One person ascends to the Pure Huang Court

This was an invitation from Dumbledore, so Hu Xiuwu had no reason to refuse and readily agreed.

Moreover, Dumbledore was right, he had almost mastered all the secrets of Transfiguration, except for the Animagus Transfiguration.

But Dumbledore was the foremost master of Transfiguration in Europe. Before Professor McGonagall became the professor of Transfiguration, this course had always been taught by Dumbledore.

In the corridor, Hu Xiuwu took the opportunity to ask Dumbledore about Animagus-related matters.

In response to this, Dumbledore not only did not refuse, but patiently answered his questions, as if he was answering questions for a Hogwarts student. He explained to him the process of practicing Animagus and provided him with several tips for practicing Animagus.

The training of Animagus is very complicated, sometimes it takes several years from the beginning to perfection, because it not only tests the practitioner's level of Transfiguration, but also requires seeking the right time.

Because, when practicing Animagus, one has to hold a piece of Mandrake in the mouth for a whole month, then take it out, and then combine it with the pupa of the ghost-faced moth, rootless water, and the caster's hair to make a potion, which is then buried deep in the lightless soil.

When a rainstorm is about to fall, leaden clouds cover the sun, and the sky and earth are dark, take out the potion. During this period, you must perform magic training every day to transform your body.

Dumbledore's explanation contains many details that are not in the book.

Not only does it have to be a storm, but there must also be leaden clouds like a tide that completely block out the sun, making the sky and the earth dark. Only then will the success rate be the highest.

According to the book, the animal that an Animagus transforms into has a lot to do with his or her own personality traits, and your past experiences and changes in thinking will also have an impact on the Animagus.

When you perform the last step of Animagus, the personality of the person who casts the spell at that time has a great influence on the Animagus. A proud person is likely to become a lion or a cat, a cowardly person is likely to become a mouse, and a loyal person is more likely to become a canine.

But after Dumbledore's research, he found that the transformed form obtained when practicing Animagus was almost identical to the form of the protective elf made purely of spiritual light summoned by the Patronus he could use at the time.

There are also some considerations about where to bury the crystal bottle containing the potion. Dumbledore once analyzed that if you bury it in a place with a lot of spiritual veins and beautiful scenery, the potion you get will be able to better tap into the positive side of your heart, and you will be more likely to obtain the form of a beast or bird of prey.

Of course, mice and beetles are not completely useless. When it comes to hiding traces and exploring secrets, these inconspicuous animals are more useful than ferocious beasts like hawks.

Hu Xiuwu listened to Dumbledore's detailed explanation, but his thoughts were distracted.

Clouds blocking the sun? Beautiful scenery?

Doesn't that mean that we have to find a place with excellent feng shui and hidden spiritual energy when the black pig crosses the river and the sky is dark, and then bury the potion there.

Hu Xiuwu translated Dumbledore's words into Eastern cultivation terms in his mind.

Originally, Hu Xiuwu only regarded Animagus as a traditional Western spell, but after Dumbledore's explanation, he found that the method of practicing Animagus was full of déjà vu.

No, it wasn't déjà vu, he had indeed seen similar spells before.

Fang Xinsheng's skill in making cards is the skill in covering people's shells!

Both of them aim to change a person's appearance and use it as a means to conceal the truth.

It turns out that there is no difference between Eastern and Western technologies. In the end, they all lead to the same conclusion, just like scientific theorems and formulas. No matter how you derive it, you always get the same formula in the end.

The candidates who came to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, whether they were from the north or the south, whether they were proficient in poetry and songs, or in military strategies and tactics, or in practical business practices, their ultimate goal was to win the first place and be the best.

The end of the art is ultimately the same destination.

At this moment, Hu Xiuwu had a deeper understanding of Zhang Huaiyi's methods.

No wonder Teacher Zhang Huaiyi was able to crack the methods of various masters. He was truly in the art of art and had gone further than others. When he looked back, he could see the paths taken by others.

Hu Xiuwu had inspiration in his mind, but it was as elusive as the morning glow and difficult to capture.

Hu Xiuwu's accumulation is still insufficient. His cultivation has not reached the level of Zhang Huaiyi's former strength, and he has not learned as many spells as Zhang Huaiyi. So although he now has some understanding of the commonalities between Eastern and Western spells, he has no way to extract it from the vast array of spells.

