The Great Ruler: Starting from the Lower Plane

Chapter 121 Heading to

"The second move of the Heaven-Slaying Annihilation Sword, the Heaven-Slaying Seal—"

Ye Feng murmured to himself, his gaze falling on the intricate sword patterns on the ancient giant sword before him.

That was a sword intent completely different from the first move. If the Annihilation Slash was to annihilate all tangible things and was an offensive sword, then the Heaven-Slaying Seal was a defensive measure.

With a single sword strike, heaven and earth are sealed, and the void is imprisoned.

"Condense the sword intent into a seal, and seal the heavens with the seal..."

Ye Feng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and slowly channeled his consciousness into the giant sword.

He wasn't very confident about whether he could successfully cultivate the second form of the Absolute Annihilation Sword, after all, the spatial structure of the Great Thousand World was much more stable than that of the lower planes.

Ordinary supreme beings can barely tear space apart using some methods, but this tearing is not a true tearing and cannot be considered a shattering of space. The space will quickly and naturally heal itself.

Traveling through the void is impossible, which is why a fifth-grade supreme expert is the dividing line of the supreme realm.

The key to this move lies not in the sharpness of the sword, but in the concentration of sword intent.

Only by using the sword as a guide and intention as a seal can one seal the heavens and the forbidden land.

"Give it a try..."

Ye Feng closed his eyes and, following the path he remembered, began to try to condense the first sword imprint.

boom!

As Ye Feng's mind sank into the void, an immense and unparalleled sword intent swept over him like the creation of the world, directly pulling Ye Feng's consciousness into a vast void.

The void is boundless, dotted with stars.

That vast and familiar figure reappeared before Ye Feng, wielding a giant sword and surrounded by a hazy, chaotic aura.

Unlike what Ye Feng had seen before, this time, the vast figure did not draw his sword. Instead, he held the giant sword horizontally in front of him, his left hand forming a mudra, and mysterious patterns flowed across the sword.

The patterns, layer upon layer, resembled the primordial light of the beginning of time, each containing a heart-pounding fluctuation.

"Heaven-Slaying Seal!"

The figure, with a blank and indifferent gaze, made a direct move without uttering any words, flipping the greatsword in his hand.

In the next instant, countless sword patterns shot out from the sword body, intertwining in the void to form a huge light imprint.

The light seal is octagonal, with each corner engraved with intricate sealing patterns, layer upon layer, like a miniature cage between heaven and earth.

Rumble!

The moment the light imprint fell, the entire boundless void trembled violently.

The stars froze, space was frozen, the entire world stood still at this moment, and even time seemed to stand still.

It was an absolute power that sealed the heavens and the earth, imprisoning everything.

Ye Feng was shocked. His mental body was instantly trapped by the sealing power and could not move.

Time passed slowly.

No matter how hard Ye Feng struggled, it was all in vain.

"What terrifying sealing power—"

After a long while, Ye Feng was stunned. His body, which was formed from his thoughts, was still unable to move under the restraint of the octagonal light seal, and even his thoughts became somewhat sluggish.

It wasn't a simple spatial blockade at all; it was a control over an entire world. Under such a seal, any resistance or struggle seemed rather ridiculous.

"So this is the true power of the Heaven-Slaying Seal—"

Ye Feng desperately held onto the last bit of clarity in his mind, deeply imprinting every line and every trace of that octagonal light mark into the depths of his consciousness.

Time lost its meaning in this frozen void.

After an unknown amount of time, when Ye Feng could no longer hold on and was unwilling to be trapped in this situation, the vast figure also sensed it and instantly withdrew the giant sword. The octagonal light seal then dissipated, and the solidified void resumed its flow.

In that instant, Ye Feng's mental body was struck as if by a heavy blow and was instantly bounced back into the space where the sword fell.

"cough----"

Ye Feng's physical body trembled violently, and his complexion looked much more haggard.

"That irresistible sealing power is a torment to the will; the difficulty of cultivating this Heaven-Slaying Seal far surpasses that of the first form—"

Ye Feng took a deep breath, calming his turbulent mind, a resolute glint in his eyes.

The more difficult it is to cultivate the Heavenly Seal, the more extraordinary it is.

If he could master this technique, with his strength as a second-grade supreme being, he could catch third- or fourth-grade supreme beings off guard, even if he could only hold them captive for a short time.

If one were to encounter someone of the same level, without absolute power, attempting to break this seal would be a pipe dream.

"Again."

