Chapter 365: Eight Silver Vase
“The vast majority of alchemists in the world are either half-baked and inexperienced in their skills, or they are not good at it but use it to swindle them.”
Ms. McCarra told the reporter The apprentices elaborated.
“They even only mastered the most basic alchemy formation, and they tried to use the wrong and flawed 'alchemy catalyst' to alchemy... In the end, they simply dyed the surface of the base metal, just like poor dyeing. Craftsmanship, using fake gold to defraud money.”
“According to the information I collected, I concluded that there are more than 260 folk recipes for making high-quality imitation gold, artificial pearls and fake jewelry.”
As she spoke, Mrs. McCullagh shook her head.
"This is not the right way, please remember."
"At the same time, this is also the first major branch I want to tell you today, the 'metal alchemy' of alchemy."
"The most core of these is the 'Mercury-Sulfur Theory'. This theory was originally proposed by an unknown alchemist. It means that everything in the world is composed of two substances ejected from the center of the earth. The one that is as dry as smoke is 'Sulfur', wet as 'mercury', appear in different metals and stones when they are synthesized in different proportions and concentrations underground."
"In an event two hundred years ago. "Midnight Rose", an ancient secret sect, tried to circumvent the principle of "equivalent exchange" and refined gold in large quantities, thus offending "Ms. Snow" of Jiuyue Sichen and imposing a punishment. "
"The leader of the Esoteric Cult at that time, Ibn Har, and even most of the alchemists, paid the price with their lives... At this point, the important role of salt was added to the 'mercury-sulfur theory'."
"This is not only a reverence for the 'Snow Lady', but also a proof of belief."
Ms. McCarrah flicked it again.
Seven kinds of metals are floating in the air. The center is the gold ball on the table, and the outer edges are silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, and mercury.
“The precious metals only represent gold and silver, which symbolize the sun and the moon, while the base metals represent the five stars of gold, fire, wood, earth and water in the astral realm.”
Seven spherical metals, like stars, circled around Mrs. McCalla's fingertips.
She continued:
"In 'metal alchemy', in addition to the 'mercury sulfur salt theory', there is also a 'form and spirit theory', which comes from the 'Forge King' Helmer Master Smith. "
"He pointed out that the body is not volatile, but the spirit can be volatilized, just like the two properties of the substance 'mercury and sulfur', then if the spirit of the metal is extracted, it can be put into another kind. In metal, the metal substance can be changed. "
"And the soul represents the salt crystal. If the human soul is finally imprinted into the metal, it can be stabilized and its properties can be permanently changed. "
"This..." Flamel and Galken were stunned. "Extract human souls and put them into metal?!"
"Yes, this is just an idea."
Mrs. McCarrah sighed.
"Gold is eternal. If a person's soul can live in gold, it can survive forever...and this also involves the ultimate vision of alchemy, the philosopher's stone."
"But regarding the 'Philosopher's Stone', it is still too far away for you. You know too much now, which is harmful rather than helpful."
"Yes, ma'am."
The apprentices nodded and responded.
Mrs. McCarra continued to talk about some knowledge of "Metal Alchemy", and it was not until night fell that she began to talk about the other two major branches.
“…In addition to ‘metal alchemy’, there are also ‘human body alchemy’ and ‘soul alchemy’.”
“Transform other people’s body parts, even animals or inanimate When substances, such as rocks and metals, are grafted onto the human body to achieve longevity, treatment and even create powers and functions that are not human, it is called 'human body alchemy'."
"Improving the quality of the soul through spiritual transformation is 'soul alchemy'. You can understand it as a kind of consciousness projection, commonly known as 'ritual sense', which can be used to improve the realm of one's own soul. This is the same process as alchemy. But the ultimate goal is to make your soul perfect and flawless, like gold."
"..."
Ms. McCalla spoke to her patiently with a steady pace and a gentle tone. The apprentices expounded upon the vast knowledge of alchemy.
The three of them were so mesmerized that time flew by.
When the bright moon was high, Mrs. McCullagh finished speaking. Finally, she mentioned a forbidden branch called "Alchemy of Life":
"This is a delusion of creating life and even realizing eternal life. It is also related to the 'Philosopher's Stone'..."
Mrs. McCarra shook her head.
“The human body only requires some simple materials to be reproduced and refined. It is a very cheap substance. However, each person’s body and even soul are unique. If you use others to complete yourself, it will also Or create life, I think this is against the law."
"I hope you will not go astray in the future."
"Please follow Madam's teachings." br>
The three apprentices said respectfully.
Mrs. McCalla nodded and looked at the sky.
"It's getting late. I will give you some homework at the end, and then you can all go wash up and rest."
"Yes, madam."
"Yes ..." Mrs. McCullagh pondered for a moment. "Based on what I'm talking about today, each of you will practice a 'magnetization ritual' to cleanse the residents of Andea and exorcise evil spirits."
