470: Chapter 470 Schemed Against Again...

Three days later.

Nie Ning sat cross-legged in the center of the Spirit Gathering Array.

As his brows furrowed slightly, Nie Ning withdrew from his cultivation.

"Something is wrong."

For the past few days, he didn't know what was going on, but he had been feeling restless, as if something bad was about to happen.

Because of this, he, who had originally intended to advance, was unable to settle down.

However, thinking about it carefully, everything had been normal lately, and nothing particularly unusual had occurred.

Jeff was the same as always, and even went as far as finding many rare treasures and medicinal pills to help him advance to the fifth rank.

"It still feels wrong. I need to leave quickly."

Nie Ning thought it over and decided that the feng shui here was just bad.

He got up, left the cultivation room, and arrived in the courtyard to find only Amivika feeding the fish by the pond.

"Your complexion doesn't look good. Did you fail to breakthrough?"

Seeing the hurried Nie Ning, Amivika asked with great curiosity.

For someone who could comprehend Artistic Conception at a low rank, a breakthrough shouldn't be that difficult; only the seventh rank was a major watershed.

"Pack your things quickly, call Xiao Guang and Qian Ning, we are preparing to leave this place."

Nie Ning didn't say much, only urging Amivika to pack up.

Anyway, they had stayed here for a while, and it was about time to go to the next place; it wouldn't be too late to breakthrough once they arrived there.

"Holy Son, is there anything that hasn't been taken care of properly?"

At this moment, Jeff's voice rang out from the corridor on the left.

Nie Ning waved his hand, "It has nothing to do with you."

"It's just that too much time has been wasted. In order not to affect my God's plan, we should be on our way sooner."

"It is truly wonderful that the Holy Son can say that, but there is no rush for the moment. I have already prepared a meal; why not eat your fill before leaving?"

Although Jeff said this, a strange look flashed in the depths of his eyes.

"Time to eat?"

Nie Ning was just about to refuse when Xiao Guang, hearing about food, crawled out from a corner.

Seeing this, Nie Ning glanced at the bushes. He hadn't seen anyone there just a moment ago; where had Xiao Guang come from?

Looking at the wide-eyed, eager Xiao Guang, Nie Ning shook his head slightly.

"Dinner is served. Once we finish eating, we'll be on our way."

It wouldn't hurt to wait a little longer; otherwise, if Jeff didn't leave, they wouldn't be able to go anywhere.

After all, top-tier powers were all overlords occupying one side; it was impossible for the same region to support so many top-tier individuals.

Even with a top-tier flying mystic tool, it would take them at least about a month to reach the territory of the next top-tier power.

Two hours later. At the dining table.

Everyone had already finished eating, only Xiao Guang was still wolfing down food.

"Eat more, eat faster."

Nie Ning watched Xiao Guang, who was still eating, and picked up a serving dish, dumping everything into Xiao Guang's basin-sized bowl.

He didn't know why, but as time passed, he felt increasingly restless.

"Are you feeding a pig? Ahem, eat slower, don't choke."

Qian Ning, who was on the side, looked speechless.

It had been hard enough to get Xiao Guang to eat a bit more politely during this time; what are you doing now?

Nie Ning couldn't be bothered to pay attention to a love-struck fool like Qian Ning, and kept dumping dishes into Xiao Guang's food basin.

Because he discovered that being in love really did cause a drop in IQ.

When he had the chance, he would write a book to warn future generations: those who wanted to fall in love should go to the neighboring physical body major; after all, one could continue to cultivate even without a brain.

Jeff remained silent but looked up at the sky from time to time.

'Calculating the time, they should be arriving soon.'

Suddenly, Nie Ning's expression changed slightly, and he looked up at the sky.

At some point, two figures had appeared in the sky, the blinding sunlight making it impossible to see their faces clearly.

"Are you the ones who want to join my Extreme Phase Demon Palace?"

A voice that sounded like a pig's roar rang out.

As the two landed in the courtyard, Nie Ning saw clearly that it wasn't two people, but three.

A burly man with a sturdy build and black hair on his chest, a beautiful and charming woman wearing a silk blue dress, and a three-or-four-year-old girl sitting on the burly man's shoulder.

Nie Ning realized something was wrong and turned his head to look at Jeff with astonishment.

Jeff remained expressionless, as if he were an outsider.

But Nie Ning knew that this definitely had something to do with Jeff.

No wonder Jeff kept telling him to finish advancing before leaving, saying that when going to other powers, one could only rely on oneself, and the Nales Church couldn't help much of the time.

Now it seemed that this guy was just stalling for time, waiting for the people from the Extreme Phase Demon Palace to come!

Nie Ning's head was buzzing.

He knew that wizards were all highly intelligent, but couldn't they use their intelligence to benefit humanity? Was it really okay to scheme against their own people like this?

The burly man frowned: "Why aren't you speaking?"

As his words fell, a massive pressure descended upon them.

Nie Ning's expression was grave, his eyes flickering.

More than seventh rank!

"Reporting to you, My Lords, they are the people you are looking for. They are just shocked by your power; please forgive their rudeness."

Without waiting for Nie Ning to speak, Jeff, who had been expressionless just a moment ago, was now all smiles, stepping forward and bowing to reply.

Nie Ning couldn't help but clench his fists, but in the end, he put on a smiling face: "Greetings, My Lords."

Amivika and the others also immediately stood up to respond.

Compared to someone like Nie Ning who lived in a peaceful society, they understood the hierarchy brought about by the environment where the weak are prey to the strong much better.

The burly man's expression improved slightly upon seeing this.

If it weren't for their Palace Master going crazy recently, insisting on some "turning over a new leaf" nonsense, he wouldn't have bothered to come all the way to this godforsaken place.

The beautiful woman chuckled: "Everyone, no need to be so formal; once we reach the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, we will be fellow disciples."

As her words fell, the pressure on them disappeared.

Before Nie Ning and the others could breathe a sigh of relief, the burly man spoke again.

"We don't just take any trash; don't think that just because you were recommended by the Yin-Yang Sect, you can easily get in."

Nie Ning was secretly pleased upon hearing this.

Does that mean if he slacks off, he won't have to join?

Just then, the little girl sitting on the burly man's shoulder jumped in front of Nie Ning and handed a red candy to him.

"Big brother, have some candy."

Looking at the little girl's innocent and expectant little face, Nie Ning didn't know what to do for a moment.

After all, society had taught him since he was young that one shouldn't eat things from strangers, and that included little girls!

"Hmm?!"

The burly man let out a heavy grunt, and even the atmosphere in the room became oppressive.

Seeing this, Nie Ning had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the candy: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, eat it quickly."

Without waiting for Nie Ning to play any little tricks, the little girl urged him.

Nie Ning looked at the burly man's gloomy expression, and finally gritted his teeth and swallowed the candy.

Hmm... it was delicious!

"Hahaha, you actually dared to eat it?"

The previously stern-faced burly man suddenly laughed loudly.

He looked just like a child, a sharp contrast to his demeanor just a moment ago.