Nie Li looked at the seven stalks of hundred-year-old sacred nether grass laid out before him. He really owed someone a tremendous favor now.
There was no reason not to repay them after receiving something like this.
He looked toward Ye Zong, who was reviewing documents at a small table set up nearby.
"Father-in-law."
"Hmm?"
Ye Zong did not even raise his head. He merely grunted, signaling for him to speak.
"Let me use some leaves from your mist leaf grass, will you?"
Crack!
The pen Ye Zong was using to review reports snapped in his hand, and he finally raised his head.
Ye Zong had mentioned the mist leaf grass in passing before. His father, Lord Ye Mo, had risked his life to snatch it from a Legendary-rank demon beast guarding it, all to help Ye Zong break through to Legendary rank.
"What do you want it for?"
Nie Li crossed his legs and said, "The Sacred Nether patriarch sent me seven stalks of hundred-year-old sacred nether grass. If I combine them with mist leaf grass and a few other herbs to refine Nine Profound Pills, just one pill can greatly increase a Black Gold Demon Spirit Master's soul force. For a Black Gold Five-Star Demon Spirit Master, three pills will take him straight into Legendary rank."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zong immediately sent Ye Xiu to fetch the mist leaf grass without another word.
He had been stuck as a Black Gold Five-Star Demon Spirit Master for ages. He could feel himself drawing ever closer to Legendary rank, but he still could not break through. On top of that, handling Glory City's affairs every day left him mentally exhausted, making cultivation even harder. Now Nie Li was telling him that three pills would take him straight into Legendary rank. What was he waiting for?
Besides, Chen Zhenglong was a close friend of his from the same generation. He was also a Black Gold Five-Star Demon Spirit Master, though slightly weaker than Ye Zong. If they could refine extra pills, having him break through to Legendary rank alongside Ye Zong would be wonderful.
There was no helping it. Black Gold Five-Star Demon Spirit Masters were truly scarce—there were only three.
Ye Zong, Shen Hong, and Chen Zhenglong.
Golden light blazed across the sky.
A week had passed, and the golden Sky Screen appeared once again.
The Golden Feather Eagle, who had been lying in the courtyard, suddenly gained a flood of memories in his now-developed mind.
They were the contents of the previous two Sky Screen broadcasts.
The Golden Feather Eagle turned his shocked eagle eyes toward Nie Li. He had never imagined that the fellow he followed was actually a powerful expert who had been reborn!
Following him meant finding a mighty tree to shelter beneath, all right!
Continuing where the previous broadcast had left off, Nie Li walked along the street and onto a path through a bamboo grove.
Following behind him were Shen Yue and his Bronze-rank lackeys.
But he had already noticed them. With a chuckle, he came up with a new idea.
Only after reaching a corner did he turn around. Looking at the approaching group, he put on a panicked expression. "Huh? W-what do you want?"
Shen Yue clenched his fists. He had been dying to see that expression on Nie Li's face.
Now that he finally saw it, satisfaction surged through him.
"So you do know how to be scared? Aren't you usually so full of yourself?"
He advanced on Nie Li with his five lackeys.
Nie Li had already backed into a corner, leaving himself nowhere to retreat.
This time, Shen Yue was brimming with confidence. "Six Bronze Demon Spirit Masters! Let's see what sorcery you can pull now!"
The last time, Nie Li had frightened him into wetting his pants. It had been an unspeakable humiliation!
To be safe this time, he had brought five Bronze-rank lackeys along. He refused to believe Nie Li could use that same sorcery again.
One lackey clenched his fist and chuckled. "Kid, you brought this on yourself. Don't blame me!"
He swung a punch. Nie Li immediately staggered back several steps, acting as though the blow had left him unable to stand, before falling to the ground.
In truth, the punch had never even touched him.
The others closed in, chuckling as well.
Nie Li grew even more panicked, shouting for them to stay away. In a fluster, he warned that if they came any closer, he would fight back.
Beneath the Sky Screen.
At the City Lord's Mansion.
Lu Piao laughed. "Haha! Nie Li, you're wearing a whole set of Inner Armor. How could Shen Yue and his buddies possibly hurt you?"
Nie Li said, "Heh, the real show is coming up."
At the Sacred Family.
Shen Yue's face turned a frightening shade of green again. Nie Li had played him once more!
Damn Nie Li!
On the Sky Screen.
"Hehe, you'll fight back? How terrifying. Come on, then."
One lackey threw several punches in succession, but Nie Li dodged every one with remarkable agility.
Two more lackeys charged forward. One kicked at him, and Nie Li abruptly somersaulted forward over the kicking lackey, kicking the other one flying.
Another lackey leaped into the air. Just as his fist came smashing down, Nie Li suddenly sprang aside, dodging the punch, which slammed straight into the ground.
Seeing several of them fail to gain any advantage, Shen Yue went mad with rage. "Useless trash! You can't even deal with a piece of garbage who hasn't reached Bronze rank! All of you, attack together!"
At his words, they all charged at Nie Li again.
Nie Li showed no fear whatsoever. He settled into a horse stance and gathered soul force in his mouth.
Just as they were about to surround him, he suddenly raised his head and shouted toward the sky.
"Ah! Murder! Murder!"
His voice spread outward, infused with soul force. To keep anyone from hearing it, they would have had to pray there was nobody within a thousand meters.
That was obviously impossible.
The soul force in his shout nearly ruptured the lackeys' eardrums.
"Murder! The Sacred Family is murdering someone!"
Shen Yue had never expected Nie Li to pull a stunt like this.
Glory City had strict laws against murder. Even though the Sacred Family was one of the three pinnacle families, they would not dare kill someone within Glory City in full view of everyone!
While Shen Yue was panicking, people who had heard the shouting were already rushing over.
They recognized the person surrounded by the lackeys too. Wasn't that Nie Li, who had made such a splash recently?
And Nie Li was still shouting. He was still shouting!
He shouted as loudly and provocatively as he could.
"Quick! Shut his mouth!"
In a panic, Shen Yue hurriedly ordered his lackeys to cover Nie Li's mouth. Whatever happened, they could not let him keep shouting.
The lackeys pressed their hands over their ringing ears, but still braced themselves and went in.
Nie Li kept dodging while shouting that the Sacred Family was murdering someone.
After making fools of three of them in succession, Nie Li took a great leap and landed in front of Shen Yue.
Shen Yue once again recalled the terror of being utterly at Nie Li's mercy in the library. Trembling with fear, he backed away.
Nie Li gave a wicked smile, then immediately dropped to the ground. He clutched his chest with both hands and kicked his legs incessantly.
"Ah! It hurts, it hurts! Help! Murder! The Sacred Family is murdering someone!"
Shen Yue nearly spat blood from sheer fury. Even with a mouth, he could not argue his way out of this!
Beneath the Sky Screen.
Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others gave Nie Li a thumbs-up. Nobody played the game like him!
With a whole set of Inner Armor on him, how could those Bronze-rank lackeys possibly hurt him?
He really had elevated the art of faking an injury to frame someone.
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