Elven Legacy (Part 2)

Chapter 324: Unnatural To Natural To Unnatural

Following behind Orlin as we flew through the sky, we traveled above the island until we arrived at the Sect's building, prompting us to descend toward the ground, walking through the building, heading to who knows where. I've visited the Sect's building before, so the interior wasn't anything I wasn't used to, and other than the numerous Elders we came across, this place was relatively empty; it was mainly for decoration.

After walking for a few minutes, Orlin eventually led me to a door that was directly connected to another dimension, so when I stepped into the room, instead of it looking like a basic room, it was a massive grassy plain with a large lake in the distance.

'Hmm, not bad, though it's very peaceful; maybe I should visit this place frequently in the future.' Thought Elif lightly as he observed his surroundings before approaching Orlin, who was standing in front of the lake.

"I've brought Prince Elif, Sect Master." Remarked Orlin softly as she deeply bowed towards the lake, prompting the ground to tremble slightly.

At Orlin's words, a green shell began to emerge from the middle of the lake, and as time passed, the shell only continued to grow larger with seemingly no end in sight until, eventually, I began to see reptilian-like skin connected to the shell. As the water poured down the shell and back into the lake, I lowered my eyes and gazed at the giant tortoise, otherwise known as Sect Master Charuli, who was looking directly at me.

"Thank you, Orlin." Said Charuli lightly as he glanced at Orlin, who nodded, speaking without ever needing to move his mouth.

"Sect Master." Said Elif softly as he eyed Charuli while fanning himself with his Quạt tay.

"Prince Elf." Remarked Charuli lightly as he looked at Elif, who faintly nodded.

"You're not nearly as big as I expected you to be, Sect Master." Said Elif lightly as he walked to the edge of the lake, getting a better look at Charuli's size.

"Well, this is merely a doll-like body made from a piece of my flesh; this isn't my true body, yet at the same time, it is." Replied Charuli lightly as he shifted his large body and looked at Elif, who stopped moving with raised eyebrows.

"Ho, this was merely made from a piece of your flesh? So then, out of curiosity, how big is your actual body compared to this doll-like one?" Asked Elif curiously as he gazed upon Charuli, who suddenly began to shrink, taking him aback.

Watching Charuli shrink himself until he was once again hidden beneath the lake, I waited a few moments for him to reemerge, and while he did, it wasn't in the form I was expecting; emerging from the lake was an older, human male shorter than me with long black hair, green eyes, and a short beard, wearing a ceremonial robe of black and green.

"Rather than comparing, it's better to tell you where my actual body is." Said Charuli softly with his hands behind his back as he looked at Elif before glancing to the left, suddenly causing a tear in space to appear.

While I was a little taken aback by his decision to transform into a humanoid form, it wasn't anything unique or special, so I simply followed behind Charuli as I entered through the spatial tear, only to reappear in the middle of the ocean, causing me to blankly look at him as he gave no forewarning.

'Great, now I'm all wet.' Mused Elif in slight annoyance as he flew through the water before floating beside Charuli.

"This should be able to appease your curiosity, Prince Elif." Remarked Charuli lightly as he waved his hand, causing a gentle wave of Qi to spread throughout the ocean, causing many bio-luminescent plants to glow.

With the glow of the plants, they revealed an enormous creature; its size was so utterly massive that I wasn't even able to see it entirely; although I've seen many massive things in my life, including the Realm Tree, this is the largest creature I've ever laid eyes upon.