Elven Legacy (Part 2)

Chapter 203: Ancestral Land

Seeing Ancestor Zal, knowing my speculation had been correct, I gave Elaine a quick kiss on the lips before reluctantly standing up and approaching her; I was still not fully healed, but the remaining injuries weren't severe enough to hamper my day-to-day activities, they'd only show themselves if I were to engage in an intense battle like before.

"It's nice to see how much you've grown Elif, from a baby to a young man garnering Progenitor Lourdes's attention; last time we interacted, I was holding you in my arms when I suggested a name for you, which Empress Maria decided to use." Replied Ancestor Zal with a soft smile as she touched Elif's cheeks and gently rubbed them together, contorting his face into unnatural expressions.

"Hmm, I see where Great-grandmother gets it from; it must be hereditary; who knows how deep this goes into the family." Remarked Elif with a twitching expression as he looked at Ancestor Zal, who merely smiled in response before retracting her hands.

"Anyways, seeing how you were expecting an Ancestot to visit you, I imagine you also have an inkling as to why that is, Elif?" Asked Ancestor Zal with a raised eyebrow as she smiled and glanced at Elaine, who was filled with curiosity.

"Let me guess; Progenitor Lourdes wishes to speak with me? I couldn't think of anything else, especially not after how deeply involved she was with my awakening if you'll even call it as such." Replied Elif with a slight frown, still very much annoyed with Progenitor Lourdes, something Zal could discern, though she happened to find it amusing.

"Yes, you're spot on; it's an incredibly rare opportunity to speak with someone as experienced and knowledgeable as Progenitor Lourdes. Just a single one of her words would be enough to deepen your understanding of the Dao of Cultivation dramatically." Stated Ancestor Zal with an expression of respect and adoration as she spoke about Progenitor Lourdes while gazing at Elif with slight envy.

"Even if that's true, given the differences in our cultivation base, Progenitor Lourdes's words will be far too advanced for me to comprehend; I'm still merely a divine after all." Said Elif as he shook his head, his words causing Zal to chuckle lightly in response.

"Hehe, you're not wrong; even to this day, there are some things I haven't been able to comprehend." Commented Zal as she regained her composure and focused on Elaine, as it was the first time she'd met her.

"Nice to finally meet you, little Elaine; I hope you don't mind if I take your future Emperor away from you." Said Zal with a light smile as she looked at Elaine, who was standing right beside Elif before reaching her hands down and doing the same thing she did to Elif.

"W-Well, it d-depends Ancestor, h-how long will B-Brother be gone for?" Asked Elaine in slight annoyance, finding it somewhat difficult to speak when someone constantly shapes your face to their liking.

"That's a wonderful question, though unfortunately, I don't have an answer for you; I was merely told to bring Elif to her so she can speak with him." Replied Zal lightly with furrowed brows as she retracted her hands and held them behind her back before glancing back at Elif.

"Then, can I come along with, Brother?" Asked Elaine as she attempted to use her cuteness on Zal, though unfortunately for her, such a thing proved useless.

"Sadly, no, Progenitor Lourdes only wants to speak with Elif; speaking of her, we should get going, young one, can't keep her waiting. I've already informed Empress Maria and Emperor Marcus of your departure; all that's left is to enter the Royal Ancestral land." Said Zal with a shake of her head as she brought her hand down in a slicing motion, causing a tear in space to appear, which released a heavenly aroma along with incredibly dense atmospheric Qi.

While Elaine was quietly grumbling to herself, I glanced at the portal Ancestor Zal had just created, which I presumed led to the Royal Ancestral land, and was quite surprised by how dense the Qi was; I had already thought my room, which was engraved with powerful Qi absorbing formations was already a dense as it could get, or at least close to it. However, the density I could sense leaking through the portal was many times denser than the Qi in my room, though, of course, such a thing wasn't surprising, considering the Ancestral land was filled with beings of incredibly mighty cultivation bases, capable of absorbing colossal amounts of Qi in mere seconds; I just didn't imagine the difference would be so large.