NOVPUBIn the Sacred Sakura’s guest pavilion and its surroundings, guests sat in meditation on the ground to recover while waiting for their lost comrades to be kicked out of the corrupted realm.
They hoped their lost comrades were still alive, and that was why they had to wait. Sacred Sakura Goddess would do something half a day from the end of the event.
Meanwhile, Sacred Sakura’s elders and core members were gathering in the Shrine Abode’s courtyard for breakfast. Faithful followers with good achievements were also invited.
"Meiying. Is there something bothering you?" Miko greeted her ice-cold saintess friend.
"Ah, thank you for this wonderful breakfast, Saintess Miko. It’s just that, those corrupted monsters and evil creatures are truly a nightmare..." Meiying grasped her hand. Despite what she got in that extreme training, terror still occasionally haunted her mind.
"If you want to listen to my advice, please remember our Supreme Goddess and chant your prayer. If your faith is good, your voice will be heard and she will help you to soothe your soul." Miko suggested a piece of advice, feeling it would be good if she could convert Saintess Meiying into a faithful follower.
"Thank you for your suggestion, Saintess Miko. I will try it." Meiying considered it once before clasped her hands in prayer.
At that moment, her troubled heart felt calmer and then she conveyed her prayer to the Sacred Sakura Goddess for world peace and a bright future.
Miko was satisfied with that. Meiying would slowly become a fruitful follower sooner or later. As for the next matter, she was still quite concerned about Saintess Mingyue.
Moreover, Mingyue received massive transformation and awakening during the extreme training. Therefore, she excused herself to Meiying and Frozen Cloud’s group to greet Mingyue and Blood Moon’s group. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
"Hi~ What about the food? Do you like it?" Miko amiably greeted Feng Xue’s group.
"Thank you for inviting us, Saintess Miko. We enjoyed everything." Feng Xue responded warmly, feeling happy to have Sacred Sakura as her new home.
"Erm..." Mingyue wanted to say something, but she decided not to.
"Congratulations on your bloodline awakening, Mingyue. I can’t help but notice... your hair." Miko looked Mingyue up and down.
Mingyue’s long hair changed color from peach to reddish blonde with bloody red at the tips, similar to a burning fire. Although Mingyue also possessed the Blood Moon Constitution like the Blood Empress Feng Xua, Mingyue’s high affinity for fire made Mingyue’s body evolve into a bloody fire.
Mingyue’s eyes were no longer blood red, but bright orange-red like burning fire.
The transformation that Mingyue experienced had never happened in the Feng Clan before, but Mingyue was still clueless about it. She might have accidentally stumbled upon a divine inheritance or legacies unnoticed.
Even though there were many questions about the real reasons behind Minyue’s transformation, no one could answer them, including Mingyue herself.
"My, my hair?" Mingyue took a handful of her long hair.
"Can I touch it?" Miko put her hands together.
"Um, you may." Mingyue gave her permission, and Miko stroked her hair gently.
"She seems to have changed into another person. Could it be that she got the legacy of the blood-winged vermillion bird? Or maybe the bloody phoenix?" Sylvia flew closer like a curious devil.
"Blood-winged vermillion bird?" Mingyue seemed to remember something. She got her awakening when her group entered a mysterious temple area with many bird-shaped statues.
After exterminating several corrupted monsters, she had an epiphany and an unknown force forced her into meditation.
"Hm, you might not realize it now. However, the corrupted secret realm has many civilizations that have been destroyed by the great evils. They were unlucky to encounter us. Anyway, it might indeed be the legacy of the blood-winged vermillion bird’s remnant." Miko felt proud of her statement.
"That is probably the most reasonable answer. You accidentally obtained the inheritance of the divine beast, Yueyue!" Feng Xue felt enlightened and was happy about her little sister’s fortunate encounter.
The other Blood Moon’s group members congratulated Mingyue once again, and the little firebird on Mingyue’s shoulder did too.
"Squawk!"
"Thank you, everyone. You too, Yu’er." Mingyue stroked the little firebird on her shoulder.
However, what Miko had just said stuck in her mind. She could no longer be a blood demoness like her eldest sister, and her firebird... she would also become the fiery bird!
"Mingyue, are your plans and determination still the same as two weeks ago? Whatever your decision in the future, please remember that we will always back you up as long as you have our Supreme Goddess in your heart. Blood Empress and her team will be our secret agents to assist you and monitor the Blood Moon Pavilion periodically. It will be arduous, but you can definitely do it. I believe in you." Miko stroked Mingyue’s head gently.
"Miko... thank you." Mingyue bit her lower lips. She wished to ask for assistance for the future situation, but she got a guarantee instead.
It was much better than what she could have asked for, but she had to serve the Sacred Sakura Goddess in return.
Sacred Sakura Goddess held the power of the almighty one and possessed a benevolent heart. It might be the best decision to be under the protection of the Sacred Sakura Goddess.
Whatever might happen in the future, she would definitely be able to get through it. If she couldn’t overcome them, she still had Sacred Sakura to back her up. Even though the world would be filled with chaos and cruelty, everything might be fine.
