There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

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Chapter 551: The White Eagle's Feathers

Lu Qing and Ling rode on Wu Tian's back, quickly swimming downstream. Unlike the slow-moving turtles they remembered, Wu Tian swam quite fast.

Her limbs seemed to move slowly, but each swing accelerated her forward significantly. This had nothing to do with the power of the Heavenly Dance; it was simply a matter of using the power of the water element.

The trees on both sides rushed past, and the trees on both sides of the river gradually became sparse. At the same time, Lu Qing felt a strange feeling here, but she didn't know exactly what was strange about it.

It was at this moment that Wu Tian, ​​who was swimming beneath her, began to explain to Lu Qing.

"This is Storm Valley, a place where wind elements converge. The howling of the wind could be heard here every moment, but now it has become a forbidden place where the wind is prohibited."

“Yes, there’s no wind here.” Lu Qing slowly opened her soft right hand, trying to feel the flow of air.

She couldn't sense anything, even though they were still moving rapidly across the river.

Lu Qing was somewhat puzzled. Although she didn't know much, she did know what it meant if there was no airflow at all in an area.

"Why did this place become like this?" Lu Qing asked Wu Tian beneath her with some confusion.

“The withering of the sacred tree affects more than just the water element.” Upon hearing Lu Qing’s words, Wu Tian said, “Annaba was once a vibrant forest, but now it has been turned into sand by the influence of the earth element. Now only tenacious insects remain there.”

"As for the fire element, the animals in the forest don't know much about it. They've only heard that humans have built an underground city made of steel in a place where the fire element gathers."

“That city used heat and steel to isolate the void, but that was only temporary. If the sacred tree continues to wither, the fire element will also lose its power,” Wu Tian said, his voice sounding somewhat complicated.

Lu Qing could somewhat understand her feelings. If she knew one day that the end of the world was coming, but didn't know exactly when, she would probably feel the same way.

"arrive."

Wu Tian stopped on a riverbank and looked toward a cliff in the distance.

Lu Qing and Ling turned their attention to the cliff and found a huge white eagle standing on the top of the cliff, seemingly deep in thought.

"Is this the ruler of the sky? It doesn't look very impressive," Wayne said in Lu Qing's mind.

"Isn't there no wind here? How did you fly?" Lu Qing asked, remembering something after hearing Wayne's words.

"Of course, it's because I have a way to fly without the wind," Wayne said with a hint of pride.

"A way to fly without wind... it can't be through anti-gravity, can it?" Lu Qing thought to herself.

"Maevelyn, a guest is here to see you," Wu Tian called out to the figure above the cliff.

Her voice wasn't loud, and Lu Qing didn't sense any magical fluctuations, but the white giant eagle standing on the cliff in the distance seemed to have heard Wu Tian's words and turned its head to look over.

It was only at this moment that Lu Qing noticed that Maeveline's right wing looked as if it had been broken off by something, with a large part missing. This was probably the reason why she couldn't fly.

Just as Lu Qing was pondering how Maeveline managed to descend from the cliff top without being able to fly, an astonishing scene unfolded.

Maevelyn took a step forward, lightly leaped, and jumped directly off the cliff!

Maevelyn slowly spread her wings, and the intact wing emitted a pale blue light. As soon as the light emanated from her wings, her descent in the air slowed down!

"So, Maeveline's flight actually relies on magic?" Lu Qing wondered, watching Maeveline slowly descend with the help of her wings.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Maeveline's wings are so big, how could they possibly drag such a huge body into the sky using only the power of their wings?

"Wu Tian, ​​there's a human and an elf. What do you want with me?" Maeveline asked as she slowly descended to the ground.

Her voice sounded very gentle, as if carried by the wind. After hearing Maevelyn's words, Wu Tian said, "It's mainly these two who are looking for you. They want to go to your previous lair to check the condition of the Sacred Tree's core."

"You have a way to heal the Sacred Tree!?" Maevelyn's pupils widened instinctively, and she looked at Lu Qing and Ling Dao with some surprise.

"Um..." Ling swayed in the air and said, "We need to check the condition of the Sacred Tree first. I don't know if it can heal me..."

"As long as there is hope for a cure, that's fine." Maevelyn nodded, then flapped her wings, causing a huge feather to float down in front of Lu Qing.

She slowly reached out and took the feather, only to discover that it was actually a purple-quality item.

【Item Name: White Eagle Feather】

[Item Quality: Purple]

[Description: The feathers, originating from the white eagle Maevelin, the sky overlord of the Elf Forest, have acquired special abilities after being carefully maintained by the wind element.]

[Skills: Wind Strike, Tailwind Travel, White Eagle's Blessing]

[Wind Strike: Stirs the white eagle's feathers, releasing a powerful burst of wind elemental energy.]

【Following the Wind: By raising its feathers, the white eagle can descend slowly from high altitudes and move with the direction of air currents when encountering strong air currents.】

[White Eagle's Blessing: The feathers of the white eagle will never decay and are immune to some attack damage below the blue tier.]

[Note: Parachute or hot air balloon? It's up to you.]

"What is this?" Lu Qing asked, looking at Maeveline with some confusion.

“As you can see, I can’t fly anymore.” Maeveline showed Lu Qing and Ling her injured wings and said, “This wound was caused by that Archbishop Guiji. He drove me out of my nest, and my wings were injured during the battle with him, which is why they are like this now.”

"Archbishop Angus, why did he drive Maeveline out of the lair? Was it because it was a place where he could check the state of the Sacred Tree's core?" Lu Qing thought to herself thoughtfully after hearing Maeveline's words.

