Chapter 468 - Heart Of Spring Chamber
Elvengarde
Supreme Elder Haldir and King Erendriel continued to fight within the Elder Tree's crown, causing wanton destruction to the High Elves' surrounding homes in the area.
Buildings were smashed apart, breaking branches and scattering leaves. Even the Elder Tree itself was impacted by their battle, causing the Guardian Spirit of the Elder Tree to be enraged.
Rumble!
The region shook from the violent movements of the Elder Tree's branches, causing more High Elve's homes to collapse in the process!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Numerous branches moved like flexible vines and assaulted both Supreme Elder Haldir and King Erendriel!
However, King Erendriel shortly flashed an elven ring with flickering green light and shouted, "O great Guardian Spirit! Please help me vanquish this traitorous elf, who has forsaken the forest and its people! He is the one who wishes to cause you harm!"
Rustle!
The Elder Tree branches immediately redirected all its attack on the Supreme Elder, regardless of whether King Erendriel was speaking truthfully or nonsense!
Supreme Elder Haldir's pupils quickly shrank into slits at the incoming attack and braced himself for impact.
Bang!
Supreme Elder Haldir's Vine Armor protected his body, but he was smacked flying out of the Elder Tree's crown, drawing a large arc in the skies!
"Uwarrgh!"
King Erendriel growled loudly.
Two pairs of wings comprised of branches and leaves sprouted from his back before King Erendriel immediately shot after Supreme Elder Haldir!
Before Supreme Elder Haldir recover his bearing in the sky, King Erendriel quickly caught up and struck down on his chest squarely with two large conjoined fists like a piledriver!
Boom!
The Supreme Elder plunged straight down from the mighty blow and crash-landed into an elf's home at the bottom of the Elder Tree, smashing it apart with shattering splinters flying everywhere.
"Ah! What happened?!"
"M-My home! Nooo!"
The elven commoners living at the foot of the Elder Tree were greatly startled by the Elder Tree's movements before one of them cried at the destruction of his home.
Before the dust of Supreme Elder Haldir's fall settled, King Erendriel came crashing down and smashing into the cloud of dust, causing more significant destruction to what was left of the home!
At the same time, the tree roots at the foot of the Elder Tree began moving towards the direction of the impact, continuing to target the Supreme Elder.
Back in the Elder Tree's crown, the Elders looked at the mess with solemn looks as one of them spoke, "This is getting out of hand! Everyone's homes are being implicated in this mess!"
"Right, even the Guardian Spirit has been involved! We need to stop this madness immediately!" Another Elder said before heading down to the tribe.
It was fine when it was only between Supreme Elder Haldir and King Erendriel. But now that it involved the entire tribe, they can no longer remain idle and watch.
"I'm going too!" Another Elder said decisively, knowing he might die if he got hit by either sides' attacks.
A several more Elders followed shortly after, leaving behind four Elders on the Elder Tree's crown. Sometime later, General Paeris returned.
"Did you find the Queen Radelia?" An Elder asked.
General Paeris shook his head and said, "The Elf Queen is not here. Words from the royal guards told me the Elf Queen went to add the Crown Prince and Second Princess in their secluded cultivation in the Heart of Spring Chamber."
"The Heart of Spring Chamber?" An Elder repeated before nodding, "I see, no wonder we haven't heard from any of them. The Heart of Spring Chamber is the most highly guarded place in the tribe."
The Heart of Spring Chamber was a hidden space within the Elder Tree itself and contained the most abundant amounts of Wood Energy.
"It seems like the Crown Prince and Second Princess are preparing for their breakthrough to Transcendence… What should we do?" Another Elder sough the others for opinions.
It was taboo to interrupt another Awakener's secluded cultivation. However, time was of the essence, and only the Elf Queen could talk some sense into the crazy Elf King.
Boom!
The Elder Tree suddenly slammed the ground where the Supreme Elder was located with its powerful tree roots, forming a fracture that quickly spread along the surface and tore apart the houses and buildings within its path!
The earth shook from the impact along with the Elder Tree itself, causing the few Elders and General Paeris to nearly lose their balance and stumble.
"We're running out of time. We need to decide quickly. At this rate, the entire tribe is going to be torn apart by King Erendriel and Supreme Elder Haldir's battle!" said an Elder.
Suddenly, General Paeris' eyes flickered with doubt.
"Hold on, something does not seem right. No matter how stable the Heart of Spring Chamber is, the Elf Queen, Crown Prince, and Second Princess should have been alerted by such a huge commotion in the tribe."
Once this was said, the four Elders glanced at each other with the same doubt.
"Maybe they have reached a critical point in their cultivation?" An Elder guessed.
A hint of decisiveness flickered in General Paeris' eyes before he said, "I will go check on the situation outside the Heart of Spring Chamber."
"Hmm… in that case, we are going too." An Elder nodded, followed by the other three Elders also agreeing to tag along.
In any case, they were doing nothing, and it was better than risking their lives to stop the battle between King Erendriel and Supreme Elder Haldir directly.
They did not want to admit it, but they were cowards.
While the Heart of Spring Chamber was not located on the Elder Tree's crown, the path leading towards the secret chamber was.
The group arrived at a quiet courtyard located within the Royal Palace, just next to the Great Hall.
At the center of the courtyard, a large hollow staircase illuminated by floating particles of soft green light was revealed, while twenty royal guards surrounded the area.
The Elder Tree was, in truth, hollow on the inside.
"Stop! This place is off-limits! Without the king's permission, no one is allowed to step beyond this point!" An elven royal guard stated sternly, stopping General Paeris and the four Elders from approaching any closer with an outstretched hand.