Chapter 470: A Distance Within Reach [V5C177 – A Distance Within Reach]

Qianye bowed toward the elder attendant and said, “I’ll trouble you to thank the Princess for me.”

The elder attendant’s expression was respectful as he nodded with a smile. He then performed a grasping motion in the air, whereupon East Peak flew out from the mold on the press bed and landed in his hand. It took several strong men a great deal of effort to lift East Peak from the mold, but this process was as easy as drinking a cup of water for this elder attendant.

The elder attendant placed a strand of Dark Crystal Thread on East Peak’s blade and circulated a secret art, producing a strand of tangible blue flames on his fingertip. The Dark Crystal thread merged into East Peak as he rubbed the blaze along the material—it was incomparably wondrous. Afterward, the elder attendant followed the same method to incorporate the Dark Crystal Threads into East Peak one by one. By the time the last strand was completed, his face had turned pale and his aura was fairly weak.

Such a marvelous secret art naturally involved a great deal of consumption. Even with the elder attendant’s unfathomable strength, his vitality was greatly drained after performing the art several times.

Glancing at the current East Peak, there were many faint silver stripes akin to watery ripples. If one were to keep staring without turning away, he might just be able to make out a number of thin golden lines among them running all the way from the hilt to its tip.

The elder attendant handed East Peak to the strong men in order to continue the Heavenly Dew Silver Incorporation. He himself saluted Qianye and said, “The matter has been completed. This old servant should report back, so I won’t be accompanying Young Master Qianye any longer.”

“Take care.” Qianye was also warm and polite for this entire time.

After sending off the elder attendant, the press resumed its world-shaking rumbles anew as it continued incorporating the remaining heavy silver into East Peak. The sword also started to change somewhat amidst the repeated forging. Its original attributes were being...