The Eternal Saint of Alchemy

Bai Ye stood silently beside Xiao Fan.

When she saw the longsword, she, who was usually calm, finally relaxed a little, as if a stone that had been pressing on her heart for a long time had finally been lifted.

Xiao Fan stood at the entrance for a while, making sure there were no spiritual energy traps or defenses in this space, before making way for him.

Bai Ye paused in front of the gate before stepping inside.

Bai Ye walked to the silver sword, squatted down, and gently stroked the silver patterns on the sword with his fingers.

When her spiritual energy touched the sword, it emitted a deep hum, and the patterns on the sword began to rotate, like a creature that had been asleep for countless years slowly unfolding under the influence of this spiritual energy.

She gripped the hilt and slowly drew the sword.

As the longsword left the ground, the gray dust on the ground was stirred up by the sword energy, forming a small vortex.

When the sword was fully drawn, its silver blade shone with a bright, moonlit luster, and a layer of almost invisible seven-colored halo flowed around the edge of the blade.

Bai Ye stood up, holding the Silver Frost Sword, and turned to look at Xiao Fan. His entire demeanor underwent a subtle change. His silver-white robe blended perfectly with the silver patterns on the sword blade, as if they were one.

Her gaze lingered on Xiao Fan's face for a moment, then looked at the flowing patterns on the sword, and said softly, "The Silver Frost Sword, the natal magic weapon of the first leader of the Frost Shadow Sect."

It was forged using the power of the first generation of Starfall Stars, sharing the same origin as the rune system of the Grandmaster of the Void, but following a different path. The previous ideological differences within the Frostshadow Cult ultimately stemmed from the different future uses of this magical artifact.

She held the Silver Frost Sword horizontally in front of Xiao Fan. Upon closer inspection, the patterns on the sword could be clearly seen. Each pattern was remarkably similar to the Moon-Rank Light Pattern in Xiao Fan's Spirit Core, exhibiting a natural complementarity.

"Since you helped me get it, I can do something for you." Bai Ye's voice was still clear, but there was a hint of warmth in his tone.

Xiao Fan looked at the sword in his hand, then at Bai Ye. "Only when the Silver Frost Sword is in your hands can it unleash its full power."

Bai Ye lowered his head, sheathed his Silver Frost Sword, thought for a moment, then took out a dark gold disc from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Fan.

When she made this gesture, her fingers touched the edge of the disc, as if she were fulfilling her promise.

Xiao Fan put the disc into his spatial magic item, then glanced at the empty room behind the stone door to make sure nothing was missing before stepping onto the stairs.

Bai Ye, wielding the Silver Frost Sword, followed closely behind.

Back on the stone palace on the ground, the Golden Mane Beast from the Earth's Core was lying at the entrance of the palace. It looked up at Bai Ye for a moment, then lowered its head again.

Bai Ye stopped in front of the stone hall, rested the Silver Frost Sword at her waist, and nodded to Xiao Fan: "You now have the backup connection disk for the Silver Plains. The Frost Shadow Cult will no longer target other pipeline nodes. If you need any help in the future, you can leave the token at the Frost Shadow Cult stronghold south of Starfall Plains."

After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the southern part of Starfall Plain. Her silver-woven robe slowly blended into the night and became one with the starlight.

Xiao Fan stood at the entrance of the stone hall, watching her figure disappear into the horizon, and then looked at the Golden Mane Beast at his feet.

The Golden-Maned Beastman stood up, shook his mane, and snorted, as if to say, "Let's go."

He turned around and walked north along the main street of the city, with the Earth Core Golden Mane Beast following closely behind him. Under the starlight, their shadows grew farther and farther apart.

After returning to the White Tower, Xiao Fan placed his core disk back on the backup interface in the center of the Silver Plain. With the disk's return, all the nodes on the White Tower projection regained their brightness.

The Earth Core Golden Mane Beast lay on the ground, its mane surrounded by a pale golden halo that looked very comfortable.

For the next two days, Bai Ye did not appear again. Only two messengers from the Frost Shadow Cult left a letter, one of which remained in the northern part of the Gray Domain.

The first piece of news was that the disc on the Silver Plains had returned to its original position, and the Frostshadow Church confirmed that they would no longer interfere with the operation of the pipeline.

The second letter contained an extra line: "The first-generation Starlight Power stored within the Silverfrost Sword does not match the records in our sect's scriptures. If you don't mind, we can meet at the Primal Stone Hall in three days."

The Earth Core Golden Mane Beast raised its head, sniffed the air, and then lay down on the ground, seemingly to confirm the authenticity of the letter.

After listening to the second letter, Master Cheng frowned slightly and said, "The other party is here to adjust the spiritual energy parameters, which is a sign of trust."

Three days later, Xiao Fan arrived at the stone palace south of Xingluo Plain.

Bai Ye was already in the main hall, with the Silver Frost Sword lying across the stone platform.

Without wasting any words, Xiao Fan turned the hilt of the Silver Frost Sword around and said, "Please use this talisman to draw a circle on the pattern on this sword, and I will record its parameters on the other end."

Xiao Fan affixed the talisman to the surface of the Silver Frost Sword, and a gentle resonance was established from the first generation of stellar spiritual power within the spiritual core and the sword body.

He stayed in the passage for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, allowing the spiritual power of the Silver Frost Sword and the Moon-Rank Spirit Core to operate at the same frequency.

Bai Ye stood at the other end of the stone platform, drawing a series of runes on the table with his finger. These runes were for recording purposes.

After doing all this, Bai Ye stared at the runes for a long time, as if trying to confirm something.

When she looked up at Xiao Fan, a hint of relief appeared in her eyes: "Your spirit core and a secondary spiritual energy channel in the Silver Frost Sword are synchronized. This line extends to the main network of Starfall Plains, allowing for one-way transmission of signals at specific frequencies without affecting the entire backbone network."

She sheathed the Silverfrost Sword and sat down on the edge of the stone platform. "Once I get the Silverfrost Sword, I will reorganize the Frost Shadow Cult's activities and will not take away the node core components like before."

Xiao Fan sat at the other end of the stone platform, with the Earth Core Golden Mane Beast lying at his feet, its amber eyes quietly watching the patterns on the Silver Frost Sword beside Bai Ye.

Inside the stone hall, deep purple crystal pillars emitted a soft light, illuminating the figures of the two people.

That night, the two sat in the stone hall for a long time.

Bai Ye began to recount the evolution of the ideologies of the three generations of Frost Shadow Sect leaders. Initially, it was to oppose the Grandmaster of the Void Pill, but by the second generation, it gradually evolved into a compromise: to explore an independent path without destroying the entire network.