Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
Before anyone realized it, nine full years had passed since the demon and devil upheaval in the Boundless Sea Region.
Over these nine years, the Mountain Sea Island Branch had been situated within the Wood Origin Immortal Sect's territory, which lay at the heart of the chaos. With so many mortals under its jurisdiction, it had attracted several Golden Core demons and devils.
Yet those demons and devils had repeatedly been blasted to death by Ling Pengyun. Gradually, no demons or devils dared come to the Mountain Sea Small Sea Region under the Mountain Sea Island Branch.
Those Golden Core demons and devils also guessed that it had been the powerful Guardian Spirit Beast, Wind Shadow Peng, of the Mountain Sea Qian Clan Branch. This matter gradually spread throughout the outside world.
After all, the Mountain Sea Small Sea Region under the Mountain Sea Island Branch had only several hundred thousand mortals. Among Golden Core forces, such a mortal population could only barely be considered passable.
To those Golden Core demons and devils, risking their lives for several hundred thousand mortals simply was not worth it.
This gave the Mountain Sea Island Branch, as well as its two major subordinate forces—the White Cloud Qiu Family and the heavily damaged Fire Radiance Lin Clan—a chance to catch their breath.
The Fire Serpent Sect, which was under the neighboring Misty Water Immortal Sect beside the Wood Origin Immortal Sect, remained as stable as ever. Over the years, one or two Golden Core demons had led Demon Race members there, but they had all been driven back by the Golden Core fire serpents stationed in the sect.
Meanwhile, after nine years, Ling Pengyun, who had been cultivating in seclusion within Mountain Sea Mountain deep