The Alchemist in Bleach

That has nothing to do with Ichiro.

At this time, Ichiro was still focused on the Philosopher's Stone experiment.

Yes, it's an experiment, not research!

Ichiro's initial idea was correct. After strengthening the Hogyoku, the improvement of the Philosopher's Stone was indeed much faster. After obtaining a large amount of data, Ichiro quickly sorted out the algorithm to complete the spirit particle structure.

Now that the calculations are complete, all that's left is to start the actual forging of the Philosopher's Stone after I get off work tonight!

Nearly a century of research may be about to yield results today!

After getting off work that evening, Ichiro, filled with excitement, walked into the underground laboratory of the Fourth Division with Sekai. Inside the laboratory, Yue Ling and Zhi were already prepared and ready to begin refining the Philosopher's Stone at any time!

"Whoo~~~"

With a long sigh, Ichiro put on his gloves and crafted a pair of glasses on the tip of his nose, allowing his already somewhat calmed mind to become even more peaceful.

Walking to the lab bench, Ichiro gently placed his right hand on a pile of materials and closed his eyes.

"Moon Spirit".

"The restraint technique is complete. It can defend against an attack three times stronger than the Ninety-Nine-fold Destruction: Five Dragons Annihilation."

"wisdom."

"The data recording procedure is ready and can be started at any time."

"world."

"Bankai: Universal World is ready. The source of the explosion can be moved and the experimental materials can be retrieved at any time."

"Very good, the first attempt at forging the Philosopher's Stone, begin!"

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happy New Year!

It's Chinese New Year, so adding extra chapters is absolutely out of the question. If I dared to write anything, my dad would break my legs... So, at 8 PM and around New Year's Eve, I'll send out red envelopes in the group to celebrate and also to promote the group, as it's been too quiet lately. That's all for now. Happy Chinese New Year's Eve everyone!

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Chapter 290 The Philosopher's Stone? No! The power to break limits!

In the laboratory, the three from the world looked solemnly at Ichiro, whose face was calm and whose hands were floating on the experimental table. They knew very well that this was proof that Ichiro's mental concentration had reached its limit. The calmer he was, the more important the matter was.

Because whether it's excitement or anger, these extreme emotions can affect Ichiro's judgment and performance, even though sometimes these emotions can bring positive benefits.

However, scientific research has always pursued stability. Even if one sometimes craves luck, after luck comes the pursuit of stability. Therefore, for any important matter, Ichiro would use mental suggestion techniques to suppress some of his emotions and force himself to calm down.

In this way, even if he had some brilliant ideas during the experiment, he wouldn't rush into it; instead, he would postpone them. This was experience gained from numerous experimental explosions in his previous life...

A white radiance, as if from the Creator, enveloped the spiritual materials on the experimental table. Under this radiance, the materials gradually dispersed and transformed into countless milky-white spiritual particles.

Then, under Ichiro's control, these spirit particles began to move and rotate, forming a beautiful spirit particle vortex. During this process, some spirit particles were fixed in place by Ichiro when they flowed through a certain location and no longer participated in the spirit particle vortex.

As time passed, more and more spirit particles stopped rotating and began to settle. At the same time, a golden, glass-like solid slowly took shape. The tension in the world reached its peak as they made ample preparations for the possible explosion that could come at any moment.

Ichiro, on the other hand, remained calm. Of course, from the slight twitching in his eyes, one could tell that even though he was suppressing his emotions, his heart was still somewhat turbulent.

After all, this is the Philosopher's Stone!

The pinnacle of alchemy!

The highest pursuit!

However, the emotional fluctuations did not affect Ichiro's operation, and the formation of the spirit structure continued in an orderly manner.

"!!"

Finally, as the last spirit particle returned to its place, a burst of golden light flashed!

A radiant, rhomboid-shaped golden crystal floated silently on the lab table. The thumb-sized crystal contained astonishing spiritual power.

However, not a single trace of this spiritual energy leaked out; it was all locked within the small crystal.

Seeing this, they breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, no explosion occurred.

However, while they breathed a sigh of relief, Ichiro, whose emotions had returned, frowned.

Although the experiment was completed successfully, his intuition told him that this was not the Philosopher's Stone!

This intuition had no basis, but Ichiro inexplicably felt that this experiment was wrong. No, it wasn't the experiment that was wrong, the experiment was correct, there was no mistake in any process, the entire experiment was carried out according to the pre-planned plan, without any flaws.

The error likely lies in the calculation process.

This spirit particle structure is very likely not the spirit particle structure of the Philosopher's Stone. He miscalculated!

"Father, is something wrong?" Yue Lingjian, who was about to put away the barrier, stopped what he was doing as soon as he saw Ichiro's furrowed brows.

"It's nothing." Ichiro shook his head. "Let's do the experiment first. We can ignore the barrier for now and give it a try."

Ichiro didn't explain; it was just a gut feeling. Anyway, the product was made, and whether it was real or not would be known once it was tested.

So he took the crystal that was floating on the experimental table and handed it to Yue Ling.

Yue Ling nodded, reached out and untied her long, silvery-white hair, letting it flow freely. Then, she placed her hands on her waist, tilted her head back slightly, and a dazzling light began to flash, weaving an extremely gorgeous white robe onto her body. Behind the naturally flowing ribbons was the phantom of a cursor.

