119: That Gan guy is a genius!

"Your name is Gan Iron Pillar, right?" Lin Fan suppressed the waves in his heart and asked in as gentle a tone as possible, "How do you want to handle this broken sword?"

Gan Iron Pillar smiled foolishly: "Grandpa Village Chief said this is a treasure and should be offered to the City Lord. Besides... it's useless for me to hold onto it, I don't know how to use a sword."

He paused, rubbing his hands together somewhat sheepishly:

"But... I have a small request."

"Speak."

"I want to learn skills from the City Lord!" Gan Iron Pillar's eyes sparkled, "My parents died early, and the people in the village say I'm stupid, so no one is willing to teach me martial arts."

"But I have great strength and can endure hardships! City Lord, please take me in! I'll work for you like an ox or a horse!"

Lin Fan sized up Gan Iron Pillar from head to toe.

This youth's gaze was clear, and his Aura was pure. Although he seemed simple and foolish, his bone structure... seemed quite good?

"System, scan Gan Iron Pillar's Aptitude."

[Ding! Scanning...]

[Name: Gan Iron Pillar]

[Age: 17]

[Cultivation: None (Not Cultivated)]

[Physique: Heart of a Babe (Special Physique, pure mind, extremely high Comprehension Ability, Cultivate speed is ten times that of ordinary people, and unaffected by Heart Demons)]

[Talent: Natural Divine Power (Strength growth is a hundred times that of ordinary people)]

[Comprehensive Evaluation: Uncut Jade; if he finds a good teacher, he will surely become a great talent.]

Heart of a Babe? Natural Divine Power?

Cultivate speed ten times that of ordinary people? Strength growth a hundred times?

Damn, Gan!

Lin Fan's mouth twitched slightly.

This is a foolish kid? This is a fucking peerless Genius, okay?!

He was just buried in this remote backwater, and no one had discovered him!

"You..." Lin Fan coughed lightly, "Are you truly willing to follow me?"

"Willing! A hundred times willing!" Gan Iron Pillar nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of expectation.

"Alright then." Lin Fan nodded, "From today on, you will follow me."

"However, I don't take Disciples."

"You'll be my... well, attendant."

"Usually responsible for running errands and doing chores for me."

"As for Cultivate..." Lin Fan thought for a moment, "I'll have someone teach you basic Cultivation Techniques. To what extent you can practice depends on yourself."

"Thank you, City Lord! Thank you, City Lord!" Gan Iron Pillar was overjoyed and kowtowed three times with loud bangs.

Lin Fan motioned for him to stand up, then looked at that primal broken sword.

"This primal broken sword is indeed a treasure."

"However, for you, it's useless for the time being."

"I'll keep it for you first. Once your cultivation is high enough in the future, I'll return it to you."

"Or... you can use it to exchange for something more suitable for you from me."

Lin Fan flipped his hand and took out an ancient Secret Manual from the System space.

Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength!

"How about exchanging this Cultivation Technique for your primal broken sword?" Lin Fan asked.

Gan Iron Pillar looked at the primal broken sword, then at the Secret Manual in Lin Fan's hand, and nodded without hesitation:

"I'll trade!"

To him, this broken iron rod was not as practical as a Cultivation Technique he could practice!

Lin Fan smiled and handed the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength to Gan Iron Pillar.

"Cultivate well."

"Let me see how great your potential is."

[Ding! Wisdom Eye discovered a pearl, took in a peerless Uncut Jade, prestige value +5000!]

[Current prestige value: 64,570 points!]

Gan Iron Pillar held the Cultivation Technique like a precious treasure, smiling like a three-hundred-pound child.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan picked up the primal broken sword and sank his spiritual sense into it.

Buzz!

In an instant, he seemed to see a scene of Chaos just beginning, where heaven and earth were not yet divided!

A sword light was born from the void, slicing through Chaos, separating the clear from the turbid, and stabilizing the universe!

One sword of the Primal Beginning, Opening Heaven and Earth!

"Hiss..."

Lin Fan groaned, his spiritual sense stinging as if pricked by needles, and he quickly withdrew.

Too strong!

Even if it was just a wisp of residual Sword Intent, it wasn't something he could comprehend now.

