The Great Ruler: Starting from the Lower Plane

Chapter 170 Arrogant Words

"To help you enhance your strength, a fragment of the Primordial Divine Scripture: Immortal Record?"

Mandala murmured softly, her golden eyes trembling slightly before freezing, as if some long-forgotten memory had been touched.

"Do you know where the fragments of that immortal catalogue are?"

Ye Feng nodded and solemnly replied, "That's right, this sealing page is in the spiritual path space opened up by the divine artifact, the Mirror of Judgment."

"In this vast world, the Mirror of Judgment, jointly controlled by the five great academies, no longer possesses the power of its ancient origins, but the spiritual path space opened within it holds a page of the immortal record of the ancient divine scriptures."

"That page contains the power of sealing, enough to suppress the curse within you, prevent it from erupting, and give you time to cultivate to the level of a high-ranking Earthly Sovereign."

After hearing Ye Feng's detailed explanation, Mandala fell silent, her golden eyes flickering slightly as if she were pondering something.

She had never seen the Primordial Divine Scripture, but in her fragmented memories, someone had told her about its function, and she knew very well about it.

The Primordial Divine Scripture is an unparalleled technique from ancient times. Within its Immortal Records, one page contains a hidden divine pattern of the ancient Mandala flower, a divine flower possessing the power to seal all things.

With the sealing power of this divine rune, the curse within her body can indeed be suppressed.

Lu Heng, who planted the curse on her, was only at the level of a high-ranking Earthly Sovereign. As long as he could suppress him temporarily and complete his breakthrough, he would have no fear of him.

Breaking through to the Upper Earthly Sovereign realm is no easy feat. In her current state, the effects of cultivating with the Supreme Spirit Liquid are slow and require a long period of time. Meanwhile, higher-level items for breaking through bottlenecks are priceless and unavailable.

In this vast world, there are always people more powerful than you, and there are always higher realms beyond your reach. Some things are beyond the reach of someone as lowly Earthly Sovereign.

"Although the Spirit Academy of the Great Thousand World is not strong, it has a wide range of influences behind it, including the support of some Heavenly Sovereigns, especially the Five Great Academies, which jointly control the Mirror of Judgment."

Mandala raised her head and looked directly at Ye Feng.

She was not unfamiliar with the spiritual academies of the vast world. There were some ordinary spiritual academies on the Tianluo Continent, which were nothing special on their own, but if all the spiritual academies were added together, they would be an extremely terrifying force.

The five academies are the top-tier institutions within the Spirit Academy, each with its own powerful backers. Even if the person before them knew the news, it would be unrealistic for them to retrieve the sealed page of the Immortal Scroll.

"So I'm talking about the future."

Ye Feng smiled slightly and shook his head.

"I have already begun preparations to select outstanding young men and women from the Tianfeng Pavilion's lower territories who have not yet cultivated, and to find an opportunity to enter the Spiritual Path Space."

"If we can find that sealed page, that would be best; if we can't, it's alright."

"Once my strength surpasses yours, the curse within you will naturally be dispelled. The reason you haven't sought out other powerful individuals is simply because you fear that this curse might be exposed, and others might take advantage of the situation to attack you. You simply don't trust anyone else."

Ye Feng pursed his lips as he tried to persuade Mandala.

"It seems you came prepared."

"only----"

Mandala paused, a cold glint appearing on her delicate face.

"Then how can I trust you and guarantee you won't betray me in the future? The world is full of ungrateful people!"

Mandala chuckled coldly, a hint of hatred flashing in her golden eyes.

Trust is more precious than the Supreme Elixir in this vast world; the higher one's strength, the more one is focused on profit.

The person in front of me is speaking eloquently now, but there's no guarantee they won't change their mind once they've gained more strength. On the contrary, the method of finding the sealed page seems more reliable.

Even now, the person in front of her has not answered her where she learned these secrets from.

It's truly bizarre that everyone before them knows everything about her origins and name, the sealed page of the Immortal Catalogue—all these completely unrelated things.

"I didn't curse you, Lu Heng, so you don't need to look at me with those eyes—"

Ye Feng shook his head and smiled, seemingly unconvinced by Mandala's words.

People are not the same. He genuinely wanted to cooperate with Mandala, thinking that each of them would get what they needed.

He relies on Mandala now, and Mandala will rely on him in the future. Although there is a sequence to their cooperation, it can be absolutely fair.

He would not break his promise and let Mandala's efforts come to nothing. He knows what kind of person he is.

