From start to finish, the conflict didn't spread beyond Taoyi's gates, isolated from the rest of the world by Huan Yi's karma. This means that in the years to come, Taoyi's people and the Records of the Grand Historian would become the only sources for this event—making it unlikely for other nations or factions to believe what happened here.
Not that Huan Yi cared. The Primordial Evil reappeared above Taoyi, sitting on top of the Firmament Tower, and sweeping the millions of women, eunuchs and Huan babies with a stoic look.
"Why were you scared?" Huan Yi asked, clearly referring to his citizens' initial reactions.