Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 799 Truth and Spiritual Brilliance! Get on the bus first, buy the ticket later!

Inside Lilith's Hut, the Alchemy Hut.

Locke looked at the crimson bloodsucking stone in his hand and entered a state of advanced meditation, returning his spirituality to a blank state.

Only in this way can we see its hidden true form without disturbing the spiritual traces within Linghong.

Locke frowned. "According to the books I consulted, only by seeing the entire hidden true form of Ling Hong, memorizing it, and then drawing it completely, can one be considered to have initially mastered Ling Hong."

"After mastering the spirit key, the next step is to find the corresponding wizard's [mystical ritual] for that spirit key."

The last step is not difficult to understand.

It involves transforming spiritual energy into a ritualistic act, so that the process of refining magical potions can possess spiritual energy.

Once a potion possesses a spiritual essence, the resulting potion is no longer just an ordinary potion, but a potion that produces a magical reaction that lasts for a period of time after being consumed.

Ling Hong is the hidden true form of all things.

Once a potion contains a spiritual element, it means that the potion possesses a certain... [special status].

Locke, located on the main body of Golden Crown Mountain, is currently reading materials in the free area of ​​the Second Ring Road.

"Special rank? Potion rank?"

Locke's expression changed slightly as he immediately realized what a second-circle potion meant.

Ordinary wizard apprentice, first-class wizard apprentice, first-ring wizard, and second-ring wizard correspond to the four major ranks.

The so-called hierarchy is only within these four major ranks, and second-circle potions actually have a rank that can slightly improve a certain direction, which means that second-circle potions are also extremely important to second-circle wizards.

Yes, the total magical pressure of second-circle wizards is equivalent to a dozen or so times that of a small world. If we follow the logic of first-circle potion-making methods, then unless we directly use a world or a world-class artifact to make the potion, it will be difficult to have any effect on second-circle wizards.

In other words, Ling Hongxue represents a necessary but ultimately detrimental advancement in potion-making.

Locke pondered, "It's not impossible if we don't discover the Linghong level, but within the realm of first-circle potion-making, we can only use items with increasingly higher magical pressure for alchemy."

That's a form of unsustainable exploitation of resources.

'The entire wizarding civilization will descend into a frenzied pursuit of more resources, and will consume them recklessly until they are exhausted.'

This era has actually existed.

Locke recalled the Age of Stars, when King Otto passed on his legacy to him, he had been told that potion-making was not popular in that era, and his personal skill level could not represent the overall level of potion-making in that era.

In that era, the most one could achieve was a first-level potion master, so wizards were caught in a desperate pursuit of absolute resources.

Three hundred million magical kingdoms are scattered throughout the Age of Stars, vying for land and water.

Locke's clone looked at a bright red spirit floating in front of him, which emitted a faint red light.

It represents energy at a higher dimensional level.

"Second-circle potions, because of Ling Hong, discovered the hidden truth of things. Therefore, there is an ironclad rule in first-circle potions - if the magical pressure of the potion is too different from that of the wizard, the potion will not work or its effect will be weakened."

"This ironclad rule does not exist in second-circle potions. Because the Spirit, as the hidden true form of things, can provide more powerful energy and has special power."

"The second-ring potion has become extremely dangerous."

"When a wizard drinks a bottle of second-circle potion, he essentially gains a certain rank."

Locke pondered, "In that case, poisons science should develop significantly during the second-circle stage. Poisons that were previously ineffective against high-magical-pressure individuals like full-fledged wizards and second-circle wizards, who possess permanent defensive force fields, will likely become very powerful during the second-circle potions stage due to the influence of spiritual magic."

Locke's main body looked at the data.

"What is a rank? In potion-making, the concept of a rank refers to the fact that if an object or person retains its essential attributes over time, then that object or person is the same entity."

"And this identity of the same entity is called a [position]!"

"Paraxelsus, a fourth-circle potion master from the pure-blood era of humans, was the founder of the Potionology school. In order to commemorate his great contributions to the development of potionology, he was known as the Wizard of Truth after his death."

"Later, this title evolved into the name of a special fund awarded to outstanding fourth-circle wizards. Wizards who obtain the title of Truth Wizard will receive a series of identities, as well as corresponding annual financial subsidies from the White Wizard Association."

