Chapter 1918: All This Was Worth It

"Yi Xingtian!" Han Yan couldn’t help but exclaim.

At this moment, Yi Xingtian gave her a strange feeling. She could clearly sense the life energy flowing around him, yet simultaneously felt a sense of void, as if the Yi Xingtian before her didn’t truly exist, but was merely a shadow. This feeling was so bizarre, yet so eerie.

Han Yan had an intuition that the anomaly with Yi Xingtian might be related to the sword strike from before.

Yi Xingtian didn’t respond to Han Yan, but instead flew off with even greater speed.

"Xingtian!" Zhan Yuan, too, noticed the anomaly with Yi Xingtian, but beyond the surprise and confusion on his face, there was even more worry. The previous anger vanished without a trace.

With a shout, Zhan Yuan chased after Yi Xingtian, completely putting Han Yan out of his mind, not even sparing him another glance.

The young man following him glanced at Han Yan, hesitated slightly, then dashed off in pursuit of Zhan Yuan.

In just a moment, the silhouettes of the three disappeared into the vast wilderness.

With Zhan Yuan gone, the tens of thousands of citizens of Huayu City and temple priests finally escaped calamity, yet Han Yan still felt heavy-hearted.

Though she knew very little about herself from eight lifetimes of reincarnation ago, not even her name, and found it hard to regard her current self as that person, it didn’t mean she could remain indifferent to the hatred from that murder. If given the chance, she would surely seek vengeance for her past self.

However, though she didn’t know of Zhan Yuan personally before, she could imagine that his prowess and status in the Divine Martial World weren’t low; otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent followers to pursue her to the Holy Continent. Han Yan was self-aware, knowing that without sufficient strength, talk of avenging such deep hatred was mere delusion, hence she hadn’t dwelled on revenge much before.

But unexpectedly, he too arrived on the Holy Continent, appearing right before her. From her perspective, it was not hard to see Zhan Yuan’s cruelty, ruthlessness, and determination; she believed he wouldn’t relent easily. Before she sought revenge on him, he might appear again.

This time in the confrontation, had it not been for Yi Xingtian’s assistance, a mutual destruction would have been the best possible outcome, which was due to that mysterious force suddenly appearing within her and catching Zhan Yuan off guard. When Zhan Yuan appears next time, he will be prepared, and not even the chance of mutual destruction may be available.

All around, a thunderous cheer broke out, pulling Han Yan back to reality.

Looking at the faces of those who narrowly escaped death, Han Yan’s mood suddenly lightened. No matter how one looked at it, the lives of tens of thousands of citizens in Huayu City were saved; as for future matters, thinking or worrying too much about them was pointless.

Strength, ultimately, she needed even greater strength!

Zhan Yuan was not as formidable as she initially imagined; on the Divine Continent, he was still subject to many limitations, unable to restore his former prowess. As long as there is sufficient effort, achieving strength enough to defeat him, to trample him underfoot, is not impossible. Han Yan clenched her fists, her gaze growing ever more determined.

"We swear by blood, from this day forth, to defend our lord’s honor with our blood, with our lives. No matter who it is, if they wish to harm the lord, they must step over our corpses!" The impassioned oath resounded once more, tens of thousands of citizens prostrated on the ground, looking at Han Yan with eyes full of gratitude and reverence.

Whether it was facing Mo Jiu or Zhan Yuan, Han Yan never took a step back, using her blood, her life to protect Huayu City, to protect her people. Especially in the battle with Zhan Yuan, she clearly had a chance to escape, yet she chose instead mutual destruction with the enemy, unwilling to forsake the temple priest and citizens in the city. How could they not be moved by this?

To become a citizen of Huayu City, to have such a Master Priest, how fortunate they were.

Behind her, Gu Qingyang was moved to tears by the scene before him. If before he still had some misgivings about the clan’s relocation to Huayu City, now he was completely reassured. To serve such a Master Priest, what could the Gu family possibly worry about? Huayu City would surely become the place of their resurgence. He had enough confidence, a strong family would rise along with Huayu City, Huayu Temple, in this vast wilderness.

Looking at those sincere, tear-filled eyes, Han Yan’s heart was deeply touched, her eyes also moist. For these simple citizens, all her efforts, all the crises she had experienced, were worth it.

Han Yan waved her hand, but her body suddenly swayed, nearly collapsing to the ground.

"Master Priest!" Shen Yuhe and others quickly stepped up to support her, looking at her with concern.

"Don’t worry, I’m fine, just a little weak." Han Yan smiled reluctantly, comforting them.

At this moment, all her meridians were ruptured, her Qi Sea was riddled with cracks, and that mysterious force had already surged out with the final sword strike, leaving her without any strength. Fortunately, her cultivation foundation was in the Heart Meridian, and as long as the Heart Meridian wasn’t gravely injured, generally there would be no adverse effects on cultivation. However, with injuries like these, recovery would take at least three to five months.

"Master Priest, it’s all my fault for not guarding Huayu City properly." An Xiaxin, having regained a bit of strength, came to Han Yan’s side, confessing with guilt.

"It wasn’t your fault, you did very well." Han Yan comforted her.

With the current strength of Huayu City, to hold out against the bandits led by Mo Jiu for so long was quite remarkable. An Xiaxin had already given all her effort, how could Han Yan blame her?

"By the way, what’s the situation with the casualties in the city?" Speaking of this, Han Yan’s voice became somewhat somber.

"Two thousand three hundred forty-seven severely injured, nearly ten thousand lightly injured, not a single death," Yan Qingshan replied as he came forward.

"Not a single death?" Han Yan looked at him in surprise.

Such a large-scale conflict, yet not a single death—it completely exceeded her expectations.

"Indeed, not a single death, thanks to Priest Zuo’s foresight in ordering the inner city to be fortified and fully activating the Protective Array, as well as the Mu Family’s formidable combat power. Without them, just relying on us guards and the city citizens, even with the Protective Array, we wouldn’t have held the inner city," Yan Qingshan said excitedly.

Only then did Han Yan suddenly understand. As the saying goes, one man defends the pass and a thousand troops cannot break through. With the protection provided by the inner city fortified with the Protective Array, the Mu Clan’s formidable power and impressive combat skills indeed were as a fish to water. Defending the pass surely allowed them to hold against hundreds, if not a thousand.

Inviting the Mu Family to Huayu City was initially an act of gratitude, yet they turned out to be the mainstay in protecting Huayu City—this indeed was a result of sowing the seeds of gratitude and reaping what was planted.

"How is Mu Yi’an?" Knowing that no citizen of the city had died, Han Yan let out a long breath of relief and immediately inquired about Ye Yi’an’s condition.

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