The eerie darkness of the cave, the faint and dim light of kerosene lamps.

On the uneven stone table filled with bizarre instruments, the evil Mage whispered low.

"Five grams of bezoar, five grams of Wind Stabilizing Grass root, one eye of an Earth Cave Spider, one tooth... ground to powder in a mortar, then transferred to a crucible to bake until purple smoke arises."

As the green smoke turned to purple in an instant, Luo Yan calmly took a bottle of pre-purified solution and skillfully poured it into the crucible.

"...Add 200 millilitres of Earth Cave Spider gland extract, maintain the temperature while continuing to heat, and stir clockwise with a stirring rod, simmering until it thickens."

As his words ended, the liquid in the crucible had already become a viscous paste.

Extract the liquid.

Package it.

Watching Luo Yan's seamless actions, Youyou asked curiously.

"What is this?"

Inserting a test tube with a cork stopper into the rack, Luo Yan answered succinctly.

"An antidote, mainly used to counteract the paralyzing venom of the Earth Cave Spider."

In fact, not only the venom of the Earth Cave Spider, but some snake venoms could also be counteracted.

Youyou floated nearby, looking at him puzzled.

"Can't Magic cure poisoning?"

Luo Yan said patiently.

"Magic isn't omnipotent; I've only heard of poisoning Magic, never of detoxifying Magic."

Of course.

Nothing is absolute.

For example, although Magic can only cure curses and not poison, it can counteract the negative effects of toxins by "increasing toxin resistance," "enhancing antibody activity," or "speeding up life recovery."

It's like even fatal poisons can be endured as long as the victim's health is greater than the dose of the toxin.

Moreover, some microbial infections and plagues can be dealt with Holy Light.

Although the followers of Saint Sis claim this to be evidence of a miracle, in reality, it's just that the Holy Light kills the microbes.

"But... if you're paralyzed, how can you take the medicine?"

"The toxin doesn't work that fast. Besides, I still have summoned creatures."

Some residues remained in the extractor nearby; these were the remains from the production of the Earth Cave Spider gland extract.

Luo Yan did not waste these materials, but continued to heat them in the crucible.

Observing his movements, the inquisitive Youyou continued to ask.

"What about this one? What's this for?"

"The female pheromones of mother spiders, to be applied on skeleton soldiers... mainly for pulling monsters."

"No wonder, Lord Demon King! Truly cunning and deceitful!"

Once again, Luo Yan finished another potion, gently shaking the bottle to mix it evenly, then placed it beside the test tube rack.

"Don't strain yourself using idioms if you can't."

As a theory top student at the Demon King Academy, Magic Potion study was his forte next to Array Formation Science.

After all, this subject had no prerequisite; as long as one memorized the formulas, it then came down to practice makes perfect.

Combining his previous life experience with organic chemistry classes, and the influence and refinement from modern civilization, not only had Luo Yan thoroughly mastered the content from the books, he had also innovated the dosages of the recipes.

After all, what the Demon King Academy taught was suited for demons, akin to veterinary medicine for humans.

While not entirely ineffective, it certainly lacked in some aspects.

Repeating the previous steps over a dozen times until the test tubes were almost full, Luo Yan then commenced the preparation of the next set of potions.

Not just antidotes and biological pheromones, but he also needed to prepare a "Struggle Potion" to dissolve spider silk, a "Vitality Potion" to reverse petrification, among others, including the crucial "Red Bottle" for treating wounds and the "Blue Bottle" to replenish Mana.

Finally, after completing all his preparations, Luo Yan stuffed the test tubes full of potions into a specially made vest and wore it beneath his robe.

Although this meant his load had significantly increased, it also more than doubled his combat firepower!

Now, he didn't just dare to challenge Egger at the silver level, but even to take on Mia, a student who was a step away from Gold Level.

Standing before the mirror adjusting his appearance, Luo Yan commanded Youyou.

"Youyou, find me five players above Lv3 with IDs that aren't too awkward. Send them a main quest and have them wait for me at the entrance to the labyrinth."

"Received! Lord Demon King!"

The playful White Mist materialized in front of the mirror with a salute, and the corresponding quest pop-up simultaneously appeared before the players who were grinding monsters.

Elsewhere, Yiye Zhiqu and Hu Wan, a pair of "Gold Level skeleton soldiers," were grinding monsters on the first floor of the labyrinth with an open skylight and had unexpectedly fallen into a tough battle.

"Tricky... this thing won't come out."

After the umpteenth failed attempt at pulling, Hu Wan, gripping a short sword, stared intently at the large spider not far away, his eyes revealing a hint of solemnity.

Yiye Zhiqu, who was lying in ambush behind a stone pillar with a long spear, did the same, his forefinger rubbing against his chin as he pondered.

Previously, when invaders stepped into their webs, Earth Cave Spiders would immediately enter a state of alert and launch an attack within three seconds, pursuing them even outside their "territory" covered by the web!

But now, they behaved as if they were on strike, showing sheer indifference to the invading Skeleton Soldiers, even when they wreaked havoc on their webs, as if blind to their presence.

Only when they dared to get within twenty steps did these Earth Cave Spiders begin to retract their legs warily.

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