Buzzing.
The broken sword wailed, crying out for its master's death.
The next moment…
"Bang."
The broken sword shattered directly, a sacrifice for its master.
...
A sword has a spirit and buries itself with its master.
This scene was unexpected by Chen Fan.
He finally sighed with emotion, "A good sword."
If it weren't a good sword, how could it have died with its master.
He glanced at the Heavenly Congyun Sword in his hand, which had no spirit.
A divine artifact… without a spirit.
Chen Fan had thought about this many times.
Why did the Heavenly Congyun Sword have no spirit?
He couldn't figure it out.
After a long silence, he looked towards the distant battle…
In the city, all the Sovereigns were charging.
"Kill, kill, kill."
They were mostly newly promoted Royal Sovereigns.
A rain of rules had made them.
It was rare for a thousand years to see a situation where Emperor Palace experts were besieged.
Everyone was very excited to have witnessed it.
"Hahaha."
The arrogant residents of Sword City coughed up blood and retreated.
But a smile was on his face: "To be able to besiege Emperor Palace experts, it's worth dying for, hahaha…"
It wasn't just the strong man.
Everyone was having a blast.
Normally, who would dare to attack Emperor Palace experts, who would dare to besiege Emperor Palace experts?
Today, they did.
A once-in-a-thousand-years grand event, besieging Emperor Palace experts.
"Kill, kill, kill."
The crowd surged forward.
Those who spat blood and retreated would charge again after a slight recovery.
"Clang."
An An was at the forefront, fighting fiercely with a titled Sovereign.
The two fought as if the heavens and earth were dark.
"No one should interfere."
An An had also gotten fired up.
Even a pure heart could have fire, and she wished to forge her own path.
She had to kill her enemies to condense her Dao heart.
Those who were preparing to help An An stopped in their tracks.
The flames of war burned, and the battle intent soared.
In the distance, a group of Sword City residents who had not yet reached the Royal Dao realm were also restless.
"I hate it."
Someone let out a roar of unwillingness, "Why haven't I stepped into the Sovereign realm?"
They were unwilling to be unable to join such a great battle.
Chen Fan watched from afar, not making a move.
His gaze swept past, and he suddenly noticed someone missing.
"City Lord."
The heavily wounded Long Ling walked over.
A hideous wound on her body was slowly healing.
Flesh and blood writhed, slowly mending.
"Where is Huo Xing?" Chen Fan asked.
Huo Xing's figure was not seen in the battlefield.
This made him a little unhappy.
Why wasn't Huo Xing here?
Huo Xing was also one of the beneficiaries of this rain of rules.
He enjoyed it, but didn't act at the critical moment. As the City Lord, Chen Fan was truly unhappy.
"Huo Xing left the city three days ago."
Seeing the dissatisfaction in the City Lord's eyes, Long Ling quickly explained for Huo Xing.
Her relationship with Huo Xing was quite good.
She said, "Three days ago, Huo Xing seemed to have received some news. She came to see the City Lord. Since the City Lord was in seclusion, Huo Xing told me and left by herself."
"She came to see me?"
Chen Fan was stunned.
He had been in seclusion for the past few days and was unaware of this matter.
He emerged from seclusion into battle, and couldn't blame Long Ling for reporting late.
The City Lord's Seal appeared in his hand, and his consciousness sank into it.
The ancient tree reappeared.
Many of the glowing stars on the tree had disappeared, a symbol of death.
When one died, a star would disappear.
A bright light proved they were still alive.
And at this moment, the star that originally represented Huo Xing had become incredibly dim.
"Severely injured and dying?"
Chen Fan immediately understood Huo Xing's current state.
His brow furrowed. What was going on?
According to Long Ling, Huo Xing had left three days ago.
Three days, why would she be severely injured and dying?
What happened?
He tried to touch the star, but it didn't react at all.
"Something's wrong."
Chen Fan frowned, released the City Lord's Seal, and looked at Long Ling: "Did Huo Xing say where she was going?"
"No."
Long Ling shook her head, then suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "However, I vaguely heard two words from Huo Xing's eyes at the time, I don't know if I heard it wrong, it sounded like… 'Shenqi'?"
"Shenqi?"
Chen Fan's pupils contracted: "No, it's 'Divine Artifact'."
Divine Artifact.
Huo Xing found news of a divine artifact?
Connecting the dots, Huo Xing was anxious to find him and then rushed to leave.
Could it be because she had news of a divine artifact?
"Long Ling."
Chen Fan ordered, "Bring Da Kui to me immediately."
"Yes."
Long Ling saw the City Lord's urgency.
Without hesitation, she turned and left.
Less than a minute later, Long Ling returned, with the extremely weak Da Kui beside her.
Da Kui looked dispirited, no longer the arrogant demeanor he once had. The torment of the cold pond had drained him of all his energy and spirit.
He secretly glanced at the battle in the distance.
Shocked, Da Kui lowered his head even further: "Criminal Da Kui greets the City Lord."
Chen Fan had no time for pleasantries and directly asked, "Can you still contact the other rogues?"
"Yes."
Da Kui nodded directly: "Rogues have unique marks to communicate, but few meet. They are only used to convey messages or issue missions."
"I need to find Huo Xing's location," Chen Fan said directly.
"Huo Xing is not in the city?"
Da Kui was stunned for a moment, then said solemnly, "City Lord, give me one day."
"Alright."
After agreeing to give Da Kui time, Chen Fan added, "Huo Xing begged me that day to spare you all, but I refused.
Now I need you to help me find Huo Xing's location. If you can do it, you won't have to suffer in the cold pond anymore. You can mobilize anyone else in the cold pond."
"Thank you, City Lord."
Da Kui quickly bowed.
He would live.
"Long Ling, release them."
"Yes."
Long Ling unsealed Da Kui.
Then she took Da Kui to the cold pond to release the others.
The Lord of Sword City had spoken, no reason was needed, just do it.
...
After Long Ling returned, she nodded.
Chen Fan said nothing, his excited mood slowly calmed down.
There was news of the sixth divine artifact.
This was the most gratifying thing.
Huo Xing had found news of a divine artifact, and she must return safely.
Chen Fan no longer had the mood to watch the battle in the distance.
He did not return to the river of rules, but sat quietly in the void, waiting for Da Kui's news.
Chen Fan didn't know when the battle ended.
He only knew that when he opened his eyes, it was already dark.
In front of him stood a group of Sword City residents, covered in scars.
"City Lord."
Long Ling bowed, "In this battle, six titled Sovereigns from the Azure Emperor Palace were killed. In our Sword City, three Sovereigns who had not reached the titled realm died, thirteen were seriously injured, and the rest all suffered light injuries."
"Good."
Chen Fan nodded and said loudly, "Everyone, remember, even though your City Lord has left, Sword City still fears no one.
Anyone who dares to provoke Sword City will be killed.
As long as we are in the right, I, this City Lord, will always stand by you."
His voice boomed.
Like the sound of a Dao, his oath gave the residents of Sword City confidence.
"Long live the City Lord!" the crowd roared.
Awesome.
Sword City had stood up.
No longer the laid-back Free City, but the Sword City where sword intent pierced the heavens.