"Then, can this feather you gave us carry us up?" Lu Qing asked, looking at the information about the feather's properties in her diary.

"Of course...no."

Maevelyn rolled her eyes and said, "How could a single feather that I carefully prepared possibly fly to the crown of the sacred tree? What are you thinking?"

"Uh, I was just being steady..." Lu Qing said, scratching her cheek with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"So what exactly do you want to do with this feather you gave us?" Ling floated beside Lu Qing, moving up and down curiously.

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Chapter 552: Storm Valley and the Wind Elemental

"Do you know why Storm Valley became like this?" Maevelyn didn't answer Lu Qing and Ling's questions, but instead asked them in return.

"You mean, the wind element?" Lu Qing asked, realizing something after hearing Maevelyn's words.

“That’s right.” Maevelyn nodded and said, “Storm Valley used to be filled with strong winds, and the power of the wind element spread from here to the whole world, affecting the weather of this world.”

"However, now, the wind element has become abnormal, suppressing all the wind element in the entire Storm Valley, turning this place into a forbidden area without any wind."

“But the wind hasn’t actually disappeared; it’s been accumulating.” Maevelyn said, her eyes shining. “If the wind element is restored to normal, then all the wind element that has accumulated over the years will erupt!”

"At that time, I will be able to use the burst of wind element to fly into the sky and send you to the canopy of the sacred tree!"

When Maeveline spoke, her voice sounded somewhat excited, and Lu Qing could sense her intense desire to fly.

"Did you prepare this feather a long time ago?" Lu Qing asked, as if she had just thought of something.

“Hmm.” Maevelyn nodded and said, “I originally planned to make more of these feathers and then fly up with me.”

“But I overestimated myself. After more than ten years, all I’ve managed to produce is this one feather,” Maevelyn said, sounding somewhat dejected.

"So what do we need to do to restore the wind element to normal?" Lu Qing asked, looking at Maeveline.

“The wind elementals are high in the sky at the deepest part of Storm Valley. You can reach there using this feather of mine,” Maevelyn said. “Storm Valley is full of accumulated wind elementals. You can find places where the wind elementals are more concentrated and use the feather I gave you to release them.”

"Then we can use the released wind elements to fly into the sky?" Lu Qing asked, looking at Ling Yu's skill [Following the Wind].

“That’s right, that’s exactly it.” Maevelyn nodded, then looked at Lingdao: “This feather of mine can only help you get closer to the wind element. As for how to restore the wind element to its original state, that’s up to you.”

“If we can’t even deal with the wind element, then getting close to the core of the Sacred Tree won’t help.” Maevelyn said, her gaze fixed on the spirit, as if she was thinking about something.

"Oh, don't worry, leave it to Ling'er!" Ling said confidently, her body shimmering slightly.

"Okay, it's up to you." Maevelyn nodded.

"..."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Maevelyn asked, "Aren't you leaving?"

Maevelyn wanted to go back to the cliff to continue enjoying the wind, although due to the nature of Storm Valley, there wasn't much wind for her anyway.

Unable to fly, she could only climb the mountain from the foot, looking rather disheveled. If she wasn't careful, she might tumble down the mountain like a ball, something she had learned from over a decade of mountain climbing experience...

In short, she would never walk when there are still people around, absolutely not!

"..." Lu Qing glanced at the contents of the diary with a slightly speechless expression, then looked at Ling and said, "Ling, time is of the essence, let's move on."

"Oh...oh!" Ling was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to her senses and said.

After they finished speaking, the two quickly left. Maevelyn watched their departing figures, then turned to Wu Tian and said, "That Ling, I feel like I've seen her somewhere before."

"You think so too?" Wu Tian asked, somewhat surprised by Maevelyn's words. But after a while, she added, "Don't all elves look pretty much the same? It's normal to feel familiar with them."

"Probably," Maevelyn said, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Wu Tian's words.

"The person has been delivered. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now," Wu Tian said, glancing in the direction Lu Qing and Ling had left.

"Aren't you going to wait until they come back before sending them back?" Maeveline asked Wu Tian.

“Storm Valley is huge, who knows when they’ll be back.” Wu Tian rolled her eyes and said, “I’m going to sleep underwater first. You can wake me up when they come back.”

After speaking, Wu Tian, ​​without waiting for Maeveline to say anything, slowly sank into the water and disappeared without a trace.

"..."

Maeveline stared at the spot where Wu Tian had disappeared, and only after confirming that he had really gone to rest did she slowly begin to climb up the cliff.

......

"Wait a minute, Maevelyn only said that the wind element is high in the sky deep in Storm Valley, did she say exactly where?" As they walked, Lu Qing suddenly thought of something and said.

"She probably didn't say because she didn't know either," Ling said slowly, floating beside Lu Qing after hearing her words.

“Mevelyn herself can no longer fly, so she has no way to enter the depths of Storm Valley. How could she possibly know where the wind element is?”

“That’s true,” Lu Qing nodded.

“Since it’s wind element, it should be quite noticeable. We should be able to see it once we’re close enough,” Lu Qing said.

As she spoke, Lu Qing was also communicating with Wayne in her mind, asking her to patrol the sky and help her find the location of the wind element.

"I think I've found the wind element." After hearing Lu Qing's words, Wayne slowly spoke in his mind.

"Found it?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "How did you find it?"

"Because the visibility from the air is excellent, I can sense that there is a patch of sky filled with very dense wind elements, which is the place with the most concentrated wind elements in the entire Storm Valley," Wayne explained to Lu Qing in his mind.

"Can I see it now?" Lu Qing asked in her mind.