Although Mang Ye was somewhat childlike and naive, that didn't mean he was completely thoughtless.

Right now, he'd thought of a very "important" question.

He'd already boosted his power several times over, yet in the final showdown he was still suppressed by this brat.

He'd originally been counting on going to that "World of Power" again next time, strolling around for another lap, further increasing his power, and then challenging Jiang Cheng later.

At that time, he'd definitely defeat him in front of every Transmission Immortal Artifact and redeem himself.

But if Jiang Cheng also learned the "profound secrets" of those worlds, then he could go in and power up as well.

Wouldn't that mean he'd forever be suppressed?

That absolutely wouldn't do!

"Do I look like someone who's afraid of danger?"

In order to make up an excuse, he thumped his chest and started bragging.

"The more dangerous it is, the more challenging it is. As the number one Expert of the Six Realms, I need challenges, that's why I've gone in there so many times."

Brother Cheng suspiciously studied his completely insincere expression.

"Why do I feel like the look in your eyes is very untrustworthy?"

If anyone else heard this, they'd probably be speechless to the extreme.

You two were just brawling like crazy not long ago, why on earth should he be sincere to you?

But Mang Ye actually turned his gaze away in genuine embarrassment.

"If you don't believe me, forget it then!" he muttered gloomily.

Brother Cheng had originally wanted to use his Mind Reading Technique, but Mang Ye's Realm was too high—one use of mind reading would cost him over ten billion Merit.

He was in urgent need of Merit recently and really couldn't afford to waste it. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Thinking about how his own life was basically worthless, it might be better to use one life to go in and test it.

No matter how dangerous it was, at worst he'd just die one more time.

"I really don't believe you."

With that, he also prepared to dive in.

Mang Ye hurriedly grabbed him.

"I already told you it's very dangerous inside. What are you drilling in there for, looking for death?"

He really didn't want Jiang Cheng to discover the "treasure land" inside as well.

"I'm not afraid of dying."

"It's dangerous in there, don't be stupid!" Mang Ye got anxious.

Brother Cheng deliberately said, "You just said, the more dangerous the bigger the challenge. What a coincidence, I'm also someone who likes challenges."

The more Mang Ye refused to let him in, the more suspicious he became.

Could it be there were hordes of Marvels in there, a full three thousand treasure grounds?

This guy actually wanted to hide it and hog everything for himself?

"You!"

Mang Ye was both angry and anxious, yet he couldn't hold him back.

He could only tell the truth.

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you the truth. In the world on the other side of that light mass, there are Rules that are far more profound than those of the Immortal Realm."

"Rules more profound than the Immortal Realm?"

Brother Cheng immediately reacted.

Weren't those few Flame Race People back then claiming they came from some higher-level True Flame World?

He'd originally thought that to reach those worlds, one would need to drift through countless Chaotic Turbulence for endless years.

Who knew there'd actually be a ready-made "Transmission Array" on this side of the Immortal Realm.

Looking at it this way, the Immortal Realm they were in really was quite mystical.

"How much higher than the Immortal Realm?"

"Much higher."

Mang Ye, mentioning this, also felt a bit of lingering fear.

Brother Cheng, on the other hand, became interested. "How many people over there are stronger than you? Can your power rank in the top ten?"

"Top ten?"

Mang Ye thought to himself, There are Realms over there higher than Immortal Emperor; I can't even squeeze into the top ten thousand.

But he was butting heads with Jiang Cheng and didn't want to lose face.

So he mumbled under his breath, "I'm still… a teeny bit short of the top ten."

Sect Leader Jiang actually sounded a bit disappointed when he heard that.

"Then you're not that strong."

He'd been hoping that after entering a higher Plane there'd be a large crowd of people much stronger than himself, so he could die a bunch of times with ease.

"Yeah, yeah, it's not that interesting anyway, let's just go back."

Seeing that he wasn't very interested, Mang Ye hurriedly tried his best to persuade him to return to the Immortal Realm side.

"No, no, no!"

Brother Cheng shook his head like a rattle drum. "I still need to take out those three fish that slipped the net."

Mang Ye didn't want him to go in and get stronger, so he purposely said in disdain, "What are those three pieces of trash? Even if they're alive, they'll never amount to anything. No need to fight them to the death."

The more he said that, the more determined Brother Cheng became to go in once.

Especially now, he suddenly thought of something even more important.

His Feixian Sect disciples, as well as Sword Cultivators like Gui Cang and Qingyun, hadn't they said they fled deep into the Barbaric Realm back then? Could it be they'd entered other worlds from here?

And that missing Lan Ti from years ago—could she also have gone to some other High-tier world through some unknown entrance in the Profound Realm?

If that was the case, then he absolutely had to make a trip.

"Be honest—have other people entered here as well?"

Seeing that he couldn't keep hiding it, Mang Ye could only nod.

"Yes. Around a million years ago, many people fled into here to escape the Shadow Race's pursuit."

That was also when he discovered the mystery deep inside this fissure.

When he first entered the World of Power, Mang Ye could be said to have gone through all kinds of hardship.

But the boost was also enormous.

After the Shadow Race crisis gradually subsided, this place was sealed.

From time to time he'd secretly pry open a sliver of the seal and sneak into the World of Power multiple times.

He'd directly treated that High-tier world as his personal training dungeon.

"You can only enter the World of Power?"

"No, I can enter other worlds too, but those worlds don't have the Rule Origin of the Power Rule, so I can't bring out the strength of my Rule Brand."

"Origin? I've only ever heard of World Origin—there's actually also Rule Origin?"

People from the Immortal Realm, once they entered the Profound Realm, couldn't bring out the power of their Rule Brands.

Brother Cheng had assumed that going to any of these three thousand worlds before him would be the same.

He hadn't expected those worlds to actually have corresponding Rule Origins.

"That's right. The Power Origin over there is far stronger than the Heart of Rule, and there's no such thing as a Master of Rules."

As Mang Ye gave him this science lesson, he was also making one last effort to squash his idea.

"You'd better not go in. Of all the people who entered, not one came back alive. I doubt you'd be an exception."

"For the sake of your little life, why get hung up on this?"

If he hadn't brought it up himself, Brother Cheng wouldn't even have realized this point.

Indeed, none of the others who went in had come back.

But this guy in front of him was the exception.

He'd gone in eight times and survived each time.

"Then how did you come back?"

That was the strange part.

"Because I'm special!" Mang Ye raised his chin and shamelessly flattered himself.

Brother Cheng thought, Other than being an Ancient Creature, there's nothing special about you.

However, thinking more carefully, those Ancient Creatures like Cang Ling and Xuanming really were quite unusual.

They'd existed since the opening of the Immortal Realm, born alongside the Rules. That was treatment no one else had.

Could it be these Ancient Creatures had some great background?

He'd originally been in a hurry to go in and look for his disciples, but now he felt there was something he needed to do in advance.

And that was to have Mang Ye bind his own Power's Profound Pattern.

No matter what was special about the Ancient Creatures, he should bind him first—there might be benefits later.

Not to mention, this guy was an Ancient Creature, and the strongest one at that. He'd definitely be able to help his Power's Profound Pattern easily break through to the Eighth Layer.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help rubbing his hands together and let out two dry chuckles.