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The moonlight shone on the terrace of the Emerald Palace. Fireflies flew across the lake, casting sparkling spots of light, making the treetops and leaves shine. In the rippling water, fish circled eagerly around the reflections of the trees.

Xi Sui'an and Sylph sat on the terrace, looking at Iloven who was examining Silas in the house, and they sighed at the same time.

Sylph regained her focus and withdrew the source power she had been searching for from Xi Sui'an. After a moment, she pulled out a bottle and tossed it over. "Take it. This is a seventh-level soul-soothing pill. You can't let the damage to your soul sea cause any future problems."

Her tone was calm, without the intimacy and gentleness that they had when they met during the day.

Xi Sui'an accepted this well. Elves have always had a normal attitude towards humans, so this was normal for Sylph. What happened before was just an act.

She poured out the red pill and threw it into her mouth, then closed her eyes.

As the pill entered the mouth, a stream of medicine merged into the flowing original power. The constantly circulating original power gently brushed across the sea of ​​​​soul. The ravine that lay deep in the sea was covered by the soul power and then healed quietly bit by bit.

It feels so comfortable that it feels like the brain is soaking in a hot spring, making people want to fall into a lazily sleep.

Xi Sui'an forced himself to shake off the sleepiness and said earnestly to the Elf Princess in front of him, "Thank you, Sylph. If you need any help from me in the future, please let me know."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the girl opposite her, who had originally had an indifferent expression, smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "It just so happens that I need your help with something right now."

"..."

Is this girl waiting here?

She didn't twitch her lips at all. She was a straightforward person who could settle all the grudges and favors on the spot.

"What's the matter?" Xi Sui'an asked.

Sylph paused for a moment, then took out a metal ring and opened a golden soundproof cover. At this moment, not even the sound of the wind could be heard on the terrace.

Xi Sui'an raised an eyebrow. Such strict precautions? She immediately showed interest.

However, Sylph propped up her chin and looked off into the distance. "Xi Sui'an, what do you think of when you first see the Elven Royal Court?"

"College."

Xi Sui'an was a little surprised, then answered without hesitation, "The style here really does resemble an academy. Speaking of which, it seems that elves participated in the founding of Damocles. It's not surprising."

Sylph's gaze seemed to penetrate the dense forest as she gazed towards the distant academy. "Actually, as an elven royal, I could have chosen not to attend Damocles Academy, but I went anyway because I found the answers I sought there."

She hesitated for a moment, then spoke in a low voice, "For this reason, I have carefully investigated the academy for a long time and discovered a secret."

"You'd never guess that the director is none other than the legendary Spring God Ju Mang, who co-founded the academy with Dean Xue Ji."

“…” Xi Sui’an touched his nose bridge, his eyes wandering.

Seeing Xi Sui'an's calm yet slightly guilty expression, Sylph was surprised: "You knew?"

"Yeah, I know." She nodded.

As for this news, if the director really wanted to keep it a secret, no one in the two realms would know about it. Now that even Sylph knows about it, it only proves that he doesn't care about revealing his identity anymore.

Sylph took a deep breath, her eyes reflecting something profound. "Then do you know why that person never leaves the City of No Return?"

Xi Sui paused and said, "...I'd like to hear the details."

She really didn't know this.

The elven princess opposite had a temperament as cold as snow, but there was clearly fire burning in her green eyes, like a volcano covered by snow.

She whispered thoughtfully, "Do you still remember the story of Xue Ji killing the Spring God Ju Mang?"

Xi Sui'an was slightly startled. Could those gossips and rumors be true? If so, how could Ju Mang still be so at peace with the academy, drinking tea in the tea room with the old dean every day?

"There's no smoke without fire."

"Based on my clan's top-secret records, combined with some archival materials I found at the academy, I discovered that the similarities between the academy and the royal court were not accidental, but deliberate."

Sylph raised her hand and activated her Origin to grab a leaf from the branch. The green Origin power flowing on the leaf was extremely clear in the moonlight.

"The tree you see is what the outside world calls the Tree of Life. It's the foundation and lifeblood of our royal court. This tree is the greatest contributor to our elves' ability to outlive many races."

"!!" There's no need to tell her such crucial news, right?! She really won't be murdered by the elves to silence her?!

Xi Sui'an really wanted to say, "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen," but he remained silent honestly.

Ignoring Xi Sui'an's furious expression, Sylph continued, "The core of the Royal Court is the Tree of Life, so the same should apply to similar academies. The origins of the tree in the academy are certainly not simple."

"I searched for a long time and found out in the Alchemy Department that Professor Agatha had treated Professor Feng Liting and developed a high-level formula for him."

"All the herbs used in this recipe are of Grade Nine, except for one that has its grade unspecified."

Xi Sui'an sighed inwardly. This Elf Princess had truly penetrated the alchemy system so thoroughly that she could even find this kind of formula that was usually kept strictly sealed.

"What is this medicinal ingredient?" The key must be this unspecified medicinal ingredient.

Sylph took a deep breath. "The name of this herb is—"

"Jianmu Germ."

"Jianmu...bud embryo?"

Xi Sui'an repeated it, and somehow, a bolt of lightning flashed through her mind, and a scene emerged from her head.

The Nüyi sang, the gods offered sacrifices, the jade sceptres gathered, and the sacred tree grew.

