The tavern was abuzz with voices.
Martial artists of the Jianghu and idle townsfolk gathered in small groups, shouting and drinking.
The topic of conversation was all the major events that had recently shaken the Jianghu.
"I heard that Fang Shuwen isn't even a man. They say he's the reincarnation of a true Demon God.
"Otherwise, how could he have single-handedly broken into the Sword God Palace... slaughtered their three thousand Divine Swordsmen until less than a hundred remained, and then beat Ye Wufeng to death inside the Sword God Palace's Sword Tomb!"
"Poor Ye Wufeng. The magnificent Northern Domain Sword God, a legend in the Jianghu. His River of Sword Qi technique nearly made him the strongest in the Northern Domain, but his good-for-nothing brother just had to run off to the Eastern Domain and provoke Fang Shuwen.
"And just like that, the Sword God Palace's centuries-old legacy went up in smoke."
"And Ye Wufeng wasn't the only one dragged down by his brother, was he?
