After class.
Only now did she realize she had been a frog at the bottom of a well all along. Nie Li's knowledge was vast, far exceeding her imagination. In this world, only two people had ever given her this feeling: her master, and now Nie Li. Even if she were to formally become Nie Li's apprentice, she would be more than willing.
Just as Long Yuyin was lost in thought, a figure emerged from the side.
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"Long Yuyin! I heard you went to train with that brat Nie Li again? Whispering softly to that brat, are you cheating on me behind my back?" Hu Yong's face was almost twisted with rage. Upon learning that Long Yuyin and Nie Li had been exchanging looks during class, he had been furious to the point of near madness, feeling as though a green hat had been firmly planted on his head.
Hearing Hu Yong's words, Long Yuyin's face turned cold. "Hu Yong, do you want me to cripple you again? Nie Li can defeat me and guide my cultivation. I submit to his skill. If you have any ability, come and face me one-on-one!"
Feeling the powerful intent to fight emanating from Long Yuyin, Hu Yong's heart couldn't help but tremble.
One-on-one? What a joke. How could his strength possibly match Long Yuyin's? He didn't even possess a Heavenly Spirit Root! Facing her directly, he didn't dare utter a word. Although he hated Nie Li to the bone, there was nothing he could do to him either. Hu Yong felt like his lungs were about to explode with rage.
"I am your fiancé!" Hu Yong shouted angrily.
"An engagement I never acknowledged! A waste like you isn't worthy of being my fiancé. To be my fiancé, you need to defeat me first!" Long Yuyin raised an eyebrow and looked at Hu Yong with cold disdain.
Seeing the murderous glint in Long Yuyin's eyes, Hu Yong felt a twinge of fear. This was the same look she had given him before she crippled him last time. He cowered!
"Long Yuyin, just you wait! You'll regret this!" Hu Yong had made up his mind. He would definitely get his revenge on that pair of adulterers, Nie Li and Long Yuyin!
But he didn't dare confront Long Yuyin head-on. He could only turn and leave in frustration.
"Hmph. I'd like to see how you'll make me regret it!" Long Yuyin snorted coldly. She had always gone her own way, and even in the Long Yin family, the elders couldn't do anything about her. Long Yuyin held an extremely special status within the Long Yin family; although due to her personality she couldn't become the primary heir, no one dared to act against her.
Long Yuyin had absolutely no interest in power struggles; she was simply obsessed with the martial path, and her talent in that area was indeed dazzling. At least before encountering Nie Li, no one her age could compare to her.
Furthermore, once Long Yuyin broke through to the Destiny Realm, she could fuse with a God-tier growth potential Dragon Blood Demon Spirit—a gift left to her by her grandfather. This only further elevated her status within the Long Yin family.
Therefore, Long Yuyin didn't regard Hu Yong in the slightest. In her eyes, he was nothing but a waste. He posed no threat to her whatsoever.
When she had first learned of her betrothal to Hu Yong, and that some in the Long Yin family wanted to marry her off, she had simply crippled him directly. Neither Hu Yong's family nor the Long Yin family could do a thing about it!
A day passed quickly.
In every subsequent class, whenever a sparring situation arose, Long Yuyin would actively seek out Nie Li.
Sometimes, when Long Yuyin encountered problems in her cultivation, she would proactively ask Nie Li. After a few words of guidance from him, she would listen respectfully. This left her feeling as though a blindfold had been removed from her mind regarding her cultivation, which only deepened her respect and admiration for Nie Li. Sometimes, when Nie Li scolded Long Yuyin, she wouldn't dare talk back. She even became much gentler towards
However, towards anyone else, besides Nie Li's friends Lu Piao and Gu Bei, Long Yuyin remained too haughty to spare even a glance.
During this period, Nie Li trained desperately, accumulated spirit stones, and occasionally guided Long Yuyin during class. Time passed swiftly.
On the tenth day, Lu Piao had already advanced to the Destiny Realm. Then, after another month, although Nie Li's cultivation had improved remarkably, he still hadn't advanced to the Destiny Realm. However, he did receive his reward from the Sacred Spirit Ranking.
Nie Li was ranked third on the Sacred Spirit Ranking. He received a fourth-grade Treasure, three Spirit Stone Essences, an excellent-tier growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirit, and one thousand spirit stones.
The fourth-grade Treasure Heavenly Net Armor was a piece of inner armor worn beneath clothing. Its defensive capabilities were extremely powerful — ordinary powerhouses would find it nearly impossible to breach. It could preserve one's Life Soul from dispersing, giving a sliver of a chance to escape. Previously in the Small Exquisite World, even after the
An ordinary powerhouse at the Five Fate Realm would find it very difficult to break through the fourth-grade Treasure Heavenly Net Armor. Of course, it also depended on whether the opponent possessed a high-grade offensive Treasure.
Fourth-grade Treasures were extremely precious and hard to come by. At minimum, it would take tens of thousands of spirit stones to purchase one. Tens of thousands of spirit stones — for an ordinary cultivator, that was already an unimaginable fortune.
Additionally, the three Spirit Stone Essences: one Spirit Stone Essence was roughly equivalent to a thousand spirit stones. On top of that, an excellent-tier growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirit was also worth a considerable sum.
Nie Li had been continuously selling God-tier growth ordinary Demon Spirits and had already accumulated over thirty thousand spirit stones. Now, with all these rewards added on top, his wealth was truly staggering.
One had to keep in mind that even a low-tier Divine Pool only produced this many spirit stones in an entire year!
Even people like Hu Yong,
Nie Li put on the fourth-grade Heavenly Net Armor and slowly refined it, merging it with his own soul aura. With the fourth-grade Treasure Heavenly Net Armor protecting him, venturing into the Great World for training would be much safer.
Nie Li took out the three Spirit Stone Essences and began absorbing the energy within them, continuously tempering his cultivation. After absorbing all three Spirit Stone Essences, Nie Li still hadn't crossed that threshold. However, he could feel that his Heavenly Dao power had already completely filled his Soul Sea — all that was missing was a single spark of opportunity for him to break through.
Based on his progress in his previous life, after absorbing this many spirit stones, Nie Li should have already advanced long ago. He never expected that after that vine appeared in his Soul Sea, cultivation would become so difficult.
As for the remaining excellent-tier growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirit, Nie Li certainly wouldn't use it himself. A Dragon Blood Demon Spirit of this level was still too inferior. If he reached the Destiny Realm, Nie Li would definitely find a way to obtain a God-tier growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirit.
Nie Li took out the excellent-tier growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirit. Besides this one, Nie Li's backpack contained over thirty thousand common growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirits. These had all been gradually purchased by Gu Bei, and some had been taken from the Gu family clan's warehouse. For a super clan like theirs, common growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirits were completely useless — nothing more than unwanted trash.
Nie Li had originally planned to first cultivate to the Destiny Realm before fusing together a God-tier growth Dragon Blood Demon Spirit. But now, since his cultivation still hadn't advanced to the Destiny Realm, Nie Li decided to go ahead and melt down these Dragon Blood Demon Spirits first. (To be continued.)