The Great Ruler: Starting from the Lower Plane

However, in front of such powerful figures, they are still like ants. Su Zhen, who is in front of us, had already stepped into the realm of Sword King hundreds of years ago. Over the years, his strength may have improved even further.

The title "King of Blazing Swords" is perhaps already outdated.

"This novice may ask, just how far have you progressed in your strength, senior...?"

"It is said that the sect leader of the Fiendish Sword Sect, Li Yuan, is also a Sword King realm expert..."

Ye Feng looked at Su Zhen with curiosity in his eyes, but hesitated at the end of his sentence.

"You will know my strength in the future, but I can tell you that in front of me, even the Sword King is just an ant. In this Great Li Dynasty, apart from you, there is no one I can even look at."

"I came to the Great Li Dynasty this time to explore some ancient opportunities, but unfortunately I found nothing."

Su Zhen smiled calmly, his tone carrying a sense of detachment as if looking down upon all living beings, but at the end of his words, a hint of helplessness crept in.

The little guy before him was an unexpected bonus during his trip to the Great Li Dynasty, and he had not achieved his true purpose for coming here.

In fact, he shouldn't have had any hope in the first place; tens of thousands of years would be enough to erase all traces.

"Even the Sword King is but an ant..."

Ye Feng repeated these words, a storm raging in his heart.

In the Sword Continent, the Sword King realm is a realm where one can establish a sect and dominate a region within a dynasty. Wherever one goes, one is the focus of attention.

For him now, that was something unattainable, but in Su Zhen's words, he was nothing more than an ant...

Not to mention the Sword King Realm, even the initial Sword Sensing Realm and Sword Condensation Realm have differences in strength.

The gap between the initial stage and the perfect stage within the same realm is difficult to bridge without special means, such as mastering a higher-level sword technique.

Since Su Zhen said so, regarding all the Sword Kings as ants, he must be a Sword Emperor Realm expert, or even stronger, not an ordinary Sword Emperor Realm expert.

Sword Emperor is the highest level that can be cultivated in the world of Sword Continent. As for the Sword Emperor above that, he has not appeared for a long time.

The thought made Ye Feng's breathing quicken.

Following a powerful Sword Emperor to cultivate is an unparalleled opportunity on the Sword Continent. The key point is that this Sword Emperor also wants him to marry his granddaughter, wanting to completely turn him into one of his own.

Looking back on this matter carefully, the benefits were so numerous, it felt like a dream, almost unbelievable.

Ye Feng took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent mind.

"Boy, do you know the origins of the Sword Origin Mountain Range...?"

Su Zhen slowly got up, walked to the window, and gazed into the distance with a faint trace of melancholy.

The path to the heavens is severed; such a bottleneck has blocked the cultivation paths of countless Sword Emperors on this Sword Continent. Today, even Sword Emperors are rarely seen.

If this world continues unchecked, one day all living beings will become ordinary people unable to cultivate. He cultivated diligently for many years, but ultimately could not escape the fate of dying and turning into bones.

Those at the Sword Emperor Realm have a lifespan of only eight hundred years, which seems long but is actually fleeting and short-lived.

"The origins of the Sword Origin Mountain Range?"

Ye Feng was taken aback, then shook his head. "I only know that this mountain range stretches for tens of thousands of miles and is one of the largest mountain ranges in the Great Li Dynasty and surrounding dynasties. It is said that powerful demonic beasts comparable to Sword Kings reside deep within it, and few dare to venture deep into it."

Su Zhen nodded, his back to Ye Feng, his voice deep and resonant: "That's right, the Sword Origin Mountain Range is just an ordinary mountain range now."

"But tens of thousands of years ago, this Sword Origin Mountain Range had a more resounding name: the Heaven-Reaching Sword Ridge."

"The Heavenly Sword Ridge?"

Ye Feng's lips moved, repeating the name.

"Three years ago, I obtained an ancient book in an ancient secret realm, which contained some information about the Heavenly Sword Ridge."

"After extensive investigation, I finally found the Sword Origin Mountain Range and confirmed that this was the Heavenly Sword Ridge. However, after several months of searching, I found nothing."

"According to ancient texts, this Heavenly Sword Ridge was left by the ancient Nine Heavens Sword Emperor. It contained a passage to the vast world beyond the heavens. Unfortunately, due to the dramatic changes in the world, that passage... has long been lost in the river of time."

Su Zhen, with a grave expression, began to recount the events to Ye Feng.

For someone of his level of strength, the greatest wish is to leave this world.

Only in this way can one cultivate spiritual energy and advance to a higher level.

Sword Emperor, at this level, if one's talent is insufficient and one has not condensed a Heaven-level Sword Soul, there is absolutely no possibility of breaking through.

Looking across the Sword Continent today, the only one who has condensed a Heavenly-level Sword Soul is the person before us.

The difference in talent is so obvious that it's hard to believe.

"The outer world, that is indeed something to yearn for..."

Ye Feng listened intently and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

In his worldview, there are countless realms and worlds, and the Three Thousand Great Worlds, etc. These Great Thousand Worlds are different, and he cannot be completely sure whether they are the Great Thousand Worlds he is familiar with.

However, based on the ancient legends of the Sword Continent and its cultivation system, he already had some answers in his mind, and he confirmed them.

"That's why I value you so much, young man. The Innate Sword Body is a physique that appears only once in ten thousand years. You are a person favored by heaven and earth. Most of the ancient Sword Emperors had this kind of physique."

"Of course, some of them are from the vast world, and they have another title: Supreme Beings..."

...

The Great Li Dynasty, Tian Sha City.

In the center of the city, a grand hall built of dark mountain stones stood majestically, its entire body shrouded in a visible gray aura that dimmed the surrounding light.

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the hall was so oppressive that it almost froze.

On the main seat in the main hall sat a woman dressed in a dark purple dress. The woman had exquisite features, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and skin as white as snow, but her phoenix eyes held a chilling coldness.

She is Li Yuan, the current sect leader of the Sha Nu Sword Sect, a legendary woman who has reached the realm of Sword King and has a great reputation and fame in the Great Li Dynasty.

Below the main hall, four figures were kneeling on the ground, trembling. They were the four female protectors who had chased Ye Feng earlier.

The four were weak and pale, their once pretty faces now ashen. In particular, a faint crimson light flickered and danced under their skin in their lower abdomen, like a spark of molten lava ready to erupt at any moment.

A scorching and domineering aura emanated from it, which seemed out of place with the cold sword energy of the group.

"You bunch of idiots!"