“Here! This sleeping potion not only allows you to enter a deep sleep without side effects, but it also soothes the mind and accelerates recovery!” she said, handing the potion to Bai Qiu.
Bai Qiu took it and immediately stored it in his storage card.
He decided to try it right away.
So, after finishing their meal with Zhang Shiyao, they hurriedly used the teleportation array to arrive at Zone 2243.
When he saw Huang Qi, Bai Qiu realized the situation was even worse than he had expected.
Huang Qi’s temples were not only bulging, but his head was so hot it seemed to be faintly steaming.
Worse still, all seven orifices of his face were oozing various disgusting secretions—his condition looked extremely dire.
And this was merely the side effect of drinking a single bottle of mental power potion.
As expected, any powerful item obtained through his luck always came with great danger!
Bai Qiu took out a bottle of Riptide Potion and drank it, then summoned the Tidal Staff, manipulating water to thoroughly cleanse Huang Qi’s face.
After washing away the secretions from his orifices, he began probing his body using both mana and spirit power…
Two minutes later, Bai Qiu finally stopped.
In just those two minutes, more of the foul-smelling secretions had already formed again.
Huang Qi’s physical condition was mostly fine—the real problem lay in his head.
Those secretions were being expelled from his brain as it underwent transformation.
The issue was that the transformation was far too violent, placing immense strain on his mind.
If anything went wrong, it could easily leave permanent damage!
After cleaning his face again, Bai Qiu took out the sleeping potion and poured it directly into Huang Qi’s mouth—but didn’t let him swallow it.
Instead, Bai Qiu used his spirit power and mana to guide the potion through Huang Qi’s orifices and directly into his brain, slowly letting it seep in.
This method was the fastest and most efficient.
However, Bai Qiu remained cautious.
He only allowed a small amount to seep in at first to observe the reaction.
After all, Guinelia’s sleeping potion was meant to be consumed normally—he had no idea how much would actually reach the brain through the bloodstream.
But his concern turned out to be unnecessary.
The moment he attempted to introduce a small amount, Huang Qi’s brain absorbed it like a sponge, greedily taking in all the potion at once!
Very quickly, Huang Qi’s breathing became steady, the secretions from his orifices stopped, and his brain entered a deep sleep state.
It was clear that his injuries were slowly recovering.
“Phew…” Bai Qiu let out a sigh of relief and stood up.
“That should do it. Once he wakes up, there shouldn’t be any major issues. But just in case, someone trustworthy should stay and watch over him—call me immediately if anything happens!”
Zhao Daqiang asked, “What exactly happened? How did drinking a potion almost kill him?”
No wonder he was confused.
At that moment, both Zhao Daqiang and Ning Xingxue silently felt relieved that they hadn’t drunk the mental power potion right away—otherwise, all three of them might be lying there unconscious!
Bai Qiu sighed and shared his speculation.
“The mental power potion likely requires a certain baseline before it can be safely consumed. And even then, it probably still comes with side effects.”
“Clearly, he doesn’t possess the Spirit power attribute, so the side effects were far beyond what he could handle. To be honest, even now, I can’t guarantee whether he’ll suffer permanent mental damage after waking up.”
Hearing this, Ning Xingxue’s mood instantly dropped.
Filled with guilt, she said, “This is my fault…”
But soon, she steadied herself.
Taking a deep breath, her eyes turned resolute.
“I’ll stay here until he wakes up!”
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
Bai Qiu thought for a bit and said, “At this point, there’s no way he’ll wake up anytime soon. After being absorbed by the body, the sleeping potion keeps a person unconscious for at least six hours. In his condition, it’ll probably last even longer.”
“Let’s find a place for him to rest first. Also, Ning Xingxue—leave watching over Huang Qi to Brother Zhao for now. I need you to give me a few finished samples of the mental power potion, and let me observe your full crafting process in detail.”
Ning Xingxue hesitated, but Zhao Daqiang patted her shoulder and said, “Go on. I’ll keep an eye on the kid. If anything unusual happens, I’ll notify you immediately.”
“You go help Brother Bai study the mental power potion. Maybe you’ll discover something useful—if anything else happens to Huang, it might come in handy.”
Hearing this, Ning Xingxue no longer hesitated and nodded firmly.
After settling Huang Qi down to rest, Ning Xingxue brought Bai Qiu to her personal workshop.
Zhang Shiyao quietly followed behind.
Before leaving, she placed her Dreamy Flower Crown on Huang Qi’s head.
The crown had the effect of accelerating the recovery of mental injuries—it should help him to some extent.
…
“Damn…” Bai Qiu rubbed his temples.
It had been nearly an hour since he arrived at Ning Xingxue’s workshop, yet he had made no progress at all.
The Fivefold Arcane Crystallization Eyes were unable to analyze the crafting process of a C- grade mental power potion.
In other words, he couldn’t replicate it by understanding the system’s underlying mechanics.
This bottleneck was like an ocean—impossible to cross!
Not only was his D-grade Fivefold Arcane Crystallization Eyes insufficient to analyze it, but even his D+ level spirit power couldn’t reproduce the process…
In other words, his Fivefold Arcane Crystallization Eyes needed to be upgraded first.
While learning the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes, his spirit power also had to reach at least C- level—only then could he sustain that level of imitation and successfully craft the potion.
With the Insight Necklace, Bai Qiu quickly realized where his problem lay.
Still, he tried to take a few shortcuts—such as attempting to dilute the mental power potion…
But in the end, every attempt failed.
At its core, his ability simply wasn’t sufficient.
That tiny gap right at the threshold completely blocked off every possible workaround.
The diluted mental power potion was labeled by the system as [Diluted Strange Potion], with all effects unknown.
Because of this, Bai Qiu didn’t dare to test it recklessly.
He understood clearly—dilution was possible, but only if he knew the ingredients and underlying principles.
It required precise ratios, and perhaps even additional components to stabilize or neutralize it afterward…
In the end, only one method remained—
To take the risk himself and drink the C- grade mental power potion made by Ning Xingxue.
Huang Qi’s condition was still fresh in his mind.
Bai Qiu also knew his own limits—his spirit power was currently stuck at D+, and had only just reached that level.
It still needed time to stabilize.
Above D+ was D++—the peak of that tier.
So to reach C-, he would need to cross both a minor stage and a major stage.
“Do… do you really have to drink it?” Zhang Shiyao asked.
She was afraid Bai Qiu might end up like Huang Qi.
Even though Bai Qiu’s spirit power was high, if the side effects ignored spirit power level, then wouldn’t that mean…
— The end of the Chapter–
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