229: Chapter 229 The Peak of a Third-Ring Wizard

Over the next few days, Nie Ning indeed encountered problems while refining mental strength potions, just as Chi Yu had predicted.

Not to mention the final step of adding the three-colored fluorescent stamen, he couldn't even perform the preceding steps correctly, so he didn't dare attempt to use the stamen at all.

Worse still, he could feel the almost undisguised malice coming from Heloise and Chi Yu.

Chi Yu was alright; at worst, he could just stew that stupid bird for soup. Heloise, however, was a bit more difficult to deal with.

Furthermore, the malice radiating from them showed a tendency to intensify.

As the saying goes, 'a fall in the pit, a gain in wit.' He had been tricked many times before, so he didn't dare seek out Heloise to make potions together.

Now, even if Heloise took the initiative to offer her help in making the potions, Nie Ning wouldn't dare accept.

He feared that Heloise would add some strange things to his potions, so he could only grit his teeth and claim he had a way to solve it himself.

At this moment, Nie Ning felt some regret; had he known, he wouldn't have offended Heloise so severely.

But it wasn't intentional—who told this bratty girl to be so stubborn and unyielding!

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Morning.

Someone knocked on Nie Ning's door.

Opening the door, he found an expressionless Heloise.

Compared to before, Heloise's malice had weakened significantly.

Looking at Nie Ning, Heloise's heart was filled with complex emotions.

She wasn't actually stupid; after calming down over the past few days, she gradually realized that Chi Yu was tricking her.

As a wizard pursuing Alchemy, she didn't want the rest of her life to be bound to Nie Ning.

"I'm here to help you make the potions."

Heloise stated her purpose simply and clearly.

Although Nie Ning was very tempted, once bitten, twice shy; he simply didn't dare let Heloise help him with the potions.

"I can refine them myself."

Nie Ning insisted stubbornly.

"You'd better think it through. Without my help, given your third-rate pharmaceutical skills, it would be a shame to waste two three-colored fluorescent stamens."

Heloise curled her lip and mocked him without reservation.

Since she had even helped Nie Ning prepare his Knight promotion potion, she naturally knew about his almost rudimentary, budget-version pharmaceutical abilities.

At this moment, Nie Ning was equally conflicted.

He had only obtained one three-colored fluorescent stamen by offending Heloise; if the production failed, then he would have offended her for nothing.

He had even made himself constantly anxious, fearing that this bratty girl would poison him; recently, he had even been eating his meals separately from Heloise.

Because for an Alchemist who understood the properties of materials, they also had some knowledge of making poisons.

Then he thought back to the scene of making the Tier 3 Wizard potion.

Although he had successfully promoted in the end, the pain of the failed potion production still resonated with him.

"It's not without conditions. I also need to make a god-forbidden ring, and you must cover all the materials."

Seeing Nie Ning's hesitation, Heloise looked up and spoke to him with a side-glance.

"What! Why don't you just go and commit robbery then!"

Hearing this, Nie Ning couldn't help but cry out in shock.

The materials needed to make a god-forbidden ring were an astronomical amount.

Although he still had leftover materials, once he made a god-forbidden ring for Heloise, the remaining materials wouldn't be enough to make another one.

Heloise curled her lip: "Robbery isn't as fast as this. Besides, you don't need it right now. At worst, I'll help you collect them later."

The god-forbidden ring provided a high boost to strength; she would need to refine one sooner or later anyway, so picking up a ready-made one was naturally better.

And after being her teacher for so long, wasn't it only right for him to help her get some trump card moves?

Nie Ning thought carefully, bargained with Heloise, and finally agreed to the deal on the condition that she return the materials for making two god-forbidden rings.

After all, he provided the materials, and the Stairway to Godhood was his; it was only right to ask for more materials.

Once this matter was over, he would try to explore the areas beyond that mountain range.

As long as he confirmed that place was the world of Belvis, with the value of an Alchemist, he estimated he could repay this debt very quickly.

Of course, after supporting Heloise for so long, just repaying the debt definitely wasn't enough; he was going to exploit her ruthlessly!

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After reaching an agreement, the two of them exchanged payment for goods.

Originally, Nie Ning wanted to give her an empty promise, but who knew that Heloise wouldn't fall for it anymore.

With no other choice, Nie Ning used 1,000 mid-grade magic crystals and an arm to successfully help Heloise create a chaos crystal, and he provided the corresponding materials.

However, since there were no volcanoes nearby, the project to create the god-forbidden ring was postponed until they could find an underwater volcano on their return trip to perform the refinement.

In return, Heloise helped produce two bottles of Tier 3 mental strength enhancement potions.

Fearing that Heloise might be playing tricks, Nie Ning had Chi Yu help him test the potion's components.

Fortunately, Heloise still had some humanity; after testing the medicine, no problems were found with the potions.

The process of using the potion was very smooth, similar to the feeling of consuming the silver-colored hundred-flavor fruit, where he suddenly felt a surge of energy within his body.

After ten days, Nie Ning purified and refined the energy, finally reaching the peak of a Third-Ring Wizard, and even his god-forbidden ring reached the mid-stage of the third ring.

Although it was slightly short of his expectations, the magnitude of the increase was still significant; even if he faced a Tier 4 creature, Nie Ning wouldn't be without the power to fight.

After all, the place they were going was very dangerous and needed to be treated with caution.

With his strength increased and having rested for a long time, Nie Ning didn't delay any further. He set off again with Heloise, heading towards Narnia Holy Mountain in Boyunisi Province.

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Five days later.

Narnia Holy Mountain.

Nie Ning and his party arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Narnia Holy Mountain was densely forested, and the mountain was shrouded in poisonous mist year-round, while the jungle was filled with various exotic beasts and venomous creatures.

Even a High-Tier Knight could only move around the outer perimeter at most.

For the people of Boyunisi Province, this place had almost become a forbidden zone; ordinary people didn't even have the qualification to set foot here.

There wasn't even a city nearby because the exotic beasts inside far surpassed those in places like Wantai Forest, and various poisonous insects and diseases were everywhere.

Looking at the towering mountain across from him, Nie Ning took out a necklace from his spatial ring.

As his Spiritual Power activated the necklace, a beam of light pointed directly at the mountainside.

To prevent a false alarm, Nie Ning tested several other positions nearby and finally confirmed that the target location was indeed on Narnia Holy Mountain.

This caused Nie Ning and Heloise to breathe a sigh of relief.

If they couldn't find the target this time, the two of them would really have to consider whether they should give up.

After all, this thing was truly frustrating; they feared they would have to run across half the world to find the target, leaving them mentally and physically exhausted.

Seeing that the target location was found, Nie Ning delayed no longer and led Heloise and Sensen into the forest.

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