Fog No. 3.

Not long after Yan Bing and Lu Ning walked out of the spatial passage, a group of saints emerged from the passage one after another.

As veterans who had been to the Ruins of Return before, Ya En and his two companions came to Lu Ning and Yan Bing's side.

Osiris grinned and said, "Lu Ning, congratulations! You're about to become a Guardian."

Ya'en chuckled and said, "Next time I might have to call you Lord Lu Ning."

Lu Ning smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what you call me."

He has never minded this aspect.

At this moment, Lin Wuyue walked over. She looked at Lu Ning and asked with some surprise, "Lu Ning, did you go to the Ruins of Return last time?"

Lu Ning nodded: "Mm."

The three of them, including Ya'en, were not surprised because they knew about the relationship between Lin Wuyue and Lu Ning.

After exchanging a few words, and once all the Saints had emerged, Yan Bing led the group toward the ruins of Base City No. 3.

The spatial passage is located inside the wall of black mist.

The road ahead wasn't particularly dangerous, but the number of monsters and infected seemed to have increased considerably compared to before.

It is likely due to the barrier cracks.

Of course, these monstrous beasts and mutated creatures posed no threat to their team and were easily killed.

Soon, the group arrived at the ruins of Base City 3.

Having passed through the crack, the group entered the real fog.

Apart from Lu Ning, Yan Bing, and Ya En, all the other Saints were entering the True Mist for the first time.

It was clear that everyone was a little nervous.

However, after walking for a while in the mist, they found that they did not encounter any calamities, diseased beings, or evil gods.

Only then did the many saints gradually feel at ease.

Time is lost in the mist, and after an unknown amount of time, Lu Ning and his group once again arrived outside the barrier of the Ruins of Return.

They passed through the barrier and arrived in the wilderness.

Instead of immediately beginning their hunt for monsters in the wilderness, they planned to first travel to the exiled city-state to rent houses for the many saints, providing them with a place to stay in the future.

Along the way, they killed all the monsters they encountered and handed over all the pale crystals they collected to Lu Ning.

Besides monsters, they also encountered many other hunting teams from exiled civilizations.

For Lin Wuyue and the other saints who were entering the Ruins of Return for the first time, this was their first time seeing another civilization, and their eyes were filled with curiosity.

However, Lu Ning clearly sensed that the exile teams looked at them with wariness, and even some rejection.

Just as Yan Bing had predicted, with so many powerful figures appearing in the Ruins of Return, resources within the area have become even more strained.

The group of saints clearly noticed this as well, which gradually dissipated their initial excitement upon entering the Ruins of Return, and their mood became more solemn.

This rejection became even more pronounced as they traveled to the exiled city-state.

It is precisely because the city gates and walls of the exile city-states are automatically generated by the Tower of Ruins, rather than guarded by the exiles, that they would probably not be able to enter the city-states so easily.

As the group entered the city-state, all the races they encountered observed them, whispering amongst themselves about what they were discussing.

In fact, even if they could hear it, they wouldn't understand it, since these races are different from humans and their languages ​​are very different.

The group arrived at the core area, and then Yan Bing led them to rent several houses in the residential area where Yan Bing had previously lived.

After finishing all this, Yan Bing calmly said, "You've worked hard these past few days. Take a day off, and let's start hunting monsters tomorrow."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking in the fog, the concentration of mental pollution was unimaginable. Because of Lu Ning's presence, their mental pollution level was not high, but the mental pressure was still there.

They've been under a lot of stress for so many days, they really need a good rest.

After agreeing to meet at Yan Bing's house the next day, Yan Bing, Lu Ning, and Ya En returned to Yan Bing's house.

They stayed in the same room as before.

After a moment of exhaustion, the three of them, including Yaen, returned to their rooms to rest.

Yan Bing, being a demigod, didn't feel tired. She looked at Lu Ning and asked, "Are you going to the Tower of Return to Nothingness now?"

Lu Ning nodded: "Mm."

He himself will not be polluted, nor will he be mentally exhausted.

Compared to the two thousand years I spent wandering in the mist, these past few days have been incredibly easy.

"I'll go with you," Yan Bing said.

"good."

The two left the house and flew towards the Tower of Ruins in the center of the city-state.

Upon landing outside the Tower of Return to the Ruins, Yan Bing waited in the plaza while Lu Ning entered the tower's gate.

As the pale light flickered, Lu Ning immediately sensed that the source of mental pollution within his body was being affected by a power that was extremely familiar to him.

The next moment, the phantom of the Eternal Night Lord let out a miserable scream and transformed into pure spiritual power and dark divinity.

As spiritual power and dark divinity merged into Lu Ning's body, Lu Ning clearly felt his spiritual power surge dramatically.

Because the mental energy required to go from the ninth rank to the saint is too enormous, although he has improved a lot this time, he is still a long way from becoming a saint.

Lu Ning wasn't entirely sure how long it would take.

However, with the aid of that pure spiritual energy liquid, he should be able to advance to the Saint level very soon.

As for the power of the dark divinity, it was also absorbed by Lu Ning.

As a result, Lu Ning gained dark power, which allowed him to summon dark vortexes to devour and absorb the surrounding light energy and other energies.

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