Chapter 173: Goodbye is for the Next Reunion

After planting the Divine Tree, Xi Fu Lin, being its creator, naturally moved inside and remodeled the original Temple of Sky to her liking.

Vilyric, not wanting the hassle of moving back and forth, continued to stay in the original embassy of the United Kingdom. However, with her skills, meeting Xi Fu Lin was just a matter of a few minutes, so it wasn’t inconvenient at all.

Under the deliberate promotion by the Wing Emperor and Free Wings, the Sky Divine Tree was worshiped as the new holy site, and as a creation of the Life Goddess’ avatar, it exhibited many effects apart from sealing.

For example, it activated the magical elements across the entire Sky Island, significantly boosting the training speed for mages, especially those practicing nature magic. It constantly emanated rich vitality, making surrounding life healthier. Additionally, it had effects like fertile soil, regulating sunlight and rainfall, improving temperature, and even atmospheric pressure.

These were just the short-term effects, but according to Xi Fu Lin, many gradual blessings needed a long time and even generations to reveal themselves, potentially leading to the evolution of races.

This was the true reason why the seeds of the Earth Mother Goddess’ blessings were so sought after by various races back then, not to mention that the Divine Tree Xi Fu Lin planted was much superior to ordinary seeds.

Perhaps, this was His way of compensating for the love lost to these descendants over a millennium, and a way to atone for the heavy damage the Withering Goddess brought to the Winged People.

A full month went by.

The army of Abyss Beasts that invaded this world had been eliminated, and the Abyss passage had been completely sealed off by the power of the Divine Tree. The various national armies gathered in the Wasteland began to withdraw in batches back to their own countries.

Including the envoy from the Kingdom of Azure, various envoys gradually returned. Today was the day when the humans from the United Kingdom, including Philena, would leave the Sky Island.

By the way, the Beast Kingdom’s envoy had also set off for home a few days ago. There weren’t many who came, only a few dozen Beastmen at most, and they brought their own flying mounts, not needing the Winged People to escort them.

As for the half-Dragon Losa, who was supposed to be the envoy leader and the Beast Emperor’s daughter, she ended up imprisoned for trying to overthrow the Kingdom of Azure due to her admiration for the Evil God.

However, since the envoy members, led by Kunier and the little fox Mavis, did not participate in the riot but instead provided warnings and assistance to the Kingdom of Azure, this incident was ultimately classified as a personal action, and did not escalate to a national conflict.

In the end, the high-ranking officials from both sides just exchanged pleasantries, and the Beast Kingdom paid a hefty ransom to bring her back.

As for how Losa would be treated upon returning to her country, that’s not something Vilyric could know, nor did she have any interest in investigating.

“Miss Vilyric, are you really not coming back with us?”

Standing beside the massive Son of Leviathan, Philena, who had her luggage ready, looked somewhat troubled and asked the black-haired girl once more.

Since Vilyric had her own travel plans, there was no way she would retrace her steps, especially since she had already moved the portal array on the Kingdom of Azure’s side to a much safer place inside Xi Fu Lin’s Divine Tree. If she really wanted to return to the United Kingdom, she could just teleport directly to the Royal Palace in the City of Courage.

“No, no, Philena, you all be careful on the road. If you’re worried about how to explain to Liliya, I’ll talk to her myself later.”

Seeing that the priestess was determined, Philena refrained from saying anything further, bowing seriously to bid farewell in knightly fashion.

“Then please take care as well. I learned a lot from this journey, and I hope we get to meet again someday, Miss Vilyric.”

“Yeah, we’ll definitely meet again. So, bye-bye~”

The envoy group leader nodded, turned, and stepped into the Son of Leviathan. With everyone aboard, the giant whale gradually ascended into the sky. After watching them for a while, Vilyric turned her gaze to the golden-haired dragon girl next to her, the two white-feathered sisters, and the inexplicably persistent Holy Knight.

“Phew… they’ve all left, so we should get ready to set off too.”

“Mm, where does the master want to go next?”

“Well, I have a few alternative routes, but let’s decide the specifics after tonight.”

As for parting ways with the envoy, she still needed to inform Liliya in the City of Courage. Besides, it had been a long time since she last saw that little girl, so she wondered how she was doing.

Originally, Vilyric planned to use the Invisible Space Portal to visit the capital, but due to the effects of the abyss, which was actually a God-Made Beast invasion, the United Kingdom had reportedly suffered considerable losses. Recently, a certain queen must have been overwhelmed with work, so Vilyric chose not to disturb her.

A month should be sufficient by now.

That evening, outside the Divine Tree.

“Hey, Xi Fu Lin, I’m here~”

Easily bypassing the outer guards, the priestess cheerfully greeted the towering Divine Tree.

Although she didn’t raise her voice much, the Life Goddess’ presence already covered every corner of the area, ensuring that She noticed her.

Sure enough, a beam of cyan light soon descended from the top of the giant tree, forming a circle of light about a meter in diameter on the ground. The black-haired girl who had experienced this several times stepped right in.

The surrounding scenery warped, and not long after, Vilyric found herself inside a quaint wooden house.

This was the internal space of the Divine Tree, the residence of Her Highness Life Goddess Xi Fu Lin. Apart from Vilyric, even the Wing Emperor Aistini or the High Priestess Estira could not visit at will.

Of course, the priestess didn’t burst in noisily in front of a bunch of people. It would be a mess if too many knew about her relationship with Xi Fu Lin.

The green-haired, green-eyed goddess was sitting in a chair, fiddling with a small gray-black stone sculpture in her hand, which was the idol of the God of Sky that she obtained from Liliya.

However, the idol had now left its surface-level sealing and reconstructed its true divine body.

Tilysha, chosen as a “Benevolent One” by Xi Fu Lin, was also present, learning the various abilities a land priest should understand before heading out to plant the Divine Tree in the outside world. The little village girl had been left behind for some time and received a portion of divine gifts.

Now she could be considered a priestess, as her connection with the Life Goddess allowed her to grasp some plant and life-related magic. Currently, under Xi Fu Lin’s assistance, she was meditating in a cross-legged position, aiming to further master the magic bestowed by the goddess through the rich vitality of the Divine Tree, also known as cultivation.

“Hi, Xi Fu Lin, what are you busy with?”

The goddess, not surprised, turned her head with a smile and raised the small sculpture in her hand.

“I’m modifying this seal carrier left by Minerva a bit, infusing it with a shred of soul and divine life force. Later, you can take it with you, and if you encounter any trouble, try activating it; it might help.”

   

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