The light in the laboratory is cold white and steady, and the air is filled with a faint smell of medicinal liquid.
Ian pushed open the heavy protective door and entered the alchemy main control room.
The place is filled with flasks, test tubes and rune-engraved plates, like an alchemy and chemistry room where ancient and modern elements intertwine.
Solutions of different colors flow in transparent containers and emit subtle fluorescence.
The only difference is that each vessel is engraved with the ancient Ancient Runes.
Ian stood in the center, chanting a mantra in a low voice.
As the wand was waved, dozens of medicinal liquids rose simultaneously, staggering Fusion in the air.
Every time it is mixed, the runes light up with a light.
Almost every step he completed, he would softly recite a mantra - it was an ancient saying for harmonizing energy and used to stabilize the magic reaction.
When the last ray of light extinguished, a crystal clear stone body was suspended in the air.
The shape is almost perfect, and a faint blue light shines from inside.
It is similar to the red Philosopher's Stone of Flamel, but is purer.
"The second piece Philosopher's Stone." Ian murmured in a low voice.
He stretched out his hand to hold up the crystal, his soul trembling slightly.
It is a vessel that can hold endless magic - a true miracle.
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After the crystal is refined, it is the most difficult stage: soul processing.
Ian originally planned to "purify" the soul like Flamel, but the experiment proved that it didn't work.
He tried various methods:
Sanskrit Mantra Soul-Purification Technique, learned from the monk of India,
Soul-Calming Talisman Technique obtained from China Daoist priest,
Then to the soul exorcism ceremony of Caribbean and Africa voodoo priests.
However, all spells can only appease the undead and guide them into Afterlife, but they cannot remove the negative factors deep in the soul.
Even the Western Ghost Magic is also ineffective.
Ian even tried to reshape his soul with his own creation "Life-Code Rewriting Technique", but failed.
Only then did he realize that his mastery of soul science was still not at its peak.
"I still have shortcomings." He wrote this self-reflection in his notes.
So, he changed his mind--
Since the soul cannot be purified, its "will" must be stripped away.
Based on "Mechanical Mind Technique", he decomposed the soul one by one, removing the thoughts, memories and emotions, leaving only the purest energy and structure.
After this process, the soul indeed becomes pure and has no resentment.
But the price is - the strength is also greatly weakened.
This means that in order to obtain enough energy, he must consume more souls.
Looking at the pile of unconscious "soul fragments" on the experimental table, Ian sighed softly, "What a waste."
He didn't feel guilty, just regretful.
Although this experiment was costly, it took a crucial step towards his understanding of the structure of the soul.
He repeated this process a hundred thousand times.
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When everything was ready, Ian walked into another huge Chamber of Secrets.
In the center is a blue lake, with little gray lights flashing in the lake, like countless stars falling into the water.
He put the transparent crystal into the center of the lake,
Then he slowly raised his hand to control the lake water to flow into the crystal.
The lake water is actually the magic power of liquefaction.
In order to make it, Ian went through countless failures--
The liquefied magic power is extremely unstable. Once it leaves a certain range, it will evaporate automatically and cannot be saved at all.
Until today, he succeeded in keeping it flowing in a closed environment.
When blue magic power is injected into the crystal, the entire air of Chamber of Secrets trembles.
Ian stretched out his hand and called out tens of thousands of souls.
They float in mid-air, no longer in human form, but like mist-like light groups.
With the waving of the magic wand, the soul is transformed one by one and guided into the crystal.
The surface of the crystal is covered with runes,
Those ancient Ancient Runes light up one by one,
The light interweaves like the pulsation of the heart.
Soul and magic begin Fusion,
The crystal gradually turns from transparent to blue,
A slowly rotating energy vortex emerged inside.
The whole process lasted three days and three nights.
When the last beam of rune light dissipated, the stone body emitted a soft blue glow.
That's Philosopher's Stone from Ian--
Unlike Flamel, it is pure and has no resentment, no pain, and no howling.
He reached out and held it, feeling the slightly cool temperature, as if he were holding the heart of the ocean.
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The next test is extremely simple--and the most dangerous.
The first is material transformation.
Ian Place a lead block on the stone platform,
Touch the wand lightly to its surface,
As the blue light flashes, the texture of the metal changes rapidly.
After a few seconds, the dull gray metal turned into dazzling pure gold.
"Success." He whispered.
This is no ordinary change, but a permanent transformation--
From a physical level, he has touched upon the manipulation of the microstructure of matter.
In other words, this is the true ultimate of Alchemy.
--
Then, he extracted a small bottle of golden liquid.
That's Elixir of Immortality.
After drinking it, Ian closed his eyes.
A force bursts out from the body - the soul is washed by the mysterious power,
The cells of the body are soaked with magic power, as if every molecule is being reborn.
He could clearly feel that the limit of cell division had been broken.
That means - he has truly achieved "immortality" in the physical sense.
"Science and magic are the same Truth."
He murmured to himself, a faint smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
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However, he knew that this was far from over.
He walked into another sealed laboratory,
He paused at the door for a moment and whispered, "I need an experimental area built with the highest standards of defense."
The next second, the ground shook and the walls automatically Transfiguration,
A perfectly proportioned Hogwarts model appeared inside Chamber of Secrets.
Ian raised the wand and softly chanted. "Exploding Charm (Bombarda)!"
The light burst instantly--
The tallest tower of the model collapsed, and rubble hit the walls.
Flames swept across, and shock waves set off waves tens of meters high.
"Not bad." Ian commented lightly.
He waved "Siri" to reshape the model.
A few minutes later, Hogwarts reappeared as before.
After his reconstruction, this "Room of Requirement" can be directly connected to Leyline Nodes, thereby absorbing huge energy.
Then, Ian stopped smiling.
He took a deep breath and held Philosopher's Stone tightly.
Blue light flowed from the stone into his arm, and his blood boiled instantly.
The force almost tore the body apart--
If it weren't for the previous body modification, he might have exploded and died.
He raised his wand and repeated in a low voice, "Exploding Charm!"
White light suddenly appeared.
Boom--!
An explosion stronger than before engulfed the entire castle.
The defensive barrier was shattered in an instant, and the ruins turned into dust.
The air was torn apart, and the aftermath of the magic spread like ocean waves.
Ian stood there, his clothes rustling, his expression calm.
"So this is the power of pure Philosopher's Stone."
He understands that this is not the limit.
If he wasn't worried that his body couldn't bear it, he could have released stronger energy.
With this blue Philosopher's Stone as the core,
He is fully capable of creating alchemical weapons as powerful as nuclear bombs.
And that's just the most basic application.
Ian exhaled slowly and closed the experiment notebook.
"The blue stone is ready."
"The next step—creating civilization."