The Third Sky Screen Ends

The Sacred Family.

Shen Yue was as angry as ever. After all, he had failed to beat Nie Li at archery, which naturally left him extremely upset.

On the Sky Screen.

After the party split into six groups and retreated separately, the Silver Rank Azure-Armed Giant Ape headed straight for Nie Li's group.

Nie Li gritted his teeth and took out the Flame-Rage Sword he had bought for 200,000 Demon Spirit Coins from his Space Ring.

"You go ahead. I'll deal with it."

Huyan Lanruo and Ye Ziyun were also with him.

Ye Ziyun said, "We'll do it together."

She did not want to watch Nie Li face a demon beast whose cultivation was close to Gold Rank all alone just to buy them time.

That would be no different from throwing his life away.

"Stop dawdling. I have a way. Trust me."

Huyan Lanruo and Ye Ziyun exchanged a glance. Huyan Lanruo still refused to give up. "Nie Li..."

"Go!!!"

At that moment, the picture went black, and the golden light in the sky began to disperse. Clearly, the third Sky Screen broadcast had ended.

Everyone below let out a collective, "Damn!"

Cutting things off at such a crucial moment was just asking to have razor blades sent your way!

The Huyan Family.

Huyan Lanruo covered her red lips, her eyes brimming with tears.

From her perspective, Nie Li on the Sky Screen had undoubtedly been buying time for them to escape.

Although Nie Li had been reborn, his cultivation was still only Bronze One-Star...

For saving my life, I can only repay him by giving myself to him!

Huyan Xiong sighed with admiration. Nie Li truly was a real man.

The City Lord's Mansion.

Lu Piao said, "Wait, what?! How could it just end?"

They had encountered that Silver Rank Azure-Armed Giant Ape too. But unlike the Bronze One-Star Nie Li on the Sky Screen, who had stayed behind to hold it off, they had relied on their impressive teamwork to kill it right there in the woods.

Nie Li rubbed his brow. "Won't we find out when it airs next week?"

Ye Zong was extremely anxious now, because during the broadcast, Nie Li had said that with his cultivation at Black Gold Five-Star, taking three Nine Profound Pills would let him break straight through to Legendary.

"Father-in-law, don't be so impatient. We need quite a few things to refine pills like those. At the very least, I have to visit the Alchemist Association first."

Ye Zong smacked his forehead. His desire to break through to Legendary really had muddled his head.

Wasn't the Alchemist Association the best place to refine pills?

"That was foolish of me. Ye Xiu, go to the Alchemist Association with Nie Li."

"Yes, City Lord."

The Sacred Family.

Shen Hong stroked his beard, looking thoroughly pleased with himself, as though basking in a spring breeze.

That man had indeed refused to abandon them. He had told them that in half a month, he would trigger a Beast Tide numbering nearly ten million, and would also send another expert, Ghost Fiend, over. Shen Hong would use his Sacred Family to support them from within. If possible, he would help the Dark Guild destroy Glory City. Otherwise, he would take advantage of the chaos to leave Glory City under the Dark Guild's protection.

He stood to gain either way. There was no losing here.

As for Dragon Fiend, he would personally intercept Ye Mo on his way back to Glory City.

Li Yunhua and his few underlings had all been taken away by Dragon Fiend.

Now, there was not a single member of the Dark Guild left in the Sacred Family.

Even if the Sky Screen exposed their collusion now, those people had no concrete evidence. Afraid of smashing the vase while striking the rat, they would not dare make a move against them.

The Alchemist Association.

With Ye Xiu personally escorting him, Nie Li arrived at the Alchemist Association.

"Little Brother Nie Li, you're finally here!"

The person who came to welcome them was none other than Director Yang Xin.

"Director Yang Xin."

Nie Li had a very favorable impression of this woman. In his previous life, an Ice-Snow Mantis had pierced her chest while she was covering the main group's retreat.

"Little Brother Nie Li, don't be so distant. If you don't mind, just call me Big Sister."

The three of them entered the council hall.

At the round table, Gu Yan and Hu Shuo, who were usually at odds, waited with unprecedented calm after learning that Ye Xiu and Nie Li had arrived.

Gu Yan was both the president and the first elder, while Hu Shuo was the second of the six elders. Both were Advanced Alchemy Masters, and they had never gotten along.

They had also constantly fought each other for power.

But they shared one quality: unwavering loyalty to Glory City. In his previous life, almost everyone in the Alchemist Association had perished in that Beast Tide.

"Lord Ye Xiu."

"Young Brother Nie Li."

There were nine seats around the table: six for the six elders, one for Director Yang Xin, and the remaining two for Nie Li and Ye Xiu.

After all nine sat down, Nie Li took out the Nine Profound Pill formula he had written beforehand and handed it to them.

"Is this... the Nine Profound Pill? You even have a formula that has been lost for hundreds of years?"

Gu Yan's expression changed dramatically. The others also forgot the composure they had cultivated over years of alchemy and rose from their seats, their hearts and eyes fixed entirely on that formula.

They could not help it. The era several hundred years ago had been far too glorious, with Legendary Demon Spirit Masters and powerful cultivation techniques emerging one after another. But by the time things had dwindled to Glory City, hardly anything worthwhile remained.

Nie Li smiled faintly. "Yes. Lord Ye Xiu and I came to the Alchemist Association this time in the hope that all you Alchemy Masters would work together to refine Nine Profound Pills that can help the City Lord break through to Legendary."

All the Alchemy Masters nodded solemnly.

Glory City was constantly under threat from demon beasts, yet Lord Ye Mo was gradually growing old, and no new Legendary Demon Spirit Master had emerged within the city.

Nie Li's appearance had shown them an entirely new future.

"But the two main ingredients for the Nine Profound Pill, sacred nether grass and mist leaf grass, are far too rare. And the steps required to refine it are incredibly involved..."

The alchemists could not help worrying. After all, there were only so many ingredients available, and none of them was confident they could successfully produce the pills on their first attempt.

Nie Li smiled faintly and said, "There's no need to worry about that. I'll guide you personally. The Nine Profound Pills will be ready in just one day and one night."

"Little Brother Nie Li, you know how to refine pills too?"

As soon as Director Yang Xin said it, she lightly tapped her own mouth.

She had actually forgotten-how could Nie Li possibly not know alchemy? After all, he had developed over sixty uses for purple mist grass, which had only been used to repel mosquitoes, and could produce long-lost pill formulas at a moment's notice.

Nie Li shrugged and said helplessly, "Actually, if my cultivation weren't too low, I'd refine these pills myself."

The sacred nether grass and mist leaf grass were right there in his Space Ring.

"As for the ingredients, I'll personally select a few of the important ones. The Alchemy Furnace too."

Everyone had already witnessed Nie Li's knowledge on the Sky Screen.

Naturally, no one objected.

Yang Xin took Nie Li to select the ingredients, while Gu Yan and the other five elders rested and gathered their strength, preparing for the alchemy to come.

After all, these pills were meant to help the City Lord break through to Legendary. They could not afford even a single mistake.