"It seems I'll have to wait until I Breakthrough to Martial Emperor before I can attempt to comprehend it..."

Lin Fan carefully put the primal broken sword into his storage space.

This was a treasure that could point directly to the Origin of the sword Dao!

If he could comprehend it in the future, his sword Dao attainments would likely reach an unimaginable height!

"Alright, everyone disperse."

Lin Fan waved his hand:

"Gan Iron Pillar, go find Red Diamond. Let her arrange a place for you to stay and teach you to read and recognize Meridians."

"Yes! City Lord!" Gan Iron Pillar followed Red Diamond away joyfully.

The crowd also withdrew one after another.

Inside the hall, only Lin Fan remained.

He closed his eyes and felt the surging power within his body.

His Peak Martial King cultivation had completely stabilized.

He was just one step away from Martial Emperor.

"Heavenly Sword Sect..."

Lin Fan opened his eyes and looked toward the Central District.

"Don't make me wait too long."

...Three days later.

Three hundred miles outside the east gate of Asura City.

A flying boat, a hundred zhang long, carved entirely from green jade with a giant sword pattern on the bow, broke through the clouds and slowly descended.

On the flying boat stood dozens of figures.

At the head was a cold-faced middle-aged man in a white robe with a long sword on his back.

His Aura was deep as the sea; he was impressively an Early Stage Martial Emperor powerhouse!

Behind him stood more than twenty fierce Sword Cultivators, the lowest being Early-stage Martial King and the highest even Peak Martial King!

At the very back of the team followed a bruised and battered youth with a withered Aura—it was Zhao Wuji!

"Junior Martial Uncle, Asura City is just ahead."

Zhao Wuji said through gritted teeth, "That Lin Fan is in the city! You must seek justice for your Disciple!"

The white-robed middle-aged man—Zhao Wufeng, Outer Sect Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Early Stage Martial Emperor powerhouse—glanced coldly at Zhao Wuji:

"Useless! You couldn't even beat a bumpkin from the East District, losing all the face of the Heavenly Sword Sect!"

Zhao Wuji trembled in fear and didn't dare speak again.

Zhao Wufeng looked at the distant Asura City, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes:

"In a place like the East District, what kind of decent figure could emerge?"

"It's nothing more than a frog in a well, arrogant in its ignorance."

"Today, this seat will personally pay a visit to this Asura King."

"Let him know..."

Zhao Wufeng's tone was icy:

"The Central District is not a place where he can run wild."

"The dignity of the Heavenly Sword Sect is even less something he can trample upon!"

As his voice fell.

The flying boat turned into a streak of light and sped toward Asura City!

...On the city wall of Asura City.

Lin Fan stood with his hands behind his back, watching the Green Jade Flying Boat rapidly approaching in the distant sky, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Finally here..."

Behind him, Blood Emperor, Ice Soul, Su Muyu, Qin Yue, Red Diamond, and others were all present.

Even more surprisingly, the simple-minded Gan Iron Pillar was also standing aside, holding the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength and reading it with great interest, seemingly completely unaware of the impending crisis.

"Lord, the visitors come with ill intent," Blood Emperor said solemnly. "It's an Early Stage Martial Emperor, and... a Sword Cultivator."

"A Sword Cultivator is good," Lin Fan smiled. "It just so happens I've recently acquired a sword."

"I was just worrying about having no one to test it on."

Saying that, he flipped his hand.

The primal broken sword appeared in his palm.

Although it was only a fragment, the moment he held it, Lin Fan faintly felt a subtle resonance with the sword Law of this world.

"Gan Iron Pillar," Lin Fan suddenly spoke.

"Huh? City Lord, you called me?" Gan Iron Pillar looked up and asked foolishly.

"Are you afraid?" Lin Fan asked.

Gan Iron Pillar looked at the menacing flying boat in the distance and scratched his head:

"A little... but since the City Lord is here, I'm not afraid."

Lin Fan laughed heartily.

"Well said!"

"Today, I'll show you..."

He took a step forward, rose into the air, and met the flying boat.

"What it means to..."

"One sword, Breaking Myriad Laws!"

[Ding! Holding the primal broken sword, facing the Heavenly Sword Sect Elder, prestige value +8000!]

[Current prestige value: 72,570 points!]

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