That ancient talisman paper was exactly what Lord Yuwei had spoken of — the kind capable of enhancing the power of secret techniques.
And this particular talisman paper was what Chu Feng had obtained after breaking through the formation that had enveloped everyone inside the Dark Night Divine River.
Chu Feng sent his consciousness back to his physical body and gazed in the direction of the Dark Night Divine River.
"Senior Bai, thank you."
Originally, Chu Feng had merely felt that Lord Bai's disappearance was peculiar, and he hadn't connected that terrifying formation with Lord Bai at all.
But after hearing Lord Yuwei's account, Chu Feng was almost certain that Lord Bai had been the one controlling that formation.
It could even be said that the formation had been set up specifically for Chu Feng — otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to obtain such a talisman paper after breaking it.
That was precisely why Chu Feng was thanking Lord Bai.
"Young Master, what's this about?"
Seeing Chu Feng suddenly speak those words, Lord Yuwei was thoroughly confused.
After that, Chu Feng didn't hold back. He told Lord Yuwei about obtaining the talisman paper after breaking the formation, and shared his analysis as well.
"I never would have guessed that old Bai had such depth hidden beneath the surface?"
"But what would he gain from doing this?"
Having learned about Lord Bai from Chu Feng's words, Lord Yuwei found it difficult to accept.
It wasn't that she didn't believe Chu Feng — quite the opposite. It was precisely because she did believe him that she struggled to accept it.
After all, she had spent centuries — nearly a millennium — alongside Lord Bai, day in and day out.
Now she was being told that the Lord Bai she had known wasn't the real Lord Bai at all. Naturally, she had a hard time coming to terms with that.
What's more, she couldn't fathom Lord Bai's purpose.
In her memory, Lord Bai was an exceedingly kind person. But if he possessed such power, why hadn't he stopped those guards?
Instead, he had let them run wild, allowing them to slaughter their fellow kin?
That was the part she could make the least sense of.
"My guess is that Senior Bai's objective is connected to the Lord of the Dark Night. As for what exactly that objective is — the answer lies within this secret medicine."
As he spoke, Chu Feng produced a jade bottle. It was an ordinary bottle, functioning much like a Universe Bag — simply a vessel capable of storing large quantities of medicinal liquid.
But the medicine inside this jade bottle was far from ordinary.
This was the very secret medicine that Lord Bai had distributed to everyone, instructing them to use it for cultivating the Soul Origin Demon Grass.
This secret medicine was essentially a must-have for every single person, yet it had all been prepared by Lord Bai himself before being handed over.
The Soul Origin Demon Grass grew far better with the aid of this secret medicine, but Chu Feng felt certain that its purpose went far beyond simply improving the growth of the Soul Origin Demon Grass.
Somewhere within it lay what Lord Bai truly intended to do to the Lord of the Dark Night.
So Chu Feng had obtained a portion of this secret medicine from the others, intending to study it.
"Then, Young Master — have you been able to discern any secret within this medicine?"
Lord Yuwei pressed. She, too, wanted to know Lord Bai's secret.
"My abilities are limited. I'm unable to see through Senior Bai's secret medicine for the time being."
Chu Feng shook his head with a touch of embarrassment. He truly couldn't perceive what was special about this medicine right now.
But Chu Feng was convinced that this secret medicine harbored hidden mechanisms, and the fact that he couldn't penetrate it was itself a testament to just how unfathomable Lord Bai truly was.
"As long as old Bai isn't a bad person, that's what matters."
Lord Yuwei sighed.
"I'm certain that Senior Bai is no villain. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left such a precious talisman in my care."
As Chu Feng spoke, light surged within his palm, and the talisman stored inside his Dantian was drawn directly out.
There was no shortage of valuable items within Chu Feng's Dantian these days, but very few among them were actually useful to him.
Fortunately, this talisman carried no restrictions — Chu Feng could deploy it at any time.
"Yes, this is the talisman."