Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy



2351 Heaven's Gift

Alex flew over to Rosemist, who was happy to see him.

"Dawnblade! You returned faster than you said you would. Did you find everything you need?" Rosemist asked.

"I did, Rosemist. Thanks for asking," Alex said. He pointed to his chest and added, "I even completed the competition. I made the pill and passed."

"Oh! Congratulations," Rosemist said with a bright smile.

"Thanks." Alex appreciated her genuine happiness for him. "By the way, my master is here in the city and wanted to learn more about why I came to this place. I haven't told him about you yet, but do you mind if I did?"

"Your master?" Rosemist asked, thinking for a moment. "I don't mind. You can bring him here if you wish to."

"I will be back in a few minutes," Alex said and left. A while later, he returned with Silvermist, Grimsight, Pearl, and Momo in tow.

"I've heard rumors about this place being unapproachable," Silvermist said. "Can one truly enter here?"

"We can now," Alex said and led them through the mist into the mountains the locals called the Hand of the God. Once inside the mist, Rosemist soon appeared before them.

But she did not smile. A serious look had enveloped her face at that very moment.

The behemoth of a beast, Little Lin, walked out of the mist to the side, towering higher than the trees that grew there. Nearby, the six swords of the Snake Divinity clattered as she slithered forward.

"Rosemist?" Alex asked, confused. "What's going on?"

"How rude," Silvermist said from the back. "I thought you said she was your friend."

"She is," Alex said. "Rosemist, why are you-"

"You are not welcome," Rosemist said suddenly, surprising Alex.

Alex was about to speak when he noticed that she wasn't looking at him at all. Instead, she was staring to the side behind him at Grimsight.

Grimsight looked at Rosemist with a glint in his one eye. "What are you?" he asked. "You are not a Spirit, but you are not a person either. I have never seen someone like you before."

Rosemist glared at him. "I do not answer people whose essence is contaminated with the blood of innocents. Someone who uses the gift of heaven for evil. Leave my

domain at once, or I shall have these two kill you right here."

Grimsight grimaced at her words. "I have changed my ways since the days when I made those mistakes," he said. "I am not the man I used to be."

Little Lin and the Sword Snake moved forward, ready to fight.

"I do not care," Rosemist replied. "Leave or die."

"Rosemist, senior Grimsight really has-"

"It's alright, young man," Grimsight interrupted Alex. "She is correct. My past may be in the past, but it is still my burden to bear. I cannot claim that I am a changed man and not show it."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

He turned around. "I shall wait for you all outside the mist," he said and then walked away.

No one spoke a word until minutes passed. Then, Rosemist finally sighed, her expression relaxing.

"I'm so sorry," she said. "But I had to stand for what is right just then."

Alex looked at her. "Senior Grimsight really is a changed man," he said. "He doesn't harm others, let alone kill, unless it is necessary!"

"That may be so, but the number of people he has killed is still too high. Such a crime

is not something I can forgive, especially from someone who used heaven's gift to do

it."

"Heaven's gift?" Alex asked.

"I can't tell you," Rosemist said. "It isn't something that should spread."

"You must be talking about Brother Grimsight's eyes," Silvermist said. "You can tell how good his eyes are just by looking at them?"

"I can," Rosemist said. "And it is not just his eyes. He has other gifts as well."

Silvermist thought for a moment and nodded. "He does have other gifts."

"You must be Dawnblade's master. I'm sorry that I made a terrible impression on you," Rosemist said. "But things just happened to go that way."

"It was indeed terrible," Silvermist said. "But I don't need to like you for you to be my disciple's friend. To be honest, I don't see why he comes to visit you either. I previously believed he must have taken a liking to you as someone of the opposite gender, but I can see now that is far from the truth."

"She is just a friend, Master," Alex said. "As for why I come here, it's because..." He looked toward Rosemist, waiting for her permission to reveal more information.

"I crave human interaction," Rosemist said. "While your disciple wishes to learn more about Space and Time from a voidgate that exists within this mountain. It is an exchange between friends. That is it."

"That is not all. I am genuinely happy to talk to you as a friend," Alex told Rosemist, who appreciated his words.

"Voidgate?" Silvermist raised an eyebrow, a thought coming to him. "Is that how you managed to slow down time during your last competition?"

Alex was taken aback by his master's questioning. "How did you realize, Master?" he asked. "I don't think anyone else noticed."

"Nobody did," Silvermist said. "Except for Brother Grimsight."

Alex relaxed. "I should've known senior would have seen it," he said.

"He did say it was very weak," Silvermist said.

"I am only just beginning to understand the basics of it, Master."

"I'm not complaining," Silvermist said with a chuckle. "The fact that you can even learn it is already so very incredible to me. Integrating that into your pill-making process will make everything so much easier."

"I do wish to try that," Alex said.

Rosemist turned around to the two beasts. "You two can leave now. Thank you for coming," she said.

"Anytime."

"Always."

The two beasts vanished into the mist, immediately returning to where they stayed

most of the time.

Rosemist finally turned around. "I'm sorry, I haven't been very welcoming, have I? Please, come. Let me show you my mountains. I promise it is not all as boring as what it seems to be from outside."