Ten Thousand Dao Sword.
Chen Fan wished to refine the ten thousand daos into a sword.
With the Great Dao of Death as the leader.
Next, the Five Elements…
"Again."
The Amakusa Cloud Sword fell into the Five Elements rule zone.
Swish.
The Five Elements river flowed.
After the Amakusa Cloud Sword fell in, the Five Elements began to transform.
The Great Dao of Death was the strongest, so the transformation was somewhat difficult.
The Five Elements rules, however, were still in a weak state, and were easily transformed by Chen Fan into the Swords of the Five Elements.
The Five Elements river, like five swords piercing heaven and earth, carried the power to suppress all things.
Wind and Thunder, transform again.
Coupled with the leader, the Great Dao of Death, eight daos of the Ten Thousand Dao Sword had appeared…
"Next."
Chen Fan's gaze fell upon Yin Yang.
As long as Yin Yang was condensed, the first step would be completed.
Ten swords were a milestone.
"So, come, hahaha."
Chen Fan laughed heartily, his laughter echoing within the river of rules.
"Rumble."
The Yin Yang Sword began to materialize.
The struggle of the will of heaven and earth was already very weak.
The river of rules transforming into swords had already begun to resist.
This river of rules, completely reshaped by Chen Fan, had begun to reject outsiders and resist the true will of heaven and earth.
"Newborns expelling the old…" Chen Fan grasped the key point.
He smiled with satisfaction.
For this was precisely the outcome he desired.
I am I, I am Chen Fan, and all that is mine is not controlled by anyone, not even the will of heaven and earth.
"Boom."
Finally, the Yin Yang Sword took shape.
Ten daos of swords.
Clang!
The Amakusa Cloud Sword flew out and landed in Chen Fan's hand.
The aura of ten daos flowed on the sword's body, seemingly carrying world-destroying power.
"Haha."
With a laugh, Chen Fan recalled the other four divine artifacts.
He looked at the will of heaven and earth: "The first sword, I shall have you experience it."
"Chirp."
Ten Daos Sword.
A fusion of ten daos of sword light.
One sword shattered heaven and earth.
It landed on the will of heaven and earth, and with a 'boom', the will that fundamentally did not exist in the ethereal realm was… slain by a single sword.
"Ah…"
The scream of the will of heaven and earth reverberated endlessly.
Of course, this was merely the last vestige.
Chen Fan had already slain all the wills of heaven and earth that had come here.
The will of heaven and earth in the ethereal realm gradually dissipated.
"Can I also devour the will of heaven and earth?" Chen Fan was tempted.
His river of rules also needed its own will.
"Forget it."
In the end, he gave up.
As he was now, he could not truly contend with the will of heaven and earth of the Immortal Realm.
If he absorbed the will of heaven and earth of the Immortal Realm, it might be reborn within his river of rules, who knew what means it might possess.
Even a one in ten thousand chance was unacceptable.
"I'll wait for it to be born freely." Thinking this, he put away the Amakusa Cloud Sword.
Chen Fan once again looked at the river of rules.
"Swish swish."
The flowing water of rules had already turned into swords.
It was a pity that only a part of it had transformed, the Great Dao of Life and other scattered attributes had not yet changed.
These required him to transform them one by one.
"In the future, I can only seek out sword dao experts," Chen Fan mused.
Sword dao, sword form.
It didn't necessarily have to be like the Amakusa Cloud Sword; as long as it was a sword, he could wield it with great fluency.
It wasn't impossible to use non-swords, but Chen Fan simply didn't want to.
After watching for a while longer, Chen Fan prepared to leave.
"The City Lord Succession Assembly should have started by now.
I wonder if there will be any troublemakers, perhaps… my Ten Daos Sword will have a chance to be displayed?"
Chirp.
The river of rules opened, and Chen Fan vanished.
…
And at this moment.
In the central area of Freedom City.
The thatched huts had long since disappeared, moved away by Long Ling and others, except for the City Lord's thatched hut at the very center.
Here, tables and chairs had already been set up, and various areas had been demarcated.
One area for each faction.
These were all major powers, none willing to sit with others, as it would diminish their prestige.
At the succession assembly, Long Ling stood on a high platform at the front.
There were still five minutes before the succession assembly began.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Fan should have been preparing long ago, but… the door to the central thatched hut remained closed.
"I say…"
At this moment, someone stepped forward voluntarily: "Fellow Daoist Long Ling, why hasn't Chen Fan appeared yet? He isn't even the City Lord of Freedom City yet, and he's already showing such disrespect to the seniors. Is this a bit too presumptuous?"
The person who stepped forward immediately issued a challenge.
Long Ling swept her gaze over and cupped her fist: "So it's a fellow Daoist from the Blazing Fire Sect of Zhongzhou."
The Blazing Fire Sect of Zhongzhou was the top force among third-tier sects, already reaching the level of a second-tier force.
The Blazing Fire Sect had already produced a titled Emperor, and could already establish a foothold among second-tier forces.
Therefore, Freedom City had also invited them this time.
Only second-tier forces were qualified to be invited.
The Blazing Fire Sect was seated towards the rear, yet they were the first to speak out and cause trouble.
There must have been a signal from a first-tier force, otherwise, she wouldn't believe the Blazing Fire Sect had the guts to provoke Freedom City.
Long Ling remained calm and said, "City Lord Blazing Fire, please don't be anxious. Time hasn't arrived yet, has it? When the time comes, the City Lord will naturally appear."
"Haha."
The Sect Master of the Blazing Fire Sect, known as Blazing Fire, chuckled: "Since Freedom City has invited us to witness the ceremony, and all the seniors are here, yet the successor doesn't appear, tsk tsk. I don't mind, but you are showing disrespect to certain seniors. It seems a bit inappropriate."
"There's nothing inappropriate about it," Long Ling was resolute.
At this moment, she was the face of Freedom City.
If she backed down, Freedom City would be backing down.
She would not retreat, even if it meant death.
"Heh heh."
Long Ling sneered coldly: "None of the seniors have spoken yet. Old Blazing Fire, do you think that having a first-tier force as your backer gives you the right to provoke Freedom City?"
A threat.
Yes, it was a threat.
Did Freedom City ever fear anyone?
Indeed, Blazing Fire's expression changed slightly.
His gaze unconsciously swept in a certain direction, and seeing a nod, he felt emboldened.
"Haha, I, Blazing Fire, am straightforward and speak bluntly," the old Blazing Fire said with a hearty laugh. "But crude words carry sound reasoning. Everyone, please judge for yourselves, am I right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately echoed.
"Correct."
The first person to step forward was also a second-tier force: "Let Chen Fan come out immediately to pay his respects to all the seniors."
"Does he think he has the abilities of City Lord Yi Fu?"
"This City Lord position concerns the diplomacy between the Eastern and Central Continents. We must carefully consider who is truly qualified to be the City Lord."
"Exactly…"
More and more third-tier forces stepped forward.
Their voices became somewhat noisy.
But their goal was singular: to make Chen Fan come out immediately to pay his respects.
Not a single first-tier force had moved.
At this time, it was time to use cannon fodder.
And weren't second-tier forces the cheapest cannon fodder?
A group of magnates waited in silence.