"Zi Yan, we truly have you to thank for coming today. Otherwise, the Jia Nan Academy's foundation, built over so many years, would have been destroyed in a single stroke!"
The heavily wounded Qian Mu and Bai Lie came before Zi Yan and spoke to her with immense gratitude.
Hearing Qian Mu and Bai Lie's words, Zi Yan waved her hand. "You two elders are too kind. Jia Nan Academy is the place where Zi Yan has stayed the longest. How could I possibly stand by and watch the people of the Hall of Souls destroy it?"
After saying this, Zi Yan directly took out the soul pouches she had seized from the Soul Hall Grand Heavenly Venerable and the Second Heavenly Venerable and handed them to Qian Mu and Bai Lie.
"Elders, these contain the souls of the elders and students who were captured. We can inspect them shortly. If their physical bodies still remain, they can return to them directly. If their bodies have died or suffered severe damage, Zi Yan will find a way to save them as best she can!" Zi Yan said with an exceedingly solemn expression as she handed the soul pouches to Qian Mu and Bai Lie.
As they accepted the soul pouches Zi Yan handed over, Qian Mu and Bai Lie both felt especially heavyhearted.
"Alas, old fellow, the two of us are guilty. The Headmaster entrusted us with guarding the academy, yet under our watch, Jia Nan Academy was nearly completely destroyed!" Qian Mu said painfully.
Bai Lie's expression was equally grave.
Zi Yan swept her gaze across the academy. Suddenly, her brows furrowed even more deeply, and she loudly asked Qian Mu and Bai Lie, "Elders, why is the Great Elder nowhere to be seen? Could something have happened to