Success and experience points
Oden, who had been watching from the sidelines, was completely stunned by Lu Yuan's unprecedented move. He stood there dumbfounded for a long time, finally clicking his tongue in amazement and exclaiming in Lu Yuan's mind:
"In all my years, this is truly the first time I've ever seen someone use the seawater of the Sea of Knowledge as clean water to wash medicinal herbs! I never imagined that this leaf, carrying my wishes, could be transformed into such a pure form after being baptized by the Sea of Knowledge. How did you even develop that brain of yours?!"
Lu Yuan was currently focused on maintaining that tiny opening and had no time to argue with Oden. The moment the leaf was fully refined, he immediately cut off the connection, smoothing out the tiny crack and preventing even a trace of the Sea of Knowledge from leaking out of the room.
Of course, the so-called "no leak" only means that Lu Yuan acted within his own capabilities. Whether or not it was actually detected is not up to Lu Yuan to decide.
At the same time, Lu Yuan's hands moved quickly. He turned around and squeezed the rich juice from the high-age Holy Light Vine that had been prepared on the table. Together with the purified Moon Dew Grass essence, High-Grade Holy Water, and Advanced Sanity-Stabilizing Potion, he poured them into the crystal flask according to the proportions given by [Forbidden Studies - Deep Study] and shook it rapidly to fuse them.
Just as the mixed medicinal liquid in the bottle completely blended and boiled, Lu Yuan flipped his wrist and directly threw the [Leaf of Hope] that had been tempered to perfection by the Sea of Knowledge into the medicinal liquid!
The leaf, shimmering with a pale golden light, instantly dissolved upon entering the medicinal liquid, clearing the previously slightly cloudy bottle of potion and solidifying it into a bottle of [Refined Hope Potion] radiating a soft, brilliant golden light.
Both its color and the pure essence it exudes are far superior to the unrefined, specially made Hope Potion in the basic second option.
Holding the still-warm [Refined Hope Potion] Lu Yuan hurried back to the bedside, lifted the Blue Knight's shoulder again, and fed her the entire bottle of the softly golden potion.
All their hopes are now pinned on this potion, but if it fails despite a 90% success rate, then it can only be said that the Blue Knight is destined for this calamity.
The moment the potion entered her stomach, the "wish" that had been refined to perfection by the Sea of Knowledge transformed into a warm and indestructible golden barrier, instantly reaching the depths of the Blue Knight's already crumbling and dried-up reason, firmly protecting her faltering Pathway and remaining consciousness!
Now!
Lu Yuan's eyes sharpened. Taking advantage of the perfect opportunity when the [Refined Hope Potion] had completely protected the Blue Knight's Pathway, he extended his right hand and placed it half an inch above the Blue Knight's brow. In his mind, he silently and clearly recited the true name that the Blue Knight had long known through the Gray-White Text:
"Helvian."
The moment the true name settled in his heart, Lu Yuan instantly established an extremely secret and deep connection with the Blue Knight on his sickbed. He once again opened a barely perceptible crack in the Authority deep within his left eye, mobilizing a portion of the power of the Sea of Knowledge to quietly probe into the Blue Knight's body following the guidance of the true name.
With precise assistance from the sidelines, she gradually clamped down on the Land of the Dead Silence Contamination that clung tightly to the depths of her Pathway, forcefully peeling, tearing apart, and completely eradicating it from her Pathway!
As the last trace of decaying Contamination lingering at the source was forcibly uprooted and annihilated by the power of the Sea of Knowledge, the Fourth Order Pathway within the Blue Knight's body, which had been raging and constantly twisting and Mutation in unknown directions, suddenly trembled and was finally completely calmed and stabilized!
Lu Yuan slowly withdrew his right hand from above the Blue Knight's brow. A fine layer of sweat had seeped from his forehead. A slight dizziness and fatigue came from deep within his brain. Three new lines of Gray-White Text then appeared in his vision.
[Pharmacology: +2...20.2/50]
[Advanced Medicine: +3...38/50]
[Sanity: -5...135.5/200]
Looking at the three lines of prompts that popped up in his field of vision, Lu Yuan let out a soft Turbid Qi, feeling quite satisfied with both the effort and the gains from this rescue.
Just now, in order not to alert the Academy's possible monitoring methods, he precisely manipulated the Sea of Knowledge to remove the Fourth Order Contamination in a very short time. Although he lost five points of sanity, it was just a drop in the ocean for Lu Yuan.
However, there's been a lot of activity on [Advanced Medicine] for quite some time now. I didn't even realize this could be considered medical care.
Lu Yuan looked down at the Blue Knight on the sickbed. After this thorough removal of the root cause and the nourishment of the [Refined Hope Potion], although the Blue Knight did not wake up immediately due to the severe depletion she had suffered earlier, her condition had improved significantly compared to before.
The terrifying ashen Black Qi on his face had completely dissipated, his breathing had become long and steady, and there were even faint signs of him about to wake up under his eyelids. He only needed to come over every day for two or three more days to take care of him and he should be able to make a full recovery.
After confirming that all the hidden dangers in the Blue Knight's body had been eliminated, Lu Yuan tidied up the medicine containers used on the long table. After checking that there were no traces of the Sea of Knowledge left in the room, he walked to the door of the Infirmary and reached out to pull open the tightly closed, heavy wooden door.
The String Knight and the Lantern Knight, who had been guarding the corridor without leaving for a moment, rushed in almost immediately upon hearing the door open, heading straight to the bedside to examine the patient.
When the String Knight placed his aged fingers on the Blue Knight's steady and powerful pulse again, and sensed that the previously extremely troublesome Fourth Order Pathway Mutation within her body had actually been completely cleared away, without even the slightest sign of agitation or loss of control,
The seasoned knight, who had seen it all, froze by the bedside, exchanging bewildered glances with the Lantern Knight, who had come over to see the change in the lights. Both of them were filled with disbelief and shock!
Several breaths passed String Knight slowly withdrew his trembling fingers, turned around, and looked Lu Yuan up and down with an extremely complicated expression. His lips moved, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly as he spoke:
"With your level of expertise, why would you need to learn the basics of Potion Studies from me?"
When Lu Yuan passed the Intermediate Pharmacology Certification, the String Knight recognized his talent and specially invited Lu Yuan to take his Potion Fundamentals course. But now, looking at the Blue Knight whom Lu Yuan had rescued alone, the String Knight felt that his invitation was completely unnecessary.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan shook his head with a calm expression, replying with unwavering sincerity:
"It's still necessary, because I'm still a bit rusty on some of the basic techniques for processing medicinal materials. While the abilities I acquire through my own Pathway are indeed very powerful in specific treatments, my basic Potion Studies is really quite poor."