Hearing the information revealed by Salvatore - or relayed, Annan felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.
If, say, Nicolas Flamel is not dead...seems entirely possible.
Annan remembered that there was such a person in another world... just like Michelangelo. His other name is Nicole Flamel.
In that world, Nicholas made a living in Paris by selling books, copying articles, and teaching students to copy paintings. But after that, he suddenly got a huge amount of property of unknown origin, so that he was able to donate money to build fourteen hospitals in Paris... It is said that this is because he made the Philosopher's Stone and used the power of the Philosopher's Stone to make gold.
Eventually, his coffin was found empty. Legend has it that he did not die, but obtained eternal life by the power of the Philosopher's Stone...
In this world, however, the situation is similar but different.
Just like in this world, the old wizard named Michelangelo is also a sculptor...
The Nicholas Flamel of this world, is a true alchemist.
Moreover, he really refined into the Philosopher's Stone—
Could the Philosopher's Stone... possibly give him eternal life
Annan immediately got a positive answer in his mind.
—It is possible.
The three bearers of the extraordinary road also indicate the essence of each stage.
Bronze, a metal, signifies "corruption" and "calcination" in the transformation school. Just like every transcendent who has just stepped into the path of transcendence... he has to absorb a lot of curses and gradually change his physique and soul essence.
And silver heralds "condensation" and "purity".
Just like when an extraordinary person advances to silver, he needs to condense his soul and get rid of excess impurities. At the bronze stage, there will still be some extraordinary people who can't wash away their mortal temperament.
And after reaching Silver with a pure soul, their willpower will gradually become stronger. The brain becomes smarter, the body becomes extremely healthy, almost invulnerable to all diseases, and the natural life span becomes extremely long.
In Annan's understanding, when the level is raised above the silver level, the attribute of "will" will be improved.
So far, Annan has not found a way to effectively improve the attribute of will. This may be the reason...
And gold means "dyed" and "eternal".
That is to say, after the soul reaches gold, it will bring about a real qualitative change. If they don't use the extraordinary power from now on...they will get eternal life from now on.
But this is impossible.
Annan saw a few mentions in Salvatore's notes: People who do not have a strong "degenerate desire" cannot obtain the eternal soul.
And after advancing to silver, there will be no more messy desires. In other words... you must have a belief that you are truly pursuing in order to reach gold.
How could such a person stop using extraordinary power for the sake of longevity
Only by burning this eternal and pure golden soul can the same eternal "elements" be extracted. In other words, the element itself can be regarded as another expression of the soul of a golden-rank transcendent.
In the sublimation ceremony, the Philosopher's Stone can be used as the "perfect essence of elements" to replace the consumption of the soul.
Just like Michelangelo's sublimation ceremony before. When he is at the last moment, as long as he is interrupted, he will be doomed.
The Philosopher's Stone can replace any element of perfect form. Only those who have reached the level of truth can extract the elements of "perfect form". For ordinary golden-rank transcendents, after refining the elements to the limit, they must completely burn their souls and turn them into residues in order to extract a little "perfect elements" from them.
If successful, then be reborn in the fire.
And in this process, once it fails—the soul is completely burned, but the name of God is not obtained, it means complete death that cannot be resurrected.
That's what the Philosopher's Stone is all about.
In the era when there is no book of truth, it can replace the soul of the sublimated person, and try to perform a sublimation. Even if you fail, there will be no negative consequences... There will be a second chance.
That is a life.
Moreover, it was the life of the Eternal who had ascended the rank of God.
Therefore, a complete Philosopher's Stone is undoubtedly one of the most precious substances in this world - even if it is just given to others, it is very likely to get "the friendship of a true god".
So, could the Philosopher's Stone lead to immortality
possible.
At least for the transcendent of the golden rank, it is completely possible.
Since the lifespan of the golden rank is greatly shortened, it is due to the abuse of the power of the elements; and the Philosopher's Stone itself is the perfect essence of the elements. It can even be used in Ascension Rituals... there's no reason it can't be used on a daily basis.
If you use the Philosopher's Stone to replace your own soul extraction elements, it means that Nicholas Flamel can get real eternal life.
There is no need to reach the god position.
You only need to keep consuming the Philosopher's Stone, you can get eternal life, powerful power...
...but here's a problem.
Annan and Salvatore looked at each other.
Their eyes became serious.
Yes, they all immediately realized the problem.
—The Philosopher's Stone of the Hermes school needs "wizard's bone marrow" as the main raw material.
If Nicholas had faked his death a hundred years ago and obtained eternal life by using the Philosopher's Stone... then it means that he needs to keep hunting wizards to prolong his lifespan and increase his strength.
"... I think this Nicholas is a very dangerous man."
Salvatore looked a little stiff and said slowly to the fourth prince: "Your Highness Albert, I strongly suggest that you do not provoke him, it is best to pretend to forget him.
"If he is really the same Nicholas a hundred years ago, then he has accumulated power for a whole hundred years.
"As for Master Nicholas, in addition to being the strongest transformation wizard at that time, he was also proficient in the three schools of decree, prophet, and shaping. If he wants to hide, you will not be able to catch him... If you plan to target him , he must be able to detect it at the first time; but you will definitely not be able to bear the revenge of a golden-rank transformation wizard who has accumulated more than a hundred years."
Salvatore's words are straightforward, but they are indeed true.
The transformation school believes that "time is the root of power". All transformation spells adhere to the basic rule of "the longer the theoretical time, the stronger the effect", and proficiency and optimization knowledge only shorten the actual application time.
In addition, the age of a transforming wizard is also the main criterion for measuring strength.
Just as Salvatore's Black Flame couldn't be sold, but it could be easily sold with Benjamin's name on it—people are more willing to believe in older transformation wizards.
And Benjamin was only in his fifties.
"...well, I remember. I know the seriousness of the problem."
Knowing Salvatore's identity, Prince Albert said with a bitter face: "But after listening to you, I can't forget this name. What if I subconsciously become hostile to him? Do I need to seize the name?" Soul wizard, help me clear up this part of the memory?"
"If you think it necessary."
Annan said softly: "But I actually don't think so.
"Since it may be dangerous to target Nicholas—and this Hermetic school.
"So, why not try to talk to the other person?"
The corners of Annan's mouth rose slightly.
"Since he will appear in the capital, he must have something to ask for. Then before a strong man with an unknown position is positioned as an enemy... I suggest asking the 'enemy' for his own opinion."