The scene shifts to the " Whispering Woods," Grove of Epiphany nestled among roots and rocks, where enlightenment is revealed.
"We've arrived, but... there's absolutely nothing here?"
"The alchemical materials, the magic array diagrams, even the sealed prohibitions are gone... Could they have all been destroyed by the Black Tide?"
"Have you been here before?" Dan Heng asked.
Hyacine shook her head. "No, I've never even come close."
"Alchemy is a high-risk activity, Teacher Anaxa was particularly fond of strange materials."
"The students often saw him go in unharmed, but come out covered in dust or even with his hair standing on end, so naturally they didn't dare to go near the place."
"... Huh? The bookshelf over there is the only one that's perfectly preserved."
The two stepped forward and discovered that this was the information Anaxagoras had requested.
Several documents from different fields were collected in one place, including " Titan creations", "the universality of the soul", "alchemy" and so on.
Most of the materials appear to fall within the research scope of the " School of Wisdom Seeds," however, a notebook titled "An Investigation into the Background of the Chrysos Heirs " is interspersed among them:
The descendants of the Saintess Tribbie, Trianne, Trinnon of Janusapolis... the Saintess of the Sanctum of Prophecy...
The Goldweaver Aglaea of Okhema City... the Moneta priestly family...
The prince of Castrum Kremnos... the Hyacine of the Duskglow Courtyard... their origins are all related to the Titan or Titan powers to varying degrees.
Analysis: The golden bloodline... is inherited from a priestly family... or perhaps royalty...?
Anaxagoras, I have not yet found this connection.
What exactly did the Creation, Kephale, rely on to create the golden blood... and shape the Chrysos Heirs?
But the Death Castorice of Aidelia... is neither a Titan priest nor a demigod... yet he has walked the earth for a thousand years, possessing the power to grant "death"... Where did he obtain this power?
Another document records the legend of the dragons of Styxia... the alchemy of extracting "souls" from the remains of high dragons, intriguing...
The existence of dragons... seems to be a creation of the Titan...
Is there a way to reverse the process, using alchemy to re-fuse the human "soul" with the Titan creations, thereby enhancing the purity and divinity of the golden blood, bringing it closer to ultimate purity?
This is a verifiable method; an experiment will be conducted on a later date.
Additional information: Fulisina, the spirit of the Vortex of Genesis, exists independently of the Chrysos Heirs and the Senate; perhaps she can be understood as the true ruler of Okhema...?
His personality is eccentric and withdrawn... This remains questionable; preliminary assessment suggests that ordinary people cannot communicate with him.
"What's going on... Everyone in Okhema, including me? Even the High Priest is within the scope of the teacher's research?"
Hyacine was starting to get confused. What did it mean that the High Priest had an eccentric personality and was difficult for ordinary people to communicate with?
In Hyacine's memory, Fulisina was just quiet, not to the point of being uncommunicative... At most, she would use some metaphors that Feng Jin didn't quite understand...
"This journal contains many points worth examining closely—"
Dan Heng stroked his chin and analyzed, "From the Abyss of Fate to the Castrum Kremnos, I have seen many Titan creations, and there are also many creatures created by Cerces in the Grove."
"But to fuse them with the human soul through alchemy? I find it hard to imagine..."
" At that Anaxa paid special attention to the 'divinity' flowing through the Chrysos Heirs and also conducted a detailed investigation into the backgrounds of the heroes."
Hyacine looked up. "It wouldn't be surprising if it were just Little Butterfly; she's also Curiosity about her own background."
"The potions concocted by the School of Wisdom Seeds also contain panaceas that can cure diseases, making it perfectly reasonable for the Chrysos Heirs to research immortality."
"But now it seems that the teacher's goal is definitely not to make medicine, but to find out the origin and principle of 'golden blood'?"
At that Anaxa wanted to use alchemy to make the "golden blood" within the Chrysos Heirs even purer, so that it could reach divinity.
"This must be what 'approaching perfection' means," Dan Heng concluded. "But... considering both Titan creations and human bodies as materials for alchemy is a bit too insane."
Hyacine suddenly realized something. " Little Dan, I have a bad feeling. Look here..."
The two continued to peruse the hastily written notebook. From the remaining parts, it was clear that the crucial alchemical formulas had been taken away, leaving only a record of the author's thought process:
Re-fusing a person's "soul" with Titan creation does not improve the purity of the Golden Blood. Even a pure Titan creation is still an impurity to the Golden Blood of the Chrysos Heirs.
The attempt to merge the human soul with creation can only result in the repair of impurities in the soul, or the lingering attachment to a state of impending annihilation.
Even though the Chrysos Heirs and the Creators were all created by the Titan in the Creation myth, there are differences between "creation" and "creation".
Titan creations are not a mediating variable in alchemical research; the Chrysos Heirs are closer to the Titan than the creations themselves.
In other words, I should not compare the Titan creations with the Chrysos Heirs. My assumptions should be directed directly at the Titan themselves.
Opportunities to study Titan are extremely rare, and research subjects should be selected with utmost care.
The Titan, still alive, are difficult to control.
Titan that are long dead have no value.
A dying Titan, the ideal sample.
We should grasp the principles of creation so that all things are born in a perfect state.
I will forge the Titan with my own hands, reaching the very essence of the soul...
After reading it, Hyacine remained silent for a moment. "The thing I was most worried about... has indeed happened. As I read on, my guesses were slowly taking shape."
At that Teacher Anaxa was conducting research on "soul forging."
"If I understand correctly, it's about reconstructing a person's soul through alchemy?"
"This is the teacher's secret research, a blasphemous experiment that cannot be known to others. Compared to his public pronouncements, this is the real 'blasphemy'..."
"Ah! Could it be that..."
Hyacine's pupils suddenly dilated, as if she had thought of something terrifying.
"What's wrong?"
"Do you remember? When the Black Tide approached, Grove intended to transfer Cerces's Core Flame, but an accident occurred along the way, and Teacher Anaxa..."
"But Cerces possessed his body, bringing Anaxa back to life, which led to the current situation."
"That's right. But what if... that Teacher Anaxa and the Core Flame of ' Reason ' came together wasn't an 'accident'?" Hyacine speculated.
"If you were him, facing the approaching Black Tide and knowing your life was nearing its end... what action would you definitely take?"
"Hmm... to put these conjectures into practice myself, regardless of the cost."
"Yes." Hyacine nodded. "During the Black Tide invasion, the true purpose of the teacher going to the Throne of Enlightenment... was to perform a transmutation, fusing himself with the Titan's Core Flame."
"So, he succeeded?" Dan Heng asked.
"No, judging from the reactions afterward, the current situation was probably beyond the teacher's expectations. He probably didn't expect Cerces to make a similar decision."
"The fact that his alchemical manuscripts were taken away indicates that his research is still ongoing..."
Dan Heng wondered, "Could it be for some other purpose?"
Hyacine didn't understand Anaxa's reasons for doing that, "But what's the point? Of the Titan left in the world, only..."
Suddenly, Dan Heng Hyacine seemed to connect on a brainwave, both conjuring up a single possibility—the only possibility!
"This... no way..."
"We should grasp the principles of creation, so that all things are born in a perfect state..." Now, at that Anaxa is in Okhema, and his goal...
"--It's Kephale!"