Elven Legacy (Part 2)

Chapter 344: Lazing Around

After that little interaction with that Amazonian woman, I spent the remainder of the day killing beasts to soothe my annoyance, something Elaine would've been able to easily do, but despite constantly walking in the direction where my earring was pointing in, it was highly unlikely we'd meet each other within only a weeks time. Given our lowered cultivation base, we moved considerably slower than usual, so I didn't bank on the chances of us meeting until the trial was over.

Unsheathing Hokori and killing yet another beast, I flicked the blood off my blade before reaching down, grabbing my two-hundredth crystal, and storing it within my dimension ring.

'Hmm, should I continue through the night?' Thought Elif curiously as he looked up at the night sky while sheathing his sword, only to shrug his shoulders.

"Eh, I suppose, why not? It makes no difference, really; without my divine sense, I'll almost never spot a beast before they spot me." Muttered Elif lightly as he continued deeper into the forest while occasionally drinking from a jar with Elaine's name on it.

'It's only been two days, yet I've already gone through two jars.' Mused Elif with a wry expression as he drank the rest of the juices before glancing at the empty jar, causing him to sigh as he stored it in his dimension ring.

Unfortunately, I couldn't just drink as much of Elaine's love as I wanted; if I did so, Elaine's suspicion would only grow, seeing as how it only took me one week to drink seven bottles, yet previously within three months, I would have the same progress. So, to alleviate myself, I consumed lightning cherries, something I hadn't done in quite some time since I would either have Elaine, Sarah, or Illumia to quench my thirst, and to be honest, after having such tasteful drinks, lightning cherries were rather lackluster now.

"They're still tasty, yet they just can't compare to the taste of my Concubines, let alone Elaine." Muttered Elif lightly as he walked through the forest while tossing lightning cherries into his mouth.

While peacefully walking through the forest, with seemingly no predator in sight, all of a sudden, a giant snake hidden in the bushes lunged towards me from behind; of course, I had no idea until the beast had neared me, yet by then it was far too late for me to do anything given the sheer difference in cultivation. However, just as the snake was about to bite down on me, his head was suddenly forced to the ground, and only when I heard the thud did I finally turn around.

"Ho, that could've been bad." Mused Elif calmly as he ate a lightning cherry while glancing at the snake, which was being suppressed by his Immortal Will.

I kept my Immortal Will around my body, sort of like a bubble, preventing any beasts, or anyone for that matter, from possibly sneak attacking me; with the snake being pressured by my Immortal Will, I unsheathed Hokori off my back, coated it in sword aura and stabbed it into snakes head, causing his restless body to go limp mere moments later while his corpse vanished into a plethora of ethereal lights that condensed into a singular crystal.

Picking up the crystal, I stored it in my dimension ring before turning around and continuing in the direction I had been going; of course, I ate my lightning cherries.
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Today was the seventh and final day, and within a matter of hours, we should be teleported back to the shore of the Island or maybe somewhere else, I don't know. As for my crystals, I've acquired roughly sixteen hundred, which may sound like a lot, but if I could fly and had my divine sense, I'm confident I could've easily reached ten thousand. However, even if I did reach ten thousand while being an early Saint, in the end, I still wouldn't have anywhere near as many points as how I am currently.

Currently, I was sitting on the ground, leaning against a tree while snacking on lightning cherries that had been soaked with a jar of Elaine's love; I had told myself I wouldn't drink another jar, and I didn't; instead, I poured it into the barrel filled with lightning cherries, and let just say, it's possibly one of the smartest things I've ever done.