The Great Ruler: Starting from the Lower Plane

"Several hundred years ago, I had some connections with the former emperor of the Great Li Dynasty. The sect leader of the Fiend Sword Sect, Li Yuan, was his descendant, so I had to give him some face."

"As for you, little fellow, whether you want revenge later or not, I won't interfere too much; it's all up to you."

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng felt a sense of understanding.

The royal family of Dali is surnamed Li, so it's not surprising that Li Yuan, the sect leader of the Sha Nu Sword Sect, is a member of the Dali royal family.

Su Zhen, mindful of past relationships, refrained from further action, thus giving the Dali royal family face.

As for revenge...

Ye Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. The four guardians of the Fiend Sword Sect were already dead, which could be considered a direct end to the feud.

However, it's hard to say whether the four individuals were the ones who coveted his Pure Yang Sword Body, or whether it was the sect's intention. It's possible that those individuals were scapegoats.

For him at present, considering these things is completely meaningless. He is far from strong enough, and even if he wanted to cause trouble for the Fiend Sword Sect, he would be powerless to do so.

The most important thing right now is to take advantage of Su Zhen's support to go to the Burning Heaven Sword Sect and improve his strength as soon as possible. Only in this way can he control his own destiny.

He never wanted to be coveted and exploited, and then forced to marry a stranger, to happen again.

"Thank you for your understanding, senior. My strength is currently too weak, and talking about revenge is too far off."

"As long as it's the Fiendish Sword Sect, and they didn't actively cause trouble this time, but were just a few people with malicious intentions, I won't hold a grudge against them in the future."

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Su Zhen nodded and smiled, "In that case, you should stay here and rest to recover. After you've recovered, you can return to your home. After that, I will take you to the Burning Heaven Sword Sect."

"Yes, senior."

Ye Feng clasped his hands in response.

After recovering from his injuries, although he was still not very useful against a strongman like Su Zhen, he would at least have more confidence when interacting with others.

"Alright, take your time to rest. I'm right next door. Just let me know if you need anything."

After saying that, Su Zhen smiled and turned to leave.

"call…"

Watching Su Zhen leave, Ye Feng let out a soft sigh.

Although the old man was a bit domineering, he was still good to him.

Over the next few days, Ye Feng rested and recuperated in the bamboo hut.

In reality, with Su Zhen's strength, he could restore Ye Feng in the blink of an eye. However, using such external power to repair the sword meridian would inevitably bring some flaws to the sword meridian within the body.

By nurturing oneself with sword energy, one can slowly recover, which is equivalent to a form of cultivation and will improve one's strength.

"This life-or-death battle has yielded many benefits..."

On the bed, Ye Feng calmed down and looked inward at his dantian and meridians, sensing his own condition.

A few days ago, he fought against four late-stage Sword Soul Realm cultivators, using the Three Autumns Meteor Sword Technique, a sword skill he had practiced in the jade pendant space, almost giving it his all.

Fortunately, he was saved by Su Zhen, a powerful Sword Emperor, and thus narrowly escaped death.

Although he fell into a coma after that battle, the overall gains were enormous.

The insights gained from life-or-death battles were far more profound than those gained during regular cultivation. The refinement of the sword energy within his body under extreme pressure, as well as his application of his sword skills, both improved after this experience.

He even vaguely sensed that his newly formed Heavenly-level Sword Soul seemed to have become more solid and stronger, and its connection with the world was even closer.

Since the dimensional portal was sealed off, spiritual energy has been cut off on the continent of swords. The reason why the energy cultivated here is called sword energy is that, according to legend, this world was formed from a giant sword, and the energy in the world carries a sharp edge.

Only by releasing it in the form of a sword can one avoid harming oneself; it can be said to be a special rule of heaven and earth.

The higher the level of the sword soul condensed from sword intent, the closer its connection with this world becomes. As its strength increases, it can mobilize more energy from heaven and earth.

"My spiritual perception has improved considerably. I'm probably comparable to some experts in the Sword Domain Realm now..."

After a brief pause, Ye Feng's divine sense spread out and he discovered that he could now perceive the surrounding area within a hundred miles, which gave him a sense of relief.

On the Sword Continent, the only path to cultivation is sword energy; there are no cultivation methods for the soul, spirit, or other such things.

However, as one's cultivation level increases, one's spiritual perception will continue to grow, but there is no clear level division for the magnitude of this power, which suggests that a complete cultivation system has not yet been formed.

However, some powerful figures on the Sword Continent have, over tens of thousands of years, developed a new profession from this divine power: the Sword Master.

In the Sword Continent, where swords reign supreme, swords are the most abundant weapon. The quality of a sword depends not only on the materials used to forge it, but also on the sword spirit.

Some high-level sword masters can use their powerful divine sense to integrate the sword energy they have cultivated into their swords, allowing the swords to develop some self-awareness. When fighting, they can increase their combat power many times over simply by communicating with this consciousness.

The most advanced swords even contain powerful sword techniques that, once activated, can unleash terrifying power.

"In a few more days, the injuries should heal..."

Time passed slowly.

Five days later, the damage to Ye Feng's sword meridians had been completely healed, and the sword essence flowing within them was abundant and surging, even more refined than before the injury.

"call…"

On the bed, Ye Feng, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. His dark eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his breathing was steady, indicating that he had fully recovered.

"It seems like the recovery is going well."

Before anyone knew it, Su Zhen was already sitting on a bamboo chair by the window, smiling as he looked at Ye Feng.

"Thank you for waiting these past few days, senior."

Ye Feng stood up and stretched his limbs. A faint sound of sword energy flowing through his body immediately came from within, like the babbling of a stream, yet containing the power of wind and thunder.

"I've been doing nothing all day, and it's rare to run into you, little fellow. It seems your strength has improved again. As expected of someone with an innate sword body, you're practically cultivating all the time."

"If this continues, you will be able to break through to the Sword Domain Realm in less than a year."

Su Zhen carefully examined Ye Feng, his eyes filled with even greater admiration.

The innate sword physique is a constitution born for the Sword Continent, with the potential to reach the highest level. It will be the hope for him and the people of this world.

But having such talent alone cannot mean everything; a person's character is the key to whether they are trustworthy.

He secretly followed this kid for half a year before making a decision: if he was a despicable and shameless seedling, he would not only not help him, but would even personally take action to eliminate him as soon as possible.

"Senior, you flatter me. Without your protection, I would have been in grave danger this time, let alone made any progress."