The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　It is an absurd thing in itself.

　It falls into the category of myths and legends, which is why no one has investigated it in depth.

　But if the "Philosopher's Stone" refers to the ascension potion within the underworld's pantheon, then his actions of turning the entire kingdom into a paradise for the dead become explainable.

　After all, the objects of the underworld's system of ferrying gods are not the living, but the souls of the dead.

　Since the "Lord of Heroes" wanted to create the "Philosopher's Stone," his purpose must have been to recreate the system of ferrying gods in the underworld, which naturally required a large number of the souls of the dead as test subjects.

　Under the control of its death power, the souls of the dead are unlikely to perish.

　If he could truly create the "Philosopher's Stone," he could use it to guide the souls of the dead into the underworld, truly achieving "everyone as a dragon."

　But his experiment was clearly unsuccessful.

　Perhaps the experiment consumed too many souls, or perhaps for some other reason, in any case, the "Golden King" raised the banner of rebellion.

　New images quickly formed in Dark's mind...

　When he was making the "Eternal Life Elixir of the Golden Kingdom Stained with Crimson Blood," he recreated that legend. However, because he was unaware of the details, he deliberately skipped over many parts, relying entirely on his own deductions from his dreams.

　It was also due to extremely good luck that he successfully stumbled upon the "No. 3 Red Medicine" and refined it into the "Red Bloodstained Golden Kingdom Immortal Medicine".

　However, based on the current information, if he tries to replicate the previous ritual process with a侥幸 (lucky) mentality, he will most likely suffer a very painful Waterloo.

　Fortunately, he sought help from Professor Cazell before replicating the "Red Potion No. 3".

　Now that we've deduced all these reasons, going back to reset the ritual should have a greater chance of creating "Red Potion No. 3".

　Thinking of this, Dak couldn't help but feel delighted.

　I never expected that before we even got to the main topic, just chatting with Professor Kazel for a while would already yield such great results.

　If we chat a little longer, wouldn't that mean... "You make a lot of sense."

　After hearing his reasoning, Professor Kazel nodded in approval. "But if the Philosopher's Stone is an advancement potion that can only be used on the souls of the dead, then it wouldn't be as appealing to me."

　The Philosopher's Stone, which grants immortality to mortals, is the true Philosopher's Stone.

　If it truly is an advancement potion from the Underworld's system of ferrying gods, then it is something entirely different from the "Philosopher's Stone" in the hearts of alchemists.

　On the contrary, the two byproducts of the research process of the Philosopher's Stone—"goldenification" and "heroic transformation"—are more in line with the alchemists' imagination of the Philosopher's Stone.

　But upon closer reflection, the concept of the "Philosopher's Stone" probably originated from these two byproducts.

　The concept of the "Philosopher's Stone" came about later.

　Therefore, tracing back to the source, the ultimate goal of alchemists is actually "goldenification" and "heroic spiritification".

　In other words, the true "Alchemy of the Golden Kingdom of Albinism" and the "Alchemy of the Golden Kingdom of Red Flower Bloodstained"!

　Of course, magic cards don't count.

　"My old friends would probably be very disappointed if they knew that the Philosopher's Stone doesn't actually exist."

　As Professor Cazell spoke, a hint of disappointment was evident in his eyes.

　Dak could understand this feeling quite well.

　He thought for a moment and then said, "But that shouldn't prevent the research from continuing, right?"

　“You’re right,” Professor Cazell said. “Although the appeal has diminished slightly, the research won’t stop.”

　Dark smiled and said, "Then I wish the professors all the best in their research on the 'Ferryman of the Underworld' advancement potion."

　Professor Cazell smiled and then asked, "Don't you have any thoughts on this?"

　Dark laughed and said, "Professor, I'm still young and don't want to experience real death."

　Professor Cazell said, "You're right. We still have plenty of time, but even Dark, who has mastered the art of mind reading, can sense the regret hidden behind his words."

　The so-called "seeing through the surface to the essence".

　Dark could roughly guess that Professor Cazell was interested in...

　The expectation surrounding the "Philosopher's Stone" is likely focused more on the "immortality" aspect of "eternal life."