Locke's true form suddenly realized.

"I see. This is the origin of the title 'Truth Wizard.' This origin is also related to potion-making."

"I wonder where the Starry Sea Scholars at the fourth ring stage and the Throne Wizards at the third ring stage originated. I'll ask Old Blue Head another day."

Locke continued reading the article.

"It is said that the process of transforming a title into a specific identity title for a truth wizard is itself an elevation or change of [rank]. Therefore, specific spiritual essences can be extracted from this process."

"By adding the special method of the fourth stage to this basic spirit macro, the truth spirit macro can be derived."

"This is the method for obtaining the main ingredients of the potion of truth."

"But I am currently only an expert-level potion master, so this method is just hearsay and I don't know if it's true yet. However, by using Linghong studies to find the derivative, I can obtain a more advanced Linghong."

When Locke saw this, it was as if a word had awakened him from a dream!

"Ling Hongxue not only opened a door to a new world for potion masters, but also served as a tool for them to explore higher worlds based on it, just like mathematics."

“Through Linghong, it is entirely possible to achieve great things with small resources.”

Although it was a bit abstract, Locke never imagined that the study of spiritual macromolecular science would eventually lead to the indirect acquisition of the spiritual macromolecular essence of truth by extracting the spiritual macromolecular essence of the Throne of Truth.

That's amazing.

No wonder the world calls Paracelsus the Wizard of Truth.

He gave potion-making a path to continue its advancement, allowing the potion-making of wizarding civilization to forge a different path.

Moreover, it can be used in the form of potion science to seek unique truths in potion science.

Locke was immediately energized and ready to learn Linghong and then put his skills to good use.

Then, he calmed down.

He looked at Ling Hong, who held the scarlet vampire stone in his hand, and shook his head slightly.

"Therefore, I must first learn the first Linghong."

"I haven't even mastered 1+1 yet, so I'm still not good at thinking about more advanced things."

"But the time and resources I would need to invest in learning Ling Hong in this way are just too great."

Locke looked at the crimson vampire stone spirit in front of him.

Linghong is great, but the problem is that it's too difficult to learn.

He won this Spirit Coin from a bet at the Rose Throne. Other wizards would have to buy a copy themselves, and copies have a limited number of uses; they would break if used too many times.

Therefore, repeated purchases are necessary.

A single Linghong atom costs over five million.

Ordinary second-level potions generally have more than one spirit macro, so studying potion-making at the second level could easily lead to financial ruin and still not being able to learn it.

Locke's clone took out the Linghong paper and Linghong pen that he had bought in Yunze Wetland and began to draw.

This is to assist potion masters in learning and recording spirit macros. The spirit macro pen is made of a special magical silver and is a masterpiece of alchemists in modern times. It can bear the power of spirit macros and force them to reveal their hidden true forms, so that spirit macros, which can only be seen but not touched, can be drawn by wizards with paper and pen.

Linghong paper was also made by alchemists using special magical silver paper.

Once it's etched, it won't disappear.

It is a method to force the spirit to manifest, and it can also be used to make rubbings.

A night passed.

Locke was drenched in sweat. Observing a spirit macro, even one that has already taken shape, rather than observing a spirit macro from an object, requires an extremely high level of insight from the potion master.

His insight is already far superior to that of ordinary wizards.

But it was still dizzying to watch, very slow, and tiring.

Locke even felt that his insight was not quite enough, so he used intuition to measure and guess.

He relied half on observation and half on guesswork, which is how he managed to write three rubbings using three sheets of Linghong paper.

In the early morning, bright light streamed into his bedroom. Locke looked at the three failed rubbings and knew they were just his clumsy drawings, far from the real Linghong.

"but……"

Locke's expression was strange.

"In the early stages of second-circle potion studies, the basic requirements for Spirit Macro are not actually very high. The key is to master Spirit Macro and then get to the final step."

"It is the ritualistic action used to transform Ling Hong into a magic potion."

In other words, it's a kowtow during potion-making, a gold coin flipping, or even a strange cry that has no meaning whatsoever.

It’s okay.

As long as the ritualistic behavior conforms to the spirit, it is acceptable.

This is why, when he was refining the clone potion, the magic book he read didn't record what kind of spirit essence was needed.

