Sorcery?

Ye Ziyun took out two inscription scrolls from her Spatial Ring.

Powerful individuals would inscribe certain combat techniques into scrolls. When fighting, they could directly activate the inscription scroll to unleash powerful battle skills, which was much faster than casting them directly. However, inscription scrolls were often very expensive. Blank scrolls alone cost hundreds of Spirit Coins, an inscription scroll of Bronze Rank would sell for over a thousand Spirit Coins, Silver Rank could cost tens of thousands, and Gold Rank was simply unimaginable.

These things were not something ordinary people could afford; they were extremely precious.

"These two inscription scrolls are both Snowflake Engravings," Ye Ziyun said, her slender white fingers slowly opening one of the Bronze Rank scrolls. "There seemed to be some issues when these two inscriptions were being carved, and I haven't been able to use them, but I can't find the problem."

Nie Li glanced at the two inscriptions on the scroll and immediately saw the problem.

Having cultivated for so long within the Book of the Temporal Demonic Spirit in his past life, Nie Li's understanding of various inscriptions had reached the pinnacle. All attributes and types of inscriptions were as clear as day to him. Correcting two Bronze Rank inscriptions was no difficulty at all.

"Even ordinary professors couldn't figure out the problem with these two Bronze Rank inscriptions. With your family background, why not ask your father for help?" Nie Li looked at Ye Ziyun and asked.

A hint of sadness flashed in Ye Ziyun's light purple eyes.

Nie Li suddenly understood. Ye Ziyun had no mother since childhood, and her father, the City Lord, was constantly busy with affairs. Her grandfather, a Legendary Demon Spirit Master, had to lead his subordinates to explore the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range and eliminate potential threats to the City of Brilliance. Naturally, no one was available to help Ye Ziyun.

Thinking of this, Nie Li felt a surge of pity for Ye Ziyun. "If you have any problems, you can come find me here at this time every day!"

After speaking, Nie Li's gaze fell upon the two Bronze Rank inscription scrolls. Pointing to one of them, he said, "This Bronze Rank inscription is the Snowflake Engraving 'Snowflake Engraving: Blade of Wind and Snow.' There's nothing wrong with the structure of the carving itself, but it's a defective scroll."

"A defective scroll?" Ye Ziyun was surprised.

"Indeed. The method used to fake it is extremely clever. If one's eyesight isn't precise enough, it's understandable to be tricked into buying such a scroll," Nie Li chuckled. "The 'Snowflake Engraving: Blade of Wind and Snow' inscription is written with the blood of a Snowflake Spirit Worm. The blood of a normal adult Snowflake Spirit Worm is silver-grey, not this vibrant silver-red. My estimate is that this was written with the blood of a Snowflake Spirit Worm larva. Larvae aren't strong enough, which is why this 'Snowflake Engraving: Blade of Wind and Snow' inscription cannot be activated."

The blood of adult Snowflake Spirit Worms was silver-grey, while it was silver-red when they were young. Ye Ziyun never imagined the problem would lie here. She had taken this unusable Bronze Rank inscription scroll to many professors at the academy, even the vice-dean, but no one could find the problem because the Bronze Rank inscription scroll was complete!

This doubt had been weighing on Ye Ziyun's mind for a long time, and it was only today that it was finally resolved.

She had been thinking about it from the wrong angle all along. There was no problem with the writing of the inscription, so it was impossible for her to find a flaw in the writing!

How much knowledge would one need to possess to see through such a problem at a glance? Were even those professors and the vice-dean incomparable to Nie Li in terms of knowledge?

Ye Ziyun developed a deep respect for Nie Li and slightly lowered her guard. Someone with such profound knowledge must have decent character, right?

"Then what about this Bronze Rank inscription?" Ye Ziyun pointed to the other Bronze Rank inscription, while re-examining Nie Li. Nie Li was slightly taller than her, with well-defined facial features, sharp eyebrows, and bright eyes; he was quite handsome.

Nie Li had been almost invisible in class before. It wasn't until today, after Ye Ziyun began to understand him a little, that she felt a deep sense of admiration.

"This inscription is the Snowflake Engraving 'Gale Snow.' 'Gale Snow' was originally a Silver Rank inscription. However, the 'Gale Snow' inscriptions left behind from the Dark Era were incomplete. After later generations perfected it, this inscription was downgraded by one level, becoming a Bronze Rank inscription," Nie Li explained.

Ye Ziyun was puzzled. She hadn't expected such a history. Where was this history recorded? Why had she never seen it?

Nie Li continued, "Besides being downgraded to a Bronze Rank inscription, the perfected 'Gale Snow' inscription has structural issues, often causing problems during use and rendering it unusable. The inscription structure needs to be modified."

"Modify the structure? How?" Ye Ziyun's eyes were filled with confusion. Even her grandfather wouldn't dare to arbitrarily modify an inscription, as inscriptions passed down from ancient times were already in their most perfect state. Although her grandfather was a Legendary Demon Spirit Master capable of creating his own inscriptions, modifying an existing one was difficult.

"Do you have a pen?" Nie Li asked Ye Ziyun.

Ye Ziyun moved her right hand and took out a silver horn pen from her Spatial Ring. It was made from the sharp horn of a Horned Sheep.

Nie Li took the silver horn pen from Ye Ziyun. His fingertip accidentally brushed against Ye Ziyun's palm, and the smooth skin sent a jolt through him.

Ye Ziyun immediately retracted her hand and looked up abruptly, her gaze wary as she looked at Nie Li. She thought Nie Li had deliberately taken advantage of her, but then she saw Nie Li holding the silver horn pen with a serious and focused expression.

