To date, the only person who has achieved the goal of turning stone into gold and achieving immortality in this field is Nicolas Flamel.

However, in the course of its development, various magical props have appeared, such as: Pensieve, time converter, disappearing cabinet, etc.

Although these props have nothing to do with the three ultimate goals of alchemy, they still have very magical effects.

Cyrus used a spell to spread the invisibility cloak.

He had carefully read a lot of alchemy books these days, so it was not difficult for him to find out what was unusual about this cloak. First of all, the material was completely different from that of ordinary cloaks.

Ordinary invisibility cloaks are made of the fur of the invisible beast, a silver, ape-like magical animal, but the cloak in Cyrus's hand feels much colder.

"The Invisible Beast is the only magical creature that can become invisible. Its ability is represented by the runic word 0. If the material of this cloak is not the hair of the Invisible Beast, what else could it be?"

Cyrus raised his wand, and a faint light shone from the tip of the wand. The light shone on the transparent cloak, immediately reflecting the texture of the cloak.

There are countless runes in the texture.

Cyrus clearly saw "teiwaz" and "algiz", the former meaning immortality and the latter indicating protection.

In ancient times, it was very common to use runes on alchemical products. These words have great magical power, but they cannot be released through spells. Inscribing them on magical products can better exert the power of these words.

But another problem is that runes are obscure and difficult to understand. This is not just a foreign language. In fact, even if most people understand the meaning of the words, they may not be able to resonate with the words and stimulate the magic in the words.

Nowadays, runes have become a subject similar to translation, and it seems that apart from being used in archaeology, it has no other use.

"This cloak does contain a powerful disembodiment spell."

Powerful spells and immortal materials, perhaps it is because of the combination of these two that the magic of this cloak will never disappear.

Cyrus guessed that the Elder Wand had a similar effect.

The Elder Wand is made of elder and thestral hair. Elder is rare, but it can be found if you really want to. But Gregorovitch kept copying the Elder Wand, but never created a wand that could match it.

Cyrus speculated that the secret to the Elder Wand's power might lie in its curse itself.

Dumbledore and Harry both believed that once the original owner of the Elder Wand died of natural causes, the power of the Elder Wand would be destroyed. This is because the curse of the wand is broken, so this legendary wand will become as ordinary as an ordinary wand.

Then Cyrus lowered his cloak.

He couldn't have the cloak for too long. It was impossible to completely crack the secret of the cloak in just a few days. In comparison, studying how to make the Philosopher's Stone was more important.

Opening Nico's manual and skipping over the dreams and revelations, Cyrus saw this passage.

"The Philosopher's Stone is the most ancient and mysterious or unknown, the most incomprehensible in its nature, the most blessed and divine of all. It is the mystery of mysteries. It is the moral and divine power, the limit and purpose of all things under heaven, the final and inconceivable result of all the operations of wise men. It is the perfect essence of all elements, an indestructible object that cannot be damaged or destroyed by any element, the fifth element. It is the dual and living mercury with spirit in itself, which can treat all weak and imperfect metals. It is the eternal light, the panacea that can cure all diseases, the phoenix that blesses the glory of heaven, the most precious treasure of all wealth, and the most important property of all nature."

"The materials used to refine the Philosopher's Stone are mercury, sulfur, and salt... It must be refined with the four elements, heat, cold, dryness, and moisture, to break down the internal and external elements of matter..."

"The flame represents heat and dryness - the water represents cold and wetness -"

As he continued to stir the crucible, his magic flowed into the mercury. Then he poured in sulfur, salt, and soil.

"The earth is hot and moist..."

The contents of the crucible began to boil, and its color slowly turned into a bright red.

The Philosopher's Stone in the records was indeed red, but the mass of it now was difficult to take shape. The flames continued to burn, the water in the crucible was boiled, the cold and moisture were driven away, until finally, only a tiny bit of red powder was left in the crucible.

Cyrus twisted them between his fingers and felt no sign of life in them.

“Failed.”

He was not discouraged and continued to look through Nicolas's notes, but even Nicolas Flamel himself did not understand how he succeeded.

For centuries, he has been trying to replicate that miracle, but has never succeeded a second time.

"The formula of the Philosopher's Stone can't be that simple. Nico's manuscript may not be of much help." Cyrus thought.

Nicolas Flamel must have encountered some unexpected accidents and coincidences in the process of refining the Philosopher's Stone, and this coincidence was not noticed by himself.

In the wizarding world, sometimes even a gust of wind or a ray of sunlight may affect the results of alchemy or potions. Sometimes even sound is a key factor.

For example, when practicing Animagus, one needs the dew that cannot see the sunlight and the first thunder in the storm as revelation.

Cyrus felt a little urgent. He could indeed be resurrected without using the Philosopher's Stone, but this would require absorbing all of Ginny's vitality. But in this way, Ginny would definitely die.

But he had already regarded Ginny as his friend, and he could not do such a thing as harming his friend's life for his own resurrection.

'If it really doesn't work, I can only absorb some of the life force before leaving.'

If he fails to successfully refine the Philosopher's Stone by the end of this school year, he will have to leave Hogwarts in the same state as in the movie.

No, it may even be worse than in the original book.

In the original book, Ginny's condition was still too dangerous, almost hanging by a thread.

"Perhaps, I need to change a host."

Cyrus put away the cauldron.

(End of this chapter)