Elinor walked to the dining table, calmly poured herself another glass of wine, and then continued, "After my mother was out of danger, Ashilin sent someone to escort her and the remaining members of the Adagua family back to the control area of the Light Elven tribe. In addition, Ashilin specifically instructed the envoy to inform the Light Elven tribe that it was Elinor herself who found a way to lift the curse of dark magic and, after helping the Adagua family lift the curse, led the Adagua family and soldiers to counterattack the Dark Elven army."
"Unfortunately, due to the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, all the living members of the Adagua family died heroically. Archbishop Ashilin was moved by the fearless sacrifice of the Adagua family and decided to send the remaining bloodline of the Adagua family back to the territory of the Light Elven tribe as a sign of respect to the Adagua family, which is powerful and extremely loyal to the White Magic Association."
"At this point, our Adagua family has also proved our value again through the enemy's mouth, and we have regained the respect and honor that should have belonged to us. Hmph, doesn't it sound ironic?" Elinor said with a complex smile.
Dao Lao and Hao Yun agreed with Elinor's views, while also admiring Archbishop Ashilin's generosity and righteousness. However, Ashilin's proactive assistance in handling the affairs of the family after Elinor's death was enough to show how much she valued Elinor back then.
"In that case, shouldn't your mother be treated as the mother of a hero family, revered and praised by the people's era? Why is she still living in pain?" Hao Yun speculated.
"Almost all the members of our family died, her husband and children also died. Just this alone is enough to make my mother live in pain forever," Elinor replied at first.
Then, Elinor continued, "You already know that the Light Elven and Dark Elven have completely opposite magical affinities and cannot communicate at all. So, although Ashilin used powerful dark healing techniques to forcibly heal my mother's injuries, my mother, as a Light Elven and an outstanding practitioner of white magic, her body would strongly reject the dark magic remaining in her body. This rejection force would cause her to endure great pain from the dark magic. Although this pain is not immediately fatal, it will continue to exist and gradually consume my mother's life."
Elinor's eyes flashed with a hint of resentment as she continued, "The longer my mother lives, the greater the pain she will endure. This alone is torture enough, but what my mother never expected was that after she returned to the territory of the Light Elven tribe, the White Magic Association sent someone to take her to the Association's exclusive controlled area to live."
"The White Magic Association publicly claims that they have granted her the exclusive territory for recuperation out of respect for the mother of a hero family. But in fact, those guys from the White Magic Association just want to use a reasonable excuse to confine my mother here."
"Why would they imprison your mother?" Hao Yun asked incredulously.
"Ah—! Isn't it because of the dark magic energy left by Ashilin in my mother?" Elinor sighed heavily:
"Because Ashilin equipped the Dark Elven army with a powerful zombie legion, the Light Elven tribe has been oppressed by the Dark Elven tribe for years. If it weren't for the fact that the main purpose of the Dark Elven tribe is to occupy enough planting bases for Amande flowers and Aegexian grass, and they have basically achieved their goal. Otherwise, they would have flattened the entire territory of the Light Elven tribe and turned it all into a hell on earth!"
"The Light Elven tribe, which has been unable to gain any advantage in the war for years, naturally placed all hopes of dealing with dark magic on the White Magic Association. Although the White Magic Association has also intensified training for the Light Elven tribe and has learned to use white magic to increase attack power and add protective shields to improve their combat strength, facing the zombie legion of the Dark Elven tribe, those white magic is still not enough to support them in confronting the Dark Elven tribe."
"Therefore, when the White Magic Association learned that my mother had dark magic injected into her body by Ashilin to treat her injuries, they regarded Lady Mother as a rare living specimen. After imprisoning my mother, the White Magic Association regularly claims to help her recuperate and check her physical recovery. They collect live samples from my mother's body through methods such as blood sampling for research. At the same time, they also use white magic with certain damaging effects on my mother to find a better way to resist dark magic with white magic."
"Experiment after experiment has made my mother miserable. Therefore, the White Magic Association specifically dispatched multiple servants and a guard to take care of my mother, in case she suddenly commits suicide. Because they really hope to obtain more research results before my mother's life is consumed by dark magic. And my mother can only live day by day in pain and fear, while facing various experiments conducted by the Light Elven tribe on her body, helpless and hoping for death to come soon."
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As Elinor spoke, she subconsciously ran five fingers along the wooden wall beside the window, leaving five deep finger marks.
Although the current Elinor in front of them is definitely not a good person, it does not prevent Hao Yun and Dao Lao from feeling sympathy for her mother's plight. So, Hao Yun asked with concern, "So, how are you doing now?"
Elinor replied with a sly smile, "According to the rules of the Underworld, I can investigate and observe my mother's life in the mortal realm, but I cannot interfere with her life. But now it's different. Hmph. Since I've already broken the rules of the Underworld, I naturally don't care about breaking a few more."
