This good was the primary source of the “black alteration” of jade artifacts unearthed from high-class tombs. This good, which represented “Real Fire,” was mixed with another good representing “Real Water” and slathered on the feet to allow a person to walk on water, as recounted in Gě Hóng's (-5[1])Bàopǔzǐ in its section (15[1])on jīndān. Non-black colored ink derived from this good was brushed over oracle bone (15[1])scripts. As (15[1])told by (*) Sīmǎ Qiān, an area guarded by automatic crossbows featured imitations (10[1])of the “hundred rivers” (10[1])made from this good. (10[3]-5[1])Carved lacquerware gained its distinctive (-5[1])vibrant red from (10[1])this (10[1])good’s sulfide. For (10[1])10 (10[1])points, cinnabar was (10[2])the source of (10[1])what metal that was (10[1])amalgamated with lead (10[1])to produce (10[1])elixirs of immortality (10[1])consumed by emperors like (-5[1])Qín Shǐ (10[1]0[3])Huáng? ■END■ (10[1])