"Everyone has limited materials, but at least they need to succeed once."
Hearing this, the three apprentices agreed.
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The next morning.
Ji Lan is tinkering with the materials needed for the "magnetic swing ceremony" in the courtyard.
He kept working, pouring a portion of the "magnetic water" extracted from the alchemy array into a thin-necked, fat-bellied glass bottle, adding scraps of precious metals and glass powder, and then placed it in Entering another alchemy formation, preparing for transformation.
Jilan felt funny in her heart.
Speaking of the "magnetism ritual", he once used it as an excuse to exorcise an aristocratic lady.
Actually, he didn’t understand it at all at the time, so he relied on Weiwei, the demon noble’s spell, to “cheat”. Fortunately, the results were similar.
It finally brings people back to normal.
Gilan shook his head. He lit a fire with sulfur and burned the glass bottle, causing the liquid inside to undergo a transmutation reaction.
‘According to Mrs. McCullar, unconscious forces combined with the elements of the universe will cause spirituality to produce a substance called “ether”. ’
Gilan thought.
'But mortals don't know how to meditate and practice, and their poor gnosis also makes them "ignorant". They can't see the elements of the universe, so they can't absorb them...'
He looked at the alchemy array at hand and the contents in the glass bottle. The liquid boils in the flames and gradually turns into a thick, translucent liquid.
'The smell of this "magnetic water" can put mortals into a trance and unconscious state, and use the magnetism contained in it to forcefully pour cosmic elements into their bodies, thereby generating "ether". Help mortals get rid of harmful mysterious magnetic fields and even curses from their bodies and become healthier. ’
Not long after.
The alchemy array in Jilan's hand faded from its light.
Only the glass bottle was left standing on the ground.
"It's done." He reached out and picked it up and looked at it. "This is actually a very simple alchemical potion."
After Gillan was about to put it away, he left the wooden house and headed to Andrea's town center to look for people in need of help.
But at this moment.
Garken walked out of the wooden house, also holding a bottle of "Dangmagnetic Water" in his hand. Seeing Jilan squatting in the yard, he looked startled.
"Brother Jilan, have you finished practicing too?" he asked.
"Yeah." Jilan nodded. "Getting ready to go out."
As he said that, his eyes suddenly froze.
Because through spiritual vision, Gillan discovered that Garken's spirituality was somewhat dark, and seemed to be contaminated with some harmful magnetic field.
‘I didn’t notice it a few days ago, but when did Garken’s situation appear? ’
Ji Lan secretly thought.
But there was a smile on his face:
"Just in time, since you are here, why don't we try each other first to see if there is any effect?"
"Well... ...Okay." Galken did not refuse and stepped forward shyly. "Brother Jilan, how do you try?"
"Just treat me as an ordinary person in need and try to cleanse me."
Gillan laughed.
Galken hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
At this time, Le Mei, who was in another wooden house, also came out with the "Dang Magnetic Water" he had refined. Seeing this, he also planned to join in with great interest.
Gilan did not refuse.
So, he found a chair and sat down, letting Galken operate beside him.
I saw this commoner young man remove the cork of the bottle and let Ji Lan take a sniff. Suddenly, a fishy smell like ammonia penetrated his nostrils.
Soon, Jilan felt a faint drowsiness.
But almost in the next moment, this sleepiness was dispelled by the brand of his kingdom.
"It should be refined successfully. It does have a psychedelic effect."
He said softly.
Galken nodded, and carefully sprinkled some magnetic water on Gilan's shoulders.
After Jilan turned on his spiritual vision, he saw that part of the free four-color particles floating around him floated over and merged into the "magnetic water" contaminated on his body. Finally, after volatilization, they entered the inside his body.
Unfortunately, Jilan's spirituality has already reached the perfect state of a mortal, and all these cosmic elements have been excluded.
"Yes, it works."
Gilan grinned at Garken.
The latter was stunned for a moment, and then showed an expression of joy and excitement.
"Great... After studying with Madam for so long, I finally succeeded in refining the alchemy potion."
Galken put the cork back on the bottle and said with a blushing face. .
Immediately afterwards, Gillan tried Flamel's "magnetic water", which was also effective, and the effect was better than Galcon's... This shows that Flamel's alchemy talent is indeed good. He can definitely be called a genius.
Finally, Gillan made Garken sit on a chair and tried to magnetize him.
After some operations, Galken fell into an unconscious coma. Immediately afterwards, the expression of the noble girl Flamel who had been watching changed slightly.
After Gilan sprinkled "magnetic water" on Garken's shoulder, in less than ten seconds, the civilian young man's face turned blue-gray.
The expression is also a little painful.
“Pfft——” Suddenly, Galken spit out a large mouthful of black water!
“Gilan, what’s wrong with him?!”
Flamel exclaimed.
Jilan's eyes were deep and he said in a deep voice:
"He has been cursed..."
(End of this chapter)