Hong identified three ancient Chinese documents, titled Scripture of Great Clarity, Scripture of the Nine Elixirs, and Scripture of the Golden Liquor, as texts containing fundamental alchemical information.
hˈɑːŋ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd θɹˈiː ˈeɪntʃənt tʃaɪnˈiːz dˈɑːkjuːmənts, tˈaɪɾəld skɹˈɪptʃɚɹ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt klˈæɹᵻɾi, skɹˈɪptʃɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪn ᵻlˈɪksɚz, ænd skɹˈɪptʃɚɹ ʌvðə ɡˈoʊldən lˈɪkɚ, æz tˈɛksts kəntˈeɪnɪŋ fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl ælkˈɛmɪkəl ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən.