NOVPUBXero went straight to the low-level Ruvoid God to warm up. Elysia watched the battle simulation by connecting to Cube Island’s network out of curiosity.
Lifa, Rhea, and Nell also watched the show by Elysia’s side. Unfortunately, the result was somewhat disappointing because Xero was defeated twenty minutes after the battle started.
"He’s as reckless as ever. Even though he has already built some immunity over curse energy, it is still not enough to overpower the Ruvoid God."
"Yeah. The key lies in how to handle the opponent’s damage resistance and counter their unique abilities."
"A full offensive will end badly. He needs to pay attention to the balance. After he recovers, he will give it a run again. He will realize the key to victory sooner or later. But, it’s not even the mid or even high-tier Ruvoid."
Lifa, Rhea, and Nell exchanged comments on Xero’s defeat in his first run. Elysia also nodded in agreement.
"Please pardon me, my lady. But, may I know what your relationship is with the Demon God? Why are you associated with that evil thing?" Yuna represented her Lord to ask as she still couldn’t find an answer about why Elysia’s family would be friendly to such an evil thing. The righteous path should destroy the evil things, not befriend them!
"Yuna, do you know the path my family took?" Elysia faintly smiled and grasped her hand behind her back, asking back softly like a sage to the lost student.
"The righteous path. Am I wrong?" Yuna took a step back as she could feel the atmosphere change suddenly.
"I guess, you forgot. Your answer is half right, but our dao revolves around the truth, the path of truth. We see people depending on the person. Sometimes, the righteous is not necessarily good, and the evil is not necessarily bad. The two got separated by a thin layer. Even the great evil has a chance to repent." Elysia shook her head.
She then looked down to oversee the world. "As for him... he’s such a lost child. Desperation makes him lose his direction. We leave the direction for him to take as a hint to pave his own path."
"..." He-Dao rubbed his chin in a deep understanding. He knew the righteous and the virtuous path were not all good. There were a lot of hypocrites and self-pretentious people as well. The demonic path was the same, not everything was evil.
Regardless, he somehow felt relieved to know that Elysia had no particular relationship with that Demon God. It was like a holy maiden who occasionally spread enlightenment to the lost lambs.
"We’ve done enough. They will overcome the obstacles eventually. I hope the next time we visit this world, we can see a beautiful world without evil seeds and strife between races again." Elysia clasped her hands together.
"I wish to see it as well." Lifa closed her eyes with a smile.
"Lifa, will you bring Hea and Celes as well? They are still in the Nature Realm, you know?" Nell reminded Lifa of something important.
"?!" Lifa almost forgot about it. She reunited with her daughters, the seeds she bestowed upon elves and fairies in the past have grown into fine young ladies. Since they transformed their tree bodies into human form, they visited the Nature Realm with her, but she couldn’t see them anywhere!
It took her several minutes to spot her daughters at a cultivation spot not far from her true body. Above a fertile twin hill, the Heavenly Tree and Celestial Tree planted their roots, treating it as their new home.
"Hea, we did it! With this, mother won’t leave us~" Celes manifested her fluffy ball avatar as her true body already planted her roots in this private world.
"Yes. Your idea is brilliant, Celes. This private world is the dream paradise. I won’t go even though mother asked us to leave~" Hea also manifested her fluffy ball avatar.
They devised a cunning plan in the name of reunion to enter the Nature Realm. When their mother was careless, they slipped away to plant their roots in a suitable place for them to grow. They also installed the concealment formation to hide in their mother’s plain sight.
To ensure nobody would uproot them, they planted their roots deep, close to reaching the world’s veins. They also put restrictions to prevent them from using their true bodies to human form so nobody could kick them out. Therefore, due to their restricted true bodies as sacred trees, they could only manifest the fluffy spirit ball avatars, just like five years ago.
Lifa, the Tree of Life, sent her second avatar to capture the floating happy, fluffy spirits. She then asked as she didn’t know what to do. "You, truly... Does your respective guardian know that you are leaving? Has your duty considered complete?"
"Mo, mother?! You caught us, but you are late, hehehe~" Hea laughed like a winner.
