Chapter 22: Life Source Crystal

In the heart of the Silver Moon Forest, the Eternal Tree.

Massive roots snaked and undulated across the ground, encircling and protecting a hall woven from oak and vines.

The hall was built without a single brick or tile. It grew organically from the roots of the Eternal Tree, as if it were a space formed from the ancient tree's own branches and leaves, frozen in time.

A high dome arched overhead. Dangling vines bloomed with pale silver Glowing Flower Buds at their tips, resembling suspended candelabras that bathed the entire hall in a soft, bright light.

In the center of the hall, a round table grew forth from the floor. The wood grain was fine and smooth to the touch, and ancient Elven runes were engraved upon its surface, faintly shimmering with an emerald-green light.

Three Elf elders sat around the table, their gazes fixed on a Water Curtain conjured in the air before them—an image preserved by a Mirror Shadow Sparrow.