In the eyes of others, a genius was nothing before Chu Fan.
The geniuses that others treated with caution were in Chu Fan's hands, miserable to the extreme, even worse than ordinary people, as if they weren't treated as humans at all.
Wu Hong was a living example, wasn't he?
If he were truly treated as a human, would he be dragged on the ground like this now?
In comparison, Chu Fan would treat an ordinary person with courtesy.
Cui Fu knew that throughout the Dragon God Kingdom, perhaps only Chu Fan would treat a genius, held aloft by countless people, with such ferocity.
But perhaps, he was the only one qualified to not take geniuses seriously.
As they walked, the space ahead suddenly widened.
A square stone cave, about eighty to ninety feet in size, and repaired, appeared before them.
On the walls of the cave, holes the size of footballs had been chiseled out.
Some of the holes were empty, while others contained books, wooden boxes, and other items.
Without much ado, Chu Fan and Cui Fu simultaneously approached the holes with items inside and began to examine their contents.
Chu Fan paid no attention to books and the like, focusing his attention on the holes containing wooden boxes.
Things that could be stored in wooden boxes were bound to be more precious.
The wooden boxes were protected by formations.
If he had encountered these formation-protected wooden boxes before entering the forbidden area, Chu Fan would have had to expend considerable effort to break them.
However, after breaking the defensive formation of the forbidden area's entrance, his experience and strength in formations had already undergone a qualitative improvement.
With a few simple gestures, the formations on the wooden boxes were broken.
With excitement and anticipation, Chu Fan slowly opened the wooden box.
Not it!
Seeing that the wooden box contained only a blank red talisman paper, instead of the porcelain bottle containing elixirs, a look of disappointment flashed in Chu Fan's eyes.
There were still several wooden boxes in the hole, and the Demon God immediately shifted his target.
He didn't believe that today would be a wasted effort!
One by one, the wooden boxes were opened.
Not it!
Not it!
Still not it!
As more and more wooden boxes were opened and fewer remained, Chu Fan's emotions clearly became agitated.
His purpose for this trip had nothing to do with formations.
He was only concerned about whether there were ancient elixirs in this forbidden area that had been left behind long ago.
*Pat...*
When the last wooden box was opened and a small porcelain bottle was found lying inside, Chu Fan's previously listless eyes suddenly lit up.
Porcelain bottles were generally used to store medicines, as this would prevent the volatilization of medicinal properties or damage from environmental changes.
The repeated disappointments had already extinguished the passion in his heart.
Chu Fan hadn't held much hope for the last wooden box.
Unexpectedly, Heaven favored the persistent, and there was indeed a surprise.
Cui Fu, who was collecting books from the holes, sensed the anomaly and quickly came over.
"Good, finally found what I was looking for!"
Cui Fu also smiled broadly, genuinely happy for Chu Fan in finding what he sought.
"I wonder if what's inside is an elixir!"
Chu Fan's voice revealed a hint of weariness.
While porcelain bottles were normally used to store elixirs, it was not absolute.
Secondly, even if there were medicine inside, it might not be the medicine that could solve the strange poison in his body.
Until it was completely confirmed, everything remained a variable.
At this moment, the Demon God, who had experienced many trials, felt his hand reaching for the porcelain bottle tremble noticeably.
After receiving the porcelain bottle and sensing that there was indeed something inside, Chu Fan's nervousness slightly eased.
Before touching the porcelain bottle, he had truly worried that it would be empty.
Under Cui Fu's tense gaze, Chu Fan opened the stopper of the porcelain bottle, and a refreshing fragrance immediately permeated the entire cave.
"Ancient elixir!"
"That's great!"
From the scent alone, Cui Fu confirmed that what was inside the porcelain bottle was the ancient elixir Chu Fan was looking for.
Chu Fan did not speak, but his expression showed that he was still somewhat excited.
Two pale red pills, the size of soybeans, were poured out of the porcelain bottle.
Chu Fan brought the pills to his nose and sniffed them. He confirmed that they were indeed ancient elixirs, but he could not yet determine their primary effects or whether they could expel the strange poison in his body.
"How is it?"
"Why not try taking one?"
Cui Fu suggested.
"No rush for now!"
"We'll study it properly when we get back!"
Chu Fan shook his head, put the ancient elixirs back into the porcelain bottle for the time being, and then kept the bottle close to his person.
Even though he was very knowledgeable about the properties of various medicines, and could often analyze the specific ingredients of many medicines just by smelling them, Chu Fan could not analyze the ingredients of this ancient elixir by scent alone, making it difficult to determine if its efficacy could counteract the strange poison in his body.
Secondly, good steel should be used on the blade.
The strange poison in his body was currently suppressed and did not require immediate attention.
Secondly, what reactions he would have after consuming the ancient elixir were also unknown.
There were still many people guarding outside the forbidden area. If he consumed it and experienced adverse reactions, temporarily losing his ability to fight back, his situation would become extremely dangerous.
If he were in the Eternal Hall, with many old fellows watching, Chu Fan would not hesitate as he was now.
But the problem was not there, so he had to be careful.
Although he did not yet know the efficacy of the ancient elixir, he had at least found it. Chu Fan was in a good mood and began to sort through the remaining items with Cui Fu.
Soon, all the items in the forbidden area were packed by Cui Fu.
After a thorough search to ensure nothing was missed, the two then left with Wu Hong.
"They're out!"
"Such a large bag, it looks like the harvest is not small!"
"The harvest is not small, but I wonder if they have the ability to take it away!"
"Several more Grandmasters have arrived around."
The people waiting outside the valley, seeing Chu Fan and the others emerge, immediately perked up.
After hesitating for a few seconds, She Tongguang gritted his teeth and rushed into the valley.
Fortunately...
Sensing that Wu Hong was only unconscious and still breathing, She Tongguang's suspended heart finally settled completely.
Just now, seeing Wu Hong being dragged by Chu Fan, he had thought he had killed him.
Upon reaching Chu Fan and the other two, She Tongguang lowered his posture and said, "Young brother, you have obtained the items, can you let him go now?"
"As long as you release him, we will withdraw immediately!"
"Don't worry, I will not harm you in the slightest!"
*Whoosh...*
Chu Fan casually tossed Wu Hong, who flew towards She Tongguang.
Fearing that the genius disciple would be injured by the fall, She Tongguang quickly leaped forward and caught him in his arms.
Outside the valley, everyone witnessed this scene and could not help but exclaim.
"This kid, is he an idiot?"
"Without Wu Hong as a hostage, and after insulting She Tongguang so much earlier, do you think he would let him go!"
"Stupid, truly stupid."
Everyone found Chu Fan's action of releasing Wu Hong at this moment incomprehensible and unimaginable.
After She Tongguang caught Wu Hong and landed, his expression suddenly turned cold, and his gaze towards Chu Fan became fierce.
"Kid, you're finished!"
"You don't honestly believe that after we release Wu Hong, we'll let you leave, do you?"
In response, Chu Fan calmly said, "The words of a Grandmaster are truly like farts."