"Hm? Mama is back." Miko sensed her mama’s authentic aura.
She bid her farewell and left the courtyard to meet her mama. Megami and the Goddesses were still in the Shrine Abode’s recovery chamber, and her mama emerged there.
"!?" Everyone in the courtyard immediately cleaned up the dining tables and tidied up the surrounding area, knowing the Sacred Sakura Goddess had returned to close the corrupted realm portal.
"I’m back." Elysia emerged out of the dimensional warp, and the first one who greeted her was Megami.
"Welcome back." Megami hugged Elysia. She truly craved to return and merge back to the main body because the divine energy in her body was too full.
"Do you wish to return now?" Elysia whispered softly.
"Mm." Megami meekly nodded.
Elysia replied with a tender smile and stroked Megami’s cheek before giving a warm kiss on the forehead.
In that instant, Megami dematerialized into particles and merged into Elysia’s body. Megami’s spirit returned to the Elysian Realm to rest comfortably.
"O-oh! Rhea baby~" Elena hopped down from the dimensional warp, and she was pleasantly surprised when she noticed the nearby lovely little baby in Lifa’s arms.
"Hum." Ai flew out and nodded at everyone.
"Hi!" Rhea waved her hands happily. She had partially recovered, but she still wished to stay in her baby form for a while longer.
Miko soon came to the recovery chamber, followed by Yuuki and the other Elysium members. It had been a while since they met in person, and their short reunion soon became a head pat party.
"You’ve worked hard in the last two weeks. Mm, wonderful. You’ve all recovered more than a quarter of your prime condition. Then, we can all go to Earth for a vacation and help Gaia in the process. But, we need to do something about the Diaphthora Realm first." Elysia looked aside, staring at the realm portal which was still open next to the Shrine Abode.
"Mm, yes. The guest participants are also still camping around the Sacred Mountain. Their leaders are still around the realm portal, waiting for us to kick out their lost comrades who might still be trapped." Miko felt a bit sad, realizing many of the lost participants had died long ago.
"Alright. Immediately prepare to leave. After we close the realm portal and give instructions to He-Dao’s group and our people, we will leave immediately." Elysia gave Miko a head pat before leaving the recovery chamber, followed by her Goddess sisters.
"Hum, we’ve been ready to go since early morning. So, let’s follow them to the realm portal. Some people might cause trouble." Vanessa proposed an idea and everyone agreed. Thus, they also went to the realm portal.
Elysia raised her hand to answer everyone’s greetings, but she didn’t speak. She went straight into the realm portal.
The Diaphthora Realm was still the same as before because the realm core was rewriting the laws and reorganizing it from the deepest core area first.
However, the chaos in the core region became like a catastrophe.
"Ha ha ha!" He-Dao’s laughter rang out occasionally amidst the chaos in the core region.
"They did the purge, but they didn’t go crazy because of the corruption, right?" Elysia asked in wonder. She looked at her Goddess sisters, but they were as clueless as her.
"Let’s call them to come to the safe zone. If they go crazy because of the corruption, then we just need to wake them up with beatings." Ai raised her fist with confidence.
"He-Dao, and ladies. That’s enough. Go back to the safe zone now." Elysia sent a voice transmission to He-Dao’s group in the core region.
"Perish!" He-Dao killed another high-level corrupted monster excitedly.
It had been a while since he had fun eradicating the evil without any restraint and worry. However, Goddess Ely had spoken, and the fun time was over.
"My Lord..." Yuna flew closer, feeling a bit complicated. She and her fellow sisters were already affected by the corrupted energy, but her Lord was completely enveloped in the thick corruption.
"Let’s go back." He-Dao withdrew his divine sword from the dead immortal demonic beast and walked over to his group.
"Y-yes." Yuna wanted to remind her Lord of something, but she didn’t know how to say it.
He-Dao flicked his finger, bringing his entire group back to the safe zone near the realm portal.
"Oh, gosh... what happened to you all? You’re so dirty and smelly. Go take a shower and clean yourselves now, especially you, He-Dao. You’re like a mud man. Go to that purification pool now!" Elysia covered her mouth in surprise and immediately lectured He-Dao’s group like an annoyed mother toward her mud-covered children.
"Mud man?" He-Dao was amused and checked his current appearance. He didn’t realize it until just now. He did resemble the walking mud monster because of the thick corruption that covered his entire body.
He approached the mentioned purification pool and observed his reflection on the water’s surface for a moment. He did look scary, but that battle was pretty fun to blow some steam out of his stressed mind. He dipped into the pool, but someone suddenly drowned him with a stick.
"Bloop, bloop, hngh!" He-Dao tried to fight back, but water entered his mouth.
"You won’t die from drowning for a few minutes. Stay on the bottom and let the water purify you from that thick mud." Elysia drowned He-Dao with a wooden rod, and stopped after he calmed down at the bottom like a good boy. She then cast a greater purification to cleanse him.
Elena was amused because Elysia drowned the highest Heavenly Sovereign without any consideration. She regained her composure right after, and invited the Heavenly Agents and servants to the female shower room. "Err, ladies. He will be fine. You also need to cleanse yourself. Please follow me."
