Chen Fan's voice rang out, sonorous and forceful, each word like a pearl of truth!
"After cultivating the Dao for so many years, could it be that hiding in this little city has only made your cultivation rot away?"
The moment those words fell, the cultivators throughout the Ancient City changed expression. Everyone was stunned, unable to believe it!
A mere Nascent Soul Late Stage prodigy actually dared to show such disrespect toward an Emperor-level powerhouse?
The city lord flew into a rage at his words as well. A powerful Divine Sense pressure suddenly bore down as he rebuked in a deep voice, "You little wretch from the Nine Palaces Sect, is there any place here for you to speak?"
At that instant, Dugu Han made his move as well. He brought two fingers together and lightly sliced through the air, effortlessly shattering the city lord's pressure. He smiled faintly, but his voice gradually turned cold. "What? Do you intend to break the rules yourself? We are here to challenge the pass. If you wish to intervene, I would be more than happy to keep you company!"
"Challenge the pass?" The city lord froze slightly upon hearing this, and the many cultivators in the Ancient City were equally startled, unable to process it.
All eyes turned toward Chen Fan. Then the city lord was the first to burst into laughter, his expression as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world, nearly laughing himself to tears.
"Just him, and he dares challenge the two connected cities under my command? Does he truly think the Nine Palaces Sword Art of your Nine Palaces Sect can stride unrivaled beneath heaven?" The city lord shook his head with a cold, mocking laugh.
The other watching cultivators were equally baffled. In their