"Did you hear? The Gao family, the Sun family, and the Luo family were all annihilated—just like the Feng family! Long Chen is incredibly dangerous. You'd be crazy to mess with him!"

"Doesn't the Long family fear provoking public outrage with these actions? And what about City Lord Ji—doesn't he care?"

"Tsk tsk, don't you know? Right before the destruction of those families, the City Lord visited the Long family."

"If Lord Ji went there, how could such a tragedy still happen?"

"I don't know the full story, but I heard that after he left the Long family looking humiliated, Long Chen immediately led his clan to attack the Sun, Gao, and Luo residences."

"From that, can we assume the City Lord was defeated by Long Chen?"

"That's hard to believe. City Lord Ji has been in the Innate Realm for many years. He's the strongest man in Star City! Even the old patriarch of the Feng family never dared to act arrogantly in front of him. What kind of power does Long Chen have that could force the City Lord to back down?"

Countless people were talking, speculating wildly.

Though the truth was unclear, one thing was certain:Star City was changing.

What used to be a balance among four major families had now shifted—only the Long family remained standing.

Soon after—

At the Long Family Estate.

After distributing rewards to his clan members based on their merits, Long Chen returned to his room and began tallying his luck points.

Due to the elimination of the remaining three families, he had gained another1,000 luck points.

He spent500 pointsto purchase a sheath for theBlood Drinking Sword.

From the system's inventory, a pitch-black sheath materialized in his hand.

Holding the sheath in his left hand and the sword in his right, Long Chen slowly drew the blade.

Shing—

A clear, resonant sword cry rang out, accompanied by a faint red glow.

With the sword fully drawn, Long Chen held it upright before him, nodding slightly as his gaze settled on the weapon.

The sword wasthree feet and four incheslong, an inch and a half wide, with an edge so sharp it seemed to vanish into air. Even its broken appearance gave off an eerie charm.

Feeling the immense killing intent radiating from the blade, Long Chen's eyes lit up. He whispered to himself:

"What a terrifying sword..."

Even though he knew the weapon's origin, he couldn't help but be awed by it.

This was unlike anything he'd seen before. The strongest magical weapon his ancestors had ever possessed barely reached thehigh human level.

Let alone aheaven-level weapon—even anearth-levelone was something they could only dream of!

This sword was so rare that it might not exist anywhere else in the Qin lineage—it wasone of a kind.

Its power was terrifying. Once its pure killing aura was activated and synchronized with its wielder, the sword would unleash overwhelming destructive force.

Killing even a cultivator in theSpirit Essence Realm, theDrama Realm, or theHeaven Realmwould not be difficult for it.

With a soft sigh, Long Chen sheathed the blade.

The moment it was fully enclosed, its brilliance and bloodlust were completely suppressed. Its terrifying presence vanished, making it appear like an ordinary human-level sword.

Before being drawn, no one could possibly guess how powerful it truly was.

Long Chen's eyebrows relaxed, and he exhaled in relief.

Thankfully, the sheath from the system could fully suppress the sword's power. Otherwise, the sword's aura would have been too obvious, attracting unwanted attention and trouble.

He stored the sword in hisInnate Space.

Then, without hesitation, he clicked on theTen Thousand Sword Techniquein the system warehouse.

In an instant, a massive stream of knowledge poured into his mind. It was as if a grandmaster swordsman was demonstrating techniques before him, revealing layer after layer of sword mysteries.

Long Chen closed his eyes and fully immersed himself.

Moments later, his eyes snapped open—gleaming with abrilliant sword light.

He had fully mastered theHigh Earth-Level sword skillknown as theTen Thousand Sword Technique!

Thanks to the incredible comprehension ability of hisInnate Sacred Body, he reachedInitial Masterywithin minutes. Though it would still take some time to reach full mastery, he was far ahead of ordinary cultivators.

Normally, it would take decades for someone to reach such proficiency!

Yet Long Chen achieved it in mere days—proof of the terrifying potential of the Innate Sacred Body.

Now, when he activated theTen Thousand Swordsmove, he could condenseinnate qiintothousands of threads of sword energy—each finer than silk, yet capable of piercing anything.

Its destructive force was incredible.

However, this move consumed a massive amount of energy.

An average cultivator would be fortunate to use ittwicein battle.

But with Long Chen'sInnate Sacred Bodyand theChaos Technique, this energy cost was barely a concern—he could use italmost limitlessly.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, took out anInnate Qi Pill, and began training intensively using both theChaos Techniqueand theHeavenly Body Refining Technique.

A month passed.

Thanks to the resources Long Chen provided, the Long family underwent adramatic transformation.

With the help ofHeavenly Body Pills,Spirit Refining Pills, and an abundance ofspirit stones, many clan members broke through bottlenecks and advanced in cultivation.

More than twenty elite membersbroke into theSpirit Refining Realm.

Some even progressed throughtwo or three sub-realmswithin that stage.

Such cultivators were now consideredfirst-class warriors in Star City.

As forLong Nian, his progress was astonishing.

He discovered that theillusory firewithin him amplified the effects of the Heavenly Body Refining Technique, reducing training time and accelerating growth.

Combined with the Chaos Technique and plentiful elixirs, his cultivation soared.

In just one month, Long Nian had jumped from thefirst levelto theseventh levelof theSpirit Refining Realm!

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