"It’s okay, mother. We’ve assisted them for so long, and it’s time for us to take the life path of our choice. They can overcome all situations without us now, especially after our family left so many gifts and facilities to cultivate them to the higher level." Celes as the elder sister explained with a cool head like everything was reasonable and justifiable.
Celes and Hea then tried their best to persuade their mother. They didn’t want to be left behind anymore, and they wished to join the group and stay in this private world.
"Uhm, alright. But you need to bid your farewell to Elven Empress Ashera and Fairy Empress Yralissa. The ancestors of the Nirvalen Clan and Quifiel Clan made great contributions in the past, and you need to respect them. Also, make sure you can get Elysia’s permission." Lifa heaved a subtle sigh. She also couldn’t bear to send her daughters out when they were so desperate to follow her.
"I guess, we can get Master Elysia’s permission. But, what if you left us when we bid our farewell to them? Mother, you can’t play tricks on us!" Hea emphasized her opinion with an obvious hint of anxiety.
"You don’t need to worry. If you receive Elysia’s permission, everything will be set in place for granted." Lifa stroked the fluffy ball spirits in her hands gently.
The realm portal opened from the outside and Lifa’s second avatar sent the two fluffy spirits to meet Elysia before vanishing. Celes and Hea had to bid their farewell to their respective guardians and receive Elysia’s permission.
"Master Elysia!" Celes and Hea leaped out of the realm portal and clung to Elysia’s cheek for a hug.
"Hmm~ What should I do to you, mischievous tree spirits?" Elysia chuckled and stroked the little fluffy spirits gently. She put them in her hands and offered them to Lifa.
"I’ll create a meeting space for them." Lifa moved her finger, creating a separate temporary dimension. She teleported Ashera and Yralissa there instantly.
The Elven Empress and Fairy Empress gasped in surprise when they found they were suddenly in an unknown space.
However, Lifa and Elysia immediately spoke to them via telepathy to express their intention, regard, and gratitude.
After the two Empresses felt relieved after understanding what had happened, Elysia handed over a wooden box to Celes and Hea. "Here, please hand over our extra farewell gifts to them as a form of our gratitude for taking care of you. That doesn’t mean we won’t see them again in the future, though."
"Mm, thank you. Please wait for us. It won’t be long."
"Give us five minutes!"
Celes and Hea received their respective box before entering the prepared meeting space.
Since it was not an eternal goodbye and they could still see each other again in the future, the parting scene became like children asking for blessings from their respective adoptive mothers before they went to pursue their careers in the distant land, following their biological mother’s footsteps.
Once Celes and Hea returned, Elysia welcomed them to the Nature Realm. Lifa, Rhea, and Nell also entered the Nature Realm as they would cross the space for Quadtria soon.
’This is not goodbye, my friends. This is thank you. We shall return to Vrelenia. You may use our gifts and follow the guides to eliminate the evil seeds. Please cultivate diligently and live a long life. As the faithful believers, we’re always there, in your heart.’ Elysia revoked the separated space and waved her hand at Ashera and Yralissa.
Ashera and Yralissa wiped the tears from the corners of their eyes and sent Elysia off with a smile. They waved their hands before Elysia sent them back to the Cube Island.
Elysia looked at Vrelenia once again. It currently looked peaceful, but the lurking danger would slowly emerge, and the inhabitants had to empower themselves to protect their land and the world.
The evil seeds from the previous era wouldn’t pose a threat if everyone handled those possible dangers properly. The world’s future lay in their own hands.
"Let’s go." Elysia cast a protective barrier to cover her group before vanished from Vrelenia’s orbit.
Since Quadtria’s world core had been marked, they teleported directly to Quadtria’s mortal world in just a matter of seconds.
The familiar scenery of Quadtria’s Terra World where the sky was split into three over three world laws. The mortal world of Quadtria had three worlds combined. The turquoise sky represented the Human Realm, the white sky for the Northern Realm, and the red for the Demon Realm.
Elysia hovered above the clouds, looking at the world below with her profound gaze. It was easy to tell that many things had occurred in the last two weeks. Whether it was the great evil’s hunt, the great evil’s seeds eradication, and the unification to impose law and order under the Sacred Sakura Holy Land’s name.
Elysia put the thought aside and secretly descended to the Sacred Mountain of the Sacred Sakura, her sect and home in this world.