"You established the Heavenly Wind Pavilion in this Hundred Battles Domain, and within a year, you have continuously expanded the territory of Mo Xia. Do you think I can't see your ambition?"

"Given time, if you truly gain strength, you might even consider annexing my Great Luo Heaven Domain."

"Helping you would be helping another enemy."

Mandala scrutinized Ye Feng with her gaze, her voice stern.

The Tianfeng Pavilion in front of us is currently just an unknown small force, but who knows if she will raise a tiger that will turn on us.

"Then how can I explain it to you so that you will believe me?"

Ye Feng looked at Mandala with a speechless expression.

I don't trust anyone.

Mandala said coldly.

"You're such an unreasonable woman—"

Ye Feng gave a wry smile, speaking casually without much regard for Mandala's strength as a supreme being.

Because of the betrayal he suffered at the hands of his own people, Mandala has an extremely low level of trust in others. This may be one reason why, apart from the Sleeping Emperor, no one in the Great Luo Heaven Domain knows his face or name.

As for the Sleeping Emperor, Mandala probably doesn't trust him completely.

His wariness of people is understandable, but being too stubborn is not necessarily a good thing.

"What did you say?!"

Mandala's face changed, and the overwhelming spiritual power around her immediately pressed down on Ye Feng, with a hint of killing intent appearing in her golden eyes.

For a third-rank supreme being to speak of her like that is practically courting death.

"If you want to do it, you can do it now."

Ye Feng's face flushed red, his back straight as a sword, as the vast pressure pressed down like a mountain, his knees remained motionless and did not bend in the slightest.

"puff!"

Ye Feng felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood, but he still persevered, letting the suffocating spiritual power sweep over his body.

The spiritual pressure from a powerful Earthly Sovereign is enough to kill anyone below the Fifth Grade Sovereign in an instant.

But he will not yield to the mandala to save his life, and if he is still alive, he will definitely get his revenge for what he did today.

Boom!

Under the pressure of the mandala's spiritual power, the floor of the main hall cracked inch by inch in the aftershocks of the spiritual energy, and fragments of stone flew everywhere.

Ye Feng's dark, deep eyes met Mandala's gaze, showing neither hesitation nor fear.

"So they're from a lower plane after all—"

Mandala blinked her golden eyes, a hint of appreciation flashing across her delicate face.

A third-rank supreme being could stand firm against the spiritual pressure of a local supreme being like her. Such composure and courage are rare among the younger generation in the entire Northern Realm.

Those who can emerge from the barren world of the lower planes are all exceptionally talented. Even Mo Bei of the Hundred Battles Domain has only cultivated to the seventh rank of Supreme in less than a hundred years. He may very well step into the Earthly Supreme realm in the future.

The person before me is mysterious and even somewhat eerie, making it impossible to see through him. Perhaps he will truly reach the level of the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor in the future.

"Commendable courage."

Mandala snorted coldly, and the immense pressure that had enveloped Ye Feng dissipated, allowing the stagnant air in the entire hall to flow again.

"call--"

Ye Feng let out a soft breath, and the restless spiritual energy within his body returned to calm. "If you can truly help me resolve the curse within me in the future and fulfill what you said before, I will naturally not treat you unfairly."

Mandala turned around, slowly walked back to the throne, and sat down again in the large chair. Her golden eyes were half-closed, and her voice was clear but carried an air of majesty.

"Cooperation is fine, but I need to see your sincerity."

"Sincerity?"

Ye Feng's eyes flickered slightly, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"What kind of sincerity do you want?"

Mandala slightly raised her eyes, her golden pupils staring directly at Ye Feng.

"The Heavenly Wind Pavilion will be merged into the Great Luo Heaven Domain. You will join the Great Luo Heaven Domain and become a member of our Great Luo Heaven Domain."

"If you agree, from this day forward, you will be the sixth king of the Great Luo Heaven Domain."

"Supreme spiritual liquid, cultivation resources, cultivation techniques and divine arts—I will do everything in my power to support whatever you need."

"How is it?"

The clear, melodious sound of the mandala echoed in the hall, carrying an irresistible allure.

The Sixth King!

In the Great Luo Heaven Domain, only a fifth-grade Supreme is qualified to be crowned a king, and Ye Feng is currently only a third-grade Supreme, yet he has such an honor. If this were to spread, it would be enough to shake the entire Great Luo Heaven Domain.

