Overlord

Every sect with even a little name had sent martial artists to Shangwu City. Shangwu City had yet to truly transform, and from dozens of miles away, there was no need to worry about danger.

Many sects hoped to obtain the latest news, so they sent their disciples here to keep a close watch.

Among them were several exceptionally powerful sects, for they possessed Joint Aperture Realm experts who suppressed and safeguarded their sects' fortunes.

Within this Dynasty's territory, the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect was not the only sect with Joint Aperture Realm experts. If that were truly the case, the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect's renown would not merely have spread across several thousand miles—it would have dominated the entire Dynasty.

Joint Aperture Realm cultivators were born overlords. Though there were not many Joint Aperture Realm experts in this Dynasty, there were still some. Usually, however, most of them guarded their own little patch of land, kings never meeting kings.

Back when the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect possessed two Joint Aperture Realm experts at once, it had already stood among the strongest of the many forces. Its prestige might not have been the greatest, but it had not fallen far short.

That was precisely why so many people had rushed to Xianyun City, hoping only to join the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect.

Now, people from numerous forces had gathered around Shangwu City. Conflicts occasionally arose, but most endured them in silence. After all, the most important matter now was the Human Anomaly within Shangwu City.

One day, a massive boulder was suddenly hurled out from the direction of Shangwu City. It crashed onto the ground with a heaven-shaking boom.

The sound drew some nearby martial artists over.

After repeatedly probing and confirming that there was no danger, the martial artists