If Zhao Fu could acquire some Alchemy Clan bloodline, he might find it easy to control the twenty-four Alchemy Runes. But that would mean Zhao Fu alone controlled them, and only one person would benefit—not Great Qin itself.
The powers represented by the twenty-four Alchemy Runes were, in fact, the twelve powers of yin, yang, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, ice, time, and space, merely divided into yin and yang grades.
These twelve powers existed not only in the Alchemy World, but also in the Chaotic Realm and Apocalypse World.
It was also these twelve powers that made heaven and earth so endlessly varied, giving birth to All Spirits and all living things.
What Zhao Fu had in mind was to first fully understand the Alchemy World's twenty-four runes, then use those same powers to construct twenty-four new Alchemy Runes—ones formed from the power of Apocalypse World rather than alchemical power.
That way, Great Qin could also possess the Philosopher's Stone and greatly enhance the strength of Great Qin Soldiers on a massive scale. This was quite important to Great Qin.
However, to completely understand the twenty-four Alchemy Runes, one had to become a member of the Alchemy Clan. Otherwise, it would be impossible to truly comprehend them, because the twenty-four alchemical objects were the Alchemy Clan's core treasures, powers fused into their bloodlines.
In truth, it was now quite easy for Zhao Fu to fuse with bloodlines from other worlds. After all, he possessed the Eight Forbidden Blood Art, which itself had the ability to devour the bloodlines of all things and could even nurture powers specifically designed to restrain the corresponding races.
Yet Zhao Fu had a few concerns as well. What consequences would there be from fusing with the Alchemy Clan's bloodline? For instance, would