That single stroke truly left jaws shattered all over the ground!
One was in the Foundation Cultivation Realm, the other at the Qi Gathering Stage. The gulf between them could not be measured in miles: one had qi in his Dantian, while the other's Dantian held none, his body still undergoing transformation!
The most obvious difference was that one sword bore three inches of sword gang, while the other was nothing but a bare blade!
Yet the momentum they displayed in their clash was the exact opposite: one fought by the book, still thinking of controlling the situation; the other charged forward without return, savage and ferocious!
The sword was, in the end, a game for the brave! Without forgetting death, how could one seek life?
Hou Niao cut down his enemy with a single stroke. His voice was not loud, but it brimmed with unrepentant resolve.
"Under the Great Shan Law, anyone who dares deploy private forces against officers of the law shall die!
"Under Quanzhen law, anyone who dares attack a Quanzhen disciple shall die!"
His cultivation was low and his words lofty, but the crucial thing was that every word stood to reason!
Behind closed doors, the law might count for nothing, but before the public eye, it was a principle everyone had to obey! Even if they cursed it ten thousand times in their hearts, their mouths still had to thunder their allegiance to it!
Because it was the cornerstone of order! The prerequisite for stability! The guarantee of safety!
Daoist Wang pressed a hand to his forehead. There was no saving this now, with so many important figures present today, and distinguished guests besides...
Dugu Lan covered her mouth again. "That poor soul who died unjustly in the outer courtyard last time died just like