Grey walked to the small hole he created where Void was still lying down. He couldn't help but feel sad when he still saw him asleep.
Even after venting on the trio, he still didn't feel good.
'Damn it! I guess I'll have to head back and wait till the auction. I'll ask old man Gerald to help me with my parents' whereabouts while waiting. If he doesn't find them before then, then I guess I'll be leaving this continent,' Grey immediately came to a decision.
The more Void stayed in this condition, the more he was annoyed with himself. If Void were to be alright, then he would've already left this continent by now. Even he knew the chances of his parents being in the Azure continent was slim. He just wanted to use the time he was waiting for the auction to see if there would be any hope in finding them here.
After coming to a decision, he quickly picked Void up, leaving the cave. His current destination was Lapis City, he wanted to cultivate there while waiting. His interest in the Magical Beasts' forest was dead. If he were to continue staying here, he was sure he would use the array sooner than he expected.
The cave returned to its previous calm before Grey came in, other than some ashes, as well as bits of ice on the ground, one wouldn't know a battle occurred here not too long ago.
Some minutes after Grey left.
Two silhouettes appeared at the entrance of the cave. It was none other than Jonas and the young lady who was with him.
"We were too late," The young lady said with hands covering her mouth.
"*Sigh* I knew this would be the outcome," Jonas shook his head.
He didn't feel sad for his friend's death or angry at Grey for killing him. The short time he spent with Grey in the trial land showed him a little bit of Grey's personality, so he knew as long as these people tried to kill him, he definitely won't hold back.
"Come on, I think it's time to leave this place," He turned around.
Since the people he was supposed to train in the forest were dead, there was no use in him staying here any further. Besides, he had heard of the current unrest in the Magical Beasts' forest.
He didn't know what was the cause, neither did he care.
The young lady looked at the bits of ice and ashes with a sad look on her face, but she followed after Jonas. The journey to the Magical Beasts' forest hasn't been particularly good for her, so she wanted nothing more than to leave right now.
….
Two weeks later.
Lapis City.
Grey was still cooked up in his room in a tavern. There was little over three days before the auction, and he still hadn't heard of there being any treasures like what he wanted being submitted for the auction.
He was sitting on the floor cultivating when he suddenly felt some sort of vibration coming from his storage ring.
He opened his eyes, staring at the ring. He brought out the wooden plaque old man Gerald gave to him.
Sending his spiritual senses inside, he heard the voice of old man Gerald.
'Grey my boy, how are you doing?' Old man Gerald asked.
'I'm fine thanks, how are you?' Grey replied before asking.
'I'm good. So, about the search for your parents, they're nowhere to be found. There haven't even been as much as a sighting of them in any other place in the continent other than when they came to Red City. Since they left Red City, they disappeared into thin air. No one even saw them leaving,' Old man Gerald reported their findings to Grey.
'Oh, thank you for your help. I think they'll come when they feel it's time to see me again,' Grey said.
Old man Gerald has been so helpful, even Grey didn't think he would help him this freely. If only he knew old man Gerald was doing all these to make sure he stayed wherever he was and not accidentally venture to Frost City while searching for his parents.
'It's okay. Also, there has been no word of anyone submitting what you want for the auction. We will have to wait till the day of the auction to confirm. Anyway, I'll advise you to go to the auction,' Old man Gerald said.
'I plan on going as well,' Grey said.
They spoke a little longer before Grey went back to cultivating. With his parents not being found anywhere, he decided it was best to leave the continent and head out to search for them. But what was bothering him was where he was going to start his search. He doesn't know where his parents were from, nor where they would be.
Then, there's also the possibility that his parents were hiding somewhere in the Azure continent. There are a lot of families like that who will hide in remote places and unless they want to be found, no one would be able to find them. Well, except accidentally stumbling into where the family hid.
Although he didn't want to admit it, the real reason he was leaving the continent was so that he could find a way to quickly heal Void, and also his curiosity towards the continent Ellis spoke of.
If the youths were just as powerful as Ellis, then he had a lot of catching up to do. If he were there, he would see more motivation to try to improve faster. Here, he was already close to the very peak, hence cultivating wasn't as interesting as it used to be when he was still in the Arcane Plane.
He had already left most of the people in his generation behind in terms of strength. He needed a new challenge.
….
Three days later.
The day he had been waiting for finally came, it was the day of the auction. Old man Gerald still hasn't told him of there being any item like what he wanted, so he wasn't hopeful in finding it here.
