"Alright... I understand."
Seeing Du En's ever-calm expression, Ren Li nodded to show that he understood the requirement.
Then he swiftly put away the pile of ore, carefully cut off the entire leopard hide, and then removed its claws and pulled out its fangs to use as auxiliary materials for the refinement.
"After a while—well, anyway, I'll refine the magical artifact for you before I leave."
Feeling that his time here was nearly up, Ren Li said this before leaving in an exceptionally buoyant mood.
As he was leaving, carried away by that lightheartedness, he even squeezed out the little magical power he had recovered and cast a preservation spell over the remaining leopard meat.
Du En brought over a bucket and caught the beast blood, which had begun gushing again after its teeth were pulled, while inwardly shaking his head.
Judging from what he had observed today, it would not be easy for Ren Li to pierce through that final layer of window paper.
Put simply, it was a second bloom of the plum blossom: at first, his momentum was ferocious, breaking through, breaking through, and breaking through again in the blink of an eye, only to get stuck at the final step. The entire rest of the day was then spent on useless effort!
That was why he had left so decisively after finishing work in the afternoon, without observing until the end.
Du En had just finished collecting the leopard blood when someone else came knocking.
"Hahaha, Brother Du, forgive me for this presumptuous visit. I didn't notify you beforehand, so I hope you won't take offense!"
It was someone from the Green Robe Gang.
The hall master in charge of this area had come calling with Liu Qixiang.
His words sounded courteous and familiar, but his