After a moment of silence, Ye Feng gritted his teeth and once again focused his mind on the ancient giant sword.

Cultivation knows no time.

In the boundless void, Ye Feng had lost count of how many times he had been numb by the octagonal light seal, his mental body shattering and retreating time and time again, only to be reassembled each time.

Each failure deepened his understanding of the Absolute Heaven Seal.

That octagonal light seal is not a simple gathering of power; it requires the sword intent as a guide, heaven and earth as a foundation, and the integration of one's own understanding of space and sealing into it.

The stronger the sword intent, the stronger the sealing power; the deeper the understanding of heaven and earth, the wider the scope of the restriction.

"Use the sword to form a seal, use the seal to seal the heavens—"

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Feng's mental body was bounced back once again, but this time, a faint smile appeared on his lips, no longer showing the helplessness he had shown in previous failures.

"It seems feasible—"

With a soft murmur, time flowed once more in the boundless space.

Tried again and again, failed again and again.

Each failure deepened Ye Feng's understanding of the Absolute Heaven Seal.

From initially failing to even form the initial prototype of the Heavenly Seal, to later being able to maintain it for one to three breaths...

"Heaven-Slaying Seal!"

In the boundless space, Ye Feng raised his right hand and pointed his fingers like a sword.

hum!

A hazy, invisible sword intent emanated from his fingertips. The sword intent was not sharp, but carried a sense of weight and composure. As it flowed, it condensed into an octagonal light seal the size of a fist in Ye Feng's palm.

Although the light imprint was small, it emitted a wave that distorted the space between heaven and earth.

"Heaven-Slaying Seal!"

Ye Feng let out a low shout and suddenly thrust out the light seal in his hand.

boom!

The moment the light seal left his hand, it suddenly swelled, growing to a size of about ten feet, and pressed down on the void in front of him.

In an instant, the entire world fell silent. Visibly, the figures in the vast expanse of the sky froze, unable to move at all.

However, this pause lasted only a very brief moment. As the vast figure made his move, in a daze, the light seal that Ye Feng had condensed completely shattered.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Feng's mental body shattered once again and retreated from the space.

"With our current strength, this is barely enough to go on."

Inside the room, Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes, murmured softly, and gave up on cultivating.

With his current strength and control over space and heaven, it is unrealistic for him to cultivate the Absolute Heaven Seal to perfection in the Sword Fall Space.

Being able to use even a fraction of it now can already serve as a trump card.

This sealing and confinement power should be able to slow down even a fourth or fifth-grade supreme being, far surpassing the sonic attack of a minor divine technique like the God-Slaying Roar. And it is this slight pause that allows him to do many things.

The Heavenly Annihilation Sword has three forms, and now two forms have been combined, but the power of that combination is already unimaginable.

In this vast world, the ability to control and imprison people with a mere wave of the hand is a skill possessed only by experts at the eighth-rank supreme level or above.

The Supreme Ninth Rank, each realm a new heaven, is never as simple as it sounds.

"After more than a month of training, we should rest for a day or two before setting off—"

As Ye Feng pondered this in his mind, he exhaled a breath of stale air, and the fatigue on his face dissipated considerably.

Although his spiritual power has not increased much in the past month or so, his will has become more resilient and solid, and this improvement is no less than the former.

In this vast world, willpower also needs to be cultivated. For example, in the profession of battle formation master, the strength of willpower determines the number and power of the troops that can be commanded.

Within the Sword Fall Space, each of his cultivation sessions enhanced his willpower, but the effects of this intangible willpower had not yet been fully realized.

"Once we've established a firm foothold and settled down on the Tianluo Continent, we'll need to dedicate ourselves to mastering the professions of Alchemist, Spirit Array Master, and Battle Array Master."

With this thought in mind, Ye Feng closed his eyes again, trying to calm the mental weakness he had felt from days of cultivation.

Ye Feng did not fully recover until the morning of the following day.

"Tianluo Continent—"

Ye Feng took out the spirit map from the mustard seed bracelet and looked at the location of Tianluo Continent with a thoughtful expression.

On this spiritual map, the Tianluo Continent is located in the central southern part, extremely far from the Western Desert Continent, separated by hundreds of continents and vast seas, as well as many perilous places that even supreme experts dare not set foot in.

Even if he travels through various continents using teleportation arrays, it will still take him at least two months.

"Although the journey is long, it's not a bad thing. Along the way, we can learn more about the local customs and cultures of different parts of this world."

Ye Feng put away the spirit map, a hint of anticipation flashing in his deep black eyes.

