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Originally Posted by The Small One
I don't think this is true. IMHO the alchemy of Xerxes was the same one now used in Amestris … and the only one father (and Hohenheim) knows.
It was explained, that the people of Xing modified the alchemy which was teached to them (the one from Xerxes) to fit to their knowledge of nature. Father was totally surprised that they were able to use alchemy so he had no knowledge of it. If he knew it, he shouldn't be surprised, especially when dealing with foreigners.
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How do we know the alchemy used in Xerxes is the same as the one used in Amestris? Sure, with Homunculus's influence, the people of Xerxes created the philosopher's stone. But there's nothing to actually indicate that Amestris and Xerxes used exactly the same kind of alchemy. I'm more tempted to believe that Alchemy itself is separated by a Dark and Light side. The Dark side abuses the energy of human beings that are used as sacrifice for their procedures. They use energy from the Earth's crust. Xingese alchemy uses a different, more mystical energy. Rather than use energy expelled by humans as they become part of the Earth's surface, they use the life force that connects living beings together. Scar's brother described this before as the power that connects humans through their emotions. If positive emotions come from one human, it spreads and that emotion is reciprocated, flowing throughout all the people and vice versa in the case of negative emotions. That is the power Xingese alchemy uses, completely different from Amestrian alchemy. That is why Homunculus could not disable Scar's and Mai's alchemy.