At this moment, when everyone saw what Ding Fan had done, they were completely stunned; the sword duel was performed without hands! This was simply unbelievable!

Clearly, no one expected that Ding Fan's mastery of the sword had reached such a level, that he didn't even need to hold the sword, and could control it solely with True Qi or his mind. This was simply too incredible!

"Gosh! This is insane! How is this even possible! You know, even cultivators at the Divine Transformation stage might not be this powerful!"

"This is simply unbelievable! This swordsmanship is too extraordinary!"

"How exactly did Ding Fan accomplish this? Amazing!"

...

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, filled with shock at what Ding Fan had done!

Among the crowd were some sword experts, who, upon seeing Ding Fan's flying sword, were also filled with shock!

"The opponent's sword technique has already been cultivated to a certain realm! This level has nothing to do with their cultivation realm! Even for a cultivator at the Divine Transformation stage, reaching this level is uncertain! Clearly, achieving this realm requires sword talent!"

"You're right! Ding Fan's understanding of using the sword is very unique, evidently surpassing most sword cultivators!"

"This young man is a sword genius!"

...

In a corner beneath the stage, several elders dressed in white, with swords on their backs, watched Ding Fan with eyes full of astonishment and began to discuss. Obviously, they couldn't imagine that Ding Fan had refined his swordsmanship to such an extraordinary level! These five elders were humbled, knowing that even Lin Qi would show them respect. Clearly, these individuals were elders from Dancheng, all experts in swordsmanship. There were few in the Cultivation World who could rival them with a sword!

At this moment, when Lin Qi saw what Ding Fan had done, he couldn't help but feel immense shock. Although Lin Qi himself hadn't devoted much effort to sword cultivation, he knew that achieving Ding Fan's level was evidently no easy feat.

Sun Long was also stunned by what he saw, clearly not expecting that even after using two swords, he still couldn't defeat his opponent; this was simply too infuriating! Sun Long's figure suddenly retreated with several sudden shifts, and he hurled both swords fiercely at Ding Fan. His longsword immediately flew from his hand, heading straight for Ding Fan.

Ding Fan immediately spun, and the flying sword beside him directly knocked away Sun Long's flying sword, then Ding Fan pointed a finger right at Sun Long's chest.

When Sun Long saw this action, his heart skipped a beat; he didn't expect his chest to be struck, but then he breathed a sigh of relief. It was only Ding Fan's two fingers touching his chest, and with his True Qi defense, this little damage wouldn't bother him. But as Sun Long noticed Ding Fan's smile, a chill ran through him at the strangeness of it.

Sun Long's heart couldn't help but tremble, then he felt a piercing pain in his chest. As Sun Long looked down, he was horrified! A flying sword had already penetrated his body. Sun Long's eyes were filled with unwillingness as he collapsed to the ground, and Ding Fan's finger swiftly flicked, and the flying sword embedded in Sun Long's body flew out, landing in Ding Fan's hand.

By now, Sun Long was covered in blood, clearly dead beyond a doubt!

When everyone saw this scene, they were in shock. Ding Fan's methods were too eerie! Clearly, it started with just a finger touching Sun Long, but in an instant, a longsword had pierced through Sun Long's body; this was simply terrifying! Everyone inhaled sharply, clearly unsettled by Ding Fan's hair-raising methods!

When Lin Qi saw what Ding Fan had done, he was astounded. As the City Lord of Dancheng and a Divine Transformation stage cultivator, he had never witnessed such a bizarre sword technique! Lin Qi could hardly believe Ding Fan was only a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, as Ding Fan used his sword so extraordinarily, it was simply amazing!

At this moment, the elders of the City Lord Mansion were also immensely shocked when they saw what Ding Fan had done. Clearly, they didn't expect that Ding Fan could actually slay a Divine Transformation stage cultivator! To think that Ding Fan was only a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator! This was simply amazing! And what was with that strike?

How did he do it?! No one could see it clearly. Obviously, all of this was too strange! Ding Fan's swordsmanship was too eerie!

If Gao Feng had seen this scene, his eyes would probably have dropped to the ground! He certainly never thought in his life that this "Wind-like Sword Technique" could be so powerful!

A few white-robed elders in the crowd, who carried swords on their backs, were also utterly stunned when they saw this scene of Ding Fan. Their mouths agape with disbelief, it was clear they were deeply shocked!

The five elders, despite being skilled in swordplay, couldn't discern how Ding Fan executed that strike. It was simply unfathomable! As they recalled the scenes earlier with Ding Fan, they were deeply amazed. Clearly, he had no sword in hand, so how could he thrust a sword into Sun Long's body out of nowhere? The elders clearly couldn't fathom it at all!

