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The next day, a few snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

Ian stood in front of the temperature-controlled cabinet, his fingertips resting on the door handle, and slowly pulled it open.

Cool air mixed with the fresh scent of herbs wafted out.

Deep inside the cabinet, a single crystal tube lay all alone.

Inside the tube, the pale silver liquid had already solidified, and the surface was covered with a layer of grayish-white flocculent sediment.

This is what Adele just brought back.

It is said that when the medicine was dripped into her father's forehead, it only lit up for three seconds.

Three seconds later, the light went out, but the level of pollution remained unchanged.

"Almost ineffective..."

Ian muttered to himself, took out the waste liquid tube, and held it up to the light to examine it carefully.

The sediment exhibits an extremely fine crystalline structure under light, with a faint dark purple sheen at the edges.

Those are the traces left behind after the pollution retaliated and swallowed up.

"The direction was right, but the dosage was too weak, and it was extinguished instantly."

He put down the waste tube, turned around and walked to the lab bench.

More than twenty volumes of books were spread out on the table, their pages yellowed and their ink old.

The topmost transcribed copy of the encrypted notes was open on the last page.

The trembling handwriting was particularly glaring under the light.

All those who attempt to merge... will ultimately be assimilated by the abyss.

Ian stared at the line of text, his fingertips lightly tracing the words "assimilation".

The rough texture of the paper is like touching the scars of time.

"The Abyss's combination has corrupted the bloodline of the Scarred Ones..."

He closed his eyes, and the crystallized core in his mental sea slowly rotated.

The panel floated quietly deep within my consciousness, its edges swirling with pale golden runes.

The image of Titus Just sleeping resurfaced in his mind.

The chest rose and fell slightly, and dark purple lines flowed faintly beneath the skin.

And in the sea of ​​consciousness... that jet-black, lifelike tentacle.

This is neither an ordinary curse nor a common energy erosion.

It is a pollution of the rule level caused by the intertwining of the will of the abyss, curses, and abnormal bloodlines.

"The standard soul-stabilizing formula... is simply not enough."

Ian opened his eyes and took out the dark silver token from his dimensional ring.

The metal touch was icy cold, and the engraved time-marked emblems on the edges gleamed faintly under the light.

He needed to go deeper into the library.

It is necessary to study those cases that are listed as prohibited and involve "hybrid rule contamination".

Especially those related to outer energy.

The next morning, when Adele pushed open the door, her shoulders were still covered with unmelted snowflakes.

The hem of the deep purple wizard's robe was soaked with snow water, darkening the color in one area.

"The permissions you requested have been approved."

She placed a dark gold, rhombus-shaped crystal on the lab table, its interior swirling with intricate chains of runes.

"Level 3 Restricted Area Access Pass, valid for one day."

Adele paused, her deep blue eyes bloodshot.

"I applied on the grounds of 'researching advanced directions for neutralizing heterogeneous energy pollution,' but some members of the elders' council... have raised questions."

Ian picked up the crystal and infused it with his spiritual power.

Instantly, a 3D map of the restricted reading area of ​​the library appeared in my mind, with dozens of dots marking the locations of books of different categories.

"What are you questioning?"

"I question why a level two wizard like you would delve into such dangerous knowledge."

Edel walked to the window and looked at the snow falling outside.

"I said... your extensive experience with purification potions might be helpful in treating the clan leader."

She turned around, her eyes filled with worry.

"Ian... are you really sure?"

"no problem."

Ian carefully put the crystal away, his tone calm.

"I did participate in the 'Heterogeneous Energy Pollution Neutralizer' project, and I also have some experience with purification agents."

He recalled that in the projected world, there was a highly sophisticated purification plan for the pollution of the abyss.

"This time... I need more special materials."

Adele frowned slightly. "What material?"

"Rare test material with negative rule characteristics."

Ian walked to the lab bench, picked up a quill pen, and quickly wrote a few lines on the parchment.

The pen tip made a scratching sound.

[A slightly contaminated fragment of 'Holy Radiance Crystal' must retain the original traces of contamination.]

The "Dark Erosion Petals" formed after the "Dawn Flower" withers require intact petals with a regular erosion rate of less than 30%.

The remains of "Order Metal" unearthed from the ancient battlefield must have traces of extraterrestrial energy erosion on their surface.

[The marrow of a Tier 3 or higher Light or Order-type magical beast, requiring the marrow to contain pure rules of order and to be uncontaminated.]

He listed more than a dozen materials in one go.

Each one is extremely rare, and each one... is so sensitive it makes your scalp tingle.

Adele took the parchment, her fingertips trembling slightly.

"Ian... the first three of these materials all involve 'contaminated high-order substances,' and the last one is a pure core material of order."

She looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.

"You want to research purification agents... why do you need these polluting materials?"

"Because I need to simulate 'targeting'."

Ian looked at her, his voice steady.

"The pollution in your father's body is a conflict of rules caused by the invasion of chaotic energy from outside the realm into the high-order bloodline."

He paused, then lightly tapped his fingertip on the parchment.

"To purify this pollution, the agent must possess two properties simultaneously."

"First, it inherently possesses extremely strong power to purify order, capable of suppressing chaos."

"Second, it can accurately identify the subtle differences between 'contaminated order' and 'pure order'."

I need to adjust the precision so that the drug only attacks the host and doesn't harm their own bloodline and order.

