand single-person aircraft here. I can sell it to you cheap."

As the Merfolk boss spoke, he turned and shouted loudly toward the back area.

"Yu Wei! Stop slacking off. Can’t you see there’s a customer at the front desk?"

At his words, Yu Wei, who had been in the back the whole time, finally came out rather reluctantly and rolled her eyes at the Merfolk boss.

"Quan Ke, this is obviously your own shop, so why are you ordering me around like free staff?"

Patting his levitating sphere with a smile, Quan Ke replied as if it were only natural.

"Because I’m your shareholder, and because you’ve run yet another shop into the ground."

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Only when Fu Yi piloted the single-person aircraft toward the port district,

and Yu Wei had returned to the shop, did she see that Quan Ke was still staring absentmindedly in the direction the other had left.

"An acquaintance of yours?"

Having once been the Taiping Taoist Lord who stirred up storms in the Celestial Human Realm, Yu Wei naturally wasn’t going to overlook Quan Ke’s unusual behavior today.

From the moment Fu Yi had stepped into the shop, Quan Ke had been far too proactive—nothing like a big boss whose assets spanned multiple worlds.

"Mm, to be precise, he’s the child of some former colleagues."

Letting out a low sigh of remembrance, Quan Ke quickly composed himself.

"It’s a pity they haven’t come by my shop in a long time. Looks like they probably never will again."

At those words, Yu Wei immediately fell into a knowing silence.

Thinking of Fu Yi’s unusual appearance, Yu Wei could roughly guess that his parents were definitely not ordinary people.

"He must be going after those Winged Divine Dragons this time. Why didn’t you say anything to stop him?"

Faced with Yu Wei’s question, Quan Ke only gave a free-and-easy laugh.

"What is there to stop?"

"Everyone has their own choices to make."

"The era we’re in now is no longer our old fossils’ era. All we can really do is witness the growth of the new generation."

"Giving them a little push when necessary is already about the limit of what we can manage."

After pausing for a moment, Quan Ke continued.

"Children are ultimately going to grow up. The elders have to learn to let go..."

"Don’t you agree, Yu Wei?"

Rolling her eyes in exasperation, Yu Wei neither agreed nor disagreed.

"My heart isn’t old yet. What you’re talking about doesn’t apply to me."

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Once they were far from the Sky City, inside the single-person aircraft—

"You went to that shop on purpose, didn’t you?"

Transforming back into an eyeball form, A Gu floated up to Fu Yi’s ear and asked softly.

For Symbiotes, who were aloof by nature, only things closely related to their host could stir their curiosity.

Otherwise, Symbiotes would rather sleep inside their host’s body,

and learn about what was happening outside by sharing the host’s senses and point of view.

"I wouldn’t say on purpose, more like it was on the way."

Guiding the single-person aircraft through a graceful arc in the air, Fu Yi explained in a low voice.

"While I was following in my parents’ footsteps, I noticed that they once joined a secret special ops organization."

"That organization has long operated outside the Mountain and Sea Realm, helping the Life of other worlds fend off disasters like Divine Punishment, Divine Abominations, and the Godslayer Civilization."

Staring intently at the boundless sea of clouds ahead, Fu Yi’s mind couldn’t help but revisit what he had found in his investigation.

"I know my parents. With their personalities, they’d almost never join an organization like that of their own accord. So they must have joined it for my sake."

"So I followed the clues and tracked down some retired Warriors from that organization, and that’s how I learned of that shop."

"The owner of that shop wasn’t just a former member of the organization; while my parents were running around on missions, he also provided them with financial support."

After listening to Fu Yi’s explanation, A Gu asked again in puzzlement.

"If that’s the case, why didn’t you just tell him who you are?"

The child of former comrades, destined to follow the trail of those comrades’ past experiences.

If Fu Yi had stated his identity outright, he would undoubtedly have gained the shop owner’s wholehearted support.

Yet Fu Yi had only gone there in a roundabout way to pay a visit to his parents’ old comrade, and hadn’t even taken the initiative to mention who he was.

"They were my parents’ comrades-in-arms, and they’ve already helped my parents a lot."

"What comes next is my own affair. I don’t want to disturb their peaceful life."

You could say Fu Yi’s way of thinking was arrogant, but right now his thoughts were sincere.

Because Fu Yi could tell that both Quan Ke and Yu Wei were elders who had been through a lot.

If he spoke up, they really would throw themselves in to give him all the help they could.

But for them, that in itself would be a kind of burden.

Especially with what he was about to do—even those veteran powerhouses who had fought through countless battles might not be able to emerge unscathed.

To make his parents’ comrades run around for his personal goals, or even die because of them, was clearly something Fu Yi would never do.

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