Published: September 9, 2025
Chapter 780: After the Great Battle
Han Li watched as Long Han released a soundproof barrier, then took out several small flags from his body, forming a fog wall that isolated them from the outside. He fell silent, quietly pondering to himself.
There weren’t many cultivators here—besides a few old monsters still trapped within the blood barrier, there were only about twenty people.
These individuals naturally represented the majority of the forces involved in the battle.
“Fellow cultivator Long, what exactly happened? The Mulan people suddenly don’t want to continue fighting,” Master Zhiyang spoke up.
“It’s a bit strange. We’ve already pushed this far. Could the other side really be hoping for a truce?” Wei Wuya also expressed doubt.
“It’s not that they are hoping for a truce. It’s that even if we wanted to refuse a truce, it probably wouldn’t be possible,” Long Han said with a bitter smile.
“What’s going on? Are other forces really involved?” Heartsong Old Demon frowned in surprise.
“That’s right. The Tuwo people have made a move. And it’s said they’ve allied with several sects of the Jin Dynasty to launch an attack on the Mulan people. The first great clan guarding the rear for the Mulan was completely wiped out a month ago. The Tuwo people have kept the news tightly sealed, so the other Mulan tribes don’t know about it. It seems the Tuwo are trying to benefit from the conflict between the clam and the sandpiper, and they are also interested in Tian Nan,” Long Han said gravely.
The other cultivators felt their hearts sink as they heard this. The scene fell silent for a moment.
Han Li furrowed his brows, sensing something very bad.
This was like having a tiger at the front gate and wolves at the back door!
“Hmph! Is this news true? The Tuwo people are far from Tian Nan. Could it be just a bluff from the Mulan people?” Soul Shattering True Immortal looked skeptical.
“It should be true. The group led by the Heavenly Resentment Old Monster that entered Tian Tian City failed in their mission. It’s said that the Tuwo spies hidden among the Mulan, who had the same objective as us, sent a team into Tian Tian City to plunder the Mulan’s warehouses. They happened to encounter the Heavenly Resentment fellow cultivator. Naturally, both sides were exposed unexpectedly. After this battle, I think everyone sees the truth. The Mulan people, fighting with all their strength, might be slightly weaker than us in terms of power. But they came into this battle with a do-or-die mentality. If it weren’t for fellow cultivator Han who displayed great prowess, breaking through those Copper Armor Corpse Refiners and the Mulan sacred birds one after another, they might have suffered a crushing defeat. Although our Tian Nan forces united from various sects, it’s not like we went all out. Every sect has held back nearly half of their disciples to guard their sect gates. If we continued fighting, even if we completely wiped out the Mulan spellmasters who had no retreat, our vital energy would be drained. If the Tuwo then launched an attack on us while we were exhausted, we definitely couldn’t resist,” Long Han said helplessly.
Hearing that Han Li had destroyed the corpse refiners and the demonic bird, cultivators who had just learned of this looked at Han Li with surprise.
Han Li’s expression remained unchanged, showing no sign of emotion.
“Hmph! The Mulan people want our land. How can we talk about peace? Are we seriously going to give them half of it?” Wei Wuya sounded displeased and said coldly.
“Giving them half is naturally impossible. But at the border of the Mulan prairie, it’s acceptable to casually designate areas for the Mulan to live in. This way, the Tuwo’s land invasion is still intercepted by the Mulan. These two tribes are mortal enemies and will never betray each other. Of course, since the Tuwo are powerful right now, we still need to cooperate with the Mulan people,” Long Han explained.