Ye Feng's expression remained unchanged, and his dark, deep eyes showed no emotion whatsoever.

"To be merged into the Great Luo Heaven Domain?"

Ye Feng shook his head and smiled faintly.

"I founded Tianfeng Pavilion myself, and I will not allow it to easily become a vassal of any power."

"Cooperation is fine, but submission is not."

"Moreover, even if it were to submit, it would be the Great Luo Heaven Domain submitting to the Heavenly Wind Pavilion. What you just said is correct; I do indeed have the idea of ​​annexing the Great Luo Heaven Domain, and you, as a Earthly Sovereign, would be a good ally."

Upon hearing this, Mandala was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she probably would have thought she was hallucinating.

A third-rank supreme being actually dared to try and annex the Great Luo Heaven Domain right in front of her, and even asked her to be his assistant.

"Arrogant!"

Mandala's golden eyes narrowed slightly, and a coldness appeared on her delicate face.

"This is not arrogance, but belief. If a person doesn't even have the belief to become stronger, how can they become a strong person?"

"You feel uncomfortable with what I'm saying simply because you think a third-rank supreme being like me shouldn't be saying such things."

Ye Feng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a flick of his sleeve, his expression solemn and resolute.

He has reasons to become strong, and he has the resources to do so. For him, reaching the level of Earth Supreme or even Heaven Supreme is just a matter of time.

"My purpose in creating the Great Luo Heavenly Domain was to use it to help me break the curse on my body. Whether it exists or not is not very important to me."

"But you're not qualified to say certain things until you have the ability to do so."

Mandala maintained a cold expression. Although she agreed with Ye Feng's words, she did not bolster Ye Feng's confidence.

She admitted that the person in front of her was right; those without conviction are destined to achieve little, but in this vast world, everything depends on ability.

Whether I am qualified or not depends entirely on your opinion. The fact that I am standing here today to speak with you is the best proof of that.

"But if I truly had the ability, I wouldn't treat you this way."

Ye Feng remained expressionless, showing no concern whatsoever.

"What kind of attitude is that?"

Mandala paused for a moment, then instinctively asked a question, her clear voice carrying a hint of curiosity.

"Since you really want to know, there's no harm in telling you. You're so cute, and your talent and strength aren't weak either. It wouldn't be bad to keep you by my side as a little foot warmer."

Ye Feng didn't hold back and patiently explained to Mandala.

His strength is far inferior to that of Mandala; speaking like this risks losing his life.

However, if there is no trust between him and Mandala, and there is a persistent gap in their status, and they are extremely reserved in their communication, then such cooperation will be difficult to sustain.

As for how to get closer to her, that's actually very easy. As long as Mandala doesn't obviously resist, he can just keep pushing his luck.

Since he came to this vast world, he has never seen a woman with the temperament of Mandala.

"You really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

A cold glint flashed in Mandala's golden eyes, and an even more terrifying spiritual pressure emanated from her body. The entire hall trembled violently under that pressure, and cracks spread across the ground like a spider web.

However, Ye Feng seemed not to feel the pressure that was enough to crush ordinary supreme beings. A faint smile appeared on his handsome and otherworldly face, and his dark and deep eyes calmly met Mandala's gaze.

"To speak like this to a supreme being is tantamount to courting death, but since I dare to say it, it means I consider you one of my own."

"If you're so quick to threaten violence over a joke, then our cooperation can hardly be considered fair. Even if I'm the one who needs your help first, who can guarantee that you won't need my help in the future?"

"Furthermore, didn't you just ask how to trust me? So I think a marriage alliance is a good solution."

Ye Feng's lips curled slightly, completely ignoring Mandala's cold little face. His voice was unhurried, and a sense of pleasure welled up in his heart.

Not long ago, he was so shocked by the spiritual pressure of the mandala that he vomited blood, but now he has finally gotten some revenge.

He felt no guilt about teasing and joking with Mandala. Although he looked twelve or thirteen years old, in reality, there were very few people in the world older than him.

The ancient Heavenly Palace existed during the reign of the Heavenly Emperor, tens of thousands of years ago, which is now part of the Great Thousand World.

"Marriage alliance—"

"Aren't you afraid I'll imprison you first and force you to reveal all your secrets?"

Mandala snorted coldly, and the oppressive aura that enveloped the hall subsided once more. Her petite figure sat back on the throne, her golden eyes half-closed, her gaze sweeping over Ye Feng.

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid."

Ye Feng smiled calmly and shook his head.

"But you won't."