The surroundings were silent, as quiet as death itself, making even a pin drop audible.

In this place of silence, Zhou Wuming and the others felt an immense peace of mind.

They all sat down on the ground, exhaling a long breath, feeling as if the pressure that had been weighing on their hearts had suddenly vanished without a trace.

They had won, this time they had completely won.

They never imagined that the Celestial Demon Envoy was truly dead.

When the Celestial Demon Envoy appeared, it was an enormous pressure for Zhou Wuming and the others.

They knew that when facing the Celestial Demon Envoy, they could not muster even the slightest strength to fight back.

The Celestial Demon Envoy not only possessed extremely strong power but had also swept through the Defenders in countless battles since his appearance.

Therefore, deep down, Zhou Wuming and the others didn’t hold much hope, even with Qin An having the Annihilation Divine Spear.

Later, during Qin An’s battle with the Celestial Demon Envoy, he certainly was not at an advantage, even showing signs of imminent defeat.

Therefore, at that time, Zhou Wuming and the others had already prepared that if Qin An truly failed and fell to the Celestial Demon Envoy, they would not survive disgracefully but fight the Celestial Demon Envoy to the last drop of their blood.

However, nobody anticipated that in the most critical moment, Qin An would think to use the Annihilation Divine Spear to destroy the various passages in the Forbidden Area rather than confronting the Celestial Demon Envoy directly.

At the moment when the passages were destroyed, because the Celestial Demon Envoy himself used certain loopholes to cross over, he was immediately affected by the rules of the Defenders’ Forbidden Area. His strength was thereby weakened to a certain extent, leading to his ultimate death at Qin An’s hands.

Both the battle process and result were unexpected for Zhou Wuming and the others, but winning now was a good thing.

Qin An looked at his empty hands, feeling quite regretful.

The Annihilation Divine Spear would disappear after use, becoming an invisible high wall, blocking all kinds of passages.

Therefore, Qin An could not take the Annihilation Divine Spear with him; otherwise, with his thinking, if he had taken the Annihilation Divine Spear, he could have really walked unchallenged along the Celestial Cloud Path.

However, regret is just regret; now everything was finally resolved, and the Celestial Cloud Path would usher in a long period of peace.

Thinking of this, Qin An turned to Zhou Wuming and the others and said with meaningful words, "It’s all over now, and it’s time for me to leave."

By killing the Celestial Demon Envoy, a major enemy was resolved.

The crisis in the Celestial Cloud Path had now disappeared.

But Qin An knew that the crisis had not completely vanished.

Other cities also had Defenders and Betrayers.

Besides, the Celestial Demon Envoys are not just one, and above them lie the mysterious and terrifying Heavenly Demons.

His identity as the Savior was, to them, like a thorn in their flesh.

Given the chance, they would pull out this thorn.

Thus, Qin An planned to return and continue to enhance his professional skills, to cultivate promptly, so as to have the strength to face the upcoming dangers.

Zhou Wuming finally came to his senses, struggling to rise from the ground, cupping his hands to Qin An.

"Thanks to Mr. Qin’s intervention this time, the plan was able to resume normally. We once again thank Mr. Qin for saving the situation in a time of crisis."

They didn’t say much else, because at that moment, no amount of words could express the excitement in their hearts.

At the same time, Zhou Wuming was also quite glad that, unlike some Defenders, he firmly believed in the prophecy of the past.

And now it seemed that the prophecy was absolutely correct.

Qin An thought for a moment and said, "Alright, since it’s all over, I’ll be going then."

He did not linger, nor did he say anything else, turning and walking towards the outside of the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land.

Zhou Wuming and the others did not hold him back.

They all knew that the Savior had important duties, and moreover, everything the Savior did was right.

Including leaving the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land at that moment, which was also absolutely right; if they had tried to keep him, it would have been inappropriate.

Soon, after Qin An’s figure disappeared from the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land, Zhou Wuming turned to look at the surrounding Defenders.

"Now that the passages of various Forbidden Areas have been cut off, only people from the outside can enter and leave, while Betrayers can’t even contact the outside, let alone reach our Defenders’ Forbidden Area."

"What we need to do now is rest and recuperate as soon as possible, while comprehensively cultivating to improve our strength. Although we have more time now that the passages are cut off, we cannot afford to be careless."

"The stronger our strength, the more crucial a role we can play in future battles."

When Zhou Wuming finished speaking, the Defenders present cupped their fists in acknowledgment.

"Yes!"

Subsequently, everyone stopped dragging their feet and began wrapping things up.

...

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, several months had gone by.

During this time, the Celestial Cloud Path became completely tranquil, and even the Forbidden Areas were incredibly quiet, as if no danger had ever appeared.

Meanwhile, some Forbidden Land Envoys, while executing tasks in certain Forbidden Areas, obtained some information from the Defenders.

This information spread rapidly like wildfire through a prairie, reaching across the entire Celestial Cloud Path.

—Qin An destroyed the passages in the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land.

It was precisely because Qin An destroyed these passages that the Celestial Cloud Path fell into unparalleled safety.

Qin An’s name spread like a spring breeze sweeping across the land, throughout the entire Celestial Cloud Path in an instant.