"You know, Ning'er has entered the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm!" Lu Piao suddenly remembered something and spoke up.
"Entered the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm? Why didn't she tell me?" Nie Li's expression paused, his shock evident in his voice.
"You recently returned to the Heavenly Mark Family, participated in the Genius Battle, and then went to the City Lord's Mansion. It’s been hard for us to find you!" Lu Piao shrugged, expressing his helplessness.
"With Ning'er's talent and cultivation, entering the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm should be no problem, but we can’t rule out any accidents!" Nie Li contemplated, then looked at Lu Piao, Du Ze, and the others.
"Let's go!"
Nie Li had long wanted to see the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm because there was a treasure he desperately needed inside! Upon learning that Ning'er was also in the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm, he couldn't sit still.
Knowing the circumstances of Ning'er's past life, Nie Li felt a deep sympathy for her and admired her strong character and her passionate nature.
Although his heart already belonged to Ye Ziyun, Ning'er was still one of the few people he cherished.
"What if something goes wrong if you leave the City Lord's Mansion?" Du Ze frowned and asked.
"No problem. I have my ways. I'll just disguise myself a bit and go out. Wei Nan, Zhu Xiangjun, Zhang Ming, you three take care of my sister here! My room is over there; you can stay there," Nie Li said, glancing at the other three.
"Sure, leave it to us!" Wei Nan and the others quickly nodded in agreement.
"Xiao Yu, stay here and focus on your cultivation. I'll be back in a few days," Nie Li said as he ruffled Nie Yu's hair.
"Okay, Brother Nie Li, be careful and come back quickly!" Nie Yu nodded, understanding the situation.
After giving some instructions, Nie Li disguised his appearance to look like Wei Nan.
Seeing this surprised Lu Piao and Du Ze; Nie Li's ability to change his appearance was truly astonishing.
With just a little application of some substances on his face, he transformed, looking almost exactly like Wei Nan aside from his clothes.
"What in the world can’t you do?" Du Ze looked at Nie Li with a bitter smile.
"I didn’t expect you had this skill, impressive!" Lu Piao exclaimed, wide-eyed.
With this ability, Nie Li didn’t need to hide in the City Lord's Mansion; even if he walked boldly down the street, the Dark Guild members might not recognize him.
"As a skilled person, you have to master various methods to protect yourself!" Nie Li said lightly, smiling.
This kind of simple disguise was just easy for him, not some extraordinary skill.
A true expert could still identify someone by their aura.
Once one cultivates beyond the legendary level, true mastery of disguise includes altering not just one’s appearance but also height and aura, rendering them unrecognizable.
For an ordinary person to defeat a reborn Nie Li, it would be impossible without special means.
Even when confronting Ye Ziyun's father before, Nie Li had held back some methods.
Those techniques were ruthless and would certainly lead to mutual destruction, something he didn't want to see, especially since that was also Ye Ziyun's father.
Otherwise, even facing a powerhouse like Ye Ziyun's father, he wouldn't have been beaten so miserably.
"By the way, I forgot to give you these!" Nie Li moved his right hand and took out five demon spirit stones, all of which were fused by Nie Li, each one a super demon spirit with divine-level growth potential.
"What’s this? Demon spirit stones?" Lu Piao asked proudly, hands on his hips.
"I’ve been honing my skills at home lately and have broken through to Silver level. My father was so happy he rewarded me with a Gold-level demon spirit, which I've already fused, so I don’t need this anymore! With a Gold-level spirit fused, I’m going to step onto the pinnacle of martial arts and become a powerful Gold-level demon spirit master. Hahaha!"
"I was preparing to let you fuse a Blood Demon Leopard, a divine-level growth spirit that can reach legendary quality, but since you don’t want it, fine!" Nie Li shrugged and handed over the demon spirit stones to Du Ze and the others.