　He might still be thinking that if he had the ability to create the "Philosopher's Stone," he might be able to break the curse of aging from the moon goddess.

　However, the Philosopher's Stone, as a potion for advancement, has become significantly less appealing to them.

　However, for ordinary humans who are worried about their lifespan, it is a divine object that is no less powerful than the elixir of immortality.

　After all, the system of ferrying gods in the underworld is actually very strict.

　Without magic potions, very few souls can be selected as "ferrymen of the underworld".

　If one could possess an advancement potion, perhaps even an ordinary person could embark on the path to godhood and become a "ferryman of the underworld."

　Whether or not one can continue to advance in the future, it is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than being worn away by time on the banks of the River Styx.

　Therefore, its value objectively exists.

　The only problem is that with the Age of Gods coming, things like this are likely to become more common.

　Then its rarity will decrease significantly. Of course, although the age of gods is coming, the revival of the gods will not happen overnight; this process may take a very, very long time.

　During this period, countless people are nearing the end of their lives.

　Among them, the highest-ranking was Shouxin, who took the name of Saint Patricis.

　Although His Holiness the Pope still appears old in public, he is still young at heart.

　But naturally, it was impossible to keep it from those who knew the truth.

　Although he is only in his early fifties, he is actually considered "long-lived" among all the popes in history.

　He might suddenly pass away before the age of gods arrives.

　If, at that time, a potion for advancement were placed before him, how could he possibly give it up?

　Therefore, the Philosopher's Stone still possesses extremely high value today.

　However, neither Dark nor Professor Cazell had any need for that added value at the moment.

　but……

　If the Philosopher's Stone is indeed an advancement potion for the Underworld's divine salvation system, then it means that by studying the Philosopher's Stone, the fundamental rules of the Underworld's divine salvation system can be deduced in reverse.

　Professors Kazel and Harvey are both studying the "Ferryman of the Underworld" system through the "Demon King's Isomorph".

　However, because it involved divine objects, the research progressed very slowly, or even impossible.

　At this point, it might be a better choice to study the Philosopher's Stone first.

　If this leads to the development of a system for "ferrymen of the underworld," then at least a basic framework can be established...

　Dark was actually very interested in the underworld's system of ferrying gods, because he also had a "world" of his own.

　Even now, he is unable to stay in that world for more than 24 hours.

　But that didn't stop him from indulging in fantasies.

　Once the "glowing disease" is resolved and the "Magic Kingdom" is fully developed, he can emulate the Underworld's God-Crossing System and weave his own advancement system within the "Magic Kingdom".

　Moreover, he was able to establish a system similar to "Abyss Summoning" within "Magic Kingdom".

　Therefore, Dak has always paid close attention to the professors' research in this area.

　In the blink of an eye, the pot of black tea was gone.

　Professor Dach and Professor Cazell were still chatting away. The wall clock, however, already pointed to eight o'clock in the evening.

　Professor Cazell glanced at the time and said, slightly reluctantly, "It's time to get down to business."

　Dark then remembered that he had come to discuss with Professor Kazel how to create the "Golden Kingdom Alchemist".

　The method of using a "cursed cage" to seal a golem and turn it into a magical spirit is actually not a secret.

　However, in practice, creating golems is no easier than creating "magic cards," and it even requires more materials, takes longer to complete, and demands a higher level of knowledge and personal ability. Moreover, the magical spirits that can be created using this method have significant limitations.

　There are two main reasons why Dak chose this production method.

　① It consumes less "greed".

　② It can be oriented.

　In addition, he happened to have most of the core materials needed to create the Golden Golem.

　However, even if a high-level golem is created, a corresponding level of "cursed cage" is needed to seal it.

　Fortunately, Dark did not have the latter worry; he had the ability and the means to create a higher-level "Curse Cage".

　Although the goal this time is set a bit high, with Professor Kazel's guidance, theoretically there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

　Dark picked up the file bag that was lying to the side, and at Professor Kazel's request, took out the notes and information he had recorded on making the "Albino Destiny Elixir of Immortality in the Golden Kingdom" and the "Crimson Bloodstained Elixir of Immortality in the Golden Kingdom". These two documents corresponded to "Golden Transformation" and "Heroic Spirit Transformation" respectively, and even if they were not for making "Golden Kingdom Alchemists", they could still be used to make the "Philosopher's Stone".

