NOVPUB"Huhuu..." Katie wiped her nonexistent tears. She spoke nothing related to anything that could offend Heaven Rank, but the Supreme Goddess could comprehend something.
"..." Megami nodded in understanding. Katie was incompatible with Heaven Rank and liked to be a free spirit, focusing only on the Insight Palace, Katie’s home.
"Miss Xuan’er, may I know why Goddess Ely took that mid-tier herb in exchange for that precious life-saving pill?" Mytic was still curious about Goddess Ely’s previous help to that dying old man.
"I think it’s a vitality herb. It’s one of the materials to save many lives." Zi Xuan replied with a whisper-like voice.
"I see..." Mytic nodded in understanding. Although that herb could save lives, the grade was relatively low for the benefit of True Immortal or above.
However, she understood that the Supreme Goddess was benevolent and generous with a righteous heart.
"My lady, we are almost at the Ancient Academy. I will send a visit request with Heavenly Palace’s token." Yuna took out a golden dragon token.
"Mm." Megami replied with a tactical nod.
Because it would be a formal visit, Yuna changed her chariot into the horse-drawn carriage, pulled by two heavenly pegasus.
The arrival of the guests from the Heavenly Palace made the elders in the Ancient Academy wonder.
When the heavenly order arrived, the elders immediately went out to welcome the esteemed guests. However, the approaching carriage did not stop. The two pegasus continued to fly towards the academy’s inner area, more precisely towards the Divine Library.
Yuna and Mytic came down to greet the elders of the Ancient Academy and explain the purpose of their visit.
Meanwhile, Megami was still sitting inside because she was communicating deeply with her mother.
’Megami, our preparations are complete. Everything on your side also runs smoothly. We can rest assured and go check out the situation on Earth. In the meantime, you will take the Elysium Channel as the server host.’
After saying that, Elysia transferred half of the authority over the Elysium Channel to Megami.
’Please rest assured, mama. I will handle everything flawlessly on your behalf. But please be careful... All our divinations related to Earth do not bode well...’ Megami was concerned.
’Mama, you need to be extra careful. Mother Goddess Gaia on Earth gives me a bad feeling. She may play a trick on you.’ Miko was also worried but believed her mama’s abilities more than anything.
’Alright, it’s okay. I have Elena and Ai by my side. I hope Earth is still okay, but I remember those power-hungry, greedy humans wished to open the gate to the underworld...’ Elysia couldn’t help but heave a subtle sigh.
’Ely, we can leave anytime. I’ve sent a notification to the Elysium Group Chat. Megami, Miko, we are counting on you for your respectful tasks~’ Elena notified everyone regarding their departure for Earth.
All Elysium members immediately responded with various replies. Elysia chuckled softly when she read it all and reassured them with a simple reply. ’I appreciate your worry and love. Believe in me. Everything will go fine.’
Everyone was pacified and wished Elysia, Elena, and Ai good luck.
They would visit Earth after the unknown secret realm exploration finished in two weeks. Thus, they were also looking forward to it.
"Let’s go." Ai dematerialized her form and entered the Elysian Realm.
Elena gave Elysia a kiss on the forehead before entering the Elysian Realm.
"..." Elysia looked at her surroundings again, then checked her shadow, ensuring no Ai or Zera’s belongings were left inside.
Everything inside would be lost because her shadow would leave her in darkness. It couldn’t follow her as she traveled immeasurable speed to teleport to Gaia’s soul marker.
"Rua!" Sakura also wished Goddess Ely good luck.
"Fufu, thank you, Sakura. Sacred Mountain is under your care during these two weeks. Please cultivate well." Elysia gave Sakura a head pat.
After that, she bid her farewell to everyone and vanished from the Quadtria World like a dissipated illusion.
"!!!" Megami received the divine honor over the Elysium Group Chat.
Her divine power fluctuated for a second, putting tremendous pressure on the energy in her surroundings because of the sudden change in divinity.
"!?" Zi Xuan’s heart skipped a beat, and her complexion paled slightly.
She felt a little scared and thought that her master was furious about something, but she didn’t dare to ask.
The elders outside the heavenly carriage immediately bowed respectfully, intimidated by the sudden spiritual pressure. Even though it is not harmful, a warning has been issued. The esteemed guest escorted by the Lord of Heaven’s confidante was definitely not just anyone.
Realizing what was happening, Megami looked at the girl beside her. Zi Xuan was scared and panicked, but it was just an accident.
"Does that scare you?" Megami asked, and Zi Xuan nodded reflexively.
However, the girl immediately shook her head.
"My lady, what are your instructions? Does anyone harbor ill intentions towards you?" Zi Xuan bowed respectfully like a good servant.
"Follow me closely. There are things I need to confirm and check." Megami smiled faintly and played the mysterious.
"My lady, what’s your instructions?" Yuna was worried and had to confirm it immediately.
"Something is happening." Megami replied with a vague answer and offered her hand.
"???" Yuna had many questions in mind, but she couldn’t understand the hint. She politely held Goddess Ely’s hand to escort the lady from the carriage.
"We are here to seek some knowledge stored in your Divine Library. I hope our arrival will not bother you, gentlemen." Megami greeted politely.
This Ancient Academy maintained profound knowledge and history, one of the few places that could not even be influenced by any faction, including the Heavenly Palace. A neutral place suitable for her to start unraveling some hints regarding the Divine World’s hidden secrets and comprehend new divine knowledge to broaden her horizon.
"We are honored to have you here, my lady. Please." The senior elder invited the esteemed guest to enter the Divine Library.
He and every elder present wished to know more about the esteemed guest escorted by the Lord of Heaven’s confidante. Thus, they initiated various conversations about profound research and new magical discoveries, knowing the esteemed guest wished to gain some insight.