Perhaps she was overthinking it. The brief contact had stirred a strange feeling within the young girl.

Nie Li sketched a few simple strokes on a piece of white paper, and a more complete inscription than 'Gale Snow' appeared on the paper. The proportions of every line were perfect, as if they had been printed.

Such a complex inscription, and Nie Li had drawn it with just a few casual strokes. This astonishing ability left her in awe. This modified 'Gale Snow' inscription was much more complex than the original, to the point that Ye Ziyun couldn't quite understand it.

"This is the complete 'Gale Snow' inscription," Nie Li said to Ye Ziyun. "It's Silver Level."

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Ye Ziyun's gaze fell on this 'Gale Snow' inscription, her brows furrowed. The complexity of the modified 'Gale Snow' inscription had doubled. She couldn't verify its actual effect yet unless someone made it into a scroll.

She had never seen an inscription in this form before!

"This inscription is composed of thirty-six basic inscriptions," Nie Li said. "This forms a stable structure. In its previous incomplete state, it was unstable!"

Ye Ziyun responded with a confused hum, not asking further questions. Instead, she carefully put away the inscription Nie Li had drawn, planning to have someone make it into an inscription scroll to test whether it was truly a Silver Level inscription as Nie Li claimed.

Ye Ziyun also asked about some other issues regarding Snowflake Engravings and cultivation techniques. Nie Li answered fluently. Under Nie Li's guidance, Ye Ziyun's doubts were cleared, and her admiration for him grew even greater. How much time would a person have to spend to acquire such profound knowledge as Nie Li?

"Classmate Nie Li, thank you for your explanations. Don't forget our appointment; we'll meet here again tomorrow, rain or shine." Before leaving, Ye Ziyun pursed her lips into a smile, radiant and exceptionally beautiful.

Her bright smile made Nie Li momentarily lose himself. When he looked again, Ye Ziyun had already waved goodbye, her graceful figure captivating.

Nie Li suddenly felt his mood lift. He was quite satisfied with his first conversation with Ye Ziyun.

Just as he was about to leave, a figure suddenly darted out from the side and roughly grabbed Nie Li's collar.

"It's you." Nie Li's gaze fell on the newcomer, his expression turning grim. This person was Shen Yue.

Shen Yue gripped Nie Li's collar with his right hand, glaring at Nie Li fiercely. "What did Ziyun say to you just now?"

"Let go, or I won't be polite," Nie Li replied coldly.

"Hmph, you won't be polite to me? Nie Li, you think too highly of yourself. What do you think you are? Just because you know some inscription knowledge, you think you're amazing? You're still far from it! Stay away from Ziyun in the future, or I'll make you pay!" Shen Yue said sinisterly.

Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others saw this from a distance and immediately surrounded them. Shen Yue also had six or seven followers beside him, glaring menacingly at Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others. The atmosphere was tense, and conflict was imminent.

Other students in the distance of the library saw this and quickly moved away, fearing they would get caught in the crossfire.

"What happened?"

"I heard Shen Yue and Nie Li clashed over Goddess Ye, and they're about to fight."

"Who is this Nie Li? How dare he offend Shen Yue? Shen Yue is a direct descendant of the Sacred Family!"

"Nie Li is crazy! He really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Shen Yue is about to reach Bronze 1-star. How can Nie Li possibly be his opponent?"

In Shen Yue's eyes, with his strength, dealing with Nie Li would be simple. He only needed to use one-tenth of his power to crush Nie Li!

Nie Li looked disdainfully at the self-righteous and arrogant Shen Yue. In his opinion, Shen Yue was just a brat. He hadn't even considered Shen Yue a worthy opponent from the start! Even your entire Sacred Family could barely keep me entertained, so who do you think you, Shen Yue, are?

Whether it was in terms of strength or Soul Power, the current Nie Li was inferior to Shen Yue. After all, Nie Li had only been cultivating the Heavenly Dao Divine Art for two days. But in Nie Li's eyes, the way Shen Yue used his strength and Soul Power was as crude as a primitive man's.

Even if my current strength is only 38 and my Soul Power is only 32, it's more than enough to toy with you to death.

"You think you can be arrogant and overbearing just because you have the Sacred Family's backing? Having a Green Soul Sea makes you a genius? You're far too short!" Nie Li grabbed Shen Yue's fist, placing the strength of his middle finger on the joints of Shen Yue's wrist. The power flowed through his middle finger, slowly prying Shen Yue's fist open.

Shen Yue was shocked to find that the moment Nie Li's hand gripped his wrist, his entire arm felt numb and weak. No matter how hard he tried, his hand was being slowly pried open against his will.

After a moment, Nie Li's hand clamped onto his arm like an iron hoop. A piercing pain contorted his face.

How did Nie Li do it? My strength is clearly greater than Nie Li's, so why can't I match him at all?

In Shen Yue's memory, Nie Li had always been the slacker with terrible soul talent and a weak body, while he was the genius of the class, a favored child with a Green Soul Sea, who had consumed various spiritual medicines since childhood and had far superior physical fitness compared to his peers.

However, in this brief exchange of strength, he was completely outmatched by Nie Li!

What kind of demonic art did Nie Li use?!

Nie Li let out a faint cold laugh. Although his strength hadn't increased yet, Nie Li's control over his strength was something Shen Yue couldn't compare to. Nie Li used the power of his fingertips, penetrating the acupoints on Shen Yue's joints, instantly rendering Shen Yue's arm powerless!

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