Boundless cries of battle and slaughter drifted over from the far end of the street.
Lin Heng wore a straw hat and light gray clothes, blending into the crowd.
From the people around him, he learned that a prominent family in the city had undergone upheaval. They had intended to cooperate with Linxiang Immortal City and launch an attack from within and without to breach Anqiu Immortal City.
A traitor had emerged within that family, exposing the scheme!
The City Lord's Mansion flew into a rage, and the City Lord himself was personally leading men to cleanse the house.
Although the immortal cities of the Heavenly Action Continent and the main cities of the Heavenly Profound Continent stood at the same level, their systems of rule were entirely different!
In the Heavenly Action Continent, the City Lord's Mansion was the big senior of an immortal city. The other prominent families within the city huddled together for warmth and ranked themselves according to strength.
In other words, within an immortal city... while the City Lord's Mansion certainly held considerable sway, it still had to discuss decisions with the other families.
But in the Heavenly Profound Continent, the City Lord's Mansion was positioned within the Three Offices as the absolute leader. They worked and fought for the Royal Clan, and all authority flowed beneath the Royal Clan!
Clearly, upon hearing that one of his underlings was planning to stab him in the back, the City Lord, as the big senior, had immediately come to clean house!
"The An Clan truly knows neither heaven nor earth. They actually plotted with those people from the Heavenly Profound Continent and nearly dragged us into peril!"
"Now that they have been wiped out, they only have themselves to blame!"
"But Linxiang, Dingyang, and Longhai have all