All the invading sea monsters had retreated, and the Yuan Chen Sword Sect had returned to its quarters in Haiyu City.
Chen Fei was summoned to the Mission Hall, where all the Joint Aperture Realm cultivators received a commendation. The rewards were modest, but they served as a gesture of reassurance.
In the eyes of most Joint Aperture Realm cultivators, Min Yanlu had rushed back and turned the tide. Even if some had guessed at other possibilities, they could only bury those suspicions in their hearts, not daring to voice them.
Qin Haisan and the others had been lucky. Aside from Yu Shoucheng suffering fairly serious injuries, none of them had lost their lives.
Surviving was already an immense stroke of luck. As for their injuries, those could always heal.
Tong Linyun walked over to Chen Fei. Together, they left the Mission Hall and headed toward the cultivation chambers.
Chen Fei looked at Haiyu City, once so prosperous. Now, devastation scarred the city, with many streets and houses razed to the ground.
When the power of the Joint Aperture Realm erupted without restraint, destroying a city was effortless unless someone intervened. Even a vast metropolis like Haiyu City was no exception.
Within Haiyu City, low-level martial artists had suffered the most deaths. Against Joint Aperture Realm cultivators intent on killing, their strength offered no chance of survival.
"Are the people from your sect all right?" Tong Linyun asked quietly beside Chen Fei.
"They're fine. My avatar protected them for a while. How about yours?" Chen Fei said, shaking his head.
His avatar's ability to sense the aura of third-order sea monsters in advance had indeed allowed the Yuan Chen Sword Sect to avoid many dangers. Without it, there was no telling how many people the sect would have lost, given