At this moment, Ding Fan saw this scene and was obviously very happy. It was his first time experimenting with this sword technique. He was quite worried initially, but he never thought his swordsmanship could be executed successfully — but it ended up being a surprising success, leaving Ding Fan astonished and shocked by his own technique!

Ding Fan knew this sword technique was unusual, and he was very satisfied with its power, pondering for a while before naming the technique "Finger Sword." Ding Fan was quite pleased with this name, especially since it managed to slay even a cultivator in the Divine Transformation Stage. Clearly, its power wasn't small at all, and then Ding Fan swallowed a medicine pill.

Though this "Finger Sword" had unexpected and tremendous effects which pleased Ding Fan, it also consumed a considerable amount of Divine Vigor. Just one application had drained over half of his Divine Vigor. Obviously, the consumption was terrifying, considering Ding Fan's Divine Vigor was much denser than that of a regular cultivator, even more solid than a Divine Transformation Stage cultivator's. It was apparent that the "Finger Sword" required a massive amount of energy!

Ding Fan also understood that the surprising effect of his "Finger Sword" could only be used once in battle. If it failed the first time, the success rate significantly dropped for the second attempt. After all, if you failed at the first attempt, the opponent would surely be on guard the next time, making it harder to kill them!

But Ding Fan knew he still needed to concentrate on cultivating quickly and elevate his level. Only by increasing his cultivation could he use this sword technique as much as possible, which was clearly the best choice.

At this moment, Lin Qi was so shocked witnessing this scene with Ding Fan that he was dumbfounded, utterly unable to believe that Ding Fan actually killed Sun Long. A shocked Lin Qi also felt overjoyed, clearly recognizing Sun Long as someone who deserved death. Even if Ding Fan hadn't killed him, Lin Qi would have personally slain him!

"Well done, Brother Ding Fan! Your sword technique is unparalleled!"

At this point, Lin Qi quickly walked over to Ding Fan, hooking his arm around Ding Fan's shoulder, and said cheerfully.

Ding Fan heard Lin Qi's words and smiled calmly. Then he followed everyone back to the City Lord Mansion. By now, the conference in Dancheng appeared to have come to an end. For the widespread cultivators of Dancheng, it was clear that the murderer of Elder Wang had been found; it was Sun Long, and he had been killed by Ding Fan. But Lin Qi, as a decisive City Lord, clearly wouldn't handle things so simply.

Even though Sun Long had been killed by Ding Fan, City Lord Lin Qi decided to hang Sun Long's body at the city gate. As Sun Long's corpse was exposed to the elements, the city's cultivators would curse at the sight, clearly approving of the City Lord's actions. After all, the traitor of the city, who even killed Elder Wang, had to be dealt with severely! After all, without strict laws, chaos ensues!

Lin Qi also directly sealed Sun Long's household and executed all the servants and maids in his home. None of Sun Long's family members were spared, all executed on Lin Qi's orders! Even those in the City Lord Mansion who were close to Sun Long were severely dealt with — demoted three ranks! Some from the City Lord Mansion had already been reduced to ordinary guards.

Clearly, they regretted it deeply, regretting their association with Sun Long. It was evident that if they hadn't followed Sun Long, their outcomes wouldn't be so miserable.

As for Ding Fan, Lin Qi organized a heartfelt hospitality event with many elders from the City Lord Mansion to thank Ding Fan, gifting him millions of Spirit Stones and abundant rare spiritual materials. Clearly, Ding Fan's contribution to Dancheng was immense. Ding Fan gladly accepted Lin Qi's goodwill. During his few days in Dancheng, he heard about an interesting event.

It was about an auction in nearby Lan City, reportedly having an item that keeps perfect time. Intrigued, Ding Fan suspected that this might be a watch. But how could an item from Earth appear in the Cultivation World? This brought Gusu Qingwen to his mind, since the only people on Earth who had come to the Cultivation World were himself, Ye Ningbing, Gusu Qingwen, and Zhou Ruoran.

Now, Ding Fan was somewhat relieved to have found Zhou Ruoran and Ye Ningbing and settled them, leaving Gusu Qingwen as the only person Ding Fan was anxious about, as he missed her dearly. Therefore, upon hearing about this auction item, Ding Fan immediately thought of Gusu Qingwen, suspecting it might have been brought there by her.

So Ding Fan decided to check out the auction in Lan City.

With this idea in mind, Ding Fan soon set off. Recently, he had been living in the City Lord Mansion, which was obviously a much better place than an inn. When Lin Qi heard about Ding Fan's departure, he was very excited, clearly not understanding why Ding Fan wanted to leave Dancheng. Lin Qi even previously mentioned letting Ding Fan be his Vice City Lord.

But Ding Fan clearly declined, uninterested in the Vice City Lord position, and he wouldn't stay in Dancheng forever. Clearly, many things awaited Ding Fan's attention!