The Eternal Saint of Alchemy

That area, projected onto the entire White Pagoda area, appeared as a flat, blank space, seemingly devoid of anything.

He took out the three-colored energy core, brought it close to the core of the white tower, and used the spiritual power of the Sun-rank spirit core to activate the energy core, aiming it at the empty space.

About half an hour later, a thin layer of spiritual energy outline appeared on the white tower projection. It was a thick seal, and the spiritual energy of the Sun-rank spiritual core had just touched the edge.

The heavy seal was not made by the Grandmaster of the Void, and the style of the remaining spiritual energy was unlike any other ruin he had ever seen before.

The next day, Bai Ye checked the records on the Silver Frost Sword and confirmed that the style of the seal matched the vague description on the Silver Frost Sword. It said that this was a hidden seal set up by an ancient sect to conceal core spiritual materials, and the person who set up this seal was not a direct descendant of the Taixu Dansheng lineage.

Xiao Fan removed the remaining spiritual energy from the seal and placed it in the storage area of ​​the array room. He then wrote "Ancient Seal, to be confirmed" in a blank space on the map.

Master Cheng looked around and said, "We've explored most of the surface veins and ruins; now we should continue to delve deeper underground."

Three months after the Shuangjietai was officially established, the elders of the Xingluoyuan Federation personally paid a visit.

Inspector Zhang followed closely behind, and his attitude was noticeably more respectful than when he last came.

The elder in charge, surnamed Yu, had gray hair and a thin face. He possessed the cultivation level of the ninth rank peak. The fact that he could maintain such a cultivation level at nearly seventy years old was a testament to his extraordinary abilities.

Xiao Fan glanced at the spiritual energy emanating from the stone chamber, then at the half-marked map in the center of the hall, before speaking.

"The Joint Management Committee has been observing the operation of Shuangjietai. The development and management of the mining area north of Aurora Plain, the multi-party framework operation of the Rust Rift, and the continuous investment in pipeline maintenance all fall within the scope of mutual benefit."

As decided by the Joint Management Committee of the Main Urban Area, Shuangjietai will be officially included in the list of surrounding cooperative management areas. From now on, all external activities of Shuangjietai will be subject to the seal of the Joint Management Committee.

As he wrote the official statement, Master Cheng stopped writing.

Ning Yao stood at the entrance of the hall listening. She looked at Xiao Fan. With the seal of the Joint Management Office, it meant that Shuangjietai would become a formal partner, rather than a new base established by outsiders on the border.

Xiao Fan stood up, thanked Elder Yu, and then turned and left.

Elder Yu noticed the Sun-level cultivation emanating from Xiao Fan, narrowed his eyes slightly, and didn't say anything, only glancing at the short staff at Xiao Fan's waist.

After Elder Yu and Inspector Zhang left, Bai Ye walked from the spiritual materials research room to the entrance of the hall, looking at the records on the table. "Once they acknowledge your identity, things will be much easier from here on out."

Ten days later, the young master of Qinglu Manor, accompanied by an old servant, came to Shuangjietai again. This time, it was not to give Lu Miao or to return the gift, but to deliver an invitation on behalf of the current master of Qinglu Manor.

The letter also mentioned that Qingluzhuang will hold a small gathering in two months, inviting Shuangjietai as an important partner in the surrounding area of ​​the main city, and also hoping to share its experience at the conference.

Xiao Fan opened the invitation, his words were polite, and it was stamped with the seal of the owner of Qinglu Manor.

This was the first time he had received a formal invitation to a gathering, which meant that, to the surrounding forces, the Twin Realms Platform had changed from a "new base" to a "participant who was eligible for a special invitation."

Xiao Fan put away the invitation from Qinglu Manor. After confirming the specific time and place of the gathering, he asked Cheng Xiushi to include this matter in his daily management.

Not long after the news spread, the Crimson Iron Gang sent a letter saying that everything was normal at the mining site in the Rust Rift Valley and that they were preparing a new batch of spiritual medicinal powder.

Scarface from Westwind Fortress has sent people to Green Deer Manor to attend a meeting and, incidentally, to discuss the development of the northern end of the Rust Rift.

On the notice board in the main hall of the Twin Realms Platform, five more transaction records from different directions have appeared this month.

Cheng Xiushi replaced the old plank with a larger one and placed it in Xiao Fan's storage room. The contents on it could be used to record the early development of the stronghold.

Five days before the gathering, an uninvited guest arrived at Shuangjietai.

The man was tall and slender, dressed in a black, tight-fitting leather armor. He appeared to be in his forties, with an old scar on his left cheek that stretched from his forehead to his chin. Although his cultivation level wasn't high, he gave off an aura of someone who had been through countless battles.

He didn't stop, but said directly, "I come from Blackstone Pass."

Upon hearing the name, Master Cheng immediately reported to Xiao Fan, his expression noticeably more serious than that of most people.

Blackstone Pass is an independent force in the far north, mainly responsible for defense, and rarely moves south.

The visitor identified himself as Meng, an external affairs officer from Black Stone Pass. He had come to deliver news to Black Stone Pass: an entrance remarkably similar to the underground seal of Twin Realms Platform had been discovered to the north of Black Stone Pass. We had tried twice before but failed, so we wanted to ask someone skilled in breaking seals for help.

Xiao Fan sat at a table in Black Stone Pass, remaining noncommittal.

He first inquired about the details of several key locations and confirmed that the seal in the bronze disc projection had many similarities to the seal at Blackrock Pass.

"What method did you use?"

Deacon Meng recounted his attempt in detail. He forcibly pried open the seal with spirit stones and even used the most common chisels and hammers, but he didn't leave a single trace.

He admitted that a direct assault had been ruled out, and instead, he was looking for a method of spiritual resonance, which obviously required a spiritual control technology synchronized with the dual-realm platform.

Xiao Fan did not agree immediately.

He calculated the distance between Blackrock Pass and the seal, and said, "Go and investigate the spiritual energy fluctuations there first, and then make a decision."

Deacon Meng left behind a communication chip engraved with the Black Stone Pass logo and a simple investigation report before taking his leave.

Xiao Fan carefully compared the information he obtained at Black Stone Pass with the projection of the bronze disc.

The structural details of the two sealing layers are very similar, especially the wavebands of the spiritual energy barrier, which are almost identical.

The area covered by that seal was larger than the end of the dotted line in the bronze disc projection. The entrance to the ruins discovered at Black Stone Pass was located to the north of the seal, hundreds of miles away from the gate below the Twin Realms Platform, separated by an unexplored area north of Aurora Plains.

"Black Stone Pass is in the far north, not very close to the Twin Realms Platform," Xiao Fan said to Bai Ye, looking at the map spread out on the table. "I've never been there. The seal extends all the way there, meaning that what I originally thought was the edge isn't the real edge."