The laughter was ear piercing, for no other reason than how embarrassing the scholarly man’s behaviors were. Previously, he had been sarcastic, mocking, and gloating toward Lin Xun, but when the latter appeared, he instantly wimped out. Such a character was simply disgraceful. “Just you wait, Lin Xun! I will let the whole world know that you’re in Chaotian City!” declared the scholarly man viciously, his eyes seething with resentment. Then, he disappeared into the city. The dumbfounded crowd outside the gates looked at each other. That fellow has completely offended Lin Xun by saying that! Isn’t he scared he’ll get killed? Lin Xun, however, smiled and paid it no heed. He gazed at the wall above the city gates, where there was a mysterious pattern of a purple sun shrouded in divine mist that emitted strands of immortal aura. This pattern represented a law spirit named Haotian, who had been stationed in Chaotian City for eternity and maintained its rules. As Lin Xun looked at it, the white-clad Wushuang, who had been silent within the nirvana law power in the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron, trembled imperceptibly as though she had sensed something. Simultaneously, the pattern above the city gates that represented the will of Haotian suddenly emitted a wisp of powerful law power fluctuation. The purple sun seemed to want to rush straight out from the mist! However, the nirvana law power started flowing. Wushuang quickly fell back into silence, and the law power of Haotian also dissipated. Lin Xun raised his brows. He had a vague feeling that Haotian was the same as Wushuang. They did not possess intelligence but could operate and utilize their own law power. In other words, both of them were the embodiment of law power and were similar to spirits. However, Lin Xun couldn't tell who was the more powerful between Haotian and Wushuang. After all, one was a spirit born from a heavenly law of the last epoch, while the other was rumored to be a law spirit left behind by an Eternal Divine Clan in the Ninth Heaven Domain. Therefore, it was not easy to compare their prowess. “Brother Lin, are you also going to the Ruins of the Gods?” A person couldn’t hold back and came over to chat with Lin Xun, their manner courteous and respectful despite being a complete stranger. Lin Xun nodded, “If the opportunity arises, then I certainly won't miss it.” Seeing his easygoing attitude, many people in the vicinity came up to him. People admired the strong, not to mention someone like Lin Xun who was no ordinary expert. This text is hosted at NoveI-Fire.ɴet Another person asked, eyes full of curiosity, “Fellow Daoist Lin, can you tell us about that big battle you had in the thirty-sixth Immortal Heavenly Pass? Did you really kill all the Luo Clan’s experts in that City Lord's Residence?” Lin Xun was stunned, then he laughed, “Whether I did it or not, the Luo Clan still deems me to be the culprit anyway.” It was eight years ago after he had trekked all the way to the thirty-sixth Immortal Heavenly Pass. On the very day he entered the city, he was declared a wanted criminal and besieged by the full force of the City Lord's Residence. The reason was that the city lord was Luo Yunfeng, an Emperor Ancestor of the Luo Clan, who was also Luo Ling's fifth uncle! This siege had obviously been carefully planned for a long time. Not only did they lay out a heavy encirclement, but they had also utilized restrictive array power that covered the entire city. Even Lin Xun was caught off guard at the time and fell into a dangerous situation. It was only by virtue of the extinguishing law fire that he was able to kill his way out in the end. Following that, he launched a ruthless counterattack. In just seven days, he washed the entire City Lord’s Residence with blood. When word of it spread, the matter quickly became a sensation in the Great Thousand Battle Domain. Only afterward did Lin Xun learn that Luo Yunfeng had belonged to the same generation of elders as the Nameless Esteemed Emperor, Heavenly Emperor Shi, Luo Xingfeng, and the other members of the Luo Clan who had died in the Ancient Nebula Road. Someone asked, “Brother Lin, you've offended quite a few big names from Immortal Imperial Clans in your journey. Aren't you worried...about retaliation?” This was exactly what mystified everyone. Because from what they knew, Lin Xun didn't have a prestigious origin as he came from the broken Ancient Nebula Road. They really couldn’t understand why he dared to act so recklessly. Another chimed in, “Yes, according to some information gatherers, of all the Immortal Imperial Clans that Brother Lin has offended, sixteen are from the Sixth Heaven Domain and two are from the Seventh Heaven Domain. Under these circumstances, aren’t you scared that they’ll target you once you arrive in the Eternal True Realm? That you’ll become the enemy of the whole realm?” Lin Xun was surprised, “There are actually so many?” The killings had been constant along his way. He had never stopped to count the number of battles and bloodshed he had gone through or how many Immortal Imperial Clans he had offended. The crowd around was dumbfounded by his response and almost rolled their eyes. If it was someone else who had offended so many Immortal Imperial Clans, they probably would have had trouble sleeping and eating. This guy, on the other hand, didn’t even take it to heart! What great guts he had... Quickly, a person recalled another earth-shaking matter, “Fellow Daoist Lin, I heard that the destruction of Taiyi City was somehow related to you as well? Some people said that the day Evil God Dishen broke free, he announced he would give a huge fortune to anyone who could tell