Ji Fengyan could see that if Zuo Nuo had his way, they could not travel even a hundred meters before dawn. She had no choice but to curb Zuo Nuo's harvesting fetish and led the group deeper into the Forest of Freedom.
Ji Fengyan had come to the Forest of Freedom for two reasons. One was to harvest some herbs for the impending possibility of battle. After all, the herbs here were precious and were the best materials to cultivate elixirs. Bringing back some to cultivate elixirs would provide for the needs of the war, and could also enhance the physiques of everyone in Heavenly Courts.
As of the second reason…
Ji Fengyan wanted to see if she could find suitable jade rocks here to make Taiji jades.
The one and only piece she had left was taken away by that "runaway" giant soldier god. Who knew when it would return. She needed to create new Taiji jades to activate the other giant soldier gods for the upcoming battle with Zhai Xing Lou.