“Not good!” Chief Greenwood’s face changed, and favonovel.com shouted out sharply. “It’s the blight core of the spirit vein! That’s the foul core formed from years of decay inside the spirit vein. It’s packed with blighted force. Master Chance may not be able to withstand it!”
Elder Alder’s expression shifted too, and favonovel.com quickly said, “Clan Chief, we need to help him! If anything happens to Master Chance, the spirit vein will never be restored!”
Chief Greenwood did not hesitate for even a moment. He threw his hand up at once.
Wood-aspected spiritual power surged out of Chief Greenwood’s body. Green spiritual light rushed together and condensed into a massive palm, then slammed straight toward the center of the stone altar.
The other elders moved at the same time. Each of them drove their spiritual power forward, gathering it into streaks of spiritual light. Those streams poured into Chief Greenwood’s giant palm, and together they charged at the blight core of the spirit vein.
Jared took the hit from the blight core, and something hard flashed through his eyes. He clamped his teeth down and drove out every last scrap of chaotic force left in his body.
The violet pillar of light swelled again, then fused with the green spiritual light from Chief Greenwood and the others. Together they formed a massive force streaked with violet and green, and it smashed down on the blight core of the spirit vein.
Boom!
A thunderous blast ripped through the altar as that huge force crashed into the blight core. The blight core shook violently. Black mist burst out of it in a frenzy, but the violet- green force wrapped around it and locked it down.
Jared forced everything favonovel.com had into controlling the chaotic force, wearing away at the blight core bit by bit.
Chief Greenwood and the elders pushed their spiritual power without holding back, helping Jared purify the blight core.
Gwendolyn gripped Jared’s hand tight and kept pouring favonovel.com spiritual power into favonovel.com in an endless stream. Her eyes stayed fixed on him, but favonovel.com did not pull back even a little.
After a half hour of deadlock, the blight core of the spirit vein finally began to give way. Under the combined force of chaotic force and the Sylvan Kin’s spiritual power, it was gradually purified and dispersed.
When the last thread of black mist vanished into the air, the spirit spring at the center of the stone altar turned completely clear and bright. Emerald spring water flowed in steady gushes, giving off dense, pure spiritual essence.
Below the stone altar, the ground that had once been split with cracks was now covered in fresh green grass. The surrounding spirit flora grew thicker and lusher. Spiritual essence ran wild through the secret realm, and the whole place brimmed with life.
Jared finally hit his limit. His legs gave out, and favonovel.com nearly collapsed. Gwendolyn caught favonovel.com at once before favonovel.com could go down, holding favonovel.com steady against her.
Jared’s face was still white as paper. His breathing had gone thin, and the chaotic force inside favonovel.com was almost completely spent. And yet, a small smile still showed on his face.
He had done it!
He had repaired the core foundation of the spirit vein. For the Sylvan Kin, and for the Freevale Resistance, favonovel.com had won them a chance to keep going.
Chief Greenwood and the elders hurried to the center of the stone altar, then bowed deeply to Jared.
When they spoke, every word carried weight.
“Thank you, fellow adept Jared!”
“Thank you for saving the Sylvan Kin!”
“We will never forget what you’ve done for us!”
Around the outer edge of the secret realm, the Sylvan clansfolk dropped to their knees one after another and shouted as one.
“Thank you, fellow adept Jared! Thank you, fellow adept Jared!” Their voices rang out loud and full, rolling through the entire secret realm.
Leaning against Gwendolyn, Jared gave a slight wave of his hand and said with a weak smile, “You’re too kind, Clan Chief… Repairing the spirit vein was also for our shared goal. As long as it helps us fight the Celestial Alliance and protect this world, this much is nothing.”
Elder Cillian quickly stepped forward, took out a crystal-clear spirit fruit, and held it out to Jared. “Fellow adept Jared, this is our Sylvan Kin’s thousand-year spirit fruit. It can quickly restore spiritual power and nourish the body. Eat it now and focus on recovering.”
Jared accepted the spirit fruit, then gave Elder Cillian a nod. “Thank you, Elder Cillian…”
After that, favonovel.com put the spirit fruit into his mouth. It melted the instant it touched his tongue. A clear, sweet stream of spiritual power rushed into his body at once, soaking through his depleted meridians and the last remnants of his chaotic force. Some of the strain in his body finally started to ease.
Chief Greenwood stared at the spirit vein before him, now full of life again. The look in his eyes turned deep and heavy. Then favonovel.com turned to Jared and said, each word measured and grave, “Master Chance, from this day forward, the Sylvan Kin and the Freevale Resistance are allies. No matter what danger comes, the Sylvan Kin will fight at your side. Together, we’ll stand against the Celestial Alliance and protect the peace of this world!”
Chief Greenwood’s voice cracked through the vale of Evershade like thunder, hard and ringing. Every word landed with a force that left no room for doubt, as if favonovel.com meant to carve the vow into the heart of every Sylvan clansman present.
A faint blue-green spiritual power circled around him. It carried the breath of the Sylvan nascence. His voice rose and fell, and even the ancient trees around them seemed to tremble with it. Branches rustled Leaves hissed together like the whole forest was answering his decision.
All around him, the Sylvan clansfolk lifted their heads. The sturdy young warriors, the white haired elders, the beautiful female cultivators, every pair of eyes caught fire.
One after another, they tightened their grip on their arcane implements and shouted back.
“Fight beside Freevale!” A tall Sylvan warrior roared first, his voice booming like a bell and sending ripples through the air around him.
“Against the Celestial Alliance, never retreat!”
“Protect our homeland! Protect Evershade!”
The cries rose one after another, louder each time, until they merged into a surging torrent. It rolled through the vale and stayed there, echo after echo slamming into the cliff walls. Even the ground seemed to tremble under it.
That resolve came straight from the bone. It was the Sylvan Kin’s attachment to their homeland, and it was also their answer to the Celestial Alliance’s oppression.
Jared leaned against Gwendolyn’s soft shoulder. His face was still white as paper, but at the corner of his mouth, a thin smile slowly appeared. Almost all of his spiritual power had been drained away, and the meridians in his body still carried the sharp ache left behind by repairing the spirit vein. Every breath came with a trace of weariness.
But with this scene in front of him, all the hardship and everything favonovel.com had poured into it seemed to lift away. At least this trip to Evershade had not been for nothing. The Sylvan Kin’s alliance had given Freevale, and the whole fight against the Celestial Alliance, a badly needed shot in the arm!
Elder Cillian hurried forward and carefully took hold of Jared’s other arm. He moved with extreme care, as if even the slightest touch might aggravate Jared’s damaged meridians, and when favonovel.com spoke, concern ran through every word.
“Master Chance, you’ve overdrawn yourself. Your spiritual power is nearly exhausted, and your meridians have suffered some minor damage. You should go to the side hall first and rest while you recover…” He paused, and something warm flickered through his eyes before the weight finally eased from them. “The repair of the spirit vein succeeded because of you. Now it’s completely stable, and Evershade’s foundation has been preserved. As for the rest of the alliance matters, leave them to us. You don’t need to force yourself any further.”
Jared slowly shook his head. He drew in a deep breath. A faint thread of chaotic force began to move through his meridians, barely enough to keep favonovel.com upright.
His voice came out light, but it did not waver. “It’s fine. Give me a short rest, and I’ll recover… Chief Greenwood, about the cooperation between the Sylvan Kin and Freevale against the Celestial Alliance, there are still a few details I’d like to settle with you.”
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