Ye Xiu was also deeply shocked as he watched the change in Du Ze's soul force.
He had never seen a cultivation art that could increase soul force just by reciting its mantra!
This art was absurdly powerful!
Just what realm had Nie Li reached in his previous life?
Legend rank?
No, this art seemed beyond anything Legend rank could account for.
Could it be... beyond Legend rank?
Ye Xiu rubbed the Space Ring on his finger.
His own high-grade soul crystal was inside.
It was Lu Piao's turn.
"Oh, it's a crimson sun form. This Soul Sea is fairly common, but its attribute is truly remarkable: chaos, something rarely seen even among hundreds of thousands of people. Let's go with this one, the Chaos Sacred Spirit Art."
"Hehe! That name sounds badass. That's the one!"
"Yes, this art doesn't require much cultivation. You only need to accumulate chaos energy."
"Honestly, I'd be perfectly satisfied just reaching Silver Demon Spirit Master!"
Lu Piao's lofty ambition nearly struck everyone like a thunderbolt and knocked them flat.
"Lu Piao, in the later stages of cultivating this art, the more chaos energy accumulates in your body, the more impossible it will be to keep your cultivation at Silver Demon Spirit Master. Besides, if the founder of the Chaos Sacred Spirit Art knew your ambitions were this lofty, he'd definitely be unable to resist slapping you to death."
Lu Piao rubbed the back of his head and chuckled.
"Hey, isn't it my turn?"
Wei Nan was also bursting with impatience.
Wei Nan had a divine movement attribute and a wind and cloud form.
Zhu Xiangjun had a sacred fire attribute and a blazing sun form.
Zhang Ming had a sacred healing attribute and a holy light form.
Nie Li gave them different cultivation arts as well.
(Made these up myself.)
Xiao Ning'er had a wind and thunder attribute and a winged dragon form, so he gave her the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Art.
Ye Ziyun had a wind and snow attribute and an ice phoenix form, so she received the Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Art.
As Ye Xiu stroked his beard, he inadvertently tugged out several strands.
Each of these arts was more outrageously powerful than the last!
He had lived most of his life already. What had he done to deserve seeing one heaven-defying art after another, with eight appearing in a single day?
Ye Zong had originally planned to attend to his duties, but Ye Xiu had contacted him directly through long-distance soul communication and summoned him over, leaving him no choice.
The moment he arrived, he witnessed this breathtaking scene.
Bringing Nie Li to the City Lord's Mansion was absolutely the wisest decision they had ever made!
Ye Zong looked at Ye Xiu. "How long do you think it will take them to reach Bronze rank?"
"City Lord, based on my observations, with the arts they're cultivating, they might reach Bronze rank in half a month. As for Xiao Ning'er and Zi Yun, their breakthroughs should only take a week."
That was only because Ye Xiu had seen their soul force slowly increase as they silently recited their mantras, but had not seen the results of a full day's cultivation. Otherwise, why would they need half a month?
Breaking through to Bronze rank in half a month at most...
That achievement was even more terrifying than my father's.
"My turn now."
Nie Li took the soul crystal and began testing himself.
Five points.
Lu Piao asked, "How is it, Nie Li? What form and attribute do you have?"
Since they already knew he had been reborn, Nie Li no longer needed to hold back when discussing certain things.
He shook his head with a bitter smile. "So that's how it is. This was my Soul Sea at the very beginning: no form, no attribute. It could be called the weakest attributeless Soul Sea."
Xiao Ning'er immediately clasped Nie Li's hand. "Nie Li..."
Nie Li patted Xiao Ning'er's shoulder to reassure her that he was fine.
"In my previous life, I cultivated too many arts without mastering any of them, causing my Soul Sea's form and attribute to change more than once or twice. That left my cultivation increasingly unable to sustain its momentum. This time, I must find the art that suits me best, build a solid foundation, and start from scratch."
Nie Li chose the Heavenly Dao Divine Art.
"The Heavenly Dao has a name; all things have a beginning. Through the nameless, affirm the named."
