The Eternal Saint of Alchemy

Using the Silver Frost Sword, Bai Ye traced back to the spiritual energy fluctuations around the Spring Equinox and found the corresponding waveform data.

Data shows that this spiritual energy fluctuation originated from an ancient sect, which did indeed conduct long-distance spiritual energy detection on the pipeline network in the Taipei area of ​​the dual realms.

Since the last time the cultivator surnamed Tong appeared, he has not made a public appearance again. However, the ancient sect's headquarters is still operating normally, and it has far more advanced remote detection methods than in the previous two seasons.

After conducting a short-term operational plan in the main building, Xiao Fan and Bai Ye decided to focus their attention on the middle section of the pipeline between the tower and the Twin Platforms.

After inspecting the underground pipelines, Cheng Xiushi and his team set up three hidden spiritual energy disturbance recording points in the middle of the pipelines. This way, even if no one was on duty at night, they could still record the flow of spiritual energy in this area.

The snow at the Autumn Equinox has not yet melted completely, and occasionally you can see camel hoofprints on the snow at the edge of the silvery plain, stretching into the distance.

A week after the autumnal equinox, the Tower Spiritual Disturbance Observatory detected a significant data signal: someone continuously sent three sets of low-frequency directional detection signals to the northern extension of the backup network of the Twin Boundary Station at night.

The angle and frequency of the signal matched the records of the Southern Ancient Clan's stronghold on the edge of the Silver Plains. However, the launch site was closer than expected, only one day away from the patrol area of ​​Shuangjie Taipei.

After determining the exact location of the signal, Master Cheng conducted a patrol of the area according to the system's procedures.

The cultivator surnamed Song and another cultivator registered as a mid-stage eighth-rank cultivator were assigned this task, and they expanded the area they were assigned to.

The next evening, after the patrol ended, the two found an abandoned transmitter about two hundred paces from the signal source. It was a small, compact transmitter with a three-pointed, overlapping emblem.

The launcher was discovered after it had cooled down, but traces of recent use were still visible.

The cultivator surnamed Song returned to the Twin Realms Platform with the entire device. After verification in the array room, the device was found to be exactly the same as the one found in the valley camp, except that it had an additional remote charging coil, which could automatically start and transmit signals from a great distance, greatly improving the concealment of the operation.

After confirming the charging coil of this instrument, Xiao Fan contacted a staff member responsible for testing the circuit and confirmed that this instrument and the one from Qiu Tian were the same system and the same product.

After the two clues corroborated each other, Shuangjietai's situational positioning changed from passive defense to active confirmation after the Spring Equinox. With the commissioning of a new batch of recording points, the central pipeline monitoring area between the tower and Shuangjietai has been extended to the vicinity of the ancient sect stronghold on the edge of the Silver Plain.

Bai Ye checked the setup of the monitoring system and then said, "The next time they restart the detection equipment, the dual-boundary station will receive the signal."

In late spring, the caravan from White Camel Ridge, returning from the edge of the Silver Plain, brought with them a supplementary observation record of the ancient stronghold of the Southern Land.

The records state that in the third week after the spring equinox, the number of people at the outpost had decreased significantly, and the output of spiritual energy had also dropped to its lowest point. There were far fewer tents and cooking smoke in the camp than in the previous weeks, suggesting that some people had been reassigned.

After receiving the supplementary information, Xiao Fan discussed it with Bai Ye and Cheng Xiushi, and finalized the arrangements for the next step.

Based on the decrease in the number of enemy troops and the shrinking of their activity range, Master Cheng believed that now was the best time to confirm the enemy's true distribution and next direction of action, and also the key to connecting the scattered information.

Routine patrols in the northern region of Tarim Basin continued as usual, with an additional team dedicated to recording signs of ground activity, in addition to the original patrol frequency.

After confirming that the new recording method was feasible, Master Cheng began to make corresponding adjustments to the guards inside the tower that afternoon.

Bai Ye created a new recording layer on the Silver Frost Sword to record the activities of each ancient sect after the Spring Equinox.

Xiao Fan stood in the hall, holding a map that showed the latest records of White Camel Ridge, the location of the transmitter, and the abandoned detector found in the autumn. Finally, a line was drawn at the edge of the silvery-white plain, where White Camel Ridge was located, with the current situation and time written on it.

He checked the coordinates and timeline, then put down his pen.

As spring transitions into early summer, a route appears on White Camel Ridge running from north to north.

The detour route avoids the surveillance range of the original Guzong stronghold, ensuring that information transmission between Shuangjietai and Baituo Ridge will not be greatly affected, and will also add a backup line that is more stable than in early summer.

The young master of Qinglu Manor once said that they had encountered a small team on the transport route of Baituo Ridge, and this team looked very similar to the three people wearing horned badges.

The man merely glanced at them before continuing to walk forward, neither stopping nor making any contact with them, as if they were merely observing without any intention of intervening.

Xiao Fan added that he connected the route to White Camel Ridge with the new patrol team.

This summer, three more wanted posters from the Silver Plains appeared on the Twin Boundaries wanted list. During the first half of the summer, one or two groups of people would come and go at the registry office.

Following the new procedure, Master Cheng completed the task assignments. One or two new groups of people arrived, and after their identities were confirmed, they began to familiarize themselves with the task process.

This summer, when the second batch of data arrived, the messenger from White Camel Ridge asked, "How is this shipping route?"

After confirming the alternative route, Master Cheng dismissed the messenger.

Under the light of the array flags, the Earth Core Golden Mane Beast adjusted its posture, pressing its body against the boundary between the shadow and the halo on the wall. As the array flags moved slowly, its mane remained a pale gold.

In the second week of early summer, a gaunt old man wearing tattered leather armor arrived at Shuangjietai.

He carried a long sword on his back, which had been there for who knows how many years.

The old man stood in front of the list for a while, glanced at all the forms, and then turned and went inside.

Ning Yao was organizing maps at the registration desk when she looked up at him.

The old man took out an old, yellow token and placed it on the table.

Ning Yao recognized the badge; it was the symbol of the early independent hunter guild in the northern part of Aurora Plains, which had disappeared more than 20 years ago. Anyone who could obtain this badge was at least a hunter from that era.

"I've seen the bounty list on Twin Realms Platform. Some of them are from veteran hunter organizations, but the person who took this mission is too young and probably doesn't have enough experience."