him your whereabouts.” Lin Xun rubbed his brows, “I'm just a small character who isn’t even an Ancestor yet, how could I possibly trigger the destruction of Taiyi City? It was all that old evil god, it has nothing to do with me.” A small character who isn’t even an Ancestor yet? The crowd only felt their hearts twitch as they nearly couldn't help but spit at him. You might not be an Ancestor yet, but...you have killed more than a few of them! “Fellow Daoist Lin, quite a number of people in this city have that as long as you go to the Ruins of the Gods, they’ll make it a one-way trip...” “Fellow Daoist Lin, can you tell us about what you went through at the forty-fifth Immortal Heavenly Pass? I heard that you mercilessly cut up a stunning Emperor goddess into a pile of flesh? Isn’t that...a bit...too extreme?” “Fellow Daoist Lin...” All sorts of voices rang out, inquiring Lin Xun about his deeds, making the area around this city gates seem incredibly lively. It couldn't be helped. During these recent years, some of the things Lin Xun had done were too sensational, full of shock and mystery. Now that the person in question had appeared, he naturally became subjected to many questions. Lin Xun wisely kept his mouth shut and marched toward the city gates. He knew the answers to these questions, but the causes behind them were so various that he simply couldn’t tell the public one by one. Just as he stepped into the towering city gates, a cold and indifferent voice resounded, “Lin Xun, your end comes soon!” Lin Xun turned his head and saw a figure standing right behind the gates. It was a handsome man with green-blue hair and eyes that reflected the vision of ten thousand swords shooting out. After a moment of surprise, Lin Xun remembered who the other party was. Sword Emperor Qingxun! On his way across the star river to the Great Thousand Battle Domain, Lin Xun had killed a Ninth Realm Ancestor whose dao name was Golden Flame. In the other party's belongings, he found a purple bronze mirror, and it had released a curtain of light that projected the figure of Sword Emperor Qingxun. The only thing Lin Xun hadn’t expected was that Qingxun would appear in the forty-ninth Immortal Heavenly Pass. It was clear that this person's combat strength was extraordinary. “Here to avenge your senior brother?” asked Lin Xun. The unconcealed, biting animosity in the other party's eyes made him uncomfortable. “You think I would be stupid enough to do that in the city?” Sword Emperor Qingxun’s face was expressionless, but his eyes were surging with bone-deep hatred, “But I will see you die with my own eyes, as long as you go to the Battlefield of the Gods!” After saying that, he turned and left, which Lin Xun watched with an unconcerned smile. His long trip in the Great Thousand Battle Domain had been faced with countless people who hated his guts, but in the end, the one who emerged with their life intact was still him, Lin Xun. “I’ll first find a place to settle down, then poke around the city for intel...” Lin Xun pondered as he walked into the city. The buildings of Chaotian City were all incredibly ancient and proper. The streets interlaced. The overall layout was spacious and full of class. To Lin Xun's surprise, this city was incomparably lively and prosperous, with pedestrians everywhere and bustling traffic. He only found out through the green sparrow that as the last pass in the Great Thousand Battle Domain, Chaotian City was a hub connecting to the Eternal True Realm. For eons, many organizations from the Eternal True Realm had poured into this city, opening all sorts of merchant houses in order to purchase treasures that could only be found in the Great Thousand Battle Domain. Examples of such treasures were Yellow Spring Beads and Dao Accumulation Pearls. They were all highly sought-after cultivation resources in the Eternal True Realm. In addition to this, many Immortal Imperial Clans especially opened branches in Chaotian City to recruit talents at the soonest time possible! After all, anyone who was able to enter the Great Thousand Battle Domain and go through countless bloodshed to reach the forty-ninth Immortal Heavenly Pass, would be a one-in-a-million expert. This kind of character was destined to shine bright in the Eternal True Realm, so recruiting them was naturally a surefire deal. Chaotian City even had an event specialized for competing and recruiting talents called Dragon Gate Fair. Certain powerful characters in the Great Thousand Battle Domain only needed to express their willingness to enter an organization, and their names would appear in the Dragon Gate Fair. At that time, there would be a special kind of ‘auction’ between experts from Immortal Imperial Clans. Whoever’s conditions satisfied a powerful character from the Great Thousand Battle Domain would be able to recruit the latter. In the past, there had been a momentous event at Dragon Gate Fair where an immortal giant from the Eighth Heaven Domain had personally come to recruit talents. Learning all of this, Lin Xun sighed with emotion. This Dragon Gate Fair undoubtedly provided the supreme characters in the Great Thousand Battle Domain with a springboard, allowing them to become a member of an Immortal Imperial Clan as soon as they arrived in the Eternal True Realm. In this way, they wouldn’t have to venture out and explore alone, nor would they have to worry about being bullied in an unfamiliar land. Meanwhile, obtaining these ‘talents’ pumped fresh blood into those Immortal Imperial Clans, which strengthened their foundation and influence. However, Lin Xun was well aware that even if his name appeared in the Dragon Gate Fair, not many forces would dare to recruit him.