On the day when Nuyi completely disappeared, they witnessed a ceremony of the gods from a long time ago, and also saw the young seedlings that grew from the jade scepters in the hands of the four gods.

Could that thing be the juvenile Jianmu?!

Ju Mang never leaves the academy, just to diligently work as a gardener and tend the saplings?!

Seeing Xi Sui'an's expression finally change, Sylph nodded in satisfaction, then continued, "I'm guessing the tree in the academy is Jianmu, the legendary sacred tree that can hold the heavens and the earth."

"After I discovered this, I went to the History Department and consulted Professor Qingshu. I got an answer. The rumor that Xueji had fallen out with me started after the academy was established."

"The Jianmu tree is a relic from the ancient divine realm. It is impossible for it to grow to full size in a foreign land. So how did the Jianmu tree in the academy grow so big little by little? And why does Ju Mang still maintain his youthful physique?"

"I searched through the ancient texts of the elves and finally found a lament from the elven poet Corin that seemed to have a certain meaning."

She recalled the sentence she had read that year: "'A sad young man slept beneath a tree. He said, the past is like a dream, and waking up is a new life.'"

Xi Sui listened to Sylph's words quietly, integrating everything she said in his mind.

"Jianmu and Jumang... Jumang and Jianmu..." Xi Suian muttered to himself.

Could it be that he gave birth to Jianmu with himself, and it was Jumang who died and Jianmu who was born?

The way to shed the divine body and get rid of the divine nature while utilizing the divine power is to merge with the tree and live with Jianmu, but the price is to be limited to the academy?

Sylph clenched her fists, her tone unable to conceal her complexities. "Ju Mang may have used himself to ripen the sacred tree. Dean Xue Ji must have known about this and had a hand in it, which is why those rumors have spread."

"By analogy, the academy's Jianmu tree is related to Ju Mang, the God of Spring. Then the similar Tree of Life of the elves might also be related to a deity. Perhaps... our elves also have a living god."

She closed her eyes and said, "Your Highness Zelan, and my father may also be implicated because of this."

Xi Sui'an thought of what the system had said before and fell silent. The elves don't just have the aura of one god...

"If His Majesty refuses to tell us, then we will find the answer ourselves!"

Sylph clasped her hands together and looked at her earnestly and sincerely. "Xi Sui'an, I've shared so many secrets with you, simply hoping you can lend me a hand. I know you have the ability."

Xi Sui'an pondered and had to say that she was very interested in this. Moreover, this was also an opportunity for her.

"What can I do for you?" she agreed decisively.

Sylph finally relaxed a bit. She pursed her lips and said resolutely, "I want you to come with me to the royal court and explore our tribe's forbidden land!"

"Tomorrow, Professor Ilovin and His Majesty will summon the tribe to discuss matters concerning the throne. We will not be involved. That will be our opportunity."

Xi Sui'an thought about it seriously and agreed: "I didn't ask——"

A red shadow flashed in the moonlight, and the system's scream and the shattering of the soundproofing cover interrupted her words almost at the same time.

Xi Sui'an quickly retreated and passed by the red figure full of coldness and murderous aura. In the house, I Luowen threw out a space-confining array, but it was smashed to pieces by the red figure as soon as it was thrown out.

Ilowen listened to the clanging sound of something falling, and his pupils trembled. What could possibly shatter an eighth-order space array?!

The red figure suddenly turned around and headed straight for Xi Sui'an. Xi Sui'an keenly realized that he had been locked onto by the other party!

The speed was so fast that they couldn't even see what was attacking them. There was only a red light as fiery and blood-red flying by at a rapid speed.

Xi Sui'an took out the Three Thousand Realms, and the roar of Kun caused ripples in the space here, and the boundless pressure formed a deterrent.

There was no time to block the enemy, so Xi Sui'an took out a carving knife and wanted to fight back against the hostile force and murderous intent coming towards her, but unexpectedly, her shoulder suddenly felt lighter.

The half-asleep Chao Xi was suddenly awakened. As soon as he opened his eyes, he was kidnapped. He screamed in shock: "Damn, where did this debt collector come from?!!"

The next second, the lingering sound disappeared in the suddenly rising water mist along with the red light.

"tidal!!"

Xi Sui'an was caught off guard: "What is that?!"

The system hesitated and said, "It looks like... it looks like a little bird... red..."

The system paused in bewilderment, then suddenly realized, "Ah, I know! It's the Red Sparrow!"

"It's the demon sword Red Sparrow!"

Demon sword Chique? !

She was stunned for a moment, it sounded strange yet inexplicably familiar.

"Let's talk about it later. Saving Chao Xi is more important!"

"Teacher, Sylph, I'll go first!" After she said that, she waved at the Kun swimming in the air, then jumped onto its back. The Kun swung its tail flexibly and dived into the water, stirring up a deep whirlpool.

The huge waves surged, and the Tree of Life trembled continuously, bursting into dazzling light, and hundreds of leaves fell down, with a sense of withered beauty.

Sylph and Iloven both frowned.

"Is it a rebel?" Sylph wondered.

Ilowen shook his head: "No, it's a red bird." He was definitely not wrong.

Red like a little skylark... redbird...

"Could it be the demon sword Red Sparrow? But why is it in the Elf Royal Court?!" Ilowen came back to his senses and was shocked when he thought of this.

"It's bad! I'll chase after him first, and you inform His Majesty immediately!" Ilowen gave a hurried order, and then jumped into the whirlpool in the distance.