Adele's pupils contracted slightly.

Although she didn't understand potions, she understood what Ian meant.

It's like making the most sophisticated lock; the key can only open the corroded lock, not the others that are intact.

"So you need these materials... to test the 'recognition accuracy' of the drug?"

"Yes," Ian nodded, adding.

"Especially the fragments of 'Holy Radiance Crystal' and 'Dawn Flower Dark Erosion Petals,' which were originally the purest ordered substances, have had their regular structures undergo extremely subtle distortions after being slightly contaminated."

"This mutation...is highly similar to the state in which the clan leader's bloodline has been eroded."

He picked up the waste liquid tube and shook it gently.

The grayish-white sediment at the bottom of the tube swayed, and a faint dark purple light appeared and disappeared in the depths.

"The first version of the potion had strong enough power of order, but its recognition accuracy was too poor. It couldn't distinguish between friend and foe, so it was instantly counterattacked by the source of contamination."

"The second version...this problem must be solved."

Adele stared at the list of materials on the parchment, remaining silent for a long time.

Finally, she nodded emphatically, "I'll figure something out."

"Fifth Sister Aisha... and some of the newest partners, all have special channels."

She put away the parchment, turned and walked away quickly.

Ian stood there, listening to the receding footsteps.

The little quack on his shoulder scratched at his collar with its tiny paws.

"Ian, those materials... they sound very rare, it'll probably take quite a while."

"She can, and the family will also help. The current Edel... is not the same as before."

Ian walked to the window and watched Adele's figure disappear around the street corner.

"In the Central Continent, as long as the price is high enough and the channels are discreet enough... there's nothing we can't get our hands on."

He gently stroked Gaga's little head, his voice low.

"Moreover... these materials can perfectly conceal my true purpose."

Gaga tilted her head. "The real purpose?"

Ian turned and walked deeper into the laboratory, where a small purification array was placed.

In the center of the magic circle, a dark purple crystal the size of a grain of rice floats.

This is the "rule residue" that he extracted from the abyss energy using the panel. It is extremely pure and highly active.

At this moment, wisps of inky black mist are slowly seeping from the surface of the crystal.

The mist touched the order runes at the edge of the magic circle, emitting a sizzling, corrosive sound.

It's like darkness is gnawing away at the light.

"The purification agent I'm making... isn't really about those materials at all."

Ian stared at the crystal, a silver light swirling deep within his pupils.

"Those were just a smokescreen, a cover for 'why the potion could accurately identify Abyss pollution'."

He stretched out his finger, and a pale silver starlight shimmered at the tip.

This is the power of the ordered stars cultivated through the "Starry Sky Ritual".

The abyssal will that resonated with him during meditation, purified and absorbed by the panel, gave his spiritual power an almost essential luster of order.

The starlight slowly approached the crystal, when it was just an inch away.

"Buzz..."

The crystal trembled violently, and the inky black mist on its surface surged wildly.

Like a wild beast that has caught the scent of its predator, it is both terrified and eager to devour.

The starlight at Ian's fingertips suddenly lit up as well.

Between the two, an almost instinctive, extreme attraction and repulsion arose.

"The power of the Order Stars, purified by the panel, has an almost absolute sensitivity to... and a restraining effect on the abyssal aura."

Ian withdrew his finger, and the starlight dimmed.

The crystals gradually calmed down, but the fog on the surface thinned considerably, as if they had been scorched.

"This is a power unique to me."

His eyes were lowered, but a surge of heroic spirit welled up within him.

"The 'Absolute Order' is born from the combination of the Starry Sky Ritual, panel purification, and Star Seed resonance."

"This power, once it encounters the aura of the abyss, will be like a magnet encountering iron, instantly locking onto, entangled with, and purified."

He walked to the lab bench and spread out a new sheet of parchment.

Dipping the quill pen in ink, he began quickly writing the framework of the second version of the potion's formula.

The pen tip glides across the paper, leaving behind neat lines of writing.

[Main Ingredient: Holy Light Fruit (three fruits, harvested at dawn from Holy Light Trees over 500 years old)]

【Main Material: Saint Radiance Crystal Powder (small quantity, requires purification through three stages of ordered flame calcination)】

[Catalyst: Three petals of dawn]

[Bloodline Compatibility Agent: Blood of the Shihen Family's Direct Lineage (one drop, must be taken from an uncontaminated individual)]

[Rule-Guiding Agent: One Gram of Stardust]

The medicine requires Ian to meditate on the "Starry Night Ritual" and guide the Star Seed to be tempered with Star Sand for seven days.

……

When Ian wrote down the last ingredient, his pen paused.

He looked up at the snow falling outside the window.

After a long time, he slowly wrote the last line.

[Core Imprint: Refiner's Spiritual Imprint (Requires integration with the source of the power of the Order of the Stars, resonating with the Starry Sky Ritual meditation method)]

After he finished writing, he put down his pen and held the parchment up to the light.

The formula is clearly visible in the halo, and every step is precise to the millimeter.

But only he knows...

The real key lies in that final "core imprint".

This is no ordinary brand.

The real key lies in that final "core imprint".

This is no ordinary brand.

He used the panel and the "Starry Sky Ritual" to solidify a trace of the "Origin of Order Star Power" into the potion.

Once the potion is formed, each vial will carry its unique mark.

And this mark... has a very special effect!