Chapter 334: The Truth About Her (1)
Chapter 334: The Truth About Her (1)
"A deal?" Elysia flinched a little. She couldn't predict why Lifa went straight to her.
"Yes, I will give you something extraordinary, but you need to grant a request of mine." Lifa nodded slightly.
"Why don't you just explain to us about your deal first, old granny? We can't determine anything if you haven't said it." Elena smiled thinly with her eyes sparkling with interest. She wanted to know what this old granny had to offer.
Lifa's expression didn't change, still smiling faintly. She opened her palm, a faint green light shone. A green gemstone with a tree symbol rose from her palm and floated there. "I'll give this to you in exchange for a request of mine."
Elysia turned to Elena and vice versa. They didn't understand right away about the green gemstone, but they knew it had a high value even for divine existence with just a glance.
Unlike the two clueless girls, Nell gasped when she saw the green gemstone being used as the exchange rate for the deal with Elysia.
"Lifa, are you getting too senile!? I know you often forget a lot of things. But, you want to give your Private Realm's core for your request just like that? That's almost the same as giving up almost all of your possession! Just say your request to the Goddess of Light. If it's still within her strength, I'm sure she won't mind." Nell shouted and floated between Lifa and Elysia.
Elysia and Elena were astonished by Nell's shout. If Lifa offered such a valuable item, then the request in question was clearly not so simple.
Even Vanessa gaped on the table to hear that, though the cat didn't understand anything.
"I know, child." Lifa raised her hand. She used her magic, making Nell sit at the table as a good child. "How about it, young girl? Are you interested in owning this Private Realm and all of it?"
"Um, to be honest, you scare me, Madam Lifa. You put too much expectation and belief in a mortal girl like me." Elysia clasped her hands. She didn't have the confidence to fulfill the request that might be equivalent to that Divine Item.
"Don't be too humble, young girl. I haven't even told you about my request." Lifa changed her expression to gentle just because of Elysia.
"Okay, be our guest. Tell us about your request, old granny." Elena represented Elysia to speak. If the request in question was beyond their power, then they could simply refuse it.
Lifa looked at her daughter for a moment, then returned to Elysia and Elena. "It's all about my daughter, Rhea. Her divine soul is still severely injured because she endured too many curses from God-level monsters.
Even if my daughter's body is entirely healed by your unique magic, she will not be able to restore her divine soul. She is unable to break free from her soul seal.
I will restore my daughter's divine soul with my divine techniques. My only request is this one thing. Please take care of my daughter with love as if she is your family."
Elena immediately prevented Elysia from giving any response to Lifa. 'Ely, leave this to me. Let me do the talking. This old granny seemed like she wanted to make some sacrifices for her daughter's soul. It's not all that simple, I'm sure.'
With that being said, Elysia just gave her agreement in mind.
Elena straightened her back, folded her arms, and looked at the old granny with a hint of superiority. "Wait, why are you saying that as if you are one step towards death? I know it's not that simple, old granny. Why don't you come straight to us? If you could recover your daughter, you would have been doing that long ago. Does that have anything to do with the amount of curse energy underground?"
"Lifa, what are you going to do? My big sister's soul is fractured? She sealed her spirit inside her soul for protection, but she's also stuck there? You won't really try to-" Nell tried to prevent Lifa, but her words stuck in her throat.
The tree of life possessed the Divine Law of Life. However, if Lifa were to use high-tier divine magic in her current state, there would be a much greater risk. After all, Lifa wasn't in her optimal state. Lifa could lose her life only to restore her daughter's soul for lack of Life Energy.
"It's the decision I made long ago. If I found the worthy and suitable existence to care for my daughter, I shall entrust my daughter. This old tree has lived in the world for far too long and will die in another year or two. Let this old tree use her remaining Life Energy to restore her daughter's soul. Please respect my decision." Lifa smiled with a warm expression. It was as if she had finally found her solace and could rest in peace.
