Before Zhao Zhenxuan died, he gave Wang Chen this Red Cliff City Seal in exchange for the lives of his entire clan, young and old.
It was actually a Magic Treasure.
Even this Innate expert did not know where it had come from. Since its shape was well suited to serving as a seal, he had used it as a token representing the City Lord's authority.
Yet Zhao Zhenxuan had been unable to bring out even a fraction of its true function.
But in Wang Chen's hands, things were different.
Just now, Wang Chen had drawn a thread of power from the Reincarnation Pearl and activated a small portion of the jade seal's might, killing the opponent who had come to disrupt the proceedings in one stroke.
It had also stunned the minds and wills of everyone present.
"A cultivator—he is a cultivator with extraordinary Dao attainment!"
Within the vast City Lord's Mansion were no shortage of well-informed people. After their shock subsided, they guessed Wang Chen's identity.
A cultivator!
In the eyes of ordinary people, cultivators were beings like immortals, existing only in tales and legends.
They simply could not believe that Wang Chen was a cultivator.
But the truth lay right before their eyes, and the "meat patty" on the ground was so horrifying that they had no choice but to believe!
Guard Commander Zhang Zhongxun suddenly dropped to his knees and saluted. "This subordinate, Zhang Zhongxun, pays respects to the City Lord!"
The people around him were stunned once more.
Zhang Zhongxun had always been utterly loyal to Zhao Zhenxuan and was the latter's foremost general.
No one had expected that he would be the first to betray Zhao Zhenxuan.
A hint of contempt appeared in the gazes some people turned upon Zhang Zhongxun.
Yet Zhang Zhongxun's