The initial goal of the development of alchemy was to transform base metals into precious metals, especially gold. Later, different studies were developed, such as the creation of a universal medicine, the search for the Philosopher's Stone, and the creation of artificial humans.

To this day, the only person who has achieved the goal of turning stones into gold and immortality in this field is Nicol Lemay.

However, in the course of its development, there have also been a variety of magical props, such as: meditation basin, time turner, vanishing cabinet and so on.

Although these items have nothing to do with the three ultimate goals of alchemy, they still have a very magical effect.

Cyrus spreads the cloak of invisibility with a spell.

He'd read a lot of alchemy books these days, and it wasn't hard to find out what was unusual about the cloak. First of all, the material is completely different from a normal cloak.

The normal cloak of invisibility was made from the fur of the Invisibility Beast, a silver, magical animal that resembled an ape, but the cloak in Cyrus's hand felt much colder to the touch.

"The Invisible Beast is the only magical beast that can become invisible, and its ability represents 0 in the Runi script, what if the material of this cloak is not the hair of the Invisible Beast?"

Cyrus raised his wand, and the tip of the wand shone faintly, and the light shone on the transparent cloak, immediately reflecting the texture of the cloak.

There are countless runes in the texture.

Sellers clearly saw the words "teiwaz" and "algiz", the former meaning immortal, and the latter signifying protection.

In ancient times, it was very common for the Runi script to be used in alchemical artifacts, as these words had great magical powers, but could not be unleashed through spells. Inscribe them on magical artifacts to bring out the power of these words even more.

But another problem is that the rune script is obscure, which is not only a foreign language that can be summarized, in fact, even if most people understand the meaning of the words, they may not be able to resonate with the words and bring out the magic in the words.

Today, the runi script has become a discipline akin to translation, as if it has no other use than for archaeology.

"This cloak does contain a powerful illusion spell."

Powerful spells, immortal materials, and perhaps it is because of the combination of the two that the magic of this cloak will never go away.

Cyrus guesses that the effect of the Elder Wand is similar.

The Elder Wand is made of elderberry and Thestrals, and although the number of elderberries is small, you can still find them if you really want to find them. But Grigovich continued to imitate the Old Spell, but never created a wand that could match it.

Cyrus speculated that the secret to the Elder Wand's strength might lie in its curse itself.

Both Dumbledore and Harry believed that the power of the Elder Wand would be destroyed if the original holder of the Elder Wand died normally. This is due to the fact that the wand's curse is broken, and as a result, the legendary wand will become as unremarkable as a normal wand.

Then, Cyrus lowered his cloak.

He couldn't have the cloak for long, and in just a few days, it was impossible to completely crack the mystery of the cloak. In contrast, it is more important to study how to make the Philosopher's Stone.

Flipping through Nicol's handbook, skimming over the dreams and revelations, Cyrus saw this passage.

"The Philosopher's Stone is the oldest, most mysterious, or least known, the most incomprehensible in nature, and blessed and sacred from the Divine. It is the mystery of the mysteries. It is the power of morality and God, the limit and purpose of all things under heaven, and the ultimate and inconceivable result of the operation of all sages. It is the perfect essence of all elements, an indestructible object that cannot be damaged or destroyed by any element, is the fifth element. It is a double and living mercury with a spirit in itself, which can handle all unstrong and imperfect metals. It is the eternal brilliance, the elixir that can cure all diseases, the glorious immortal bird of the blessed kingdom of heaven, the most precious treasure of all wealth, and the important possession of the whole nature. “

"The materials used to refine the Philosopher's Stone are mercury, sulfur, and salt...... It is necessary to refine with the four elements, heat, cold, dryness, and humidity, and break the elemental ...... inside and outside of matter."

Cyrus poured mercury into the cauldron and lit a flame.

"Flame represents heat and dryness—water represents cold and moisture—"

As he stirred the cauldron, his magic flowed into the mercury, and then he poured in the brimstone, the salt, the earth.

"Dirt is hot and humid ......"

The contents of the crucible boiled, and the color slowly turned red.

The Philosopher's Stone was indeed red, but now it was difficult to form, and the flames continued to burn, and the water in the crucible was boiled, and the cold and dampness were driven away, until at last, only a small trace of red powder was left in the crucible.

Sellers twisted them with his fingers, not feeling any breath of life in them.

"Failed."

Undeterred, he continued to look through Nicol's notes, but even Nicol Lemay himself did not understand how he had succeeded.

For centuries, he wanted to replicate that miracle, but never succeeded a second time.

"The recipe for the Philosopher's Stone can't be so simple, and Nicol's manuscript probably won't be of much help." Sellers thought.

Nicol Lemay must have had some unforeseen accident or coincidence in the process of refining the Philosopher's Stone, and this coincidence was something he did not notice himself.

In the wizarding world, sometimes even a gust of wind and a ray of sunlight can affect the outcome of alchemy or potions. Sometimes even sound is a key factor.

For example, when practicing Animagus, you need to see the dew of the sun and the first thunder in the storm as a revelation.

Cyrus sensed some urgency, he could indeed be resurrected without using the Philosopher's Stone, but this would require the absorption of all of Ginny's life force to achieve this, but in this case, Ginny would definitely die.

But he had already regarded Ginny as his friend, and he couldn't do anything like that to hurt his friend's life for the sake of his resurrection.

I really can't do it, I can only absorb some of my life before leaving. ’

If he doesn't succeed in refining the Philosopher's Stone at the end of this school year, he'll have to leave Hogwarts in the same state as in the movies.

No, maybe even worse than in the original book.

In the original book, Ginny's state is still too dangerous, and it can almost be said that her life is hanging by a thread.

"Perhaps, I need to change hosts."

Cyrus put away the cauldron.