"Third of the Twelve Keys: He who prepares our incombustible saint's sulfur must seek our sulfur in something that is incombustible to it, unless the Aral Sea has swallowed up the body before it is fully Spit it out, otherwise this would be impossible. The rooster that eats the fox will drown in the water. The rooster will be raised from the dead with fire, and will be eaten by the fox again. It will become different in the sameness and similarity. This is God's The rose, the color of scarlet, the blood of the red dragon. It will rise very high, far above all other stars..."
In the classical era, when the concept of the philosopher's stone had not yet been born in alchemy, alchemists believed that the process required to turn base metals into precious metals was "dying", and "sulfur water" was one of the key materials. This resulted in later generations sometimes using words related to "sulfur" as a pseudonym for the Philosopher's Stone. So the "sage's sulfur" in this passage refers to the philosopher's stone. The purpose of these twelve keys is to reveal the steps for making the Philosopher's Stone.
"Your Majesty! I understand this time! The Aral Sea swallows the corpse and then spits it out completely, which refers to the process of just dissolving the gold and then precipitating the gold!" Amy said excitedly to the side. But soon, she shook her head again: "No, no, why did the rooster and fox suddenly run out again? Where is the king? We have prepared the bath water, where is the king?"
"Amy, there is more than one pseudonym for the same substance - even in the same alchemical text. Rooster is related to the sun, and the metal corresponding to the sun is gold. The pseudonym for gold was originally king, but now it is rooster. . And the fox has replaced the 'king's bathwater', referring to the strong acid in front of us. You see, gold drinks into the acid, drowns in the acid, and is resurrected with fire... This passage describes what you just read. The process of arriving.”
"This sentence sounds very strange." Lazi frowned and expressed his opinion. "The salty sea swallows corpses, and the rooster eats foxes. They all describe the same process. Yellow gold is soaked in acid, which can be said to be gold. Drinking the acid and dying, it can also be said that the acid ate the gold, so the fox eating the rooster in the back must still refer to this process. This passage does not give any new methods, but in the end it rose to a very high place 'But it also implies that gold will evaporate, what's going on?"
"Anyway, to complete this step, more 'King's bathwater' is needed."
Ella repeated the steps of Key Two in front of everyone and prepared a new acid. This time she prepared enough for five uses. It pours new acid into the beaker, causing all the gold to dissolve. The solution was then heated again. After the liquid evaporated, the gold was still lying at the bottom of the beaker.
Avicenna sneered at the side: "It seems that this text was written by the person who wrote the book when he was drunk. Or maybe the person who wrote the book became a madman due to repeated failures. It's a pity, Even I can’t cure madness.”
Ella ignored Avicenna's taunt and poured the prepared acid into the beaker again. The gold dissolved just like before. After Ella heated it, the gold separated out again, no different from the previous two times.
"That's enough, kid, there's no need to try again." John de Rupisisa said. "I'm afraid Avicenna is right. Jabir wrote the wrong text here. Or maybe we wrote it somewhere. There is something in the explanation of the code word in one step. It is already remarkable that you have created a liquid that can dissolve gold before you even enter school."
"No, let her try! She just swore that she could volatilize gold!" Avicenna said gloatingly, "If he can't do it, there will be one more example of alchemy fraud. I will make it known to everyone!”
Ella silently repeated the same steps again.
"Stop it, kid. Young people always talk big words out of anger. The important thing is to be able to admit their mistakes. The alchemists here will not look down on you because of this matter, because you have indeed brought us great success. Here comes new knowledge.”
Ella added the acid to the gold for the fourth time and continued to heat it with fire after the gold dissolved.
"I'm tired of watching." Avicenna turned around and said to the fat and thin committee members, "What a liar said is not enough to be reviewed. Let us forget what we just saw and continue to review the rest. Alchemists."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the crowd inside and outside the laboratory suddenly let out a "Hey" sound. Avicenna hurriedly turned his head - the situation in the beaker underwent some subtle changes. As the solution evaporated, a red crystal that had never been seen before appeared at the bottom of the beaker. Its beauty was like a red gem. .
"God's Rose", "Red Dragon's Blood", the mysterious texts that appeared in the third key suddenly had realistic references. The crowd became commotion, and the alchemists squeezed into the room desperately, crowding around the beaker with wide eyes, for fear of missing the great moment that was about to come.
As Ella continued to heat the beaker, the red crystal disappeared into the air instantly like the red dragon with its huge wings spread.
The beaker was empty, nothing was left.
"Fix what is volatile, and volatilize what is fixed," is an old maxim in alchemy. It comes from the passage "rising from the earth to the sky, and descending from the sky to the earth, in order to obtain the power above and below" in "The Record of Jade". It is said to reveal the way to prepare the Philosopher's Stone.
Some people began to bow their heads and pray to gods. That prayer infected all the alchemists. They all lowered their heads and praised the God of Wisdom in unison: "Triple Great Hermes, your wisdom scares us."
Avicenna turned around and saw that everyone was lowering their heads to praise Hermes, and shouted angrily: "What do you mean? Even if gold can really be volatilized, that doesn't mean that you can completely Master its properties! The Philosopher's Stone cannot be made! Transmutation cannot occur! Because humans cannot fully understand the nature of nature! Skills must be weaker than nature!"
A voice suddenly came coldly: "Wrong, skill is better than nature."
The dark-haired girl wrapped in a sheet before speaking. She was holding the mop with her left hand and wiping sweat with her right hand. It was obvious that she had just mopped the floor here.
Avicenna's eyes widened, ready to scold the girl for not knowing what the world was like. However, the two committee members, fat and thin, walked up to him at this moment.
"Avicenna, after our discussion just now, we have decided to temporarily observe the Alchemy University for a while and re-issue the tutor's allowance. The relevant situation requires you to go back with us to report to the Governor. What do you think?"
"This time it's four to one." Lacy said from the side.
Avicenna took a deep breath. His eyes swept across everyone and stayed on Ella for a few seconds. Then, he threw up his sleeves and left.
Ella doesn't know what happened. She looked at John de Lupisisa carefully and asked: "That...teacher? Did I pass the entrance test?"
"Entrance test? What nonsense are you talking about?" John de Rupisisa shook his head and said, "Your lecture successfully attracted five committee members to observe and was approved by four committee members. According to school regulations, you have already graduated!"
