The battle scene had definitely not been fake, because that was the heaven-defying effect of Returning Water. Zou Rui had indeed been slain by Qin Fengming.
However, everyone had also seen countless crimson strands of light shoot away in all directions.
Based on their understanding of Zou Rui, what he excelled at most was the Blood Soul Technique. No one dared claim that those fleeing crimson strands of light could not recombine into Zou Rui's soul essence.
"Everyone, those crimson soul strands really are remnants of Zou Rui's soul. However, this Qin remained inside for half a month, searching bit by bit for those fleeing crimson soul strands. Later, I found more than a thousand strands, and all of them were destroyed by this Qin. However, this Qin cannot guarantee that none slipped through the net. Therefore, this Qin has decided to send Mount Wanqiu into a dangerous place, where it will drift forever and never appear in the world again. This requires all fellow daoists to spread the word far and wide. From now on, whoever sees Mount Wanqiu must immediately keep their distance and absolutely must not covet it. We must also force those rebels to swear oaths, thereby cutting off any possibility of Zou Rui's resurrection."
That was the true purpose behind Qin Fengming expending so much mental energy to retrace what had happened.
Everyone naturally agreed, and joy once again appeared on the faces of the gathered cultivators.
The matters that followed became easy. The great battle definitely would not happen again. Even if the rebels were willing to continue fighting, victory would certainly belong to the Three Realms side, and there would be no doubt about it whatsoever.
Without Zou Rui, the rebels had completely lost their objective and their motivation to fight. Most cultivators