Holy Tree Leaf

The Creator God looked at Kurumi's item and fell silent for a moment before saying, "Your progress seems to be faster than that of all Descenders..."

"Do you know where the Dark Deities came from?"

Kurumi did not want to listen to a long exposition and immediately said, "They were born, nurtured, and grew from the negative emotions of all life, eventually becoming terrifying beings that wielded divine authority."

"And humans are their greatest source of sustenance. Some deities want to destroy humanity, while others want to keep humans as livestock..."

"Their agents in this world are the Fallen Ones—living beings controlled by negative emotions who have lost their sanity."

"Life that submits to deities can also gain all kinds of miraculous abilities..."

The Creator God was rendered silent by Kurumi's detailed explanation. If he had possessed self-awareness, he might have wondered whether he had leaked the Meta World's detailed information.

The illusory figure drifted through the air, seeming to realize something.

"I think I know where you came from, Descender..."

"Since you possess such fortune, you must shoulder greater responsibility."

"Ding. Your decisiveness has left an impression on Creator God Yuan Yi. You have received a reward: Holy Grace Divine Cult Reputation +100."

"System Notification: The difficulty of your Investigate Deity Revival Incident quest has increased. Quest quality has been raised to epic."

"Congratulations, player Su. Creator God Yuan Yi believes you are one destined by fate. His favorability toward you has increased by 5."

A string of game notifications rang out.

Kurumi was completely bewildered.

Although she had accepted this quest much earlier than in her previous life, she had never heard of so many twists occurring when people accepted it back then.

Hadn't they said the Creator God had no consciousness?

What had just happened did not seem like the behavior of a rigid program.

Still, the rewards were pretty good.

She had not expected to be able to gain favorability from the Creator God. Awesome!

And there were also 100 points of Holy Grace Divine Cult Reputation. She had made a killing!

At that moment, Investigate Deity Revival Incident on the quest panel also changed.

Destroy Fallen Camp (Golden Epic, Level 30 Quest)

Quest Description: Creator God Yuan Yi believes you are a person destined by fate and has increased your quest difficulty. You must destroy three Fallen Camps within one month.

Holy shit, three Fallen Camps?

Prelude to the Anomaly in the Novice Village also counted as a Fallen Camp, but that kind of easy camp only existed in Novice Villages. The Fallen Camps afterward all had several bosses. If she wanted to complete this quest, she was afraid she would grind herself to death.

Kurumi's scalp went numb as she looked at it.

The illusory figure on the ceiling vanished.

All the priests stood up.

A priest walked over to Kurumi and said, "We have received a divine oracle. The deity has instructed us to give you the location information for three Fallen Camps and let you deal with them."

"The oracle also said that the quest has a one-month time limit, so we selected three camps that are relatively close to one another."

"These three camps are all located in the Green Root Mountain Range of the Endless Forest."

"That place lies within the Dawn Elf Empire. The elf race rarely goes there because dragons dwell there, so you do not need to worry about the elf race causing you trouble."

The Green Root Mountain Range...

Damn it, that place was practically a mid-level area. The monsters were all Level 30 to 80, and she was only Level 13. Was the Creator God really this insane?

Kurumi was speechless.

But she had no choice. This was a system quest.

"What are these Fallen Ones doing in the Green Root Mountain Range?"

"The Green Root Mountain Range was once a battlefield between the Carron Empire and the Dawn Elf Empire. The two sides fought there for several years, with countless casualties. They likely went there to research methods of controlling the dead..."

Fine, she got it. The final boss was definitely the dragon in those mountains.

They were probably planning to kill the dragon, then control its corpse!

"All right, I will complete the quest as soon as possible," Kurumi could only reply dryly.

The priest smiled and nodded. "At your current level, eliminating the Fallen Ones in three camps may be difficult. We can temporarily lend you an item."

System Notification: "Ding. You have obtained the quest item: Divine Grace Crystal."

Divine Brilliance Crystal (Quest Item)

Quality: Rare

Effect: After use, your attacks gain the light attribute, dealing an additional 50% light-attribute damage to undead souls, Fallen Ones, and deity kin for one hour. Cooldown: 24 hours.

Description: All evil shall vanish beneath the radiance!

Excellent!

With this item, she no longer had to worry about being unable to damage special lifeforms, and light-attribute damage also countered them.

Before leaving, Kurumi seemed to remember something. She took the necklace from her inventory and handed it to the priest.

She had asked at the Adventurer's Guild in Forest City, but no one knew what it was or who had lost it. However, they had said she could seek out the Holy Grace Divine Cult to purify the pollution on the treasure and restore its radiance.

"There is still a faint trace of natural aura on this necklace. It should be an item of the elf race."

The priest examined it carefully and sensed that, aside from the murky power of dark elements, there was also an extremely faint yet unbelievably pure natural aura.

"It feels somewhat like the aura of the elf race's Holy Tree..." the priest muttered in confusion.

"Adventurer Su, please wait a moment. The dark elements attached to this item are too dense. It has likely been polluted for a long time. If you had not happened to give it to us, this item's spirituality would have disappeared in a few days."

Kurumi nodded.

Several priests sat down again and released their magic around the necklace.

Strands of black smoke drifted out from the necklace.

Half an hour later.

The black smoke completely dissipated. Wrapped in green light, The Polluted Necklace transformed into a crystalline green leaf that floated in midair. Countless emerald leaves appeared around it, and the vitality of nature erupted in an instant.

Kurumi vaguely saw a towering tree stretching between heaven and earth within the green leaf.

Then she came back to her senses.

All the light withdrew, as though what had just happened had been an illusion.

"Ding!"

"The Polluted Necklace has been purified. The necklace's energy has been replenished, and its quality has been restored. You have obtained Holy Tree Leaf."

"Congratulations! Holy Tree Leaf is a supreme treasure of the elf race. By holding this treasure, you may freely enter Elf King City and approach the Holy Tree of the elf race."

"System Notification: You have received rewards: Dawn Elf Empire Reputation +1000, Elf Princess Beatrix Andomir's favorability +5."

A series of messages flooded the screen, and Kurumi immediately opened her inventory to inspect it.

Holy Tree Leaf

Quality: Legendary Item

Effect 1: The holder's health regeneration speed increases after leaving combat, recovering 10% of maximum health per minute.

Effect 2: Movement speed +20%, attack speed +20%, and energy recovery +20% in forests. (Time Value cannot benefit from this effect.)

Effect 3: All members of the elf race must show respect to the holder. If anyone acts offensively, you may report them to the elf race's enforcers.

Effect 4: Active Skill: Holy Tree Rejuvenation

Item Description: My lady, the way to the royal city is this way. Let me lead you!

Holy Tree Rejuvenation

Active Skill Description: Upon use, immediately gain the Holy Tree's protection. If you die within one hour, you may immediately revive at full health and be exempt from death penalties. (If you possess another death-immunity skill, that skill takes priority.) Usage Limit: Once per day.

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Item Set: Elf Saintess Set. (1/5)

Set Description: Gather all five items, and you can become the saintess of the elf race!

Holy shit, was this really an item a random small boss by the roadside could drop? You had to be kidding!

Especially these effects—they were absurdly overpowered...

Kurumi's pupils trembled as she looked at the attributes. Was this really an item obtainable in the early game?