The twenty-eight Great Purity Dao Fruit experts in the clouds had not uttered a word since the City Lord of Zhennan City appeared. They stood silently in the clouds, watching from the sidelines.
Just as Lin Bai said he would tell the City Lord of Zhennan City about the intelligence he had obtained on the Blood God Sect, one of them—a gray-robed elder with a goatee—narrowed his eyes sharply. His hand, hidden inside his broad sleeve, silently formed a sword finger, and a treasured sword suddenly shot out from within his sleeve.
Buzz, buzz...
A ten-thousand-zhang sword radiance immediately blossomed above Zhennan City. It was obvious that this elder was also a sword cultivator; the moment he struck, a heaven-shaking sword intent and ten-thousand-zhang sword radiance appeared.
He had suddenly launched a sneak attack on the City Lord of Zhennan City, catching even the City Lord off guard. Fortunately, he possessed a protective treasure bestowed by the Chu Dynasty.
Sensing the danger, the pearl flew out of its own accord from within the City Lord of Zhennan City. Above his head, it blossomed with dazzling white light and transformed into a light screen that blocked the sword!
Boom!
The sword slammed into the light. Its overwhelming power exploded into a mighty shockwave that spread outward, instantly destroying all the streets around Heroes Abode!
"Zheng Heng, what are you doing!"
"Elder Zheng, what is the meaning of this?"
The moment the Gray-Robed Old Man struck, the other Great Purity Dao Fruit experts were also shocked beyond belief. They had never imagined that this man would actually ambush the City Lord!
The Gray-Robed Old Man was named Zheng Heng, a native martial artist of Zhennan City. In his youth, he had been a famous and talented young prodigy within Zhennan City. After