"This one is the Nether Tiger, a berserker type spirit. The other three are from the Quick Movement, Holy Fire, and Holy Healing types, each prepared for you."
Du Ze and the others had already decided to follow Nie Li and were not polite, all receiving the stones.
They curiously examined the demon spirit stones, wondering if these spirits were really as strong as Nie Li claimed.
They were unaware of what divine-level growth potential truly meant, but knowing that it could grow to a legendary level made them think it was a seemingly formidable existence.
Divine-level growth potential? Growing to a legendary level?
Could these spirits really be so powerful?
"Is it true that they can grow to a legendary level?" Du Ze asked with doubt.
"Of course it’s true!" Nie Li nodded.
What he didn’t say was that the demon spirit stones he gave Du Ze and the others were much more than just the ability to grow to legendary levels; their future potential was immeasurable.
But even if he told Du Ze, they probably wouldn’t understand.
"Hey, Nie Li, we’re good brothers, right? Can I borrow that demon spirit to take a look?" Lu Piao rubbed his hands together and chuckled.
Seeing Lu Piao’s eagerness, Nie Li smiled and, without teasing him, tossed the demon spirit stone of the Blood Demon Leopard to Lu Piao.
"Lu Piao, hurry and toss that Gold-level spirit you have away; once you’re back, you can slowly fuse with it! We’re heading to the academy to enter the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm!" Nie Li urged, feeling a bit anxious since Ning'er was still inside.
After all, Nie Li had never been to the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm in his past life and didn’t know what it was really like inside; he only vaguely knew what hidden treasures were said to be there.
"Alright," Lu Piao and Du Ze replied, nodding.
The three of them left the City Lord's Mansion together and headed towards the Saint Orchid Academy.
At the Saint Orchid Academy...
"Vice Dean Ye Sheng, how come Xiao Ning'er has been in for so long and still hasn’t come out?" A few instructors nervously turned to Ye Sheng and asked.
Ye Sheng's brows were also tightly knit; Xiao Ning'er had indeed been inside longer than others.
Generally, the higher the talent of a student, the longer they would remain inside, while those with lower talent would come out quickly.
But Xiao Ning'er's time inside was unusually long.
"Vice Dean Ye Sheng, three students are here looking for you!" An instructor walked in from outside.
"They’re all from the Genius Class!"
"Bring them over!" Vice Dean Ye Sheng nodded.
A moment later, Nie Li and the others were brought in.
By now, Nie Li had removed his disguise, and when Ye Sheng saw Nie Li, his pupils constricted sharply.
He remembered Nie Li quite well.
During the year-end assessment, Nie Li's results in both strength and soul force were only at Bronze One Star.
Yet not long after that, in the Genius Battle, he displayed strength rivaling Gold level.
Such a drastic change quickly made him realize something was off.
Strength tests could be faked, but how can one fake a soul force test?
Even if Ye Sheng racked his brains, he couldn't figure it out.
But no matter what, having such a super genius in the academy was worth celebrating.
"Vice Dean Ye Sheng, I want to enter the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm. Is that alright?" Nie Li asked.
"With your strength, entering the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm poses no problem!" Ye Sheng nodded.
To enter the Sacred Realm, only the top-ranked students from the Genius Class were qualified.
But with Nie Li’s current strength, he was practically invincible in the Genius Class.
"Thank you, Vice Dean. I’ll head in now!" Nie Li slightly cupped his hands in respect toward Ye Sheng.
Ye Sheng knew that Ning'er had a close relationship with Nie Li.
Since she had been in the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm for so long, it wouldn’t hurt to let Nie Li take a look.
Everyone escorted Nie Li to the entrance of the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm.
In the distance, a vast and deep gate appeared before Nie Li's eyes.
In his past life, Nie Li had never entered the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm, and his knowledge about it came solely from books.
He was quite curious about what lay inside and, leaving Du Ze and Lu Piao outside, Nie Li directly walked into the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm.
(The End)