Nie Li

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Nie Li (聂离)
Alias(es)	Lei Zhuo; Red Python Patriarch (assumed identity) 12 83
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Feather God Sect; former student of the Heavenly Spirit Institute
Occupation/Role	Acting sect master and later addressed as Sect Master of the Feather God Sect 67 69
Status	Alive; afflicted by an Inner Demon and trapped in an illusionary world as of the latest account 112
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Legendary Rank	22	Breaks through alongside the Glory City group after a month-long Soul Power array links their Seas of Soul.
Heavenly Star First Realm	33	Begins at the Heavenly Fate Eighth Realm during Spiritual Root testing; absorbs the gathered Heavenly Dao Power and breaks through after reaching Heavenly Fate Peak.
Destiny Fourth Realm	37	Reaches this level after two days of cultivation in the World of Mountains and Rivers.
Destiny Seventh Realm	44	Advances after refining several Dragon Blood Demon Spirits with god-level growth potential and fusing with a mutated Holy Blood Winged Dragon.
Three-Star Realm	59	Cultivating the Bixie Jade Slip allows him to break through the Heavenly Star Realm and reach the Three-Star Realm.
Ninth Heaven Rotation Realm	61	Breaks through while hiding in the Myriad Mountains and Rivers Painting during the confrontation at Phantom Palace.
God-level combat strength	89	Absorbs Death's Wing's Heavenly Blood Sacred Crystal; remains below God-level in cultivation but can fight at that level and use two demon spirits simultaneously.
Near peak Heavenly Dao Realm	108	Ying Yueru judges him to be approaching the realm's peak, though she warns that reaching Great Emperor will require further preparation.

Background

Nie Li awakens after being reborn in Glory City, immediately recognizing former companions such as Ye Ziyun, Du Ze, and Lu Piao. His memories concerning Shangguan Ye are unusually vague, despite Shangguan already being the young patriarch of the Shangguan Family 1.

At the academy, Nie Li openly challenges Shen Xiu's teaching, first drawing punishment and later exposing her incorrect explanation of the Crimson Flame Burst Inscription before hidden observers from the Wind Snow Family 1 3. He approaches Shangguan Ye with a plan to purchase Purple Mist Grass, then profits from its newly publicized uses; the venture earns 300 million Demon Spirit Coins 2 3.

Personality

Nie Li is calculating, resourceful, and willing to act on information others lack. He turns Purple Mist Grass into a lucrative venture, diagnoses Gu Lan's long-hidden poisoning, manipulates the Divine Flame Pool's array, and infiltrates the Demon God Sect under a fabricated identity 3 36 83 85.

He is fiercely protective of those he considers allies. He offers Duan Jian both vengeance and a means to strengthen himself, shields the Demon God Sect's Holy Sons from Death's Wing despite their hostility, and seeks Great Emperor inheritances to close the gap between his friends and Shangguan Ye 13 88 108.

His memories of his previous life also drive moments of harshness. He lashes Long Yuyin in retaliation for events tied to her former self, but later accepts her as a disciple and personally helps open her acupoints 39 51.

Abilities & Skills

Rebirth Knowledge and Analysis

Nie Li retains extensive knowledge from his previous life, including cultivation theory, inscriptions, medicine, formations, sect politics, and hidden realms.

• Identifies Shen Xiu's misinformation concerning the Crimson Flame Burst Inscription 3.
• Diagnoses Gu Lan's paralysis as poisoning from Red Top Grass mixed with Snake Scent Fruit 36.
• Explains the incomplete Heavenly Dao of the Dragon Void Realm and its response to Shangguan Ye's arrival 33.
• Recognizes the strategic value of the Divine Flame Pool and plans to alter the Fire Source Sealing Heaven Array 83 85.
• Locates and assigns Great Emperor inheritances to allies to accelerate their development 108.

Demon Spirit Cultivation

Nie Li possesses and refines multiple demon spirits, employing them according to the situation.

• Fuses with the Fanged Panda during his arena match against Shangguan Ye 9.
• Is noted to possess two demon spirits while still in Glory City 10.
• Refines Dragon Blood Demon Spirits with god-level growth potential, including a mutated Holy Blood Winged Dragon that he fuses with 44.
• Uses the Shadow Demon and Fanged Panda to defeat Ye Chong during the East Court examination 55.
• Gains the ability to operate two demon spirits simultaneously after absorbing the Heavenly Blood Sacred Crystal 89.

Heavenly Meteor Divine Thunder Sword

Nie Li retrieves and wields the Heavenly Meteor Divine Thunder Sword, a Legendary artifact tied to his growth.

• Pulls the sword from the Sky Fantasy Sacred Realm and carries it thereafter 10.
• Uses it while defending himself from an intruder capable of scattering its lightning attack 56.
• Attempts to charge the sword during the battle against Long Ming and Long Xiao 81.
• Merges the artifact with himself, gaining an indestructible body 70.

