By evening, Xu Zimo arrived in Phoenix Heaven City.
It wasn’t a particularly large city.
Its prosperity was average.
He rested in the city for a night, and the next day, used the teleportation array to head toward Myriad Swords City.
After spending a long time in spatial transit, Xu Zimo felt drowsy along the way.
Finally, after half a month, he arrived at the northernmost edge of the Northern Continent.
The entrance to the Sword Domain, Myriad Swords City.
This city had a highly structured architectural layout.
From a distance, the whole city looked like a sword shooting into the sky.
Because in the center of the city stood a towering building, people referred to it as the sword’s tip.
Other buildings were built around it, which made the city resemble a sword.
Xu Zimo walked into Myriad Swords City.
Here, nine out of ten people used swords.
The sword was the only weapon in the Sword Domain.
Unless someone was a martial artist from outside, local warriors either wore a sword at their waist or carried a three-foot-long blade on their back.
There were powerful single swords, mysterious dual swords, and lightning-fast swords.
“A swordsman must have an edge, rather break than bend. Be unyielding, fearless, and only then can one reach the other side of the sword path, Thus achieving sword mastery.”
This inscription was carved on green bricks near the city gate.
It was said to be advice left behind by the Sword Immortal Jiang Yun.
Myriad Swords City was considered a large city.
The tall central building was called the Sword Tower.
The people here were so obsessed with swords that,
As long as one chose the sword as their weapon, they could receive a free sword from the tower simply by presenting their identity.
Xu Zimo booked a room at an inn inside the city.
When night fell, he entered his True Fate World.
…
At this point, not much had changed in his True Fate World.
The only major change was the purple flower he had brought in before.
Now absorbing power from the God World, it had grown more and more different from its original petal shape.
Six petals leaned together, forming a circle.
The petals were now gradually evolving into black holes.
These black holes contained six different kinds of laws, though Xu Zimo didn’t fully understand them.
The flower had become increasingly strange.
After cultivating overnight in the God World, he left the inn at dawn.
Jiang’s family originally ruled in the Sword Domain's Overlord Sword City.
According to the route Xu Zimo had, if he headed east from Myriad Swords City, he would pass through the location of Overlord Sword City.
Just as he stepped out of the inn, he noticed that the city had suddenly become much livelier.
People in the center of the city were all heading toward the Sword Tower.
Xu Zimo hadn’t planned on getting involved, but just as he was about to leave,
The fragment of the True God Sword inside his True Fate World suddenly reacted.
Xu Zimo had always relied on luck to find the fragments, never actively seeking them.
He had previously found a piece in the Dark Corner Capital, another in Blue Stone Valley, and one in Buddha Reverence City.
He now had three fragments.
Only two more were needed to forge the complete True God Sword.
He also wanted to visit the Celestial Court built by the flower cultivator, to uncover secrets from the end of the Legendary Era.
The fragment was reacting from within the Sword Tower.
Xu Zimo frowned slightly, then decided to follow the crowd.
…
The Sword Tower stood at the city’s center, it was the city’s iconic landmark.
From a distance, it was just a silhouette.
But once Xu Zimo approached, the feeling was overwhelming.
The tower rose into the sky, almost piercing the heavens.
It was tall and imposing.
Its shape was that of a sword, sharp and exuding sky-reaching sword intent.
The tower was purple-blue in color, over a hundred floors high.
The architecture had a sense of masterful craftsmanship.
A large crowd had gathered around the tower, nearly half the city seemed to be here.
“Brother, can I ask what you’re all gathered here for?” Xu Zimo asked a man nearby.
“You’re from out of town, aren’t you?” the man looked him up and down.
His gaze landed on Shadow Tyrant on Xu Zimo’s back, and he confirmed his guess.
“Yes,” Xu Zimo nodded, not denying it.
“Today is the day the Sword Tower opens. We’re all here to learn sword arts.”
The man gave a simple explanation, and Xu Zimo finally understood.
The tower contained countless swords and sword techniques.
It basically collected everything related to swords.
Every year, the Sword Tower opened once. Any sword cultivator could enter and study techniques.
Each person had one lifetime opportunity to enter and receive a sword for free.
In an era where sects hoarded their martial arts and defended their secrets, the Sword Tower’s selfless spirit had earned it widespread support, especially from wandering cultivators.
Speaking of which, one had to mention the current power structure in the Sword Domain.
Since the Sword Immortal Jiang Clan disappeared, only three truly powerful sects remained:
Sword God Realm, Heavenly Sword Gate, and Swordless Mountain.
Of course, these were the most powerful on the surface.
But in truth, the most transcendent force had always been the Sword Tower.
The Sword Tower stood above the entire Sword Domain, with seven branches and one main headquarters.
The Sword Tower in Myriad Swords City was one of the seven branches.
Its purpose was to spread the path of the sword. It never involved itself in worldly conflicts.
Unless their core principles were violated, they didn’t interfere.
Some suspected that the Sword Tower was actually the strongest force in the entire Sword Domain.
…
At that moment, as the crowd in front of the Sword Tower grew larger,
A white-robed man flew out from within.
He wore all white, his skin pale like snow.
A white longsword was strapped to his back.
His body emitted a faint sword intent, this wasn’t something he actively released.
It naturally flowed out, yet one could already sense its overwhelming sharpness.
His sword intent was pure, that was Xu Zimo’s first impression.
Only someone who focused solely on the sword and had no other distractions could comprehend such pure sword intent.
A flash of sword intent flickered in the man’s eyes as he calmly looked at the crowd.
He said, “The Sword Tower will be open for three days. What you gain inside depends on your own fortune. There is only one rule, no fighting, no disturbing others, no wanton destruction inside the Sword Tower.”
“We understand,” the crowd below responded in unison, performing the sword salute.
“You may now enter. You will be forcibly removed after three days,” the white-robed man said sternly.