162: Chapter 162 A New World!

Nie Ning looked out to see a continuous range of mountains surrounding him.

Lush green peaks and clear waters sat atop the mountains; the vibrant spring atmosphere made it look like a fairyland.

From time to time, birds and beasts he had never seen before flew through the air, and the roars of exotic beasts echoed from the mountain forests.

"Damn, no wonder those bastards from the Nales Church agreed so readily. Could they be from here?"

Recalling the previous Nalaiesi Believers, Nie Ning felt that this was likely the case.

Resources that were scarce in Ska City were no different from common weeds here.

Since the Nalaiesi Believers had agreed so decisively last time without even haggling, it seemed that the difficulty for them to obtain those materials was not high.

Just by looking around for a moment, he had already found five types of materials he needed.

At this moment, Nie Ning gradually understood Audrey's words and why she was unwilling to stay in Ska City.

"It really is quite stupid."

Nie Ning couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly.

If he lived here, not even a dragon could drag him away.

Audrey had been so desperate to leave that she was even willing to pay a price to treat his elemental erosion.

Although it was an equivalent exchange, it showed Audrey's mindset at the time.

If not for that teleportation passage, he—having only visited once—would probably be driven mad with the desire to return here.

...

Nie Ning tried to leave the area, but he soon discovered a problem.

For some reason, that pressure was still there, though it continued to weaken; he couldn't understand where the problem lay.

If there really was a powerful expert nearby, there was no reason to keep playing with him like this, right?

But if it was a formation, why did it start weakening as soon as he arrived? Could it be thanks to his Supernatural Adaptability?

After thinking carefully for a while, Nie Ning still didn't have a definitive answer.

As for the teleportation formation, he wondered if the internal array had been damaged, as the Elemental Power seemed to be cut off.

If he hadn't left the stone chamber, he wouldn't have high expectations for this place right now.

But it didn't matter.

Standing on the mountain peak, Nie Ning took a deep breath, his heart filled with lofty ambitions.

From now on, he would change his name to 'Nie Ning Invincible Tycoon'.

In Nie Ning's heart, this mountain range would be his private territory from now on.

'Roar!'

Suddenly, a roar erupted from the woods.

Hearing the sound, Nie Ning remembered his purpose for coming here.

With his current cultivation speed being slow, he had to kill some exotic beasts of the second rank or higher.

Nie Ning deactivated his Ice Wings, then carefully slipped into the jungle, heading toward the source of the sound.

After a short while, a creature resembling a slug appeared before Nie Ning's eyes.

The slug was nearly five meters long with a translucent body; its interior was pitch black, hiding its internal organs. A row of soft tissue resembling foxtail grass grew along its spine.

Nie Ning quickly flattened himself against the ground, not daring to make a sound.

A Devil Slug, a third-rank exotic beast!

Worse yet, lying on the ground, Nie Ning remembered that the pressure on him had not yet dissipated, meaning he couldn't exert his full strength!

At this moment, Nie Ning didn't even dare to breathe heavily, fearing he would be discovered by the Devil Slug in front of him.

The 'foxtail grass' on its back was highly poisonous and had a strong anti-magic effect; once it attacked, it would fire at the enemy like ten thousand arrows.

In his current state, going up against it would be no different from seeking death.

Fortunately, he wasn't without means to take a gamble.

If he used the Blade of Corrosion, even a powerful creature like this probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

However, once corroded, the flesh and blood would be affected.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Nie Ning did not want to use such extreme measures.

Fortunately, Nie Ning was quite far from the Devil Slug. After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the Devil Slug finally meandered out of his sight.

Nie Ning wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around, and ran back toward the stone chamber he came from.

This place was simply too dangerous; any random beast he encountered was third-rank. He should go back and prepare first.

Otherwise, if he ran into other exotic beasts with a keen sense of smell, he might not even be able to escape.

After returning to the tunnel entrance, Nie Ning used Earth Control to seal it, then crept toward the teleportation formation.

He didn't know if there was anyone else here, but it was always better to be careful.

Approaching the teleportation formation and seeing it was inactive, Nie Ning took out a Magic Crystal from his spatial ring with an expression of heartache and placed it into the groove beside the formation.

As the teleportation formation activated, Nie Ning didn't feel anything amiss, nor did he see anyone come out to stop him.

Seeing this, Nie Ning delayed no further and directly triggered the teleportation.

...

When the teleportation ended, Nie Ning returned to the stone chamber in Wantai Forest.

Stepping out of the stone chamber, Nie Ning looked around, feeling a sense of unreality as if a lifetime had passed.

If the materials he gathered weren't still in his spatial ring, Nie Ning felt he would have thought he was dreaming.

After all, the resources there were simply too abundant.

Nie Ning usually wouldn't even dare to imagine such a thing in his dreams, fearing he would wake up from being too happy.

"Awesome!"

Nie Ning couldn't help but clench his fist.

With this teleportation formation, his future days would be much easier.

Setting everything else aside, there was finally hope for cultivating the Stairway to Godhood.

He couldn't rely on others for everything. Moreover, he was planning to give the Nalaiesi Believers a 'big gift' soon; after this was done, he would likely have a total falling out with the Nales Church.

Nie Ning didn't know what would happen, so he needed to increase his strength as much as possible.

As for others, they couldn't be counted on either.

Because he was the only Wizard in the entire city, and Wizards in nearby cities were likely not even as rich as him, making it difficult to trade for any useful materials.

...

After returning to the city, Nie Ning began to prepare for entering the teleportation formation again.

But an embarrassing thing happened: he was out of money!

To be precise, he was out of Magic Crystals; at most, he could only teleport one or two more times.

All his existing Magic Crystals came from The Federation.

He didn't usually use them because the energy inside Magic Crystals was quite violent and needed to be filtered through a formation.

Since the Wizard Tower already had a Spirit Gathering Formation, he had no use for Magic Crystals at all. Presumably, Magic Crystals were meant for trading between Wizards.

After some thought, Nie Ning returned to The Federation and sent for Lida.

As the overt manager of the Federation Branch, Lida handled almost all the branch's affairs when Nie Ning was away.

And after practicing for so long, Lida had reached the peak of a Witch Apprentice, only one promotion potion away from becoming a Wizard.

"You've been at the peak of Witch Apprentice for a long time now. Have you thought about your plans for the future?"

Nie Ning looked at Lida in front of him and asked.

Hearing this, Lida fell into silence.

As a Witch Apprentice in such a remote place, he appeared infinitely glorious on the surface, but in reality, there were no perks to be had.

Given his current foundation, even if he were given another five years, he might not necessarily be able to promote to a Wizard.

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