After returning to the Elven planet, Elinor immediately sent someone to infiltrate the White Magic Association and rescue my mother. Hmph. Now, all I have to do is wait for the right moment, find a way to dispel the black magic lingering in my mother's body, and find a way to help her escape the pain caused by her injuries!
Then, Elinor's ghostly smile faded, and she spoke with a somewhat serious tone, "Actually, the main reason I dared to return to the Elven planet after committing such a fault in the Underworld was to find the root of black magic and rescue my mother from danger. However, I must confess, upon returning to the Elven planet this time and encountering the dark magic of the Dark Elves once again, I discovered a more serious issue."
"What issue?" Dao Lao asked, sensing that Elinor had something more to say.
"Because of my previous indirect contact with Mould Spirit energy and even using its power to cast spells, I have a rather intuitive sense of the power of Mould Spirit energy." Elinor hinted, and Dao Lao nodded in agreement.
Elinor continued, "It's for this reason that when I returned to the Elven planet this time and encountered the enhanced dark magic of the Dark Elves, especially the dark magic they are currently using, I immediately felt a sense of familiarity. It's not because I've practiced dark magic before that I feel familiar with these dark magics, but because I detected a scent of Mould Spirit energy in their dark magic."
"The scent of Mould Spirit energy? Are you sure?" Dao Lao asked seriously.
Elinor nodded cautiously, "If my perception is not mistaken, there are indeed many traces of Mould Spirit energy in the dark magic currently used by the Dark Elves, especially in those zombies they create. I can clearly feel that there are many shadows of Mould Spirit energy in the dark magic that enables them to resurrect and move again."
"So, are you suggesting that Mould Spirit energy might also exist on the Elven planet?" Dao Lao didn't want to show too much concern about Mould Spirit energy at this moment, mainly to avoid letting the cunning Elinor know his true identity, lest she use this information to uncover the presence of Mould Spirit energy hidden on the Elven planet. Moreover, they had previously examined the zombies on the cliff and found no traces of Mould Spirit energy on them. This made Dao Lao skeptical of Elinor's claim that she could perceive Mould Spirit energy from those zombies.
Furthermore, Dao Lao was unsure why Elinor suddenly brought this up. Did she genuinely want to share some intelligence with him, or was she trying to probe his true identity? Therefore, Dao Lao immediately warned Haoyun through the system channel to stay vigilant and cautioned him not to speak recklessly from now on, for fear of being easily deceived by Elinor.
"I dare not be certain about this matter. I just have some doubts." Elinor continued cautiously, "However, because of this familiar feeling, I have to be more cautious in searching for the source of black magic. Because, just as Master Dao previously questioned, I am now also worried that the so-called source of black magic is a trap set by Mould Spirit energy. After all, through indirect contact with Mould Spirit energy, I have learned about its power and its terrifying aspects. Especially for us priests, if we accidentally fall into its trap, the consequences could be unimaginable!"
Dao Lao and Haoyun continued to refrain from commenting on Elinor's words, pretending to be ordinary priests from the Underworld and acting as if they were helpless if Mould Spirit energy were to exist on the Elven planet. However, in their minds, they were rapidly discussing Elinor's intentions behind her remarks and where they should start looking for the whereabouts of Mould Spirit energy if what she said was true.
Seeing Dao Lao and Haoyun's serious expressions and their silence, Elinor continued, "By the way, sirs. Speaking of the possible connection between black magic and Mould Spirit energy, we cannot avoid mentioning Archbishop Anselin again. After the Mould Spirit energy informed me about the origin of black magic, I immediately thought of Archbishop Anselin."
"Why? Do you suspect that Archbishop Anselin is related to the source of black magic?" Haoyun asked.
Elinor nodded solemnly and replied, "Yes. Please don't forget, Lord Haoyun, Archbishop Anselin is not only one of the twelve pioneers who first comprehended the power of black magic, but she also discovered the secret of the Dume ore and became the first person to break through the bottleneck of black magic cultivation. Plus, during the time she was forced into seclusion, she somehow experienced some extraordinary adventures and her strength increased dramatically, becoming the strongest black magician on the Elven planet. This makes me wonder if Anselin is not an extremely talented black magic practitioner, but just a lucky one chosen by Mould Spirit energy."
Elinor shrugged and said, "Although I don't want to deal with Mould Spirit energy again, because that would be too dangerous. But due to the gambler's mentality driving me, I still refuse to give up searching for Anselin's black magic power. What if my perception is wrong? What if Anselin's black magic power can really guide me to find the source of black magic? What if there is no connection between her black magic and Mould Spirit energy? You see, this is the only way I can escape the punishment of the Underworld. So, even if there are risks in searching for the black magic left by Anselin, I have to take the risk and try."
Dao Lao thought Elinor's words were very reasonable, but he immediately raised another question, "If you suspect Archbishop Anselin is related to the source of black magic, wouldn't it be easy to find out the answer by checking her body or investigating her grave? These should be easy tasks for you, right? So, why are you here telling us all this?"