And all of this, from Si Gujian's ascent to the settling of the dust, had happened in mere moments.
Si Gujian and Ku He dragged their ruined bodies toward death, while Ye Liuyun's grave injuries could not be reversed, and his cultivation realm had fallen.
Of the world's Four Grandmasters, in a matter of moments, he alone remained!
From that day onward, neither Dongyi City nor Northern Qi had any power left to stand in his way. The unification of the realm was within sight!
In a single night, everything on Great Eastern Mountain had been dealt with.
He descended Great Eastern Mountain that same night and headed straight northwest to Luo Prefecture, entering the city at dawn and placing the entire city under lockdown and martial law.
On the one hand, this was to suppress news of Great Eastern Mountain and send false intelligence to the Capital.
On the other, it was to recuperate.
Eliminating Si Gujian and Ku He in one stroke had not only consumed most of the true qi he had accumulated over decades, but had also taken an enormous toll on his mind.
In particular, after his long-laid plans became reality and brought him unparalleled mental satisfaction, a lingering emptiness and exhaustion had followed.
Compared with everyone else in the world, he was still powerful, still invincible.
But compared with himself before ascending the mountain, he was far weaker.
That weakness left him feeling unsafe. So he needed quiet rest; he needed to rebuild the spirit that looked down upon the world.
At the same time, he also needed to set a fire in the Capital.
With Luo Prefecture sealed off, not one of those who came from the north seeking news could break through the blockade and carry away accurate information.
Only if the