Goodbye, Chief Suzaku

There was only silence.

  Roy felt a bit melancholic, but he quickly dismissed these feelings.

  He would never be like Mars and the others, losing his spirit and locking himself into a limit with no direction to move forward.

  "By the way, Elder Roy, I haven't seen much of you since your artifact was promoted to a superior artifact. Why did you come out today?" Mars asked.

  "I have something I need to ask for the help of a few old friends," Roy replied.

  Roy then explained the situation to Mars about Kris, "That's it. Because Kris became a god outside her body, her soul is now very weak. So I want to ask if you and the others have any spare Soul Gold Beads."

  "If you have some, I'd like to exchange for them so that Kris's soul can recover faster."

  "After all, within the first thousand years after becoming a god, the affinity to the profound mysteries of the laws is the highest. If Kris's soul can fully recover or even become stronger, it will allow her to go further in her cultivation in the future."

  "Indeed," Mars nodded. Then, he pulled out three Soul Gold Beads the size of glass beads and handed them to Roy, saying, "These are the only three I have left. Take them back to your little maid first. As for the rest, I'll ask those old friends of mine to see if they have any."

  "Thank you, Mars," Roy said.

  "If you need anything, just send me a message. I won't refuse!" Mars exclaimed.

  "Hahaha, Roy, I'll remember that," Mars laughed.

  He had done so much for the sake of hearing these words, hadn't he? After all, they were all old foxes who had lived for billions of years, and they each had their own way of survival.

  For someone like Roy, who had such powerful strength, investing emotions was the highest return.

  Being able to exchange materials and inkstones for a certain amount of friendship, who knew if one day it might even save his life.

  Mars went to contact his old friends, while Roy returned to the castle with the three Soul Gold Beads. He knocked on Kris's door.

  "Elder Roy."

  Hearing the knock on the door, Kris opened it and looked at the sky outside, her face slightly red.

  She had been Roy's servant for over a thousand years, and Kris was no longer the young girl who knew nothing.

  In these thousand years, she had also returned home several times, and from the casual conversations of her parents and grandparents, she could gather some information.

  Wasn't it too early for this time of day? Moreover, she wasn't ready yet!

  Before Kris could think too much, Roy handed her the three Soul Gold Beads.

  "Kris, these are a few Soul Gold Beads. Absorb them later, it will be good for the recovery of your soul," Roy said. "I have asked a friend to collect more Soul Gold Beads. Once your soul gets through this weak period, you can start cultivating again."

  "In these next few days, summarize any problems you have with cultivation. If I can solve them, I will help you. If not, you can only think and comprehend them slowly by yourself."

  "After all, in the eyes of ten thousand gods, the profound mysteries of the laws have ten thousand faces. There has never been the same interpretation of the laws by two people."

  "Huh?"

  As Kris looked at the Soul Gold Beads handed to her by Roy and listened to his words, she suddenly felt that everything was not so bad.

  "Thank you," Kris softly said as she took the Soul Gold Beads from Roy's hand.

  "Hmm?" Roy looked at Kris for a few moments. Was it just his imagination?

Just now, it seemed like there was a difference in the emotions contained in Kelsey's voice compared to before.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just a feeling, you seem different."

"Then Elder Roy, do you think I was better before or after the change?"

Sure enough, it wasn't an illusion.

If it was the previous maid, she wouldn't have asked such questions.

"It doesn't matter, whether you change or not, it's still you, as long as you feel comfortable."

"Alright, go absorb the Soul Pearls, if you have any doubts about cultivation, you can come upstairs and ask me."

After speaking, Roy waved to Kelsey and returned to his cultivation room.

Sitting cross-legged in the cultivation room, Roy closed his eyes and began to practice.

Roy didn't comment on Kelsey's changes.

Over the years, through some information, Roy naturally knew about the Four Beast Clan's plans.

But when it came to emotions, Roy felt that it was best to let things happen naturally.

He wouldn't choose Kelsey because of the Four Beast Clan, nor would he reject her because of the Four Beast Clan millions of years later.

If he felt a connection, then everything would be fine.

If there really was no emotional connection, then it would just stay like this.

Whenever the maid wanted to leave, he wouldn't hold her back.

For now, cultivation was more satisfying.

...

With the help of Mars, it took less than a year for Roy to gather enough Soul Pearls to fully restore Kelsey's soul, and there was even some surplus.

Because Mars knew that Kelsey had yet to awaken her bloodline in the Clan's Awakening Pool, he prepared the necessary Soul Pearls for Kelsey along with Roy.

This made Roy very grateful and the two of them interacted more frequently.

Of course, during the process of collecting Soul Pearls, Roy also met more than a dozen Seven-Star Devil Elders of the Four Beast Clan, all introduced by Mars.

"Elder Roy, I have fully recovered."

On this day, Kelsey changed into a green dress and knocked on Roy's door.

When Kelsey became a god, Roy had already told her that once her soul was fully restored, he would take her to the Phoenix Clan's residence to awaken her bloodline.

Sure enough, as soon as her soul was fully restored, Kelsey couldn't wait to report to Roy.

"Mhm."

"Then let's go."

Opening the door, Roy glanced at Kelsey.

Mhm, her mental state is very good, it's obvious that she hasn't been mistreated.

He was taking someone back to her hometown. If the young girl returned looking like a victim, what would her family think?

He, Roy, wasn't some pervert, reputation was still important.

Because flying was forbidden in the Tianji Mountain Range, Roy and Kelsey had to walk to the Phoenix Clan's residence.

During this journey, Roy also met several familiar elders, and after a brief exchange, they went about their own business.

"Hahaha, Roy, I thought you would come the second year, so I've been waiting here, but I didn't expect to wait for over a thousand years."

After arriving at the Phoenix Clan's residence, Kelsey was led by the clan members to the bloodline awakening pool, while Roy was brought to the Clan Chief Hall to meet the Phoenix Clan Chief, Tiya Nemo.

Tiya was genuinely happy.

The Four Beast Clan didn't lack Seven-Star Devil Elders, but they lacked powerful elders.

Roy's performance in the arena in the past thousand years was not weaker than the strongest members of the clan.