Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Wanting to Revive the Fire Element Elf Ancient Tree

After entering the forest, the Fire Elves brought over some stools, and Elf High Priest Shamiel and Elf Corps Commander Feiyana sat down.

A table separated the three of them.

The Fire Spirit Leader, Joy Pala, looked at Elf High Priest Shamiel and Elf Corps Commander Feiyana and said,

"To be frank,"

"I already know why you are here."

"You must have conquered the Dwarf Clan yesterday and enslaved them, correct?"

Fire Spirit Leader Joy Pala spoke with an unshakeable tone.

Although Feiyana and Shamiel sensed something was off, they didn’t stop Fire Spirit Leader Joy Pala from continuing.

"If you want our Fire Elf Clan to become your slaves like the Dwarf Clan, that is impossible!"

"However, if you agree to one condition and fulfill one of our requests, then we Fire Elves are willing to pledge our allegiance to you!"

Hearing this, Elf High Priest Shamiel and Elf Corps Commander Feiyana felt a bit uncomfortable.

’After all, it’s not as if we’re begging you to join us!’

’Conquest by force is certainly an option!’

But they remained patient and continued to listen.

"The condition is simple: after we pledge our allegiance, we Fire Elves will obey your commands, but we cannot be treated as slaves!"

Hearing this, Feiyana and Shamiel nodded.

’The condition isn’t too excessive.’

Although they didn’t know what the clans on this continent had experienced, their Wood Elf Clan had no custom of enslaving other clans.

Either the Wood Elves were victorious and turned the other clans directly into sacrifices for the great Elf God,

or, as was the case with clans like the Dwarves, under the guidance of the great Elf God,

they would become allies of the Wood Elves, sharing in their glory and their ruin!

Therefore, the condition was not excessive, and Feiyana and Shamiel both nodded.

They indicated their willingness to hear the request that Fire Spirit Leader Joy Pala would propose.

"Since you conquered the Dwarf Clan yesterday, you must have learned from them

that a few days ago, we Fire Elves were ambushed by the allied forces of the Kobolds and Jackal-wolfmen from the east of this continent!"

"Before this, it was something we Fire Elves never would have expected!"

"You have to understand, the Kobolds and Jackal-wolfmen used to fight constantly over food and territory!"

"It was a good day if those two clans didn’t try to kill each other. We never imagined they would join forces!"

"That’s why we Fire Elves let our guard down for a moment and were ambushed!"

"And our clan’s Fire Elf Ancient Tree was also destroyed by them!"

At this, the Fire Elf leader, Joy Pala, paused for a moment, a look of sorrow in his eyes.

After a moment of reflection, he suppressed his sorrowful emotions. The Fire Elf leader, Joy Pala, continued,

"You are also part of the Elf Clan and have undergone Bloodline Awakening, so you must know how important the Elf Ancient Tree is to us Elves!"

Hearing this, Elf High Priest Shamiel and Elf Corps Commander Feiyana both nodded.

After they received the bloodline baptism bestowed by the great Elf God,

their bloodlines awakened, and they learned some of the knowledge passed down through their bloodline inheritance.

Although the knowledge inherited through the Bloodline Awakening was fragmented,

by pooling the information from all the Wood Elves and Natural Elves who had undergone their Bloodline Awakening, they had managed to piece together a few complete lines of ancestral knowledge.

The information regarding the Elf Ancient Tree was one such piece!

Generally speaking, every Elf clan has an Elf Ancient Tree in their settlement!

The Elf Ancient Tree is the symbol of each Elf clan!

Elves of different attributes worship Elf Ancient Trees with corresponding attributes,

for instance, the one worshiped by the Fire Elf Clan is certainly a Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree,

and the one worshiped by the Wood Elf Clan is a Wood Attribute Elf Ancient Tree.

There is a reason why the Elves of each attribute revere their Elf Ancient Trees so deeply.

Elf Ancient Trees of different attributes specialize in different functions,

but all Elf Ancient Trees share some common abilities.

For example, they can condense small amounts of Life Essence, which can heal injured Elves or help them undergo a Bloodline Awakening.

If an Elf Ancient Tree lives long enough and accumulates enough energy, it can even give birth to Little Elves!

These nascent Little Elves have no attribute and are more akin to Elemental Life,

but under the care of an Elf Ancient Tree, they can manifest a physical body and become a member of the Elf clan!

However, the rate at which an Elf Ancient Tree gathers energy is too slow, and the gestation period for Little Elves is too long,

so this is not considered the primary method of elven reproduction.

Furthermore, the Physical Elves produced by an Elf Ancient Tree can only possess the bloodline of a Middle Clan.

Therefore, the Wood Elves’ primary method of reproduction remains natural procreation,

that is, a male Elf and a female Elf having a Little Elf together.

Above the Elf Ancient Tree, there is a higher level: the Elf Holy Tree!

An Elf Ancient Tree already possesses the powerful ability to alter the surrounding terrain, making the environment increasingly suitable for itself.

It goes without saying that an Elf Holy Tree also possesses this ability, and to an even greater degree.

Even on a desolate continent, devoid of all life,

an Elf Holy Tree can draw energy from the land itself to change the surrounding environment,

and this absorbed energy can be used to give birth to Little Elves.

Given enough time, an Elf Holy Tree can even become the progenitor of an entire branch of Elves, birthing Elves with the bloodline of an Upper Class Clan!

Of course, it is rumored that there is a level even above the Elf Holy Tree: the World Tree!

However, with Zhang Yi’s current power, such things were completely beyond his reach.

An Elf Holy Tree was something that could only be cultivated by a being at the Level of a True God!

Seeing Elf Corps Commander Feiyana and Elf High Priest Shamiel nod, Fire Spirit Leader Joy Pala breathed a sigh of relief.

’After all, trying to explain all this to Elves who knew nothing would have been a waste of time.’

"That giant red ancient tree you saw just now is, in fact, the Elf Ancient Tree that we Fire Elves have always worshiped!"

"It’s just that after this sudden, heavy snowfall, the Kobolds and Jackal-wolfmen, for reasons unknown, joined forces to ambush us Fire Elves."

"They damaged the Elf Ancient Tree and dug out its heart, causing it to die!"

"Although our Fire Elf warriors fought bravely afterward, fearing neither life nor death, and managed to retrieve the heart of the Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree,

it was too late!"

"Having lost its heart, the Elf Ancient Tree was already dead."

"Even though we Fire Elves have tried many methods,

even placing the heart back into its original position within the ancient tree,

the Elf Ancient Tree has shown no signs of life!"

"If you can revive our Elf Ancient Tree, then we Fire Elves are willing to join you!"

"Aside from not being treated as your slaves,

we will obey your every command!"

Finally, the Fire Spirit Leader, Joy Pala, stated his request.