The cheers in the city gradually died down, but the streets remained busy.
Injured disciples were sent for treatment, while several stewards led people to the walls to inspect the damaged parts of the Formation. The forces of the two sects had withdrawn, but they could return at any moment. No one dared relax now.
As Su Yu passed a courtyard, he happened to see Xia Li coming out.
"How are they?"
"They're all right."
Xia Li looked at Su Yu, still struggling to steady himself.
"If it hadn't been for you today, I'm afraid none of us would have made it back."
"What matters is that everyone's safe."
Seeing Xia Yun Huang come out as well, Su Yu told them of Elder Zhou's concerns and urged them to stay in the city for now rather than go out alone.
Neither of them objected.
Only after what had happened today did they truly understand how terrifying a war between sects could be. With their cultivation, if they encountered a powerful enemy, they would not even be able to flee.
After speaking with them a little longer, Su Yu returned to his quarters, took a pill, and sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.
His fight with the Bridge Forging expert had not left him unscathed. In their final clash, the fierce force of the man's fist had passed through his Sword Domain and Protective True Essence, injuring his internal organs.
If he had not already mastered the second level of the Indestructible Sutra, he might have been no match for the man.
But without that confidence, he would never have rushed into a head-on fight.
As he circulated his cultivation technique, the dull pain in his chest and abdomen gradually eased. By evening, when Su Yu channeled his true essence again,