Nell opened her mouth and closed it repeatedly. She wanted to say another persuasion to find another way out.
However, she couldn't say anything. It was hard to say, but Lifa was already determined to do so. It would be an insult and great offense if she tried to make Lifa change that decision.
"Your remaining Life Energy is not much. Will you burn it all to restore your daughter's soul? You are a very commendable mother to sacrifice yourself sincerely for your daughter, Madam Lifa." Elysia interrupted as she felt the atmosphere suddenly take a turn to the unexpected.
Not to mention, she realized that Nell was about to cry and felt helpless.
"However, I am thinking of another solution. Is it possible for you to teach my master and me the techniques for healing the soul? We may be able to help, and you don't have to sacrifice yourself. Please consider how your daughter will feel about losing you." Elysia made her point after asking Elena's permission in mind.
At that moment, Nell immediately turned his head towards Elysia with hope. Then, she nodded repeatedly at Lifa with tears in her eyes. "Yes, the Goddess of Light and Elysia might be able to solve this problem. You don't have to sacrifice your Life Energy, Lifa. They can use my early-stage Divine Law in one try, so it's possible with your-"
Unfortunately, Lifa immediately shook her head with a sigh, cutting off Nell's persuasion just like that. "It won't do any good, child. An even greater risk is there to restore a Goddess's divine soul. It's riskier than eradicating the curse that sticks to the soul.
Even if you are proficient at using my divine technique, you have no experience dealing with souls yet, young girl. My daughter's soul will be shattered to pieces if a tiny mistake occurs in her present fragile state. Even though you have an abundant amount of Life Energy, I can't put that much risk on my daughter."
Hearing that, Elena immediately cast invisible protective magic on herself, Elysia, and Vanessa. This old granny could indeed see Elysia's soul!
"What do you have in mind, old granny? I won't forgive you if you have bad intentions towards my Ely." Elena gave a warning glare.
However, Lifa just gently smiled at Elena's menacing glare. "In the name of my Divine Law, I have no ill will towards this young girl or you. You are a divine spirit, and this young girl possessed such a beautiful divine soul. Your life is connected to each other. One for two, two for one is the two of you. The savior who came from another world, according to prophecy, is the two of you. I only hope for help from you."
"Divine spirit, divine soul? What are you guys talking about?" Nell muttered in confusion as she looked at Lifa and Elena.
"To what extent did you know about us, old granny? You are the tree of life, the ancient divine existence that may have existed in this world since ancient times. I'm not too surprised if you are capable of knowing some of our secrets, o the Goddess of Life." Elena smirked with vigilance, then added protection for Elysia above herself just in case. Elysia's body was too fragile to take a sudden assault.
Furthermore, Elena didn't like it when outsiders mentioned Elysia's soul. Their Soul Realm should not be known by anyone because she had a feeling that a tremendous danger would come and target Elysia's soul. After all, Elysia's soul possibility was the Soul Realm's core and abundant Life Energy source.
Or maybe, Lifa was the divine being that brought them to this world?
"What, wait, why do you refer to Lifa as the Goddess of Life? That title belongs to my big sister." Nell refuted Elena's remark. She considered that Elena had misstated the title.
Unfortunately, Elena and Lifa ignored the little Goddess, still staring at each other.
"Hm-hmm... You don't need to put such high hostility on me, divine spirit. I can return that to you. You also know that much about me even though we just met yesterday." Lifa tried to reconcile the atmosphere. She didn't expect to receive such a hostile response.
"Then tell us what you know about us?" Elena didn't flinch or change her attitude. She needed to confirm the truth first.
"Ah, come to think of it, we haven't properly introduced ourselves yet. My name is Lifa, the tree of life. I am known as the Goddess of Life in ancient times." Lifa glanced upwards and patted her forehead.
"I am Elena, then this is Elysia and Vanessa." Elena replied with another introduction, then returned to the main topic. "Don't try to divert the previous subject, or I'll take a pushy path."