Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy

"What? The Azure Dragon is dead?" Scarlet asked. "When? How?"

"I do not know when or how," Bai Jingshen said. "I only know that he had died before I came back half a century ago."

"Did he die to Heavenly Judgment?" Scarlet asked. "He should have overexerted himself like us and fallen to it as well."

"Maybe," Bai Jingshen said. "I don't know what happened. All I know is I can't go in because he's dead and thus can't find out what's going on there. Because of how strong the cultivators in the Eastern continent are, I can't even send in my people."

"They will immediately find out what is going on and increase their security. I instead need someone to sneak into the continent for me and figure out what they can. And I believe he will be the perfect candidate for that."

The two heavenly beasts looked at Alex.

"But, isn't it dangerous?" he asked. "I don't have nearly as good a cultivation base as I would require."

"I'm afraid not," Bai Jingshen said. "That's why I am asking you to improve your cultivation as soon as you can, because of the ones that have any stake in this, you are the only one that I can send."

"Will you do this for Pearl?" Bai Jingshen asked.

"Yes," Alex said without even having a think for a second. He would do it so Pearl could have his revenge.

"Thank you," Bai Jingshen said. "To tell you the truth, I am afraid of sending you there because of how important you are. However, if the person my master is waiting for is truly you, then you won't die. Not until you find the truth."

Alex remained quiet for a few seconds, thinking to himself. "You can't tell me anything about the truth? Or how I am supposed to find it?" he asked.

"Nope, not even a hint," Bai Jingshen said. "But I can tell you that you have already received a hint, just by merely coming to my palace."

"...what?" Alex was confused.

Bai Jingshen didn't elaborate. "If you are the one who's supposed to find it, then you will find it. Don't worry," he said.

"How are you so certain that I will?" Alex asked.

"Because my master told me that the Divination God divined that the person who will find the truth will come from this realm," Bai Jingshen said.

"The Divination god?" Alex asked with a surprised face. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm pretty sure," Bai Jingshen said. "I don't see why he would lie about something like that when he needed my master's help to go away with him."

"The Divination god isn't dead?" Scarlet asked. "He's supposed to have died many years ago, isn't he?"

"No, he didn't. He is on Earth right now, finally free from his ability to see anything and everything from the future. To the poor man, his divination ability was more a curse than a blessing."

"Wait, are you saying the Divination God is alive, and that he left with you?" Scarlet asked.

"I told you guys, didn't I? My master and I left with someone else called Hei Yun. That's the Divination god," he said.

"But... how could people not have known he's alive?" Scarlet asked.

"I don't know," Bai Jingshen said. "He was the most capable of understanding fate, so he might have known how to hide from it as well. I hear he was hiding in this realm ever since the war ended, waiting for Master to come and take him away."

"Is that so..." Scarlet thought.

Alex's mind had already moved away from the conversation as his heart started beating faster and faster. He remembered Godslayer's words when he said that the Divination god was the best at seeing the future.

He remembered the wells from the Northern Continent. He remembered the prophecies.

When two unworthy hands meet a stone, the Truth shall reveal itself.

The prophecy spoke of a truth that he did not know about. However, hearing the same words being repeated by Bai Jingshen, Alex became more and more certain that he actually might be the one that Godkiller was waiting for.

However, if that was true then... there was another prophecy he needed to worry about.

You hold the Key to a fallen power. You shall help restore that fallen power, and that shall be your death.

If the Divination god was as good as everyone claimed, then one of two things was true. Either he wasn't the one that Godkiller was waiting for, or he was going to die helping someone.

The third prophecy seemed so useless to even consider at this point, as the first two determined everything for him.

"What's wrong?" Bai Jingshen's voice spoke from right next to him. At some point, he had arrived in front of him and was looking at him curiously.

"N-nothing," Alex said and shook his head.

"Alright," Bai Jingshen said. "You are probably tired, but let's go get the White Tiger's blood out of you. Also, I let you keep it so you could give it to Pearl, but I would like to take it back now. Please hand over my granddaughter's core."

"Your granddaughter's... oh," Alex remembered. "I... I don't have it anymore."

"Huh?" Bai Jingshen's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

"I... I lost it, senior," he said.

"How could you lose it? It belonged to Pearl's mother," Bai Jingshen shouted at him.

Alex shuddered a little and bowed. "I'm sorry, senior," he said. "I lost it when I tried to run away from the false immortal that I had to fight. I have either lost it for good, or it is inside my Soul space. Given its importance, I would love to hope it's inside of my soul space."

"Your soul space?" Bai Jingshen's anger diminished a little. "How did you know you had one? Nuanhuo shouldn't be nearly strong enough to sense it."

"Oh, uh... Senior Yang sensed it and told me," Alex said. "Did you know about it?"

"Haha, of course, I knew about it," Bai Jingshen said. "Don't you remember when I told you that you had something in you as a True realm cultivator that only Immortals could have? I was talking about your Soul space. If I remember correctly, it was quite large. Has it grown by any chance?"

"I'm not sure," Alex said. "Senior Yang couldn't tell how large it was, so it's hard for me to even know if it increases or not."

"Woah, really? I knew it was large, but to think it was so large," Bai Jingshen said. "So, when can you check it? Do I have to wait until you're immortal?"

"Senior Yang said I would have to wait until my spiritual sense is strong enough to pierce through the walls of my own Soul space, so it will most likely be around when I enter the Saint Soul realm," Alex answered.

"Saint soul realm, huh? That will require you to fight through two Inner Demons," Bai Jingshen said. "Do you think you can do it? After what you have learned today."

"I can," Alex said. "Even if I'm afraid, my Inner Demon can't get to me."

"Good," Bai Jingshen said. "Let's go help Pearl and reduce the number of things your Demon can use against you."