Several days later.
Peace returned to the city.
Rainbow City was populated entirely by High-Tier Practitioners, all exceptionally efficient. Within a few days, they had erased the Big-Headed Tribe's influence and restored orderly governance.
Of course.
The rules could no longer remain as they had been.
Chen Lin abolished the Deliberating Elder system and appointed Jin Ruhua as City Lord. He remained Deputy City Lord, while Hong Tingzhen and the others became ordinary elders.
No one dared object.
Having witnessed how Chen Lin slaughtered the Big-Headed Tribe, everyone knew he was no longer on the same level as them, nor would he remain within the Boundary River for much longer.
Opposing him would only invite trouble.
Chen Lin did not concern himself with the details. After helping stabilize Jin Ruhua's injuries, he left everything in her hands.
After her physical body was destroyed, she had not resorted to body-snatching. Instead, she had merged directly with her Natal Flying Sword, using a secret method from Holy Sword Manor to switch to the pure Sword Dao inheritance.
Chen Lin had little to say about that.
Everyone had their own Dao, and his views were not necessarily correct. Offering careless guidance might only hinder her cultivation.
After merging with his other self, Lin Ergou, he had gained a profound understanding of the Dao and was no longer as self-righteous as before.
"When do you plan to retrieve the Rainbow Sword?"
Seated across from Chen Lin in the grand hall of the City Lord Manor, Jin Ruhua asked tentatively.
"I'll wait a little longer. There's no hurry."
Chen Lin glanced at her.
Although her body was now a sword, her appearance remained unchanged, save for an added air of sharpness.
Her cultivation had not fallen either. She was still at True Realm great perfection.