Because these strange and mystical behaviors must conform to Ling Hong's principles, they are difficult to describe in words and can only be described through Ling Hong's language.

Therefore, it is difficult to describe this action in the spellbook of the Doppelganger Potion using anything other than the language of spiritual science.

In a sense, Ling Hongxue can be considered a special tool language similar to mathematics.

Only by using this language can one describe those special ritualistic practices filled with mysticism.

The key point is not that the movements must be exactly the same, but that the Ling Hong trajectory must be exactly the same.

Locke looked at the three failed attempts before him and pondered, "There are standard spirit macros, but the wizards who concoct potions are different. Therefore, different wizards using the same spirit macro will produce slightly different ritual actions."

"Many second-ring potion masters get stuck at this step and have no choice but to give up."

"Mastering Linghong requires too many resources and time."

"But I might be able to skip this step using a synthetic Rubik's Cube."

"Ling Hongxue's basics are like his mathematical foundation—they are indeed very important. But for beginners in second-ring potion-making, you can use a little trickery and skip the basics. Use it first, learn it later!"

"Get on the bus first, then buy your ticket!"

Locke saw the three failed crafting attempts in front of him, and they were actually level 8 crafting items, meaning they could be crafted!

Locke immediately chose to synthesize them!
"As expected, the Linghong rubbing is a sample, and it can be synthesized."

Locke waited a day, then took out the Linghong synthesis item—a piece of Linghong silver paper with a rather decent Linghong rubbing of a scarlet vampire stone on it.

There is also an entry description above.

[A rubbing of the Crimson Vampire Stone's spirit scroll, a level 9 crafted item, a beginner's practice piece for a second-ring potion master. After ten years of training, the potion master finally managed to create his first decent spirit scroll. Using this spirit scroll, the potion master performed his own ritualistic act, cutting open his left little finger. Details...]

This ritualistic action can imbue the concocted potion with the hidden true form of the Crimson Vampire Stone.

Locke's eyes lit up slightly as he looked at the detailed description.

That description was omitted for some reason, perhaps because no magical text could contain that information, so it became a memory that appeared in my mind.

Locke exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling extremely happy.

In this way, he could embark on the path of potion studies!

According to the entry, even with his original talent, it would take him ten years to learn his first spirit macro.

This is the result of him using the bloodline of ancient creatures to enhance his insight and intuition.

It will take another ten years to learn the first Linghong.

Although it is said that everything is difficult at the beginning, after learning the first one, with his foundation in Ling Hong studies, it should not take him that long to learn the other Ling Hongs.

But if it were an ordinary wizard, wouldn't it be a spiritual treasure, requiring decades of study for them?

No wonder many potion masters stop before reaching the second ring.

This is too difficult and too costly.

Locke looked at his rubbing.

"This is equivalent to me skipping the basics of Spiritual Enlightenment and directly obtaining the answer. At least in the early stages of the second-ring Potions Mastery, with this answer, I can directly refine potions."

"No problem, I can refine a second-level magic potion first, and use the experience gained to improve my Spiritual Arts. Get on the bus first, then buy the ticket!"

Locke pondered, "Now that I've obtained the hidden form of the Crimson Vampire Stone, wouldn't I be able to refine the related potions that require it?"

You can do some research to see what potions you can brew, and then you can use and sell second-level potions.

Now, he has managed to revive the second-circle potions.

and……

My own crafted potions can now be used to craft level 10 items. This means that I can also craft level 9 rubbings by drawing spirit macros, and then craft level 10 rubbings.

Then, one can obtain more accurate rubbings and transform them into more accurate ritual work.

This will improve the quality of your second-level potions!
To concoct an even more difficult second-level potion!

Locke calculates the cost.

"A sheet of Linghong paper only costs 10,000 magic stones, and a Linghong pen can be used ten times, which also costs 100,000 magic stones."

“A normal potion master would definitely use up paper and pen like water. But I can make money with potions first, and then use the money I earn to draw spiritual diagrams to improve my spiritual diagram foundation.”

Locke still needs to spend money to design Linghong; after all, you have to get on the train first and then pay the ticket later.

The money-burning will definitely continue.

The only difference is that others can only master the art of potion-making after burning the potion, while I can already make the potion before burning it.

(End of this chapter)