If Chen Linjian is reluctant to give up on treasures and continue to explore the underground palace, then their situation would be very dangerous.
Fortunately, Chen Linjian is a decisive person.
When they returned to the stone fort, Huyan Lanruo’s tears flowed non-stop when she saw Nie Li.
“Nie Li, you’re back. That’s great!” said Huyan Lanruo as she threw herself towards Nie Li, tightly hugging him. That rich chest of hers was tightly attached onto Nie Li’s chest.
“Thanks for sacrificing yourself to save me! Otherwise, I would probably have ended up in the stomach of that Giant Blue Armed Ape!” Huyan Lanruo with her face flushed red, lovingly looking at Nie Li.
“I’m about to be strangled to death by you! Let go of me!”
Nie Li face palmed. Huyan Lanruo was showering her love at the wrong party. The reason why he sacrificed himself to block that Giant Blue Armed Ape was because he wanted to let Ye Ziyun get to safety, not her!
Seeing Nie Li’s distressed look, Ye Ziyun couldn’t help laughing. Nie Li didn’t even care about a beauty like Huyan Lanruo throwing herself to him. His brain is seriously jammed. However, seeing Huyan Lanruo closely clinging onto Nie Li, Ye Ziyun’s heart slightly felt sour, and she lightly snorted.
“It’s the Dark Guild!” Chen Linjian’s men shockingly said, sucking in a cold lump of air.
Chen Linjian looked towards the outside of the stone fort and saw several black robed people appearing in their sight. With his face colour slightly changed, he lowered his voice and said, “This way!”
Chen Linjian brought the group into the dense forest behind the stone fort.
“Be careful! Do not leave any trace!”
Under the threats of Dark Guild, the group frantically ran, skimming quickly. They all knew that the consequences would be dire if they were caught by the Dark Guild.
Nie Li glanced behind them, pondering in his heart. Although it’s just a face to face meet, Nie Li had already remembered the aura of the leader. The leader had also seen his face. Therefore, even if he returned to Glory City, he still had to be very careful. Otherwise, if he is recognized, he’d be targeted.
Other than the Sacred Family, there is also the Dark Guild constantly threatening Glory City. There’s a sense of urgency building up within Nie Li’s heart. He has to enhance his strength as fast as possible. Otherwise, when the danger arrives, he won’t even have the strength to protect himself.
After obtaining the Shadow Devil Spirit Lamp, he has to quickly enhance his cultivation to Silver rank. After integrating with the Shadow Devil, he will have the capabilities to protect himself.
Silver rank may be extremely difficult to reach for ordinary people, but for Nie Li, it’s not that difficult.
Until Nie Li and bunch return to the Glory City, those people from the Dark Guild did not manage to catch up to them. Only then, everyone felt relieved.
The news of Chen Linjian’s group returning was quickly spread across Glory City. What’s even more shocking is the harvest of Chen Linjian and his group. There are lots of treasures that are very shocking. A grand auction was held and many of Chen Linjian’s harvest was sold at a high price.
The enthusiasm of Glory City was fired up. Many people began to travel to the Ancient Orchid City Ruins with hopes of getting some harvest of their own.
The storm did not have any relation to Nie Li. He got the Shadow Devil Spirit Lamp that he coveted after, and also, unexpectedly, gained a remnant page of the Temporal Demon Spirit Book. The harvest he gained on this trip were far beyond his expectations.
At the same time, there was other news which left Nie Li deeply thinking. He heard that before Chen Linjian and bunch returned to Glory City, Shen Yue had already returned. Furthermore, there wasn’t anyone that returned with Shen Yue.
This is a little bit too strange!
With Shen Yue’s strength alone, how is it possible for him to pass through all the dangerous areas and return to Glory City?
Thinking back to when they found those people from the Dark Guild in the Ancient Orchid City Ruins, Nie Li suddenly thought of one possibility. Perhaps, there is some secret associating between the Sacred Family and Dark Guild. He should have thought of this earlier on.
The various signs about the Sacred Family in the previous life and their betrayal towards Glory City all showed that they had long ago forsaken their responsibility as guardians of Glory City. If that is so, then they have high chances of colluding with the Dark Guild.
In his previous life, Nie Li did not have much knowledge about the Dark Guild. It’s said that the Dark Guild has built a base within the St. Ancestral Mountains, in an extremely secretive and safe location.