Still need to read more!

Hu Xiuwu sighed in his heart, but then he found that Dumbledore did not lead him to the headmaster's office.

The Transfiguration class was on the first floor and Dumbledore's office was on the eighth floor, but Dumbledore led Hu Xiuwu to the third floor and started walking inside.

What's on the third floor?

In Hu Xiuwu's impression, the third floor only had empty classrooms, an abandoned women's restroom, and the office of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, which was Moody's office.

Is Dumbledore going to take him to see Moody? He can't be taking him to the ladies' room.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiuwu couldn't help but shake his head, thinking that his idea was ridiculous:

"Why would Dumbledore take me to the ladies' room? Unless I'm dreaming."

"Mr. Dumbledore, are you saying I'm dreaming?"

Hu Xiuwu stood at the door of the women's restroom, looking at Dumbledore in surprise. He had walked into the restroom, was standing at the sink, staring at the snake faucet, and muttering to himself, and asked.

The headmaster of Hogwarts has this habit?

Facing Hu Xiuwu's questioning, Dumbledore did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and waved at Hu Xiuwu:

"Come on, come here, child!"

Hu Xiuwu couldn't help but step back, feeling that the situation was somewhat strange.

Rumble!

A dark secret passage emerged from the floor of the women's restroom. The secret passage was round like a large pipe, slippery and deep inside, and no one knew where it led to.

Hu Xiuwu glanced at it from a distance, thinking: "Is this the so-called Slytherin Chamber of Secrets?"

Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets has been mentioned in both "Hogwarts, A History" and Ron's boasting.

Harry and Ron once encountered a thousand-year-old basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets.

However, Hu Xiuwu did not pay attention to it at that time. He was more concerned about the Dementors who somehow escaped from the body of the snake god to the human world, and did not ask where the so-called secret room was.

But today Dumbledore actually brought him to the Chamber of Secrets. What exactly did he want to do?

Instead of letting his mind wander, he might as well move forward and investigate. Just now, Hu Xiuwu was just chatting away because he was influenced by Wang Kaixuan. Since this is serious business, he should get to the bottom of it.

Dumbledore led Hu Xiuwu into the pipe, just like playing on a slide when they were children, sliding down all the way at lightning speed.

This method of entry is quite childish.

After a smooth landing, Hu Xiuwu felt that the Slytherin who designed the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets was actually also a master of killing people in seconds.

He is an old man, but every time he enters the secret room he set up, he has to slide in through the slide. Isn't it because he likes it?

But Hu Xiuwu didn’t quite understand why he placed the entrance to the secret room in the women’s restroom.

The secret room was not as Hu Xiuwu had imagined, just a dark and narrow library or laboratory without windows or doors. On the contrary, the secret room was actually quite large and connected in all directions.

The passage that Dumbledore led him through was lined with winding pipes on both sides, as if this was the gathering point of all the pipes in Hogwarts.

So, Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was actually built within the Hogwarts sewer system?

Hu Xiuwu followed Dumbledore to the end of the pipe, and suddenly he saw a space as big as the Hogwarts Great Hall.

But this space is not as luxurious and elegant as the auditorium. It is more like a huge beehive. The walls around the dome are full of caves. Opposite the entrance, the head of an old man of Slytherin is level with the dome, overlooking the chamber.

Under his feet, there was a giant python skeleton as big as a high-speed train. Even though it was dead, it still made people shudder and their hair stood on end.

That's the skeleton of a basilisk.

Chapter 265 Hush Money

The basilisk is quite famous in the West. It has a pair of magic eyes that can see death. If a mortal looks into its eyes, the death function will be triggered. Moreover, the priority of these magic eyes is extremely high. Even if you only see the big yellow-orange eyes of the basilisk indirectly through the reflection of a mirror, you will be petrified.

Even among extraordinary people, few can withstand the power of its evil eyes. According to Western records, many adult wizards died under the evil eyes of the basilisk.

The basilisk in the secret room is even more powerful than ordinary basilisks. It has lived for thousands of years. It not only has a pair of death-seeing eyes, but also has sharp and irresistible fangs.

The venom of the basilisk is extremely deadly. Just a few drops can kill a person and can even corrode magical weapons.

