Both parties insisted on their own views, neither willing to budge. The four Holy Lands of the Nangong Family had a single saying,
"To pass, one must annihilate them, or else it is absolutely impossible."
The standoff between both sides persisted; they had been fighting for a long time already, with no small number of casualties.
Continuing the fight would be pointless.
Other than increasing casualties, there was no other outcome. Now that neither side could make a move, a deadlock naturally ensued.
Neither side continued the fight. Instead, they each instructed their forces to collect the bodies.
This had become an unwritten rule: during body retrieval, no one would attack. This was also considered honorable.
If it were Tianyu, he certainly wouldn't do this. The way of the gentleman was impossible for Heavenly Beyond, especially since they were after Yanran with the intent to kill.
