The approach fit Lu Yuan's thinking perfectly, so he got straight to work.
The Lantern Knight had much the same idea.
If the potion could draw out that phantom, it must be possible to coax the special ingredient out of the liquid. The Lantern Knight took a different approach: after purifying a small amount, he tried bringing his own Pathway into contact with the liquid to see whether it would trigger its Contamination effect.
Of course, he had to control the conditions, such as how much liquid he used and how strongly he triggered it.
Frey stood at a distance, watching them work, her eyes bright with interest.
She could easily guess what the Lantern Knight was trying to do, but his method was somewhat dangerous. She doubted she would have chosen it herself. Lu Yuan's approach was much more direct, and his thinking overlapped with hers. It was closer to what she had tried back then.
So if either of them could recreate what she had experienced, Frey thought Lu Yuan had the better chance.
She watched Lu Yuan as he bent over his work, adjusting the size of the flame. No one knew what she was thinking.
The Pathway Mutation Potion felt surprisingly heavy in his hand. Its brilliant liquid shimmered with vivid colors under the lamplight.
Lu Yuan quickly took out enough Water-Separating Stone and dropped it straight in.
The Water-Separating Stone swelled violently. The potion churned, releasing a mass of bubbles as the liquid level slowly fell. Soon, all that remained in the bottle was a somewhat viscous, pale-blue liquid and the Water-Separating Stone, swollen into a jellylike mass.
Lu Yuan removed the Water-Separating Stone, then took out the sticky liquid and studied it closely.
The Gray-White Text gave him the same information as before. Apart