Only Gu An noticed Li Ya's enlightenment. An Xin, who was fighting, naturally had no way to pay attention to what was happening below, while Li Ya's disciples were drawn in by the battle in the sky.
Only after several full hours had passed were they drawn to Li Ya's state of sudden enlightenment.
As the enlightenment lasted longer and longer, Li Ya began unconsciously affecting the surrounding spiritual energy, even the Heavenly Rules. This caused strange phenomena to appear around him: one glowing Green Lotus after another rose from the ground and surrounded him.
"What is this?"
"Is Master practicing?"
"No, Master has already entered a state of self-forgetting. This looks like he's comprehending the Dao?"
"That's right, Master is in sudden enlightenment. As expected of Master—even after suffering defeat, he can rally so quickly. This is what we should learn from him."
All the disciples grew excited. Li Ya was not only their master; he had also saved their lives. Even if Li Ya had been defeated, it would not affect his image or standing in their hearts. Now, seeing their master enter sudden enlightenment, they were sincerely happy for him.
The battle between An Xin and the Red-Robed Man was still continuing.
To Li Ya, this sudden enlightenment felt like no more than a brief daze. When his consciousness awoke, he instinctively raised his eyes and looked over. The great battle in the sky was still ongoing, but the firmament was no longer bright. In its place was an infinite starry sky.
Dozens of Golden Crows were besieging An Xin. It was precisely because of this that heaven and earth seemed to be in broad daylight.
Deep in the starry sky, countless purple eyes had also appeared, packed densely together, as numerous as the stars.
Li Ya