In order to avoid being defeated individually, they withdrew but did not gain entry into the Inner City.
However, the reason there is still stability is because although the Nascent Soul Cultivators did not qualify to enter the Inner City, their direct lineage, and others, have already moved into the Inner City along with the promise from the Wu Feng Domain.
As long as the Wu and Feng Families do not fall, their family line will continue.
Perhaps there is resentment in their hearts, but as of now, they no longer have the qualification to enter the Inner City.
Meanwhile, within the Inner City.
The Grand Elders of the Wu and Feng Families, along with the Nascent Soul Cultivator who was caught, the one involved in the theft of the Earth Vein Origin, are present.
Yet, this individual shows no signs of being a prisoner; their face is rosy, with no indications of injury.
