There was no suspense in Eli’s answer, he responded yes immediately. He was very eager to help out.
The truth was that among all of Dyon’s allies, Eli had contributed the most behind Clara. It was just that he was still restless and unwilling to continue doing nothing.
When Dyon saw the various gardens Eli had created within the Life Ring, he was completely astounded.
With Clara’s help, he had created various environments utilizing formations tweaked to his requirements. Whether that be terribly cold conditions, blazing hot temperature, high altitudes, dry conditions, wet mossy conditions, even evil and darkness type gardens and their holy counterparts, Eli had accounted for them all.
He had an attention to detail that surprised even Dyon, and a green thumb that could grow almost anything.
It was only then that Dyon learned what Eli’s Heaven Child ability was. He could actually speed up the growth of plants simply by showing them care, affection and attention. Because of this ability, he had managed to grow a massive base of common, practitioner, and master level plants in only 14 or so years.
To put that into perspective, even the lowest level of practitioner plants needed to decades to grow. As for master level plants, their quality was counted in centuries! For Eli to create so many of them in just 14 years was mind boggling.
If Dyon were to sell just the plants within this ring right now, it would be in the order of dao stones. If one tried to use celestial stones, the price would be too astronomical.
The best part was that the seeds used were bought with profound stones. It was truly inconceivable that Eli had been able to do this. According to him, it would only be 5 or so more years before he could begin to foster Grandmaster level plants. Maybe what was most shocking was that the only thing that was holding him back was Clara’s limitation in the formations she could create. The environments weren’t realistic or powerful enough to sustain grandmaster level plants, yet Eli had innovated new ways to get around this.
Dyon doubted that any clans or sects before the top 15 or so had such robust spiritual gardens. Reason being clans below that level wouldn’t grow their own grandmaster plants, in fact, they wouldn’t even grow their own master plants, instead relying on the Sapientia Quadrant. Only the best of clans with the most solid foundations would have their own spiritual gardens and their own secondary professionals.
Either way, there was no doubting Eli’s contribution. The base he created was more than just a launch point for Dyon’s plans. Even if he did nothing more, Dyon had enough to survive for centuries.
That aside, what Dyon needed Eli’s help with were the Serpent Vines. Dyon had thought of simply destroying them, but then he had another thought.
Dyon had no doubt that once their Corner was opened to the public, especially considering the plans he had for it, that there would be a whole host of problems. It was impossible for Dyon to be here all the time, so it needed its own protection.
Some Serpent Vines could even fight against dao formation experts without losing a step. Of course, these weren’t the level of vines that were in their corner, or else there would be no hope of dealing with them.
However, there were many on the essence level, with a handful at the saint level. If their battle power was coordinated, they could be very useful. The problem was that Dyon didn’t have a method for controlling them so he could only turn to Eli.
According to Eli, he wasn’t entirely sure of a way either. Apparently, no one had a foolproof method of controlling Serpent Vines, but he was confident that once Delia returned, he’d be able to start studying them properly. He even got Dyon to buy him a few Serpent Vines embryos to begin early.
After dealing with all of that, Dyon left. He didn’t need to see Ri through her breakthrough, he had the utmost confidence in her. But, for now, he had to deal with Soul Rending Peak.
It was a good thing those Devil Practitioners didn’t dare to enter the tower just yet, or else Dyon would have been frozen out of their corner. It seemed he would have to deal with that before he left the 98th quadrant.
Dyon directly teleported to the Soul Rend Corner and left, appearing above the lake that housed the two pillars that led to their Gate.
‘They must have left already, then.’ Dyon had expected the same air ship that had brought them here to be waiting to take away those who had legacies, but it seemed he had wasted a bit too much time. ‘It’s fine. The fact I did this would make me even more of a target.’
Dyon quietly slipped into Soul Rending Peak, making his way into the courtyard he shared with little Rose and Vice Master Evangeline Moon.
The first thing Dyon saw when he walked in was an adorable little girl running up to him with a smile on her face.
“Little Rose.” Dyon smiled, rubbing her small head. “Did you miss me?”
Rose smiled shyly before running off. Judging by her glance toward the back portion of the courtyard, Dyon assumed that Evangeline wanted to speak with him.
Walking through the large home, he eventually made it to its backyard. He was greeted with the same serene river and lush greens he had seen before. Even the singular white table fashioned with intricate designs and tea were there. Yet, this all paled in comparison to the golden-haired beauty that sat elegantly on a chair beside it.
By now, it was getting very late and the moon hung high in the skies, yet it was still dim in comparison to Evangeline.
“Come, let’s have some tea.”