After choosing his cultivation art, Nie Li immediately sat down to meditate and began cultivating.
Seeing that Nie Li had already begun, Du Ze and the others naturally started cultivating as well.
So did Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er.
All eight sat cross-legged in the courtyard, cultivating.
Even Lu Piao, the laziest among them, did the same. After all, if he broke through sooner, his old man would no longer be able to beat him when he went home.
Besides, since he had decided to help Nie Li in the future, he could not let the chain slip at a moment like this.
Ye Xiu had actually considered setting aside his old pride and asking Nie Li what form and attribute his own Soul Sea had. But seeing that all the youngsters had begun cultivating, he felt too embarrassed to approach and ask.
One day later.
Shen Ming smashed the teacup on his table in fury.
After the heavenly screen ended, he had dispatched many experts from the Sacred Family to the Holy Orchid Institute and the Heavenly Marks Family to seize people.
But the people they sought had long since left the Holy Orchid Institute.
And when his men reached the Heavenly Marks Family, they had never expected Gongliang Shu to be stationed there.
Who was Gongliang Shu?
Only the family head would dare claim he could defeat him!
The strongest expert Shen Ming had sent was merely a Gold Demon Spirit Master!
Even then, several had been discovered and had to use secret arts to destroy their own bodies to keep their identities from being uncovered.
Still, he could not help slapping himself. Anyone with eyes could tell that this group belonged to their Sacred Family!
Shen Hong finally came out of seclusion. He truly could not afford to remain secluded any longer.
After Shen Ming reported what had happened, even Shen Hong could not resist slapping him. What an absolute fool.
However, the formal request for a visit sent to the City Lord's Mansion was still accepted.
For now, Ye Zong had to do his best to keep the Sacred Family placated. Bringing it down would require careful planning.
One day later.
The eight finished cultivating.
Their soul force had all increased considerably.
Ye Ziyun's and Xiao Ning'er's soul force had even surpassed ninety points, leaving them just a step away from breaking through to Bronze rank.
"This is terrifying..."
Looking at these children, Ye Xiu finally could not help marveling inwardly at how ferociously powerful the arts Nie Li had given them were.
Ye Zong also suddenly began to envy his daughter.
When would my father finally return?
"Nie Li, my soul force has increased by a huge amount. At this rate, I'm confident I can reach Bronze rank within seven days!"
Du Ze tightly gripped the soul crystal in his hand. He had never imagined he could race straight to Bronze rank in a week!
This was nothing short of lightning speed!
Lu Piao and the others felt the same.
Ye Ziyun was also delighted. Breaking through to Bronze rank would only take her another two or three days.
Nie Li checked his own soul force.
"Mm, not bad. It would be even better if we could get some pills."
Ye Zong said, "That won't be a problem. I'll have the Alchemist Association provide you with a batch of high-grade Soul-Gathering Pills soon."
Soul-Gathering Pills...
Nie Li fell silent, then immediately asked for paper and a brush and began writing pill formulas.
"These are the formulas for Soul-Nourishing Pills, Soul-Congealing Pills, and Soul-Tempering Pills. Have the Alchemist Association refine these instead. Honestly, I really couldn't access anything from the upper ranks in my previous life. I never imagined that not only were Glory City's cultivation arts so backward, but even the pills people took were the same."
Ye Zong's hand trembled as he held the three formulas.
How could he possibly not recognize these three pill formulas?
Of these three, even the weakest, the Soul-Nourishing Pill, could beat the Soul-Gathering Pill hollow!
"Leave it to me. I'll personally deliver these formulas to President Gu Yan."
There was actually no need. Even Ye Zong could see that the ingredients listed were incredibly simple.
The cost was astonishingly low!
"Ah, wait. Let's add another two."
The Crimson Flame Body-Tempering Pill and the Nine-Turn Pill.
Wonderful. Now Ye Zong was terrified that someone might come and snatch these formulas away.
Any one of them could bring tremendous improvements to Glory City, and every one was a pill formula that had long been lost!
To think Nie Li had them all. Where on earth had he found them in his previous life?
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