Back in the Sword Continent, he longed to one day travel across the mountains and rivers of the vast world and witness the boundless beauty of this magnificent land.

Even though the road ahead is fraught with danger, heading to the Tianluo Continent is still a journey.

Without further hesitation, after settling the inn's bill, Ye Feng concealed his aura and, like an ordinary person at the third level, headed straight for Tianmo City.

There is a teleportation array there that leads directly to the Flowing Sand Continent, which is much faster than traveling on his own.

Teleportation arrays, which are spatial channels that cross two continents, are not available on every continent. Under normal circumstances, without a supreme expert of the fifth rank or above, or with sufficient financial support, it is impossible to invite a master of teleportation arrays.

In addition, some continents are surrounded by natural barriers, with vast and endless seas, and even have void turbulence. These continents can only be traversed by flying on their own.

Tianmo City.

This magnificent city, the first city on the Western Desert Continent, had long since returned to tranquility from the clamor of the celebration of Qianyan Supreme breaking through to the Ninth Rank Supreme.

Ye Feng stepped into the city and went straight to the teleportation hall. After paying ten drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid, he finally embarked on his journey to the Tianluo Continent.

Chi Chi!

The light of the teleportation array gradually dissipated behind Ye Feng, and more than an hour later, Ye Feng appeared in an unfamiliar city.

"The Flowing Sand Continent—"

Ye Feng stepped out of the teleportation hall, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings, taking in the entire scene of this unfamiliar city.

The city's buildings were mostly constructed of earthen-yellow boulders, with a rugged style. The pedestrians on the streets were mostly dark-skinned and had a fierce demeanor, quite different from the continents they had previously seen.

"The next stop is Tianyan Continent. This continent doesn't have a teleportation array to the next continent, so we need to travel northeast—"

Without lingering, Ye Feng determined the direction and headed towards the Tianyan Continent.

Not every continent can compare to the Tianmo Continent. A continent with a ninth-grade supreme expert in charge of it has a great reputation in this vast world.

Even those Earthly Sovereign experts would not ignore it, because just cultivating a Ninth-Rank Sovereign expert requires a million units of Supreme Spirit Liquid, or even more.

Such a quantity of Supreme Spirit Liquid is not a small amount for most forces.

Time passed day by day.

Like a tireless shooting star, Ye Feng travels through the vast world.

Continents swept past beneath Ye Feng's feet, and seas receded into the distance behind him.

Yinling Continent, Shangyuan Continent, Wanchuan Continent, Chentai Continent —

Every continent has its own unique features, some desolate and barren, others prosperous and magnificent. Along the way, Ye Feng has witnessed many beautiful sights.

Aside from necessary flights, Ye Feng used teleportation arrays as much as possible.

Although the cost of using the teleportation array is considerable, it is entirely acceptable compared to the troubles that might be encountered when relying on one's own flight to cross continents.

The world is full of dangers. Compared to the vast and beautiful scenery of the world, the natural obstacles and spatial turbulence that occasionally blow across the continents are more memorable to him.

"This vast world is truly boundless—"

On this day, Ye Feng stood on the coast of a continent called Guzhou, gazing at the boundless blue sea before him, his heart filled with countless emotions.

A month has passed since he set off from the Western Desert Continent. He has traveled through more than a hundred continents and crossed several vast seas without stopping. However, he is still nearly halfway to the Tianluo Continent.

"Once we reach the Jade Origin Continent ahead, we'll rest and recuperate—"

Ye Feng let out a soft breath, discerned the direction, and with spiritual energy surging beneath his feet, his figure transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the depths of the sea.

The vast sea, with its boundless blue waves, appears quite tranquil.

However, Ye Feng dared not relax for a moment, spreading his spiritual senses to the fullest extent, constantly on guard against any potential dangers.

In this vast world, this seemingly calm sea may actually erupt into a void storm at any time, and he has encountered it more than once along his journey.

Half a day passed, and with Ye Feng's careful and cautious journey, he finally arrived at the Jade Origin Continent.

Night fell quietly.

Ye Feng did not settle in any city on the Jade Origin Continent, but instead chose a secluded mountain area nearby to meditate, recover, and begin cultivating.

During continuous travel, spiritual energy is constantly depleted. Using Supreme Experience to restore cultivation can significantly improve one's spiritual energy.

Although this growth is very slow, and he is still a long way from becoming a third-grade supreme being, this accumulation over time will eventually lead to a qualitative change.