　Moreover, Dark had a feeling that if he could work with the professors to complete the creation of the "Philosopher's Stone," and then go a step further and complete the experiment of elevating the souls of the dead to "ferrymen of the underworld," he could achieve great things.

　He should then have enough power to begin his own project of "life-forming magical spirits".

　soon.

　The two then began to discuss the documents together.

　In just half an hour, Professor Kazel had completely grasped the progress of his research and supplemented and improved the production method of the "Red Blood-Stained Golden Kingdom Immortal Elixir".

　However, he had no clue about how to make the "Alchemy of the Golden Kingdom of Albinism".

　This is largely because the legends surrounding the "Golden King" are so lacking in detail and process that it is impossible to deduce how he acted, and naturally, it is impossible to recreate history in the ritual.

　Dark sighed, "It seems that if we really want to refine the 'Albino Destiny Golden Kingdom Immortal Elixir,' we'll have to find a way to talk to the 'Golden King.'"

　Professor Cazell chuckled, "Are you taking your 'Golden Kingdom Alchemist' to chat with the 'Golden King'?"

　Dark's expression changed, and he said, "Of course not. Besides, what I want to create is an alchemist from the Golden Kingdom, not some Golden King. You can't just make things up."

　Professor Kazel laughed for a while, then took out a document called "Golden Core" from behind him: "This is new research. Read this first."

　Dark took the document, quickly glanced through it, and immediately discovered that it was actually a higher-level method for creating "Golden Cores".

　Professor Kazel didn't stop after discovering the "Golden Magic Stone." Instead, he further researched and upgraded the "Golden Cores" extracted from the bodies of the Golden Mummy, the Golden Saber-toothed Beast, and the Golden Horse Knight. He then created even higher-level "Golden Cores" himself.

　However, due to limitations, although Professor Kazel's "Golden Core" is superior to the original in every aspect, it cannot achieve "self-circulation" like the original and still needs to be charged with "Golden Magic Stones".

　However, he designed a multi-energy mode that can maintain continuous operation by replacing the charged "Golden Magic Stone".

　This can be considered a solution to the energy problem.

　With this "Golden Core", he actually had the ability to create higher-level golems, but he just didn't have the time or the idea to refurbish them.

　Now that Dark wants to create a golem of the "Golden Kingdom Alchemist" level, he can take out and use this "Golden Core".

　Otherwise, with an ordinary core, it would be impossible to meet the needs of the twelve-star golem.

　After straightening his posture, Dak deliberately suppressed his "desire for knowledge" and began to examine the document with full concentration.

　The lights shine, the shadows slant, and time marches on slowly but steadily…

Chapter 1384 Darkdemon's Learning Has No End (4k)

　As his "greed" gradually increased, Dark's understanding of the "Golden Core" also deepened little by little.

　He also had a foundation, and with Professor Kazel's occasional guidance, he quickly figured out some of the difficult problems and roughly understood the structure and principles of the new "Golden Core".

　At the same time, he also realized that he absolutely could not make this "golden core" on his own.

　This is no longer at the level of needing Professor Cazell's help to guarantee a success rate.

　He simply couldn't create the "Golden Core" on his own. If he really wanted to force its creation, he would have to delegate over 80% of the process to Professor Kazel, while he himself would only be responsible for the part involving infusing the "Golden Power."

　Furthermore, the process of injecting "golden power" can actually be done entirely with readily available "golden magic stones".

　In other words, he was essentially useless throughout the entire production process. The resulting "Golden Core" can hardly be considered his work.

　According to the laws of magic alchemy, something that is not created by oneself is probably difficult to convert into a magic card.

　but……

　This isn't a big problem. If you don't know how, just learn, until you do.

　So-called knowledge originally comes from nothing.

　From knowing absolutely nothing when entering first grade to having gained some knowledge in third grade, isn't all of this knowledge learned little by little?

　Dark looked at Professor Kazel and asked directly, "What books do I need to read to learn these alchemy techniques?"