Hu Xiuwu stroked the basilisk's cold and hard skull. There were two rows of sharp horns on the remaining skull, as steep as mountains. It did not look like a snake bone, but more like a dragon skull. The upper and lower jaws in its mouth were densely packed with fangs, just like a fire dragon.

Feeling the touch in his palm, Hu Xiuwu discovered that the hardness of the skull was no less than that of the Golden Chain Armor for Mountain Climbing. Even the Three Corpse Needles were slightly inferior to the basilisk's skull in hardness.

Although the anaconda is also a natural spiritual creature, it is still inferior to the ferocious beast like the basilisk.

But even so, there was a crack visible to the naked eye on the basilisk's skull, which was caused by Harry's cut with the sword of Gryffindor.

Legend has it that the sword of Gryffindor was forged by the Goblin King. It is extremely sharp, and the blade can absorb foreign objects to strengthen itself.

However, based on Hu Xiuwu's understanding of Harry, even with the artifact in his hand, Harry is no match for the Basilisk.

He himself said that when he was avoiding the attack of the basilisk, Dumbledore's phoenix appeared in time to save him, and helped him peck out the eyes of the basilisk, destroying the basilisk's most lethal and most feared weapon.

Without a doubt, Hu Xiuwu glanced at Dumbledore who was staring at the basilisk in a trance, and knew that this must have been done by the person next to him.

Dumbledore looked at the skeleton of the basilisk and said with emotion: "This basilisk was originally Slytherin's creation. He left it to protect the students of Slytherin College. But he didn't expect that it was bewitched by others and became a hidden danger to the students."

"However, after its death, it made a lot of contributions to the college. Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey used the flesh and blood of the basilisk to make a lot of potions."

No wonder, in just two short years, the basilisk’s huge body was reduced to nothing but a pale skeleton.

But Hu Xiuwu still didn't understand why Dumbledore brought him here?

Dumbledore saw the confusion in Hu Xiuwu's eyes and said with a smile, "Moody has already told me what happened last night. Thanks to you, Moody and Miss Granger were not in any trouble."

"I hadn't figured out how to thank you yet, but Moody gave me an idea."

Looking at the winding and slender body of the basilisk, Dumbledore said calmly: "I have decided to give you the remaining bones of the basilisk."

"Moody said that you have an alchemical artifact made of snake bones, and you can use the skeleton of the basilisk to upgrade it."

Since the basilisk came from outside the world, its power in this Dharma Ending Age is far stronger than the native fire dragon. The remains it left behind are also far more precious alchemical materials than fire dragon bones.

Saying that it is more valuable than gold is an understatement.

This also far exceeded Hu Xiuwu's psychological expectations. He thought that Dumbledore's special visit to teach him Animagus was Moody's reward to him.

Unexpectedly, Dumbledore's move was more than that: "By the way, if you can't find a suitable alchemist for the time being, Xiuwu, I can recommend one to you."

"Have you ever heard of Nicolas Flamel?"

Hu Xiuwu was surprised and said, "Nicolas Flamel? He is the legendary alchemist from the 14th century. Is he still alive?!"

"Could it be that the legend is true? Did he really master the Philosopher's Stone that can turn stone into gold and make people immortal? Did he gain immortality?"

Dumbledore nodded first, then shook his head and explained: "Nicol did indeed master the Philosopher's Stone, but he did not gain true immortality. His body did gain immortality, but his soul could not withstand the challenges brought by immortality."

"The long years have worn away his desire, and he no longer has the motivation to live."

Dumbledore said regretfully that he and Nicolas Flamel were good friends, and it was together they who researched the twelve uses of dragon's blood. To him, Nicolas Flamel was both a mentor and a good friend.

But he understood Nicolas Flamel's approach.

Without the character that can withstand the test of immortality, immortality would be torture for Nicolas Flamel, and it would be better for him to leave happily.

In Western mythology, the Trojan prince Tithonus was favored by the goddess of the dawn Eos and gained immortality, but he still grew old, and time also wore away his mind, making him no longer as high-spirited and confident as he was when he was young, and no longer as pleasing to others as he was. Instead, he became more and more like a stagnant pool of water.

Zhang Zhiwei, Dumbledore, Lu Jin, even Lu Ci and Wang Ai, these senior masters in the world of extraordinary people, still maintain their desires and energy just like young people, which may be a reflection of their strong life cultivation.