"Who is that distinguished guest? That’s the first time I’ve seen all the elders come out to welcome someone."
"My uncle burst open his door in haste to answer the heavenly order. They are from the Heavenly Palace in 8th Heaven, the Heavenly Realm." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"Holy... I’ve seen that peerless ethereal Goddess before. She is the Lord of Heaven’s confidante. The one who handles the Sovereign’s affairs in his stead. Whom she probably escorted."
"Who knows, but that veiled Goddess is most likely the Lord of Heaven’s consort."
"Couldn’t you have felt her suppressive aura a moment ago? Even Heavenly Gods and Ancient Immortals had to bow their heads to Her Grace."
The Ancient Academy’s core students started gossiping about the unexpected arrival of a distinguished guest visiting their academy.
However, a suspicious student was grinning subtly at the sight.
"A mysterious veiled lady escorted by a 16th Rank Goddess, the Agent of Heaven at that. What kind of identity does this lady have, hmm? That surprising spiritual suppression scares me a bit. I’d better play it safe for the time being." The suspicious student turned around and left the scene.
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Megami would deepen her divine knowledge and gather some hints. Miko was responsible for ensuring that everything in the unknown secret realm would remain under control. Meanwhile, Elysia had left the Quadtria Planet, entering the space tunnel of the higher dimension toward Earth.
Because the marker was placed on a high-level Goddess, Elysia could faintly feel the destination despite the immeasurable distance.
It was like moving between universes, crossing the vast sea of stars. However, this journey was relatively smooth, unlike the crossing-world journey in the past.
’The teleportation will take a while. That Primogen is truly the heavenly item to take us so far to the Quadtria Planet.’ Ai used Elysia’s shared divine sense to observe their surroundings from within the Elysian Realm, hoping to spot any abnormalities around them.
’Our visit pass will ensure no obstruction to Earth’s world laws. However, I’m glad this didn’t turn into a bloody journey like when we were accidentally sent to Earth because of that Ruvoid God.’ After checking that Elysia’s body didn’t suffer any damage, Elena breathed a sigh of relief.
’Fufu, thanks to our recent breakthrough, we are traveling through an exclusively safe space tunnel in a higher dimension. It’s okay if we go hundreds of times faster than the speed of light. But... I wonder where that Ruvoid God went. He said he would go to infinity and beyond. Where do you think that place is?’ Elysia couldn’t help but wonder.
That Ruvoid God caused so much chaos on Earth and made many Gods of Heaven defect to his side, but the destination he mentioned was still unknown to her.
’Hmph! Don’t bother with that despicable cursed God. If we happen to meet him again, we will eliminate him upon sight.’ Elena snorted in annoyance.
Elysia was silent for a moment.
Alashor was the only Ruvoid God who escaped the purge. His plot caused Earth’s Heaven Realm to weaken. He and the heavenly traitors used Heaven’s Realm Core to open the path to the higher realm, known as the infinity and beyond.
Gaia, Mother Goddess, the divine entity who ruled the mortal world and was respected by Heaven’s Gods, including the God Emperor, was even injured by him.
Despite the chaos, she managed to recruit Fortuna to her family and form a bond with the Mother Goddess.
It was only a matter of time until Gaia would join Elysium as Lifa desired. One of her goals in this visit was to form a soul contract with Gaia.
If Earth fell into chaos, she could save the world again, and she would make Gaia repay her help with one’s body and loyalty.
’Huh? Are you thinking about other women, Ely? That greeny old hag, right?’ Elena guessed what Elysia was thinking even though their minds weren’t synced, which made her unhappy.
’I’m thinking about Earth... But, it would only be nice if we could recruit her. She is the Ancient Goddess, right?’ Elysia got out of her train of thought to pacify her dear sister.
’It depends. We can’t use Quadtria’s power level on Earth, right? Also, Gaia is the embodiment of Earth Core. If you want her to join our family, that’s the same as wanting the entire Earth.’ Elena sighed.
’I can take Earth Core and replace it with a brand new world core. Lifa has prepared this for me.’ Elysia highlighted a dormant world core in her inner space.
’Ely, you... Lifa is too much! Where did she get this dormant world core to begin with!?’ Elena held her head, not expecting that Lifa had instigated Elysia and prepared everything behind her back.
’Fufu, it all depends on Gaia’s response. If she still refuses, we can’t force her.’ Elysia couldn’t help but chuckle.
’But, we can put a situation where she has no choice but to sell herself to us.’ Ai thought about several things, remembering that Elysia wanted Gaia, just like Lifa.
’Err... please don’t say it like we are villains...’ Elysia felt that was a bit wrong.
’If Gaia goes with us, who will protect Earth in her stead?’ Elena couldn’t help but wonder.
’Humans do not need a God to protect them all the time. That’s why the Creator God who created Earth went to the higher realm, prolly the so-called infinity and beyond, after guiding them enough. If Gaia agrees, the new world core will be useful for that. If something beyond mortal level arises, we will be notified of that too.’ Elysia raised her thumb up.
’If so, you will indirectly become Earth’s new owner.’ Elena rolled her eyes. She knew Gaia would join their family sooner or later.
Gaia also harbored a divine secret and a mysterious agreement involving Elysia’s lost origin. So, it was good to have Gaia in the family because no secret would remain hidden in Elysium. Gaia couldn’t hide it from Elysia forever.
’That’s only half true. Oh, we are close to Gaia’s divine soul! We’re almost on Earth.’ Elysia was happy to sense Gaia’s divine soul was near.
She took a swift turn and exited the space tunnel, floating several thousand kilometers from the blue star, the planet known as Earth.
A beautiful world and a bright sun... Elysia covered her eyes by reflex when the sun’s brilliance dazzled her.
However, a supermassive shadow suddenly emerged and crashed into her.
