Qian Huan's slender fingers tapped lightly against the edge of the cloud couch, producing a soft, rhythmic sound.
After a moment, Qian Huan raised her eyes and asked, "To choose a treasure that's truly suited to you and will remain useful in the long run, we first need to confirm one thing. Little junior brother, the next Rule you intend to comprehend—is it Death Rule, as I suspect?"
Lin Yi made no attempt to hide it and admitted frankly, "Your insight is sharp, Senior Sister. That is indeed what I have in mind. Life and death are mutually generating and opposing forces. If I can master them both, my understanding of Rules should reach a new level."
"Just as I thought."
Qian Huan nodded, her expression turning a little more serious. "Death Rule is a Higher-Order Rule in its own right, and its power is considerable. But the problem is that you've already comprehended Life Rule. Comprehending Death Rule afterward will be much harder than comprehending an ordinary Higher-Order Rule. Its complexity may be second only to that of a Higher-Order Rule of the highest tier."
"However..." She changed tack. "High risk also means high reward. If you truly succeed in comprehending Death Rule and integrate it into your existing Domain, with Space-Time as its foundation and the Life-Death Cycle at its core—"
"Then even if you have only a Five-Fold Domain, that combination of Rules will be enough to crush ordinary cultivators with a single Higher-Order Rule and a Seven-Fold or even Eight-Fold Domain."
"Even now, with your Quadruple Fusion Domain and your combined Rules, it wouldn't be impossible for you to fight ordinary cultivators with a Six-Fold Domain despite the difference in rank—and even defeat them."
Lin Yi nodded. This was roughly in line with his own assessment