However, there are indeed things that Yu Ling cannot do.

For example, let Keo give up on 'healing' himself, return to the sacred tree, and live a good life, even if it's just for a year.

...Yu Ling's wings were practically sparking with fire this time.

And the original owner of this elven prince, less than ten minutes after parting with Yu Ling, once again encountered this future version of himself.

"You're here? Didn't you say you were going back?"

Yu Ling: "I have urgent business with the Sacred Tree. You should come with me."

The Elf Prince happily agreed.

The elves' lives were already boring and dull, and they lived carefree lives every day. Having something to do was actually quite interesting.

The two elf princes are quite influential; they can always wake up the idling elf tree and get it to say a few words, and this time was no exception.

The Sacred Tree said, “Your Highness, I am extremely grateful for curing my ‘illness,’ but your stay is limited and it’s time for you to go back. If you want to ask about that dark elf, he will not appear in the future.”

What?! That won't do!

"No, what I want to ask you this time is how to make him appear!" Yu Ling said. "I will need him in the future. Do you have any way to keep him alive?"

The sacred tree remained silent for a while.

It sounds like this rebellious child wants it to get sick again.

The sacred tree asked in bewilderment, "Child, my health is tied to the entire elven race. Why would you need a dark elf? Is this more important than the entire elven kingdom?"

If it's related to the Sacred Tree, then it's really difficult. The main quest and the side quest conflict. If there's no penalty for the main quest and the side quest has generous rewards, then the side quest is obviously the better choice.

Yu Ling was already prepared to give up, but he still asked one more question:

"Then... is there any way to allow Keo to return in the form of a normal elf?"

To this harmless question, the Sacred Tree answered quickly: "Yes. But each elf has a fixed number of bodies and souls, so you'll need to do this (blah blah)... and this (blah blah)..."

The sacred tree explained in great detail, using adjectives that only Yu Ling could understand, subtly pointing out that he and the original owner were not the same soul, and that there was a possibility that he would be squeezed out of the body after returning.

Yu Ling ignored this completely. As for the issue of the soul, he, a tree whose age was unknown, had no fear of it. What mattered was the method to 'revive' Keo.

First, he needs to condense something full of energy to serve as a body to hold Kaio's soul. Then, he needs to sacrifice the body of an elf, return it to the sacred tree, and divide it equally into two parts along with the vessel that serves as the body. Then, the sacrificed elf and Kaio can survive with the body of 'half an elf'.

The only drawback is that they cannot live as long as the Sacred Tree, and if the two of them return to the Sacred Tree together again, they can only give birth to one new elf.

"I see."

Yu Ling had already made his own plans. He chose to pluck a leaf from his system space to serve as a vessel. He also knew how powerful his leaf was; he could easily create three new bodies, each as full of magical energy as the original body.

Yu Ling handed the leaf to the sacred tree, hoping it would work harder and she would water it with more medicine to create three bodies—one for herself, one for the original owner, and one for Kaio.

He shared an elven body with the original owner. Unlike previous worlds, the original owner's soul was still there, and he was only borrowing the body once. He couldn't really leave the other person without a 'home' to return to.

"Yes," the sacred tree of spirits agreed.

It has to be Yu Ling. Anyone else, even if they had reached this point, would have found a suitable vessel to hold onto. Time waits for no one!

If Yu Ling were not bound by the system, he might have survived in the world in another way, but his existence itself is a huge cheat, especially after he planted his main body in his private space (the permanent residence of the main god that is connected to the system space).

A continuously growing ice crystal tree that can constantly self-repair is a huge asset, even for other mission takers bound by the main god.

The leaves that Yu Ling contributed also share some similarities in attributes with the Sacred Tree of Elves. The other party is also one of the incarnations of the 'World Tree' in the fairy tale world. Yu Ling broke off a branch in the cultivation world to use as a new body to go out and explore for a level.

So, these three 'new bodies' were completed very quickly.

To the Elf Prince, who was also the original owner of the body, Yu Ling was himself, and everything he did was right; he had no intention of objecting at all.

(Although, if he objected, I would end up fighting with Yu Ling, this great demon, for control of my body, which would be an even more terrifying outcome.)

After resolving her physical issues, Yu Ling sped back. Meanwhile, three new fruits appeared on the Sacred Tree of the Elves. In the instant of historical fusion, the old version of the Dark Elf, the original Elf Prince, and Yu Ling disappeared together, transforming into three streams of light that returned to the Sacred Tree of the Elves.

At this moment, the system that had transformed into an elf was finally freed, and the sacred tree of elves was completely restored to health, with no possibility of it turning evil or corrupting in a short period of time.

Because this was a deal between Yu Ling and the Sacred Tree of Elves, the three and a half newly born elves already possessed their own consciousness while they were still fruits.

They are: the original owner whose memories remain after separating from Yu Ling, the 'not-black' elf Kaio after the fusion of old and new memories, and Yu Ling.

When Kaio woke up, the entire elf was in a dazed state. He didn't die? He hung back on the sacred tree? But wouldn't he have corrupted the sacred tree?!

Before he could resolve his doubts, he turned his head again and saw a fruit on his left and a fruit on his right, sandwiched between them, and both fruits exuded a familiar scent.

These two auras are not the same, but they are very similar. He has been in contact with Yu Ling's soul and the original owner's body the longest, so he can certainly feel that he has the same magical energy as Yu Ling (the original owner) in his body.

After the sacred tree of spirits secretly transmitted to him 'an embellished version of everything Yu Ling had done for him' through a nourishing process, Kaio was moved to tears.

Well... how come he has two brothers now?

The Sacred Tree of Elves: I really can't say this; there's a confidentiality agreement with the Supreme God.

Thus, even though Yu Ling was lazy and played around the whole time, she still managed to complete the main quest again and again. In the Elf Kingdom, all the elves (including the original owner and the protagonist) regarded her as a savior and took good care of her for a year.

[Ding! Main Quest: Survive! (Completed). Side Quest: Before completing the main quest, ensure the Sacred Tree of the Spirits does not decay. (Completed) This is a cumulative quest. Each year you survive will grant you 100 survival points; surviving less than a year will not count towards the total reward.]

The system sprite was completely relieved, immediately giving up and abandoning its body to return to the system space to rest. Sigh, the host is getting stronger and stronger and still stubbornly insisting on this; it's exhausting the system! ┭┮﹏┭┮