Locke turned the Bronze Cauldron upside down and threw a Black Wizard's corpse into it. Then he kindled Primordial Fire inside the cauldron. Flames formed from Primordial Force filled it at once, and a human-shaped figure made of spirituality appeared within.
The Spirit Macro on the Bronze Cauldron's surface continued to evolve.
Locke studied the cauldron's surface. Engraved on it was the Heliotos Imperial Court at the height of its glory seventy thousand years ago. Only after gaining a basic understanding of Spirit Macro Studies did Locke realize that by engraving the court's Spirit Macro on the Bronze Cauldron, King Otto had effectively completed the ritual action for him.
Completing a single ritual action for a potion I'm making takes every bit of my energy. I have to give it everything I've got.
Locke reflected, Yet King Otto engraved the Heliotos Imperial Court's Spirit Macro on the Bronze Cauldron for me, seventy thousand years later. That lets me make Zero Potions whenever I want without using Spirit Macro myself.
Otherwise, my Moon Cultivation Method would probably have even more restrictions than it does now. It would be much harder to use.
Locke thought, No wonder I can make two Second-Ring potions a month. It turns out I have been building up my ability to perceive Spirit Macro. I accumulated some of it while making Zero Potions.
Locke grabbed the Black Wizards around him and tossed them into the Bronze Cauldron. Using Reverse Alchemy, he extracted their spirituality and turned it into Zero Potions.
Great quantities of Moon Essence kept appearing inside the cauldron.
Witch Valerie stared from the Peach Ark, dumbfounded.
"Junior Uncle Locke really turned those Black Wizards into potions. I've never heard of such a thing, let alone seen it."
"Could Uncle Locke secretly be using White Wizards