What was the Seed of Return and Hide?
As Yu An understood it, "return" meant returning to the origin.
As the Dao De Jing said: "All things flourish, and each returns to its root."
It spoke of returning to the source and restoring one's origin, returning to one's roots and reclaiming one's life—pure and unmixed, still and unchanging.
As for "hide," it meant concealment, but it could also refer to treasure.
When the Seed of Return and Hide absorbed the Qi of Creation and began to change little by little, Yu An inexplicably gained many insights.
In the words of the Qiwulun: "Heaven and earth were born alongside me, and all things and I were one."
Right after that, Yu An's soul was drawn into the Seed of Return and Hide. He clearly "saw" its interior begin to collapse inward, again and again, until it finally condensed into a single point.
In that moment, he lost all awareness of the outside world, and his consciousness grew muddled.
Outside, the wolf-bear, which had been on guard, suddenly changed expression. It could no longer sense the presence of Little Tree Lord.
It was certain that Little Tree Lord was still inside the little house, yet he had vanished from its Spiritual Sense as if out of thin air.
It was as though the place were empty, with only the power of the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster pouring inside like a whirlpool, then disappearing without a trace.
Old Man Yu was a little slow on the uptake, but he immediately noticed something was wrong.
"Lord Wolf-Bear, what—what's going on?"
Old Man Yu asked anxiously.
The wolf-bear shook its head gravely, a trace of confusion in its eyes.
It had no idea what had happened to Little Tree Lord. If not for the faint,