"Let me think about how Tang San helped Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan resolve their poison problems back then," Shi Yu brainstormed, trying hard to recall.
He absolutely had to figure out the specific operation; solving the poison problem was the key to dealing with Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo's personality might be a bit reclusive, and he could certainly kill someone, even if that person had no grudge against him.
But if you genuinely helped him, he would most likely not kill you; he would remember the favor for many years.
This could be seen from how Dugu Bo dared to step forward and confront the Supreme Pontiff when Tang San was targeted by Spirit Hall.
"Dugu Yan's problem can be solved by injecting the toxins into a Spirit Bone."
"Dugu Bo's problem is relatively more complex; it seems to require the medicinal properties of Fiery Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass combined to detoxify him," Shi Yu recalled, trying his best.
He didn't understand medicine, so he could only memorize the answers by rote.
Shi Yu wasn't entirely clear if Tang San used other medicines to aid the treatment, but he was certain that those two Immortal Herbs were crucial for treating Dugu Bo.
Of course, it also required the operation of injecting the toxins into a Spirit Bone; the medicinal properties of those two Immortal Herbs combined primarily served as an auxiliary effect.
After figuring out how to deal with Dugu Bo, Shi Yu then had a headache over another problem: he didn't know many Immortal Herbs.
There were numerous herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, some of which might even be highly poisonous. If he didn't recognize them and rashly touched them, problems would most likely arise.
He didn't want to end up accidentally poisoning himself instead of getting the Immortal Herbs.
There was a solution for Dugu Bo's problem, but this problem was truly a bit unsolvable.
He couldn't get a complete encyclopedia of medicinal herbs in a short time to help him recognize them.
It seemed he could only rely on luck, trying to touch only the Immortal Herbs that had been mentioned, and absolutely avoiding contact with other medicinal herbs if he didn't need to use his hands.
It was even best to reduce breathing, as the scent emitted by some herbs could also be poisonous.
"Fortunately, I have spatial abilities, so the problem shouldn't be too big," Shi Yu had already figured out how to collect those Immortal Herbs.
He didn't understand Immortal Herbs as well as Tang San, who could collect them in the most perfect way.
But he had his own unique methods, which Tang San did not possess.
As Shi Yu thought, he drifted off to sleep. The tens of thousands of Teleportations he had performed along the way had left him physically and mentally exhausted, and he slept until noon.
Someone passing by woke him up.
"Little brother, why are you sleeping here?" someone walked over and asked with a slight smile.
Shi Yu rubbed his eyes. The person in front of him was dressed in a very distinguished manner, giving off an immediate impression of nobility, and his demeanor was also extraordinary.
Who is this… Shi Yu muttered to himself, but on the surface, he said, "I want to go to Sunset Forest to obtain a spirit ring. I didn't want to rest in the forest at night, so I just lay here for a night."
As he spoke, he stood up, gathered his clothes, and held them in his hand, not putting them directly into his Storage Soul Tool.
This person also had seven companions, all middle-aged men, who looked like his guards or bodyguards. Some of them gave him a subtle sense of danger, indicating they might be very strong.
In this situation, he naturally didn't want to expose that he also had a Storage Soul Tool.
In this era, Storage Soul Tools were rare items. Even if they weren't short on money, they might still be tempted by it.
"It's pretty much what I guessed, but are you entering Sunset Forest alone?" The man, who looked no older than his twenties, looked around but didn't see anyone who seemed to be Shi Yu's companion.
Besides their group, Shi Yu was the only one there; there was no one else to be seen.
"Yes," Shi Yu nodded.
"Then you must be careful for your own safety. Sunset Forest is dangerous; one misstep and you could lose your life in there," the man kindly reminded him.
"Thank you for the reminder; I will be careful," Shi Yu responded politely.
The man said no more and led the others towards Sunset Forest.
After a moment of hesitation, Shi Yu chose a different route from them.
These Spirit Beast forests didn't have fixed entrances; one could enter anywhere.
Shi Yu preferred to act alone and didn't want to follow behind them.
"If that person was willing to ask for our help, perhaps we could help him obtain a spirit ring along the way."
"But he seems to have quite a backbone. It just depends on whether he's lucky enough," said a burly man among them.
"I hope he's lucky," the man glanced at Shi Yu, saying kindly.
The elderly man closest to him kept his gaze on Shi Yu for a bit longer; his intuition told him that this person seemed far from simple.
Shi Yu did not use his Teleportation ability, as he was not very willing to casually expose his abilities.
It was also a good opportunity to walk slowly, eating as he went, so he would be more energetic after filling his stomach.
He entered Sunset Forest and used his spatial ability to fly into the air, reaching a position slightly higher than the trees.
Looking into the distance, he saw many peaks, but he couldn't determine which one was the peak he wanted to reach.
He took a step, moving nearly two hundred meters, and continued to move, rapidly traversing the forest from above.
It was best not to fly in the air when entering a Spirit Beast forest, as it was very conspicuous and easily made one a target for Spirit Beasts.
Not all Spirit Beasts in the forest were land-based; there were also flying Spirit Beasts, who often regarded humans flying in the air as prey.
Shi Yu was targeted by a flying Spirit Beast, which lunged at him with a fierce aura.
Shi Yu was startled and began running in the air, covering one or two hundred meters with each step, easily leaving the Ten Thousand Year Phoenix behind.
The flying Spirit Beast was quite persistent, chasing him diligently.
Shi Yu landed and ran on the ground for another minute, covering several kilometers, completely shaking off the Spirit Beast.
Running in the forest was not smooth; there were too many trees, and he had to pay attention to his spatial landing points, as he could easily crash into a tree if he wasn't careful.
The distance covered by running for a minute inside might be less than that covered by running for half a minute outside.
Shi Yu arrived at the foot of the first mountain peak, hoping it was the one he wanted to reach.
However, that was not the case. What he saw when he reached the summit was not a valley, but a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix.
This was a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix. He didn't recognize it, but the energy color it displayed was black, and he knew very well what that meant.
The simplest way to determine a Spirit Beast's age was to ascertain the color of its energy.
Ten years was white, a hundred years was yellow, a thousand years was purple, ten thousand years was black, and a hundred thousand year Spirit Beast was red.
One also had to be careful to distinguish whether a Spirit Beast's energy attribute inherently possessed a unique color.
For example, if you saw a fire-attribute Spirit Beast whose energy appeared red, its age might not necessarily be a hundred thousand years.
Judging by energy color could only provide a rough estimation and was not precise enough.