When Nie Li spoke, if the Divine Sacred Family sought trouble with him, wouldn't that just show they were all petty people? Both Shen Xiu and Shen Yue were so infuriated by Nie Li that they nearly choked.
Ye Ziyun couldn't help but take another look at Nie Li.
She didn't expect him to be so bold, daring to offend one of the Three Peaks Families of Glory City—the Divine Sacred Family.
His recent actions had certainly made him impossible to ignore.
Ye Ziyun felt a bit of curiosity towards Nie Li.
What kind of person was he really?
As for Xiao Ning'er, hearing Nie Li's sharp words strike at the heart of the Divine Sacred Family gave her a thrill.
Her family had always wanted to marry her into the Divine Sacred Family, a prospect she deeply resisted, having no liking for them from the start.
Seeing Nie Li leave Shen Xiu and Shen Yue speechless while playing it shamelessly amused her.
Deep down, she admired Nie Li profoundly.
Just how vast must his knowledge be to recognize the source of the Flame Bomb Inscription Pattern at a glance? While others wasted time, Nie Li had been devouring books.
Outside the classroom, Lv Ye hurriedly approached, handing the Thunderfire Scripture to an elder in gray robes.
Vice Principal Ye Sheng kept a careful eye on the gray-robed elder's expression.
The elder turned to the thirtieth page, sixth picture of the Thunderfire Scripture, comparing the Thunderfire Inscription Pattern with the Flame Bomb Inscription Pattern, and remained silent with a sullen face.
Ye Sheng dared not speak much.
This was certainly a scandal of the Divine Sacred Family, involving high levels of Glory City.
He, too, didn't dare say anything.
The gray-robed elder glanced briefly through the Thunderfire Scripture.
Even he could only recognize a small portion of the complex text.
Nie Li's impressive scholarly abilities shocked him.
After contemplating silently for a moment, he asked, "How is this student Nie Li's talent?"
Ye Sheng looked at Lv Ye.
As a vice-principal, he couldn't possibly know every detail about a student without renown.
Lv Ye quickly replied, “I just checked. He only has a red soul realm.”
The gray-robed elder nodded his head slowly.
"A pity, his wisdom is great, but his talent isn't very good. Otherwise, his future would be boundless. Ye Sheng, arrange for him to hold a position as a library curator."
"Yes, of course!" Ye Sheng nodded eagerly, sensing the gray-robed elder's appreciation for talent.
Although Nie Li's talent was lacking, his extensive knowledge, which even allowed him to understand the Thunderfire Scripture, made him well-suited to be a library curator, giving him access to study various ancient texts.
Everyone in Glory City focused on martial techniques, but few took the time to quietly study ancient texts.
This arrangement by the elder was also to protect Nie Li.
Since a library curator worked within Saint Orchid Academy, the Divine Sacred Family wouldn't be able to pressure Nie Li so easily.
However, would Nie Li fear the Divine Sacred Family? If it were his past life, Nie Li would probably avoid them, fearing to offend them.
But in this life, he would not swallow his anger.
The grudges from his past life still tallied in his heart, waiting to be settled slowly with the Divine Sacred Family.
Shen Xiu watched Nie Li with deep hatred, loathing him to her core, and said coldly, “I won’t forget today’s events!” Shen Xiu was a vengeful person.
As Nie Li's instructor, she certainly had many ways to give him trouble.
Nie Li smirked disdainfully.
As an instructor, threatening students in class was truly shameless! Even if the Divine Sacred Family didn’t look for him, he would definitely approach them himself!
This was just the first clash.
Nie Li still had many plans yet to reveal.
His current strength was not enough, and he understood he couldn’t afford to completely antagonize one of Glory City's Three Peaks Families.
He realized he urgently needed to enhance his abilities.
After that, Shen Xiu had no mood to continue teaching and hastily ended the class.
The events of this class spread quickly among the students, becoming an almost mythical tale.
This time, the highly esteemed Divine Sacred Family received a slap in the face.
Regardless of how the Divine Sacred Family tried to cover it up, this breach of demon spirit master ethics was scorned by many.
They regarded Nie Li as a thorn in their side, but didn't dare lay a finger on him.
On the contrary, if anything happened to Nie Li, everyone would suspect the Divine Sacred Family.
Such blatant acts were beyond their capabilities since they still couldn't do everything as they pleased in Glory City.
The prestige of the Divine Sacred Family greatly waned after this incident.
It was rumored that when the Divine Sacred Family patriarch sought a meeting with Ye Ziyun’s father, the City Lord of Glory City, he was refused.
For Nie Li, this was an exciting development.
Although he didn’t yet know how to get close to Ye Ziyun, disrupting any marriage plans between Shen Yue and Ye Ziyun was enough reason for his cheer.