Medical and Cultivation Guidance

Nie Li uses specialized knowledge to strengthen others and remove cultivation-related obstacles.

• Uses silver needles on Duan Jian's thirty-six acupoints over ten days, raising him to Black Gold One Star and earning his lifelong allegiance 13.
• Helps Long Yuyin open crucial acupoints, causing her cultivation to surge to the fifth realm of Heavenly Fate 51.
• Provides Heaven Cloud Divine Lord with a pill that advances him from the third to the fifth realm of Martial Ancestor 66.
• Plans to distribute cultivation methods and the Divine Soul Dao Art among the major divine sects 74.

Array Manipulation and Disguise

Nie Li employs formations and false identities to enter restricted areas and evade stronger opponents.

• Uses Wu Yazi's blood to disguise himself and Xiao Yu as demon clansmen 58.
• Assumes the Red Python Patriarch's appearance through primordial spirit memories to infiltrate the Demon God Sect 83.
• Acquires Fire Spirit Crystals and a token to gain access to the Divine Flame Pool 84 85.
• Uses the Myriad Mountains and Rivers Painting to conceal himself and Xiao Yu from the Xuan Ming Divine Lord 61.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavenly Meteor Divine Thunder Sword — Legendary sword retrieved from the Sky Fantasy Sacred Realm; later merged into Nie Li's body 10 70.
• Myriad Mountains and Rivers Painting — Spatial treasure used for cultivation, concealment, transport, and defense against Death's Wing 61 88.
• Nightmare Demon Pot — Used to refine demon spirits with spirit stones supplied by Shangguan Ye 43.
• Bixie Jade Slip — Cultivation item that helps him reach the Three-Star Realm 59.
• Heavenly Blood Sacred Crystal — Death's Wing's inheritance item, used to evolve Nie Li's demon clan bloodline and demon spirits 89.

Relationships

• Shangguan Ye — Close friend, business partner, and principal ally. They cooperate from the Purple Mist Grass venture onward, though their shared connection to Emperor Kongming's inheritance creates future uncertainty 2 31 82.
• Ye Ziyun — His fiancée. Nie Li publicly identifies her as such before Nangong Xianyin and Xiu Ming 69.
• Long Yuyin — Former adversary who becomes his disciple after requesting his guidance; Nie Li teaches her about the Holy Emperor and aids her cultivation 39 51.
• Duan Jian — Disciple and sworn subordinate. Nie Li strengthens him through silver-needle treatment, and Duan Jian later kneels before him and acknowledges him as master 13 73.
• Lu Piao — Childhood friend and frequent companion in cultivation, exploration, and sect affairs 1 37 83.
• Xiao Yu — Trusted companion. They travel together through the Nine Heavens Death Land and Phantom Palace, and Nie Li agrees to help protect Xiao Yu after learning about her bloodline's danger 26 58.
• Yu Yan — Trusted ally and adviser. She informs him about Spirit Origin Fruit, accompanies him into the Demon God Sect, and works with him against the Holy Emperor's threat 24 83 96.
• Ying Yueru — His master, encountered again while she cultivates beneath Shangguan Ye's Divine Tree; she later helps locate Great Emperor ruins 43 108.
• Gu Bei — Ally whose friendship with Nie Li deepens after Gu Lan is cured; they later cooperate against Gu Heng's Divine Pools 36 56.
• Death's Wing — Powerful mentor figure who tests Nie Li, offers him an inheritance, and grants him the Heavenly Blood Sacred Crystal 88 89.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Glory City and academy conflict — Reunites with former companions, opposes Shen Xiu's teachings, establishes a profitable partnership with Shangguan Ye, and begins preparing for threats against Glory City 1 3.
• Ruins and Black Prison expedition — Explores Emperor Kongming's ruins, gains a major cultivation boost from the coffin's white light, and helps secure Duan Jian's allegiance in the Black Prison 6 13.
• Nether Realm journey — Explores the Nine Heavens Death Land, seeks Spirit Origin Fruit, and enters the Nether Realm's trials with his companions 24 29.
• Heavenly Spirit Institute — Displays an eighth-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root, enters the Sacred Spirit Immortal Realm, establishes allies, and becomes a prominent East Court disciple 33 37 55.
• Feather God Sect leadership — Seeks support from Heaven Cloud Divine Lord, arrives in time for the acting sect master contest, and takes the position prepared by Shangguan Ye 66 67.
• Demon God Sect infiltration — Enters the sect disguised as the Red Python Patriarch, reaches the Divine Flame Pool, confronts Death's Wing, and receives the Heavenly Blood Sacred Crystal 83 89.
• Great Emperor inheritance campaign — Organizes inheritances for his allies to prepare them for the conflict with the Holy Emperor 108.
• Inner Demon rescue attempt — Returns to find Shangguan Ye consumed by an Inner Demon and leads the effort to enter Shangguan Ye's illusion using the Dream Soul Great Law 112.