The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 909: Picking Up

Hearing that Aldrian wanted to bring back Sylphia and the Tree of Life, the mother and daughter knew that the time had come for the Tree of Life to change its location after spending eons in their empire.

One of their sacred trees would be taken by a human, and after looking at the tree that had stayed in this place for such a long time, they couldn’t help but feel a sadness in their hearts. After the tree was moved, the scenery of this place would obviously change. It would not be as flourishing as when the Tree of Life was here.

Still, they believed this was the best decision, and moreover, the spirit of the Tree of Life really liked Aldrian.

The spirit child could not erase Aldrian’s figure from her mind, and she always asked about him.

With her character like that, it would only create trouble for them in the future if they tried to keep the Tree of Life here. Not only did the spirit of the Tree of Life have peak pseudo immortal stage cultivation, but she also seemed to contain a hidden great power that even made Viona feel a slight disturbance in her being.

It was as if the spirit child’s existence carried something that could make spirits of trees like Viona feel reverence. When the Tree of Life first came to this empire, brought by the first ancestor, Viona had already been able to sense that it was special. She felt a sacred feeling and reverence toward it.

It was something that shocked Viona the first time she felt it. She did not know the full history of the Tree of Life, only that this tree was much older than even her real body. But the fact that she, the World Tree, could feel reverence toward the Tree of Life meant that the origin of the Tree of Life might be higher than the World Tree itself.

Higher than the tree that became a branch of the Heavenly Tree of the world.

"I see," Empress Vilena said with a slight sadness in her voice. Aldrian, who knew that the empress and the princess had lingering feelings toward the tree, spoke to them with a smile.

"Your Majesty and Princess Vaelir, you don’t have to feel so sad about parting from Sylvia. You can come to my palace anytime to see her, so don’t worry."

Empress Vilena released a small sigh. "I see... then I’m glad to hear that," she said, then looked at the Tree of Life.

"So how will Your Majesty move the Tree of Life? Although we have never moved the Tree of Life before, maybe we could try the normal way to move it toward Your Majesty’s palace," she added.

What Empress Vilena had in mind was to move the Tree of Life into an interstellar vessel, which would be large enough to hold the tree and bring it to the Barisan Continent.

But the problem was that she did not know the true nature of the Tree of Life, which made her unsure whether it could be moved that way.

Aldrian smiled when he heard her question.

"No, Your Majesty, I have my own way to move the Tree of Life, so you don’t have to worry about it," he said, and Empress Vilena nodded in response.

"If Your Majesty says so."

"Anyway, I think I will have to go for now. Thank you for taking care of Sylphia all this time, Your Majesty, and for the compensation of me taking Sylvia..."

Suddenly, not far from them, a mountain of treasures appeared.

Empress Vilena, Princess Vaeril, and Viona widened their eyes in shock. The mountain of treasures filled one part of the space beneath the World Tree, and the moment it appeared, its aura instantly spread across the vast space. If there were no special formation blocking the aura and energy from leaking out, the aura would have surged out and covered the entire palace.

There were hundreds of billions of peak-level energy stones, ten divine-grade artifacts, many pills that could help the elves’ cultivation, elixirs with various effects, formation knowledge, and more. The quantity alone was enough to create another empire—one even stronger than the Verdyn Empire.

Their hearts shuddered. They had already accepted what kind of compensation they would receive from Aldrian, but seeing it appear right before their eyes still shook their souls. This amount of treasure could make their empire many times stronger.

The number of divine-grade artifacts alone was more than what the imperial family currently possessed, and they could sense that a few among them were on the same level as their legacy artifact at peak divine grade.

They did not know how rich Aldrian truly was, but for him to casually take out this much treasure... just how wealthy was he? Did he have an island full of treasures somewhere?

"I hope that all of these treasures can greatly benefit the imperial family and the Verdyn Empire as a whole. This is also a sign of the deepening friendship between our empires," Aldrian said with a smile.

"Ah... yes, Your Majesty," Empress Vilena said awkwardly, still in shock.

Aldrian could not help but find their reactions amusing. But it was not surprising to see such expressions when faced with mountains of treasure. For him, these treasures were still just a drop of water in his large bucket full of water.

Moreover, after he made several worlds in the Northern Star Cluster his domain, his treasures continued piling up. That was because he had finally discovered the location of the faith gathering place in those worlds built by his followers, which also contained many treasures.

Aldrian turned his gaze toward Sylvia in his arms, who was also looking at the mountain of treasure. Sensing his gaze, she looked up at him, which made him smile warmly.

"Let’s go home," he said softly, and she responded with "Hm," smiling and nodding repeatedly.

Aldrian then focused his domain sense on the Tree of Life. He concentrated on moving it, and a moment later, the Tree of Life suddenly disappeared. The others were stunned by its sudden disappearance, but then they heard Aldrian’s voice again.

"Then we will take our leave. Thank you once again, Your Majesty, Princess Vaeril, Viona."

He, Sylphia, and Sylvia disappeared, leaving the three figures still speechless. They looked at the spot where the Tree of Life had grown, which now held a large hole. The soil did not turn messy despite the tree’s disappearance, and it only left many holes where the Tree of Life’s roots had grown in the past.

After a few seconds of silence, the three figures released a sigh.

"Truly amazing. As expected of His Majesty Aldrian," Empress Vilena said.

Princess Vaelir nodded without saying anything, while Viona continued looking at the spot where the Tree of Life had once stood.

Empress Vilena sighed once more. "Let’s go. We need to check this mountain of treasures. It will take us some time to count and appraise all of these treasures," she said, looking at the mountain of treasures.

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In the sky above Aldrian’s palace, an unusual object appeared and anyone who saw it would think they had gone crazy. That was exactly what happened to some people near the core region of the Eternal Sanctuary Forest.

Several cultivators were traveling between the trees when they accidentally looked in the direction of Aldrian’s palace. They stopped and rubbed their eyes, as if trying to make sure they were not hallucinating.

"Do you see what I see?" one of them asked as he stared at the sky.

"Of course. How could I not see it when that thing is so big?" another replied.

"Is that a fucking tree?"

What they saw was a giant tree floating in the sky, leaving them unsure of what to think.

While some people were confused, the Tree of Life, Aldrian, Sylphia, and Sylvia floated peacefully, enjoying the scenery below. Aldrian had teleported all of them high into the sky and kept them suspended so Sylvia could see a different view and the home where she would be staying.

Sylvia in his arms looked truly amazed, her eyes glistening as she saw this kind of scenery for the first time. Her body stayed still, as if she were quietly admiring the beauty beneath them.

Sylphia felt the same, holding onto Aldrian’s arm while enjoying the view.

Aldrian smiled when he saw both of them enjoying the scenery, then looked at Sylvia.

"Do you like it, Sylvia?"

Sylvia smiled, turned her head toward him, and nodded repeatedly. "Sylvia like it."

Aldrian then pointed toward the grand palace below. "That is where you will stay with me. That is your new home."

Sylvia looked at the palace, smiled, and quickly hugged Aldrian.

"Yeay, with Your Majesty," she said happily.

Aldrian hugged her back and looked down again.

"Now let’s look at your new home, Sylvia."