After today's events, Shen Yue's standing in Ye Ziyun’s eyes diminished quite a bit.
Vice Principal's Office.
Shen Xiu's shrill voice came through.
"Vice Principal Ye Sheng, that student Nie Li has no respect for authority. He publicly defied his instructor in class—a horrendous act! I request that you expel him!" Shen Xiu pleaded energetically.
Even without their powerful backing, Nie Li's rich knowledge of demon spirits was apparent.
In the future, he could become a significant guest of the upper echelons.
How could Ye Sheng expel such a student? Not to mention, Nie Li had earned the appreciation of an influential figure.
However, Shen Xiu was from the Divine Sacred Family, requiring some deference.
Ye Sheng smiled and said, “I’ll think it over. Expelling a student has substantial consequences.”
“Vice Principal Ye Sheng, what is there to consider? I can’t continue teaching him anymore unless he’s expelled!” Shen Xiu said angrily.
Ye Sheng’s eyes flashed; Shen Xiu was excessively arrogant due to her family’s status.
He chuckled, “In that case, I’ll move you to another class. How about that?”
Shen Xiu was momentarily stunned, assuming Ye Sheng would grant some face to the Divine Sacred Family.
But from his tone, she discerned his decision to protect Nie Li.
If she were moved, how could she trouble Nie Li? Discontent, she swallowed her pride and said, “It’s fine. We’ll let today’s matter drop. In two months will be the martial artist’s test, if Nie Li ranks in the bottom three of the apprentice class, Vice Principal Ye Sheng, you’ll have nothing to say, according to the rules of Saint Orchid Academy, bottom three must be expelled!”
“No problem!” Ye Sheng chuckled.
Shen Xiu snorted and stormed out, slamming the door behind her.
Watching her leave, a trace of coldness flashed in Ye Sheng's eyes.
Shen Xiu was too arrogant, relying on her family's power.
Even if Nie Li’s grades were poor, with such vast knowledge, he wouldn't place last.
If he did, that influential figure would likely recruit him anyway.
Now at the third level of the school library, filled with small rooms for student study, Nie Li and friends had turned it into their base.
Nie Li had just accepted the position of library curator at Saint Orchid Academy.
A curator’s job required little effort and came with a monthly stipend of over three hundred demon spirit coins—utterly delightful!
Saint Orchid Academy’s appointment of Nie Li was curious, but he quickly understood it was to shield him from the Divine Sacred Family's influence.
Although the curator's position wasn’t significant, it was an official role within Saint Orchid Academy, demanding some deference from the Divine Sacred Family.
For this, Nie Li felt grateful towards the academy's higher-ups.
Vice Principal Ye Sheng was unaware that due to one influential person's words, his arranging Nie Li as a curator would eventually bring enormous benefits to Saint Orchid Academy.
"Nie Li, is it wise to antagonize the Divine Sacred Family like that?" Du Ze, ever cautious, asked after some thought.
"Who cares, as long as it feels good," Lu Piao chimed in with a smirk.
Seeing Shen Xiu’s face twisted in anger was satisfying after disliking her for so long.
Nie Li smiled at Du Ze.
"I know what I'm doing. For the next few days, we don’t need to attend classes. Shen Xiu might be wishing for that."
Since Nie Li said so, Du Ze didn’t press the matter.
Besides Du Ze and Lu Piao, three other commoner students stood by Nie Li, having been penalized alongside him.
Their talents weren't great, possessing only a red soul realm.
Du Ze, Lu Piao, Wei Nan, Zhu Xiangjun, and Zhang Ming honored Nie Li as their leader.
In the past life, they had been loyal aides to Du Ze and fellow warriors who fought till the end for Glory City’s survival.
In this life, they're united under Nie Li's command.
“I just spent over six thousand demon spirit coins on six beginner Soul Crystals. I want to test your talents,” Nie Li announced.
“Test our talents? Didn’t we already have that during enrollment?” Du Ze asked puzzled.
Nie Li gave a mysterious smile. “My test is different from theirs.”
The group looked at each other, unsure.
Since Glory City’s founding, they've stuck with traditional methods.
Their soul forces were already known.
What did Nie Li intend to test? A single beginner Soul Crystal cost over a thousand demon spirit coins; Nie Li had bought six! Although skeptical, Nie Li’s depth of knowledge left them convinced.
“A soul crystal that's unused is highly sensitive. If it's solely for one person’s soul realm test, it's extremely precise. Using a beginner Soul Crystal for more than one person disrupts it, leaving only vague measurements of the soul realm’s rank and soul strength,” Nie Li explained with a smile.
“What else can it measure besides rank and strength?” Lu Piao asked.
“The soul realm’s attribute and form,” answered Nie Li with a smile.
Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others exchanged bewildered looks.
Nie Li's words seemed awfully profound.
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