Translated by: Novellise
After calming down,
Lu Yuan felt that although this idea was bold, it was not completely impossible.
Since the Dread Lord was considered an enemy by the will of the magical world and could not personally descend to this world, his power would undoubtedly be greatly weakened.
As long as he acted cautiously, there might be a chance!
Moreover, as the Lord of the Abyss, the Dread Lord's soul was incredibly powerful, and was undoubtedly the best material for making the Philosopher's Stone.
In addition,
Lu Yuan's main mission this time was to defeat the Abyss Demon Legion.
If he could truly refine the soul fragment of the Dread Lord,
Not only could he greatly increase his own strength, but he could also greatly advance the main mission!
It would be like killing two birds with one stone!
Thinking about it,
Lu Yuan was overjoyed and immediately summoned Norton late at night.
"Hiss!"
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's wildly ambitious plan, Norton was shocked and dumbfounded, and stood frozen in place.
Refining the Dread Lord's soul fragment into the Philosopher's Stone? Is that something a carbon-based life form can come up with? Blood-Coloured Castle.
After hearing Lu Yuan's plan,
Norton was struck by lightning, at one point wondering if his ears were malfunctioning or if Lu Yuan's mind had gone mad.
Although it was said that alchemists were a group of madmen willing to pay any price to discover the secrets of everything,
Norton now felt that Lu Yuan was a hundred times, a thousand times, crazier than a dark alchemist!
Who is the Dread Lord?
He is the Lord of the Abyss, the supreme being who rules over millions of demons!
Even a ninth-tier Archmage would avoid him if he encountered him!
But Lu Yuan, a seventh-tier Skeleton Mage, had the audacity to think of refining his soul fragment into the Philosopher's Stone?
Even if it meant seeking death, it shouldn't be so reckless!
Norton was close to tears.
If it weren't for the constraints of the Undeath Plague, he might have turned and fled long ago, not daring to interfere in this matter at all.
Also,
The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary alchemical treasure.
Even in the Chaotic Era thousands of years ago, when gods and demons coexisted, few could successfully refine it.
Although Lu Yuan's alchemy skills were good, there was still a huge gap between him and a ninth class alchemist.
With his current strength, the idea of refining the Philosopher's Stone was nothing more than a pipe dream with almost no chance of success.
"Master, for thousands of years, no one in the magical world has been able to refine the Philosopher's Stone."
"Besides, the Dread Lord is the Lord of the Abyss. If the plan fails, there will be no place for us in the magical world!"
Norton advised seriously and tactfully.
After being transformed, the Servants of Calamity were absolutely loyal to Lu Yuan, but they still retained independent personalities and thoughts.
Therefore,
Norton could unhesitatingly die for Lu Yuan, but he could not stand idly by while he courted disaster!
"You're wrong."
Lu Yuan rejected Norton's advice.
He had considered these two reasons before.
First,
Even if the Dread Lord only sent a fragment of his soul, the failure of the plan wouldn't pose a significant threat to him.
Second,
With Lu Yuan's current alchemy skills, he would not be able to refine the Philosopher's Stone.
But he was not alone, he had the entire Dark Origin organisation behind him!
Yes.
Lu Yuan was planning to deceive and use the alchemical ritual of the Dark Origin Organisation to refine the Dread Lord into the Philosopher's Stone!
Norton was stunned once again, his mind on the verge of burning out.
The Dark Origin Organisation worshipped the Dread Lord as a god. If they found out about Lu Yuan's plan, they would be furious and want to scatter his ashes.
How could they help Lu Yuan?
But perhaps there was a way!
With a change of heart, Norton finally understood Lu Yuan's intentions.
Lu Yuan possessed the Plague of Undeath, which made this possible!
For
Dark alchemists were usually eccentric in character, preferring solitude and avoiding contact with others.
And to avoid exposing their plans and attracting the attention of the Empire of Holy Light, the Dark Origin organisation chose to scatter its members in batches throughout the Bone Wasteland.
This undoubtedly gave Lu Yuan an opportunity.
The Dark Origin organisation was powerful enough to influence the will of the Holy Light Empire,
Once they were isolated,
All Lu Yuan had to do was take them out one by one to secretly infiltrate and control this behemoth.
Norton thought deeply and increasingly felt that this plan was feasible!
Next,
To know the exact whereabouts of every member of the Dark Origin organisation,
Lu Yuan decided to use his talent, the 'Plague of Undeath', to create an unprecedented intelligence network!
"You have killed ten thousand first-tier fire lizards and obtained ten thousand first-tier plague servants!"
"You have killed one hundred thousand first-tier Goldfish and obtained one hundred thousand first-tier Plague Servants!"
"You have killed one million second-tier Night Crows and obtained one million second-tier Plague Servants!"
"You have killed one billion first-tier Army Ants and obtained one billion first-tier Plague Servants!"
...
Flying in the sky, walking on the ground, swimming in the water...
After being killed, these Plague Servants retained their appearance and could share their sight.
Under Lu Yuan's control,
They spread throughout the Bone Wasteland and the border of the Kingdom of Laine, infiltrating every nook and cranny.
From ants on the ground, to mosquitoes and flies in the air, to hawks flying overhead, any of them could be Lu Yuan's eyes!
Within a radius of a thousand miles,
If there was any movement, Lu Yuan would be the first to know!
However,
Even though Lu Yuan could share the vision of all the Plague Servants,
It also meant that he had to constantly deal with a huge amount of information coming in from all directions.
Soon,
Lu Yuan began to feel overwhelmed, and for the first time he felt a lack of mental strength.
This was because the speed of the Plague Legion's expansion was too fast, and his soul power was struggling to keep up.
Lu Yuan did not have a good solution for this.
After all, of all the elements, spiritual elements were the most difficult to improve.
Previously, Lu Yuan had relied on absorbing Skeleton Soul Flame to continuously increase his mental strength.
But now, as a seventh-level dark magician, his soul was as vast and deep as a river or a sea.
Compared to that,
The Skeleton Soul Flame was like a drop of water, almost negligible in its effect on him.
Indeed,
Not only Lu Yuan, but almost all high-level mages and alchemists encountered this problem.
Many ninth-tier archmages, even though their magical powers were perfect and they had honed their strength and realm to the extreme,
But precisely because their spiritual strength was insufficient, they found it impossible to take the final step, and often ended up dying in despair and resentment.
And despite searching through all the records and scrolls, there were few methods to increase mental power.
Even the various tribal deities from thousands of years ago had no solution.
Eventually, the various tribal deities unexpectedly discovered that only the legendary Philosopher's Stone could disregard realm and strength, causing the soul to undergo a qualitative change!
For this very reason
Lu Yuan's plan to refine his soul became more and more urgent!
Three days later,
The plague scouts stationed around the area finally brought him good news.
A few people disguised as a mercenary team had secretly crossed the border into the Kingdom of Laine.
Based on the information provided by Norton, it was confirmed that there were three Dark Alchemists among them!
Lu Yuan attached great importance to this.
He personally selected ten thousand elite Plague soldiers from the millions of skeletons.
Then he stationed them at a crucial location where the mercenary team would have to pass, waiting for their prey to come to the door!
(End of chapter)