Tree leaves and tree bark aren't inedible; just continue eating them.
"Zhe Jue and the others are trustworthy. Divide the items among them and have them keep it. Say that they are the ones saving it, then others naturally won't have anything bad to say about it."
In that case, if there were suspicions, it would fall on Zhe Jue and his group, or perhaps on him, which would deflect the doubts away from Sang'er.
"Mm, let's do that."
Hearing his words, Lin Caisang nodded in agreement.
...
After a rest of more than an hour, everyone was ready.
Before that, Ya Molian took Lin Caisang on several tests beneath the vortex. They discovered that moving within a mile outside the cave, the vortex couldn't detect their presence.
Later, Ya Molian ran under the vortex using lightness skills, and with advanced lightness skills, before the vortex's suction reached its peak, it was possible to run out of the vortex's range and reach the opposite side.