From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

The Elf Queen Orelana was so beautiful that she could make three strong members of the Elf Clan turn against each other.

After hearing the story told by Ailena, Lu Heng and his companions all shared the same thought, wishing to meet this Elf Queen in person.

"May I know where Sword Saint Terence currently is? I would like to visit him," Lu Heng asked for the information he really wanted to know.

Ailena told this story to remind these humans that seeing Terence might come with a heavy price.

However, she wasn't planning to stop them, so she pointed to the Storm Cliff on the east side and said, "If you can climb Storm Cliff with your bare hands, you might be able to meet Terence. I must warn you not to fly up there, otherwise, Storm Cliff will let you know why it's named after a storm."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement: "Alright, understood, thank you."

As he was about to leave,

Ailena added, "Terence is much more temperamental than Seren. If you're hoping to get something from him, you're mistaken."

Lu Heng didn't understand what she meant at first and was stunned before he realized.

The meaning of this Elf Arcanist was clearly hinting that his group might be raiders.

Apparently, the news of the raid on the Knowledge Ancient Tree in the Moonshadow Forest had spread.

No wonder Ailena's initial attitude was quite cold, only warming up after seeing the Golden Tree Seed.

After all, the previous group of humans were from a raiding team, surely leaving a very bad reputation on the Queldorei Continent.

Fortunately, before leaving the Moonshadow Forest, he had asked Seren for a token.

With the Golden Tree Seed in hand, they could at least prove their friendly intentions toward Seren.

...

After leaving the Twisted Tower, the trio arrived in front of Storm Cliff.

Ailena had reminded them that if they wanted to meet Sword Saint Terence, they would need to climb Storm Cliff with their bare hands.

Lu Heng wasn't sure if this was a test, but since the Elf had said so, he would follow through.

Besides, climbing Storm Cliff with bare hands wasn't that difficult.

Lu Heng initially thought so, but when he actually started climbing, he realized it wasn't so simple.

Storm Cliff was named so because storms often struck between its cliffs.

The shape of this mountain was unique; the wind from the East Sea, when it entered the mountain range, would gather into a very strong wind pressure.

Lu Heng felt the wind speed in the mountain multiply by more than ten times.

While climbing, one had to be careful not to be blown away by the storm.

Originally, Lu Heng had planned to use his Windwalker ability to sprint and climb to the top, but he realized doing so during the climb would get him swept away by the wind.

In the end, he had to climb one step at a time.

Due to the difficulty, Lu Heng didn't allow Su Muyu and the other to follow, asking them to wait at the foot of the mountain.

Lu Heng climbed slowly against the strong wind pressure, unable to utilize his speed advantage.

Sometimes the storm was too fierce, forcing him to find recesses in the cliff to temporarily take shelter.

Although the difficulty was greater than expected, Lu Heng's strength was sufficient, and he steadily made his way upward.

After climbing the 2,600-meter high Storm Cliff for an hour, he finally reached the top.

On the top of Storm Cliff, Lu Heng saw a cave, the entrance of which was several meters high and a vast space inside.

This cave must be the Storm Cave that Ailena had mentioned.

Lu Heng stepped inside, and as soon as he entered the cave, the sound of the wind in his ears stopped immediately, as if the storm was isolated outside this cave.

Once inside the cave, Lu Heng stood at the entrance not moving recklessly.

Because inside the cave, there were clear signs of someone living—more precisely, of an Elf dwelling here.

Stone tables, stone chairs, a stone bed—all necessary things for a dwelling place were there but arranged very simply, with no unnecessary items.

At this moment, the cave was empty, and as Lu Heng had come uninvited, he could only stand at the entrance.

After a long wait.

A sword light struck from behind. Lu Heng's eyes narrowed, he promptly ducked and drew the Aurora Blade, deflecting the sword thrust from behind.

Once the Aurora Blade was out, a voice came from behind: "Fine sword!"

Lu Heng sheathed the Aurora Blade behind him and turned to face the newcomer.

It was an Elf with a ponytail and well-built muscular arms, a slender figure that indicated swift movements.

This Elf had a visible scar above his right eye and a beard under his chin, giving him a very dashing and unrestrained appearance.

If judged by human standards of age, this Elf would appear to be in his forties.

However, Elves live much longer than humans, so this Elf would be over six hundred years old.

That means he was likely born just after the Abyss Descent.

Lu Heng, to prevent another attack, quickly spoke up, "Hello, I come from the Human World, here to visit Mr. Elf Sword Saint Terence."

"Heh..."

The Elf let out a slightly mocking and meaningful "heh" as he walked into the cave, asking, "What did Seren send you here for? Is he ready to apologize?"

Hearing this, Lu Heng had now confirmed that this was Terence.

And from his tone, it was obvious that he was both prideful and sentimental.

He indeed had a grudge against Seren, but it wasn't hatred.

Lu Heng had just come out of Moonshadow Forest today; the forest scent might still be on him, and carrying the Golden Tree Seed, it wouldn't be strange for the other to notice.