This is the only part that Yue Ling, the simulated Spirit King, has not completed.

They have been studying it for hundreds of years, but neither He nor Ichiro has found a way to complete it. Ichiro guesses that this may be the difference between the Moon Spirit, the simulated Spirit King, and the one in the Spirit King Palace.

In other words, it represents the personal identifier of the Moon Spirit.

Therefore, it is impossible to succeed in this part by studying the current Spirit King alone.

Yue Ling can only figure it out slowly on her own, and this process is destined to be very long.

However, there is a shortcut – the Philosopher's Stone!

To be precise, it is the Philosopher's Stone in Ichiro's philosophy.

The Philosopher's Stone that Ichiro is researching has the essential ability of completion.

For example, people die because there is a limit to the number of times a cell can divide; in other words, this is a limitation.

What if we made the number of cell divisions infinite?

Does this mean that immortality has been achieved?

Or perhaps the defect being addressed isn't the number of cell divisions, but rather the issue of cell senescence. If cells no longer age or divide, wouldn't that also be a form of immortality?

Immortality is a universal function attributed to the Philosopher's Stone by alchemists throughout history and across the world.

The Hogyoku can also do similar things, such as making the number of cell divisions infinite or preventing cells from aging.

However, the Hogyoku has a fatal flaw: it's uncontrollable!

Even if Ichiro and his team develop a technique to bind the evil consciousness of the Hōgyoku, they can only ensure that the power will not be activated at will. However, once activated, how it will be realized is beyond their control.

For example, while it reduces the number of times your cells divide, it may also remove the ability of your cells to age and die. As a result, you will gradually turn into an indescribable ball of flesh!

And it's getting bigger and bigger!

The Philosopher's Stone is different; what it fills is controllable, which is why Ichiro gave it the name "Philosopher's Stone".

Therefore, the shortcut for the Moon Spirit is to use the power of the Philosopher's Stone to make up for the parts that are missing in her, which is also one of the reasons why Ichiro created the Philosopher's Stone.

After all, as a Shinigami, he had no desire for immortality. The Captain-Commander could live for thousands of years, so a few thousand years was enough for him. Immortality was not something he was considering for the time being.

Therefore, to verify whether this is the Philosopher's Stone, we only need to see if it can replenish the Moon Spirit!

Having freed herself from her previous form, Yue Ling, under the watchful eyes of everyone, took the golden crystal from Ichiro's hands and slowly placed it on her chest, allowing it to float quietly.

A few breaths later, the golden crystal burst forth with devastating brilliance, causing Ichiro and Sekai to avert their gazes.

Fortunately, the blinding light was only for a moment, and after it flashed by, it went dark, and Ichiro and Sekai turned their gaze back.

A golden crystal was suspended in front of Yue Ling's chest and between her palms. A visible golden spiritual power surged from the crystal and spread throughout Yue Ling's body.

Although the only thing missing from the Moon Spirit's body is the golden cursor behind her, that cursor is actually more like a reflection of the Moon Spirit's overall power.

In other words, the absence of the cursor indicates that the Moon Spirit is incomplete, but the Moon Spirit is incomplete not because of the absence of the cursor. In its overall structure, the Moon Spirit has a deficiency.

This deficiency permeates the entire body, not just a single cursor.

Therefore, Ichiro and Sekai watched this scene quietly without saying a word, while Satoshi recorded all the data on the side.

After a while, the golden crystal stopped releasing its spiritual power, and the golden spiritual power gradually returned to the crystal. The cursor behind Yue Ling did not change at all; it was still the same phantom.

At this moment, the only difference between Yue Ling and before is that her spiritual pressure is slightly stronger.

But what's the use of that?

Does he lack that much spiritual pressure?

Ichiro sighed deeply. The first experiment with the Philosopher's Stone had failed!

Although the experiment failed, Ichiro did not turn away, but stood quietly in place, waiting for Yue Ling's report.

Although the failure of the experiment disappointed him greatly, compared to his insignificant emotions, he was more interested in knowing exactly where he had failed, what he had gained from the experiment, and how far he was from obtaining the Philosopher's Stone.

Compared to all that, a little disappointment is nothing to worry about.

Yue Ling didn't keep Ichiro waiting long. She quickly opened her eyes and handed the crystal that was floating in her palm back to Ichiro.

“I think you have already realized, Father, that this is not the Philosopher’s Stone.”

Ichiro didn't speak, he just nodded.

"Moreover, the direction may be completely wrong. It does have a magical power, but it is not in making up for this aspect."

"A magical power?"

Yes, it can break free from constraints.

"Shackles? What shackles?"

"all!"

"!!!" Ichiro stared at Yue Ling in shock, asking incredulously, "Are you sure? All of them?!"

Yue Ling nodded heavily!

"Yes, it can break through everything, whether it's the constraints of spiritual pressure, lifespan, development, or physique! It possesses the power to make all things lose their limits!"

Ichiro stared in shock at the crystal in his hand. Although he hadn't managed to get the Philosopher's Stone, this was still quite remarkable. It was practically a... developmental artifact!