Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy

Alex had to go through his chest with his spiritual sense for a while before he found anything resembling what he had been looking for. He had tried to do the same with his spiritual sense many times before and had failed each time.

However, this time around, with such a strong Spiritual sense, he could finally find it deep in his chest, close to his heart. It remained hidden so well, its barrier so strong.

But Alex found it all the same this time.

His Soul Space.

As if using some very strong space laws, his Soul Space had remained hidden from even him. To find it as he had, he had required not just a strong Spiritual energy, but also knowledge of Space itself. If not for his Dao, he would have had to wait for the Immortal realm before he could sense it with his Spiritual Sense alone.

He tried to take a peek inside with his spiritual sense, but it felt so difficult. 'Isn't this supposed to be my Soul Space?' he thought to himself. 'Why can't I see inside?'

He had the strong Spiritual Sense that he was told he would be required to peer through, but it wasn't happening. 'Is it not supposed to happen on its own?' he thought. He remembered the tearing pain he felt in his chest when Senior Yang had taken a look at his Soul Space.

"Do I force my way into my Soul Space?" he thought. That seemed to be the only way. He prepared himself mentally for the pain he was going to face. He hadn't liked it last time, and he was definitely not going to like it this time either.

He took a long and deep breath and sent his spiritual sense in.

Alex's spiritual sense flew into his soul space as easily as passing through a layer of a bubble. "H-huh?" he was surprised. "How?" he was taken aback. He had been expecting to have to fight the barrier of the Soul Space head-on, so when it didn't present itself as a problem, it had caught him off guard.

Alex took a moment to control his spiritual sense and not push it very far. He stopped right where he had entered and looked around the place with his spiritual sense.

He felt nothingness. vacuum. There was nothing in there. He pushed his spiritual sense inside even more, but there was nothing to see at all. Top and down, right and left, front and back, there was absolutely nothing. Not that he could really give any direction to this place.

It was just space. There was no orientation here, other than how he entered. And even that didn't matter since there was nothing for him to see.

Still, he couldn't help but be amazed by what it meant for him to have a Soul Space. A Soul Space, HIS Soul Space. He would no longer need a storage ring or a storage bag at all.

There was no air here, but if he could somehow manage to bring some here, then maybe he could bring the silkworms here and let them stay. If he could make a big enough change, then maybe Pearl and Whisker could come here as well, although he would have to make sure living things could live here.

He was fascinated by his soul space and more than anything the size of it. His spiritual sense was currently reaching over 100 kilometers in all directions when stretched to the maximum with great effort. That wasn't just 100 kilometers in one direction, but rather all.

A sphere with a radius of 100 kilometers, was the area he was currently occupying with his spiritual sense. And somehow, it was all empty. He was supposed to have too many things in here for it to be so empty. That could only mean that there was some other location in his soul space where the items were.

And he knew for a fact that there were more items in here. It was just not where he was. But how did he check the other places in his soul space? His spiritual sense didn't extend further than this. Could he move here somehow?

He hoped there was someone he could ask. Would Godslayer have any idea? 

As he was wondering, he caught sight of something when he spread his spiritual sense to the maximum distance he could. He noticed a small rock floating aimlessly in the vast space. He paused for a moment when he realized what it was.

'An ore?' he thought to himself. 'Oh! A tungsten ore. The ore I got from back when I first went to the Endless Tunnel?' He was a little surprised, to say the least. He searched for anything else, but it was only the one that was there for now.

So, he would just have to experiment with the ore for now. 'How do I bring it out?' he thought to himself for a moment. Would it be as simple as a storage bag or a storage ring?

He could only try and find out. 

He was already reaching the ore with his spiritual sense, so all he had to do now was call for it to pull it outside. In an instant, it disappeared.

Alex's focus instantly moved outside and he saw the stone appear a small distance away from his chest, landing on the ground solidly in front of him. The formation in the room lighted up, stopping all sound and any potential damage to the room.

"Not bad," Alex said out loudly. "Now, what about sending it back?"

He applied the same technique he would normally and simply changed the target to his Soul Space. Once again, the ore went into him, and Alex quickly followed to go check it.

When he went it, the ore was right there again, and this time it wasn't floating around. Instead, it just sat there, unmoving.

"Okay," he said to himself with a satisfied smile. "What else can I do?"