After a long while, even Фэн Юань had taken a nap before Dou Yanlan led Ци Чэнь and the others back. However, Dou Yanlan’s expression didn’t look good. Rubbing his eyes, the Little Husky jumped down from the A Mu Tree Crown, reverting to his original form, and asked Ци Чэнь and the others,
"What’s wrong? Did you encounter something?"
Фэн Юань casually caught Xiao Ji, who had fallen from the sky, and helped the bird organize its slightly rumpled feathers while looking at Ци Чэнь and the others. Their demeanor suggested the situation wasn’t good. However, he knew they would be attacked by vines upon entering the dense forest, so he couldn’t be sure of the exact situation.
"No, but Yanlan mentioned that the Spirit Quality Generator shouldn’t be destroyed directly as it would anger the vine monsters."
Shaking his head, Ци Чэнь said. At that moment, Zhang Cheng and the others approached, urging Ци Чэнь and the others to rest. Seeing everyone looking at him, Dou Yanlan rubbed his forehead and said,
"I’m afraid I need to rest a bit before continuing."
"No problem. In that case, let’s rest tonight since we still have plenty of time."
It was evident that Dou Yanlan was exhausted. At Zhang Cheng’s suggestion, Liu Ziwen stepped forward to speak. Although Zhang Cheng was the current class leader, as a man, he was not suited to talk to Dou Yanlan about these things, especially since Ци Чэнь was present, and when there were other options.
After thinking it over, Dou Yanlan took a deep breath and said,
"Alright, then it’s best not to touch the Spirit Quality Generator for now. Destroying it doesn’t dismantle the barrier. As for the starry night, I can’t say what will happen, but I found scattered document fragments inside. If possible, it would be best to allocate some people, ensuring subsequent combat strength, to collect those in the forest."
Dou Yanlan took out several pages and handed them to Zhang Cheng before going to rest with Ци Чэнь. Even with the help of Cotton’s War Fog, the vine attacks had significantly drained her and Cotton’s energy in coping with them.
"This is... RF Potion? It doesn’t look like anything normal, and it’s not paper. I recall this thing should be..."
"Golden Page, or rather, a special paper used to preserve extremely important and valuable documents. It’s said that this thing can withstand Time Series ultimate attacks without being affected."
Liu Ziwen added to Фэн Юань’s observation. Although Фэн Юань had seen this thing before, he didn’t pay much attention. Although this thing was similar in name to Agunas’s Golden Tome Page, it was not the same thing. The Golden Page was merely a valuable recording medium, but the Golden Tome Page...
That thing could dramatically amplify Agunas’s power within the world, something the Golden Page, used merely for recording, could not compare to. Nevertheless, Фэн Юань was curious about what potion was valuable enough to be recorded on a Golden Page.
Unless the backstory writer was out of touch, ignoring the Golden Page’s pricelessness, it could only record extremely important information. After all, it mainly had an indestructible characteristic, but its production difficulty was on par with that of crafting a Legendary Level potion.
"I can’t tell. There’s too much missing content, but this RF Potion doesn’t seem like a standard Духовный зверь potion. At least, I’m sure there’s nothing that can perfectly combine and neutralize all the toxins found among the Spiritual Medicines mentioned on these few pages."
Processing the few pages, Фэн Юань said bluntly, and no one rebutted because none had as much research expertise in this area as Фэн Юань. But if it carried toxins, what was the potion used for?
"Oh?! Could this thing be the key to breaking the barrier?!"
A classmate suddenly thought aloud, and many agreed with his guess. Considering the potions found in this place definitely weren’t for their use, the remaining possibility was they targeted the vine monsters, fitting the game scenario where defeating an unassailable boss required special items to allow players to pass.
"Hmm, there’s a good chance. But how do we find these ingredients? Wouldn’t searching the forest for them be too time-consuming?"
Rubbing his chin, Фэн Юань mused. Despite only having part of it, based on the finished product and the content of the first two pages, Фэн Юань estimated that gathering those Spiritual Medicines wasn’t easy. Thinking it over, he glanced at Xiao Ji and said,
"How about I go in with you guys? Although I doubt Biduo Flower would grow here, especially with Thunderbolt Fruits, their growth environments are conflicting."
Even without seeing the entire potion formula, Фэн Юань guessed it wasn’t randomly concocted. At least if it were toxic, it would be effective, as toxin concoction difficulty was relatively low, especially for something purely stacking toxins; one just needed to avoid mixing counteracting toxins, and it was lethal.
"After all, this is just a little help. You’d better send some manpower in, and I won’t offer protection, at least not in terms of strength. Of course, if you ask for it, I’m not saying I can’t lend a hand either."
Seeing no reaction from the others, Фэн Юань chuckled and said, after which Tan Xueluo, after pondering, said,
"I’ll go in with you; Panshi should guarantee my safety."
"Those Spiritual Medicines indeed... With you, I’ll definitely feel more at ease. Anyone else up for action? People on defense lines shouldn’t move."
Rubbing his chin, Zhang Cheng observed that their understanding of potions was far less than Фэн Юань’s, and many Spiritual Medicines were noted in the formula. If Фэн Юань could help with this, it would be quite beneficial.
After a while, a new team was formed. Фэн Юань was still studying the incomplete formula, despite knowing it should be a toxic potion; something about it felt off.
Following Tan Xueluo into the forest, Фэн Юань’s gaze often scanned the surroundings. Although danger lurked in this dense forest, Фэн Юань hadn’t found any trace of Spiritual Medicines. They couldn’t have been brought in from outside, either; that was unrealistic. After all, which ordinary student walks around carrying a bunch of highly poisonous Spiritual Medicines?
"Haven’t found any Spiritual Medicines?"
After walking a while, Tan Xueluo couldn’t help but ask Фэн Юань. Nodding, he glanced around the eerie woods and said,
"This place is probably tough for Spiritual Medicines to grow, and something else isn’t right. Rebirth Flower and Thousand Gather Fruit are hard to handle. Not to mention freshmen, even upperclassmen can’t all deal with them. What’s the purpose of designing these things?"
"I don’t know, but can we really find it all?"
Tan Xueluo couldn’t shake the feeling that it’d be hard to find the complete formula in this place. If they couldn’t, what should they do?
"Let me see, the potion description says it can repel plants. Even if stored properly, nothing grows near it. Wait... Why so detailed? Could this mean we’re meant to find the finished product?"
Re-examining the formula, Фэн Юань noticed the final description was peculiar. Why would a typical potion formula detail storage environment specifics unless it was hinting at something?
"The finished potion? Wait, there was a place with nothing growing that we passed—it had lots of vines so we didn’t get close. Could it be...?"
Frowning at Фэн Юань, Tan Xueluo suddenly realized that if so, there was no need to concoct the potion; finding the finished product would suffice. This aligns with trial principles, not overly relying on a specific student’s unique skills.
"That’s probably it. This thing is a hassle indeed."
Even if they guessed it was the potion they needed, Фэн Юань didn’t believe mere spilling it on the vine monster would solve things. If it were that simple, destroying the Spirit Quality Generator should suffice too.
"Let’s start collecting then. Xiao Ji, help distract the vines; they can’t get close otherwise."
Фэн Юань lightly tapped Xiao Ji in his arms and said. Although Tan Xueluo and the others brought several defensive Укротитель зверейs, their speed couldn’t match Ци Чэнь and the others. As for resisting vine attacks? Фэн Юань reckoned it wouldn’t be much of a problem, especially since their attack method primarily involved swinging vines around.
Jumping down from Фэн Юань’s arms, Xiao Ji flew into the sky, perhaps accustomed by now, not getting hit by the vines this time.

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